Sky Sports Monthly Double Stack

Dollie

This is a tournament limited to 50 players with a buy in of £220 and is played out on the last Thursday of each month and is shown on Sky Sports as well as Channel 865.  Inevitably it attracts the top end of the Sky players and there is nothing wrong with that.  There is an opportunity for "lesser" players to qualify through a weekly semi-final (with a buy in of £48, 1 in 5 qualify) and a daily quarter final (buy in £10.50, 1 in 5 qualify to get into the semi final).  £220 is way outside my bankroll, as is £48, but I do, as a "lesser" player occassionally have a go at the £10.50 quarter final.  The opportuniy to play against the better players is attractive to me, as I am sure it is to others.  However, I do find that the daily quarter final does not very aften attract the minimum number of 5 entries. 

Perhaps if the quarter final be run weekly (the day before the semi maybe) and, as well as direct buy in into this, a daily prelim to the quarter be run with 1 in 5 entry at a cost of say £2.50.  This could then insure that each quarter final has a reasonable entry and give the opportunity for more "lesser" players to have a go, the ultimate prize being a chance to have a "pot" at the big guys.

Does this have any merit?  Is there enough interest out there?

christiann

I like to play the £10.50 one too and managed to win that and the semi last month, was a very good experience playing the £220 tourny as I never really pay over £22 for a single tourny on Sky and got to take on some of the best players!

So yeah, theres a lot of interest from me at least pal

DELTA

good piont gordon ide be in for some ove that.Or run 1 along side the big 1 for £100 buyin and run sats to suit with a cap on enterants to say 100 and the prize pool would be the same as the main event,im sure it would max out every month.any1 agree with this if so say so and i feel sure sky will do somthing along these lines.del

DOHHHHHHH

In Response to Re: Sky Sports Monthly Double Stack:

good piont gordon ide be in for some ove that.Or run 1 along side the big 1 for £100 buyin and run sats to suit with a cap on enterants to say 100 and the prize pool would be the same as the main event,im sure it would max out every month.any1 agree with this if so say so and i feel sure sky will do somthing along these lines.del
Posted by DELTA

Great idea. The majority of the direct buy ins for the 220, would also buy into this - they have no problem with multi tabling, and with the big PP, it will be worth their time.

I might even try and qualify myself !!

JAEGERBOMB

I hope the monthly £220 stays, its definitely the best tourny on the site.................coupled with the fact that theres a cap of 50 players means lots of gameplay especially in the first 2 hours.

Yup, I see the merits of a 100-max £110 tournament also, but id like the biggy to remain exactly as it is.....................thats the reason it IS such a good tournament

Dollie

In Response to Re: Sky Sports Monthly Double Stack:

I hope the monthly £220 stays, its definitely the best tourny on the site.................coupled with the fact that theres a cap of 50 players means lots of gameplay especially in the first 2 hours. Yup, I see the merits of a 100-max £110 tournament also, but id like the biggy to remain exactly as it is.....................thats the reason it IS such a good tournament
Posted by JAEGERBOMB

I am in no way suggesting a change to the current format.  I am trying to encourage more people from the bottom end having a go.  Even introducing prelims to the quarters will not, in my opinion, change the numbers who qualify from the semis, but there will be 1 or 2 that might who would not get the chance under the current structure.   I hope that makes sense.

unknown_username

Hi Dollie, just to let you know I have sent this thread onto the Sky team for their attention.

Dollie

In Response to Re: Sky Sports Monthly Double Stack:

Hi Dollie, just to let you know I have sent this thread onto the Sky team for their attention.
Posted by Sky_Mod4

Thanks

Small_Dog

YESSSS I AM IN!!!

Dollie

I notice that we now seem to have lost even the quarter finals from this event, which used to be daily.  So the only way in now is through a weekly £48 semi or £220 direct buy in.  Outside the bankroll of the majority of players I suggest. 

Small_Dog

please bring back the quarter finals sky

no runners in last nights semi