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Standard tournie idea

edited April 2011 in Poker Chat
How about making the standard tournaments a bit more attractive by adjusting the blind structure so that the blinds reach 100/200 after the first break and not before it--- they become a shove fest too fast imo--- maybe even 50/100 at the end of the first hour would make these tournies much more playable?

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  • edited April 2011
    mmm looks like it might be a good idea
  • edited April 2011
    Obviously a yes vote for me BUT i reckon sky prefer the shove fest scenario imo xx
  • edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: Standard tournie idea:
    Obviously a yes vote for me BUT i reckon sky prefer the shove fest scenario imo xx
    Posted by debdobs_67
    N1 debs, 90% would like to see an adjustment so far, hard to ignore surely?--- I think a lot of people can't be bothered to play these because of the structure, I prefer a game where the skill factor has a better chance of making a difference, and I think just a small tweak could make these tournies more playable
  • edited April 2011
    90% of 10 tho. lol.

    The structure for the first hour is fine, it's when you get to 300/600 onwards there needs to be more play.

    I cba to sit there for 5 hours+ to win a tourny, but if I'm still there after 2 hours I would like a chance of outplaying my opponents.

    125/250

    250/500

    500/1k level in all tournys.

    And some others later on.

    And not with all tournys either, the Tues and Sat night opens look fine to me, maybe add 1/2 more levels in later on.

    Theres different skills needed to play slightly faster tournys. 

    Theres more than enough deepstacks running every night on here, you look in the lobby and all you can see is "deepstack!" The forum people on here seem to be obsessed with those 2 words. 

    Normal stacks, slightly better structure plz :)

    ---------------------------------------------------------

    Just on the subject of deepstacks....

    On another site the other day I was looking ion the lobby atr a deepstack mtt with a $10k PP gtd!.....$11 buy in....

    After 3 and a half hours of play, the starting stack would have equated to 10xbb.

    Why anyone would want to play that is beyond me - HELL !!!!

    People say quicker tournys aren't "proper poker" coz it's a shove fest. 

    I would say the above is not "proper poker" - It's called sitting there waiting for cards.

  • edited April 2011
    You start with 2000 chips Dohhhhhh, so if you don't double up before the break, you only have ten big blinds--- I just think people would find them more attractive if they had a bit more play, I'm not saying make them like a deep stack, just one extra level before the break would make the difference. I don't usually bother with them atm because of the structure, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. When my bankroll gets over 300 quid (rarely), I give a few of them a shot, but if the structure was better, then I would play them with a small bankroll. Personally, I think a lot of players are in this position.
  • edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: Standard tournie idea:
    You start with 2000 chips Dohhhhhh, so if you don't double up before the break, you only have ten big blinds--- I just think people would find them more attractive if they had a bit more play, I'm not saying make them like a deep stack, just one extra level before the break would make the difference. I don't usually bother with them atm because of the structure, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. When my bankroll gets over 300 quid (rarely), I give a few of them a shot, but if the structure was better, then I would play them with a small bankroll. Personally, I think a lot of players are in this position.
    Posted by oynutter

    I very much agree with this, especially the big bit.

    Massive changes aren't needed, but it can be tweeked for the better.

    Gets my vote, u're now above 90% ;)

  • edited April 2011
    I Voted yes, but agree not massive changes needed...

    1 more level before break and another level each hour  should allow for more play my proposed standard blinds..
     rough idea


    1         10.00 / 20.0010  Start at 5/10 maybe? then break when 75/150?215.00 / 30.0010325.00 / 50.0010450.00 / 100.0010575.00 / 150.00106100.00 / 200.0010-5 Minutes Break-7150.00 / 300.00108200.00 / 400.00 add 250/500109300.00 / 600.001010400.00 / 800.001011500.00 / 1000.001012600.00 / 1200.00 this would be new break point10-5 Minutes Break-13800.00 / 1600.0010141000.00 / 2000.00  1250/2500 next level?10151500.00 / 3000.0010162000.00 / 4000.00 would break after this level i think? 10173000.00 / 6000.0010184000.00 / 8000.0010-5 Minutes Break-195000.00 / 10000.0010206000.00 / 12000.0010218000.00 / 16000.00102210000.00 / 20000.00102315000.00 / 30000.00102420000.00 / 40000.0010-5 Minutes Break-2530000.00 / 60000.00102640000.00 / 80000.00102750000.00 / 100000.001028100000.00 / 200000.001029150000.00 / 300000.0010
  • edited April 2011
    Hi young gun, it's the first hour that stop's me playing them, I think the 100/200 should be after the first break
  • edited April 2011
    I would like to see the first hour thus

    10/20

    15/30

    20/40

    30/60

    40/80

    50/100

    break

     I would certainly play in these if the structure was tweaked a bit

     Is there anyone else that won't play in these because of the steep structure at present?
  • edited April 2011
    Well i play them mr oy BUT i would play alot more reg IF these tweaks suggested were made xx
  • edited April 2011
    Well, looks like they might be thinking about it Debs, would be nice to see these tournies with a bit of a better structure, I don't think they are great value for money as they are.

    Re: The Winners of the "Design-A-Comp-Comp" are........

    posted at 12/4/2011 10:49 PM BST on SkyPoker.com
     
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    He also added this.......

    ".....On a final point, there’s been some good debate re: regular tournament structures , specifically adding new blind levels in, this is being reviewed and considered carefully – again any change which comes from this will be communicated clearly, I’d expect any changes to happen by the end of the week here......"
  • edited April 2011
    How about someone that voted no making a comment?-- would like to hear why
  • edited April 2011


    I voted NO on all threads, bar mine.....obv :)

    Purely tactical reasons.
  • edited April 2011
    The tsp classic has a proper structure, can we have classic as standard?
  • edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: Standard tournie idea:
    In Response to Re: Standard tournie idea : I very much agree with this, especially the big bit. Massive changes aren't needed, but it can be tweeked for the better. Gets my vote, u're now above 90% ;)
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    +1
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