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 Strategic adjustments for an odd format?, mkpoker, 17. Dec 2003 18:03 | ||
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| So 7ish friends of mine are getting together for an all-day NLHE tourney this weekend. This will be a very social game with a $20 buy-in. In planning the tourney, several friends asked if we could adjust the format somehow to ensure they'd get to play for a while (they didn't want to bust out in the early rounds and then watch everyone for the rest of the day). We considered adding rebuys, but that idea was vetoed fast, because multi-rebuys can add significant cost, and everyone wanted to keep the stakes low. We came up with a somewhat interesting but odd format: We're basically going to play several rounds of one-table "satellites" with a "final table" at the end of the night. We'll increase blinds in each satellite quickly with the goal of ending each "round" in about an hour. So the rules are: 1. As soon as one player wins a satellite, he "earns" a seat at the final table. Then, we simply start over, redistribute chips, and play another satellite with all the players back in. We expect to play 4-5 rounds over the course of the day. So if you get busted in a satellite, you just take a little break and wait for the round to end. You don't have to buy in again. 2. If a player wins more than one satellite, he gets a 25% chip bonus at the final table (e.g. everyone will start with T1000, but a player who won two satellites will start with T1,250). 3. Anyone who didn't win a satellite can "buy in" to the final table by adding $40 to the prize pool. I rather liked this approach--it guarantees that everyone can play, but it doesn't discount the early rounds. Those early rounds will be quite important, because of the potential to start the final table with the chip lead. I'm curious what others think of this tourney format. Strategically, my plan is to treat the early rounds like real satellites. Hopefully I'll be able to win a few and start with a significant chip advantage at the final table. Any other insights would be appreciated. | ||
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| Re: Strategic adjustments for an odd format?, Dr_Monkey, 18. Dec 2003 06:41 | ||
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| I like the format. Sounds fun. However, once you in one entry to the final table, you have less incentive to win another one since you only get a 25% bonus. That means to me that once you win one entry, you can play some crazy poker. Super aggressive kind of stuff. | ||
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| Re: Strategic adjustments for an odd format?, Aisthesis, 20. Dec 2003 01:34 | ||
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| Interesting idea and a good way to guarantee a lot of play for all. Monkey's comment gave me another idea that might be worth trying sometime along the same lines: Set up satellite "prize money" for the final table. For example, with 7 people always playing you could have 2 in the money. Any first place buys 1,000 at the final table, and any second place buys 500. Then the starting stacks at the final table are determined by what has been won during the day. Just an idea, don't know which would work better in practice. | ||
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