Re: STTF-HUC II: Registration is open
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I will not be there due to school but the format seems messed up... It must be a huge advantage to buy in as a 200 vs a 500.
-Jason
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As a $200 player you are only eligible for $200 of prize money from each player. So, you are only playing for a portion of the prize pool. You have an advantage because you get full value from all players, whereas the $500 players don't get full value from the $200 players.
To offset this disadvantage, the $500 players get a better draw.
I didn't like this aspect going into the first HUC and was pretty sure I was going to ditch it for future events. But, it turned out to be an interesting quirk, and made the deal-making really fun at the end. The main advantage is that it gives lower-limit players a more affordable way to participate in a very fun event. The disadvantages, which at first seemed significant, turned out to be no big deal and actually added quite a bit of character to the format.
Irieguy
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