[Danielih]

Clearly for a very good winning player the first few steps have no value whatsoever.

Essentially the idea for a good player is having regular 1000 SNG going so that is pretty sweet. The steps thing is just a gimmick to get enough players in the 1000 SNG. My guess is that it will work.

I agree with El Diablo, Level 4 has enough value that it is probably better than buying in directly and better than starting 200+15. I do not think we can properly asssess the EV yet.