Party Shootout

[tshort]

Party is testing shootout multi table tourneys. Instead of tables collapsing, top 3 at each table move onto to a new table. For 3 rounds, top 3 move onto the next round with their chip count. At each round, the top 3 placers get paid out. At round 4, it becomes a standard MTT.

Example payout for a $5+$1 1883 entrants:

After Round 1(1883 players down o 567):
1. 11.23
2. 7.47
3. 6.22

After Round 2(567 down to 171):
1. 18.61
2. 12.38
3. 10.32

After Round 3 (171 down to 54):

1. 35.33
2. 23.53
3. 19.61

After Round 4 (54 Player MTT)

1. 283.80
2. 189.18
3. 132.42
4. 94.59
5. 75.67
6. 66.21
7. 56.75
8. 47.29

I looked at a few of the tables in round 2. I found a table where at level 10 there were 6 people, blinds at 300/600 and the following stack sizes, when chip average was 6,913.

24525
3063
1916
2937
4821
2235

What do you all think about the setup/payouts?

[AleoMagus]

I like the shootout idea, and I tried one out last night.

What really bugged me, and I hope they change, is that instead of playing each table right down (at least in the first round), they just halted play once it hit the final 3. In other words, as soon as 4th busted, the chipleader won the first round, 2nd in chips got second, and 3rd got 3rd.

I cannot understand why they would do it this way, but perhaps there is a legitimate reason.

Regards
Brad S

[Solitare]

How long did the tourney take from start to finish?

[Amything]

I tried it today. I reached level 2 where avarage chips was around 4000 and blinds 300/600 if I remember correctly. Just a total crapshoot because no one really had enough chips to play a hand to the end.

From when my table finished level 1 (which I thought took long) until all the other tables wheres finished was over 20 minutes.

They advertise it as taking a shorter time than an MTT but I really can't see that (not that I reached more than just a couple of hands into level 2).

[acIdREIGN462]

I also played one of these last night. I had 3 friends play and had all of our tables open. From what I observed the average player was much worse than the average players are in the $5+1 and $10+1 SNG's. If the level of play stays this low I think that I may start playing a lot of these when they release 10+1s-30+3s.

These are perfect for us SNG players b/c we understand how to play with a top 3 payout structure. Also most of the later rounds are played on ~10BB stacks where we are comfortable with the push/fold play and blind stealing.

Also the flat payout structure leads to less variance than in typical huge field multi-table tournaments.

[Amything]

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Also most of the later rounds are played on ~10BB stacks where we are comfortable with the push/fold play and blind stealing.

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Oh I thought they where only limit, NL might be fun, but those blinds in limit which is what I played was not fun.

[SuitedSixes]

I played one this afternoon. It was fun. I bubbled out on my first table but I am not bitter.

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