Suggestions

[TylerD]

No disconnect protection & a time bank.

[eastbay]

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What would you like to see (or not see) in the ISOP?

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A structure that isn't a preflop all-in crapshoot.

eastbay

[Awesemo]

I don't really see what is going to make the ISOP tournaments different from just normal tournaments. Are more people going to play in a MTT at some medium sized site like the Gaming Club just because it is the ISOP? Are the buyins for these tournaments going to be higher than normal online tournaments?

[GrannyMae]

what makes ANY tournament different from any other tournament?

but yes, the buy-ins are high for the main events while it will be mostly satellite driven.

[FrankLu99]

HU NL tournament
mixed games tournament (eg 1/2 HE, 1/2 Stud)

$1k multirebuy/addon winner take all. chat off, no deals allowed. hahaha

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[TylerD]

I second the mixed game suggestion (for future years).

[Sheriff Fatman]

I'd suggest there needs to be a 'no deals' policy on all tournaments.

This is not because I'm against dealmaking, particularly in high stakes tournaments, but because each site has different policies with regard to them - some allow them, some don't. I think allowing deals at some sites and not others (under their standard policies) would devalue the overall event.

Also, I'd love to see some sort of attempt made to stop blatant stalling in the later stages of events, although I'm not sure how you'd enforce this other than having a live TD monitoring this and taking action where necessary.

Sheriff

[GrannyMae]

I'd suggest there needs to be a 'no deals' policy on all tournaments.

i REALLY like this Sheriff, but i know i will be vetoed. i pledge to raise the debate on making this a policy in year 2, but there is no chance we can demand this until season one is over, then we will ask you guys for input regarding this for season 2.

there's gonna be a ton of dough on the tables, so it is tough to tell them what to do with their own money. however, with our planned radio coverage, it sure would make for better entertainment with a no chop policy.

great suggestion imo, and we will explore it further.

[Sheriff Fatman]

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i REALLY like this Sheriff, but i know i will be vetoed.

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Granny

Its a pity that this is the case. Given the amounts involved I can see all the events which allow deals to be made being decided this way. The money is just too big for your average internet satellite qualifier to want to risk missing out on.

A bigger problem might be the response on the sites where deals aren't allowed. I'm sure that people will try and work out ways to do them anyway and it only takes one broken promise or accusation of chip dumping/collusion for the whole thing to get dragged into the mud, which might not be good for ISOP.

Either that, or someone will whinge that they lost out because they weren't allowed to deal on Site A but would have been allowed to do so in the same event on Site B.

Sad maybe, but I fear its an inevitability! If there's no way of reaching a common stance then I think, at the very least, the individual site's policy on deals needs to be made clear before the event.

Sheriff

[The4Aces]

i dont see whats wrong with chops. Tournys are for the players not for the spectators.