Have Stars Micros lost their value??

Etaipo · #1 12-23-2005, 03:03 AM

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Only final table is worth it and even then it's 5th place and up for goodish money.

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hasn't that pretty much always been true for....well...any tournament?

i mean, i get what you're saying, but the real money has always been in the top 3.

#2 12-23-2005, 03:04 AM

Well the ninth place in a 3 dollar used to produce like 140 bucks I think. Now it's 19 bucks.

JeanieJ · #3 12-23-2005, 03:09 AM

Yeah HUGE difference between 19 and 100 IMO. My bankroll is big enough to play much higher than I do but it'd be nice to add on to it. With the 20% I just don't see that happening.

Though you're right, no other site has the selection stars does. I love stars, I'll probably never leave.

Hotrod0823 · #4 12-23-2005, 03:13 AM

9th with 1500 entrants is 1.31% or $58.95

9th with 10% structure was 1.50% $67.5 for the same 1500 entrants. That's is far from a significant difference.

It really is only the top spots that are truely effected.

Hotrod0823 · #5 12-23-2005, 03:18 AM

I think it comes down to what percentage of top 3 finishes you have vs how many times you "used" to finish just outside the money.

You are still getting close to the same money for the 10-18 finishes. For 1500 entrants its .78% vs .80%.

Is ALL your money from these tournies coming from top 3 finishes? How often do you finish in the top 3 when there are 1500 entrants? How often did you finish in 180+ before? How often do you finish in 180+ now?

I don't think it is as bad as everyone is making it out to be.

jusander · #6 12-23-2005, 04:20 AM

I also hate it. I mean, I don't really care if I cash for like 7 bucks, thats $2 profit. I rather get few hundred more when I win.

Btw. just won $5 freezout for ~1k.

surfinillini · #7 12-23-2005, 04:31 AM

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I also hate it. I mean, I don't really care if I cash for like 7 bucks, thats $2 profit. I rather get few hundred more when I win.

Btw. just won $5 freezout for ~1k.

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that always feels great doesn't it

200:1 on your $$

jusander · #8 12-23-2005, 04:37 AM

I know, it's great, I'm really happy about it. But if I could get more it would feel even better. And I usually place really high or then I drop out rather early.

There were 1054 entrants, and it paid 198. I don't think it wouldn't be bad if it would pay only to top100 or so.

ansky451 · #9 12-23-2005, 06:10 AM

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Well the ninth place in a 3 dollar used to produce like 140 bucks I think. Now it's 19 bucks.

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There is about a 0% chance this is true assuming equal field sizes.

#10 12-23-2005, 07:46 AM

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Well the ninth place in a 3 dollar used to produce like 140 bucks I think. Now it's 19 bucks.

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I played 3 of the 10k RAs this week, FT the one on Monday, while knocking out JeanieJ in the process (she pushed with AK from the button, I had JJ in the SB, all rags on the board), fields have been anywhere from 1400 to 1900. 9th place paid me $300, not bad, not great, but I'm happy with it.