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Re: Money back for first one out in MTT - Thoughts?
Several years ago Sam’s Town tried something similar to generate action for a $20 Omaha 8 tournament; first 10 players eliminated got a $100 rack for $80 if they sat in the first cash game they opened. Early play was totally maniacal with people trying to either build a big stack or bust out and have a seat in the cash game with the 9 worst Omaha players in the room. It didn’t last very long.
I predict that a NL home tournament would be nearly over on the first hand as most people go all-in trying for a big lead or a refund. |
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Re: Money back for first one out in MTT - Thoughts?
I help run the Poker Society at my Uni and what we did (and are going to do) is draw a random number (which corresponds to the number of runners) and that person gets there money back.
Its only a £5 buy in FO - it didnt affect play at all - the first time we did it, the number was second to last - the game was still pretty tight. We did it just to add an element of "fun" into it - hopefully it will keep people coming back - its not supposed to be 100% serious - a social event more than anything. |
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Re: Money back for first one out in MTT - Thoughts?
We've talked about reversing the pay out structure....
Say we want to pay out four people with a 40 30 20 10 % structure.... Think of the strategy/fun involved if you pay it something like this: 4th: 40% 3rd: Either 30 or 20% 2nd: 10% 1st: Either 30 or 20% A definite change in strategy there. Five handed you start mucking Aces and calling bets post-flop w/unders - no pairs/no draws only to push with the other guy who bet the same... could be fun. |
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Re: Money back for first one out in MTT - Thoughts?
would there be a rule prohibiting folding in unbet pots?
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