Home Game pay-out dillema, 1st is skewed?

JonnyKK · #1 11-23-2005, 09:38 PM

Hi folks. I play in a weekly 20$ buy-in tourny with a bunch of friends, and we've recently decided to come up with a payout sheet for each possible prize pool considering an optional 10$ half re-buy. This is so we can avoid confusion come payout time.

The current payout structure heavily favors 1st place, coming away with about 60% while 2nd and 3rd kinda get the scraps. I feel like this heavily favors the better players. Problem is I cant come up with a way to explain it to my buddies. And I feel like the 50/30/20 payout structure is better, bringing the edge down for better players? Is my thinking flawed? Maybe someone can explain it to me barney style. Ty [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

#2 11-23-2005, 10:06 PM

Why are you trying to bring down the edge for better players?

If your buddies don't want to play a skill based game, you could try bingo night.

JonnyKK · #3 11-23-2005, 10:19 PM

Because its a friendly home game, with alot of unskilled players and a few good ones.

Or maybe we should just take after you, and have a nice circle jerk night instead? Nah thanks... lol

TomHimself · #4 11-23-2005, 10:54 PM

50 30 20 is standard until you get to big tournies but i doubt you guys have that

tubalkain · #5 11-24-2005, 12:14 AM

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50 30 20 is standard until you get to big tournies but i doubt you guys have that

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Maybe in casinos, but in home games and bar games, winner takes all or second getting their buyin back, first getting everything else is the norm around here. I got thrown out of a three table tourney once for suggesting that the winner getting 95% was anything other than perfect....

#6 11-24-2005, 12:24 AM

maybe he is the unskilled player

Scotty O · #7 11-24-2005, 01:14 AM

60/30/10 is a great payout for a home game. 50/30/20 is too flat

tubalkain · #8 11-24-2005, 02:24 AM

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60/30/10 is a great payout for a home game. 50/30/20 is too flat

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50/30/20 too flat? Wait until someone starts a game with the new 50/30/20, 10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10....

JonPKibble · #9 11-24-2005, 11:20 AM

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60/30/10 is a great payout for a home game. 50/30/20 is too flat

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I use 50/30/20 at mine, when 3 places are paid. Nobody seems to mind.

Snarf · #10 11-24-2005, 01:11 PM

IF 50/30/20 is too flat you wouldn't want to know how we payout. We always do first gets half - but with ten people we'd actually pay a 4th person I think...We set in stone our payout structrue for 3-12 players. (12 is or normal maximum w/no guests.) I can post our structure if you want - but not everyone here would like it. It works very well for our group though.