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Originally Posted by JDonk
Im saying, there isnt big enough demand and most of the players playing PLO8 arent playing it seriously.
This is a baseless statement.
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Originally Posted by JDonk
As far as popularity goes, PLO8 is close second and NLO8 is a very distant 3rd.
I don't think this statement is very accurate. Stars should be adding some more NLO8 MTTs shortly, so maybe that will change your opinion once you see the kinda #s it draws.
I wouldn't even consider Limit O8 as the most popular game either. Just because the "highest" games on each site is Limit O8 doesn't mean that its the most popular. The best PLO8 and NLO8 players play as high as 5/10 because the biggest games spread on Stars is 10/20 (and you will see an occasion 10/20 game, as frequently as you will see a 1000/2000 Limit O8 game). The fact is, PLO8 pros playing 3/6 stakes make just as much as a Limit O8 pro playing 30/60. Limit O8 is still popular today due to its rich history from the past. Despite being popular, I'm not so sure it as popular as you think, especially given the lack of online demand it has.
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Originally Posted by JDonk
Do you think there would have been 1k people in the event if there were 2 or more PLO8 events? I dont think it would have. unfortunately I think there will be a 5 card PLO8 or FLO8 event before a straight up NLO8 based purely off its popularity.
I think people are taking this Big O too far. It's a game that's offered live, but without it being offered online, it stands no chance to being an actual event. For instance, Badugi is on the cusp of having its own event (or two) mainly because of the online exposure on Stars and FTP (part of the 10 game mix). NLO8 has an edge over Big O in that it's been offered on online sites for years and has a well-established base of players who has some sort of exposure to the game. The Big O does not, it's been a live game that's been popularized in the past year (or two).
EDIT: Correct me if I'm wrong, but Limit Triple Draw was also introduced this way, with it being offered online at Pokerstars and then receiving the support of pros of it being added. There was a $2500 event this year, and it's also part of the 10 game and 8 game events as well.
Last edited by broken_jia; 07-02-2011 at 09:56 PM.