It gives me joy to crush you by saying "I'm happy to do any reasonable thing you want".

Easy game.

Maximum of 2 people were in town for the final four. Might have been zero.

Many a girlfriend has tried this same approach with me. Usually ends as the porn version of If You Give A Mouse a Cookie.

The fact that you are referencing that book without having any kids of your own really scares me.

I like to read classic literature

I'm officially a big deal now. I just made the front page of reddit.

You should read "Street Freak" by Jared Dillian. Best classic literature I've ever read.

What is the topic?

Maybe he watched the porn version of it.

Buy car, cash in your $8,000 in tax breaks. Sell car, profit.

This one?

Will there be mistakes limit games available for when I bust out in the first level?

Yeah - most likely 50/100

Here a new one... 2 seat is a reg that I've had at least 3 conversations with about why the I do what the guy in my left does in angle shooting (for chopping) 3 seat is a new player and I'm in the 4. 3 seat explains he does what guy in his left does (me) and 2 seat says me too... He chops so we can chop.

Did this confuse 3 seat enough to agree to the chop?

Nice strategy if so.

Anybody have recommendations for LHE tourney blind structure? Here's what MD LIVE is currently proposing, except we're prolly getting rid of the dup second level.




Hour levels, $15k starting stack, $5k add-on at start for $40 more.

Thoughts?

That actually seems really good. First level is less than 40 BB yet you get down to less than 10 BB 7 levels in.

Makes first level meaningful, which is important, as well as not getting short 2 levels in where 1 hand busts you.

I think duplicate early meaningful levels is good.

When do you ever have someone propose a tournament structure and have unanimous "that looks really good"? The WSOP should hire foobar.

Lol, wish I could take credit for the structure but it came from MD LIVE floor after some back and forth with the limit regulars via. A group chat we have.

Edit to add: so I'll just take partial credit

That floor is amazing. Able to make a nice structure without any limit tourney experience. A+

I'll be Debbie Downer - I think it's very good for good players, pretty bad for bad players, and quite possibly diasterous for the house.

Structures that are good for good players are bad for bad players for the exact same reasons - it rewards good play. The pace at which the player pool dwindles will affect the number of dealer-hours they need to deal the tournament, and good structures for good players will drive up costs. This tournament will probably cost the house much more than a typical wham bam thank you ma'am NL tournament.

That's prolly true, but it's maybe worth noting that this is unofficially kind of a joint experiment between MD LIVE room and the regulars who keep the limit games going there.

The mgmt has always been very supportive of establishing and maintaining mid/high stakes limit action in their room (they've been flexible w. Limits they spread, reserve us a table, have given us rake specials, etc).

We asked them to run a 1-day LHE tourney that would last 12-15 hours, and this is what they came back with.... Seems pretty good to me.

Also worth noting that I'd be surprised if we draw more than 30ish players, so while their additional dealer hours add up for longer tournament, it's not like they're taking up half of the room/dealers to facilitate.

It seems really good for good players. I hope it succeeds and becomes a regular thing.