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Originally Posted by ezdonkey
Hey Bryan,
Care to shed some light on why aren't the Powerfest Sunday mains 2-day events? Only the 10k and 25k highrollers are, so it can't be no longer an issue that software wouldn't support it. These events tend to run around 17-18 hours.
If there's an actual reason like "our data shows more recreational players prefer 1-day events, which in turn attract weaker pros as well, resulting in overall bigger prize pools" then I'd be ok with, even though I personally dislike 1-day events. However the general feedback at least around 2+2 is that vast majority would prefer these as 2-day events.
17-18 hour tournaments are unfriendly to recs who have real life commitments. For instance, in $215 ME European players will have 3k-4k locked up when day at work starts. IMHO, it makes little sense to risk losing job for such a small amount of money. Of course, a lot of recs will have no idea how long this tournament will last... but still...
If you want $215 ME as one day event then make structures faster. 15/20 minute levels is a way too much.