Marvin it's great that you're taking the time to read and act on suggestions in the thread. Thanks for listening to us.

Are you adding the ten seats to this game like you added to former $225 Saturday game from the entries created by the Mon-Thur game? The Choctaw website says the player gets an entry in the drawing for playing the $60 buy in game but it still references the $225 game.

I'll be there on Saturday, looking forward to this new weekly game. I hope a lot of folks show up and continue to support the game each week.

nice job Marvin, thanks for being responsive to player feedback! Any insight into possible solutions for AT&T reception now? ;-).

The website has not been updated for all of our new promotions yet, it will be updated by the end of the week. We have done away with the wild cards, all the daily $60.00tournament play will get you cupons for tournament play later, so the more you play Tournaments the better chance you have at getting a discount for later Tournaments. As for the cell phone service, [I] appologize up front for that, I have not heard any new news on that topic. As soon as uper management lets us(the poker room staff) know when it will get better, I will let you guys know. Thank you again for the input and suggestions.

Any way to predict how long this will take? (plus or minus a couple hours)

Total chips in play divided by 40 = Where the big blind will be when tnmt ends.

Why am I giving all my secrets away ...geez.

Interesting, so at 70 players... About 7 1/2 hours?

Wow, I'm in shock at stumbling on good news concerning poker. Happened to be browsing 2+2 for other stuff when I found this thread...

I live in the DFW area and basically gave up on the idea of well-structured tournaments nearby. Last June after Winstar decided to charge me more $ for the same chips in their Tue night tourn, I fired off a letter to the poker room at Winstar complaining about their crapshoot tournaments structures. I argued that the response seen by more tournament offerings from casinos in Tulsa suggest a market for more and better tournaments. Radio silence.

And now I see that not only is Choctaw trying to offer better tournaments, but actually adjusting the structure based on input offered here? This is incredible--a much needed shot in the arm for me.

And to boot, wife and child head out of town tomorrow--guess I know what I'm doing Sat!

Thanks again for this--very excited.

Simple supply and demand. The reason Winstar went from 60.00 to 100.00 tues night is because they were getting 40-50 alternates every night. Yesterday I went to their weds 60.00 at 1pm and they had 100 people playing and 42 alternates.

Marvin,

Thanks for listening, as always. I will see you in August!

Jody

Of course. I get why they did it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck! I experienced the same thing you did on that Wed tournament. My thing was to go up there Tue afternoon, play in the Tue evening one, stay the night, then play in the Wed one. Same thing--tons of alternates, and if you didn't register at least 2 hrs early, forget it.

In my letter to Winstar, I pointed out to them that the only way they are getting away with this (offering crappy tournaments, then bumping the buy-in without changing the structure) is the lack of supply, as you pointed out, but that that was changing with the recently opened (at the time) Choctaw casino. So it's really cool to see this starting to come to fruition...

You should make all your tourney reentry till the first break

Dori and I will be regulars for this tournament once we return from LV. It's great to see Marvin hitting the forum and taking players suggestions.

I hope this excitment results in 100 or more players for Saturday. I know with the WSOP and being a holiday and family vacations for the summer this will all affect the final count. Like Marvin said, let's make this the best weekly game in the area.

I think you do it because you love all of us degenerates and you know you're the best out there so why not share, they haven't figured it out yet so what's the worry.

You should also change the antes on the new levels to 400 and 4000 instead of 300 and 3000

FYI...

Phones work... Had 3 bars (AT&T) at table, 5 bars in the Poker Room Bar.

Phone is working. Ive been getting 1-3 bars. So decent service

I'd like to suggest that every 2+2er that signs up for this also put their names on a 1/2PLO or 5/10 HORSE interest list so we will have something interesting to do if/when we bust out, and it might encourage non-NL games on a regular basis up there.

Just found this info yesterday. I can't wait to play these things. Thank You so much for bringing this level of weekly tournaments to our part of the world!

Just talked to floor man. He said lots Been calling. Excepting 150

With you on this...

If there is a regular 5/10 HORSE I would make my way up each weekend... although I would prefer a different mix, one they probably wouldn't be willing/able to spread

*sigh* I miss playing live poker, especially if you guys could get even a 4/8 HORSE going. Someone find me a job!

I was considering coming down for this tourney at noon tomorrow/today. I was thinking of showing up early if people were in fact going to play horse/plo or any other games going. Anyone planning on getting there around 9-10? if not I will just show up around noon or maybe miss a level or two.

i agree with the plo or the horse and i will be up for this as long as i can get my backer up lol

Awesome crowd. Long ass line