Will be playing on Mon. and Tues. What size of crowd to expect?

We actually added nearly $13,000 to the Prize Pool to account for the $50,000 guarantee. I agree that we should have had way more players than we did, and posiibly it was because it was not mentioned in the flyers. I have been scratching my head for 4 days now trying to figure out why the turnout was so low. We offered the same event last month with less advertising and no guarantee and drew 187 players on Thursday and had over 200 registered when we forced to shut down on Friday. Perhaps it is becasue of the 2 recent shutdowns that people stayed away this time.

Hollywood runs a great tournament with their deepstack events and they have drawn spectacular crowds for all of these events, but they are also running these during their WPT events and that is a huge draw. We draw similar fields during our WSOP events because it is the cheapest opportunity for many players to be a part of thsi excitement.

Nobody is asking you to feel sorry for us, we took a chance with the guaranteed prize pool and it didn't work out this time. We will make some changes and try again. While both staffs at Hollywood and Horseshoe would love to have all of the business, it ultimately comes down to making sure that we offer the best experience for Poker players at either location. With the shutdown of online poker, we are seeing a lot of fresh faces in our casino for the first time and we will do whatever it takes to make trhese players enjoy their time at the tables.

If anyone has any suggestions on what we can do to make these experiences better, i am all ears and would love to hear your suggestions. Thanks

I think noting the guarentee in the flyers would have definitely helped. I've been down there for some of the freerolls you've had to kick big events and those get over 1000 players and are a total zoo. How do all those people know about the event? You do make a good point on the long shutdown maybe leading to a smaller turnout as it only gave you a few days to promote the event "in the room" and so on.

Otherwise, since I'm not from Louisville (I'm from Indy), I'm not sure what, if any local advertising you did. But, maybe an ad in the Sunday paper there and up here in the Indy Star over several Sunday's leading up to the even would help immensely, I believe.

I doubt hardly anyone up here in Indy knew of the event unless they were linked in to you via Facebook, Twitter, flyers or word of mouth and I know a lot of players up here play in some of the local charity events b/c they see the ads in the paper and they usually draw well with bigger buy-ins (and re-buys that go to charity), horrible structures and juice, etc.

I assume that you are someone in a position of authority at Caesars, just based on this post and if true you should ask a mod for an under-title.

I, personally, would love to see more games spread during tournaments like, plo8, HORSE, razz, stud8, badugi (lol no chance I know). But I would think plo8 or horse would actually be something players would be interested in. And obv. not taking so much of the top would benefit players.

Never will happen, I am surprised they have pineapple going.

You guys need to run a Deepstack series with bigger guarentes

You forgot to mention that the 13k was "stolen" from the BBJ.

IIRC, they ran their voucher promotion for more than a month prior to their WPT events. Two days a week, you could earn a $100 tourney voucher for every eight hours of play so many of the regulars had multiple $100 vouchers from play and non-tourney players were selling their vouchers for about $80 so the number of players that bought in for cash out of their pocket is significantly smaller.

You need to follow protocol and touch base with the site owners to post as a HCSI rep. They will ban you if you do not follow their rules.

should just consult me on tourney schedules... i guarantee I could make better attended schedules. Reducing the rake and putting the rake on the schedule would be very nice.

Here is what it says for the 5/12 event. 1a. No Limit Texas Hold em $200.

I don't even know how that $200 is broken down. is it $170+30(a ripoff obv), or $180+20(a bit better). That all should be clear in the schedule.

oh and the whole bust day 1a and get back in day 1b is so dumb. you have your customer already in the building, let them reenter right then and there. Oh and starting day 2 with same stacks is super dumb.

Here is what I feel would be a nice schedule for both the players and the casino.

5/12 1a NLH Re-entry* $100k gtd $180+20
5/13 1b NLH Re-entry* $100k gtd $180+20
5/14 NLH $40k gtd $200+20
5/15 NLH $20k gtd $200+20
5/15 4pm NLH Turbo $10k gtd $135+15
5/16(M) NLH Deep Stack $20k gtd $178+22
5/17 NLH Seniors $135+15
5/17 4pm 7-card Stud $135+15
5/18 NLH/PLO $15k gtd $200+20
5/18 4pm Horse $135+15
5/19(Th) NLH $25k gtd $200+20
5/19 4pm NLH Turbo $10k gtd $135+15
5/20 NLH $50k gtd $300+30
5/20 4pm Mega Sat 10 seats gtd** $135+15
5/21 NLH Main Event $100k gtd $690+60

*Players may reenter til dinner break at reduced rake. $190+10 on every buyin after the first. Players who bust day 1a may start day 1b.

** Unraked Rebuys at $135 allowed to players with zero chips til the first break. No addons at break

I'm always here to help with ideas for tourney schedules or anything else for the poker room. Without online, I am now at your casino a few days a week playing in the big plo game wed/fri(we may start playing monday too) and trying to get 1/2/5 plo going on the other days. That reminds me, need to up the min buyin on the 1/2 plo game, preferably to $1000 but even to $700 or $800 would be helpful.

A better poker rate could likely help too, HSI has one of the higher poker rates around for tourney schedules and it is pretty gross that I can't even come down there for a 26 hour session(12pm-3aTues/12pm-1amWed) and get a poker rate for cash games during the week.

plo8 would get more entrants than pineapple. HORSE might even get more, all the others are just what I want to play.

And deepstack nl is prolly the way to go for the masses though.

Fyp.

+1 for horse.

today was awsome over there. the tournament brought out all the fish to the cash gmaes once they busted out of the tourney. I hope they find a way to schedule one or two more big tournaments a year.

Do you get any tier credits for poker play @ HSI? Another thread says u get 28 tier credits for each hr of play in vegas & AC. Just curious...

Thanks for all of the feedback folks! I truly do appreciate when you guys have constructive criticism instead of just bashing the place. Many good ideas being put out there. Thanks again.

Have you ever considered spreading a 5-10 or 10-20 mix game at HSI? Something like horse or 7 game?

10-20 horse runs every Sunday I think.

At ceasars in southern Indiana? If so does it change games by X# of hands or based on time?

I would assume # of hands

Can anyone confirm this for the horseshoe in southern Indiana?

It is HOSE, no Razz. I haven't played but I believe it goes every Sunday, $10-20 I don't know if it has a kill.

Booooo, I'm bad a 7 stud, and decent at razz.

The 10-20 HOSE game usually starts around 2 or 3pm on Sunday afternoons and it switches games based on hands. Thanks

Thanks for the info.

Also, how many players does the tournament that runs Thursday as long as there is not any other series going on get?

Also is there a kill in the mix game?

We have been averaging around 60 players in the Noon tournament on Thursdays.