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Originally Posted by WVUFtblFan
Did you actually play or are we talking about someones post? I can tell you this, I have complained here and on the wheeling island page several times about the blind structure that this management staff puts together, wont type the whole thing out again, but you can look it up in the archives. If its the same it is terrible, all they care about is the tourney being over quickly (probably b/c the dealers bitch about how long it lasts and what they get paid, but thats the casino's problem not mine.) To travel that far to play, I want some play for my money, not a crappy 2 hr all-in fest. If it is the same, I am gonna complain to management next time Im there and you should too. One more example, why would Friday tourney start at 4? There would be way better turnout around 7 after people are off work, but theyre afraid they wont get their rake on cash games tables if there is a tournament going on. This management staff ran wheelings room into the ground and will do it to this one too unless they quit worrying about the rake and start worrying about poker and the players, if you run a solid room it will be filled and I guarantee they will get their money, probably more so than trying to swindle people with crappy fake tournaments.
You make a few invalid points in your post. First unless you actually played in the tourney (which I doubt you have) then it is difficult for you to judge whether the structure is good or not.
Second, the Meadows tourneys start with more chips (4000 to 6000) than Wheeling (2500), and although the blind levels are shortened by 2 minutes (essentially one hand), the extra chips make up for the difference.
I have played 6 of the tournaments this past week and have not seen the ALL-IN fest that you refer to. I have played at Harrahs, Venetian and Rio (Las Vegas), Taj and Bally's (Atlantic City), and see no significant difference in the structures for any experienced tournament player.
The average entrants in the Meadows tourneys this past week have been 50 (with 72 as the top), and all of the tourneys lasted 4 hours or more. If you are only lasting 2 hours, you really should work on your game and learning how to get deeper.
And most importantly, you do realize that the tourneys we are talking about are $40 and $65 tourneys, right? Are you really complaining that you are paying too high a rake or not getting a deep structure in a low limit tourney? Are you really traveling
THAT FAR for a $40 tourney?
If that is the case, then resolve yourself to playing only the weekly $225.
It is amazing how people will badger the Casino for putting on a tourney designed for the beginning and intermediate player, and certain "pro's" will get upset that it is not to your liking.
The low limit tourneys are what they are,
low limit. Complaining about it will most likely accomplish
nothing.
After all, if you are a good solid player and well experienced in the game, these low limit tourneys should easily be your bankroll builder.
I, for one, am glad the Meadows is having tourneys as it invites more players into the games (cash and tourneys) and is a great way to pick up extra experience in reading and playing against amateurs as well as add a little to the bankroll.
Good Luck,
Jon