Quote:
Originally Posted by mikelbyl
Remember that we ran a very similar event to this in terms of structure last spring, so we already know the feedback was very very strong on that occasion - to the extent that the event won Event of the Year in the GPI American Poker Awards last week.
Our partners at partypoker are really pushing the envelope and one of the ways they do it is by doing everything they can to create value through the structure. This means a lot of unconventional things like Day 2 entry etc.
Quire frankly I was skeptical of that last year - but being on the floor every single day of the event and speaking with a ton of players, they loved it - pros and "recreational" players alike. My eyes were opened in a big way.
I don't disagree, I thought that event was great, and I love the single ante structure. That tourney started with 200 bbs though (it started at 2500-5000/5000 with 1 million chips) so this one at 100bbs will be interesting. I do think not carrying over stacks is a good idea for casual players, and I think that starting shallower but adding more levels (two 5-10k levels, 7-14k, 15-35k, etc) will result in a smooth amount of play but a lot of day 1 busts, which is obviously the goal in order to meet the guarantee. I'll just be curious to see how casual players react to the initial shallowness of the stack, or if they even notice.
You guys ran great events last year and I'm impressed that you're committed to figuring out ways to run the 2nd biggest North American event each year, which is a mantle some other places have punted on.
Other random side note: should dinner break be after levels 23 and 33 on days 3 and 4 if you're playing 9 levels on day 2?