I agree.....

I'm just a micro/low Mtt player..

I'm a donkey grinder but my game has most definitely improved over the year..

I have made that same point that the 60 will.be less intimidating and doable....

The td did say he will focus on micro/low.(for now)..

If med/high have a couple of those, I would definitely play satellites for those thinking I.have a chance and when I lose(lol) it was fun and that what's missing right now..

I would have no issues buying in for med on my day,s off. Once again having fun and a chance with 60 late.

Guys like me really don't withdrawal our winnings at those levels. We reinvest at higher levels to play with the bigger boys. Looking for the "score" not away to pay our rent month in month out.

I think.many rec behavior is close to that..
We/I really don't sit on cash tables we grind Mtt..

I'm just glad he heard us and is hearing us..

Once again he did say generally micro/low and I think 10/12 blinds with 60 late..

He did make a move in our direction..

So let's not nit him and when he does sprinkle a couple of these around let's give him breathing room to see how it goes..

+1 -- adds a little more value to the grind and will complement below...


my 2 cents.... MTTs were my main grind (Stars/Tilt/Merge/Lock Days) the 3 hour late reg is beyond ridiculous which is the only reason I do not grind them anymore.

I'm sure there are a lot of players like me. My recommendations:

1) Buy-ins under $10 (1hr LR) - guys will multi-reg these so a lower GTD is fine (these are fillers and affordable to grind) Turbos please.. No one wants to grind 4 hours and make $9..

2) Buy-in $11-$20 (1.5 hr LR) higher GTD... with the $10s & under -- when guys bust they'll jump into these

3) Over $20 -- (1.5 hr LR - 2 hr) -- same as above.. Guys will jump in these to chase earlier losses...

Any standard player can easily grind 4 tables.... Most of us will 8-10 table if possible...

2 cents ------

This is an edited version of Tapirboy's post proposed schedule, I changed some of the buy ins, added in stack sizes and added a few tournaments. One issue is the large amount of stuff that ended up starting at 9, but I don't know if that's necesarrily a bad thing. Registration for the 10k GTD is about to end (at about 9:15) so there is a decent amount of traffic at that time of the day, and the buy ins and game types at 9 are varied.


06:00 $028 $10k
06:00 $003 $1k REBUY
06:15 $015 $1k PLO
06:15 $012 $500 1-HOUR LATE REG Change to 3k starting
06:30 $030 $1.5k 6-MAX TURBO
06:45 $005 $400
06:45 $003 $100 1-HOUR LATE REG 3k starting
07:00 $100 $15k
07:00 $006 $2k REBUY
07:00 $010 $500 HYPER MEGA
07:15 $040 $4k 8-MAX
07:30 $007 $400 PLO8 TURBO
07:30 $020 $600 1-HOUR LATE REG KO 3k starting, Changed from 1k to 600 GTD
07:30 $050 2k 1-HOUR LATE REG TURBO 5k starting Changed from 7 dollars to 50 dollars*
07:45 $001 $100 PLO 6-MAX
08:00 $005 $300
08:00 $030 $3k
08:15 $010 $500 1-HOUR LATE REG Changed to 3k starting
08:20 $150 $8k
08:30 $020 $1.2k TURBO
08:30 $002 $500 1-HOUR LATE REG TURBO REBUY*1500 Rebuy, 2500 Add on
08:45 $010 $150 Stud Hi/Lo 1 Hour Late Registration.** (Starting stack/Structure?)
08:45 $080 $4k MEGA
09:00 $005 $300 TURBO MEGA
09:00 $100 $1.2k PLO 6-MAX Changed from WPN's schedule 25 to 100 and 3 hour to 1 hour late reg*** 5k starting, 10 min. blinds
09:00 $007 $1k 6-MAX KO
09:00 $006 $1k REBUY
09:00 $050 $1k 1-HOUR LATE REG 3k or 5k starting
09:15 $020 $1.5k 4-MAX
09:30 $030 $2k TURBO
09:30 $015 $300 PLO8 6-MAX Changed from WPN's schedule 25 to 100 and 3 hour to 1 hour late reg*** 5k starting
09:45 $003 $100
09:45 $100 $5k
10:00 $010 $1k
10:00 $050
10:00 $007 $200 1-HOUR LATE REG TURBO PLO 5k starting
10:15 $005 $400 1-HOUR LATE REG TURBO 5k starting
10:30 $010 $1.2k TURBO
11:00 $025 $500 1-HOUR LATE REG 3k starting
11:00 $005 $1k
11:30 $005 $400 6-MAX TURBO
12:00 $015 $500 MIDNIGHT MADNESS NO LATE REG TURBO FREEZEOUT 5k starting
12:00 $010 $200 MIDNIGHT MADNESS NO LATE REG TURBO FREEZEOUT PLO8 5k starting, changed to from PLO to PLO8

*The 4k 8 Max is happening at the same time, but there's no choice for midstakes turbos near this time slot except the last levels of the 1.5k 30 dollar 6 max.

** There is currently no Stud on the schedule, and I think running one or two, even with low GTDs at first would be a great way to bring Stud players in. Hell, I'd even play for fun if I wasn't in my usual games. Time slot allows people on the West Coast to get in after work, with enough time that people on the East Coast can play if staying up until 11 or 12 isn't too late for them.

*** It'd be great to have a good PLO game to play later in the evening that wouldn't take a really long time. Even given a small GTD pool, I don't think this will have trouble running as long as the minimum to start is 3 or 4 and not 6. Not to mention long late registration really can make PLO MTTs really terrible around the last couple of levels.

There's a little more to be said about why I put a few things where I did, but I'm exhausted (and have barely even watched what's going on at E3!) so I'm gonna just go ahead and submit this post for now.

I think there does need to be a low buyin NLHE at 7:30, there's basically a big hole there. Better to just add your $50 than change out the $7. Otherwise I like your additions.

(Oh, and the 9:00 $50 got unbolded somehow, in case the TD works from that post.)

You guys are nuts if you think they even consider adding all of those 1k+ guarantees to the schedule. If they are already running 200k+ in overlay per month (not sure why you'd really share you're losing out on 200k/month personally), and now you are wanting several 1k gtds, you're in for false hopes. These will all be zilch gtds or $200 gtds for the first few weeks until they get reasonable expectations. Also not sure why that schedule favors the bigger buy in players more than the lower buy in players when this is the working man in the USA. Think I counted <10 $5 or lowers, maybe 10-12 $5-20 buy ins, and 15+ 20+ buy in? The $2 rebuy becomes around a $10 buy in, and the $6r becomes a $20+ buy in most of the time. Maybe without reentries this will be good, as people like me can play higher without thinking they have to risk $30 for a $10 buy in every single time.

Part of my "argument" with td was that lower g.t.d. Will be!!! Acceptable!! If they extend themselves to a 60 late..

That is partly what made my argument balance out against there concerns and instinct..

They will run..

They will cover at lower g.t.d...
And in time they will see, and raise them..

If they try to accommodate a higher g.t.d. On the 60,s it could backfire on us..

Where compromise is made, a compromise has to be met..

We can't be like the nits we dislike and look for free money or discounts on rake etc,etc..

My pleas were passionate but I was sincere in that the logic has to be sound and the business fair..

This will only.work if we let them make money or alleviate there concerns of "not losing" money..

^^^ I'll be grinding 20-30 per day if they correct the silly 3hr LR. As of today I play exactly -0-.... No problem playing lower GTDs, less variance any way with less runners. = more fun to final table which you will often enough...

Short, simple, to the point, accurate and Mtt will be fun again. Not work. With a little compatance and some luck, c u at the final table :-)

To help get the tournament some notice. Please put 1-2hr Late registration in the name of the tournament so it will stick out in the tournament lobby and then more people would see it.

I just want you to know that i have read everything. I will look at all the different options then come up with something small to start with. I will probably change a couple from the current also.

In regards to a name. I do like the idea but would need a better option than the quicker10.

Lets look at names.

can you let us know what changes or additions u will make for we give opinion?

yes sir!

After the slow season and all works well...

The larger monthly 60 late g.t.d. should be called..

...THE SPARTAN...

how about for name Gone in 60 mins ? word play of gone in 60 seconds

Why confuse people just go with "1hr Late Reg or 2hr Late Reg"

^ I kind of agree. Just label them as 1/2 hour late reg and call it a day.

Maybe give a few special names like "Midnight Madness."

60 min late reg=POWERHOUR___ (guarantee amount)

How about some progressive super knockouts with 1 to 2 hours late reg? Those tourneys are a lot of fun, and the bounties get quite large by the final table

yeh , PRogressive KO are cool ,but I feel WTD will add some 10$ pointless torneys.just a feeling lol

+1.... Love it...

Haha I feel ya guru. Even a 27 dollar progressive would be fun for a change. I am just a little tired of the same two nightly 109s and 160. I agree though. I'm ok with no guarantee to start with. Just see how they do. Anything to break up the monotony lol

IM SOLD!!!! pay that man a tourney ticket for the genius idea!!


TURBO 10, big 10, and POWER HOURs im loving it

some changes for today come on

+1

Super prog would take development. Wont be happening anytime soon.

Working on it. Tomorrow is more likely to have some options.

@flyingguru. Your expectations are unfortunately way too high. Sorry to say.