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Originally Posted by CitizenJames
I told the tourney director (Dave, I believe it was?) as I left today that I probably won't be returning next year unless a number of things change. He's the one that actually stopped me and asked what I thought about the tournament, so I was brusque; why should I fly over to AZ from LA for a tournament with these fundamental errors:
1. Without the approval of the players, which I obviously would have vehemently argued against, this guy decided to not play hand for hand and just award the three players before what should have been the bubble entries to next year's tournament. I told him that I could give a **** about cashing and that I have a nice stack and that I'm used to increasing it by at least 20% come bubble time due to the nits that wanna call the old lady to report they just cashed in the state championship(!). We were given no warning or option whatsoever, just "we've decided to not go hand for hand and instead award free seats for the next three players!"
2. When I busted out at 59th or whatever there was nobody directing me anywhere. I had to ask where to go and what to do, and the dealer told me to just "go that way." So I went "that way" to a table where they just took my word for it that I had just busted. I could've went and saw a movie and then returned to take a place in the 20's or something if I felt like it and nobody would've said a damn thing.
3. The antes are at average only one tenth to twentieth of the small blind. Yes, one tenth to one twentieth, it's absolutely ******ed. Antes are usually around one fourth of the small blind and this discrepancy takes away from our edge in standard M theory that is overlooked by recreational players that do not take antes into account.
4. I cannot recall having one dealer today in day 2 that could count the chips correctly. Two dealers actually shipped pots to people without counting their stacks for all in purposes which forced a five+ minute delay where the floor had to come and take stories and figure out just how much people should be owed now that the pots are mixed up.
5. Obvious chip problem (that OP incredulously decided to inform all scumbags out there about before the tourney commenced) lead to obvious cheating, I'm fairly certain of that.
6. Starting times at 9am to 6pm are just ridiculous, as are the break times of a 20 minute one first and then only 15 minutes the rest when with no dinner or lunch break.
7. This doesn't affect me really but they said that the added 100k comes from the jackpot... yes, from the jackpot, the same one that they drop TWO DOLLARS from every pot in their small games for. I feel bad for these people that play that game and have their money taken from them and added to a tourney they probably can't afford to play, especially when it's supposed to be legally said to be returned to them right?
There's more problems but I'm tired and whatever. It's obviously a super profitable tournament but the whole way they handled basically everything was laughable.
Played in this tournament (was at your first day 1a table Chainsaw), and agree w/ all of this.
