The 109 turbo is gone this sunday?

People still play 109Ts?

Thank God for the MP.

Storm is $275K GTD next week? Is this new?

I think I've seen it $275k shortly before micromillions too so 2 weeks ago

Wasn't it usually $300K?

a few tournaments on the schedule had their gtds lowered lately, happens even to the best

Jeez you know things are ****ed when the Storm GTD drops!

GfG

It's usually 275k and just went up for the MM special editions I think?

Was previously 300k.

Hmm well in the weeks before MM it was 275k, don't know long that had been the case though.

Did it ever get less than 300K though when it was 300K?

Not sure but seems immaterial. I doubt anyone is not playing it because it is 275k gtd only and not 300k.

Well it's pretty fkn bad if a marquee donkament like the Storm can't maintain 300K every week

agreed, but it's also a good barometer as to how MTT field sizes are dropping faster than Charlie Sheen's pants in a brothel

Absolutely and a big indicator that PokerStars need to get the finger out before it's too late.

What do you say, Luke?

Anyone got 888 money? Have Stars or Paypal.

can we get earlier ante's in the million and warm up please

sunday storm too

Something has to be done about the massive time banks and the time it takes out from the tournament. In the MM main everyone starts with a 3 minute time bank (up to 4 minutes now) even though levels are only 10 minutes. We just had a break where everyone was 5 minutes late going to break because, obviously, some idiots go for break early without ticking the 'sit out' button. So it's 5 past before we even get back from break. Then naturally some more idiots decide they're not going to return, but because they have an ante in the pot, we have to sit there for 3-4 minutes while their time bank runs down. In a tournament with nearly 10 minute levels, that's nearly half a level. Add in the number of people playing on their mobile phone who lose signal (happens very frequently, the mobile app is annoying), and each hour we may lose 10 minutes of playing time because of these silly time banks.

May I suggest time banks do not automatically activate pre flop unless you are in the blinds? Maybe not even then actually. Sitting through a 4 minute time bank because someone has a $20 ante in the pot is silly.

Or failing that, make the time bank relative to the level lengths not the stack sizes? 3 min starting time bank when levels are 10 minutes is excessive. Why not 1 min for 10 mins, 2 min for 15 mins, 3 mins for 20 mins etc.

Agree, it's incredibly annoying.

automated timebanks are absoloutely essential too the regular mtt grinder. One of the main reasons I don't play much on sites like 888 is because they don't have this function. If the price you have to pay is you get slightly annoyed waiting an extra 2 mins vs the rest of us getting our hands mucked day in day out because we are sat out then so be it. Definately need to keep the automated timebanks.

nice argument for removing auto timebanks, +1

First off, its not just 2 minutes. It's 4 minutes, which is half a level. If you are a mid to short stack, that kills you. It isn't just about annoying people, it affects how the game plays out. And also, great attitude to recreational players: "I don't care if you get annoyed". Rather selfish.

Secondly, if you have so many tables up you have to go into your time bank just to keep up, you are playing too many tables and you are a big problem with the modern game. Reduce your table count to an amount you can actually manage.

he just pointed out that mass-tabling winning players might cut down their volume if the auto timebank were removed. That would be great! So like I say, +1