Hey all,
I guess it isn't true that distance makes the heart grow fonder.
I have a variety of updates to bring you, so without further ado:
MicroMillions
As mentioned before, it will run July 17-31 and will contain 90 events. The schedule is finalized and being scripted as we speak. It will appear in the client on July 14th.
New features
We now have the ability to change the length of blind levels dynamically. Any of the following can trigger a level length change once late registration has closed: number of players, percentage of the field, and the bubble. This can be done in any number of logical combinations. The simplest use cases are likely to be increasing level lengths once the final table is reached and a hyper tournament that slows down once the bubble has ended. I'll be intermittently testing this over the next couple weeks and welcome suggestions regarding how to use this. Yesterday, many Hots used the functionality, and the Monday 6-Max majors will use it as well.
Also, the filter logic categorizing any tournament as a satellite if they award both cash prizes and tickets has been updated. When Bounty Builders was launched, all of the tournaments were hybridized to award $109 tickets. This caused tournaments to appear as satellites even though 5% or less of the prize pool awarded tickets. If these tournaments were in the client now, they would not be shown as satellites. There are no firm plans to use this at the moment, but I have a few ideas for the fall.
Pay Table
The updated version of the 9-max pay table is now in all of the Bigs. This version returned some money to the top spot and ensures a 1.75x or greater min-cash. It will likely be expanded in the future.
Lobby space
If you've been in the client lately, you've noticed the changes to Omania and $10K Payday advertised via a lobby flyer. It is an initiative of mine to use this space more frequently in order to shine a light on new tournaments, changes to the schedule, and to highlight existing tournaments that could use a nudge. Next week's flyer will be to advertise the Sunday Million. I welcome any suggestions on how to use this space in the future.
Sunday Storm & Million
On July 10th, the Storm will allow a single re-entry and the Million will allow three. As discussed, we do not intend these to be permanent changes and are only measures to maintain guarantees on what will be uncharacteristically slow days due to the Euros Final. Additionally, Sunday Million Spin & Gos have been turned on until next Sunday.