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Originally Posted by PokerStars Luke
This implies that the early stages are too deep in the non-branded tournaments. Anyone else feel the same? I don't want to arbitrarily reduce late registration unless the consensus is that the early stages are too deep or somehow late registration runs too long and the bubble is reached.
I wouldn't describe my own feelings as the early stages being too deep, but I do feel as if the early stages move WAY too slowly (which could be due to the structure starting too deep). With a 3k starting stack I felt like the 10/20 level was a waste of time with pots being too small to care about. I also feel that the BB progressing at 20 > 30 > 40 > 50 > 60 > 80 over the first hour is too slow. I would cut out the 10/20, and maybe the 25/50 level.
Part of my dislike for the long late-registration period stems from the amount of time it takes to reach the bubble. I do not like playing for 2.5 - 3 hours, especially in a micro tournament, with nothing to show for it. I know this is more related to structure than late registration. However, there have been comments on this forum before about the blinds being too high at the end of the registration period which made registering near the end of the available time not worth it. As a result, structure changes were made to increase the depth of the starting stack at the end of late-reg, resulting in a slower structure.
If the late registration period was shortened it would allow for
slightly faster structures early on, allowing the bubble to be reached sooner. To keep overall tournament lengths the same, the mid-game structure could be lengthened, as it already goes way to quickly at this stage. Any levels that may get removed from the early stage could be added to the middle stage of the tournament.
Edit to say that I feel as if this applies to all (regular and slow speed) tournaments, not just the ones that are not branded.
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Originally Posted by PokerStars Luke
Thanks for taking the time. I've written down the 19:00-21:30 time frame to take a look at. I'm not sure the red tournament schedule will be shuffled right now, but I'm happy to fill in some gaps. There is also the possibility of a new major or two around 21:00 using the new functionality, but no promises and no timeline there.
If you don't foresee the times of the red tournaments changing, what about adding the possible new major at 20:00 or 20:30 in an attempt to more evenly space the special tournaments throughout the evening?
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Originally Posted by PokerStars Luke
Just wanted to chime in and say that the 45 minute Timebomb tournaments are far, far less popular than the shorter versions, even after adding a small amount of late registration. So while I haven't investigated any data, I think Timebomb tournaments appeal to a different subset of players. Going on that assumption, it is unlikely they'll be adjusted to appeal to this forum's preference.
There are 45 minute versions? Do these have crazy fast structures, or are they similar to the slower, 60 minute games that used to exist? (I suppose I could look these up myself
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I enjoyed the longer, slower timebombs because even if I wanted to play a slightly longer session, it was nice knowing exactly when the tournament would end and I would be free to move on to other things.