Hey 2+2 Community!
I'm involved with the Poker Club at my university and am having trouble thinking of ideas. I figured I could use this thread for brainstorming. Any and all help is appreciated. If I am in the wrong place, feel free to redirect me to a more appropriate forum or whatever.
Basically, the club has been around for a couple years now. It usually only holds 2 or 3 events per semester and at each event the final table qualifies for a "main event." Each event is free to play in and prizes are funded by the school with whatever budget they give the club. Prizes tend to include: poker chip sets, poker books, playing cards, gift cards, etc.
For the most part, NLHE has been the game of choice, but we're hoping to change it up and run more events with different games and formats. Any ideas for formats would be great. I also had the idea of running a league with a point system. Has anyone done something similar? I'm completely clueless when it comes to how to format something like that, but it sounds fun.
Because it is a school sponsored club, we can't really hold tournaments with real money buy-ins. However, we are hoping to hold small buy-in events with decent prizes and donate the buy-in to different charities. (Still no clue what charities would be best. Any suggestions?)
I guess my main questions are:- What game/format/structure of tournaments should be run?
- Can a league with a point system be successful? (Detailed structure?)
- What kind of prize structure should be used?
- How should we go about advertising the club?
- Any thoughts on holding events for various charities? What charities should we focus on?
Any and all help is appreciated. Witty remarks are welcome, too. I could always use a good laugh.
Yours truly,
thegreatambino