+1

what is the problem poker rooms have with mixed games?

HORSE
Razz
8-game
Stud8
Deuce to seven

Put some other stuff in the software!

Looks much better than Powerfest. Would love to see less PKO though.

Fewer.

Srsly tho don't make 75% pkos for the love of God

Other than that looks great

I know Party Software offers Stud 8...so would be nice to put one tournament in the schedule. Would prefer the only Stud tournament to be reg speed and not turbo. Of course in general mixed games would be great but i doubt that at that point party software has mixed games.

I say leave the 2x/3x/4x rebuys as turbos - they play better as turbos IMO

is the main event going to replace the sunday mil?

Less pko, fewer pko's

Schedule is a bit too gimmicky for my liking personally, but that seems totally fine given the last 20 vanilla NLHE schedules.

Why is Limit O8 75% PSKO a thing? And the same with Limit Hold 'em 50% PSKO, why?
I don't think it is very conducive to either of those.
(NLO8 PSKO is fine.)

All of this.
All of this too. I'm not super hopeful for them, but please.

I don't think any Limit formats should have a KO attached to them as it alters normal play. Limit is about grinding up a stack and the 1 guy that KO's the loser shouldn't be given any extra credit besides the chips.

For an Omaha variant I think factoring a KO aspect would further confuse recreational players that would have a hard enough time just playing the game.

Overall this looks to be shaping up to be a great series and I hope it works out really well.

nice variety, but pls remove 75% psko for the love of god!

less ko's, fewer ko's

finally some micro love from party, excited to play these events.

i think limit holdem PKO is really bad format

also i prefer there are not 75% pko

seens nice!

I think the only problem rooms have with these games is that players don't play them.

People always ask for mix games and PLO but then when tournaments are made they don't show up, shame really

The $215 Main Event will for sure replace the Title Fight. The $22 Main Event may replace the Contender.

Stud HL is available in cash games but not for tournaments.

For what it's worth, I agree that the menu of available game types needs to be expanded. I've taken time to consider what needs to be added (in my opinion) and sent a detailed list of potential game improvements/additions to the rest of our group. A few particular items that I consider to be important: KO in any MTT type, addition of game types (NLO, NLO8, HORSE (and component games)), Mixed games (NLHE/PLO alternating, for example), FastForward MTTs. I'm sure that the site will continue to develop over time, however I don't have a timeline for any upcoming developments at this time. I can only assure you that your concerns have been heard and that I agree.

Yes, see above.

You make some good points. Thank you.

Similar to the list mentioned above regarding game improvements and/or additions, I've also provided a list (in a discussion with my colleagues) of promotional tools which I believe to be the most effective when it comes to ensuring that players consider various Events in a series to be "appointment poker" as we say.

From past (extensive) experience, I can tell you that non-50% PKOs have been very popular. We do need to be careful to assign percentages in games/areas where they fit the best, as FarseedFinland alluded to in his post above. After considering the feedback on the placement of PKO-75% in a fixed limit split pot Event, I've reviewed knockouts throughout the schedule in order to ensure that we've got the best possible variety of PKOs and PKO percentages.

As for 8-Game, at the present time we don't have the ability to deal 8-Game.

Speaking of 8-Game, I have a question about potential future expansions. If at some point we add more games but do not add Draw variants (either yet, or ever), what would you think of the following mix?

NL Hold'em -> PL Omaha -> Seven-Card Stud -> FL Hold'em -> PL Omaha Hi/Lo -> Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo -> Razz -> NL Omaha Hi/Lo

I've discussed options for a leaderboard with colleagues, though I can't promise anything. Suffice it to say that I believe that having a Player of the Series Leaderboard is very good for both the players and the site as leaderboards add value for the players while encouraging play in more Events.

4-Max isn't available in our MTTs at this time.

As I write this reply, I don't currently have any direct impact on the regular schedule as managing said schedule is not within my list of responsibilities. Having said that, I can tell you that we have a great core group of people in our Poker Room Management team and that a free exchange of ideas is heartily encouraged, something that I've loved from the first day I met my new colleagues. We're all very much on the same page(s) in many ways.

So, while I can't say what might change with the regular schedule later in the year, I can say that we're in very good shape moving forward. We have a core group of poker experts with decades of combined experience, each of us considering, discussing, and designing ways to make playing poker on our site as enjoyable as possible.

I'm pleased to announce that the schedule is finalized, and that the final version (11) incorporates a lot of feedback we've received. I'll be posting it shortly.

why are there limit events with bounties? doesn't that kinda ruin the fun of bounty hunting?

There aren't in the final version, which will be posted soon.

Hello again, everyone! I'm pleased to let you know that the final version (v11) of the schedule is ready; it is posted below. Approximately 50 individual changes to event dates/times or formats/variants were made between the publishing of Version 7 (which started this thread) and Version 11. Thank you very much to those who submitted feedback, as always!


Micro-to-Mid-Stakes Monster Series (all times ET)

Saturday, 21 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 01 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em
• 12:00 - Event 02 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Progressive Knockout (33%)]
• 14:00 - Event 03 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em
• 16:00 - Event 04 ($2.20 / $22): PL Omaha
• 18:00 - Event 05 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Rebuy (1R1A), Hyper]

Sunday, 22 October 2017

• 06:00 - Event 06 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [Final Phase 1]
• 08:00 - Event 07 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Ultra-Deep]
• 10:00 - Event 08 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em
• 12:00 - Event 09 ($2.20 / $22): Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
• 14:00 - Event 10 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [6-Max]
• 16:00 - Event 11 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [Progressive Knockout (50%), Turbo]
• 18:00 - Event 12 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [8-Max]

Monday, 23 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 13 ($3.30 / $33): PL Omaha [6-Max, Ultra-Deep]
• 12:00 - Event 14 ($2.20 / $22): Limit Hold'em
• 14:00 - Event 15 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [6-Max]
• 16:00 - Event 16 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [Rebuy (3x), Turbo]
• 18:00 - Event 17 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Progressive Knockout (20%), Turbo]

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 18 ($3.30 / $33): PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Rebuy (1R1A)]
• 12:00 - Event 19 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em
• 14:00 - Event 20 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Progressive Knockout (50%)]
• 16:00 - Event 21 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [Ante Only, Ultra-Deep, Turbo]
• 18:00 - Event 22 ($5.50 / $55): PL Omaha

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 23 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [8-Max]
• 12:00 - Event 24 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em [Rebuy (2x), Turbo]
• 14:00 - Event 25 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [Mix-Max (6 to 9)]
• 16:00 - Event 26 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em
• 18:00 - Event 27 ($5.50 / $55): PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Turbo]

Thursday, 26 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 28 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Progressive Knockout (50%)]
• 12:00 - Event 29 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em
• 14:00 - Event 30 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Rebuy (2R1A)]
• 16:00 - Event 31 ($1.10 / $11): Seven-Card Stud
• 18:00 - Event 32 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em

Friday, 27 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 33 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [Heads-Up Shootout]
• 12:00 - Event 34 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em
• 14:00 - Event 35 ($4.40 / $44): PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuy (2x), Turbo]
• 16:00 - Event 36 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Progressive Knockout (33%)]
• 18:00 - Event 37 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [Turbo]

Saturday, 28 October 2017

• 08:00 - Event 38 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Ultra-Deep]
• 10:00 - Event 39 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em
• 12:00 - Event 40 ($4.40 / $44): PL Omaha Hi/Lo [8-Max]
• 14:00 - Event 41 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Rebuy (3x), Turbo]
• 16:00 - Event 42 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [Turbo]
• 18:00 - Event 43 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Progressive Knockout (50%)]

Sunday, 29 October 2017

• 06:00 - Event 44 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em [Final Phase 1]
• 08:00 - Event 45 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Rebuy]
• 10:00 - Event 46 ($11 / $109): NL Hold'em [Main Event Warm-Up]
• 11:00 - Event 47 ($5.50 / $55): PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Ultra-Deep]
• 12:00 - Event 48 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [6-Max]
• 13:00 - Event 49 ($22 / $215): NL Hold'em [MAIN EVENT]
• 14:00 - Event 50 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Deep Payouts (~25%)]
• 15:00 - Event 51 ($1.10 / $11): PL Omaha
• 16:00 - Event 52 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em
• 18:00 - Event 53 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Progressive Knockout (33%), Turbo]

Monday, 30 October 2017

• 10:00 - Event 54 ($2.20 / $22): PL Omaha [6-Max, Ante Only]
• 11:00 - Event 55 ($4.40 / $44): Limit Hold'em [8-Max]
• 12:00 - Event 56 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em
• 13:00 - Event 57 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [Rebuy (1R1A)]
• 14:00 - Event 58 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [6-Max]
• 16:00 - Event 59 ($2.20 / $22): Limit Omaha Hi/Lo [Turbo]
• 18:00 - Event 60 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [Shallow Payouts (~2.5%), Turbo]

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

• 08:00 - Event 61 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [8-Max]
• 09:00 - Event 62 ($5.50 / $55): PL Omaha [Rebuy (1R1A)]
• 10:00 - Event 63 ($3.30 / $33): NL Hold'em [8-Max]
• 11:00 - Event 64 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em [6-Max, Progressive Knockout (20%)]
• 12:00 - Event 65 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em
• 13:00 - Event 66 ($5.50 / $55): NL Hold'em [Mix-Max (9 to 6)]
• 14:00 - Event 67 ($3.30 / $33): PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]
• 15:00 - Event 68 ($1.10 / $11): NL Hold'em [8-Max, Rebuy (4x), Turbo]
• 16:00 - Event 69 ($2.20 / $22): NL Hold'em [6-Max]
• 18:00 - Event 70 ($4.40 / $44): NL Hold'em [Progressive Knockout (33%), Turbo]

Highlighting the changes made specifically in response to feedback...

• Change $1.10+R/$11+R [Rebuy (4x), Turbo] to a regular speed rebuy.
  • This was done, largely due to the proximity of the Event to the Main Event. A 4x-Rebuy was added later in the schedule.
    
• Change Event 20 (24 Oct, 14:00) from 75% KO to 25% KO or 50% KO.
  • This was done, and Event 20 is now set at Progressive Knockout (50%).
    
• Limit events should not have Knockouts.
  • Agreed and actually not even something we could do except in Limit Hold'em, anyway.
• Change Stud event from Turbo to Regular speed.
  • Done.
    
• Consider changing expensive x-Turbos.
  • Done. Previously, the nX-Rebuy Events were all either $3.30/$33 or $4.40/$44. They're now set at $1.10/$11 (3), $2.20/$22, and $4.40/$44.
    
• Request for $11/$109 NLHE Warm-Up on Main Event Sunday.
  • Done. Great idea!

Many other changes have been made as well, mostly related to achieving the best fit throughout each day and throughout the series in terms of Event variety. Also, knockout percentages were re-evaluated throughout the series.

Thanks again! Satellites and Phase 1s will be starting before you know it!

Hi Bryan - are any of these events 2 day events?

looks good, its a joke how poor the daily schedule and powerfests are compared to this. Seriously why couldn't they offer us more games like this before now? Bryan you need to go onto the daily schedule team.

What are some of the structures? kinda hoping everything isn't 30k starting stacks

Look like a really good series that people asked for

I would suggest to put at least Main Event into lobby before powerfest ends, so people can noticed this (specially those who are not regular players on party).

I also believe that even micro-to-mid-stakes series should have one own High-Roller event. Last Tuesday seems like a best day to have $55/$530 or even $109/$1050 since you are testing a new buyins during monster series.

Hopefully we can see variety buyins and formats on party after this series ends.

Depending on my work schedule, the structures in events and if there's day 2s i might play alot of these events

Looks really good

Too bad jivaro doesn't work on your site though