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Originally Posted by TheMick7
I think many pros would prefer more top heavy payouts, since they're the favorites to final table over recs. But there are way more recs playing in these super large field events, and I would imagine most/all of them would prefer a flatter payout. I know that WSOP gets input from professionals on structure, schedule, and possibly payouts, but not so sure they solicit feedback from the recs, who make up a large part of the WSOP series. Who wants to start a Rec Advisory Board to the WSOP
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Originally Posted by RealMcCoy
Lucky for us some of the "pro's" realize that even though we recs don't necessarily fixate on payout structure as an event criteria that a flatter payout structure doesn't kill our bankroll as fast . In the long run their own enlightened self interest of larger sheep flocks to shear and not slaughter works to their advantage.
I am no pro, but I believe those pros who make a living playing poker (as opposed to living off of appearance fees and sponsorships), and especially those who play a lot of poker tournaments, realize that really steep payout structures take more money out of the poker economy than they should. This is good for only a tiny minority of players who are lucky enough to have super deep runs in any given year. This is not good for the vast majority of pros. It is also not good for the venues. Again, taking money out of the economy and giving it to a tiny minority of players is no way to grow a market.
The lottery aspect of tournaments will always exist, but it doesn't have to be so extreme. At some point a price will be paid in attendance. I mean, post COVID, I feel like poker has been buoyed in much the same way as other markets with the enormous influx of cash into people's hands. This is obviously unsustainable, and any sort of negative economic scenario could really hurt things. If the venues aren't listening to the vast majority of their customers, they really need to start doing so, or else these mega fields we are seeing right now may become a distant memory.