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Originally Posted by carlo
Seniors 2018/ 5000 chips
1) 0 225 225 11) 2400 4500 31725
2) 0 450 675 12) 4800 5400 41925
3) 0 675 1350 13) 4800 7200 53925
4) 600 675 2625 14) 7200 9000 70125
5) 600 900 4125 15) 9600 10800 90525
6) 1200 1350 6675 16) 12000 13500 116025
7) 1200 1800 9675 17) 12000 18000 146025
8) 1800 2250 13725 18) 12000 22500 180525
9) 2400 2700 18825 19) 24000 27000 231525
10) 2400 3600 24825 20) 24000 36000 291525
Seniors 2019/20000 chips
1) 0 600 600 11) 4800 7200 51000
2) 0 900 1500 12) 6000 9000 66000
3) 600 900 3000 13) 7200 10800 84000
4) 900 1200 5100 14) 9000 13500 106500
5) 1200 1800 8100 15) 12000 18000 136500
6) 1500 2400 12000 16) 15000 18000 174000
7) 1800 2700 16500 17) 18000 27000 219000
8) 2400 3600 22500 18) 24000 36000 279000
9) 3000 4500 30000 19) 30000 45000 354000
10) 3600 5400 39000 20) 36000 54000 444000
The calculation is 3 rounds per hour and the columns are ante,small blind+big blind, running total .
Important to notice that at level #'s 5/6 the 2018 tournament will reach the initial stack size . In the 2019 tournament this level is reached at #'s 7/8. Using this as a guide line it can be said that the 2018 tournament is more precipitant as the 2019 tournament gives the patient man a little more to work with, time wise.
But the above is not the total answer for if more chips are added to the 2018 tournament such as in the monster (15 k chips) the initial stack size level is reached between levels 8/9 which is more patience friendly than the 20K 2019 tournament.
the series has always given a paucity of chips in their tournaments as witnessed by the 5K in the seniors.
My impression is that the structure of the preponderance of tournaments in this range has the **same structure** with a difference in chips. ie,
$1000,$1500,$2500,$ 5000 . I didn't check them all but those I did check showed the same structure.
Likewise the 2019 structures are the same with differences in chips.
And so, regardless as to the argument as to relief for the dealers evaluation of the **structures** in each year reveals that the 2019 structures are chip gobblers as apposed to the 2018 variety.
Examples are at level #9 the accumulations are 18825 (2018) and 30000( 2019).
Level #15 is 90525(2018) and 136500(2019).
Level #20 which is about the end of day #2 we have 291525(2018) and 444000 (2019).
A player friendly effect , for example in the seniors ,could have been effected by starting with 10K chips to which the run out level is between 7/8 as is the 2019 with 20K chips.
Examine the numbers and the light will show that these numbers are divorced from the method of taking the so called ante and so what we have received in 2019 is a structure which is faster than previous. When I say "faster" I mean that forced entry(s) which are not a function of a players ability or lack thereof, are higher in the new structure.
It is possible that some will like the new as some do like tournaments which are more like the old turbo but I'm not calling the new "turbos" but for want of a better word I'll use the words "patience precipitator" .oh well lol
Of note is that a comparison of the totals at each level are at the range of 1.5 new/old. Example is that at level #10 the old is 24825 and the new is 39000. 39000/24825 = 1.57 .
Prior to this methodology many tournaments around town gave large amounts of chips in the same range of 2019 with the old structures but again that quality would have to be clarified for each venue.
Again the structure is not the same as the placement of the big blind by the dealer. Of course the difficulties brought out by many such as tables falling to the 6 man level as apposed to 9 men still stands out with the added feature of a structure which gobbles more chips than the old. finis