+1. All the WSOP events <= $1,000 have much less play this year. With the new blind structure, the cost per round more than triples from level 2 to 3! It goes from 150 (50/100) to 475 (75/150 + 25 ante * 10 seats). Antes will start in level 3 already instead of level 5 from previous years. The event I played last year will probably be ITM in Day 1 this year, instead of several hours into Day 2.
For the $565-$1,000 NLHE events with 5,000 starting chips, which most recreational players will take their WSOP shot at, such as the Colossus, Ladies, Seniors, Tag Team and Casino Employees, this means that you are already in the Orange Zone by level 3 compared to level 5 before. The Patience Factor worsens from 30.51 to 21.12. The blind-off time (world's most patient player) worsens from 5.52 hours to 4.6.
Anyway, thanks for all the work. I shall use it a lot, along with the spreadsheets of SpaceyFCB and Arnold Snyder.
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Originally Posted by RedOak
I like the effort you put into this, but I just feel skipping the first few levels misses a lot. The WSOP for 2016 is changing 3 levels before level 5 that really cut down the blind off time. Using Arnold Synder's Poker tournament formula, the skill rating goes from 30 to 19 in a 1k event, but by using your calculator, the skill level actually goes up since one of the later levels has a slight ante or blind decrease.
Please consider an alternative to your method that takes into account all the early levels.