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Re-Entry or No Re-Entry, that is the question
Swinebag:
--- Quote from: Hammerite on July 11, 2012, 22:06:11 PM ---
As the person quoted in the original post, I must say I was not party to these conversations over the weekend, and in no way was there any sour grapes from me that led to the conversation starting. I made the mistake of committing all my chips that early on in the tournament and paid a heavy price, but I have learnt from the experience and that can only make me a better player in the future, which is what playing Apat is all about to me, pitting yourself against some of the best amateur players in the country and trying to improve. Believe me I took enough stick in the Shelbourne Bar to last me a life time.
However I am against the Re-Entry option, as I feel all past Apat Champions have had to go through the freezeout option, and I just feel that in the unlikely event of me winning one, my achievement would somehow feel tainted to me if I had re-entered, to me it just would not seem right.
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well put Don.
I"ll be honest and let you know that I was horrified you stuck 300BBs in with KK and am glad that you will learn from the experience.
Not a fan of APAT events being re-entry. Bigger rolls have a license to gamble in the first few levels meaning a different dynamic and a possible unfair advantage to these players. The usual response to this would be that players should be rolled for 2 bullets or shouldn"t play, but this isn"t what APAT is about IMO.
Fatcatstu:
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on July 11, 2012, 22:25:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: Hammerite on July 11, 2012, 22:06:11 PM ---
As the person quoted in the original post, I must say I was not party to these conversations over the weekend, and in no way was there any sour grapes from me that led to the conversation starting. I made the mistake of committing all my chips that early on in the tournament and paid a heavy price, but I have learnt from the experience and that can only make me a better player in the future, which is what playing Apat is all about to me, pitting yourself against some of the best amateur players in the country and trying to improve. Believe me I took enough stick in the Shelbourne Bar to last me a life time.
However I am against the Re-Entry option, as I feel all past Apat Champions have had to go through the freezeout option, and I just feel that in the unlikely event of me winning one, my achievement would somehow feel tainted to me if I had re-entered, to me it just would not seem right.
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well put Don.
I"ll be honest and let you know that I was horrified you stuck 300BBs in with KK and am glad that you will learn from the experience.
Not a fan of APAT events being re-entry. Bigger rolls have a license to gamble in the first few levels meaning a different dynamic and a possible unfair advantage to these players. The usual response to this would be that players should be rolled for 2 bullets or shouldn"t play, but this isn"t what APAT is about IMO.
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Why anyone would want to play TWICE when Ger Smyth Snr is the tour guide of choice for APAT Abroad after poker excursions is well and truely beyond me.
Paulie_D:
--- Quote from: Fatcatstu on July 11, 2012, 22:31:56 PM ---
Ger Smyth Snr is the tour guide of choice for APAT Abroad after poker excursions ....
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True but he has the huge advantage of a great deal of pre-planning from the Guru.
deanp27:
I"d be in favour given my APAT record.
Not usually a fan but have been there when I have travelled 4 hours to get knocked out really early and think 1 second chance for a limited time would make me more likely to travel to APAT events again
Curlarge:
I think 1 re-entry up until the first break (seems to be standard) or 2 levels say, would be reasonable.
I suffered a runner, runner, "1 outa", at Cardiff having flopped the nuts, and ended up spending the next 4 hours doing nothing as the venue was too small to run their usual Saturday night game, and there were no cash games until 9pm.
I"m sure that this is an issue for some members, and it certainly has nothing to do with the mathmatics of whether someone should call within this period. It"s all about giving the best possible experience for the vast majority.
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