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Cash Tour - Finalised Format for Leg 3 - UKCOAP, Nottingham
MintTrav:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on August 14, 2013, 15:02:19 PM ---
It"s the pedant in me that says that if I make 100% profit and you only make 50%....then I"m better than you at making a profit regardless of the actual cash amount.
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Actually, I agree. I whipped Isildur"s ass last week. We were playing at the same time, though not actually on the same table. I turned my $100 into $150 for a 50% profit, while he failed to make any more than a 25% profit on his $1m.
SirPercival:
Is anyone else still confused?
John asked a question and the answer was "yes we"ll do it that way" from Mark.
So £50 starting stack ends phase 1 with £200
£200 starting stack ends phase 1 with £375
Who goes to final?
What if £200 stack was £345?
KarmaDope:
--- Quote from: SirPercival on August 14, 2013, 22:34:06 PM ---
Is anyone else still confused?
John asked a question and the answer was "yes we"ll do it that way" from Mark.
So £50 starting stack ends phase 1 with £200
£200 starting stack ends phase 1 with £375
Who goes to final? Player 2 from how I read it
What if £200 stack was £345? Player 1 then, he has made £5 more
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Assuming my answers are correct above - the player buying in for £200 has an advantage but it stops a ridiculous situation where someone who buys in for £50, only has one bullet and makes money doesnt make the FT whereas a player buying in for £200 and losing £10 does!
MarkTheShark:
It was not a case of John asks a question and i changed my mind - as said, i was caught off guard by Paulie"s question which was valid and simply didnt think it through properly - keying on the percentage increase element, which is not what this is about.
To qualify for the FT, it will be the 8 most profitable stacks and will be a simple calculation.
Total stack less amount of buyin(s) - which will either be 50, 100, 150 or 200. This will be known at the absolute latest with 5 hands to play.
The 8 largest profit elements will proceed to the FT with their WHOLE STACK and continue to play on - everyone else will cash out. If there is a tie on the 8th place position where two players have made the same amount of profit (which could have happened as said with it being Stack Sizes) then i see no reason why one should be given preference over the other - they have both done equally as well so both should proceed - unless one wishes not to.
At the FT the winning objective is BIGGEST OVERALL STACK. We like the change in principle, giving players - all of whom are in profit and (i dare say) will have sizeable stacks - a different mindset then of the approach to the FT, with higher blinds. As has been said, there is nothing to say we have to be consistent from one Phase to another and I certainly agree with that.
Simply put - you sit - or by last 5 hands have bought in for - £200 and end up with £280 = £80 profit
You sit with just £50 and hand back 3 tokens with last 5 hands to play and end up with £140 = £90 profit. This player gains the higher placing. By virtue of the fact that he has gained more money in the session than the previous player.
We feel this gives lower staked players or those without means to buy in for the max an equal (or certainly fairer) shot at making the FT than those with simply more cash to utilise.
I hope this is quite clear now.
Fatcatstu:
That sounds like the most sensible approach to it to me, Mark :) good call
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