Poker Forum > Live Poker
suzanne:
Thanks for the rail guys, much appreciated. It was a fantastic trip :)
Have to agree with the comments made though. Expenses for me were around £200 with train/last minute hotel etc so goal number 1 was to try and cover costs. Coming 26th I cashed for £300 but the reality is with the stack I had going into day 2 I would have been financially better off if I hadnt turned up and blinded away, in fact there was quite a few that did this. I decided to do the trip in the end for the experience and a shot at some major cash and I gave it my best.
Fortunately I cashed in the 25XL too which made it a bit more profitable ;D
TightEnd:
Rob was asked about this payout post event
Amongst the comments he made were that
- "We paid 260 out of 2600. 50% players have won in for 55p or 5.50, so the min cash is lot to them"
In his blog he says that
"the average player had 1.7 attempts, so 1530 unique players took part. It's important to keep a track on the number of re-entries in relation to the number of flights, because the idea of giving plenty of online and live opportunities is not to boost the prizepool by increasing the average spend per head, but to increase the options for players to get involved. Of course, some Grand Prix fans played as many flights as they could, but in reality, must took a shot with just 1 bullet won through our 55p and £5 online feeder structure, which qualified over 50% of the total entries."
In essence its a grass roots poker event, paying 10% of the field and the min cash is a huge return for a fair proportion of the field emanating from those qualifying for very little"
Nice to see you again Suzanne/Richard
Sugar_Free:
--- Quote from: TightEnd on February 13, 2014, 15:45:28 PM ---
In essence its a grass roots poker event, paying 10% of the field and the min cash is a huge return for a fair proportion of the field emanating from those qualifying for very little"
--- End quote ---
For those living nearby, then yes. For others who have to pay say £70 petrol and £30-40 B&B, not so much
TightEnd:
As he says "for a fair proportion of the field".
What would we like? pay 5% of the field? take £10k off the top and distribute it to the min cashers?
Thought the payout was ok given the scale of the event
Sugar_Free:
--- Quote from: TightEnd on February 13, 2014, 15:59:26 PM ---
As he says "for a fair proportion of the field".
What would we like? pay 5% of the field? take £10k off the top and distribute it to the min cashers?
Thought the payout was ok given the scale of the event
--- End quote ---
I agree, it is what it is. Those that live nearby-ish and min-cashed were probably very happy, those who live further away that I have heard from both here and elsewhere will think twice about playing again.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version