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Satellite or Clickfest?
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on March 18, 2009, 09:12:28 AM ---
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I think I saw some where that there are 200 seats for this event? Well if that is the case if there are only approx 25 satellite seats that leaves 175 for fastest finger. Is that right? I missed the clickfest for Cardiff, and will 95% miss it again on Thursday, surely it would be fairer to give more seats in the Sats. ...
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If you take seats away from the clickfest and give them to the satellites that makes it easier for you to get a seat.
So that"s what you mean by fair?
Because there are several people who either don"t play as well online, or who aren"t so good at satellites or who don"t play online poker at all.
Why is it fairer to make it easier for you to get a seat when it would make it harder for them to get one?
After all, these are live events.
So surely live players should be well represented.
Mikeyboy9361:
No I am not saying that, fair would be 50% clickfest, and 50% satellite. That is fair surely.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on March 18, 2009, 12:19:46 PM ---
No I am not saying that, fair would be 50% clickfest, and 50% satellite. That is fair surely.
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So the people who play online can
1. Try to win a satellite for 50% of the seats and if they fail
2. Try to get a seat (from 50%) through the clickfest
But the people who don"t play online can
1. Try to get a seat (from 50%) through the clickfest.
How is that fair for online players to get 2 chances for a seat to a live event
but live players only get 1 chance for a seat to a live event?
Chipaccrual:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on March 18, 2009, 12:19:46 PM ---
No I am not saying that, fair would be 50% clickfest, and 50% satellite. That is fair surely.
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With the numbers we get for the satellites though, a 50/50 split would mean the satellites would be as good as a direct buy-in.
For a normal National event
$20 satellite = 1 seat in 7.5
$10 satellite = 1 seat in 15
$5 rebuy = Nornally around 1 seat in 10 at worst
At the moment we offer a reasonable range of satellite methods to meet most people buy-in"s.
Swinebag:
i pretty much agree with Jons point. We dont want to be going down the virgin festival route.
But mikes point about reducing the expenses is valid.
£100 (the buy in for the main event) is pretty much $140 at the moment, so a $200 win in a sat gives $60 expenses.
I believe the overlay in prize is because BSQ have to account for fluctuations in the value of the pound against the dollar. Surely a prize of $160 would be enough to take this into account and would create a few more seats.
For other nationals (£75 buy in) the satellite prize is $150 where £75 gives $105 dollars. I"d imagine a prize of $120 would cover fluctuations in the money market adequately and would also create a few more seats.
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