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What Day Should Online Series Games Be Played On?
KVNSTV:
When I say to the wife on a Saturday night I plan to sit down and play poker on the internet all night the look she shoots me could stop a Rhino in full charge. Having said that I do occasionally get the chance to dip into the online series and enjoy the games a lot.
I agree with Jon"s comments about the games needing to be on a Friday or Saturday to allow the maximum possible number of APAt member to play because the vast majority hold down regular jobs and this enables them to compete for the title.
I also think you have to consider those who work weekends and those who can"t commit to play enough tournaments to compete for the season championship. What I would like to see is a regular monthly tournament held on a rotating week day that offers an APAt season title for variety of different poker formats, quick example;
So 1st Monday in Jan APAt Season 2, 7 card stud championship
1st Tuesday in Feb Season 2 Omaha championship
1st Wednesday in March Season 2 Limit Hold'em championship
1st Thursday in April Season 2 Omaha Hi/Lo championship
1st Friday in May Season 2 Pot Limit Hold'em
The season title could become "The main event" with this other titles enabling others to compete in there favourite formats.
kinboshi:
I"m not sure the work argument discounts Sunday evening as a valid option though? Surely a counter-argument can be used to say that because most people work Monday-Friday, then Saturday night is the only night they can do things with their family, friends (not that I know what they are), and carry out other social commitments.
I"m a sad git, so I can play many of the Saturday tournaments. However, I have missed a few due to "unavoidable" events - such as weddings and the like.
If you "go" anywhere at a weekend, that makes Saturday night difficult - if not impossible. Anyone who works Mon-Fri will usually have to be back home for Sunday evening - and this seems to me to be the ideal time for an online poker tournament. As has been pointed out elsewhere, many other tournaments are played on a Sunday night. I guess start might have to be slightly earlier than 8 - maybe 7 or even 6 could be feasible?
It might be that one night suits a substantial number, and another night is better for a different group - again consisting of a large number of members. Surely the ideal solution is one that tries to accommodate as many members as possible - and this would suggest to me that the tournaments would need to be held on different days - maybe alternating between Saturday and Sunday?
As KVNSTV pointed out, having the tournaments on different nights might actually help to save a few marriages!
ClintonO:
Please avoid Sundays, there is far too many other poker events going on Sunday. Saturdays are working well
kinboshi:
--- Quote from: ClintonO on May 29, 2007, 16:52:03 PM ---
Please avoid Sundays, there is far too many other poker events going on Sunday. Saturdays are working well
--- End quote ---
No one is making a decision at the moment - we"re just putting together reasons and suggestions that can then be looked at in more detail and hopefully formalised and put to the members as a vote (and then a decision made with this information in hand).
Saturdays are working well for many - but might not be working well for others. Personally, I don"t mind. I have no social life...
Jon MW:
Although I don"t think alternating nights is a good idea overall, it might be worth trying it in Season 2 and contrasting the number of entries to give a pointer for a fixed night for subsequent seasons.
Having said that I prefer the idea of weekday and weekend tournaments with the top 15 results counting. Although it would be hard to register 15 results it highlights the fact that if you don"t get to enter every online and live event it doesn"t mean the end of your challenge.
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