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Buyin Amount for Online Series Events?

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sharky_uk:
The current buyin amount for Online Series events is $20 + $2.

In another thread the idea of reducing the buyin to $5 was mentioned. If I win a tournament with over 150 entrants that takes almost 5 hours to complete I want a decent financial reward not just £100. If the buyin was reduced to $5 I would not play these events.

Personally I would like to see the buyin increased to about $50. Perhaps $5 and $10 satellites could be set up leading to the main event for players who do not want to buy in directly.

I would be interested to hear your views on the correct buyin amount for these games.

Divitts.:
I would agree that $5 is too low but i think that if it was raised to $50 it would result in fewer entries ,ultimately ending in less prize money.I would consider a raise in the entry fee if it meant more money places being paid.

kinboshi:
In another thread I suggested the idea of keeping the $20 tournaments on a weekly basis, but every 4th week (for argument"s sake) have a $50 buy-in tourney that obviously has a bigger prize pool, but also is worth more points on the leaderboard.

It might also be an idea to have two tiers of events, to suit different bankrolls - or even maybe three?  $5 events would be brilliant for beginners or those who don"t want to spend any more on their poker.

nosey-p:
$20 buy in is just about right, not to expensive for the beginner but still worth playing for the more experienced player (on avrega $1000)

we don"t need to make it complicated with different buy ins

RioRodent:

--- Quote from: nosey-p on May 29, 2007, 19:39:43 PM ---
$20 buy in is just about right, not to expensive for the beginner but still worth playing for the more experienced player (on avrega $1000)

we don"t need to make it complicated with different buy ins

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I also think that $20 (+$2) is the right level for the target audience - Amateurs.

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