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Buyin Amount for Online Series Events?
swordfish:
I think the idea of a higher buy-in game monthly is a bad idea. Bear in mind that everyone is playing for leaderboard points, not just hard cash. So to have a game that excludes those who cannot afford a bigger buy-in means that the playing field is no longer level, as they would not be able to play for the points in that game. I"m sure this is not what APAT would want. $20 is a good number, most players can afford it, and the prizes are tasty enough when you get to the business end.
The idea of having different levels for different bankrolls is a nice concept, but it"s just overcomplicating things. The current setup seems to be working just fine IMO.
Jon MW:
I"m not wholly against the idea of scoring points off of a monthly $50 (or even $100, but definitely no more) tournament.
But if this was considered a problem then APAT could always run these monthly tournaments for APAT members only - but as non-championship, non-scoring events.
GAIGAN:
The main reason I joined APAT was because the buy-ins are so reasonable. You have to consider something like this...I am not old, but a few years ago, I had a serious accident which prevents me from working. I basically live off of SOCIAL SECURITY which isn"t much. I play poker online to supplement my income. By raising the buy-ins to $100 would mean I couldn"t play. And I"m not the only one in this situation. I"ve organized tournies on other sites & alot of people had trouble playing with just a $5 or $10 buy-in. Please don"t take the attitude that, "Well, they shouldn"t be playing then." To some, it"s the only life they have.
GAIGAN
kinboshi:
No reason why a monthly $50 event couldn"t be completely separate from the main APAT series.
It could be the FA Cup to the Premiership league.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: kinboshi on July 06, 2007, 22:11:15 PM ---
No reason why a monthly $50 event couldn"t be completely separate from the main APAT series.
It could be the FA Cup to the Premiership league.
--- End quote ---
A knock out cup?
Sounds like a Heads Up Shootout tournament?
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