PokerOwned March Madness upgrade idea

[Zab]

Consolidated here:


Think March Madness.. Field of 64 with brackets..

So the idea I am getting is, the first 64 people who want to sign up, fill in the spots.. If we only get 50 then people will get byes in the first round..

Ok imagine a bracket: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...Bdzp7itxmRik-g

You get randomly seeded...

What we do is make it a LLB challenge..

Example: Lets say you are seeded against Prawney. Rivdee vs Prawney

- THE FIRST tournament that BOTH of you play in together, whoever Lasts Longer than the other wins and advances to the next round (Tomorrow)

- If neither of you play in the same tournament, whoever finishes higher for the day (5th place vs 15th place etc, 5th place advances)

- If neither of you play at all today, winner determined by coin flip <-- To be fixed

- In the event of a tie, whoever finished in a higher place with a larger field (5th place - 80 person field vs 5th place 60 person field, the 80 person field would advance)


Wednesday - Monday field of 64 starts to be filled for the next week
Round 1- Monday (Down to 32)
Round 2- Tuesday (Down to 16)
Round 3- Wednesday (Down to 8)
Round 4- Thursday (Down to 4)
Round 5 - Friday (Down to 2)
Round 6 - Saturday (Winner)

[Zab]

Lets move the conversation here

[rivdee]

Good. So all we need is the entry fee and the break down in prizes

[azreal1]

ok i think we should have a high and a low roller thing for this if possible...say the low roller is 100 points to enter high roller is 1,000 points to enter you can only enter one or the other each week

[Zab]

ok i think we should have a high and a low roller thing for this if possible...say the low roller is 100 points to enter high roller is 1,000 points to enter you can only enter one or the other each week

1000 points to get 64 people? Wont happen

I am thinking one thats 100-150 points and one thats like 25 points

[gpahren]

1000 points to get 64 people? Wont happen

I am thinking one thats 100-150 points and one thats like 25 points

I think one with 150 and one with 25 is good. I also don't see any reason why someone should be prohibited from entering both.

[Zab]

I think one with 150 and one with 25 is good. I also don't see any reason why someone should be prohibited from entering both.

Im debating entering both and multiple entries.. but that could get sticky

[rghy2]

1000 points to get 64 people? Wont happen

I am thinking one thats 100-150 points and one thats like 25 points

This sounds like alot of fun, I'll definitely play. Since it's a promotion over several days, I think 100 is a good price that most people can afford, 25 is too low. I think the higher one should be worth more, even if it isn't quite 1000. Maybe 250-500. I would always spring 100 points for this, and if I had enough extra points I would occasionally play a higher one.

Another suggestion is to have a bracket that starts so that it covers the weekend since that's when more people seem to play. If it's a 5 day bracket, have it start Wednesday. That way people may be motivated to go ahead and play on wed/thurs for that chance that they will still be in it on the weekend. I think you will be more likely to increase traffic this way instead of catering to the grinders that are already playing all week.

[Zab]

This sounds like alot of fun, I'll definitely play. Since it's a promotion over several days, I think 100 is a good price that most people can afford, 25 is too low. I think the higher one should be worth more, even if it isn't quite 1000. Maybe 250-500. I would always spring 100 points for this, and if I had enough extra points I would occasionally play a higher one.

Another suggestion is to have a bracket that starts so that it covers the weekend since that's when more people seem to play. If it's a 5 day bracket, have it start Wednesday. That way people may be motivated to go ahead and play on wed/thurs for that chance that they will still be in it on the weekend. I think you will be more likely to increase traffic this way instead of catering to the grinders that are already playing all week.

Would you rather see it START on Saturday (Ending on a Thursday) or Start on a Tuesday (Ending on a Sunday)

[rghy2]

Would you rather see it START on Saturday (Ending on a Thursday) or Start on a Tuesday (Ending on a Sunday)

I will play it whenever it starts, but I'm thinking starting it on Thursday or Friday would work best. That's when players brains start switching into "weekend" mode. They might go ahead and sign up with the intention of putting some in over the weekend if they survive the first day or 2.