Alternative Tournament Schedule/Ideas

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08-05-2013, 12:23 AM
rivdee

Alternative Tournament Schedule/Ideas

In response to Zab's posts about the avg. number of players in each and the revised scheduled format, I propose the following solution to help:

Using Carbon and BCP as the examples, the prize pools escalate as the time in the day advances (the 10 PM Carbon pays more than the 1 PM Carbon, for example), as do the amount of competitors. What hasn't been mentioned is that we have more players on the weekends than we do during the week.

So instead of changing the times of the tournaments, why not make "special" weekend tournaments as follows:
- BCP games can be 20 bucks with a 90 pt entry (like Lock/Juicy) on Saturday/Sunday afternoon
- The Midnight EST game on BCP can be 30 with a 135 pt entry on Friday - Sunday
- The Friday/Saturday/Sunday late Carbon game should go up to 60 dollars (so the coupon would cost 200 - it would have to be a separate coupon)

Aside from the increases in our current format, here are two other ideas to drive traffic here:
- A revolving "featured" site each week with a dedicated time slot that could be the 8PM EST game all week with a $30 - $50 prize pool. If the goal is to expand business, you need to have a decent prize to drive people to the site that already play at whatever the "site of the week" is.
- A rotating schedule for the WSOPO (if we can get it back on track), where the prize pool can stay as it currently is (dont let me stop you from doubling it) but the tournament takes place on a different site each month. Carbon is nice because you can do a lot with a very little amount of money to attempt to grind (or just play recreational), but other sites like BCP make it tough to do anything with less than 6 bucks. Those bigger monthly tournaments there would be huge for the members here.

This is just a rough draft - but so was PO Madness a month ago :).

Sincerely,
Riv "The Human Genius" Dee
08-05-2013, 03:10 AM
azreal1

firstly there are less players on a weekend so i doubt zab would be doing that
i like the site of the week idea though but zabs never been one for increasing buy ins what he ideally wants is high prizepools low buy ins
the reason that wsopo is on merge is because of the coupon system so the rotating tourney idea wouldnt work until other sites get up 2 speed
08-05-2013, 03:13 AM
Pray4Spades

Quote:

Originally Posted by azreal1

firstly there are less players on a weekend so i doubt zab would be doing that
i like the site of the week idea though but zabs never been one for increasing buy ins what he ideally wants is high prizepools low buy ins
the reason that wsopo is on merge is because of the coupon system so the rotating tourney idea wouldnt work until other sites get up 2 speed

I agree, it's always better to have less tourneys with higher prize pools and lower buyins.
08-05-2013, 03:15 AM
Drywallman3

welp I think we should ask Ron Karkovice what to do from now on...........................
08-05-2013, 03:16 AM
azreal1

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Originally Posted by Drywallman3

welp I think we should ask Ron Karkovice what to do from now on...........................

wow this is SO helpful i mean its a really well thought out post, well writen and contributes loads to the subject at hand...JUST what id expect from a mod

-.-
08-05-2013, 03:19 AM
Drywallman3

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Originally Posted by azreal1

wow this is SO helpful i mean its a really well thought out post, well writen and contributes loads to the subject at hand...JUST what id expect from a mod

-.-

ty ty, now you see why you got passed up................. doh

seriously ask Riv later who I am referring to
08-05-2013, 03:21 AM
azreal1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drywallman3

ty ty, now you see why you got passed up................. doh

seriously ask Riv later who I am referring to

i don't care who you are referring to, keep ure private jokes to the chat box if you must, its bad enough with the euros spamming the forum without the mods doing the same :/

speaking of spam theres a post in the poof thread that needs deleting
08-05-2013, 03:24 AM
Drywallman3

Quote:

Originally Posted by azreal1

i don't care who you are referring to, keep ure private jokes to the chat box if you must, its bad enough with the euros spamming the forum without the mods doing the same :/

speaking of spam theres a post in the poof thread that needs deleting

I'm sorry Lord Assreal can you find it in you to forgive my wicked ways......................... and as for Pooffy's thread, she is a super mod
08-05-2013, 03:25 AM
azreal1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drywallman3

I'm sorry Lord Assreal can you find it in you to forgive my wicked ways......................... and as for Pooffy's thread, she is a super mod

i know shes a super mod O.o what im saying is that oh nvm ure an idiot
08-05-2013, 06:44 AM
abwil2

Quote:

Originally Posted by rivdee

In response to Zab's posts about the avg. number of players in each and the revised scheduled format, I propose the following solution to help:

Using Carbon and BCP as the examples, the prize pools escalate as the time in the day advances (the 10 PM Carbon pays more than the 1 PM Carbon, for example), as do the amount of competitors. What hasn't been mentioned is that we have more players on the weekends than we do during the week.

So instead of changing the times of the tournaments, why not make "special" weekend tournaments as follows:
- BCP games can be 20 bucks with a 90 pt entry (like Lock/Juicy) on Saturday/Sunday afternoon
- The Midnight EST game on BCP can be 30 with a 135 pt entry on Friday - Sunday
- The Friday/Saturday/Sunday late Carbon game should go up to 60 dollars (so the coupon would cost 200 - it would have to be a separate coupon)

Aside from the increases in our current format, here are two other ideas to drive traffic here:
- A revolving "featured" site each week with a dedicated time slot that could be the 8PM EST game all week with a $30 - $50 prize pool. If the goal is to expand business, you need to have a decent prize to drive people to the site that already play at whatever the "site of the week" is.
- A rotating schedule for the WSOPO (if we can get it back on track), where the prize pool can stay as it currently is (dont let me stop you from doubling it) but the tournament takes place on a different site each month. Carbon is nice because you can do a lot with a very little amount of money to attempt to grind (or just play recreational), but other sites like BCP make it tough to do anything with less than 6 bucks. Those bigger monthly tournaments there would be huge for the members here.

This is just a rough draft - but so was PO Madness a month ago :).

Sincerely,
Riv "The Human Genius" Dee

I think he already stated in his(zab) own thread that he doesnt/cant have separate coupons, one coupon buys into any and all games. So having a bigger buyin game isnt a option!
08-05-2013, 09:49 AM
rivdee

Quote:

Originally Posted by abwil2

I think he already stated in his(zab) own thread that he doesnt/cant have separate coupons, one coupon buys into any and all games. So having a bigger buyin game isnt a option!

Incorrect. There are an infinite amount of coupons Merge can generate.
08-05-2013, 09:51 AM
Zab

Little known fact: We have less players on weekends
08-05-2013, 09:52 AM
azreal1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zab

Little known fact: We have less players on weekends

already told him that zab keep up lol
08-05-2013, 09:55 AM
rivdee

I'm just trying to get the ball rollin with some new ideas.
08-05-2013, 10:50 AM
CUSTOMTABLES

Quote:

Originally Posted by rivdee

I'm just trying to get the ball rollin with some new ideas.

u have to have a idea "ball" for it to roll!!
08-05-2013, 11:20 AM
pierceisgod

I like this idea it seems to make sens for the amount of players in each tournament
08-05-2013, 11:35 AM
AZPLAYS11

I think the weekends are good for the larger tournaments. I would increase the prize pool on BCP to $20 like Bovada and Lock. It is worth the extra points for the bigger prize pool. I would like to see the Cabon tournaments on the weekend start at $35 and go up $5 each one. Increase the buy-in 10 points for each increase.
08-05-2013, 01:08 PM
gedupson

Quote:

Originally Posted by azreal1

firstly there are less players on a weekend so i doubt zab would be doing that
i like the site of the week idea though but zabs never been one for increasing buy ins what he ideally wants is high prizepools low buy ins
the reason that wsopo is on merge is because of the coupon system so the rotating tourney idea wouldnt work until other sites get up 2 speed

well said Az.
08-05-2013, 06:18 PM
sueco13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pray4Spades

I agree, it's always better to have less tourneys with higher prize pools and lower buyins.

lol i dont agree is better have more tourney small pools than 1 high for 1 winner.
08-06-2013, 12:42 AM
WILD

You have some good ideas. I definitely like the weekend carbon tournament idea, but I don't know if you'll get support for the 200 point buy in.