Summer Shootout ideas...
Hey all,
With the summer weather making my place a boiler, I wanted some feedback on a second tournament series over the summer, that could run at the same time as the likely to return Heads-Up Championship. Here's the idea...
The Bristol Street Summer Shoot-Out (rough notes)
- Nine pre-lim matches of 9 players each.
- Winner of each moves on to the Final Table. (on a date decided at the beginning of the run)
- May only sign up for one pre-lim match at a time, but may play more than one pre-lim. May not play another pre-lim once you win a seat into the final table.
Buy-in / Pay-out proposal
Pre-Lim's : 5,000 chips to start, regular Bristol 20 minute blinds.
Buy-in: $20 ($180 prize pool)
1st: Entry to the Final Table
2nd-3rd: $20 (ie. free chance at another pre-lim if you so choose)
Final Table : 20,000 chips to start, regular Bristol 30 minute blind levels.
Buy-in: ($140 - the remainder from the pre-lim tables) ($1260 prize pool)
1st: (40%) $504.00
2nd: (23%) $289.80
3rd: (12%) $151.20
4th: (7%) $88.20
5th: (5.5%) $69.30
6th: (4.5%) $56.70
7th: (3.5%) $44.10
8th: (2.5%) $31.50
9th: (2.0%) $25.20
PoY Points:
I'm not sure exactly how to award points here as awarding points for an 81 person tournament seems a bit much for a double-shootout.
Basically, the idea is that we award the final table 1st - 9th, points based on an XX person tournament. For the pre-lim, 2nd-4th(ish) would also get awarded points. (Obviously, since you can play multiple pre-lims, only the high score you achieved would apply. Here's a sample.
Finals: 1-57 2-41 3-33 4-29 5-26 6-23 7-22 8-20 9-19
Pre-lims: 2-17 3-16 4-15 5->9-0
Other Notes:
The finals would definitely happen at Bristol Street, but I'd love to open pre-lims in other locations. (eg. If the Rocks wanted to host one of the pre-lims in Milton, that would be cool.)
The dates of the Finals would be pre-chosen and participation in the tournament means that you'd be free for the Finals. (I'm thinking one of the last couple weekends in August.) No showing the finals would count as a DQ and you'd be awarded last place. We could change this to being blinded out, but I don't that'd be fair to the other players.
The nice thing about this is that there's only 9 players in the basement at a time, which will keep things cooler.
Post your thoughts. If you're willing to host a pre-lim, please let me know, either on here or by PM, along with some sample dates in June / July that are good for you, and if there's some positive feedback, we'll make the official announcement in a week or so.
With the summer weather making my place a boiler, I wanted some feedback on a second tournament series over the summer, that could run at the same time as the likely to return Heads-Up Championship. Here's the idea...
The Bristol Street Summer Shoot-Out (rough notes)
- Nine pre-lim matches of 9 players each.
- Winner of each moves on to the Final Table. (on a date decided at the beginning of the run)
- May only sign up for one pre-lim match at a time, but may play more than one pre-lim. May not play another pre-lim once you win a seat into the final table.
Buy-in / Pay-out proposal
Pre-Lim's : 5,000 chips to start, regular Bristol 20 minute blinds.
Buy-in: $20 ($180 prize pool)
1st: Entry to the Final Table
2nd-3rd: $20 (ie. free chance at another pre-lim if you so choose)
Final Table : 20,000 chips to start, regular Bristol 30 minute blind levels.
Buy-in: ($140 - the remainder from the pre-lim tables) ($1260 prize pool)
1st: (40%) $504.00
2nd: (23%) $289.80
3rd: (12%) $151.20
4th: (7%) $88.20
5th: (5.5%) $69.30
6th: (4.5%) $56.70
7th: (3.5%) $44.10
8th: (2.5%) $31.50
9th: (2.0%) $25.20
PoY Points:
I'm not sure exactly how to award points here as awarding points for an 81 person tournament seems a bit much for a double-shootout.
Basically, the idea is that we award the final table 1st - 9th, points based on an XX person tournament. For the pre-lim, 2nd-4th(ish) would also get awarded points. (Obviously, since you can play multiple pre-lims, only the high score you achieved would apply. Here's a sample.
Finals: 1-57 2-41 3-33 4-29 5-26 6-23 7-22 8-20 9-19
Pre-lims: 2-17 3-16 4-15 5->9-0
Other Notes:
The finals would definitely happen at Bristol Street, but I'd love to open pre-lims in other locations. (eg. If the Rocks wanted to host one of the pre-lims in Milton, that would be cool.)
The dates of the Finals would be pre-chosen and participation in the tournament means that you'd be free for the Finals. (I'm thinking one of the last couple weekends in August.) No showing the finals would count as a DQ and you'd be awarded last place. We could change this to being blinded out, but I don't that'd be fair to the other players.
The nice thing about this is that there's only 9 players in the basement at a time, which will keep things cooler.
Post your thoughts. If you're willing to host a pre-lim, please let me know, either on here or by PM, along with some sample dates in June / July that are good for you, and if there's some positive feedback, we'll make the official announcement in a week or so.
Comments
How about a 2nd chance 2nd place table to make it to the final table. ie all players who finish in the 2nd spot in the first 9 matches play in a tourney to get a "bonus" 10th seat at the final table. Or even the 2nd and 3rd places who could play a double shootout or something like that. Realistically with the numbers that you normally pull in most players will be able to make it to 2 of the prelims (assuming you have one in Milton where you have a few new faces). A second chance game would be fun. (I'd be happy to run it) You could call it Bristol street's Tournament of not quite Champions!!
LOL, that new thing called a/c hasn't made it's way to Waterloo yet.... I'm sure in a few years they'll figure it out
I like what I see Rob, sounds like fun. I'd also be interested if one game took place in Miss/Milton area as it shaves about 40 minutes off my trek to Bristol.
Correct. If every pre-lim fills then that means a total of 81 people would have taken part in the tournament. Paying out each position at the final table is akin to paying out the top 10% of a tournament.
In reality the payouts are a little deeper than this as 2nd/3rd in the pre-lims would get their money back.
Here's a question; what do we do if a pre-lim does not attrack 9 people?
Let Mark, Josh and Cory rebuy.
I doubt you are going to have this problem, but you would then not pay 3rd I would guess.
In case of someone dropping out last minute (or not filling), just adjust the payout structure at the prelim. Maybe have 7 players min at the prelim requirement?
I'm in for a tourney in Bradford. (yep I'm so lazy I'll only go if it is within walking distance... hehe j/k)
I'd be interested in milton or mississauga as well.
Correct, that's why I'd like to get alternate places confirmed before I do an announcement.
/g2
Im IN!
as long as it is on a Sat after 5, sunday or monday!
Johnnie
ps...since I'll be in Europe until June 8, you may not here from me, but I'll try to check the forum from there.