The GUKPT Champion of Champions Event thread

[mondatoo]

The only thing you could change imo is have the vote pre tourney then everyone knows the payout structure and since it's a freeroll nobody could complain

[AlrightJack]

There were 16 no shows out of 125 players. Its actually still quite a good turnout for a freeroll. Last year we had 6 no shows out of a field of 92.  A lot of the no shows were people who are out of the country or live overseas or in remote parts of the UK.

Most online freerolls have a higher no show rate and you don't even have to get out of the house and go somewhere to play in them.

[mondatoo]

Out of interest how many extra players do you feel are attracted to playing an event with the champions freeroll added or is that not the only reason you do it,wp btw 

[The Camel]

I think putting it to a vote of the players was an excellent idea.

Maybe you should have an option where you had a payout structire like 1, but everyone received £100.

Also, weighting of votes is an excellent idea.

Hat's off to Grosvenor and Blue Squirrel for the added money.

[celtic]

I actually like what you and blue square done Jon. Well done.

[SirPerceval]

When I first heard about the 63 players getting paid option I thought it was madness, however when you look at the difference in the top prizes for the different options I think it's not so daft after all.

[AlrightJack]

The only thing you could change imo is have the vote pre tourney then everyone knows the payout structure and since it's a freeroll nobody could complain

I think the very fact that it is a freeroll means nobody should be complaining at all about which prize structure is chosen.

[mondatoo]

The only thing you could change imo is have the vote pre tourney then everyone knows the payout structure and since it's a freeroll nobody could complain

I think the very fact that it is a freeroll means nobody should be complaining at all about which prize structure is chosen.

Fair comment 

[Lucky]

deals not permitted


options were

Position    Opt 1      Position    Opt 2    Position    Opt 3
1    £30000         1    £25000         1    £25000
2    £20000         2    £15000         2    £15000
3    £15000         3    £10000         3    £10000
4    £10000         4    £8000         4    £75000
5    £7500         5    £6000         5    £5000
6    £5000         6    £5000         6    £4000
7    £4000         7    £4000         7    £3000
8    £3000         8    £3000         8    £2000
9    £2000         9    £2000         9    £1500
10    £1500         10-13  £1500         10-18 £1000
11    £1000         14-18 £1000         19-27 £750
12    £1000         19-26 £750         28-36 £500
                       27-36  £500         37-63 £250

Added value here!

[Ironside]

any of the winners from aberdeen make it down mr rabb?

[Doobs]

I don't really follow the argument, whereby I say the vote looks a terrible idea and therefore somehow I am slagging off grosvneor blue square for adding 600k to the pool or slagging off the tour/organisers etc.  It simply doesn't follow at all.

Just in case there is any doubt, Grosvenor poker tour good, £1000 buy in about right, new tournament layout for next year I like, tournament fees reasonable, structures good, Added money is very good.  Fella organising it seems friendly enough and always happy to chat!  In fact the whole thing seems far better than the stars equivalent in pretty much everyway.  I just didn't like the vote and the 63 players paid, and that is about my only complaint with the whole thing.

And FWIW I must have added about 10K to the prize pools of these over the years so I should get a say too  And I am sure I'll be back donating next year.

[GreekStein]

I don't really follow the argument, whereby I say the vote looks a terrible idea and therefore somehow I am slagging off grosvneor blue square for adding 600k to the pool or slagging off the tour/organisers etc.  It simply doesn't follow at all.

Just in case there is any doubt, Grosvenor poker tour good, £1000 buy in about right, new tournament layout for next year I like, tournament fees reasonable, structures good, Added money is very good.  Fella organising it seems friendly enough and always happy to chat!  In fact the whole thing seems far better than the stars equivalent in pretty much everyway.  I just didn't like the vote and the 63 players paid, and that is about my only complaint with the whole thing.

And FWIW I must have added about 10K to the prize pools of these over the years so I should get a say too   And I am sure I'll be back donating next year.

Good post.

I don't play in GUKPTs but can see it's a well organised tour and I comment Blue Square for running this event and adding the money.

However I don't think the way the voting system works is very good.

[BAM]

However, as always, thanks for all the constructive comments.

Who is Thomas Kremser?

BTW I love you Jon, good show, keep it going x

[Murph1984]

What's happening to the prizemoney won by the stacks of people that did not turn up?

[luther101]

What's happening to the prizemoney won by the stacks of people that did not turn up?

Nothing, the prizepool remains the same    ....     the entrants that turned up just had a few less competitors for it.