blondepedia Comp

[matt674]

Don't forget folks that there is free merchandise up for grabs if anyone is up for entering a short and genuine bio into the competition.

I am definately entering, its just i wanna be in the zone for it and that could take upto 2 weeks!

whens the deadline??

the official deadline is 4 week's from this post (so, 13th July), but I may bring it forward once people start sending entries.

Plenty of time though.

FYP

[tikay]

Don't forget folks that there is free merchandise up for grabs if anyone is up for entering a short and genuine bio into the competition.

I am definately entering, its just i wanna be in the zone for it and that could take upto 2 weeks!

whens the deadline??

the official deadline is 4 week's from this post (so, 13th July), but I may bring it forward once people start sending entries.

Plenty of time though.

FYP

We have had a LOT of Entries, but as per snoops request, they are mostly sent by PM.

[snoopy1239]

For some reason, we're low on Jamie Gold entries - so come on peeps, lets have some genuine ones for last year's WSOP Main Event winner.

[TightEnd]

For some reason, we're low on Jamie Gold entries - so come on peeps, lets have some genuine ones for last year's WSOP Main Event winner.

correction, you are low on sensible Jamie Gold entries

you have several that repeat the words cardrack and luckbox 160 times!

[The_nun]

Was it true what I heard from a dealer in Vegas recently that the final table of last years wsop main event failed to drop the dealers a dollar?...

[AndrewT]

Was it true what I heard from a dealer in Vegas recently that the final table of last years wsop main event failed to drop the dealers a dollar?...

The final table players last year collectively paid over $1,000,000 to the dealers. (I think, if my maths is right).

[The_nun]

Well that's good then, i was only quoting what some peeps incl deaer was saying recently about Jamie Gold. I can not say if it was true as was not there...

[AndrewT]

Well that's good then, i was only quoting what some peeps incl deaer was saying recently about Jamie Gold. I can not say if it was true as was not there...

Bear in mind that when I say they paid over $1m to the dealers, they had no say in this. 2.7% of the prize pool went to the dealers - the players never saw this money.

So whilst a dealer may moan that Jamie Gold never gave the dealers anything, he did in fact give them over $300,000.

[The_nun]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

[tikay]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

They also said they'd improve the structures this year......

[Royal Flush]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

They also said they'd improve the structures this year......

They have haven't they?

[tikay]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

They also said they'd improve the structures this year......

They have haven't they?

I am aware thety have doubled the Starting Chips, but removed some Levels. I don't know if that equates to "improved", but it well may.

[dino1980]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

They also said they'd improve the structures this year......

They have haven't they?

I am aware thety have doubled the Starting Chips, but removed some Levels. I don't know if that equates to "improved", but it well may.

They haven't IMO - I imagine it might give players a little bit more play at the beginning of the lower buy-in events, but if you use Arnold Snyder's Poker Tournament Formula spreadsheet (essentially it equates how long it'd take you to blind off without playing a hand) there is virtually no difference.

A $1500 event last year (starting chips 1500, blinds 25-25, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, one hour levels) has a patience factor of 14.06 - blind off time 3.75hrs

A $1500 event this year (starting chips 3000, blinds 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 100-200/25) has a patience factor of 14.93, blind off time 3.86hrs.

However the real bite, apparently, is coming at the FT with them lasting approx half the time (did someone post this on blonde from 2+2 or do i read too many fourms?)

FWIW if you put the structre for the Venetian DeepStack's $330 thru the tournament formula gizmo (40 minute levels, 6000 chips, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 100-200/25 etc) it's patience factor is 14.79.

Now considering the Venentian's $1000 deepstacks (and $500?) give you 10,000 chips and one hour levels it's not hard to see why many players are heading there.

[tikay]

Very nice ..I think i  wil become a dealer....They also said thst this year it would be constructered differently to accomodate the dealers better..wow ..............

They also said they'd improve the structures this year......

They have haven't they?

I am aware thety have doubled the Starting Chips, but removed some Levels. I don't know if that equates to "improved", but it well may.

They haven't IMO - I imagine it might give players a little bit more play at the beginning of the lower buy-in events, but if you use Arnold Snyder's Poker Tournament Formula spreadsheet (essentially it equates how long it'd take you to blind off without playing a hand) there is virtually no difference.

A $1500 event last year (starting chips 1500, blinds 25-25, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, one hour levels) has a patience factor of 14.06 - blind off time 3.75hrs

A $1500 event this year (starting chips 3000, blinds 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 100-200/25) has a patience factor of 14.93, blind off time 3.86hrs.

However the real bite, apparently, is coming at the FT with them lasting approx half the time (did someone post this on blonde from 2+2 or do i read too many fourms?)

FWIW if you put the structre for the Venetian DeepStack's $330 thru the tournament formula gizmo (40 minute levels, 6000 chips, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 100-200/25 etc) it's patience factor is 14.79.

Now considering the Venentian's $1000 deepstacks (and $500?) give you 10,000 chips and one hour levels it's not hard to see why many players are heading there.

Great Post dino, thanks for that. The Venetian it is, then!

What would that magical Formula come up with for the Midlands Meltdown? 15k starting chips, all Levels, & 1 hour clock? Is it freely available on the Net? I must say, I'm intrigued by such a Formula, & it may be what I'm looking for to optimise my Live event schedule. What "hands per hour" assumption does the learned Snyder use? Also, is there an Online (adjusted presumably) version?

Most players seem to just follow the crowd, & go where the big money Events are, (sometimes without even knowing the structure!) but I've at last realised (prompted by Red), that finding Tourneys - the buy-in is irrelevant really - wirth structures that suit my pedestrian game, is the key element in Game selection, & is serving me well.

[dino1980]

There is an online adjustement built in: there's simply a box where you put a y or n in. I'll pm you the link to the site where you can download the spreadsheet.

Tikay by the way I don't know the structure of the Bellagio Cup Events as the $1000+ entry fee is far too high for me. I imagine Rob S amongst others will be able to fill you in though.

Btw on July 2nd/3rd Binions is holding $500 NLHE events with 10,000 chips and 40 minute levels.