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« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2008, 04:42:47 AM » |
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I meant to ask, why are there no more rebuys?
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« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2008, 04:49:27 AM » |
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Leave the rebuy crapshoots to Gala to sort out! I think shortening the opening times and days will get the place back buzzing again in a way that hasnt really been seen since the norweigans left. Still the best place around to play poker  Nice one Rob. |
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« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2008, 08:21:28 AM » |
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Rob There are not very many people who would do what you are doing around slowing down the commercial gain and I respect that a great deal. You have the insight to step back and see your club was turning into something you did not intend and are obviously the kind of man who can be self critical and balanced. Its a very credible thing to do. I visited DTD and loved it. It was pretty anonymous- some people like that but that can create the behaviour problems you desribed. I take my hat off to you because sometimes it feels like the world is a greedy place and I glad your dream doesnt subscribe to that. Maybe the next time I visit I can get a masterclass from Aces as Fran says hes pretty good All the best to you for the future and DTD can only be better for what you are doing. Mad |
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« Reply #33 on: July 29, 2008, 11:25:39 AM » |
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Leave the rebuy crapshoots to Gala to sort out! Re-buys I can take them or leave them (ditto live poker) but I don’t agree that they’re crapshoots. Re-buys generally create deeper stacks in the freezeout period which should make the game less or a crapshoot and also should give a greater edge to a ‘better’ player. I guess the main drawback of re-buys is that they kinda go against poker’s ethos in the sense that someone can in essence buy a stack if their pockets are deep enough, whereas in a freezeout the only edge a good player has on a inferior player is his skill not his wallet. |
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« Reply #34 on: July 29, 2008, 12:06:48 PM » |
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[ ] £20 unlimited rebuy is a good tournament - The return of £75 freezeout on a friday has made my week
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« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2008, 12:22:29 PM » |
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Leave the rebuy crapshoots to Gala to sort out! Re-buys I can take them or leave them (ditto live poker) but I don’t agree that they’re crapshoots. Re-buys generally create deeper stacks in the freezeout period which should make the game less or a crapshoot and also should give a greater edge to a ‘better’ player. I guess the main drawback of re-buys is that they kinda go against poker’s ethos in the sense that someone can in essence buy a stack if their pockets are deep enough, whereas in a freezeout the only edge a good player has on a inferior player is his skill not his wallet. There are plenty of rebuys which are crapshoots, but generally I'd agree with you here. In a freezeout you have an edge with greater skill In a rebuy you have an edge with greater skill and a larger bankroll |
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« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2008, 12:33:42 PM » |
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Leave the rebuy crapshoots to Gala to sort out! Re-buys I can take them or leave them (ditto live poker) but I don’t agree that they’re crapshoots. Re-buys generally create deeper stacks in the freezeout period which should make the game less or a crapshoot and also should give a greater edge to a ‘better’ player. I guess the main drawback of re-buys is that they kinda go against poker’s ethos in the sense that someone can in essence buy a stack if their pockets are deep enough, whereas in a freezeout the only edge a good player has on a inferior player is his skill not his wallet. There are plenty of rebuys which are crapshoots, but generally I'd agree with you here. In a freezeout you have an edge with greater skill In a rebuy you have an edge with greater skill and a larger bankroll True I used to play in one such crapshoot at a casino in Bristol every once in a while. Not to de-rail this thread but since the 2005 gambling act did DTD (and do other poker rooms for that matter) allow you to re-buy straight away or did you still have to reach half your starting stack or below to re-buy? |
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« Reply #37 on: July 29, 2008, 01:23:32 PM » |
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[ ] It's fun travelling all the way to a casino/card club to play a recreational tournament and then getting knocked out on the first hand
[X] Rebuys make better 'play for fun' tournaments
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« Reply #38 on: July 29, 2008, 02:24:44 PM » |
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I love rebuys and don't get all the "there is no skill in it" nonsense. Given the choice between a 50£ freezeout or a tenner rebuy the rebuy wins every time for me.
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« Reply #39 on: July 29, 2008, 02:29:58 PM » |
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I love rebuys and don't get all the "there is no skill in it" nonsense. Given the choice between a 50£ freezeout or a tenner rebuy the rebuy wins every time for me.
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« Reply #40 on: July 29, 2008, 02:31:40 PM » |
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I love rebuys and don't get all the "there is no skill in it" nonsense. Given the choice between a 50£ freezeout or a tenner rebuy the rebuy wins every time for me.
The players who frequent DTD voted with their feet. £50 freezeouts get up to 150+ runners, £30R/£50LR/£100R were struggling to get over 30/40. I'm sure they do well...I am just saying, I love a good rebuy |
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« Reply #41 on: July 29, 2008, 03:30:49 PM » |
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I love rebuys and don't get all the "there is no skill in it" nonsense. Given the choice between a 50£ freezeout or a tenner rebuy the rebuy wins every time for me.
The players who frequent DTD voted with their feet. £50 freezeouts get up to 150+ runners, £30R/£50LR/£100R were struggling to get over 30/40. Is that not more to do with the amount of the buy-in rather than whether rebuy/freezeout? For someone who has a budget of £50 per week/month whatever for poker, those rebuys are all prohibitive. I'll bet a £10 rebuy would easily make 150+ |
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« Reply #42 on: July 29, 2008, 04:03:43 PM » |
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The lack of numbers in the £50 re-buy was having a major effect on the cash games aswell. Last tuesday by midnight there was only a 50/1 table and 2/2 omaha which is a big dissapointment if people are going down specifically for cash games.
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« Reply #43 on: July 29, 2008, 04:33:28 PM » |
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Hi, does anyone know if the omaha/holdem game is still on tonight? tnx.
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« Reply #44 on: July 29, 2008, 04:51:20 PM » |
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Hi, does anyone know if the omaha/holdem game is still on tonight? tnx.
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