Poll: Start times for DTD Two Day events

[david3103]

2pm crushing it

But if all the votes for 2pm are in the 'prefer 2pm but will play if it starts at 5' category, and all the votes for 5pm are in the 'wouldn't play if it starts at 5' category then the vote is misleading for Rob and DTD.

[George2Loose]

Surely if people are voting for 5pm with their feet it should stay there?

[leethefish]

2 pm is the more popular choice

[david3103]

2 pm is the more popular choice

Either, with a preference for 2pm looks pretty significant. The poll is rather polarised by having just the two options.

[smashedagain]

I suggested to Rob last night that 2 starting flights might be better on the Saturday. Means added costs in dealer wages etc but if we save on the overlay then all is well. 

[johnb1]

I definitely have missed a number of 2pm start tournies that i would have played if they started later, so i prefer a 5pm start. That said i am still playing the next deepstack 2pm start.

[Fenix35]

Some places I've played in the states have had an 11am start for flight a and a 6pm start for flight b. Worked pretty well but 11am might be pushing it a little too early :p who knows!

[mfcrocker]

A 5pm start isn't enough to completely put me off some tournaments but there's some that I wouldn't bother with - slogging back to Bristol at stupid o'clock in the morning is no fun at all.

[Tommy Bingham]

For weekend torneys that play 1A, 1B and Day 2: 5/6PM start Fridays. 2PM Saturday. The bigger market is part time players, majority of which have a job. 5/6PM start gives time for people to commute down when they finish at 5. People who are tied up and cant make Saturday due to family commitments/other plans etc. can still play. Yes there is late reg. but alot of people hate turning up 5 levels late and enjoy the first few spewy levels! 2PM on Saturday so people who drive down can bag up, and have enough time to get a decent sleep without havin to cover costs of a hotel just for Day 2.

[david3103]

For weekend torneys that play 1A, 1B and Day 2: 5/6PM start Fridays. 2PM Saturday. The bigger market is part time players, majority of which have a job. 5/6PM start gives time for people to commute down when they finish at 5. People who are tied up and cant make Saturday due to family commitments/other plans etc. can still play. Yes there is late reg. but alot of people hate turning up 5 levels late and enjoy the first few spewy levels! 2PM on Saturday so people who drive down can bag up, and have enough time to get a decent sleep without havin to cover costs of a hotel just for Day 2.

You do realise that a lot of us drive a lot longer than an hour to get to DTD?

[Tommy Bingham]

For weekend torneys that play 1A, 1B and Day 2: 5/6PM start Fridays. 2PM Saturday. The bigger market is part time players, majority of which have a job. 5/6PM start gives time for people to commute down when they finish at 5. People who are tied up and cant make Saturday due to family commitments/other plans etc. can still play. Yes there is late reg. but alot of people hate turning up 5 levels late and enjoy the first few spewy levels! 2PM on Saturday so people who drive down can bag up, and have enough time to get a decent sleep without havin to cover costs of a hotel just for Day 2.

You do realise that a lot of us drive a lot longer than an hour to get to DTD?

Yes, definately. What I mean is 5-6PM would be balanced.

Insted of starting at 2PM, where alot of people who head down after 5PM/work (with a 1 hour or even a 3 hour drive) arrive with a 30 big blind stack. It's meant to be a deepstack. And also, people are put off by not being there at the start.
Why not start at 8PM where a mass majority can play? Cus you have people getting home at 7AM, loads of dealers and staff costs to bear in mind who will be there till closing. No cash games after bagging up etc. It just wouldn't work to swing it all it either direction.

My point is, 5PM-6PM start gives on average, people time to head down to reach the start of the torney, or for longer commuters (including myself who sometimes have to drive 3 hours) time to register with a decent playable stack.