Winter Poker League Discussion
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My only real gripe about the current poker league (and you did address this, GF) is the seat-of-the-pants scheduling. So far it has worked out for me, but there have been a couple of times that it would have saved me a lot of stress to know exactly when the game was going to happen (summer is always a tough season, schedule wise.) If there were a regularly occurring time (say, 5 pm on the third Saturday of the month, just for example) it would make scheduling easier for the individual, and I think fewer people would commit, only to later back out. Last minute conflicts are always going to be a factor, but it might help.
Also, my willingness to part with a triple digit league buy-in will vacillate depending on how well I am doing moment to moment. I've been wicked cold the last two games, so right now I'm less inclined to want to dig deep.
My .02
Also, my willingness to part with a triple digit league buy-in will vacillate depending on how well I am doing moment to moment. I've been wicked cold the last two games, so right now I'm less inclined to want to dig deep.
My .02
I definitely don't see getting two tables worth of players if the league fee is $100. I'm thinking $40-$50.
I'm completely with you on the schedule. It hasn't been a huge issue, but with a paid up-front league fee I could see a person being pretty upset if it just so happened that multiple games were scheduled when they couldn't make it and basically took them out of the running for 1st place in the league.
It leaves a lot of room for a person to feel like the league is not fair. If it seemed to them like every month the date that worked best for them was dismissed and most the other players picked the dates that didn't work well for them. And we have 8 players, every additional person makes it that much harder to find a good date for everyone.
So I think I'm moving away from the idea of a ToC.
If we do get between 16-20 players I'd like to pay out at least the top 5 for the league prize pool. But I absolutely want to be able to pay 1st place $1000. I'll have to play with the numbers to figure out how many players we'll need in order to guarantee that.
If we do get between 16-20 players I'd like to pay out at least the top 5 for the league prize pool. But I absolutely want to be able to pay 1st place $1000. I'll have to play with the numbers to figure out how many players we'll need in order to guarantee that.
I have created a group on facebook for this league. I will be providing details there and will no longer be discussing the league or providing updates on jazzfanz.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
The Winter Poker League Group has 9 members (that does not mean they are league members) and I think we'll start accepting league memberships in September.
If you are interested in the Winter Poker League at all please join that group. Initial league membership will be limited to 18-20 people.
The winter poker league is gonna be good.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
If you are interested in the Winter Poker League at all please join that group. Initial league membership will be limited to 18-20 people.
The winter poker league is gonna be good.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
Okay, so an update. please see the group "Winter Poker League" and the details I've provided there. Looking for at least 16 players so that 1st place in the league get's $1000 min. I'm pretty dead set on this setting the standard for home poker leagues. This is going to be a good league.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/500550536801490/
A change I'm considering is that for non-league players they can either, A) pay an additional $10 which will go towards league membership per game played until they have played 5 games and paid the $50 league membership, or B) Not pay the extra $10 and be ineligible for league membership.
This would mean that all of an " ineligible" players buy-in would go towards the prize pool for that game, none of it would go towards the league prize pool. In contrast, if a player opted to remain eligible by paying the extra $10 both their $10 non-member money and the $10 portion of their $40 buy-in would go to the league prize pool.
I don't want to discourage non-league member participation.
As an alternative we could also have "ineligible" players only buy-in for $30, but I don't want to discourage league membership.
I cannot (and as a league, "we" cannot) have any financial gain by providing these games. If that makes sense.
This would mean that all of an " ineligible" players buy-in would go towards the prize pool for that game, none of it would go towards the league prize pool. In contrast, if a player opted to remain eligible by paying the extra $10 both their $10 non-member money and the $10 portion of their $40 buy-in would go to the league prize pool.
I don't want to discourage non-league member participation.
As an alternative we could also have "ineligible" players only buy-in for $30, but I don't want to discourage league membership.
I cannot (and as a league, "we" cannot) have any financial gain by providing these games. If that makes sense.
Seriously? That really sucks. You're the heart and soul of this thing!
Yeah, it does stuck. I know that over five games Austin has had to take half an occurrence three times for leaving early on Saturday. I've been lucky but party of that is because I usually work out splitting my overtime with a couple other people. But they don't give us any notice and overtime is just going to go up so it just isn't going to work.