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Shootout Tournament

EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
edited April 2011 in Poker Chat
Basically an MTT played as a series of sit n gos. That is to say, you never move table, as players are eliminated. Once each table has a single "winner", then those winners all form new 6 player sit n go tables until we reach a final table.

It may well have to work "a la" SURVIVOR whereby you play on the same night over a series of weeks - perhaps 2 levels per night.

Buy in could be at any level, or even different levels each night of the week.

Comments

  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    A big THANK YOU to the "wibble wibble" voter.
  • delaney09delaney09 Member Posts: 1,145
    edited April 2011
    i like this idea
    moving tables when you are on the perfect table can be rather annoying and the levels of BI's from micro to high is a good idea to

    only one problem fire the guy who made your poll lol like this 'Ieda' haha but yeah i like this some what survivor about it but in an STT sort of format
  • callumtrescallumtres Member Posts: 45
    edited April 2011
    Love the idea of shootout tourny's
  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    I think other sites may have shootouts, but the STT meets MTT appeals to me.
  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    Shameless bump.
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,650
    edited April 2011


    I do like the concept but it may have to have a cap on the number of players as to not put off potential players who may not be able to commit to numerous weeks on the bounce. I have still voted yes (after putting a pair of my fav socks in my gob!) :)
  • lcfcfan14lcfcfan14 Member Posts: 226
    edited April 2011
    Like this idea Graham

    Was going to post an almost identical idea but you beat me to it!
  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    Thanks, Alan - the socks suit you. To make it a decent tournament (rather than a shove-fest) the blinds need to be reasonable. I would have thought 2 levels per night (meaning dividing the field by 36) is possible, so 2 weeks of play should do it. In order to make the numbers work, there might have to be some jiggery pokery. I think restricting to 216 works (2 levels before final table) and might even make it a one evening event (we are unlikely to ever get 1296 entries).
  • TENOFSPADETENOFSPADE Member Posts: 426
    edited April 2011
    i voted no .ive played these before and if im not mistaken ,ive been kept waiting for ages for the other tables to finish ........it was boring imo
  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    There is that risk, Ten. However, from Sky's point of view - whilst you're waiting for all the tables to end, you're probably playing some cash and contributing to their rake.
  • phil12ukphil12uk Member Posts: 2,856
    edited April 2011
    Definitely would LOVE to see these introduced. 
  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited April 2011
    I agree with ten, ive played a 4 player HU and ended up waiting ages for the other table to finish, with loads of players this could become a long wait, and i dont like tournaments that cross over to other days, i have a life outside poker and dont like to have to commit to other days, although i have entered the survivor series as a one off lol.
  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited April 2011
    I thin 2 days would be max required, might even make it in one decent evening session.
  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited April 2011
    I voted wibble wibble...

    I honestly dont think shootouts would gain much interest here, unless there was a big GTD shoot out each week with sats into it, i cant see them making the necessary numbers. For a decent shootout i think you need 100+ runners!!

    but good luck graham, hope you can get them introduced and that you prove me wrong


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