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how long do these deep stacks take

chrisbhoychrisbhoy Member Posts: 302
edited November 2009 in Poker Chat
Hi, been in the middle of a deepie for one and a half hours with only 13 runners! down to last 6 now but seriously, how long do these things last lol
i know the bigger ons can last for 5 odd hours!
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  • HartshorNHartshorN Member Posts: 616
    edited November 2009
    Played in one the other night with 24 runners.

    Play finished just after about 2 and half hours. Can get pretty tedious if it's not for a high amount.
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  • PILLOWMANPILLOWMAN Member Posts: 1,165
    edited November 2009
    THINK THE LONGEST I PLAYED IN WAS 4/5 HOURS .
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,669
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: how long do these deep stacks take:
    Played in one the other night with 24 runners. Play finished just after about 2 and half hours. Can get pretty tedious if it's not for a high amount.
    Posted by HartshorN
    I think if it's tedious, maybe a faster game would be better. Those who prefer a more reasoned, sedate game, never find it tedious, ever, but it's each to their own.

    The £22, 7.30pm Deepie usually takes about 4.5 hours.
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited November 2009
    Deepstacks last a long time for a reason...

    They reward the most patient and skillful players who like to chill out/sleep in some cases during play.

    Deepstacks are sort of equivalent to a 5 day cricket test match compared with 20/20 which would be "Velocity".

    You need plenty of patience, skill, and hand reading ability to do well long term in deepstacks.. Its a game of timing and tactics.. .

    The 7pm 10 handed one usually lasts at least 4 hours and has been known to last up to 5 hours!

    It is so much more rewarding to win a deepstack than to win a fast structured tournament imo...




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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985 Member Posts: 1,957
    edited November 2009
    BEFORE I ENTER I WORK TO A ROUGH GUESS OF ABOUT 1.5 HOURS PER 6 PLAYERS WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE RATE YOUR GOING AT.
    THE DAY TIME ONS ALWAYS LAST LONGER AS PEOPLE TEND TO ENTER THEM MORE AS A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT THAN A MONEY MAKING EXERCISE 
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    You should be happy that you get 1.5 hrs of play for your money. Thats why i like em, i was playing yesterday and came 4th of 60 in the forum deepie after 3hrs 20 mins, and it was starting to become a shove fest after 3 hrs. Obviously with 13 players there is only 65,000 chips in play, with 6 left the average will be 11,000 each, when it gets to  500/1000 blinds after 2 hours they start dropping like flies, make sure ur not the fly lol. If you do not have at least 4 hours to spare do not play these
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