I agree with opening post and also that prize structure needs a review. In reality, they both impact on each other - shovefest at end, devalues multi-hours of play at highest cash payouts. It's a bit mad really.
agree totally with your OP dohh i would rather be able to play a bit of poker at the later stages of a mtt than being in shove or fold mode.i think the prize structure needs to be looked at 3 1/2 to 4hrs of play and just about getting your BI back a we bit of tweeking would be great..
Thanx for posting all. Inevitably tournaments get shallower towards the end. But losing 20/40 when the average stack is 80-100xbbs to add 500/1k when the average stack is 12-18xbb would benefit every single tournament without making it any longer. Was hoping for more replies from more of the regular tourny crushers. Maybe they're happy with the way things are, or maybe they haven't seen the thread yet. Will leave it up for a few days before asking for it to be sent 'upstairs'. If you've seen it, and agree, (or disagree) plz post ty. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
+1 steadier curve would be better + flipping for large relative pay jumps is never desired
bit more play but you can't help it unless you play a longer time based MTT
if it's a 5 hr special then shoving is all your going to be doing
if you flux it so you have antes + longer clocks then it may induce more action mid-late stages so you don't get as many runners sitting around and then there's such a large field flipping because stacks are shallow
passive fields = more runners flipping 10-20bb imo in the late stages
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agree totally with your OP dohh i would rather be able to play a bit of poker at the later stages of a mtt than being in shove or fold mode.i think the prize structure needs to be looked at 3 1/2 to 4hrs of play and just about getting your BI back a we bit of tweeking would be great..
steadier curve would be better
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flipping for large relative pay jumps is never desired
bit more play but you can't help it unless you play a longer time based MTT
if it's a 5 hr special then shoving is all your going to be doing
if you flux it so you have antes + longer clocks then it may induce more action mid-late stages so you don't get as many runners sitting around and then there's such a large field flipping because stacks are shallow
passive fields = more runners flipping 10-20bb imo in the late stages