What’s in a Game?
I was just looking at the WSOP schedule and noticed they have a “2-7 triple draw lowball (limit) with rebuys” tournament for $1,000 this year. That seems kind of odd. Most everybody who plays this game is a high stakes player, meaning 200-400 and higher. Why would they have this be the lowest buy-in in the whole tournament? $1,000 to the players that play this game on a regular basis is not enough to entice them to play in this tournament even if it is their favorite game. In addition, it has rebuys — in a limit tournament? — horrible idea. Did they get this confused with 2-7 no-limit?
They had this tournament in the mix about 4 years ago and took it out due to lack of participation. Guess why? It was the same structure they have here.
Karridy Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 7:14 am
You going to play, Tom?
Chantel McNullty Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 8:51 am
This comment has nothing to do with this article but I know
you had recent posts on Chantel and I think it would be
great if you posted an update. By the way 99% of everything
she says on this interview is fiction. This girl has never
been a winning poker player. And other than being a poker
groupie and cheating naive poker players out of money, shes
never had a bankroll of her own.
http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player-interviews/wpt/season5/chantilt-the-interview
Garthmeister J. Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 9:05 am
Yeah, the TD event was confusing to me as well. The only guess I have is they made the buy-in low to attract more people, while allowing those people who have deeper pockets to double buy-in and add-on.
I didn’t say it was a good guess.
I really love Triple Draw, and was hoping they would have an event so I could torture myself by considering playing it, but I’m just not sure about this structure. IMO I’d need to be committing at least 3k if I was taking it seriously.
Donkey Bomber, do you know how many entrants they had 4 years ago? Now that Stars offers it, we may see more people buying in…
Kevin Mathers Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
In 2003, the $1,500 limit TDL drew 78, with Men Nguyen winning.
In 2002, the $1,500 limit TDL it drew 88, with John Juanda winning
Kevin…
DanM Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I thought the same thing, Garth … that they are trying to draw some new players into the game. And perhaps that’s what’s up with the limit/rebuys thing? if dead money is dead money, they want to fill the prize pool any which way, right?
Donkey Bomber Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Imagine how many people they would draw for the main event if they made it a $1,000 buy-in. Of course, I’m going to play. I just like to complain about stupid stuff like this. If your customers like big buy-ins, then why have a small one? How about if you go to a Cadilac dealership and ask for something like a Kia? I doubt they would have any just to try to get people interested in buying cars.
DanM Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Fair enough, Tom … but i suspect a lot of honda owners go on to buy acuras … and toyota owners step up to lexus.
but whenever you are messing with a sensible stucture just for the sake of encouraging rebuys … well that’s not a good thing.
Neko the Poker Hound Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
1000 tourney for a 2-7 NL? I would FIND a way to be there. For a limit game, I am not even going to log online to play.