Online Satellites - Too many chips??

[RioRodent]

Are 5000 chips really necessary?

With 15 min blind levels, I think 3000 chips would be plenty for these satellites.

What d"ya all reckon?

[SirPercival]

Are 5000 chips really necessary?

With 15 min blind levels, I think 3000 chips would be plenty for these satellites.

What d"ya all reckon?

I qualified on the Monday night satellites, I think it finished about 1am.

For the last hour+ the skill factor had completely gone from the game and I found it very dull. I didn"t enjoy folding my way to a seat and would have prefered if points had been available or more money for higher places. Coupled with the fact that I had to get up early the next day for work I would welcome any change that is going to give and earlier finish (without turning it into a crapshoot).

[kinboshi]

Never happy....

[SirPercival]

Never happy....

Very happy; just knackered.  

[APAT]

I am concerned with very late finishing times, particularly on a Thursday evening.  Should we be cutting back to 3,000 chips?

[SirPercival]

I am concerned with very late finishing times, particularly on a Thursday evening.  Should we be cutting back to 3,000 chips?

I"m sure someone with more knowledge that me on tourney structures will work it all out but my gut feel is yes, 3000 would be fine.  

[kinboshi]

Never happy....

Very happy; just knackered.  

I was actually talking about the miserable sod Rio.  But if the cap fits...

(Shouldn"t do so well in the sats should you, and you could get an early night!)

[spgoodman]

for what it is worth my opinion would be to stay with 5000 chips for the saturday events and have 3000 for the thursday events. I also played in the satellite on monday finishing at 1am and i had to be at work for 6am, didn"t get much sleep at all.

[fish]

How about meeting in the middle 4000 chips personaly i like more chips there are not many online tournys or sats were u get a good structure.

[kinboshi]

5,000 sounds fine for the online events, and 3,000 for the online sats?

[RioRodent]

I am concerned with very late finishing times, particularly on a Thursday evening.  Should we be cutting back to 3,000 chips?

Well satellites and regular tournaments do play out differently, but I assume that Monday"s game ended when it was down to 16 people, and that was about 00:41 I think... play that down to a winner you might be looking at another 90 - 120 mins.

Not having the antes does make a big difference.

When you consider that a regular tournament on BlSq is 1500 chips and 10 min blinds, I think that 3000 and 15 mins will give plenty of play... for both satellites and APAT Online Series games.

[RioRodent]

[technolog]

Is it not possible to keep 5000 chips but start a little earlier on a Thursday? People who work afternoon or night shift are pretty much stuffed but the vast majority of people who work office hours would be home by 6.30pm allowing the tourney to have a fighting chance of being finished before midnight allowing the early risers some semblance of a good night"s sleep.

N.B. Before I get flamed, I am NOT saying the vast majority of people work office hours, but of those that DO work office hours, the vast majority would be home by 6.30pm. God I"m so defensive!

[DrMarbles]

Is it not possible to keep 5000 chips but start a little earlier on a Thursday? People who work afternoon or night shift are pretty much stuffed but the vast majority of people who work office hours would be home by 6.30pm allowing the tourney to have a fighting chance of being finished before midnight allowing the early risers some semblance of a good night"s sleep.

N.B. Before I get flamed, I am NOT saying the vast majority of people work office hours, but of those that DO work office hours, the vast majority would be home by 6.30pm. God I"m so defensive!

The commuter trains out of Waterloo at 6.45pm suggest otherwise.

6.30pm is way too early to start.

[Phil_Crozier]

5,000 sounds fine for the online events, and 3,000 for the online sats?

I like the sound of this, keep 5000 for the events because there is points up for grabs.