Money bubble at end of day one would be tricky.
Apat tournys become a real tight grind as it stands anyway, and playing from 2.30 pm untill 1 am as it stands is bloody hard work. I personally Wouldnt want to have to play untill 4am just for a min cash. Most people stay in hotel for 1st night anyway, and im sure wouldnt mind comming back for day 2 refreshed and not in the money.
If there was a way that we could start earlier, or shorten the dinner break? i dont know.
I know that the ukipt started at 12.00 and day 1 finished 9pm last year. If we could start a bit earlier it could be better for the players who go deep.
The Betfair Live at the weekend got to the money bubble by midnight with a 2.10pm start.
171 players - 26 paid.
40 mins levels - but it didn"t really feel any different in terms of play - what does that extra 5 mins per level really do??
If we did play to the money - then there could be scope for a bigger "second chance" event on day 2 of the weekend.
That way people who want to play for the whole weekend either are in the money or have a "second chance".
Aside it was interesting to compare the play vs the APATs I have played in.
Much less "nitty" play on day 1 - which helped progress to the money.
Also some wilder plays - interesting to watch.
Day 2 - perhaps too many short stacks, which took too long to eliminate, so by the time they were eliminated the mid stacks were now getting short and so on.
Back to the question - what would be the negative of moving to 40 min levels and playing down to the money on day 1?
Louis