It"s pretty obvious that whatever is decided will upset someone. I feel sorry for Leigh as he has been placed in a no-win situation by 888 who have not exactly covered themselves in glory thus far (exchange rates
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I was in last place when the system crashed and my equity in the tournament was virtually nil so to double my buy-in is actually a result for me. I am presuming that "normal" 888 rules were applied in the event of a server crash so that for me is non-negotiable regarding the pay-outs.
The points is a trickier situation but the reality as we all know is that the leaderboard after level 8 should not be used to determine the overall result as things can change spectacularly between the end of level 8 and the end of the MTT. I know that the team with the most runners left will feel agrieved but I think that the match day should either be abandoned (ie run with one fewer matchdays this season) or re-run from scratch with everyone able to re-enter including those who were already knocked out.
As for any added cash, I would suggest that this is added to a future matchday and open to all runners. To say that players who were already knocked out are not affected is actually incorrect as finishing positions may have had an impact on team points and the individual prizes on offer at the end of the season.
Anyone who thinks that any added money should be played for by just the 55 (I was one of these) and the 24 in Div 2 is just being plain greedy is my view and it"s hardly in the spirit of APAT is it?
Good luck Leigh!