structure of new pokerstars online league?

[nosey-p]

Yes but it was 2 divisions with one getting about 120 runners the other about 60. With an expected 250+ runners, more chips and longer clock.

The numbers will fall off as the league progresses, but with 150 runners it will still be after 1.00am finish  

[MAIR]

Unfortunately can"t please everyone, so many play it, will just have to wait and see what is decided, me im easy whatever they decide and just play as and when I can.

[AMRN]

7 is too early for me, 6 is even worse, but if there is a one hour late reg and ive got the kids settled for the night then 7 is fine with the late reg.  6 is just a nightmare.

I think the same discussion came up last year about having an earlier start but 8pm remained the kickoff time and it worked, there were always plenty of players and usually it was 1am finish or thereabouts.

APAT always welcomes discussions tho on these things and will take everything that is said on board and make a decision that best reflects everyone.

There will be differences from last year

5k starting stack instead of 3k
15 minute levels instead of 12/13 minutes
Everyone in one league, so an increase in runner

However, it will be run on a stable pokerstars platform, so that should improve the speed a bit.

I"m sure Stars will be able to give a pretty accurate likely finishing time for whatever structure is agreed and if necessary that could be adjusted to meet a midnight or 1am finish.

Once they"ve adjusted for Andy Overton and the APAT nit factor, of course.  

thanks for the last sentence - sent me off in a choking fit!!

Another difference to last year - 888 has a pretty steep structure in places, where Pokerstars has many more intermediary levels and a very gradual structure.... in short, a Pokerstars tournament progresses much slower than an equivalent 888 tournament.   I reckon that if run as advertised, we add at least two hours, perhaps more (which is a really really good thing imo - just need to balance the start/end times)

[fandango]

7pm with a 60 min late reg FTW!!!  Can still see me using the new App on my IPad though whilst tucked up in bed if it does go into the wee hours  

A beautiful thought for everyone to have on a Friday.  

I do like to please the masses Leigh.. Don"t tell fibs I"m sure you have sat playing poker in ya y- fronts/ buff!!  ;

[AceOnTheRiver]

I"m in favour of deeper stacks so the proposed structure looks great.

imho 7pm start is best....... but 8pm starts won"t stop me playing

[ck1888]

Looking forward to getting this started due to it being on Pokerstars.  Guaranteeing a smother, better structure and more reliable software from previous seasons.

With regards to the starting time and structure i would prefer a 3k starting stack which will smooth over some of the timing issues and will little effect on the game play due to the Pokerstars structure.

[Chipaccrual]

7pm with a 60 min late reg FTW!!!  Can still see me using the new App on my IPad though whilst tucked up in bed if it does go into the wee hours  

A beautiful thought for everyone to have on a Friday.  

I do like to please the masses Leigh.. Don"t tell fibs I"m sure you have sat playing poker in ya y- fronts/ buff!!  ;

The new Stars App is far too convenient isn"t it.  Have been multi tabling STT Hyper Turbos in bed for the past few nights, and no, that is not an euphemism.  

[MAIR]

7pm with a 60 min late reg FTW!!!  Can still see me using the new App on my IPad though whilst tucked up in bed if it does go into the wee hours  

A beautiful thought for everyone to have on a Friday.  

I do like to please the masses Leigh.. Don"t tell fibs I"m sure you have sat playing poker in ya y- fronts/ buff!!  ;

The new Stars App is far too convenient isn"t it.  Have been multi tabling STT Hyper Turbos in bed for the past few nights, and no, that is not an euphemism.  

[fandango]

7pm with a 60 min late reg FTW!!!  Can still see me using the new App on my IPad though whilst tucked up in bed if it does go into the wee hours  

A beautiful thought for everyone to have on a Friday.  

I do like to please the masses Leigh.. Don"t tell fibs I"m sure you have sat playing poker in ya y- fronts/ buff!!  ;

The new Stars App is far too convenient isn"t it.  Have been multi tabling STT Hyper Turbos in bed for the past few nights, and no, that is not an euphemism.  

Yes far to convenient!! Emma now reckons her life has been ruined.. Personally I don"t see a problem   .. Let"s face it she has an EBay app fairs fair??

[MAIR]

There"s an eBay app   ...lol truly I didnt know that off to get it pmsl

[Chipaccrual]

There"s an eBay app   ...lol truly I didnt know that off to get it pmsl

Phonecall to broker....

"Buy eBay shares, quickly"

"How many ?"

"as many as you can get your hands on, Mary"s about to download the eBay app, profits will rise, shareprice will rocket"

[fandango]

There"s an eBay app   ...lol truly I didnt know that off to get it pmsl

Ohhhh poop send my apologies to Mr Mair... GG PayPal account !!

[Mahound]

Starting at 6 is too early.

for whom?

Not me.

+1

[Mahound]

I think you should all stop moaning and thank Des for setting up a great tournament.

If it doesn"t suit you to play at 8pm then why should this be changed just to suit you? Rules are rules and it needs to be clear for everyone and consistent.

You are all just being negative and should accept what Des has decided.



^^^^^^^
It"s a joke ffs.

I don"t think any one was moaning. I thought that a forum was place to discuss things. To mention concerns etc.
Last season there were 2 leagues and they started with about 100 plus players and as the season went on the numbers did drop.
Now there is only 1 league and with each game having the  potential number of runners at 160- 200 +.
If people cant play because they have to get up for work, this could affect the number of runners. Surely that is a concern that APAT must look at.

[MAIR]

There"s an eBay app   ...lol truly I didnt know that off to get it pmsl

Phonecall to broker....

"Buy eBay shares, quickly"

"How many ?"

"as many as you can get your hands on, Mary"s about to download the eBay app, profits will rise, shareprice will rocket"

There"s an eBay app   ...lol truly I didnt know that off to get it pmsl

Ohhhh poop send my apologies to Mr Mair... GG PayPal account !!