Live Event Satellites - this week on APAT!

[Zozzy]

What is the minimum runners needed for tonight"s satellite to go?

[Matt D]

What is the minimum runners needed for tonight"s satellite to go?

2, but there"s no seat guaranteed. So, you"d just be playing for cash.

Trying to rally the troops now. This really is a fantastic opportunity to qualify for a £770 Main Event of your choice! (e.g. the Pokerstars UKIPT in Bristol next week!).

[Matt D]

Hi all, please see amendment made to first post about scenario where 0 seats are generated (basically it will be winner takes all cash, 2nd to 5th won"t get a share).

[The Mook]

To Bill: fwiw i dont think there was not a thing wrong with how you played the AJ hand, any chat that suggested otherwise should be ignored. Good luck in ur £110 game, I look forward to hearing how my 10% does!

I like these tourneys and think they would be popular with a bit of promotion. 75% of yourself feels right - It would be good if that stayed constant regardless of how many seats are generated, I assume if there were 5 seats generated you would only have 60% of yourself??
Matt, if no seat generated, why not winner gets 75%, 2nd 10%, 3-5th 5% of prisepool?? In future?
Would be good if those who win seats report back on what they play and how they do.
I (ISeeDead$$) will be playing the £110 turbo at UKIPT Bristol if I am out of the main - so hopefully not!

[Matt D]

[The Mook]

For the winner"s percentage, see the first post. It"s always 75% - regardless of number of seats generated.

How would it work if there were three seats generated, I cant see how it stays at 75% for all, but may be being stoopid.

[Matt D]

For the winner"s percentage, see the first post. It"s always 75% - regardless of number of seats generated.

How would it work if there were three seats generated, I cant see how it stays at 75% for all, but may be being stoopid.

Aha, I didn"t get that far when setting them up. Some quick maths, and it would have to be somethig like:

1st = 75% of themselves, 7.5% in 2nd, 7% in 3rd.
2nd = 75% of themselves, 7.5% in 1st, 7% in 3rd.
3rd = 75% of themselves, 7.5% in 1st, 7% in 2nd.
4th = 5% of 1st, 5% of 2nd, 5% of 3rd.
5th = 5% of 1st, 5% of 2nd, 5% of 3rd.

[The Mook]

OK, let"s hope we get the situation of you needing to work out Math on 3+ seats!!  

[Chipaccrual]

What if there were 4 seats available.

How would that work Matt ?

[Zozzy]

I like the look of this online satellite very much.
It is a great prize for the winner, a seat in a big tournament and with 25% of yourself going to fellow Apaters who will be railing you, with a chance of a good payout themselves.

I was heading off to Blackpool tonight for the satellite into the GUKPT Main Event 10 seats gtd until I saw this online satellite, and this persuaded me to stay home. I hope there are enough players who also can see the value here to generate a seat.

craig

[Matt D]

What if there were 4 seats available.

How would that work Matt ?

Pass.

We haven"t got enough players for 1 seat yet...

[Matt D]

[Matt D]

[Scousebill]

It"s down to us as players to advertise the value. It"s a catch 22 though. The first few tourneys you want to get in early and win the seat with only a few involved so why try to make it harder for yourself by advertising value. I spoke to a few people during the week and because they are not regular forum users and still don"t use the APAT Poker site regularly they missed the promotion. I use Facebook to promote APAT and the tourneys and I know Sue Hayward also promotes APAT but I don"t think enough others do.. I"ll keep promoting the tourneys and the APAT brand and hopefully others will also...

[pokerpops]

I didn"t get the chance to play these due to family visits and other commitments, but would be more interested in dipping in on an odd night for these than in being pressured into playing every night in the Bunch of Fives to accumulate leaderboard points.

Give this a chance to grow and I"m sure it will. Once someone takes a seat and spins it up for themselves and the "lucky losers" it will develop from there.

My major gripe is that it may improve satellite play amongst the masses and make it tougher to win seats elsewher