Posted by Dr Fro 10:05 PM
Although not set in cement, Nov 14 is starting to shape up as the date for the 6th somewhat annual poker tournament (aka "The Big One", "Dr Fro's Tournament" or "Craig and John go to White Castle")
Mark your calander
Let us know if you have feedback on the date
I am happy to hear your thoughts on format
What will not change is that it is NLHE
It will be hard to get me to change my mind about no-rebuy
I am open to suggestions on price ($100 all 5 previous times), payouts (last time it was 6 of 49) size (last time 49), rules (any best practices we have failed to incorporate?), venue (I doubt anyone disliked Merry's house), timing (Sunday seems to work best, but let me know).
Another sure thing is the "trophy" which has existed for all previous tournaments.
I'd like to add/change something. Maybe put a bounty out there...something like, if you eliminate a previous champion (Gary, Hugh, Boyd, Jim, Chris) you get $50. Thoughts?
Maybe we could up the ante and make it $200, even if it meant fewer tables. Maybe.
Another aspect of our tournament I have always been fond of is the length. There are too many tournaments out there that end in a few hours. I say that 1/2 the field should be eliminated around 4.5 hours and the whole thing should be decided in 8.5-9.0 hours.
One thing that will change is that, due to poker tournament popularity, demand will exceed supply, and it will be easy to enforce the pre-pay before the day rule.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...