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Do you care about the Last Chance?

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 1:40 p.m.

In Response To: Do you care about the Last Chance? (adambulldog)

Personally, my interest in an event is proportional to the amount of play I foresee being able to get in the event, and the degree to which a single bad result will end my weekend. I go to a tournament because I want to do well in the main event, not because I might be able to win some 8 player jackpot. Sure, side events are great for passing the time and keeping you entertained when you're eliminated, but they're the popcorn; I'm going because I want to see the movie.

An event like the Madison Swiss shows that you can have lots of play while having just a single "main" tournament flight. Vegas events offer very long matches (15 points in the main) with a buy-back and then 3 losses before elimination (including last chance). Meanwhile, I was not entirely thrilled with the Pittsburgh format which was Swiss (which I like), but you were completely knocked out of the main event after losing two 9-point matches.

I go to tournaments because I love the game and I love the competition. So I want the most play and the most chance to succeed. I am not an equity chaser looking for a either a huge payout, or a quick death so I can go looking for fish to play on the side.

Messages In This Thread

• Do you care about the Last Chance?
  adambulldog -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 3:46 a.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    Joe Russell -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 4:31 a.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    phil simborg -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 5:07 a.m.
    • Do you care about the Last Chance?
      Bob Koca -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 1:45 p.m.
      • Do you care about the Last Chance?
        garyo -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 2:04 p.m.
      • Do you care about the Last Chance?
        Bob Koca -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 2:06 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    Stick -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 6:49 a.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 8:55 a.m.
    • Do you care about the Last Chance?
      rew -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 9:15 a.m.
      • Do you care about the Last Chance?
        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 11:10 a.m.
        • Do you care about the Last Chance?
          Joe Russell -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 1:10 p.m.
        • Do you care about the Last Chance?
          Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 1:21 p.m.
          • Do you care about the Last Chance?
            Stick -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 4:02 p.m.
            • Do you care about the Last Chance?
              Gregg Cattanach -- Wednesday, 18 August 2010, at 12:47 p.m.
              • Do you care about the Last Chance?
                Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 18 August 2010, at 6:29 p.m.
              • Do you care about the Last Chance?
                Stick -- Wednesday, 18 August 2010, at 8:11 p.m.
                • Do you care about the Last Chance?
                  Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 12:19 p.m.
    • Do you care about the Last Chance?
      Bob Koca -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 1:44 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 1:40 p.m.
    • Do you care about the Last Chance?
      Jason Lee -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 3:02 p.m.
      • Do you care about the Last Chance?
        Chuck Bower -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 1:41 a.m.
  • Only if it is progressive *NM*
    neilkaz -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 2:28 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    Casper van der Tak -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 3:34 p.m.
    • Do you care about the Last Chance?
      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 3:55 p.m.
      • Do you care about the Last Chance?
        Casper van der Tak -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 4:16 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    mamabear -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 6:19 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    johnk -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 9:09 p.m.
  • Do you care about the Last Chance?
    joe freedman -- Sunday, 15 August 2010, at 11:43 p.m.
  • Why do I ask?
    adambulldog -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 2:56 a.m.
    • Just to make it clear
      Chuck Bower -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 12:45 p.m.
      • Just to make it clear
        adambulldog -- Sunday, 22 August 2010, at 11:42 p.m.
    • Why do I ask?
      Joe Russell -- Monday, 16 August 2010, at 4:09 p.m.