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Poker tournament point system

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1. • Posted by Holdem Tex 2010-07-27 02:12:01
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   • We are starting a new league and need help with a points system. 15 - 20 players weekly, $25 buy in, $5 to the weekly pot $20 to the overall pot.

     Example: At the end of the season top 5 will win buyins to a $1,000 WSOP event.

2. • Posted by Tony Gags 2010-07-27 14:45:26
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   • The point system we use in our game that gets 15-20 every week is 25 for first 15 for second 10 for third. We only pay three spots every week. It keeps it real simple and also assures that people who play to win are rewarded and not just people who try to last a few extra spots to earn extra points. Let's face it poker is about winning not outlasting "most" of the field

3. • Posted by Mr. Segan 2010-07-28 12:21:03
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   • UPS PWNAGE said:

     Let's face it poker is about winning not outlasting "most" of the field

     I would like this comment if this was Facebook.

4. • Posted by Jason M 2010-07-29 00:33:38
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   • I usually like something a bit more complicated than PWNAGE's system. However, I agree with his theory on rewarding winners and not people who just limp a bit further.

     So, I am highly against the whole "last place gets 1, second to last gets 2, all the way up to first who gets points equal to the number of players" structure. In a 20-person tournament, a first and last (20 + 1 = 21) should be worst more than two 9th places (11 + 11 = 22).

     If you want to get more complicated, you should give points based on the number of players. For example, if only 15 people show up, I don't like giving out the same points for first as if 20 people show up.

     How about this:

     • 1st place gets points equal to the number of players
     • 2nd place gets points equal to 2/3 the number of players, rounded up
     • 3rd place gets points equal to 1/3 the number of players, rounded up

     # Players	First	Second	Third
     24	24	16	8
     21	21	14	7
     18	18	12	6

     You could adjust the percentages to something like 1, 3/4, and 1/2 to make the difference between 1st and 3rd less dramatic, too.

5. • Posted by Gordo 2010-07-31 18:59:53
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   • Tex, welcome to PokerSoup... part of your scoring depends on how competitive your league is. You have a few options: 1. Reward the best results, i.e. top 3 or 4 or so finishers or.... for something truly weak, you can reward players simply for showing up. I am still waiting for my participant ribbon from the Stable. Remember this, recreationally, poker should be fun for everyone... but, winners should be rewarded...

6. • Posted by DesMoinesIceSharks 2010-09-10 02:59:23
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   • This might help. It is what we will be using this fall.

     http://www.unknownpoker.com/articles/poker-league-calculator.htm

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