You're a Bunch of Factors

I am not sure for what reason but I have always liked Pokerstars more than Full Tilt. That said, FT is coming up with a few variations to the online poker game that may attract my dollars in the future.

Run it Twice
I am sure you've all seen on TV shows how some high stake players, when heads up in a big pot, will agree to "run it twice" - that is the dealer will deal the community cards twice. Well on certain cash tables on FT, if two players are all-in the community cards will be dealt twice with the winner of each outcome receveing half the pot.

Cashout Tournaments
The other day I was playing a tournament. It was 3.5 hours in and my concetration was wavering and I really needed to get something to eat. I couldn't leave as I was about 100 places from the money with a decent stack size.

FT has come up with a solution for players who can't or don't want to finish their MTTs - cashout tournaments. You can cash out at any time after the registration closes for a proportion of the prizepool determined by your stack size.

Here's how it works:
With a buy in of $20 - $10 goes to a cash-out prize pool while $10 goes to a regular prizepool. If the starting stack for the tournament is T3000 then T3000 chips will be worth $10.

You can cash out in full or in part at any time during the tournament. You can only cash out in increments of 10% of the starting stack - that is with a start stack of T3000 - you can get a partial cash-out starting at 300 chips in increments on 300 chips.

http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/cashout-tournaments

I am playing a $5 cashout tournament now and will post updates here.

You can cash out in full or in part at any time during the tournament. You can only cash out in increments of 10% of the starting stack - that is with a start stack of T3000 - you can get a partial cash-out starting at 300 chips in increments on 300 chips

Weird. Not sure I like it.

Example. I triple up first hands Sell my 2/3 of my stack back and keep playing with the starting stack. Tourney is now free?

Is that possible?

CT

Conspiracy Theorist wrote:

You can cash out in full or in part at any time during the tournament. You can only cash out in increments of 10% of the starting stack - that is with a start stack of T3000 - you can get a partial cash-out starting at 300 chips in increments on 300 chips

Weird. Not sure I like it.

Example. I triple up first hands Sell my 2/3 of my stack back and keep playing with the starting stack. Tourney is now free?

Is that possible?

CT

Yeh - that's what I think is pretty cool.

I think it will be detrimental to the game. Not in the spirit etc.

I really hope it doesnt take off.

CT

I am on the same table as Gabriela Hill - not someone I heard of prior to today but she is famous in the US/Latin America.

* Host of Poker After Dark: Director's Cut on Azteca 7 of Mexico

* Most recognizable poker television personality in Latin America

* Former Spanish-language voice of poker and the WSOP on ESPN Latin America and ESPN Deportes (U.S.) from July 2004 to March 2009

meh

bennymacca wrote:meh

Yeh lol - I thought she'd be some hot Brazillian babe - but no.

Just thinking about ways to use this your advtange... If you fancy yourself as a good shortstack player then you can cashout your chips early and play the shortstack. Once you double or triple, cashout again then rinse and repeat.

I see the Cashout thing working for shortstackers and degenerates.

I don't like the idea, sounds wrong IMO.