Teams Event Format now posted.

[Brett Kay]

Also in regards to teams being split up.

Keeps the players around longer. I will be cheering for anyteam and supporting them as best i can. If i am in one. . Every team needs an alkyboy (better than the waterboy)

Also, means one half is rested whilst the others are coming of games into the second round, which means its a fairer balance all round.

Rather than having the team that destroys it in the second heat going through, with all the players a little bit shady after all the poker. And then getting done because they are a little bit fatigued.

Plus it means all teams have to be there at the beginning of the day, not coming in midway through because that is when they have to register. .

[Origami]

As I see it your team in Round one is spread half in each Flight read two staff teams in each flight.. you then play your table to the winner --Points then tallied

--Round two = top ten teams on points tally== 80 players + 2 staff teams as above

Round Three = 2 highest point teams + best pointed staff team play each other
= 24 players points awarded as listed team with highest tally wins

Very fair Very reasonable one query if equal points round one/ two what count back will apply. ??

Nicely done Garth !!

[pseft]

[Bundy]

I believe this is supposed to read a maximum of two staff teams are allowed into round two

Ahh thats different then. So what you are trying to say is the top 12 teams will progress (but with a maximum of 2 staff teams only)

So if 3 staff teams are in the top 12... the lowest ranked staff team drops out, and the 13th place "regular" team goes through?

Is that how its meant to be?

Nope I disagree, the original wording is fine. It is the top 10 regular teams and the top 2 staff teams which qualify for the next round... thats 12 teams total.

Who ever said that the staff teams were even going to make it into the top 10 anyway??? hehehe

This way it GUARANTEES that there will be 2 staff teams in the next round, otherwise if you change the wording to MAXIMUM the staff may not even qualify

is that clear now?

By the way i think the format is great. I also think its good to have 2 flights because it gives the players a bit of a break (if you manage to qualify to the very last table that is about 12 straight hours of poker ) and it gives you a chance to see your teammates play and see how they are going and stand by for some moral support This also means we can all have our personal alcoboy as previously mentioned

[G__]

Although i know some teams will complain about being split up for the 1st two flights.

more the fact that half the players have to stand round for 3 hours i assume?

[Origami]

Although i know some teams will complain about being split up for the 1st two flights.

more the fact that half the players have to stand round for 3 hours i assume?

think of the bar takings of over 200 pax
--personal assistant{alkyboy} for your fellow team members playing gr8 --dehydration a factor in my game !

[BigPete33]

Just curious....


Should there be a tie for the cutoff in each round (yes it is possible and obviously it only matters for that position) what's the countback method? number of 1st's then 2nd's etc ??

What's the method for assigning tables to teams (in the envelopes)? Is this done on the day ?? ie 8 lucky dips and then goes into an envelope which every1 can see happen, or will it be done the day before during setup (and not quite as transparent) ?

[chopper 64]

given that round 1 has 2 flights do all 8 players need to be there to register at the start or can the second 4 players turn up a little later my team has a player who has to work that morning but will be there in time for the second flight

[Garth Kay]

In Answer:
It would be good for all team members to be there from the start as we will be running through the system, points and day proceedings only once. And that will be at the beginning.
But if people are running late then I suggest the team captain reserve a seat for them in flight 2.
Envelopes will be pre organized and will have 4 seats in FL1 and 4 seats in FL2 in each envelope, captains can lucky dip for the envelopes.
A countback system will be enforced in the case of the tie, first based on most wins. most 2nds, etc........
If it is still a tie after that it will be based on members of the forum, and team uniform (imagination and class).

All good?

[David]

I love that idea - all eight of us are on the forum =)