Why $20 games aren't working. A theory. A Solution?

[sunbury2]

This is just a couple of theories,
1. $20 is too much to pay out in one hit. (There are players that are prepared to play $5 4 times a week & receive to return on their investment, but to pay $20 in one hit seems too much.)
2. It goes on too late. (This can’t be the case as the $5 games do/would finish around the same time.
3. They are on a day players are unable to play. (Again this doesn’t appear to be the case, as free rolls are getting 80+ players, and both $5 games are getting 30+ players)
Quick Solutions
1. Lower the entry to $15
2. This doesn’t appear to need to be changed.
3. Have a sort of satellite entry. It appears to me that players that are playing games with entry up to $5, they are playing either to improve their game or because they can’t justify paying out $30/$40 to play 2 games of poker. (The small amount on offer is slightly handy)
So just an idea.
In the $3 event for every 10 entries give away 1 ticket to the $15 event. Would still mean at least $15 in the prize pool for every 10 players.
In the $5 event for every 10 entries give away 2 tickets to $15 event. Would still mean based on 30 players $60 in prize pool,
Players from Monday – Wednesday qualify for Thursday Event.
Players from Thursday-Sunday qualify for Tuesday Event.
Just state this ticket is non transferable or no cash equivalentBased on the average day being 2x $3 events attracting at least 10 players and 2x $5 events at least 30 players. Then there are 14 players a day x 3 = 42 (Mon –Wed) 14 x 4 = 56 (Thurs –Sun) places generated.

I admit that this theory is only based on players $0-$5 playing to improve their game/socialise but they have the chance to play against “perceived” better players, without increasing their weekly spend.

Sorry it is so long.

[bennymacca]

Good post.

My solution would be to drop it to $10 buyin and make it 400 gtd instead of 600 gtd, still have a min of 20 runners

[sunbury2]

Good post.

My solution would be to drop it to $10 buyin and make it 400 gtd instead of 600 gtd, still have a min of 20 runners

The problem with this is if you only get 20 runners, then 888pl is still outlaying $200. There are at least 15 players that are still willing to pay $15/ $20 to play on a Tuesday or Thursday add this to the generated players then you should have a x10 muliplier event with at least 50 players, every Tuesday and Thursday.

[bennymacca]

i like your idea of running satellites, but i dont think they should be for the tuesday and thursday games, but for the saturday games.

i think running $5 satellites to the $40 bounty game, and $3 or $1r satellites to the $25 game would be great.

[JMACK007]

I think Satellites to the Saturday games are a great idea, similar to the old MQF satellites. These used to generate a fairly large field for a $50 888pl online game. Would definitely work for the Bounty game, but you could even do $2 satellites into the $20 or $25 games as well (they could even be rebuy satellites at that level).

[Sinitster]

Satelites into the Saturday games would be great ....