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888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule discussion

Postby Phantom » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:31 pm

This announcement stated
Garth Kay wrote:Are there any tournaments you would like to see added to the AU Prime Time schedule? If so please leave your feedback here.

but it doesn't allow us to reply :(

So here is my reply-
I know everyone is different but what I say here is how things work for me. I personally get up for work at 5am, drive earthmoving machinery all day and then return home at 4.30pm; to do this without feeling tired I like to hit the sack at around 9pm.
What this means is that the only freeroll tournaments I can play during the week is 7.30pm, I usually finish in the top 50 and this means I get to bed around 9-10pm, I would rather be finished at 8pm which means a tourny would have to start at around 5.30-6pm.

I do play money tournaments every now and then, but they start 30 minutes AFTER the free ones, and people play those money tournaments a lot harder so it lasts even longer.

If you check my record you will see I played a LOT of games in the last 2 months, that's because my wife recently had a baby (to which I hope I'm the father :lol: ) and I spent 6 weeks at home on maternity leave. Now that I am back at work the opportunities have dried up. I really can only play one tourny during the week, 7.30pm, which has been known to fill up before 5.30pm.

I'm writing this on Sunday afternoon - and the next tournament is at 10.30pm!! I will be asleep for over an hour when it starts!
I realise that the Grand Final freeroll was Sunday night and that finished late, I was second once and that finished at 11pm - I drank a lot of Caffeine the next day at work! When this was changed to Saturday night I thought it would be better - but the starting time was pushed back 30 minutes!!

Based on that info I would like to suggest the following-
A) Make another tournament that starts daily at 6pm.
B) Make a Sunday afternoon tourny.
C) Change the registration time from 3 hours to 1; this is because a lot of players register for a tournament and then don't play. I have been on a table where I was the only player.
D) Half the amount of points given out for freeroll tournaments; I suggested some time ago to double the amount of points for paid tournaments - now I'm suggesting the opposite. I don't play money tournys because the points simply aren't there.
E) Bring the Grand Final freeroll to 6-7pm start either Saturday or Sunday night.
Please note that I am NOT the World Champ, Australian Champ, SA champ or even the Adelaide Hills champ so any advice I give must be taken with tonne of salt :P

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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby BigPete33 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:53 pm

Some things to consider here..

Live venues will always have preference over online (Away > Home).
Timing is always going to be catered for the majority.

I'm often up at 5am myself, it just sucks to be us and that's all there is to it :)
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby bennymacca » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:02 pm

phantom there is an omaha tournament tonight at 730

not shown in the holdem tab which most people would have their lobbies set to

secondly, you can never please everyone - through flex time, my normal working time is 930 till 6. this means that i can't play the 730 games, as they are usually full before i get home.

because i choose to start later though, the late games are an option for me
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby Phantom » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:49 pm

bennymacca wrote:phantom there is an omaha tournament tonight at 730


I don't play omaha as I don't enjoy it. :(

bennymacca wrote:secondly, you can never please everyone


Totally agree but Garth has asked for feedback and that's what I gave him :D . If i'm in the minority then so be it.

BigPete33 wrote:it just sucks to be us and that's all there is to it

But if enough people state this then things would change.
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby bennymacca » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:09 pm

Phantom wrote:Totally agree but Garth has asked for feedback and that's what I gave him :D . If i'm in the minority then so be it.


fair enough. i tend to think that the schedule is pretty great at the moment - 5 freeroll games a day is pretty good
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby BigPete33 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:59 pm

Phantom wrote:
BigPete33 wrote:it just sucks to be us and that's all there is to it

But if enough people state this then things would change.



Yeah nah.

Minority = minority.

Speaking louder doesn't change that :)
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby krunchie » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:05 am

I know we are talking poker here and not life in general but

i couldnt disagree more with you pete.

Minorities quite often change the world ( or what ever they have in mind to change) and they do it by being louder than everyone else.
Does anyone know how to make money playing uno vs 6 year olds, its about the only card game i get to play these days.

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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby Phantom » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:09 am

Phantom wrote:
BigPete33 wrote:it just sucks to be us and that's all there is to it

But if enough people state this then things would change.


Squeaky wheel gets the oil :lol:
Please note that I am NOT the World Champ, Australian Champ, SA champ or even the Adelaide Hills champ so any advice I give must be taken with tonne of salt :P

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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby BigPete33 » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:49 am

haah that's sad, but true.

Thing is, 888PL isn't the government and doesn't have to satisfy minority groups to get voted back in, nor should they :)
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Re: 888 Look to create Australian Prime Time Schedule.

Postby Swanky » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:33 pm

I'm an idiot, one thing I've noticed playing 888PL online and form almost every online poker place, I don't seem to be in a minority.
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