BoylePoker.com International Poker Open 2008 - Official Thread

coprey

Preferred the previous suggestion by Carfax.

carfax

coprey wrote: »

Preferred the previous suggestion by Carfax.

Cheers for the feedback Col, we will take that on board....

Guys and Girls; We want to get as much input on this as possible.

Basically the original one posted (last week by me) awards slightly more to the final table, pays more players but rewards people slightly less for finishing outside the final few tables....

A lot of people were fairly vocal on this here on Boards last year, I would like to get LuckLloyd's input on this as well as a few others.....Jeff has taken input here on what they said last year but I personally want to make sure that the winner(s) gets a decent chunk of change whilst doing our best to ensure that all the new players with maybe less experience cash on the outskirts for a fair win too.

Both payout structures are fairly flat but with so much added money we can afford it ***end shameless self promotion***

Warper

Payout to top 100 people

1st Prize - 20% - 35k approx (there will be a deal done anyways but people will ask what is 1st place prize money so think of promotion wise)
Minimum Prize 500 quid

Balance the books in between

LuckyLloyd

I like Jeff's payout structure more than yours. It doubles the buyin for those that mincash and still provides 20x the buyin for the first exit from the final table. And with his payout structure, I would have made €850 instead of an incredibly self - defeating €410 from last year's tournament.

Ideally, I would like his percentages with a MAXIMUM (irrespective of runners) of 100 getting paid.

Remember that I don't believe you should be fixing the structure so that you have the biggest possible number for first. If you want to think of the long - term potential of the event I think it is better to have Jeff's flatter payout structure so that those who do battle through for a cash feel it is worth their time. Particularly if you intend to have groups of friends traveling over for the event - if one of their mates makes a grand for finishing 36 - they may be more likely to come over next year even if they have all lost money on the trip as a whole. lol fish - but that is what we want.

€25k for two days work and €150 of risk is still something that is marketable anyway imo.

zuroph

i heard someone remark at a tourney a while back that there was €1million guaranteed for this... i dont think they were very good at maths.

zuutroy

Is <10% being paid not very tight?

carfax

Keep the feedback coming guys, we want to get as many opinions as possible here.....You are the audience after all, and it is your money.

ghostface ste

Much prefer the structure posted by DITPoker, should def not be anymore than top 10% paid for this. Will the prize money for the top 3/4 places lead most likely to a deal being done when it gets down to this? This is prob the norm anyway?

Legend_DIT

Prefer Jeff's structure - especially jumps (even if small) for a maximum of 9 per prize position.

On a side note, how much do I need to pay into a Boylesports shop to enter this tournament? Has dollar fluctuation meant that it's now more than €150?

carfax

Legend_DIT wrote: »

Prefer Jeff's structure - especially jumps (even if small) for a maximum of 9 per prize position.

On a side note, how much do I need to pay into a Boylesports shop to enter this tournament? Has dollar fluctuation meant that it's now more than €150?

Entry costs €150, but you will need to lodge more than that in order to play tournaments etc on BoylePoker.com (they are adding 20% of all rake directly to the prize-pool).....If you have any probs over the dollar fluctuations just contact support but entry into the tournament costs €150

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Winnings for this tournament are going to be paid into player's accounts so this means being paid in US$ too. We are going to go by the exchange rate as of 20th October 2008.

carfax

Ok, myself and Jeff will be talking it over with the BoylePoker crew tomorrow but I think we will be suggesting the 117 payout as illustrated by Jeff.....The above is based on a €182,000 prize-pool but we should have a good bit more than that. If this is the case I think we will be rewarding the final table finishers with extra cash.

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The current prize-pool is now displayed on boylepoker.com/ipo this will be updated twice a week.

ditpoker

ghostface ste wrote: »

Much prefer the structure posted by DITPoker, should def not be anymore than top 10% paid for this. Will the prize money for the top 3/4 places lead most likely to a deal being done when it gets down to this? This is prob the norm anyway?

IPO 2008 Tournament Rules:
#47: Any deal at the final table must leave a minimum of €3,000 to be played for for the winner.


The above is in the rules as of about a week ago. And will be published on the tournament website asap. It will also be printed and available to all players on the day, and players will be advised via email to be familiar with the tournament rules prior to the start of the event. Also, with a flatter payout we are hoping the will be no deals done.

cooker3

I got the flyers in the mail today. They are pretty nice, no idea where I will use them though!

Mont

Will this be a non-drinking event like the rest of poker ireland events?

carfax

Mont wrote: »

Will this be a non-drinking event like the rest of poker ireland events?

No alcohol allowed at the tables, bar located about 16 feet from the main playing area (basically same deal as Irish Open, Citywest this year).

Residents bar open all hours for hotel guests too.

ditpoker

cooker3 wrote: »

I got the flyers in the mail today. They are pretty nice, no idea where I will use them though!

lol onlineplayershavenothingtodowiththeprettyfliersaments!?!!? the whole "lol ____aments" thing will never get old!!!

rob, i cant help but notice you still arent registered!

bohsman

Small suggestion, stop listening to poker players about what they want, poker players dont know what they want, despite having some bizzare ideas every now and then Jeff knows what hes doing.

cooker3

ditpoker wrote: »

lol onlineplayershavenothingtodowiththeprettyfliersaments!?!!? the whole "lol ____aments" thing will never get old!!!

rob, i cant help but notice you still arent registered!

You know how many buttons I have to press to register. It goes into double figures!

Doc Farrell

ditpoker wrote: »

Below is for discussion. Any suggestions, or is this fair to everyone? i.e. 10% paid, 101k at final table, double money for cashing, etc? The below is for a sellout + 20,000 added, so €182,000 total. This does not include any additional rake generated prizepool, of which there will be lots and lots and lots!

[COLOR="DarkRed"]1		25000
2		20000
3		16000
4		12000
5		9000
6		7000
7		5000
8		4000
9		3000[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Green"]10		2500
11		2500
12		2500
13		2000
14		2000
15		2000
16		1500
17		1500
18		1500[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Purple"]
19		1250
20		1250
21		1250
22		1250
23		1250
24		1250
25		1250
26		1250
27		1250
[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]28		1050
29		1050
30		1050
31		1050
32		1050
33		1050
34		1050
35		1050
36		1050[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Magenta"]37		850
38		850
39		850
40		850
41		850
42		850
43		850
44		850
45		850[/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]46		700
47		700
48		700
49		700
50		700
51		700
52		700
53		700
54		700[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Black"]55		600
56		600
57		600
58		600
59		600
60		600
61		600
62		600
63		600[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Red"]64		550
65		550
66		550
67		550
68		550
69		550
70		550
71		550
72		550[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Blue"]73		500
74		500
75		500
76		500
77		500
78		500
79		500
80		500
81		500[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Lime"]82		450
83		450
84		450
85		450
86		450
87		450
88		450
89		450
90		450[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]
91		400
92		400
93		400
94		400
95		400
96		400
97		400
98		400
99		400[/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]100		350
101		350
102		350
103		350
104		350
105		350
106		350
107		350
108		350[/COLOR]

[COLOR="DimGray"]109		300
110		300
111		300
112		300
113		300
114		300
115		300
116		300
117		300[/COLOR]

comments and suggestions appreciated.

looks pretty friggin ideal.

stephen u still owe me a pint for dealing last year, i hate to bring it up in a public forum, but it's been like a full year man, i mean, come on.

Doc Farrell

stephen baby, just to fry ur brain,

had to pay 161 euros to register, couldn't see anywhere that allowed me to pay 150 euro in the 8 seconds i looked.

i don't really give a monkeys but in the words of a previous poster - wtf?

cooker3

Doc Farrell wrote: »

stephen baby, just to fry ur brain,

had to pay 161 euros to register, couldn't see anywhere that allowed me to pay 150 euro in the 8 seconds i looked.

i don't really give a monkeys but in the words of a previous poster - wtf?

Me too. I am asked to be pay €159.60 to register

Samoa Joe

Doc Farrell and Cooker can you pm me with your nicknames and ill apply the difference into your account.

This happened due to currency fluctuations.

CHD

Fair play Boyles again.

carfax

Doc Farrell wrote: »

looks pretty friggin ideal.

stephen u still owe me a pint for dealing last year, i hate to bring it up in a public forum, but it's been like a full year man, i mean, come on.

The residents bar in the Regency better stock up!!!....I will buy you a pint or two alright Doc, no bother.

carfax

€65,392.60 is the up to date prize-pool as it stands right now (there are at least 100 more overseas players planning to play that I know of - flights booked etc - but who have yet to register).

I make that €21,922.60 in added prize-money as of this date. Guys and girls please get on and get registered today. The more you play on the site the more you will add directly to the prize-pool.

Cheers,
Stephen Mc Lean.

cooker3

And in. I have to say customer service was amazingly fast there. Good job Boyles

Dub13

bohsman wrote: »

Small suggestion, stop listening to poker players about what they want, poker players dont know what they want, despite having some bizzare ideas every now and then Jeff knows what hes doing.

LOL....I see your point,its like asking the kids in the kinder garden what they want.

carfax

336 registered today.

Prize-pool over €66,500.

Quick suggestion was made to me yesterday by a player already reg'd; close the registration today. He wants to play a 300 runner €150 tournament to get a slice of the €66k prize-pool. Anyone agree?

eoghan104

I wanted to come on here just to tip my cap to Stephen and Ciaran Corbett of Boylesports. Last night I PMd Stephen regarding the fact that I knew I had an old Boyles account but remember nothing about it i.e username and password. I also told him how my Laser card is locked from being used after allowing a friend to use it on his account.

First thing this morning I got a call off Ciaran Corbett and the old account and Laser Card were activated in a matter of seconds. Fair play and I must say Im very impressed with the level and speed of customer support Boyles have showed everyone recently.

carfax

eoghan104 wrote: »

Im very impressed with the level and speed of customer support Boyles have showed everyone recently.

Me too