OK, you talked me into it, discuss why this wont work please:)

[eejit101]

either really. it would suit no limit better, as the idea is to give the fish a change to get all in in huge stakes and double up their bankroll

but limit works too. But i would start the blinds higher than 0.25/0.5, maybe 1/2, and put a max of 25/50 on it.

[2Tone]

Granted a dollar isn't much if you are eventually going to be playing 10/20, but from a player's perspective, I don't understand why I have to pay a fee to sit at this table in addition to the standard rake.

[Zybomb]

or why a 10/20 NL player would want to sit at this table as opposed to a normal 10/20 table

or why a lowerl imit player would want to pay a fee, sit down and then have to leave once the stakes got too high, rather than just stay at the limit they'd like

[eejit101]

its designed for the people who think they can win at levels they cant. Thats the idea.

The fee was the one thing i wasnt sure of, im probably gonna get rid of that idea.

And the 10/20 players wont play it more than likely, but if they do they will feel its easier money if the table gets that far as they have the knowledge of playing 10/20, against the people that dont. get what i mean?

[Talking Poker]

This is the problem I have with it.

I think it's an interesting idea... and I think I understand what you are trying to accomplish with it.... but I'm not really sure who would play this and why.

Explain to us who your target audience is and why you think they will want to play this game, as opposed to the regular games that don't have the extra $1 fee.

And I agree with Mayhem: Change 7.5/15 to 8/16.

[Talking Poker]

Also.... with only one orbit before the blinds go up, I think people (the short stacks) will be in all in or fold mode pretty quickly. And that will most likely kill the game.

[eejit101]

finally, someone agrees, thanx TP, i said 2 rounds but the guy i cahtted to about it said one.

The audience can vary, there can be many levels of this game, it can start at any limit, and stop at any limit.

The basic audience for the one i detailed above would be the average 1/2 player. A guy who has mastered the lower limits and fancys a move up, but wants to test the water a few times. Its a way for him to see what its like, but not risk too many chips sitting down with a big enough buy in.

Its also targeted for the people who do what Brian didn win a bit at low limits, and jump 2 levels thinking they are the man. They will sit at this with say $50, 1.4 of their bankroll, thinking they cant wait till the 2/4 level, and bust out.

The higher limit players will be attrated for the obvious lack of understanding of the higher limit games, thinking if the game progresses to level 6 or 7, they have a huge advantage over the 1/2, 2/4 players.

Its quite complex as to why people will play it, but i tried to base it so all levels of players will have a reason to sit down.

1 - low limits - to try and win a bit extra cash than what they are used to.
2 - medium limits - to exploit the low limit guys, and to play a bit of levels they normally dont.
3 - high limits - to take everyones money.


I will change it to 8/16.

My origional idea was to have a few different tables.

Some starting at 0.10/0.20.
Some as outlined above
Some for the big stacks.

Also to have a turbo version, 10 hands per level, and another, say 20 or 30 per level.

[BabyRN]

interesting...but why the fee?