AlanMendelson
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October 4th, 2021 at 3:10:45 PM permalink
South Point is advertising a $300,000 free roll poker tournament. To qualify you need to play 100 hours of live poker by the end of November.

If there's an average take of about $10 per player per hour your seat in the free roll will cost you about $1000.

Qualifiers get $200 cash which lowers the cost to $800.

First prize is $40,000.
DJTeddyBear
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October 4th, 2021 at 5:51:00 PM permalink
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If there's an average take of about $10 per player per hour your seat in the free roll will cost you about $1000.link to original post

”Take”? Don’t you mean “Rake”?

Regardless, if you normally play 100 hours in two months, but elsewhere of at multiple locations, shifting your action to the SP isn’t a bad idea. Heck, even just for that $200 it’s not a bad deal.
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AlanMendelson
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October 4th, 2021 at 6:22:44 PM permalink
Quote: DJTeddyBear

Quote: AlanMendelson

If there's an average take of about $10 per player per hour your seat in the free roll will cost you about $1000.link to original post

”Take”? Don’t you mean “Rake”?

Regardless, if you normally play 100 hours in two months, but elsewhere of at multiple locations, shifting your action to the SP isn’t a bad idea. Heck, even just for that $200 it’s not a bad deal.
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    Yes. Autospell did me in. Rake is the correct word.

    If you're a regular poker player getting the entry to the free roll is a nice perk.

    But I wouldn't play 100 hours to "earn" a seat if I wasn't a regular customer.
    3for3
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    October 5th, 2021 at 7:40:29 AM permalink
    The math I'd use is 1. How many will qualify for the free roll? 2. What is my skill advantage/disadvantage in that field? Using $200 as a reduction of the cost assumes you will never cash in the free roll. If there are 500 players who qualify, an average player gets $600 of value; I'd hope that I was better than average, or I wouldn't be playing in the first place.
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    October 5th, 2021 at 9:28:12 AM permalink
    Quote: 3for3

    The math I'd use is 1. How many will qualify for the free roll? 2. What is my skill advantage/disadvantage in that field? Using $200 as a reduction of the cost assumes you will never cash in the free roll. If there are 500 players who qualify, an average player gets $600 of value; I'd hope that I was better than average, or I wouldn't be playing in the first place.

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    Anybody putting in a hundred hours for a freeroll tournament probably also thinks they are above average. Something like this will actually attract some good low-limit poker players. Unlikely you'll have any touristy fish to feast on.
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