Hi folks. Sounds like I will have the first weekend in Groundhog Month free and I would like to have a NLH tourney for anyone interested.
Just to make it more fun, I'm thinking of adding a couple of things to the mix:
#1. Depending on the # of players, the payouts will be more than just "winner takes all".
>If only 3-4 partake it will be 1st=70% and 2nd=30%.
>If 5-8 play then 1st=60% 2nd=25% 3rd=15%.
>If more than 8 are interested (!) I guess we'd have 2 tables at the start, and the top 4 will be 1st=50% 2nd=30% 3rd=15% 4th=5%.
(Yes, I know that usually at a tourney or whatever with 3-6 players you would only have payouts for the top 2, but I want to encourage folks to feel they "have a chance at making it in the money" and rebuys and the add-on (see #2 below) will thus encourage risk-taking and make it more fun I hope.)
#2. The above might sound unnecessary (after all, real men enjoy "winner takes all" don't they?
) but as I just hinted, I want to allow for rebuys during the first 3 blind levels (prolly the first 45-60 mins).
And at the end of blind level 3, there will be the option to do a single add-on (giving you an additional # of chips equal to the starting amount).
All of this $ will be put into the prize pool, which will be dished out in the amounts listed above, minus the "bonus prize" (see #3) and the cost of pizza and a few 2L of Coke or Sprite or whatever we choose to order.
#3. And just to make it even MORE interesting (i.e. more risk-taking and seeing of showdowns) there will be a "bonus" prize awarded to the person who
shows down* the highest hand (probably will be a full house, but quads aren't unheard of so keep chasing with that set!
) The bonus prize will be $1.00 x the # of buyins, rebuys, and add-ons.
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So in summary, as an example, let's say it's 6 players with a $10.00 buyin (since we want to allow for and encourage rebuys and add-ons, $20 might be a bit too steep).
Let's say you guys are totally dominating and only I, Darren Dirt, take stupid chances and bust out twice before blind level 4, so I rebuy each time. At the end of the rebuy period, Dirt and 2 others decide to pay an extra $10 and take the add-on. The rest think they're skilled enough to make it I.T.M. without the add-on (fools! all of you!).
So that would mean the # of buy-ins and rebuys and add-ons = 6+2+3 = 11. So the "bonus prize" for the best hand of the night is $11.00.
And the total prize pool would be $60 + $20 + $30 = $110.00, minus the pizza (let's say $30) and minus the bonus prize ($11) = $69.00.
So the $69.00 payout (just a coincidence in the math, really!) would be divided up 60% 25% 15% ($41.40 for 1st, $17.25 for 2nd, and $10.35 for 3rd).
The above is just an example -- I am presuming there would be more than just 2 rebuys the way some of us play
and also the add-on is a no-brainer even if you're a chip leader since everyone else will probably be taking it... So the prize pool would likely be more like around $150.00 total, paying out maybe $60 or $70 to 1st place, with a probable investment of $20 for most of us.
So there ya go, the usual lengthy essay from the pen of Darren Dirt.
Any thoughts on my "plan"? It's a week from this Saturday night, not Friday night cuz I might have my kids on Friday -- but at least this time I have given you guys a dozen days' notice.
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! 
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*just to clarify, to "show" down means at the river you and your opponent eventually get to the point of calling and showing both your hands. So a "take down" before the flop, or at the flop/turn/river, where all your opponents fold, does *not* qualify as a potential "best hand" for the bonus prize. So hopefully when your pocket sevens flop A77 your opponent(s) will hold an Ace (or two! Top boat haha that would be a sweet victory eh!) and stay in the action to a showdown.
