First round of WRGPT19 ending
The first round of WRGPT19 is coming to a close. All tables will finish their current hand then wait for the rest of the tables to finish. Once all tables have finished then all the remaining players will be redrawn randomly onto new tables.
Make table b31 play faster, would ya?!?!
Kidding of course. Great work with the tournament thus far...keep it up!
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I'm not kidding. Something has to be done about tables that take a week to finish a hand. In round b there were tables that played 45 hands and as few as 14. This decides who wins... not poker.
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While it does suck that there is that much of a difference, I really don't think it's determining the winner of the tournament...
How else would you set timeout rules for people playing in all different time zones?!?! I think this setup is pretty fair. Again, this is only my opinion
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It's easy to understand why faster play determines the winner. Poker is a game of resources (chips) and you can't win if you don't have access to the resources. As play continues, new resources are only introduced as players are removed from your table and new players bring in new chips. A table that plays 45 hands has more chips on it than a table that plays 15 hands... thus the speed of play is determining who has access to more chips.
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Case in point. One table has played a single hand in round C in the same time the majority of tables have played at least 5, and a good number have played 8 or 9. You might as well tell those players to take this round off, since there will be no progress at that table.
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Maybe if there was some way they could have known we were all standing around their table, watching their every move (or lack thereof)...
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So... b31 finally finished. Any estimate as to when the next round will start?
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Interesting note in the final output from b31:
Patti Beadles wins $28850 (net $20400) with Straight (Q J 10 9 8)
Table finished, waiting to redraw seats, -12/89 table(s) still playing
There are -12 tables still playing ???
Hmmm ... I want some of what the machine is smoking ...
Seriously, though, great job guys -- this is the smoothest 1st round in my recollection!
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