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Article: My Thoughts on the SCOOP

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  1. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Feb 21st, 2009 (2/21/2009 5:53am)

     
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    Feb 25th, 2009 (2/25/2009 5:57pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>stars has capped the number of people into some events. ie the 10k main event has a cap of 1800 poeple.</p>
    <p>Same with the 500r in event 1. I dont know if any of them will reach those numbers, prolly not, but with sats anything can happen</p>
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    Feb 26th, 2009 (2/26/2009 12:20am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>highly doubt it...500r last year in wcoop had 800 some runners.  Like the start times tho...take some days off work!!!!</p>
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    Feb 26th, 2009 (2/26/2009 6:44am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>"they have almost never failed to make the guarantee."</p>
    <p>you mean almost never required an overlay? i hope they always make the guarantee, only shady sites put up guarantees and then back out when they see an overlay coming. </p>
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    Feb 26th, 2009 (2/26/2009 9:14am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I too am a nighttime player.  And while I like that stars is creating a series of prestige events for the mid and smaller stake players, I will probably only be playing the weekend events because of the starting times (although I probably will be "sick" for one of those days).</p>
    <p>It seems like the simple fix would have been to vary times for all of the events.  I know that you can't please all of the people all of the time - but by having a varying schedule - you could probably please all of the people some of the time.</p>
    <p>Start the Omaha events earlier in the day as more Europeans play this game.  Start a Razz game late night as most of the degens who play this game keep weird hours anyways (just kidding Camz).  But at least give all us nighttime players (US, Euro and Austrailian) a chance to participate in at least a few of these events - as opposed to all or none.</p>
     
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    Feb 26th, 2009 (2/26/2009 10:46am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I am looking forward to playing in some of the low buy-in events.</p>
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    Mar 22nd, 2009 (3/22/2009 1:23am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>very happy about the 33 dollar low 2 day event 10 k startin chips. looks like a good tourny</p>
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    Mar 23rd, 2009 (3/23/2009 7:57am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I have a feeling stars doesn't like the registration numbers so far.  Full Tilt already has 83 players with WSOP ME packages, and Stars apparently is holding off on running satellites (I'm assuming they'll be running the second the SCOOP is done.) Seems like they want people to focus on their $10k ME sats instead of the WSOP. I understand I'll have until June to try for a seat, but I've got dormant step tickets waiting for that, not the SCOOPs.</p>
    <p>Just like Graps, I'm busy during weekday afternoons. SCOOPs means nothing to me except for the weekend events, a few of which I don't care for, and a few of which may cap out IMO. I just hope to be calling in sick for day 2 of those Sunday NLHE events :)</p>
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