> It occurs to me that since a lot of recurring VP tournaments
have
> positive EV (for instance, the Fiesta used to give you a lunch
> buffet comp when you entered their 100% return $10 morning VP
> tournaments), it might be a good idea to track them in the
database.
> If everyone who has info would contribute, I wonder if Tom would
be
> willing to stick it into the existing database. That's if enough
people
> think it's important.
I'm somewhat unclear as to what you're suggesting.
Collate tournament data?
Maintain a tournament schedule?
Something else?
Regarding weekly (or daily) recurring VP tournament info:
1. What day of the week and what time
2. Buy-in
3. Format (play once and that's it; qualifying rounds and a final at
X P.M.; etc.)
4. Game usually played (DB; BP; etc.)
5. Any perks, comps, bonuses (like 1/2 buyin for seniors, 2nd entry
free, buffet comp with tournament entry, etc.)
6. Any data "from experience": how many people enter, best time to
play, etc.
This could be appended to the individual database pages rather than
have its own file, since the info would probably take less than 50
characters to present.
Almost always, these are during the day (sometimes pretty early in
the day). It's not a monster play, but almost always 100% (or more)
of the entries are returned as prize money. Plus, they're a lot of
fun.
I'll supply info for a couple of tournaments to get the ball rolling
if that would help.
Also, many bars/restaurants with VP have recurring VP tournaments
during the week. A lot of times these are FREE, with several hundred
dollars in prize money offered. Many's the time I've dropped in, has
some excellent food, and played ine the tourney, walking out with
some cash. The worst that could happen is you have a good meal, and
some fun too.
The point of having this info is to give the board members an option
if they want to take a break from "regular" VP, but still want to
play. It's inexpensive fun, given that the buyins are usually $5-10.
The same casinos that offer these tourneys also have fun, low buyin
blackjack, pai gow poker, and other table game tourneys as well.
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On 10 Nov 2004 at 5:28, rockofjello333 wrote: