Marksalot wrote ( about potential Greektown VP tourney) ...
They're debating running another VP tournament, with an interesting
twist. Sounds like it'll be similar to the last one they did - play
like the devil for a limited number of minutes and top scores cash.
But there would be a "finals" round this time, with the top
qualifiers drawing for opponents in head-to-head elimination
matches. Good for us VP aficionados because we'd certainly be the
favorites in one-on-one matches (likely would significantly reduce
the need to hit a Royal). Good for Greektown because the finalists
would have to come back for the playoffs. He wants some input from
us, so fire away!
I like the idea of VP tourneys. To me, 2 minutes on a 9/6 JOB machine emphasizes the luck portion. The real skill in those is banging out as many hands as you can. Mistakes don't really hurt you.
Head to head would be a different twist. It would be even better if you played side to side so you could see how your opponent is doing.
I'd play just to see how it goes but I think VP has an inherent disadvantage as a tournament game. Now, if you could set up a 30 minute 10/7 DB tourney, I'd jump in that in a minute.
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