Tourney What do busted players do? (2 Viewers)

[fishsaybloop]

Hey never done an at home tourney before, but interested in setting up a single table after COVID. What do most folks do after they’re busted out of the tourney? Wait for a cash game to start?

 

[LeLe]

Usually tourney allow another 1 re buy in and after that I believe they can start cash game once they have at least 3 guy out

For the first guy out he can consider being good sport and become a dealer while waiting too

 

[Dugthefish]

Wait. Why I greatly prefer cash games to tournaments, especially if there's only space for one table.

 

[detroitdad]

Play cash

 

[detroitdad]

east 3 guy out

We start when two people are out. Dealers choice heads up is a blast

 

[fishsaybloop]

Play cash

What will I do with my super deep tourney set! Hahaha

 

[fishsaybloop]

Usually tourney allow another 1 re buy in and after that I believe they can start cash game once they have at least 3 guy out

For the first guy out he can consider being good sport and become a dealer while waiting too

You volunteering to deal ah?

 

[LeLe]

You volunteering to deal ah?

Haha I don’t mind if i the first one out

when your home game will be up ?

 

[StatTracker]

Similar to lower stakes cash game on the side. Usually half to one tournament buyin max

 

[fishsaybloop]

Guess busting early and moving to cash isn’t a bad idea either haha

 

[fishsaybloop]

Haha I don’t mind if i the first one out

when your home game will be up ?

Probably a while more! Still waiting on them chips

 

[mho]

Shuffle/deal, hit the snack bar, set the music playlist, and most importantly — freshen up drinks for other players to loosen them up for the cash game afterwards

 

[Easylife]

Heads up then cash when enough players. We also have a chess board and backgammon board set up which we also play for money.

 

[Highli99]

They can sit on the couch and think about their mistakes and poor choices.

 

[RudysNYC]

We also have a chess board and backgammon board set up which we also play for money.

Add bridge to that list and you’ve got one classy card room

 

[fishsaybloop]

Add bridge to that list and you’ve got one classy card room

Thanks guys! So what I’m hearing is that I need more chips for bridge, backgammon, chess and heads up. Got it!

 

[redeagle]

Bitch and whine, comment on the continuing play, take a lot of shit from the remaining players, drink your liquor, eat the remaining snacks, talk about the next time, remind everyone it was the right call/bet/push, etc.... Then wait for others to bust to start a cash game.

 

[Easylife]

Lots more. If you've not waiting for chips to be delivered in the post at any time you're not doing it right.

 

[DeeVee8]

 

[Pinesol13]

Besides starting a cash game, I have my N64 hooked up in my basement. Busted players will sometimes play Mario Kart or Goldeneye while waiting for a few more players to bust.

 

[Beakertwang]

My guys do mounds of cocaine and bet on the chinchilla fights in the basement.

 

[RadicusScout]

My guys do mounds of cocaine and bet on the chinchilla fights in the basement.

I’m still waiting for that invite!!!

 

[Beakertwang]

I’m still waiting for that invite!!!

Definitely worth the 4-hour drive from Chicago!

 

[Poker Zombie]

We have run Multi-table tournaments for the past 12 years. This is the formula that works for us...

• Food and drinks pre-game. This is social time, which is what our players are here for.
• Each player gets 1 rebuy if necessary.
• Rebuying player does not need to be felted. You may sacrifice any chips you have and get a fresh stack. This prevents the shove with anything if you are down to a handful of Big Blinds and the rebuy clock is running out.
• A rebuy gives a player a larger than starting stack (110%)
• Rebuy period runs for 2 hours in a 4.5(ish) tournament. It ends during a break, so players may make the sacrifice/rebuy decision without pressure.
• When returning from the break, a player sitting on their original starting stack has roughly 16-17 Big Blinds. A rebuy stack has 18-19 BB.
• We invite players and their spouses. It's good for the game (helps it grow), and a KOed player is more likely to rebuy if it appears their spouse will still be in for a while. It also gives eliminated players an excuse to hang out longer, as there are other people to chat with as eliminated spouses have a reason to hang out longer.

Many players will sit and deal for the table. Others will become dedicated shufflers for the dealer, making their job easier. Some, as mentioned, will just hang out and socialize. Others will head out. They have had about an hour pregame to hang out, and the late rebuy gives most everyone 2 hours of game time for a 3 hour night - more than you would get by going to a movie.

Since we started keeping records on knockouts over the last 61 tournaments, we have only had 33 players that spent their second bullet before the 2nd break (roughly 2.6% of all players). 4 of those 33 (12%) were in a short-stack tournament.

We have only run 1 short stack tournament to date.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I will also note - we never run a cash game afterwards, unless it is a freeze-out event. I find that the promise of a cash game allows a skilled deep-pocketed individual to play recklessly in the tournament, because they stand to make more in the cash game. This "bullys" less skilled players (the spouses of the actual players), which makes it less appealing for them to return.

 

[RadicusScout]

I will also note - we never run a cash game afterwards, unless it is a freeze-out event. I find that the promise of a cash game allows a skilled deep-pocketed individual to play recklessly in the tournament, because they stand to make more in the cash game. This "bullys" less skilled players (the spouses of the actual players), which makes it less appealing for them to return.

This is an interesting insight. Thanks for this. As a tourney noob, I would have never considered this.

 

[CHP TD]

play my demolition man pinball machine

 

[Statesvegas]

Pool table

 

[Madmizike]

Make’em the dealer until cash can be started

 

[wonderpuddle]

play my demolition man pinball machine

That’s awesome. I’ve got pinball set up at my place as well. But usually guys just grab something to eat if they bust before the second table is ready for cash. Cash starts as soon as the table frees up.