Moxie Mike
Full House
Scenario: Season 8 of the Moxie Poker League wraps up tomorrow with a season-ending freezeout. Starting stack: 40,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/200. No antes. Expecting 18 players tomorrow.
Players accumulate points based on their regular season performance which equate to 'bonus chips' for the championship game. Players who perform well will usually have a substantial number of bonus chips. As a point of reference, see below.
The way it works is a player can choose to take their bonus chips at the beginning of the tournament, or at any point later on, including if they're felted, making their bonus chips a de-facto rebuy. All bonus chips must be added all at once.
So the question is, when is the optimal point to add your bonus chips to your stack? Personally, with a sizable amount I'll keep mine in reserve in case I bust. But supposed someone makes a deep run... the longer a player waits to add them the less their worth.
It's kind of a no-brainer to add them if you get felted or shortstacked early. But what if that situation doesn't happen? The number of big blinds the bonus chips represents most become a factor at some point, right? So when to add them? When they represent 20 BBs? 10 BBs?
Let's see if we can get an interesting discussion going. Tagging @upNdown @BGinGA @DrStrange for their tournament-hosting experience.
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Players accumulate points based on their regular season performance which equate to 'bonus chips' for the championship game. Players who perform well will usually have a substantial number of bonus chips. As a point of reference, see below.
RANK | PLAYER | Starting Stack Add-On |
1 | Nolan | 53,000 |
2 | Kathy the Destroyer | 32,500 |
3 | Stiletto Sandie | 33,500 |
4 | Moxie Mike | 41,500 |
5 | StormCloud | 33,000 |
6 | Queen Alexis | 29,500 |
6 | JD | 28,500 |
8 | Hardcore Bob | 23,750 |
9 | Iron Mike | 25,500 |
9 | Martin | 25,000 |
11 | Cowboy Kurt | 25,500 |
12 | Rick | 17,750 |
13 | Dave à Trois | 20,000 |
14 | Bob Morris | 16,000 |
15 | Moyer | 14,500 |
16 | North Pole Troll | 9,000 |
16 | Crown Royal Dave | 13,000 |
18 | Stets | 8,000 |
19 | Hitchcock Blonde Lavonne | 10,000 |
20 | Vee | 8,000 |
21 | Peachy Patti | 4,000 |
21 | Chad | 4,000 |
23 | Keene | 2,000 |
23 | Jerry | 2,000 |
25 | Steve V | 0 |
25 | The Asian Sensation | 0 |
The way it works is a player can choose to take their bonus chips at the beginning of the tournament, or at any point later on, including if they're felted, making their bonus chips a de-facto rebuy. All bonus chips must be added all at once.
So the question is, when is the optimal point to add your bonus chips to your stack? Personally, with a sizable amount I'll keep mine in reserve in case I bust. But supposed someone makes a deep run... the longer a player waits to add them the less their worth.
It's kind of a no-brainer to add them if you get felted or shortstacked early. But what if that situation doesn't happen? The number of big blinds the bonus chips represents most become a factor at some point, right? So when to add them? When they represent 20 BBs? 10 BBs?
Let's see if we can get an interesting discussion going. Tagging @upNdown @BGinGA @DrStrange for their tournament-hosting experience.
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