Tourney Add-On Norms? (1 Viewer)

[dkersey]

Generally, we all know the main reason for having an add-on is to increase the prize pool to make it more interesting, while allowing short-stackers an opportunity to catch up. So for that reason, I'm considering doing a one time add-on at the end of a the re-buy period in my tournaments.

The question is - what is the norm for the cost and amount of chips for add-ons?

So really its a two-fold question:
1) typical add-on cost? .5X, 1X the original buyin?
2) typical number of chips received? 1X or 2X the starting stacks?

Perspective: 2 table tournament with $40 buyins for 10K in chips with unlimited rebuys.

 

[markleteenie]

I am a newb at this too and would like to try an add on.

Where I break down philosophically: Is the add-on to just give the short stacks an opportunity to by back in the hunt by giving them more BBs, or to reduce the gap between the smaller stacks and the leaders?

 

[BGinGA]

I generally offer a half-stack for half-price as an optional add-on, or T5000 for $20 in your case.

But that's with re-buys limited to one per player. If offering unlimited re-buys, I'd be more inclined to go with a full-stack add-on (for full price), since there will likely be many more chips already in play (and devaluing a smaller half-stack add-on).

If your crowd doesn't go re-buy crazy (ie, larger than a 25-30% re-buy rate), I'd stick with half-stacks, but if you routinely get 10 or more re-buys with two tables, then full stacks would be a better choice.

 

[SkywayParkFR]

Generally, we all know the main reason for having an add-on is to increase the prize pool to make it more interesting, while allowing short-stackers an opportunity to catch up. So for that reason, I'm considering doing a one time add-on at the end of a the re-buy period in my tournaments.

The question is - what is the norm for the cost and amount of chips for add-ons?

So really its a two-fold question:
1) typical add-on cost? .5X, 1X the original buyin?
2) typical number of chips received? 1X or 2X the starting stacks?

Perspective: 2 table tournament with $40 buyins for 10K in chips with unlimited rebuys.

If the starting stack is 10k with unlimited rebuy, the add on should be 20k to me !

 

[moose]

If the starting stack is 10k with unlimited rebuy, the add on should be 20k to me !

If someone busts at the end of rebuys you want them to take the add-on and have a fighting chance. So $40 for a rebuy of 10k (they must rebuy first to re-enter the tourney) and $40 for a 20k add-on would give them 30k total, which seems reasonable.

 

[markleteenie]

Do you guys usually allow everyone to add on or only if you're Below the avg stack size etc?

I imagine if most people add on then almost every one has to add on to keep their chip advantage.

 

[SkywayParkFR]

Do you guys usually allow everyone to add on or only if you're Below the avg stack size etc?

I imagine if most people add on then almost every one has to add on to keep their chip advantage.

It’s up to you ! You take the add on or not. And everyone can take it !

 

[CraigT78]

I do an add-on at the break - 8k for $20. My starting stacks are 16.5k with the early bird bonus. So it works out to roughly 1/2 stack for just under 1/2 price. I kept it at $20 so I didn't have to mess with making change during the tournament.

 

[DoubleEagle]

First, I’m not a fan of add-ons but my group likes them. My philosophy on add-ons is since their main purpose IMO is to increase the prize pool, make it sufficiently attractive that everyone will want to take it. Our weekly tourneys start with T10,000 for $50. The add-on is $20 for an additional T5,000. So cost per thousand is lower. Gernerally everyone takes it. Occasionally, someone generates a monster stack before the first break when we offer the add-on and passes, but not often.

 

[DoubleEagle]

Do you guys usually allow everyone to add on or only if you're Below the avg stack size etc?

It would be to totally unfair not to make it available to all.

 

[DoubleEagle]

If the starting stack is 10k with unlimited rebuy, the add on should be 20k to me !

Going to put way too many chips in play.

 

[SkywayParkFR]

Going to put way too many chips in play.

If you add 4x 5K chips there will be not too many « mass » of chips. It’s depend what is the amount of the BB too. If BB is 1k or 2k it’s not too many chips and the PP will grow nicely ! Good night