Tourney Blind Valet.... (1 Viewer)

[longflop]

After literally years of managing blind levels with a paper on the wall and using the timer on google home, I am giving Blind Valet a shot tomorrow. I'm not worried about payouts, seating, rebuys or any of that, I am just using it to display time left in each level, the current blinds and the upcoming blinds. Any pro tips that I need to know about?

 

[partypoker]

Sorry to resurrect this post, but are you still using this and do you like it? Any reason to pay for the subscription or just use the free version? I am only running a STT.

 

[longflop]

I still am. I am seriously cheap, so I am just using the free version as a timer. I figure out the payouts on my own. It works well, give you a chime when there is a minute left on each level. When I maximize it on my laptop, its easy to see from the tables. Plus, you create an account to sign in, and it will save your blind structure for you. I recommend it. For a free program, its worth every penny.

 

[partypoker]

Sounds great, I agree and don’t mind doing the math on money, most my guys we just agree 3rd place money back and second first split 30%/70% whatever is there after the rebuys. I will be running it this weekend and see what happens. Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[Mr Winberg]

I've been using it for several years, back from when all the bells and whistles were free. I also just use it as a timer nowadays. I really like that I can log on to one device for showing the clock, e.g. a laptop or some hookup to a tv, and still control the clock from my phone.

A few years ago I was in correspondence with the developer pushing for some sort of pay-as-you-go for the advanced features, for example to pay $X for 2 days (allowing you to test the schedule the day before), because it's simply too much money to pay annually if you're hosting just a few times per year. He said he had something in mind, but I haven't checked since then.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Ahhhh, finally! This one was suggested by me.
I probably wasn't the only one suggesting it, but that won't stop me from taking full credit

I also suggested allowing you to edit the break to change which level it's after...but it seems as we still need to delete and re-add the break instead...

 

[partypoker]

Good stuff win. I agree I only host 6 or so games a year of STT and do not need a full blown tournament director set up or expensive software that will cover our $20 buy in with one rebuy/add.