I know it's a while off but I'm having a think about my next time hosting which will land in the latter half of October and I wanted to run an idea past you guys to see what you think and maybe help me iron out any potential creases.
Zombie Resurrection: the first player to bust out is "resurrected" and gets a free re-entry with a stack of 1.5x the original starting stack (eg 15K instead of 10K). The catch is they've come back as a "zombie" and their stack will "decay" by being forced to pay the SB in every hand. To survive they must "feed on the living" (ie win chips from other stacks).
Initial thoughts: my current rebuy system is essentially 2 half stack add-ons that can each be used when a player's stack is at half or less it's original starting value. This would not work well with the zombie resurrection idea as a player could separately use both rebuy chips and then bust out and claim his free big stack. The idea is to give someone a free rebuy with strings attached, not to allow them 3.5 stacks versus 2 stacks for everyone else.
The obvious solution is to revert to a more traditional rebuy system of only allowing rebuys when felted, however this would likely have an effect on the rebuy uptake (and style of play). Since implementing my current half stack add-on system we've had 50% and 75% uptake. With the traditional rebuy we only got around a 3rd of the field rebuying, even with the surrender method (which would be incompatible with this concept).
With that in mind I thought about making the buy in £15 for 10K with the rebuy being only £10 for 10K to promote them a little.
I'd love some thoughts and input on this, particularly on the value of the zombie stack (eg the figure of 1.5x is pulled straight from the air and isn't based on any calculations of how many hands—and therefore SBs—will be seen throughout the tournament) and indeed any pitfalls this may produce. What do you think guys?
Zombie Resurrection: the first player to bust out is "resurrected" and gets a free re-entry with a stack of 1.5x the original starting stack (eg 15K instead of 10K). The catch is they've come back as a "zombie" and their stack will "decay" by being forced to pay the SB in every hand. To survive they must "feed on the living" (ie win chips from other stacks).
Initial thoughts: my current rebuy system is essentially 2 half stack add-ons that can each be used when a player's stack is at half or less it's original starting value. This would not work well with the zombie resurrection idea as a player could separately use both rebuy chips and then bust out and claim his free big stack. The idea is to give someone a free rebuy with strings attached, not to allow them 3.5 stacks versus 2 stacks for everyone else.
The obvious solution is to revert to a more traditional rebuy system of only allowing rebuys when felted, however this would likely have an effect on the rebuy uptake (and style of play). Since implementing my current half stack add-on system we've had 50% and 75% uptake. With the traditional rebuy we only got around a 3rd of the field rebuying, even with the surrender method (which would be incompatible with this concept).
With that in mind I thought about making the buy in £15 for 10K with the rebuy being only £10 for 10K to promote them a little.
I'd love some thoughts and input on this, particularly on the value of the zombie stack (eg the figure of 1.5x is pulled straight from the air and isn't based on any calculations of how many hands—and therefore SBs—will be seen throughout the tournament) and indeed any pitfalls this may produce. What do you think guys?