The Year in Review for DRP
Well, what a year this turned out to be!
This year our participants included a WPT Poker Stars Carribean Adventure 2nd place finisher, at least 4 or 5 HPT final table participants, 4 of the 6 major tournaments in Fargo-Moorhead (Roger Tangen - Dead Money, Pete Bushey - Doublewood, Chad Ransom - Harwood, Corey Eslinger - Playmaker's) were won by charter members of DRP or individuals who played in the tournaments, a major Dakota Magic Weekend Warrior tournament winner (Jon Shilling), and of course the DRP Main Event Champion (Jason Kramer) who was also the Player of the Year for DRP.
I realize not all of the better players in the Fargo-Moorhead area play in our group, but as good as 'home game' groups can get, this is a damn good group. Fortunately we're mostly here to have fun, and this has always been the intention with our payout structure - to encourage participation and keep the people coming back.
This year our attendance ballooned to see our largest crowds and largest prizepools. Totals for this year, nearly equaled the previous 3 years combined in terms of pools. We branched out and brought in many new, good players around the area, and the word spread quickly. For the time being, we are going to be going back to a 'home game' atmosphere - at least until spring starts.
Obviously our attendance cannot continue to grow much beyond what it has been. Logistically, no matter where we play, 30-32 is about the max. With this in mind, the coming year will hold more tournaments - but with a bit of a different flavor. There will be various Championship Events in Hold-em, PL Hold-em, H.O.R.S.E., Stud, Razz, and Omaha. With the increase in number of tournaments, the other tournaments are mostly going to $40 buy-ins, but there will be a couple $60, an $80 Championship, and a $100 buy-in. We will be having a meeting at the December 15th game with about 6 of the charter members to discuss some details that I have come up with. We will try to tweak structure, dates, etc., as we go along to benefit the majority of people.
This coming year, the Points Championship will be just top 10. Discussions have occurred that led us to make this decision. Mainly, it is based on the feeling that the top 16 included too many people and the top 10 lose a benefit of playing good poker throughout the year. With this in mind, most people in the top 10 will have to participate in a fair number of events to qualify. Doing rather well in 3 of the bigger events may still get you there, but 1 good showing at the largest will probably not. All Championship Events are rated the same for points, there will, however, still be the increase in points for number of participants at the event.
We will also try, during the coming year, to foster more a social atmosphere for the games. During the first couple months, with holding the tournaments at homes, we will see if this helps. Cash games, Friday nights, Saturday nights, snacks provided, etc., will all be ideas that we will try to use to encourage a more social game.
Any and all ideas are always welcome,
We will see on the 15th at 6:30!
Corey Eslinger
This year our participants included a WPT Poker Stars Carribean Adventure 2nd place finisher, at least 4 or 5 HPT final table participants, 4 of the 6 major tournaments in Fargo-Moorhead (Roger Tangen - Dead Money, Pete Bushey - Doublewood, Chad Ransom - Harwood, Corey Eslinger - Playmaker's) were won by charter members of DRP or individuals who played in the tournaments, a major Dakota Magic Weekend Warrior tournament winner (Jon Shilling), and of course the DRP Main Event Champion (Jason Kramer) who was also the Player of the Year for DRP.
I realize not all of the better players in the Fargo-Moorhead area play in our group, but as good as 'home game' groups can get, this is a damn good group. Fortunately we're mostly here to have fun, and this has always been the intention with our payout structure - to encourage participation and keep the people coming back.
This year our attendance ballooned to see our largest crowds and largest prizepools. Totals for this year, nearly equaled the previous 3 years combined in terms of pools. We branched out and brought in many new, good players around the area, and the word spread quickly. For the time being, we are going to be going back to a 'home game' atmosphere - at least until spring starts.
Obviously our attendance cannot continue to grow much beyond what it has been. Logistically, no matter where we play, 30-32 is about the max. With this in mind, the coming year will hold more tournaments - but with a bit of a different flavor. There will be various Championship Events in Hold-em, PL Hold-em, H.O.R.S.E., Stud, Razz, and Omaha. With the increase in number of tournaments, the other tournaments are mostly going to $40 buy-ins, but there will be a couple $60, an $80 Championship, and a $100 buy-in. We will be having a meeting at the December 15th game with about 6 of the charter members to discuss some details that I have come up with. We will try to tweak structure, dates, etc., as we go along to benefit the majority of people.
This coming year, the Points Championship will be just top 10. Discussions have occurred that led us to make this decision. Mainly, it is based on the feeling that the top 16 included too many people and the top 10 lose a benefit of playing good poker throughout the year. With this in mind, most people in the top 10 will have to participate in a fair number of events to qualify. Doing rather well in 3 of the bigger events may still get you there, but 1 good showing at the largest will probably not. All Championship Events are rated the same for points, there will, however, still be the increase in points for number of participants at the event.
We will also try, during the coming year, to foster more a social atmosphere for the games. During the first couple months, with holding the tournaments at homes, we will see if this helps. Cash games, Friday nights, Saturday nights, snacks provided, etc., will all be ideas that we will try to use to encourage a more social game.
Any and all ideas are always welcome,
We will see on the 15th at 6:30!
Corey Eslinger
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