can i make a suggestion
i have an idea i would like to propose. a long time ago partypoker had these step tournaments. so did pokerstars i believe.
to higher stakes sngs. i propose you do this. start at like .01 btc buy ins. and at the highest level 1btc. and everything in between. also make sure the prizes are mostly tickets to the next level.
this will increase the rake at your sites since people will have to keep playing. and you will get some higher stakes games going on on your site eventually.
Hey geoffreyqp,
Thanks so much for your feedback! We actually do have sngs running with up to 2 btc buy-ins. I really like your thoughts about the prizes; I'll make sure that gets to the right people!
Jenny
i would structure it like this just as an example:
probably all turbos, except for last step which should be regular or even slightly slower. all 9max. also you can adjust for 6 max or even 4max depending if you think the tables can fill.
step 1: 1+0(no rake) chip buy in. top 2 get step 2 tickets. 3rd place get's step one ticket. (any overlay will be made back in future steps rake anyways)
step 2: 5+.5 chips chip buy in. top 2 get step 3 tickets. 3rd and 1 tickets. (same not about the small overlay)
step 3: 25+2.5 chips) chip buy in. top 2 get step 4 tickets. 3rd gets step 2 ticket. 4th get's step 1 ticket.
step 4: 100+9 chip buy in. top 2 get step 5 ticket. 4th-6th get step 4 ticket again. 7th place wins step 3 ticket. 8th place step 2 ticket.
step 5: 250+20 chip buy in. 2 step 6 ticket. 3rd and 4th win step 4 ticket. 5th step 3 ticket. 6-9th all step 1 tickets.
step 6: 950+50 chip buy in. maybe out of 9 players pay 5th and 6th place step 5 tickets. 7th and 8th step 3 tickets. then split up the rest between top 4? 50% of what's left to first. 30% to 2nd. 15%3rd and 5% 4th.
anyways that's just an example. you can see how the rake would be endless for you guys since players would keep getting tickets that they have to use. and it gives microstakes players the chance to win big for small upfront cost.
also if games at later step just don't happen over x period of time, they should be able to play the tickets in heads up sng's as well for an easier buy out.
didn't proof read this or anything, but i hope you get the idea!