The Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder...

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As to the second statement, I don't buy the idea that it might have just been a matter of saving money for a few years until the losers had enough to sit down at a NL game again.


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Missed my point on that a bit. You seemed to be putting all those old players in a vaccuum where there was no way they'd ever get money after they lost in the older games. Not to mention, once they left, the games went away and weren't offered.

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But if limit were the popular game and NL had died out, then why didn't they show limit poker?

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Because N/L was the main tourney format.

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The poker boom has lasted years.

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It's still lasting. It may have peaked, but it's still much, much bigger than it was before the boom. Which is exponentially bigger than it was back when N/L was played more often before.

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Why have these players been playing for 5 years? How has their "bankroll" lasted that long?


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The population/player pool in general is quite a bit larger than it was back then, wouldn't you say? So it will take quite a bit longer. Also, capped buy in games will help prolong it.

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I've never seen limit poker on TV and I've watched a lot of poker on TV. But 99% of the poker shown must not be limit Holdem.


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Then you missed a classic one with Lederer and Chip Jett. Yes, it is pretty much all N/L now. Most was inspired by WSOP.

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(new)People started requesting it more

[/ QUOTE ] Yes, but why would they do that if they get their ass kicked in it to the point of going broke?


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Some who requested it aren't around. Some have deep pockets/better real jobs and haven't lost yet. Some have gone back to limit. It isn't instantaneous.

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Yet the same players are still playing years later. How can that be?


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Many players aren't. Let's not forget them. There's also alot more new people to take their place when they leave. It hasn't run its course yet.

I do agree with your point that part of it is that the games do become less fun and more serious. However, many also don't like to lose chips as fast as they do/can in a N/L game in comparison. Many of the new players now just haven't realized that yet. Some old players will take a stab at it again the same way some take stabs at pit games. It's just that their old pit game is now back on the boards. A couple bad runs and people don't dig losing. They'll get tired of buying in for their normal and losing it even though they might win a few sessions. They'll buy in for less and less, not wanting to risk as much. People will get tired of playing with the small stacks because it just isn't that much money to play for. Then the guys holding the game together will likely just move on to where more money is to be made.

There's just more expendable income/interest in the new fad out there so the process might be greatly prolonged.

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