[DesertCat]

I think you are focusing too much on the short. Sure a SNG player might win $500 in a $115 and pick up and leave. But odds are he'll be back in a few days, just like he would have if he won $500 in a cash game. And most people play for a set time period, so they rarely quit a winner after 1 hour when they came to play for 4 hours. In the end what matters is the volume of players and money coming to the games, and more variety of games attracting more players should increase that. I'll admit the first week hasn't shown any effect yet, though.

Breaking up tables is a concern, but essentially it's just changing the mix of tables. It's great for the SNG players but hurts the other games. And there are some minor benefits, more short handed play and it's easier to get into a cash game immediately.

I won't disagree with your math on the rake. Clearly they will eventually increase it for the $60s and $115s. I'm not sure what the value of the $60s are really. Can't even a 3-6 player afford a $115 tourney?