stars payout structure

[JustChip]

hey I was just wondering if anyone knows why Stars pays the 2nd last table (10-18) all the same while most other sites pay 3 different prizes for that table.

Is there a reason behind it?

thanks

[illini43]

Have you thought about e-mailing them?

[BrandiFan]

is it your goal to get 11th in many tournaments?

[JustChip]

no but when i do i think i deserve more than 18th

[McMelchior]

Your information is incorrect.

Stars 20% tournaments differentiate between 10 - 13 and 14 - 18.

[JustChip]

ya but those tourneys are awful

[BrandiFan]

The money has to come from somewhere and that means less for first. I personally really like having a big jump in pay from 10th to 9th. It's easier to abuse the FT bubble.

[jonnyd]

"most" sites are flat from 10-18 actually.

[JDalla]

I think first and second should both be half as much and then more than 2 people could actually make some money.

[Ontario_Tory]

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I think first and second should both be half as much and then more than 2 people could actually make some money.

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I don't think many people here will agree with you. Play to win is the motto, so getting as much money possible for a win is the preference.

I'm not sure where I stand - I've yet to win a 'big field' MTT. My best is 3rd in a $3+r, but I have hit a few FT's. So a flatter payout structure would have been better for me results-wise.

But I'm a hobby player, not a grinder.

Stars has the 20% payout structure to appeal to the fish -> let more of them cash, so more of them come back. I was surprised, however, at the FT payout structure for the sunday 100k. I figured it would be a flatter structure than it is.

Are there any other arguments against a flatter structure, other than "I'm the best player, I expect to win, so I want most of the money to be for 1st place". I don't really buy that argument - there are too many chops in big tourneys to believe that's the case.

Take for example the Sunday 100k structure from last week. Here it is with a flatter structure too. What are the pros and cons of this type of flat FT structure?



(I'm by no means advocating this structure - just want a better discussion than the usual "I'm the best, so make 1st 100%" argument that I usually read.)