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Board Gambling
Re: #2 Bitcointalk Poker Series (0.05 BTC & BIG BTC Ticket sponsored by SwC Poker)
by
Trofo
on 12/05/2020, 07:09:40 UTC
Points from first to last is literally the best way to encourage sitting out (apart from an upside down last gets most structure). In this case they would be rewarded for sitting out straight from the beginning, in contrast to the fixed 10 place structure where they would have to fight for points when they decide to finally play.

Is this really a problem? I guess that players who intentionally opt to sit out are not that good players in the first place. Meaning they will never win the tournament and even if they get very lucky and get to the final table they will surly not get in the paid places there. As we have seen recently sitting out and not playing a single hand can give you points but I don't think that will work in similar fashion every time. And if you decide to activate after some time yes you will have more chips than some players but you will also have less chips than better players which is not a favorable position to be in, at least for me. I want to be chip leader and start chip bullying as soon as possible Smiley