PPT 10/04 Final Table

yeltzen · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 08:04 PM

LOLZZZ at the intro... "As they say where I grew up... Aloha."

noelsarchs · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 09:47 PM

Great table tonight!

Irish Se7en · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 02:50 AM

Congratulations to Tom McEvoy (I just watched it a day after the fact), he seems like a class guy and I was glad he won. Enjoyed the final table though I thought Casey Kastle slowed played too many hands and it eventually caught up to him against Toto Leonidas (A/5 vs. Q/J).

_GUN_ · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 03:04 AM

that was one of the weakest final tables with pros I've ever seen on tv. I thought there were a lot of bad plays and when it became an all-in fest at the end, due to that ridiculous blind structure, it just made the thing even more uneventful.

Clonexx · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by _GUN_

that was one of the weakest final tables with pros I've ever seen on tv. I thought there were a lot of bad plays and when it became an all-in fest at the end, due to that ridiculous blind structure, it just made the thing even more uneventful.

The PPT has one of the deepest blind structures of any tournament. There has been more post flop play shown for it then anything else out there short of the WSOP ME.

The reason it was so high at the end was due to how long they had been playing. ANY tournament can have ridiculously high blinds if it has gone on long enough.

yeltzen · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 08:20 AM

Paul Magriel should be banned from TV poker.
Seriously. That's just embarrassing. Either that or he needs to wear a bag over his face.

Irish Se7en · #7 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 12:49 PM

I agree, make that a Double QUACK QUACK!

_GUN_ · #8 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Clonexx

The PPT has one of the deepest blind structures of any tournament. There has been more post flop play shown for it then anything else out there short of the WSOP ME.

The reason it was so high at the end was due to how long they had been playing. ANY tournament can have ridiculously high blinds if it has gone on long enough.

the PPT is handled by the same production company as the WPT. the tournaments begin with deep stacks and a slow blind structure, similar to the WSOP. however, they have an accelerated blind schedule put in place for the final table, which is designed so that the final table wraps up quickly and can be edited into a 2hr show. they are compromising the integrity of the tournament and the pride of the victory, by accelerating the blinds so they can cut their own production costs.

noelsarchs · #9 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by _GUN_

the PPT is handled by the same production company as the WPT. the tournaments begin with deep stacks and a slow blind structure, similar to the WSOP. however, they have an accelerated blind schedule put in place for the final table, which is designed so that the final table wraps up quickly and can be edited into a 2hr show. they are compromising the integrity of the tournament and the pride of the victory, by accelerating the blinds so they can cut their own production costs.

Did anyone else notice that during the final heads up that in the space of 5 minutes or so there were THREE different dealers? The guy, the two women.

I still think that this final table was one of the better ones all year and not as lame as gun mentioned earlier.

Clonexx · #10 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by _GUN_

the PPT is handled by the same production company as the WPT. the tournaments begin with deep stacks and a slow blind structure, similar to the WSOP. however, they have an accelerated blind schedule put in place for the final table, which is designed so that the final table wraps up quickly and can be edited into a 2hr show. they are compromising the integrity of the tournament and the pride of the victory, by accelerating the blinds so they can cut their own production costs.

As Noel said, there were 3 different dealers during the heads up portion. That is not an accelerated blind schedule unless they changed dealers every 10 mins.

I am aware that the PPT is made by the same company that produces the WPT, however that does not mean that it has the same formula as the WPT. Where did you get the information that the blind schedule was accelerated for the final table?

Edit : http://news.pokerpages.com/index.php...sk=view&id=839

According to the above site, the final table lasted 6 and a half hours and had blind/ante increases in 1 hour increments. A 7 hour final table with 1 hour blind increases certainly is not a fast blind structure. WSOP final tables clock in from 10-14 hours, but they start with 9 people.