[softchewy]

When do you pay out less than 3 players in a tourney?

I believe the usual payout is:

Players 1-10
1st 2nd 3rd

Players 11-20
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Players 21-30
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

[mattyfatty4]

I usually play with about 6 or maybe 7 people. In these games we pay out first and second place only.

[Matthew]

With 8-10 we pay 3 - 3rd gets the buy in back.

6 -7 we pay 2 - 2nd doubles - 1st takes the rest

5 or less - 1st takes it all

[dad604]

I believe paid out to less than 3 should be at the 6 player level.

[Captn_All_In]

We usually only pay three if it is only one table, so 11 is the max we have ever had at one table. Sometimes we will pay 4 if the buy in is higher. Last paid place always gets the buy in back.

We sometimes will even give the first guy out half the buy in back. That sometimes leads to all-in-fests with a few of the guys in the group!

[whitepotatoe]

I usually pay out only 3 with ten or more players. If there are only 9, I just pay 2.

Here is my usual payout structure:

<6 100%
6-9 65%-35%
10-19 50%-30%-20%
20-29 45%-28%-17%-10%
30-39 42%-26%-16%-10%-6%
40-59 40%-25%-15%-10%-6%-4%

[Wylecoyo]

We tend to play a low buy-in, friendly game. Therefore, we generaly pay out top three, with third getting thier buy-in back. Rough breakdown would be 50/30/20; however, we have never had less than six players in a cash game, so I have never had to give it much thought.

[Q10 soooted]

Originally Posted by Wylecoyo

We tend to play a low buy-in, friendly game. Therefore, we generaly pay out top three, with third getting thier buy-in back. Rough breakdown would be 50/30/20; however, we have never had less than six players in a cash game, so I have never had to give it much thought.

I agree with this. In a friendly game I think 3rd should get their money back with 8-12 people. With 6 or 7 we usually give 3rd 1/2 their buyin back. It's a great combination at getting something out of your playing and also shame in still losing

[softchewy]

asked because last 8 player game I played we only paid 2.
This is not the norm as far as I am concerned. Even though I won, I would rather have paid out 3 as a standard (w/ 3rd getting full or 1/2 buy in back). Probably like 7 player to pay 1/2 buyin to 3rd and 6 just 2 spots, and 5, just one.. though if it was just 5 or less I would rather play cash/ring I think.
10 -20 I would do 50/30/20.

[Wylecoyo]

Hadn't really thought about third getting only half their buy-in back, but it makes sense. I agree it would still be something of a win, but also some incentive to learn and do better.