High Roller Tourney at SBR Poker, Sat. 5PM ET

**minet123** · 01-25-12, 02:53 PM

After much research and consternation it was determined that anything involving SBR points and the wording
"High Roller"
would have a starting buy in of 125 sbr points
Please review both SBR Points High Roller football contest 2010 and 2011 threads

Good Luck everyone in the Tournament

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 01-25-12, 02:53 PM

LOVE IT, LOUUUUUUU

the poker community needs some more random new tournies like this!!!

**k13** · 01-25-12, 02:55 PM

Thought High Roller would be at least a 100 points...

Still fun.

**wtt0315** · 01-25-12, 02:59 PM

Would love to play but will be outside American airlines arena getting ready for the Jimmy Buffett concert. good luck to all who play though

**Ninersnut** · 01-25-12, 03:24 PM

Do all of these count towards the Championship or whatever it is?

**SBR Lou** · 01-25-12, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by Ninersnut

Do all of these count towards the Championship or whatever it is?

No. Only the tourneys listed in the 2012 official schedule count.

**DiggityDaggityDo** · 01-25-12, 03:31 PM

I might play this one. It sounds fun

**thaman79** · 01-25-12, 03:35 PM

Looking forward to it.

**Reload** · 01-25-12, 03:41 PM

Nice news here, Lou! Count me in

**mighty maron** · 01-25-12, 03:44 PM

How about an end of the month super buy in tourney like stars has? 250 sbr points?

**tatddy** · 01-25-12, 03:59 PM

Time for us to add a last longer head up and pool.

**SBR Lou** · 01-25-12, 04:06 PM

Originally posted by mighty maron

How about an end of the month super buy in tourney like stars has? 250 sbr points?

We can't guarantee much as only a handful would even pony up the fee. It would feel more like the WSOP HORSE championship than a Poker Stars event.

**k13** · 01-25-12, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

We can't guarantee much as only a handful would even pony up the fee. It would feel more like the WSOP HORSE championship than a Poker Stars event.

Then some people would need backers/stakers just like the real WSOP.

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 01-25-12, 04:59 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

We can't guarantee much as only a handful would even pony up the fee. It would feel more like the WSOP HORSE championship than a Poker Stars event.

I like the idea of bigger buyin tournies...maybe have a few with no guarantee so that you can get a ballpark idea of how many will join?

**wal66** · 01-25-12, 05:08 PM

Lou I have a question.

If it is a buyin and everyone buying in has to pay the same amount (which is only right by the way) why is it that 1-3 get regular points payout and the rest have to meet rollover?

Don't get me wrong, we all want more tournaments and are appreciative but that system of payouts doesn't make sense. Actually any tournament that any member pays to enter shouldn't be held accountable to a rollover even if the points are given for merely signing in everyday.

Before anyone starts in on "it's just points", it's not about the points, it's about the principle.

**senseionline** · 01-25-12, 05:10 PM

40 sbr pts is not high roller.. in real money poker site high roller mean 100 or above

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 01-25-12, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by wal66

Lou I have a question.

If it is a buyin and everyone buying in has to pay the same amount (which is only right by the way) why is it that 1-3 get regular points payout and the rest have to meet rollover?

Don't get me wrong, we all want more tournaments and are appreciative but that system of payouts doesn't make sense. Actually any tournament that any member pays to enter shouldn't be held accountable to a rollover even if the points are given for merely signing in everyday.

Before anyone starts in on "it's just points", it's not about the points, it's about the principle.

+ 1

**Roadtrip635** · 01-25-12, 05:31 PM

How about a bounty tourney, that could be fun.

**Bcatswin** · 01-25-12, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by wal66

Lou I have a question.

If it is a buyin and everyone buying in has to pay the same amount (which is only right by the way) why is it that 1-3 get regular points payout and the rest have to meet rollover?

Don't get me wrong, we all want more tournaments and are appreciative but that system of payouts doesn't make sense. Actually any tournament that any member pays to enter shouldn't be held accountable to a rollover even if the points are given for merely signing in everyday.

Before anyone starts in on "it's just points", it's not about the points, it's about the principle.

**playersonly69** · 01-25-12, 06:02 PM

I completely understand the rollover guys. I mean we will be lucky to even get 40 players. That amount only cover 1st place

**big joe 1212** · 01-25-12, 06:06 PM

high roller = 40 points

**wal66** · 01-25-12, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by playersonly69

I completely understand the rollover guys. I mean we will be lucky to even get 40 players. That amount only cover 1st place

If what is guaranteed as payouts is not met with buyin's then I can see the rollover.

For what it's worth SBR can do whatever they want and don't really have to answer to my questions or anyone elses. We can choose to participate or not which I generally do anyways time permitted regardless of rollovers or not. I was just wondering but PlayersOnly does make a good point.

**Carseller4** · 01-25-12, 06:34 PM

Does The Prick go into hibernation in the football offseason?

**GUMMO77** · 01-25-12, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the new tournament - sounds fun.

What's the starting chip amount for this ...2,000?

**sweethook** · 01-25-12, 07:19 PM

great deal

**jeffdane** · 01-25-12, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by Carseller4

Does The Prick go into hibernation in the football offseason?

i think they prob shit canned the prick after another dreadful season

**snoopaloop31** · 01-25-12, 07:40 PM

Nice! It doesnt deserve to be called high roller though.

**k13** · 01-25-12, 07:59 PM

Lou, maybe you can offer satellites for the low rollers in the future.

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 01-25-12, 08:08 PM

lots of good ideas bouncing around

**LVHerbie** · 01-25-12, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

We can't guarantee much as only a handful would even pony up the fee. It would feel more like the WSOP HORSE championship than a Poker Stars event.

How about a 250 (or 500?) point tournament that runs concurrent with this tournament with either a reasonable guarantee or maybe just drop the rake? (Hell, get John and Pricky to play in a rake free tournament and you have an quasi-overlay)

Higher buyins would still be fun even if it turned out playing like a sit and go...

**LVHerbie** · 01-25-12, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by k13

Lou, maybe you can offer satellites for the low rollers in the future.

Part of the popularity (for both those dreaming of playing and those who can pay the buyin) of bigger buyin tourneys is the sats... While it might take some programming (or maybe not since WSEX, that uses the same software, had ticket based tournaments with satellites

) I would bet an infrequent (like maybe once every two weeks or each month) larger buy-in tournament with a buy-in of 500-1000 points would be fairly popular...

**SBR Lou** · 01-25-12, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by gummo77

thanks for the new tournament - sounds fun.

What's the starting chip amount for this ...2,000?

2,500

**Reload** · 01-25-12, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by GUMMO77

Thanks for the new tournament - sounds fun.

What's the starting chip amount for this ...2,000?

Was going to ask this also, GUM. I'm hoping we're talking DEEP STACK action for this one! I can never do much with 1800 in starting chips.

**SBR Lou** · 01-25-12, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by LVHerbie

How about a 250 (or 500?) point tournament that runs concurrent with this tournament with either a reasonable guarantee or maybe just drop the rake? (Hell, get John and Pricky to play in a rake free tournament and you have an quasi-overlay)

Higher buyins would still be fun even if it turned out playing like a sit and go...

I like it. Really what would be cooler is just letting posters start their own tournaments, but there are fraud concerns and the like. Maybe eventually there will be a players tourney tab and there would need to be a minimum X entries to minimize abuse or collusion.