This is really awesome. It's a great idea, and you've laid a great foundation. It's a lot to digest, so I don't want to comment on too many specific details just yet. I really do like the idea though, and I think we should be able to get this off the ground. We've had month long prop bet types of things here before, but never anything that could encompass varying limits. And I think this might be able to do just that. I say we shoot for an August start (July 30th at the earliest). That will give us plenty of time to work out the details and get people interested.
You're right that we need to somehow adjust from 9 max, 6 max, and HU. I'd say to use 6 max as the base, give a small bonus multiplier to the 9 max hands (maybe 20%?), and adjust the HU hands down a bit (25-40%, maybe?). The numbers can be decided later, but we'd need to do something to normalize the results a little bit.
We may also want to put in some sort of adjustment based on the limits people are playing. A lot of people here play < $100 NL, and I'd like them to be able to participate (this sort of goal setting and grinding is especially beneficial for low limit players looking to build their rolls, IMO), but obviously it's WAY easier to beat a $25 table than a $1000 table. Again, I'd say we could set a baseline of a certain limit (probably 1/2 or 2/4), and then adjust a little bit up for the people playing higher and a little bit down for the people playing lower - maybe based on your average limits played for the week ((Hands * limit)/Total Hands). Again, just my initial thoughts.
Lastly, and most importantly... for a guy who has been here for less than a week to believe in this community enough to not only come up with this excellent idea, but to offer to put up significant money from his own pocket... Man, I don't even know what to say. This is very, very generous of you. Of course, I'd be willing to chip in some extra dough for this as well. I don't know about the amouts you are talking about, but we'll see.
Would there be an entry fee for this? If so, would it be a flat fee, or maybe some multiplier of the level that people are playing? Maybe like 1/2 a buy in for the level you plan to play the most? This would be a good way to help boost the prize pool as well, so you (and I any anyone else who feels like contributing) don't need to come up with as much cash out of pocket.
Lastly, I assume we'd post Poker Tracker screenshots each week, and just go by the honor system that people are accurately reporting their hands and posting for all limits played, etc.
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