How late is too late?

#1 12th November 2009, 7:12 PM

I think late registration was a great invention! Being 1 or 2 minutes late for a good tournament used to absolutely BLOW!! Now its no problem, but I see PS has been running tourneys for a while where the registration stays open for an hour. I would never enter a tourney this late. If its already a couple of levels into it you come in at a disadvantage. The later you come in, the more the disadvantage. If you come in 45 mins into a turbo tournament you almost start shortstacked. Why would anybody do this?????

So I ask you this: For you, how late is too late?

For me its 2 levels. I like these cheap levels, I feel there important.

#2 12th November 2009, 7:26 PM

There have been several recent threads on this subject. Here's one of them...

Pokerstars , "late registration"

It helps to use the search feature here before starting a 'new' thread.

#3 13th November 2009, 4:04 AM

Late registration should only be open for 15 mins max. I hate when I start a tournament with 40 players (easy field) and discover that 300 more players have registered late.

#4 13th November 2009, 6:24 AM

Honestly I never sign up for a tournament late. If I am going to play I am registered before it opens. If I miss one ill sign up for the next one they run constantly on these sites anyway.

#5 16th November 2009, 2:47 PM

I don't see the point in registering late.
You give yourself a better chance of doing well being there from the start.
I never register late.

#6 16th November 2009, 7:38 PM

I do not agree with late reg at all. If it was limited to the first level I could see a benefit for guys who perhaps just missed the start but not any more than that.

#7 16th November 2009, 8:58 PM

Full Tilt typically only allows Late Regiatration through the first level of blinds. This makes sense to leave it open for those running late and to enter as you are at no real disadvantage by this point. I have seen that the Daily Donker stays open until it fills up. Not sure why, other than to maximize the prize pool and profit.

#8 16th November 2009, 9:52 PM

i think 5 mins is enough time for late registration. Ive seen some tournys on FT and PS give as long as 30 mins for late registration in some of the garaunteed money tournys so that the garunteed $ wont have to come from them. I dont like more than 5 min late registration personally

#9 16th November 2009, 10:29 PM

Personally I think Fulltilt does Late Registration pretty well. I believe its the first level of blinds. (correct me if Im wrong).

As JMTalbert said, Daily Dollar is the only one where it seems late registration is open for eternity.

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