When I first noticed this today, nearly all the Demand tourneys in late registration were Rush tourneys, which started going at 50 players. Late reg for these is lasting thru Level 5. Looking through the lobby of running games, I see that some get over 300 players while others don't crack 140. So assume there will be approximately 200 players when the reg closes, and allot time accordingly. It seems that these are taking the place of 180 player Rush SNGs, and you don't have to wait and wait until they fill up. This has pluses and minuses.
Since it's most used with Rush and super turbo games, I guess these will appeal to the folks who have patience issues. Next hand-- NOW. All-in-- NOW. And there seem to be plenty of these players. I suspect that a good number of players will bust out of one and jump quickly into the next -- which is quite nice for Full Tilt. Some may multitable them -- it should be easier than ever.
The one I played earlier was playing much more like a freeroll -- more allins per hand early on than I've seen in awhile. So I'd guess that some of us will do quite well in these -- a fishy game can be very profitable. I expect, however, that once the buzz wears off, the game will settle down. We've all seen this. Remember when Rush first started? Remember when DONs first started at
pokerstars? We all saw how the play evolved in both.
There are quite a number of serious players who consider 180 person SNGs their bread-and-butter game -- and I expect that these will completely hit the spot with them. The influx of fish will be a plus. They know they can outplay the fish, with just a little luck.
And if you don't like them, there are plenty of regular tourneys around. These are for the ADHD crowd. And the truly addicted. And for Full Tilt.
There's no point in fussing. Play them or don't play them. It's not every tourney, after all. Nor every SNG.