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anybody every played in the ones from years before and understand the pay out structure? it says it pays out every flight.....so i guess what i want to ask is if i only have a few chips left before the flights end should i just go out and finish in the money for the day instead of going into the next with only a few chips and just enter that flight with my winnings?

i won a round trip paid and entry fee into this event through a local bar doing a 2 month long free buy in to qualify and 1 tourny (for those who qualfied 45 players) and i won the tourny!
 
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Wish I had known you were playing - we have a team event there and I just gave the last spot away. :(

That's a tough call - takes all day to get to the money - I could not make that decision without knowing exactly how many bb's I have - and probably not until I was in the situation. If I had enough chips to try to double up and stay in I would probably try to do that. If it was literally just a few chips I would probably re-enter.

Good luck!
 
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Wish I had known you were playing - we have a team event there and I just gave the last spot away. :(

That's a tough call - takes all day to get to the money - I could not make that decision without knowing exactly how many bb's I have - and probably not until I was in the situation. If I had enough chips to try to double up and stay in I would probably try to do that. If it was literally just a few chips I would probably re-enter.

Good luck!

well add another spot.....i read the post about the team......my buy in is paid for.....so u wouldnt have to pay anything! but would love to be in the last man standing if possible!

yes i know it takes all day to get in the money.....but lets just say i have like 1500 to 2000 left and if i go into tomorrow with that amount my chances of cashing r slime to none....but if i go out and get that 900 cash out i can use 600 of that to reenter and have 6k in chips plus $300 to the good...and better shot at getting more chips and even cashing again!
 
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well add another spot.....i read the post about the team......my buy in is paid for.....so u wouldnt have to pay anything! but would love to be in the last man standing if possible!

yes i know it takes all day to get in the money.....but lets just say i have like 1500 to 2000 left and if i go into tomorrow with that amount my chances of cashing r slime to none....but if i go out and get that 900 cash out i can use 600 of that to reenter and have 6k in chips plus $300 to the good...and better shot at getting more chips and even cashing again!


Yea - it totally depends on your situation. I would likely re-enter in most cases if it was my 1st or maybe 2nd buy-in - going for the big money and not a min-cash.
 
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Thanks.....just never played this type of structure and was wondering if that was a smart way to play it.....figured if I didn't have healthy stack I should just get the cash to renter and hope to get better result the next day
 
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congrats on winning the satty! I fired one bullet and lasted like 4-5 hours(lost with KK 3 times). if you lose a few hands early, i would tighten up as blinds(i think 30min, might be hour) tend to last a while. players call pre with wide range early on(i mean Q-8 wide). pick your spots early and play aggressive IF you have a strong hand
 
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Good luck and congrats on winning the package. Hope to see you do well.
 
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anybody every played in the ones from years before and understand the pay out structure? it says it pays out every flight.....so i guess what i want to ask is if i only have a few chips left before the flights end should i just go out and finish in the money for the day instead of going into the next with only a few chips and just enter that flight with my winnings?

i won a round trip paid and entry fee into this event through a local bar doing a 2 month long free buy in to qualify and 1 tourny (for those who qualfied 45 players) and i won the tourny!

Colossus to hear you won an entry. Now I hope you can turn it into some big bucks.
 
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Finish 4th in The 1st Colossus..

I finished 4th in The 1st Colossus (what a mine field, lol)....and cashed in Colossus 2 (made Day 2) as well as cashed in Colossus 3 (got knocked out after cashing).

I MUCH PREFERRED The Structure of The 1st Colossus (40 minute levels on Day One/1 hour on Day 2 and onward...didnt make The Money until a couple of hours into Day 2). The Rio changed it to 30 minute levels/18 levels on Day 1 (basically turning a 5 day tournament into a 4 Day One). However the pay structure in The 1st Colossus was worse (even though it's still the largest field, 22,374 entrants, in the history of live tournament poker). Sure, it's nice to win $234,974 for 4th place...however I would have gotten at least $400k if the payouts for Colossus 2 and 3 was used.


I would advise players to be prepared to enter more than one flight (using the first few flights as opportunities to play aggressive/pick spots to chip up with big draws..if you go bust early, you can enter other flights). That is what I did in The 1st Colossus. My last bullet I made Day 2 with it. The Final Table was an amazing experience.
 
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I’d love to satty in the colossus always seems like one of the most fun events to play in each year.
 
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I finished 4th in The 1st Colossus (what a mine field, lol)....and cashed in Colossus 2 (made Day 2) as well as cashed in Colossus 3 (got knocked out after cashing).

I MUCH PREFERRED The Structure of The 1st Colossus (40 minute levels on Day One/1 hour on Day 2 and onward...didnt make The Money until a couple of hours into Day 2). The Rio changed it to 30 minute levels/18 levels on Day 1 (basically turning a 5 day tournament into a 4 Day One). However the pay structure in The 1st Colossus was worse (even though it's still the largest field, 22,374 entrants, in the history of live tournament poker). Sure, it's nice to win $234,974 for 4th place...however I would have gotten at least $400k if the payouts for Colossus 2 and 3 was used.


I would advise players to be prepared to enter more than one flight (using the first few flights as opportunities to play aggressive/pick spots to chip up with big draws..if you go bust early, you can enter other flights). That is what I did in The 1st Colossus. My last bullet I made Day 2 with it. The Final Table was an amazing experience.

Good job! I cashed it in last year with 2 bullets - will probably play 2 again this year.

We will probably have a CardsChat team event again for the Colossus - you should get involved in the forum. I think we will have a 50 post minimum post count this year to be eligible.
 
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Congrats and thanks for your advice!!! Maybe I will or will not make Vegas this wsop, but thanks for the heads up!!!
 
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My above message was intended for Paul... To clarify...
 
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I’d love to satty in the colossus always seems like one of the most fun events to play in each year.
Where would a sattty be held at?
 
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