Article: WSOP 2015 Day Six: Colossus Non-Colossal Payout Structure Sparks Player Ire

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https://www.cardschat.com/news/wsop-2015-day-six-colossus-colossal-controversy-over-payouts-12025

So let me get this straight. People spent basically from the entire time since the 2014 wsop ended till almost the beginning of the 2015 WSOP saying "Spread out the payouts more! Don't pay so much to the top! Rabblerabblerabble!" So then the WSOP organizers were all like, "All right, you got it. We're gonna give you exactly what you want." And now everyone's like "The Colossus top prize is too small! Give more money to the top players, you're taking in more in rakes than the tournament winner wins! Rabblerabblerabble!"

Why am I not surprised? One SINGLE bit? People are just...mrgrgurgleur! :mad:
 
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Spread out the pay outs does not mean pay 10% of the field and only 5,7% to first... This pay out structure is just horrible. Only made this way so more people get paid 5K-50K so they can have a longer trip in the WSOP and play more events.
 
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Spread out the pay outs does not mean pay 10% of the field and only 5,7% to first... This pay out structure is just horrible. Only made this way so more people get paid 5K-50K so they can have a longer trip in the WSOP and play more events.

All right. Pray tell an example of a better pay structure they could have used for a tournament in excess of twenty thousand entrants. Poker players know math, it should be pretty doable in this case unlike a lot of "let's see you do betters" right?
 
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All right. Pray tell an example of a better pay structure they could have used for a tournament in excess of twenty thousand entrants. Poker players know math, it should be pretty doable in this case unlike a lot of "let's see you do betters" right?

With spreading out the structure you could pay more then 10% of the field and not make a retarded structure paying 10%, and giving 5,7% to first. You could pay 15%/20% from the field with just 5,7% to first. This is just so bad lol.
 
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"Pro" donkament players are beyond hilarious.

Do I think the payout structure was perfect, no, I actually do not.

Do I think they need to pay out 1M+ for first bc somehow that strikes some magic tone in the minds of live donkament donkeys, no, that's ridiculous especially in 2015 when 1M- which is like 680k after state/federal taxes- won't set anyone up for live unless they plan on living in rural Arkansas and never having a family/new car.

I actually would have been in favor of paying 12 percent of the field and paying a little less to the guys between 10th-100th or thereabouts. Also, why is everyone quoting 1st as only paying 600k when its actually more like 640k?

I'd take that 40k off 1st and make some other alterations and guarantee 100k for the final 8, if you want to go the route of having snazzy sounding headers.

565 in and 100k gtd for the FT is a head turner to me.
 
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Played a daily today with a few guys complaining about this. Was a long rant going by a few guys who busted on day one. I don't get it.
 
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yup it sounds like they need to find a way to consider the huge feild so top winners get a tad more....I'm sure they were like you want more payouts we will give you more payouts and see you complain about that too. Just once I would like to hear a "customer service cinderella story"...where every thing ends rosey,
 
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yup it sounds like they need to find a way to consider the huge feild so top winners get a tad more....I'm sure they were like you want more payouts we will give you more payouts and see you complain about that too. Just once I would like to hear a "customer service cinderella story"...where every thing ends rosey,

What is it you are basing this on?

I am totally lost; people complaining doesn't mean there needs to be changes; if that be the case there would be never ending changes at the WSOP.
 
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