Holy crap, I snoozed I loozed. I was waiting until the last minute since I was sure it would not reach 200 people and I guess I was right!
I had no hope of winning but at least with the new format I thought I could have fun and still have time on the floor.
On the plus side I'm now $60 and 6 hours richer. Best of luck everyone!

No one is trying to take advantage of anyone. I think the directors (volunteers by the way, not people making money off selling a pin) are trying to salvage the tournament as best they can. Yes, part of that is having a high payout because that's what attracts the top players and makes it a more important tournament. You may be playing 10 less games but you are still competing in a tournament for the same potential gain and on a level playing field (no pump and dump).

Are you saying that if this current plan (160 people, $60, 20 plays) was the original one you would have skipped TPF completely or just the tournament? If you would have skipped TPF completely then I don't understand because if I were to fly that far for a tournament it would be because I expected to have a great chance of winning and that small change should not matter. I know I can't compete at that level and was going to play for fun and enjoy the rest of TPF.

If you only would have skipped the tournament then get a refund or hell, just send me your paypal and I'll give you $20 so you can quit complaining...

Well said and good points. I am definitely defensive because I know the tourney directors take it very seriously and want it to go smoothly, just for the love of the game. Same as Marcus last year and he caught tons of shit for the problems that happened.
Keep trashing the tourney directors and then people can wonder why there's no tournament....

I've been hearing good things about "Test Player 5". Could be a Cinderella story...

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