Combined Standings
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:48 am
Originally posted by KJ Duke:
When we had a million dollar bonus for winning both the Classic and Primetime, it was great for the players to allow "best ball" multiple entries ... because if Player A wins the Classic no one other than Player A could win the bonus by also winning the Primetime. This was a no-lose scenario for the players.
But now that we have a best combined score bonus that WILL be paid out, instead of the "only-if player wins both" bonus, it skews the expected payout ratio in favor of the best ball player at the expense of the single-entry player.
It isn't just double the entry, double the potential payback - the potential payback increases greater than it's pro rata share. And since this payout is a zero-sum game (unlike the win-both bonus), the double entries reduce everyone else's theoretical payback rate by more than two unconnected entries. Isn't there also a combined score prize for the Main/Online Championships?
If so, wouldn't this also apply there where numerous participants have as many as three teams.
Glenn
When we had a million dollar bonus for winning both the Classic and Primetime, it was great for the players to allow "best ball" multiple entries ... because if Player A wins the Classic no one other than Player A could win the bonus by also winning the Primetime. This was a no-lose scenario for the players.
But now that we have a best combined score bonus that WILL be paid out, instead of the "only-if player wins both" bonus, it skews the expected payout ratio in favor of the best ball player at the expense of the single-entry player.
It isn't just double the entry, double the potential payback - the potential payback increases greater than it's pro rata share. And since this payout is a zero-sum game (unlike the win-both bonus), the double entries reduce everyone else's theoretical payback rate by more than two unconnected entries. Isn't there also a combined score prize for the Main/Online Championships?
If so, wouldn't this also apply there where numerous participants have as many as three teams.
Glenn