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Just to highlight that I have added this in in respect of the late registration which is now automatically available on Home Games. I hope everyone feels that this is an acceptable allowance (previously was automatically set at 10 mins) and allows players to join in late without it becoming an abuse of our points system.

The new football season will obviously be starting later than normal and although there is an International set of fixtures on Sept 5th, it makes more sense for us to start when the Premier season begins a week later on the 12th.
With that in mind and to keep the 4 mini-seasons this year's competition will be for 36 weeks, split into four 9-week seasons.
Proposed dates (subject to change)
TC 1: Sept 12th - Nov 7th
TC 2: Nov 14th - Jan 9th 
TC 3: Jan 16th - Mar 13th
TC 4: Mar 20th - May 15th
 
Full details to follow if anything changes.
 
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17:10 Windsor, Expedient EW @ 6.5 at Bet365

Omaha HiLo set up.   I've made it 3000 chips to keep it to fun time and usual 10 mins blinds.

12:40 Ascot, Mohawk King EW @ 6 at Bet365

Get well soon Helen!

It is great to have you have back Helen!
Sending good, healthy vibes your way!

Ok guys, I am back home after 2 weeks in hosp and will update the league table over this weekend once I feel up to getting my laptop going again.  Apologies,  it's not a shared document and is a bit of a dinosaur so unless I could get to it to send to someone it would be difficult for anyone to replicate.
Thank you to those ever presents who have supported the league without reminders and posted the results. Whilst it shows me that posting a reminder, particularly on facebook, is worth the time spent, it also highlights that most people are not that bothered about the weekly game per se.
I'm also sad that this thread developed into a bun fight. I will come back to the issues we need to address when I'm up to it. 

 
 

I'm not wrong, it wasn't me lol

If you lose money on the bet its a loser.
4/1 second at 1/5  odds = £1 staked - 90p returned = Loss of 10p 
Cant award you a winner for that i'm afraid.

Indeed...

God anybody would think we were playing for the World Cup.
After working a twelve hour shift being on the front line I could not enter on time and joined late.This is the first time I have done this.
When you have seen people dying of Co Vid it hits home home a little.I am a new member and use the poker as a stress release if I get home on time.Some ot the members want to get a grip as Life pails into insignificance.
Heres to all my fellow NHS worker’s.

A few observations.....
Point 1. I'm not an online player. Most of my modest successes have come from live tourneys, in fields of 100-300 players, with buy ins of a few hundred pounds. In these comps I believe I have a decent edge, As such, it is of no advantage to register late, so I always ensure I start as soon as possible. As far as I'm concerned, anyone entering the comp 1 or 2 hours later is playing sub-optimally, as they are missing out on the chance to win chips from the weaker players early on. So entering asap is optimal, and late reggers are playing this tourney sub-optimal.
Point 2. The PL League has a very generous £150 added to it, which, for a $5, is enormous, especially as the field is so small. In fact, it's usually the only online tourney I play all week. It's a bit of fun, right? There's some banter, and we get to meet up once in a while for some more banter and a few beers.
Now suppose I was a volume player and wanted to abuse the goodwill of the PuntersLounge team, here's what I'd do (not suggesting anyone is doing this). I'd register as late as possible and play shit or bust. If I get knocked out early I've only invested $5 and 5 minutes of my time, so no big deal.
As I stated earlier, I am not against late registration per se, but we could be open to abuse at some point, so we do need to talk about it.
Out of interest, is there an option on PokerStars for no late registration ? This option, plus an 8.10pm start would be my preference.

@ian309 At no point have I said this didn't apply to me , I was literally just stating my thoughts on the comments you brought up. 
With regards to your meme we disagree on the potential impact of late registration on the league and I raised my opinion on it , there is a difference between arguing and providing an opposing opinion to what you believe. 

I visited Helen yesterday and she is happy and they are happy with her.
She moved to a ‘normal’ ward yesterday and is likely to stay there all this week.
I expect she will call in on PL sometime shortly, but she’s not doing the social media thing yet (for her, Facebook).
Thank you for your get well messages and that is happening.
Duncan.
 

Hi everyone
Shortly after Avongirl’s (hereafter Helen) most recent post on Tuesday afternoon this week, Helen was taken ill and two days later ended up in hospital. This led to a serious operation this evening (it is still Friday as far as I am concerned) but that all went well and I’m sure she will be back on here shortly.
I would say that she will explain more then, but the last 3 days are actually a bit of a mystery to her so we will see how it will be communicated.
Suffice to say, Helen is on the road to recovery and she or I will update on her progress shortly.
Thanks
Duncan

Only two words Sour Grapes

I wish Helen a speedy recovery.

@Danshot
For years there have been heated debates about the pros and cons of Late Reg and it's relationship to ICM, +EV and guarantees, internet poker forums are awash with them... but when applied to the PL League, where cumulative weekly points make prizes in a relatively small field, most of those arguments remain redundant.
Is it actually right and proper that it's now possible for a player to late reg for a PL tourney after 39 minutes with 30 BB, especially when four or five players have already busted ? Last night the Late Regger was guaranteed a higher minimum point score... and joined the tourney after more than a third of the field had already been eliminated.
For years, the ten minutes Late Reg has been a simple courtesy for those who might arrive home late from work. We all began the tourney at more or less the same point and on the same footing. It was not something to be exploited, which is probably why the OP includes the caveat, "Late registration is fixed by PokerStars but we would appreciate it if players would register within 15 minutes. Persistent offenders may be excluded from the Home Games Club."
Why is it so difficult to comply with such a simple request ?
 

Thanks very much Ian. I'll set up a couple of dummy games tonight so I can see the blind structure. It may be that the 'slow' structure is closer to what we had, but in conjunction with 3000 chips may make the game too long. Perhaps we could run with regular in legs 1 and 2 and move to slow for the last one. Not sure about the PLO, could try 5000 chips but that may be too  much.

Top 10? I can't believe it...I still do not know how that happen...

Top 10? I can't believe it...I still do not know how that happen...

Scarlet dragon Gets up close home .....the ultimate value bet 42.0!!...crazy price ...el misk non runner 
35 bets  ...bank now 1150 !!......in 10 days (+150)

Head to Head league finished on Gameweek 38
All leagues were ended by Fantasy Premier League and It will not be running for the extra matches.
We shall run another one next season.