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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.

Well done to Rivrd winner of leg 2 and also at the top of the table at the moment.
For leg 3 we have Pot Limit Omaha.  I didn't set the game up immediately as PokerStars seem to be tinkering with the Home Game options again and I couldn't adjust the starting chips.  I have done it now, and I think it will run the same as normal as the option for our usual enhanced 3000 chips was available.  However this now seems to be the minimum option, so we could well be playing NLHE with 3000 for the final leg too. I don't want to adjust the speed of the blinds at this stage so we will just have to go with the best option there for the moment.

Yeh @BillyHills!!! and when are you going to have that vaccine ready by??? We don't care how you get rid of the virus, just get rid of it! I can probably guess the reason you haven't done it by now is because you couldn't be bothered, hanging out at Chequers with @Sir Puntalot and @StevieDay1983 eating Hobnobs and making a killing off the Belarussian league while the rest of us starve!!! 
We've had enough of you guys, you better bring back the free money soon or we're off to run our own competitions. AND DON'T THINK WE WON'T!!! We've got Skype, we know how to play poo sticks, we know how to keep accounts and train pigeons to deliver coinage. 
They say history doesn't repeat but it does rhyme, and things are looking very mid-17th century for you guys, I know the people will back me on this one - SO BEWARE!!!
PS - I've gone too far this time, I was bored, I'm sorry.

Thanks!
I have to make a deposit in pokerstars, and was delaying doing it, then I got distracted...... and in this moment, two hours after I remember about it..
Whats wrong with me...
Well there is always next week...

Hahahaha, I think I will stop sign up days before, as the day comes and I forgot about it.
In the upside my finish position for sure was better  

13:15 Newmarket, Pure Beauty @ 5 at Bet365

First win since I restarted playing woohoo. Last one was about 15 years ago as elmcroftpl ha.

All I want is a hattrick of punters lounge mugs got two but need another for my big mate ?‍?

SP only in Hong Kong

Hahahaha. I think it is one of my best finish just by sitting out (which was unintentional) ! 

Borussa Dortmund vs Schalke
OK, so the game most Welsh people will be watching today is between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke in a 2:30pm BST kick-off from the Signal Iduna Park in what is a highly-anticipated Ruhr derby. Why? Well, Schalke have been adopted as the Bundesliga team for many Welsh people due to them constantly tweeting out in Welsh as well as English and German after signing former Cardiff and current Wales international Rabbi Matondo. Not sure why they do it but fair play to them!
Anyway, Borussia Dortmund head into this game in 2nd place and just 4 points off the pace of league leaders Bayern Munich. Head coach Lucien Favre has seen his team wins 7 of their last 8 league matches to keep up the pressure on the in-form reigning champions. Die Borussen have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three home league matches. It'll also come as no surprise that with all their attacking riches, now including the starlet Erling Haaland, that Dortmund haven't failed to score at home since January 2018.
Schalke are impressing under former Huddersfield head coach David Wagner. The team is in 6th place in the table but they were suffering a winless run of 7 league games before the suspension for coronavirus. The fact that 4 of those games ended in draws shows that it isn't necessarily losing games that has become a problem as failing to turn those draws into wins. Worryingly, Die Knappen have failed to score in any of their last 4 away league games but they have only lost 2 of their last 5 league games on the road.
It's difficult to see how this game will go. The old saying states that form goes out the window in a derby game. Throw in the wild card of first game back after a break for a global pandemic and we're seeing that we're in charted territory. On the face of it, backing the home side for a solid win seems to make the most sense. The odds on the home win alone aren't great so backing them to win to nil or even by a handicap is more appealing.
Borussia Dortmund to Win to Nil @ 2.88 with Bet365
Borussia Dortmund HT/FT @ 2.35 with Coral

Hahahaha. I think it is one of my best finish just by sitting out (which was unintentional) ! 

I log in to PL one hour after the tournament had began, and indeed late reg was still available, it was strange. Yet despite an early exit did not try to register again.