PokerStars 50/50

[Burnley Joe]

Deposit $50 using FIFTY50 for a $5.50 free token to try it out FIFTY50 ‘Fifty50’ is a type of one-table Sit & Go tournament. In a Fifty50 Sit & Go, the event ends when half of the entrants have been eliminated. For example, in a 10-player Fifty50 tournament, 5 will be paid. Half of the prize pool will be distributed equally among the 5 winners, and the other half of the prize pool will be distributed among those same 5 players based on the chip count percentages at the end of the event. The 6th-10th place finishers win nothing. So in a 10-player $10+$1 Fifty50, the prize pool is $100. Each of the final 5 finishers would receive $10 each, plus a percentage of the remaining $50 in the prize pool. You can find Fifty50 tournaments under ‘Sit & Go’ > ‘1-Table’ in the PokerStars lobby. As a more detailed example, in a $300+$17 tournament with ten entrants, the total prize pool is $3,000. Each player starts with 1,500 chips.

Example	Chips	Chip %	Chip Prize	+Buy-in	Total Prize
Player 1	4,300	28.67%	$430	+$300	$730
Player 2	3,600	24.00%	$360	+$300	$660
Player 3	3,100	20.67%	$310	+$300	$610
Player 4	2,300	15.33%	$230	+$300	$530
Player 5	1,700	11.33%	$170	+$300	$470
Total	15,000	100.00%	$1,500	+$1,500	$3,000

To calculate the value of Player 1’s chips, multiply half the prize pool ($1500) by Player 1’s portion of the total chips in play (4300/15000), a total of $430. Adding the returned buy-in awarded to each player who cashes results in Player 1’s total prize amount of $730 ($430+$300). As a formula, an individual’s payout would be expresses as: payout = buy-in + [(ending chip count / total chips in play) x (½ x total prize pool)] The Fifty50 tournament lobby displays the approximate amount per 100 chips to be paid out when the tournament ends. The value displayed in the Fifty50 tournament lobby is rounded down to the nearest cent, but payouts are calculated so that the entire prize pool is paid out. Note that the final payouts may experience small rounding differences in order to ensure that the total payouts equal the prize pool. Due to their unique payout structure, Fifty50 tournaments are not eligible for any Tournament Leader Board points. You can find Fifty50 tournaments under ‘Sit & Go’ > ‘1-Table’ in the PokerStars lobby.

[johnd14]

Re: PokerStars 50/50 this is a better way of playing the double or nothings...look forward to trying these out!

[Danshot]

Re: PokerStars 50/50 How is it a better way of playing them ? I'm all for new ideas but dont see them replacing double or nothings as you know you get a good return. These if play solid and remain around starting stack you lose out. If you keen to play for the win like me then people will stick to the normal SnG.