Proposed Changes to Friday Night League

Post date: Jun 05, 2016 1:33:33 PM

1. Change the entry fee from £16 to £18.

The additional £2 would go into the prize pool for that night's game. The £2 final rake and the £1 FPC rake would remain the same.

2. Change the starting stack from 10k to 20k.

It would only require a couple of small changes to the blind structure, the removal of the blind levels at 7k/14k and 15k/30k.

This would allow a lot more 'play' during the game and it would be a proper four and a half hour tournament rather than often finishing early.

3. Change the number of scoring games in the League from 14 out of 20 to 12 out of 20.

This would give players who cannot play every week more chance of finishing in the top ten.

4. Cease starting any new hands after the one minute warning has sounded before a break.

This would stop some hands starting only seconds before a break and continuing on into the break period.

5. Change the two main break periods from 10 minutes to 12 minutes and 5 minutes to 8 minutes.

This will allow more time for committee members to take toilet breaks and buy drinks after chipping up, and will allow more time for members to take smoking breaks and buy drinks, taking into account potential queues as the bar.

If all players have returned to the tables while the break is still running the remaining time left can be skipped so that play can commence immediately.