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I'm thinking about coming down on the 26th for a nl holdem tourney which one would be better for a beginner?

how exactly do they come up with the prize payout?

IMO, as a beginner - cheaper is better. $60 Freezeout at Boomtown Biloxi is the least expensive one on Saturday. I don't play there because they allow smoking, but that may not bother you.

If you don't mind spending $100+ I would go to the IP Biloxi for their 12pm $10k Guaranteed. You start with more chips than other local tournaments - $4000. Plus, you can play that morning and earn up to $1000 more ($250 for one hour, $500 for two, $1000 for 3) in tournament chips. This gives you a decent amount of play for your money.



The payout is based on the number of players. Most tournaments around here pay the top 10 with 50 or more entrants and the top 6 with less. They have fixed percentages which they use to divide the final prize pool.

For example, let's say $100 per person goes to the prize pool and there are 40 players. $4000 is the prize pool and is divided as follows;
1st - $1400
2nd - $1000
3rd - $600
4th - $520
5th - $320
6th - $160

You also have the option of doing a "chop" when you get in-the-money. That means you and the remaining players can decide to split the prize pool evenly to avoid playing out the entire tourney.

If anyone else has any recommendations for a good Saturday tournament, please feel free to post them.

i was thinking Boomtown cause it was cheaper so i'll probably hit that one up for starters..

at the IP the 10k is split up through 10th? i was wondering that since i looked at it lol

Yep, 10k split amongst the top 10

Btw, where are you coming from?

i'm up here in hattiesburg.. wish i was closer to play more but oh well ha

I love H'burg. That's where I met my wife - at Sports Rock lol. We have a couple other members here from the H'burg/Laurel area.

Are you at USM? We played at the casino last weekend with a cool guy who's an ATO there.

i was down at boomtown last friday night/sat morning played some roulette but didn't get to hit up the poker room.. i don't go to usm i just work lol

Man, your comment about playing Roulette brought up some bad memories! I was going to post about it here, but decided to create a new post in the GCP Lounge instead.
What gambling lessons have you learned the hard way?