I recently emailed the BPT regarding the points sytem and host bonuses
Please dont get me wrong, i love playing the BPT but as you can see below i have some concerns about the scoring system

Here is my email to Shane

Hi Shane

I was just taking a look at the BPT leaderboard and i just had to send you an email letting you know that i think the scoring system is in need of a major revamping.

It makes no sense to me that the hosts of these games are getting HUGE amounts of points for basically doing nothing. I cant figure out how its fair that these bloggers are getting upwards of 200 points just for having their names attached to the event. Did these people do something to deserve this big advantage they have over those of us who werent picked to host?

I did a little figureing (please forgive me if i have made a mistake as its late and im tired lol)

I took all bonus points out for the top 25 players and the following is how the top 10 (IMO) SHOULD look



ranked--------------points ---------------would be ranked

1st -------------- 230 -------------- 4th

2nd -------------- 213 -------------- 6th

3rd -------------- 208 -------------- 8th

4th -------------- 199 -------------- 9th

5th -------------- 188 -------------- 1st

6th -------------- 176 -------------- 5th

7th -------------- 176 -------------- 10th

8th -------------- 167 -------------- 19th

9th -------------- 166 -------------- 3rd

10th -------------- 166 --------------4th

The fact that the guy in 2nd place hasnt finshed better then 21st place seems a travesty :(

I was thinking that maybe awarding hosts a coupon for the 15k or some other tournament might be fairer. or even doing something like giving the host a few , maybe 10, bonus points if he makes it to the final table and a additional 10 for each place over 10th that he finishes. At least that way they are awarded for good play not just for being picked to host.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my concerns

Sincerely

Hacksaw2000
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and Shanes Answer

Thanks for your feedback.

Last season hosts got automatic entry to the grand final, we wanted to make it instead they got a great crack at it, but they would still have to have some other good results.

We actually just sat down this morning and were really happy with how it turned out.

Of the 3 hosts so far, one isnt even on the leaderboard because he hasnt played and the other 2 are at top but without more good results they wouldnt make the final. It doesnt matter where you finish on the leaderboard as long as you make that top 20, and from looking at those stats there is no one in the top 20 that shouldnt be there.

We had 3 objectives with the leaderboard:
1. Reward consistant results referals
2. Top load the points so people who join late can still compete
3. Give hosts a good shot at the final without assuring it

We believe we have achieved that and I will give you 3 examples:
1. Skinski hasnt even cracked the top 20 in a single event, but going deep in every event sees him in 15th
2. Chatuba missed the first 2 events but a 4th place finish in event 3 sees him in 20th
3. Tomsange hosted event 3, but hasnt played and there for isnt even on the leaderboard, and even if he starts to play he will have to either have a final table or several solid results to make the top 20.

There are still a lot of points on offer, and with each event growing that means there are more points on offer.

Another point with the host bonus was we really wanted to drive up the inscentive for each host to really push their event, Royal only had 70 odd starters and his spot isn't so assured. I wouldn't be surprised to see Skinski double that number. That also then benefits everyone else in the events, because the more starters mean the more points they can earn, just like kufolem on the weekend.

I hope that clears up what we were trying to achieve, and how we want it to work.

I will post something on the blog simillar to this so we can get our intentions with it out there for everyone to read and see if they agree with how its working.

Shane Bridges
Media & Merchandise Manager
Poker.com