{"id":2329,"date":"2018-03-03T14:26:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T15:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2018-03-03T17:23:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T17:23:19","slug":"l-poker-classic-main-event-not-broken-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/l-poker-classic-main-event-not-broken-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"The L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Is Not Broken, So Why Fix It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The complaints about the L.A. Poker Classic<\/strong> were started by Allen Kessler last week on Twitter<\/a>. It is Kessler\u2019s belief that numbers dropped at the prestigious event due to structure tweaks. There were few who agreed with Kessler simply on this point, but there is a larger argument in play. The unique structure of the LAPC is what it makes one of poker\u2019s \u2018must play\u2019 events each and every year. There are a few tweaks that can be made but this major event has a formula that works.<\/p>\n

Leveling up<\/span><\/h2>\n

The World Series of Poker Main Event<\/strong> is the crown jewel of all tournaments. One detail that makes it such is the inclusion of two-hour levels for the duration of the event. Days 3 and 4 of LAPC have this benefit added and it marks the progression of a structure that fits all stages of the tournament.<\/p>\n

Kessler believes that one-hour levels on Day 1 are a mistake and prefers 90. This is incorrect.<\/p>\n

For a freezeout event, eliminations have to come at some point in order for the tournament to proceed. A structure tailored for eight 60-minute levels on Day 1 forces action by the end of the night and pulls the field down to a number that allows for the money bubble to hit on Day 3.<\/p>\n

Survive Day 1 and you are rewarded with 90-minute levels on Day 2. Simple as that.<\/p>\n

Difficult terrain<\/span><\/h2>\n

To build off of a point made by David Baker<\/a><\/strong>, poker tournaments are created like golf courses. Not all of them have to be the same, and if you don\u2019t like one, you can play another. Five Diamond<\/strong> and LAPC are both $10,000 events but carry two different structures. The unlimited re-entry at Five Diamond combined with 90-minute levels throughout gives a different feel than LAPC.<\/p>\n

Both tournaments take five days to reach the 60-minute final table, they just take different routes to get there. If Five Diamond and LAPC were the exact same structure, why even have the two events?<\/p>\n

The former Bay 101 Shooting Star<\/strong> structure and WPT Rolling Thunder<\/strong> event go down to six-handed and 90-minute levels when the field hits 36 players. The addition of Six Max poker is a welcome sight to those who want some spice of life when playing a WPT.<\/p>\n

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