FT Multi Entry Tournaments

FT has added this feature to nearly all of their tournaments. One player can enter as many times as he likes. In the end if he has more entries than tables, his stacked will be merged.

As someone is not a multi-tabler, at first glance, I hate this and may stop playing on FT because of it. Anyone else have an opinion on this?

It's almost definitely minutely better for you than someone who multi-enters. The only place it really matters to you is when entries merge. I imagine this will be a very rare occurrence except at huge buy ins and when it does, the merged entries will lose some equity. Example. 2 multientries reaching the final table can only finish first and 9th, but any two different people can finish first and second.

I don't follow. Won't players that win more, enter more... If you're a losing or barely breakeven player, it could be bad for you. Will bad players multi-enter?

I do agree though, a consolidated stack is worth less than two non-consolidated stacks.

I complained to FT.

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As a player who does not multi-table, I hate this change and I am further disappointed you have added it to must of your tournaments. I may pull my funds because of it.
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Their response.
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Thank you for contacting Full Tilt Poker Support.

We are sorry, you are not happy with our Multiple Entry tournaments.

We appreciate your feedback.

Full Tilt Poker leads the field with poker innovation with the introduction of Rush Poker and, now, Multi Entry tournaments.

The main idea behind this new innovation in tournament poker is to attempt to reduce multi-accounting from players by giving them the opportunity to play more than one table in each tournament, something that cannot be done elsewhere.

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Regards,
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I am worried that the super players will get multiplied. FT is saying they multi-account anyway.

I don't see why this would stop them from doing so and multi-entering their multi-accounts as well. Heck, I may actually just be playing against one other person!

Gross exaggeration of course but it seems to hand the tournaments over to hi level teams to a degree. It certainly will make it easier for teams to end up at the same tables.

I do agree that the merged stacks will lose equity.

I wish I did not hate the blinking arcane GUI at Stars so much.

That, sir, is an excellent point.

By your point Wags, can we conclude that the only people Multi Entry tournaments ARE good for are the owners of FTP - since we are arguing the average skill level of the tournament field has increased.

The most likely counterargument would be that it is good for the good players as they have more chances to hit a good score, but we can argue they would be better off with more tournaments, not multi-entry tournaments.

I'm not sure more tournaments is a solution. I think Full Tilt would happily provide more tournaments if people would play in them, but at some point the market gets saturated. I don't keep up with the MTT scene too much, but I think even for someone playing like $25- $35 events would have trouble optimizing their volume.

Of course, if Full tilt thinks lots of people are muli-accounting, I'm inclined to believe them, and taking away an edge cheaters have over non-cheaters is a good thing too.

I have not heard that they think this...

From the Full Tilt e-mail above: "The main idea behind this new innovation in tournament poker is to attempt to reduce multi-accounting from players by giving them the opportunity to play more than one table in each tournament, something that cannot be done elsewhere."

As said before, the syndicates will mutli-account AND multi-enter. I think what they are saying in their clumsy corporate act is that they have lost control and have thrown gasoline on the fire in an attempt to put it out. Or perhaps, the just feel they will generate more rake this way and care about nothing else. Either case, joe six pack (essentially me - a decent but not super player) loses here.