Contests

[BillyJoe]

[QUOTE=chattycattty]I think all of the contests should be limited to 5 sessions per day. If people need more VP than that they can do the challenges, practice with the training program, play a variety of other games, or perhaps participate in this forum.I like that idea.  It would certainly cut down on the number of winners who were dealt the winning hand.[/QUOTE]
I suspect that the contest winners will have STILL been dealt a winning hand. The only thing that would change is an individual's opportunity to run down the current contest leader. For me, if I choose to take up that challenge, I like having that opportunity.

[Webman]

That idea has been brought up before Chatty it was met with great resistance from the powers that be here. I.E. Webman.Not really. I would appreciate you digging up those posts so I can see what "great resistance" looks like. It's still up for consideration and I think it would be better in a lot of ways. I think where we may end up is limited sessions on the daily contest and unlimited on the weekly contest. But right now we are focusing on 7 Star and there probably won't be any other contest format changes until mid-october at the earliest. We've made some significant changes over the course of the past year and we want to see this all run together for a bit before we make further adjustments.

[kenoplayer1963]

I love the challenge of the tournament. Don't give up. You never know what will happen.

[edog743]

Every time there has been a contest suggestion limiting sessions you have stated that limiting sessions would not be fair to the people who make playing these contests their life's work so to speak.

[Oni]

I enjoy all the contests even though I rarely make the leader list.

[Webman]

Every time there has been a contest suggestion limiting sessions you have stated that limiting sessions would not be fair to the people who make playing these contests their life's work so to speak.Since I do it "every time," you can surely point me to just one time I said such a thing?I don't think I did. I could be wrong. Show me.

[BillyJoe]

Every time there has been a contest suggestion limiting sessions you have stated that limiting sessions would not be fair to the people who make playing these contests their life's work so to speak.
Well, unless I mis-read WebMan's response, he did not reject limited sessions.

As I said, if I like the contest game, I would enjoy playing it to try and run down the leader. What difference does it make if Player A or Player B gets the big hand?

[Webman]

A limit of 5 sessions for people with names staring with "e" and ending with "dog743" could be a nice feature.

[chattycattty]

Webman, I think you are doing a great job and I am glad you are listening to us. We have came a long way from this time a year ago on the contests. Last year at this time all we had was triple double bonus games shoved down our throat over and over and over. I think the contest format in its present format is better than its ever been. There is always room for improvement but I think we are just about where we need to be on the contests. Thanks again Webman for listening to us.

[edog743]

One example is on page 12 under vp.com contest. It is under suggestions for contests started by me.