Nice new contest!

[cddenver]

 It's better to have placed and lost than never to have placed at all! We will always remember your name was once on first and we were so proud of you!  
 
We sure are!  It looks like there's a chance bigboy's score might get knocked out as well, which I wouldn't have thought possible...

[MikeA]

Let the current scores be a lesson.  You can't just "throw strategy out the window."  It will take a supporting "rest of the session" to augment the monster hit to claim first chair!Might be more confining but why not run it like a tournament in a casino.  Play 200 hands and the top 50% make it to the next round.  The next round would be another 200 hands and the top 50% might make up the final round.  I'd say that with each round, the score is rest to ZERO.  Maybe a consolation prize for the top 10 or 15 scores behind the winner.  Or go for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with consolations for the remaining 7 out of the top 10.Play the games that are normally used in tournaments...DDB JOB and maybe DB unless the intent is to promote interest in some new game not yet out or that is out and not receiving much play.

[cddenver]

Let the current scores be a lesson.  You can't just "throw strategy out the window."  It will take a supporting "rest of the session" to augment the monster hit to claim first chair!

 
Here's another suggestion.  Put together a special game for contests that combines BT/STP/QQ's/100 play/MultiStrike.  Maybe throw in JW and DW as well.  That will keep things interesting up until the last minute. 

[marie meijer]

I'm sure that happened Marie...more than once if folks use a mouse to play.Less likely if you use the keyboard...and I've found it a lot faster.cvbnm are the "hold" keys and "space" or "Enter" is the deal key.
                                                                                                                             By Jove, You're right! Why didn't you tell us at the beginning of the contest?Tks.

[faygo]

I don't see the good  "captnquint"  suggesting a new game. Besides this is simple, get to 5200 and then have 4 Aces w a 2 kicker dealt.

[MikeA]

[QUOTE=MikeA]I'm sure that happened Marie...more than once if folks use a mouse to play.Less likely if you use the keyboard...and I've found it a lot faster.cvbnm are the "hold" keys and "space" or "Enter" is the deal key.
                                                                                                                             By Jove, You're right! Why didn't you tell us at the beginning of the contest?Tks.[/QUOTE]There is one little "glitch" in using the keyboard.  If you slip up and use the mouse after starting with the keyboard, the keyboard will then lock every time the scores are refreshed (about every 20 seconds).  You then have to use the mouse to deal or hold for one hand and then you have 20 more seconds of keyboard action.The only way I've found to Unlock the keyboard is to get out of the game by hitting "Top Scores" and reselect the game and start again.  This is no problem with normal play of course (for Gold Players) since your credits are saved from session to session.  However, it will not work with the contests as you need to complete the contest session without stopping or else, you have to cash out to end the session early.It's a "Flash" problem and not a problem with the site's software.  Just be aware of it.

[faygo]

By Golly Gee Whiz, I just got a Royal on the contest. it didn't zoom me any where near even the top 10 but, it was pretty to look at anyway.

[marie meijer]

NICE! I haven't seen any in the contest! Have you ever seen so many dealt trips that did not become quads? Fortunately this seems to work better in casinos! NEVER give up!

[faygo]

NICE! I haven't seen any in the contest! Have you ever seen so many dealt trips that did not become quads? Fortunately this seems to work better in casinos! NEVER give up!
 
Marie, you are right about the dealt trips not converting. I think there has been  more than I usually see. One other thing that has been unusual for me is that over the last two days I have had 6 Straight Flushes, only one timesed ( is this a word?) though.

[Eduardo]

Man, I've been hitting more quads than others I guess.  3-4 every session is seems. (not bad for 600 hands). Just none dealt, here.