PokerStars Launch Fifty50 Sit & Go Tournaments
PokerStars have unveiled another new poker format, this time for SNG specialists. The Fifty50 Sit & Go is a unique new single table tournament where the event ends when half of the entrants have been eliminated. So in a ten person game, once we are down to five the game finishes, much like a Double or Nothing.
The difference is that half the prize pool is divided equally, ie. Everyone gets their initial buy-in back and the rest of it distributed to the survivors based on chip count percentage. So if you end the tournament as the chip leader you take the lion��s share of the remaining prize pool and if you are one of the short stacks you likely won��t walk away with much more than your initial buy-in.
Below is an example of how the prize pool could be distributed in a $300 tournament:
It will be a very interesting format to follow, with a unique mix of Double or Nothing and regular Single Table Tournament. It��s hard to determine what strategy will be optimal, the play to cash or the play for the win approach, but it looks like it could be a fun new addition to the PokerStars roster.
Check out Fifty50 SNGs for yourself and get a 100% up to $600 bonus while you do it, when you download PokerStars today.
