Mixing it up?!?!?!?!?

Recently there has been new poker on TV. We have had regular tournaments, celebrity tournaments, sit and go's and cash games on TV. But now PokerStars has mixed it up yet again with airing their NAPT bounty tournament. The structure is really cool. How it works (if you don't already know) is as follows: You play a single table sngo and are awarded bounties for knocking players out. The winner of the 1-table sngo wins $60 000.00 and moves on to the final table sngo. Then the bounties are still going and the winner of the final table receives $350 000.00 as well as their own bounty.

New innovations are great for poker. Our players have found watching the bounty much more entertaining because it rewards aggression. The more people you knock out the more you make. So if you are a rock and just chill and and wait for big hands, you miss out on $$$!! This aggression also allows for the other players to play lower ranking hands. Faraz Jaka has made both final tables in the events history and he plays crap cards all the time. However, he doesn't just get lucky but outplays his opponents quite often. His style plays very well into the structure of the payouts in the tournament.

In closing PokerStars has definitely found an interesting format to air on TV. So watch the shows and let us know your thoughts.

Mixing it up in your poker game is just as important as mixing it up in everything else in life. Keeps it fresh and exciting!

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