2009 Game Summary
We played 53 games by rescheduling 3 games to Wednesday because of the holidays.
And yes, there were 53 Thursdays in 2009.

Total players was 888 with 723 re-buys. 2008 was 929 with 658 re-buys.

Our average game was 17 players with 81% re-buying. 2008 was 18 Players with 71% re-buying.
We played 5 games with double re-buys that brought the 2009 re-buy average up.

2008 - We had 58 different players. 38 won money and 20 did not. 8 only played 1 game.
2009 - We had 82 different players. 58 won money and 24 did not. 16 only played 1 game.
2008 - 18 players played 24 or more games.
2009 - 15 players played 24 or more games.
2008 - 5 players played 40 or more games.
2009 - 7 players played 40 or more games.
1 player again played all games. Guess who that was. :-)

The 2009 payout was $32,000. 2008 was $31,700. Not much change.

Total 2009 payout with bounties was $38,185
Would have been higher if all bounties had been written down on the worksheet.

Our top 10 players won $23,458 (61% of the loot)

Average 2009 game payout was $604 or $720 with bounties.
Average game winnings were: 1st $266 - 2nd $160 - 3rd $102 - 4th $37 - 5th $17

In 2010 we will keep better track of Total Knock Outs for a Knock Out King or Queen Award.
In 2009 we only kept track of the bounties cashed in and added the number and amount to a players standings. This has never been an accurate number of knock outs or money won from bounties.
This year when a player re-buys and still has a bounty (which means they knocked out a player) will get one knock out point above the number of bounties they cash in. Except 1st place who will get one number less and $5 less added to their standings. This is because 1st place will always be cashing in one bounty they didn't win. When players decide to crop a pot the player with the most chips will get the knock out point and $5 less added to their standings. Players who don't buy a bounty need to tell the score keeper when they knock out a player. And players who knock out a player with no bounty need to tell the score keeper. Of course players will cash in bounties as usual when knocked out.

Bounty winnings can make a big difference in player standings. So be sure your knock outs and the number of bounty buttons cashed in are written down on the work sheet correctly.

Also starting in 2010 we are going to do the Bad Beat Pot a little different so players who help fund the pot by entering the drawing more often will be eligible to win a higher percentage of the pot. So read the Revised Rules so you understand the changes.