Different buy-ins

[tjackson8685]

I run a (big) home game a few times a year where the dealers play and in exchange for dealing they only pay 50% buy-in. So for example if we have 10 tables x 10 players the buy ins total $9,500 (90 x $100 + 10 x $50). To make this work I simply include one  buy-in for every two dealers so when we start it shows as 95 players in the tournament and $9,500 in prize money. Means the average chip count is off a bit but not a big deal. Wondered if there is any way to configure so there are two levels of buy-in one at $100 and one at $50 so it would show 100 players but still only show $9,500 in prize money? Thanks. 

[Corey Cooper]

You can adjust the buy-in amount when you buy-in each player.  So even if you set the buy-in at $100 in the Buy-in section on the Game tab, when you buy-in the dealer you can change the amount to $50 for that particular buy-in.  You do this on the actual buy-in window, not on the Game tab.  You leave the amount on the Game tab set at $100, although you could actually do it that way too if you wanted, but I would recommend just adjusting the buy-in amount at time of buy-in.

If you want to get a little fancier you can create a separate buy-in profile for dealers.  Press that big + button next to the Buy-in section on the Game tab.  Then when you buy-in your players and dealers, you don't have to change the buy-in amount, you just select the appropriate profile.

[tjackson8685]

Corey - I missed thanking you for this.

Very much appreciated.

Tim

[tjackson8685]

Corey:

follow up question to this. I have been able to set up a different buy-in profile for dealers and have made sure "Allow change at buy-in" is checked but I dont seem to get any option when the buy-in window opens.

I get :
"Number of players in tournament"
"Number of players to buy-in" - this I can change
"Fee" - cant change
"Total to collect" - cant change

Thanks

Tim

[Corey Cooper]

Ah, you're using "Simple Mode".  In Simple Mode the application doesn't track each player individually, it just keeps track of the number of players: the number of players who have bought-in, the number of players who have added-on, the number of players who have busted out, etc.  Therefore each player must have the same buy-in fee, the same add-on fee, etc, because the application doesn't keep track of each player's buy-in fee, or add-on fee, etc.  My suggestion only applies when you are tracking players, not Simple Mode.