Schedule changes and more guarantees give Merge an instant 3% profits bump, according to report.
This month, the Merge Gaming Network revamped its tournament schedule and expanded its range of guaranteed prize pool tournaments. Result: profit.
Professional Rakeback’s new MTT Overlay Report gives an early indication that the changes have been successful for the network: In september the network earned a total average profit per day of $5,741; so far in October its up to $5,927.
This makes for a 3% gain from a simple reorganization of the MTT schedule and the introduction of more guarantees, despite it receiving a mixed response from players on forums.
Saturday’s scheduled tournaments have not succeeded quite so well: September’s Saturday avgerage profit per day is at $3,727, according to the report, whereas for October the guarantees have not been met, resulting in an average lost of -$4,765. Clearly some tinkering is still in order.
September numbers were skewed by the Poker Maximus tournament series, so Merge may let the current schedule run for a few more weeks before making any decisions about changes.
