Pace of Play

iusedtoberich said:
... Yeah, the players that go 2 and out get their fun in. But anyone advancing is just frustrated. We often have the hot seat winner simply go home and take second rather than wait for the loser's side to catch up.
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The hotseat waiting is a larger problem if the TD plays the winners' side straight through hoping to get ahead. It just makes the hotseat player sit for four or five matches. Some tournaments spread out the winners' side matches.
 
Obviously some ways of running a tournament are viable(or not) depending on number of players and tables for said number of players. A tournament director obviously should (I say must) keep the tournament running at a reasonable rate whatever it takes.

That entails having a feel for how things should go to keep the wait times to a minimum. Not having to look for players when it is their turn to play. Keeping players at the table to finish their match within a reasonable amount of time & being able to step in when it doesn't. The list goes on & on etc.

Yes faster than allotted is most always going to be beneficial. That is if there there is a table available to start another match.
 
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