{"id":3041,"date":"2026-09-10T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gggoodgames.net\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:03:00","slug":"what-if-cash-games-had-a-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gggoodgames.net\/ar\/what-if-cash-games-had-a-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0623\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0634 \u0628\u0637\u0644\u061f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night I couldn\u2019t sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept thinking about Squid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love poker. I love Squid. I love competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly I had this stupid question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why can\u2019t a cash game have a real champion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tournaments have champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You start with a field. People get knocked out. There is a final table. Eventually someone holds up a trophy and everybody knows who won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cash games?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You sit down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone wins 500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone loses 500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone goes home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There might be a massive winner for the week, but there isn\u2019t really a race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I started wondering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if we could keep everything beautiful about a cash game<br>real money, freedom, recreational players, bosses, people coming and going but put a Championship on top of it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then my brain went completely fucking crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50 \/ 30 \/ 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, the obvious answer was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever wins the most money becomes Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that felt wrong almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cash games are violent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone can cooler the entire room for three days, be up a million, decide he has had enough, disappear, and somehow become Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe he played brilliantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe he ran like God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably a bit of both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I wanted the Championship to reward something more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I started breaking it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50% Overall Game Result<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you actually win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has to remain the biggest component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the day, it is still poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30% Squid Result<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because this is not just another cash game leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squid matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people play completely differently when they are Squid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people hate being Squid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people become maniacs trying to escape it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people somehow is the djokovic of squid \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being good at Squid is a skill of its own, and if we are going to call this a Squid Championship, it deserves serious weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20% Volume<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you battle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you put in the hours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone who plays 60 or 70 hours should have an edge over someone who came in and sun ran two sessions and disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But volume shouldn\u2019t be enough by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You still need to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50% Result \/ 30% Squid \/ 20% Volume<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then It Started Getting Interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more I thought about it, the less it felt like a scoring system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It started becoming an ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine a 10 day Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight official Championship hours every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During those eight hours, your result, your Squid result and your playing time count toward the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After eight hours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Championship is over for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can keep playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cash game continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can win another million if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But none of it counts toward the Championship anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then something interesting happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strongest regs have a reason to concentrate in the same place, at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The serious competitors all want those Championship hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But recreational players don\u2019t have to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can just come play the cash game normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if they don\u2019t feel like battling an army of super regs during the Championship window, maybe they come later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the recreational players attract other players, maybe the regs that don\u2019t want to compete. Those pussies bum hunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suddenly thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wait. This might actually work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every Pot Matters Twice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then there is the meta game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine I\u2019m currently #2 in the Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everybody can see the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everybody knows I\u2019m behind in Squid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I shove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guy across from me thinks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bobby needs Squid points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe he is shoving wider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So maybe he calls me lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I know that he knows that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So maybe now I can value shove thinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly the leaderboard itself is affecting poker strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A guy might be chasing first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another guy might desperately need Squid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone else might be leading and trying to protect his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recreational player who isn\u2019t even registered might know all of this and start fucking with everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every pot matters twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I Tried to Destroy My Own Idea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where I got obsessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time I thought I had solved it, another problem appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if somebody only plays three days?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if someone wins an insane amount early and stops?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What about rake?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What about rakeback?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if there is a tie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if friends soft-play each other?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if teams collude?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if not enough player?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if recreational players want to play but don\u2019t want anything to do with the competition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if somebody misses a Squid because he went to the toilet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if somebody just folds for five hours protecting his lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if nobody fucking shows up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every answer created three more questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somehow that made me like the idea even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pilot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually I realised I was doing too much thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is only one way to really find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run the fucking thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not ten days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now I\u2019m thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squid Championship \u2014 Pilot #001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">100\/100(300)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 official Championship hours per day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">32 maximum Championship hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50% Result \/ 30% Squid \/ 20% Volume<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Normal cash game players can sit in the game too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They don\u2019t need to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They don\u2019t need to care about the trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are just playing poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only the registered players appear on the Championship leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I Want to Record Everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first pilot isn\u2019t really about getting all the rules perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is an experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to know what actually happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do people care about the leaderboard?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does Squid become more exciting when it matters beyond the immediate payment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do people from different clubs come together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do the games get better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do they get worse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do people drop out after getting smashed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do recreational players come later?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does anyone actually care who becomes Champion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will record hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squid results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multipliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who hit x2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who hit x5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe there is even a stupid little side award one day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiplier Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This whole thing started with a stupid question anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe It Fails<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe nobody cares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe after the pilot I discover ten reasons why this should never become anything bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe someone from another club hears about it and comes over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe a recreational player takes great pleasure in destroying the Championship leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe a super boss finishes second in cash, first in Squid, plays almost every hour and becomes Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And everybody looks at him and thinks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah. Fair enough. He fucking earned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is what I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poker has luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should have luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have no idea if this works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really want to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life is about showing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently sometimes it is also about inventing ridiculous poker Championships at 4am.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I couldn\u2019t sleep. I kept thinking about Squid. I love poker. I love Squid. I love competition. And suddenly I had this stupid question: Why can\u2019t a cash game have a real champion? Tournaments have champions. You start with a field. People get knocked out. There is a final table. 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