Tourney should start when players_min reached, not players_quota

[gg]

MTTs are started when at least players_min players are registered. SNGs require players_quota players to be registered.

See pokerengine/pokertournament.py:

def canRun(self):
    if self.start_time < tournament_seconds():
        if self.sit_n_go == 'y' and self.registered >= self.players_quota:
            return True
        elif self.sit_n_go == 'n':
            if self.registered >= self.players_min:
                return True
            else:
                return None
        else:
            return False
    else:
        return False

I tested this locally with bots and the MTT ran when players_min was met.

[hippich]

any objections for SNGs follow same algorithm? I am not quite sure why SNG have it differently.

[gg]

On all poker sites I've played at, SNGs require a specific number of players to be registered. IMO, players want to know that they are going to be playing a SNG with exactly N players, than with X to Y players. One reason is strategic. For example, the strategy used when playing a 6-player SNG is typically different than a strategy used when playing a 9-player SNG.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 16:53, hippich reply@reply.github.com wrote:

any objections for SNGs follow same algorithm? I am not quite sure why SNG have it differently.

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