[killa]

I voted to lower the buy-in, but keep the ace pot at $2... here's my reason, for what it's worth:

An ace is the penultimate experience of our sport, much more rare and special than a home run or a half-court buzzer beater. Doubles is a great format to promote ace runs, with its "I'll park it so you can run it" dynamic, giving each partner several no-pressure/no-consequence ace attempts each round. To me, this is what doubles is all about. A big ace pot enhances this aspect by moving some of the focus away from shooting the best round, and encouraging players to gun for that elusive ace whenever possible. Also, HUGE ace pots draw bigger crowds, which adds to the excitement.

So I support a $2 ace pot, whether that means $6 buy-ins or a 2-1-2 divy. But hey, I'm just one guy... let's hear more from the peanut gallery!

By the way Tom, I like the way you're putting a fresh spin on things; night golf, hat trick, asking for feedback on payout, etc. Good stuff.