Discussion of CIS-2015 details

Then what's the point of high buy-ins if a coin flip decides everything in the tournament?

In my opinion, it's very strange to register for a CIS tournament as a participant without considering yourself to be a player of the appropriate level. It's like playing poker at a 1/2 cent stake – you think you can easily win a few bucks for free, and if you don't, who cares. Stinger said it very accurately – increasing the buy-in increases the level of responsibility. Plus, regarding being eliminated after one loss – almost always, 2nd place is contested by 3-7 people who definitely recoup their buy-in. But losing to a random mediocre player who decided to participate just because the buy-in is insignificant is twice as frustrating. And, by the way, Beshi's post was exclusively about donations from viewers, and I supported him then – donations from viewers were optional. But with participants, there should be no "optional" aspect. We can easily get 20 people who can realistically compete for prizes. And what's the point of having more, given the limited time frame of the tournament? Let the others just drink, chat, and learn by watching high-quality games live.