Bristol St. presents -- "Merry Xmas Maddness 3" - Fri Dec 29th @7pm (Waterloo)
The 2006 Bristol Street Merry Xmas Maddness
No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
Friday, Dec 29th at 7pm.
No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
Friday, Dec 29th at 7pm.
(psst... a summary of this year's changes is listed as a follow up post)
The gift giving season IS BACK!!! The Xmas season is all about gift giving (and getting!) and beating those mad rushes to get the best gifts while the clock ticks down to Christmas Eve. The Bristol Street Merry Xmas Maddness tournment contains all the best (and worst) aspects of the season and should make for that tournament that's... very interesting. (Please note, to celebrate the coming New Year, this tournament is a little less serious that some of the others) The details....
$5 Entry for 1,000 chips.
Unl. rebuys in the first 4 levels (2 hours); $5 for 1,000 (you must bust out to rebuy)
One add-on available at the end of Level 4. $5 for an extra 2,000 chips.
And... a Bag 'o Presents available at every table!!
Unl. rebuys in the first 4 levels (2 hours); $5 for 1,000 (you must bust out to rebuy)
One add-on available at the end of Level 4. $5 for an extra 2,000 chips.
And... a Bag 'o Presents available at every table!!
Payout: (rounded to nearest $5)
1st place - 35%
2nd place - 20%
3rd place - 14%
4th place - 11%
5th place - 8%
6th place - 6%
7th place - 4%
8th place - 2%
Maximum number of Players: 48 - 6 tables of eight (Please RSVP)
1st place - 35%
2nd place - 20%
3rd place - 14%
4th place - 11%
5th place - 8%
6th place - 6%
7th place - 4%
8th place - 2%
Maximum number of Players: 48 - 6 tables of eight (Please RSVP)
At the beginning of the tournament, each table recieves one "Bag 'o Presents". If you play a hand down to the river and one of your hole cards is the "2 of Hearts" -OR- the "A of Spades". You must pull one present (at random) from the Bag 'o Presents. Each Bag will contain the following...
One green 25 chip
Two black 100 chips
Four purple 500 chips
Two yellow 1,000 chips
Three "Special" White chips
Three "Special" Blue chips
Three "Special" Red chips
Three "Special" Light-Blue chips
Three "Special" Pink chips
Three "Special" Orange chips
Three "Special" Grey chips
The "Special" Chips.
White - "Merry Christmas!" - The player pulling this chip may exchange it for one free re-buy or add-on.
Blue - "Secret Santa!" - The player pulling this chip is feeling especially generous and will be moving All-In blind on the very next hand
Red - "Gift Exchange!" - The player pulling this chip, exchanges all their chips with the all the chips of the player to thier left.
Light Blue - "Don't open your Presents Early!" - If this chip is pulled before the first break, you get a green 25 chip from the bank. If it's pulled after the first break, it counts as it's value (5,000)
Orange - "Christmas in Omaha" - At any point, trade in this chip for 2 more hole cards. Use any combination of the board cards and your four hole cards to make the best hand. If you still have this chip after the first break it becomes it's value (2,000)
Pink - "SUPER ULTRA-SECRET XMAS PRESENT!!!11OMG1!!" - Choose one of the 15 sealed envelopes, open it, and see what you get!!!
Grey - "Bah Humbug!" - Keep this chip until you win a pot or bust out. While you have this chip you only get dealt one hole card. If you still have this chip after the first break you can exchange it for a black "100" chip. Bah-Humbug.
Special rules for the "Bag 'o Presents"
1. You do not need to win the hand at showdown in order to claim a present. (But you do have to show your cards!) Your hand needs to either be still in play after the final round of betting, or All-In with at least one caller.
2. If you bust out (but win a present), the present you've drawn is appiled after you re-buy. If you choose not to re-buy, you don't pull a present. If it's after the rebuy period and you bust out. You are still in the game with only the chip you pull from the bag. (We'll call it a "Last Minute Xmas Gift")
3. If you pull a present that's already been coloured up... the present is discarded. Tough luck! Feel free to shout, "Bah, Humbug!"
4. The white, red and blue chips will be removed from the bag during the first break. For each one removed a yellow chip (1,000) will be put back in. Pink Chips get replace by Orange (2,000) chips. Orange and Grey ship stay in the bag and retain their value (2,000 and 10,000)
5. If a table collapses and there are still presents on it, the presents are randomly distributed to the other bags. We will randomly determine the tables to be broken down, players will re-draw seats as each table collapse.
6. New rule: "The Night Before Xmas" When there are 10 minutes left in the 4th blind level, the clock is paused and play on all tables is paused once the current hands are done. The puck is moved and, starting with the small blind, each player may optionally draw once from the bag of presents. Once everything's resolved, the clock is unpaused and play continues.
Blind Schedule (30 minute levels for 1->4, 20 minutes per level thereafter)
Level 1: 25-25
Level 2: 25-50
Level 3: 25-75
Level 4: 50-100
(BREAK: Complete add-ons. Clean up the Bag 'O Presents)
Level 5: 75-150
Level 6: 100-200
Level 7: 100-200 (25)
(BREAK 10 minutes)
Level 8: 150-300 (50)
Level 9: 200-400 (50)
Level 10: 300-600 (75)
(BREAK: Race off 25 chips)
Level 11: 400-800 (100)
Level 12: 600-1,200 (200)
Level 13: 800-1,600 (200)
Level 14: 1,000-2,000 (300)
(BREAK: Race off 100 chips)
Level 15: 1,500-3,000 (500)
Level 16: 2,000-4,000 (500)
Level 17: 3,000-6,000 (1,000)
Level 18: 4,000-8,000 (1,000)
Level 19: 5,000-10,000 (1,000) **capped
(Note: breaks after 100 race off will be on an as-needed basis)
This is a less than serious tournament to celebrate the end of the 2006 Bristol Street season so the number one rule is.. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please RSVP your spot, please send me a message. If there's a question you have, or if you discover a rules inconsistancy, please let me know! All tourneys at Bristol Street are rake free.
Rob.
Comments
1. "Zithal" Rob
2. "8Ball" Tye
3. "LostMyEmail23" Brad
4. "Beanie42" Trevor
5. "Kanga" Jenn
6. "DirtyWhore" Mark
7. "DataMn" Al
8. "STR82ACE" AJ
9. "AcidJoe" Joe
10. "AcidJoesHo" Aimee
11. "Moose" Rob
12. "MrsMoose" Fran
13. "g2" Greg
14. "compuease" Jeff (DEFENDING CHAMP!)
15. "ddmilkan" Dave
16. "Dr" Larry
17. "BIGBOB" Bob
18. "KristySea" Kristy
19. "JohnnieH" Johnnie
20. Wraychel
21. "haddon" Josh
22. "Pinhead" Brad
23. "2BULLETS" Jeremy
24. "PokerQueen" Mandy
25. Nicole
26. "Redington" Tyson
27. Braden
28. "Slippery" Pete
29. "nordique" Kevin
30. "stpboy" Shannon
31. "Bluffy" Jeff B
32. "King Mob" Dave
33. "melikebeer" Jordo
34. "Metro" Tom
35. "SeekTheGrail" Steve
36. "Big E" Eric
37. "ItsaMe" Mario
38. "All-In" Steve
39. "magithighs" Lou
40. "pkrfce9"
41. "Shopsy" Jeff
42. "Quaine"
43. "Quaine+1"
44. "Ineedanick" Dave
45. "labeach2002" Steve
46. "ElElliot"
47. Chris
48. "folded" Cory
Waiting List
1. "Redington" Tyson
(like anyone remembers last year's rules, anyway)
- Attempting to increase capacity to 40 people which means I'll need to borrow some chairs and a table-top
- "Omaha chip" now goes away after the first break (it was a little too game-breaking) and is now Orange
- Pink chip has a new function this year.
- When a table breaks, the remaining chips are now added to the remaining tables.
- New "Night Before Xmas" rule has been added. Added more chips to each bag to make up for this rule.
That's about it, nothing too major, but still should be fun.
If anyone has any prizes they'd like to donate to be given out, please PM me.
Mark
Al
/g2
/g2
Johnnie
In case you couldn't tell, I'd like to play
Please add Mandy, Nicole and I for this one!
Jeremy
I also saw a note in last year's thread that I altered the blind schedule to add antes and make the post re-buy period a little less harsh, so I'm going to check the schedule I used and update the OT as appropriate.
Since it's a Friday, side games are welcome to go on through the night, so if you bust out, feel free to stick around and play a few more games. BYOBALOF's (bring your own beer and lots of five's) Please arrange for a cab, or alternate transporation or crash on my floor if you plan on having a couple.
stp
Good God, Sign me up please!!!!!!
I can bring a couple chairs if needed....and Jeff, I'll bring your chips!
Thanks!
E.
Hey Rob, didn't see Ryan's name on the list... my lack of cool looking avatar may have been the problem..
stp
+ 1 probably (if there is room..if not....screw him!!)
Dave P.
labeach
Steve L