Turning Stone Marck Madness

hollywoods17hollywoods17
in Brick & Mortar Casino Talk
whos going this year i went last year it was great therer running i think 7 events including two 200$ deep stacks with 20k chips to start 20 min blinds one 6 handed turny and the main event 500$ buy in 5k in chips if u go u get the poker rate for the hotel thats in the casino. witch i think is around 90 bucks a night

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  • JimmyHoJimmyHo
    here are the details:

    http://www.turningstone.com/gaming/poker/2008marchmadness.php

    It is a four page summary so scroll down for all the details. I will likely attend if my backroll can recover from this weekend :) 20k in chips for the main event as well, although the blind levels are cut to 20 minutes. I guess this will be competition for the Sarnia tournaments but these are much better structure. I have added this tournament to my tournament listing at : http://www.pokerforum.ca/showthread.php?t=14422
  • hollywoods17hollywoods17
    Okay ive decided iam goona travel over the border in march to play 3 events the 300$ the 500$ and the deepstack 20k 200$ buy in going to be going from Thursday march 6th to sunday march 9th. There also going to run tons of sit and go to get into the 500$ buy in 55 buy in first gets the entry anyone else going to make the trip.
  • UnknownUnknown
    I don't want to seem like some high rolling asshole (I'm neither, I hope) but WTF... why don't they have a 1K Main Event like they usually do? It's a long freakin' drive to TS.

    I'll probably end up going anyway. I've only ever lost in tournaments at Turning Stone, why stop now.
  • JohnnieHJohnnieH
    What the fck is Marck ?

    March I assume?
  • JimmyHoJimmyHo
    Hotel is booked, now just have to wait until March :( For anyone who has not been to Turning Stone, the hotel rooms are five star and it is a beautiful property. The regular weekend rate is $249/night but if you play in the tournament, its only $95 for the weekend. btw, if you stop there any other time, if you play five hours of poker, you can also get the reduced rate. I think it took me about two hours from the border to get there. Watch out for the bar refs because they are on a weight system so if you take out any drinks, they are automatically charged to your account. The only negative was that the poker room was really slow the night I was there (Sunday) but during the tournament week it is likely going to be very busy.
  • BlondeFishBlondeFish
    Since forumers (including myself) are considering spending a lot of money just to play at Turning Stone Casino between March 4-9, here is my tournament analysis. The good news is that all six events have the highest Skill Level of 6! :)

    Event 1: March 4, U$200+30, 20,000 chips, 20-minute rounds. Patience Factor = 19.3, Casino fee/rake (including 3% staff gratuity) = 15.7%.
    Event 2: March 5, U$200+30, 5000 chips, 40-minute rounds. P.F. = 18.5, total rake = 15.7%.
    Event 3: March 6, U$200+30, 5000 chips, 40-minute rounds, 6 maximum/table. P.F. = 18.5, rake = 15.7%.
    Event 4: March 7, U$300+40, 5000 chips, 40-minute rounds. P.F. = 18.5, rake = 14.4%.
    Event 5: March 8, U$500+50, 5000 chips, 40-minute rounds. P.F. = 18.5, rake = 11.8%.
    Event 6: March 9, U$200+30, 20,000 chips, 20-minute rounds. P.F. = 19.3, rake = 14.4%.

    Surprisingly, the 5K-chip 40-minute events offer the same amount of poker play as the 20K-chip 20-minute events. This shows the usefulness of knowing how to calculate a tournament's Patience Factor.

    Should I stay or should I go?
    It is a four hour drive for me, so I am estimating that it would cost around $150 for gas round-trip. A hotel would cost ~U$100/night, plus at least U$25/day for meals & other expenses. So if I were to stay there for 6 nights to play in 5 of the events, it would cost me a total of ~$2500. The $EV for an average player for the 5 events is $1,358. Very few players in the world are good enough to have twice the average $EV. I think I will save my $2500 for other poker events, e.g., Casino Brantford's best-value satellites & tournaments from March-May.

    all_aces makes a very good point that with the relatively small buy-ins, a huge proportion of the cost for Canadians will be travel-related instead of a +EV shot at the small prize pool. Good luck to those who are going.
    all_aces wrote: »
    I don't want to seem like some high rolling asshole (I'm neither, I hope) but WTF... why don't they have a 1K Main Event like they usually do? It's a long freakin' drive to TS.
  • hollywoods17hollywoods17
    only thing is brantfords tournys are terrible and dont even come close to turningstones tournys, and 20k thats awsome way better the anything brantford would ever do. but ya if ur looking for a big buy in its not a good choice but brantford and turningstone they cant even compare turningstone is way better and way nicer of a casino esp if u bust you can play there sick loose cashgames. or best of all WAR.
  • JimmyHoJimmyHo
    thanks for the analysis Buddy; sometimes travel costs are a given when you want to play in a big tournament. Comparing what it cost to fly to Vegas for a couple of days, a trip to TS is still pretty good and its not too far from the GTA. Vegas definitely has a lot more to offer but TS is a good choice if you want a quick trip that you can cancel last minute. If I went to Vegas, I wouldn't know where to start (kid in the candystore). Buddy, if you want to hitch a ride to TS, let me know. I only plan to go for the weekend events and may consider leaving Thursday night. Assuming your not wanted at the border :)
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