Brantford Casino tourney info
Brantford Casino is starting to run weekly tourneys
I wasn't able to get the blind structure but you could probably get it after the first one runs.
They are 50 player max, $100 +$15 freeze-outs. Top 5 are pair.
They will run every Thursday at 10 AM. You can register early but I was told there are 20+ spaces for the one tomorrow.
Last Thursday of the month, 10 am
50 player
top 5 paid
$200 + ??? Rebuy tourney. Details are still sketchy for this one I wasn't able to get the add-on fee, the rebuy fee, or confirm that it's top 5 paid.
Last Thursday of the month, 10 am
? player
$300 + ??? Freezeout tourney. Again details are sketchy at this point.
Hope this helps, if anyone can fill in the blanks, please add to the thread and I'll edit my original post.
I wasn't able to get the blind structure but you could probably get it after the first one runs.
They are 50 player max, $100 +$15 freeze-outs. Top 5 are pair.
They will run every Thursday at 10 AM. You can register early but I was told there are 20+ spaces for the one tomorrow.
Last Thursday of the month, 10 am
50 player
top 5 paid
$200 + ??? Rebuy tourney. Details are still sketchy for this one I wasn't able to get the add-on fee, the rebuy fee, or confirm that it's top 5 paid.
Last Thursday of the month, 10 am
? player
$300 + ??? Freezeout tourney. Again details are sketchy at this point.
Hope this helps, if anyone can fill in the blanks, please add to the thread and I'll edit my original post.
Comments
That's what my source said, as I mentioned the details for the end of the month tourneys are sketchy at the moment. I'm still keeping an ear to the ground.
- Starting chips are only 2,500
- Blind levels are only 20 minutes
- Blind schedule: 25/25, 25/50, 50/100, 75/150, 100/200, 150/300?; no antes.
- The $300/$200 end-of-month tournaments has 5,000 starting chips.
There is an information sheet with the details, which Brantford refused to mail to me, but hopefully zunni74 or other Brantford forumer can get a copy and post the details. Bottom line: I think I'd rather carpool to Dead Money's rake-free WPT satellite tomorrow with 3,000 chips and 30-minute blinds instead of Brantford's tournament.
Do I smell an $50,000+overlay here?
That would get me out of retirement!
- Every Thursday starting at 10 AM.
- $85 + $15, 15% rake.
- Prize pool: $4,250.
- Only 2500 starting chips and 20-minute blinds.
- Patience Factor = 5.7, Skill Level = 3
- Sold out at 50 players last Thursday and for tomorrow.
"Monthly" $300 Freezeout:
- Thursday, September 25. A couple of forumers and I will be busy at Point Edward Casino next week though.
- $275 + $25, 8% rake.
- Prize pool: up to $13,750.
- 5000 starting chips and 20-minute blinds.
- Identical Patience Factor and Skill Level as the 2500-chip $100 tournament above! By skipping the 25/25, 300/600, 500/1000 and other blind levels, players are being decieved into thinking that they are getting more play with twice as many chips, but all players are getting is three times the cost!
"Monthly" $200 Rebuy:
- Thursday, October 30.
- $175 + $25, rake ~5% assuming all rebuys and add-ons go to prize pool.
- Esimated prize pool: $20,000
- 2000 starting chips
- Unlimited $100 rebuys, plus one $200 add-on
- A third different blind schedue - WTF?! All three tournaments with differing blind schedules have the same Skill Level and Patience Factors of 5.7 - 5.97!
Conclusion:
- Only if I happen to be driving near Brantford will I bother to pay for pre-registration for one of these tournaments just to be the forum guinea pig.
im interested to play this thursday but in afternoon or evening.
Brantford players are bad. Structure is good. Played one hand with Blondefish when he open shoved AJ into QQ, saved me from open shoving my K9 so I thank him.
Didn't feel short stacked until final 2 tables. Everyone folds like a nit and I pretty much ran over the table. Gee the blinds are 600/1200 and I push with 6k back and I'm the table maniac. Was heading for final with monster stack but 1010<A10 which hurt but managed to make FT anyways. Dude that won it was so bad he called my 3x raise with K4s from mid position and bet it on the river when basically no hand that he beats calls. Of course my AJ was good.
Later he reraised my UTG 3x raise with A10s, because well that is super powerful with 7 people left to act, and there is virtually no hand that I raise with UTG that he is ahead of, but what the hell. I considered shoving my KK but didn't think there was even the remotest chance of him having enough skillz to be able to fold. Gave up on the flop and he shows the flopped 2 pr. So yeah A10 was my undoing. One orbit later I shove K9, get called by K8 and I am looking good for a double but of course tard luckbox also wakes up with QQ and I go out in 8th. Since he had about 3/4 of the chips in play at that point I was amazed that the FT took another 3 hours to play but hey what do I know.
Went to the craps table and I should know by now that when I walk away a winner I should just go home but hey my name gets called so I go sit at 5/10. Lost 3 boats vs boats including one that went 5 bets on the river when he goes runner runner boat. Later I have case K boat but of course same luckbox has KK for the bigger one. Made up for that much later when my boat is bigger than 2 other boats for a ~$300 pot. I'm down to my last $10 but can I get 3 bets in on the river with 3 different boats in the pot? Nope. Finished the day down $62.50 but determined to play that tourney again. So soft.
/g2
Is there such a thing as a mini angle shoot?
Let me know the next time you are headed down and I'll reschedule my staff meeting for another day that week
It is not angle shooting. I once announced I had two pair as I flipped my cards she mucked and then said I don't see 2 pair, I said the pair on the board and I have the King. She reached for her cards and said I had the Ace so I had 2 pair as well.
Lesson learned as I was awarded the pot.
Prophet 22
TypeWeekly Date:11/06/2008 10:00 AMLocation:BrantfordBuy-in:$85.00Est. Prize Pool:$4,250.00Admin. Fee:$15.00
Description
This $100 No Limit Hold’em tournament will be held in the poker room at 10am. The event is capped at 50 players. At least 10 participants are required. Register at the poker room to claim your seat.
• Start Time: 10am
• Starting Chips: 2500
• Payout Schedule: See Rules & Regs
I might play tomorrow. Looks like it's moved to 10am. Do I really have to drive out there tonight to get registered? What are the odds that by 9:00am tomorrow they are full up?
And how long does it last?
I estimate that the $100 tournament would take around 4 1/2 hours for the winner.
- Every Thursday starting at noon.
- $85 + $15, 15% rake.
- Prize pool: $4,250.
- Only 2500 starting chips and 20-minute blinds.
- Patience Factor = 5.7, Skill Level = 3
Sorry, I was just going off this old post. I didn't end up going today... too much work to take care of.