RC VIII - April 24th 2010
Well it's that time of year. We are pleased to announce that Royal Cup part VIII will be on Saturday April 24th 2010. Test your poker skills in this great day of poker. Your team could be the next champions. Take a crack at the 2 time defending champs Milton Rocks.
RC VIII Rules
The Royal Cup of Poker VIII will take place at the same location as the last 7 Cups.
The Royal Cup is a team event, consisting of 8 players, in which each member of your team plays 3 different SNG's as well as one heads up NL match. Points are received based on finishing position in the SNG's and are accumulated between all your team members. The team with the highest point value at the end of the event are declared the champions. The point system is at the bottom of this thread for reference.
The schedule/blind structure will not change from what is posted below. Please arrive as early as possible
Schedule
10:00 - 10:30 Registration.
10:30-10:45 Rules. If you have questions before hand just ask.
CARDS FLY AT 10:45 Sharp.
Captains will collect their teams entry fees and pay me directly the full $400 amount.
Side pots are as usual. These are strictly optional but do add some fun to the day. The side pots are $2 each.
Our 50/50 Points draw is an event where you pull a players name out of a hat and if they are the days MVP you will split the pot with them. So the pot goes to the MVP and the person holding their card.
Also, each variation of poker that day will have a High Hand Jackpot.
Omaha
Stud
FL Holdem
NL Holdem
For all the SNGs you must show your hand to be eligible but a showdown does not need to occur. In the Hold em SNGs you must use your 2 hole cards to be eligible for the high hand jackpot.
So for $8 you can enter all the side pots.
10:45 - 1:45 Omaha/Stud
- Cards are in the air at 10:45am sharp if players are not there they will be blinded out.
PL Omaha Starting with 5000 Chips
15 min Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
Colour Up Break 10 mins
200 400
300 600
400 800
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000
1500 3000
2000 4000
2500 5000
Basic Rules of Omaha are the same as Hold em with the exception of each player being dealt 4 pocket cards and when the showdown occurs the best hand must use 2 pocket cards and 3 community cards.
7 Card Stud Starting with 5000 Chips
14 min Blinds Ante Bring In SB BB
5 10 20 40
10 20 40 80
20 40 80 160
25 50 100 200
50 100 200 400
Colour Up Break 10 mins
100 200 400 800
200 300 600 1200
200 400 800 1600
300 600 1200 2400
400 800 1600 3200
500 1000 2000 4000
800 1600 3000 6000
These will be the rules for the Stud SNGs
Antes are paid and then the dealer deals 2 cards down and one up per player
After the first three cards have been dealt, the player showing the lowest up card must make what is called a "bring-in" bet.
The bring-in bet, by the way, is the only significant time and place in poker where card suits come into play. The highest suit is spades, followed by hearts, diamonds, and clubs
After the action has been completed on the opening round, the dealer gives a face-up card to each player remaining in the game. The dealing will go in a tradition clockwise fashion. Unlike the first round, where the lowest hand was forced to start the action, in this second betting round, the highest hand on board has the option to start the betting; that is, the player showing the highest hand is called upon first to either bet or check.
On fifth street, you receive your third up card, and then there is a round of betting, again started by the highest hand on board. (This person may be different then the first bettor on 4th street).
Sixth street is virtually identical: an up card is dealt, the highest hand acts first.
The betting on seventh street is identical to sixth street, but the card dealt is the last card you will receive, and it is dealt face down.
There are 4 bets max per round unless heads up where the betting is unlimited.
1:45 - 5:00 Fixed Hold em
FL Hold em Starting with 5000 Chips
14 min Blinds SB BB Stakes
25 50 50 100
50 100 100 200
100 200 200 400
150 300 300 600
Colour Up Break 10 mins
200 400 400 800
300 600 600 1200
400 800 800 1600
500 1000 1000 2000
600 1200 1200 2400
800 1600 1600 3200
1000 2000 2000 4000
1500 3000 3000 6000
2000 4000 4000 8000
2500 5000 5000 10000
All rounds of betting will be capped to four bets unless heads up where the betting is unlimited
5:00 to 6:00 Dinner
6:00 to 9:00 NL Hold em
NL will start at 6:00 sharp. Some FL games in the past limited the Dinner break for some. Have your teams pick something up for you if you are still in a battle.
NL Hold em Starting with 5000 Chips
15 min Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
200 400
Colour Up Break 10 mins
300 600
400 800
500 1000
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000
1500 3000
2000 4000
2500 5000
9:00 to 11:00 NL Headsup
HU Matches should start as soon as you and your opponent are available. Grab a deck and some chips.
Heads Up Start with 5000 Chips
10 Hand Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
200 400
300 600 Capped
Closing Ceremonies. 11:00
PLEASE HAVE THE CHIP LEADER BUY UP ALL THE CHIPS FOR THE CHIP UPS. LEAVE THE LOWER DENOMINATION OF CHIPS IN A SAFE PLACE ON THE TABLE AS THEY WILL BE USED IN THE NEXT ROUND. THE STUD $5 CHIPS CAN BE ELIMINATED ALTOGETHER. THE CHIP LEADER AND THE SHORT STACK AT EACH TABLE ARE ASKED TO ENSURE THE CHIP UPS/CHIP RACE ARE COMPLETE ON THEIR TABLE (OF COURSE ANYONE WILLING TO HELP CAN)
REMEMBER THIS TOURNAMENT IS NUT FREE EVENT DUE TO SOME ALLERGY'S THANKS
Point System
Â* Â* Â* Â*1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Stud SNG 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1
Omaha SNG 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
FL Hold em 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
NL Hold em 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Heads Up 10 0
RC VIII Rules
The Royal Cup of Poker VIII will take place at the same location as the last 7 Cups.
The Royal Cup is a team event, consisting of 8 players, in which each member of your team plays 3 different SNG's as well as one heads up NL match. Points are received based on finishing position in the SNG's and are accumulated between all your team members. The team with the highest point value at the end of the event are declared the champions. The point system is at the bottom of this thread for reference.
The schedule/blind structure will not change from what is posted below. Please arrive as early as possible
Schedule
10:00 - 10:30 Registration.
10:30-10:45 Rules. If you have questions before hand just ask.
CARDS FLY AT 10:45 Sharp.
Captains will collect their teams entry fees and pay me directly the full $400 amount.
Side pots are as usual. These are strictly optional but do add some fun to the day. The side pots are $2 each.
Our 50/50 Points draw is an event where you pull a players name out of a hat and if they are the days MVP you will split the pot with them. So the pot goes to the MVP and the person holding their card.
Also, each variation of poker that day will have a High Hand Jackpot.
Omaha
Stud
FL Holdem
NL Holdem
For all the SNGs you must show your hand to be eligible but a showdown does not need to occur. In the Hold em SNGs you must use your 2 hole cards to be eligible for the high hand jackpot.
So for $8 you can enter all the side pots.
10:45 - 1:45 Omaha/Stud
- Cards are in the air at 10:45am sharp if players are not there they will be blinded out.
PL Omaha Starting with 5000 Chips
15 min Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
Colour Up Break 10 mins
200 400
300 600
400 800
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000
1500 3000
2000 4000
2500 5000
Basic Rules of Omaha are the same as Hold em with the exception of each player being dealt 4 pocket cards and when the showdown occurs the best hand must use 2 pocket cards and 3 community cards.
7 Card Stud Starting with 5000 Chips
14 min Blinds Ante Bring In SB BB
5 10 20 40
10 20 40 80
20 40 80 160
25 50 100 200
50 100 200 400
Colour Up Break 10 mins
100 200 400 800
200 300 600 1200
200 400 800 1600
300 600 1200 2400
400 800 1600 3200
500 1000 2000 4000
800 1600 3000 6000
These will be the rules for the Stud SNGs
Antes are paid and then the dealer deals 2 cards down and one up per player
After the first three cards have been dealt, the player showing the lowest up card must make what is called a "bring-in" bet.
The bring-in bet, by the way, is the only significant time and place in poker where card suits come into play. The highest suit is spades, followed by hearts, diamonds, and clubs
After the action has been completed on the opening round, the dealer gives a face-up card to each player remaining in the game. The dealing will go in a tradition clockwise fashion. Unlike the first round, where the lowest hand was forced to start the action, in this second betting round, the highest hand on board has the option to start the betting; that is, the player showing the highest hand is called upon first to either bet or check.
On fifth street, you receive your third up card, and then there is a round of betting, again started by the highest hand on board. (This person may be different then the first bettor on 4th street).
Sixth street is virtually identical: an up card is dealt, the highest hand acts first.
The betting on seventh street is identical to sixth street, but the card dealt is the last card you will receive, and it is dealt face down.
There are 4 bets max per round unless heads up where the betting is unlimited.
1:45 - 5:00 Fixed Hold em
FL Hold em Starting with 5000 Chips
14 min Blinds SB BB Stakes
25 50 50 100
50 100 100 200
100 200 200 400
150 300 300 600
Colour Up Break 10 mins
200 400 400 800
300 600 600 1200
400 800 800 1600
500 1000 1000 2000
600 1200 1200 2400
800 1600 1600 3200
1000 2000 2000 4000
1500 3000 3000 6000
2000 4000 4000 8000
2500 5000 5000 10000
All rounds of betting will be capped to four bets unless heads up where the betting is unlimited
5:00 to 6:00 Dinner
6:00 to 9:00 NL Hold em
NL will start at 6:00 sharp. Some FL games in the past limited the Dinner break for some. Have your teams pick something up for you if you are still in a battle.
NL Hold em Starting with 5000 Chips
15 min Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
200 400
Colour Up Break 10 mins
300 600
400 800
500 1000
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000
1500 3000
2000 4000
2500 5000
9:00 to 11:00 NL Headsup
HU Matches should start as soon as you and your opponent are available. Grab a deck and some chips.
Heads Up Start with 5000 Chips
10 Hand Blinds
25 50
50 100
100 200
150 300
200 400
300 600 Capped
Closing Ceremonies. 11:00
PLEASE HAVE THE CHIP LEADER BUY UP ALL THE CHIPS FOR THE CHIP UPS. LEAVE THE LOWER DENOMINATION OF CHIPS IN A SAFE PLACE ON THE TABLE AS THEY WILL BE USED IN THE NEXT ROUND. THE STUD $5 CHIPS CAN BE ELIMINATED ALTOGETHER. THE CHIP LEADER AND THE SHORT STACK AT EACH TABLE ARE ASKED TO ENSURE THE CHIP UPS/CHIP RACE ARE COMPLETE ON THEIR TABLE (OF COURSE ANYONE WILLING TO HELP CAN)
REMEMBER THIS TOURNAMENT IS NUT FREE EVENT DUE TO SOME ALLERGY'S THANKS
Point System
Â* Â* Â* Â*1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Stud SNG 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1
Omaha SNG 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
FL Hold em 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
NL Hold em 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Heads Up 10 0
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Comments
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I know I've only been to one RC but it was a blast. Ah well, there's always next time........
Let the trash begin. Jam on my face... Convention that weekend. I am still going to spread the word and get a team together.
Any other weekend and I'm there for my 3rd consecutive Royal Cup event... but unfortunately the "Battle Of Ontario 2" has been in the plans for months, with this date set in stone several months ago...
For those who missed the first Battle Of Ontario (Toronto, Sept 2008), it had a smaller-than-anticipated turn-out, but several PCFers were in attendance including me, moose, Big Mike, DataMN, and Waltsfriend. We're expecting a much bigger turn-out at this year's event in Ottawa, including a few Ottawa-based pros... but I'm not supposed to say much about that yet.
And has invited Moose to join in Hobbes spot.
Mark
That's a loose definition of team.
Am I the only one that thinks that the Royal gets earlier every year?
We were done pretty early last year and the year before..could we not start 30 mins later? (Or at least vote on it?)
I mean, that gives an extra 15 mins. for breakfast, an extra 15 mins for kristy to look even hotter than usual (not sure if that is possible)
Yes you are the only one that thinks it starts earlier. This has been a cut and paste for the past couple Royals. That being said, we still start after 11 everytime. Also a few of us spend an hour at the end cleaning up and putting sruff away so the sooner it ends the sooner we get out. So 10:45 stands.
Lol, I vote Tenseven and Kristy head up the cleaning crew...
I assume the venue is able to handle walkers/wheelchairs, then?
a***ole.... long as I can keep raking in your chips I'm good to go....
ÉZ game, just use the hook of your cane . . .
Nah, you're wrong..I'm not the only one, each year someone asks me "did we start that early last year?" Relax though, it was posted lightly.
Also the first thing out of any new players mouth is "Ugghhh..why is it so early?"
I'm pretty sure that Sandro knows we love the Royal and we'd fight each other for the chance to help him out. He hasn't asked.
HOWEVER
I baby sat a drunk Mark who was dropping the elbow on pizza boxes from tables like three Royals ago and while I was standing around waiting for the boxes to get theirs, I DID help that Sadam Hussein-look-alike bartender clean up and they WERE out early enough to move it forward at least a half-hour and still be out by 12:00 ez game.
And seeing as the Royal is never held on school nights...;)
You move it back an hour and I'll clean the main hall of garbage myself. Consider me signed up.
Who are you and why are you using Kristy's account?
YOU MISSED . . .
I guess I should represent my area screenman if your putting together a team I am available.
maybe their babysitter would like to get home at a reasonable time?
I can't see why you think the end time would be affected given this additional support?
It starts when it starts because that is what our host has determined is most convenient for him. It seems somewhat impolite to accept the invitation, and then complain about the arrangements . . . if you do not like the timing stay home, problem solved.
Sorry to sound so bitchy about this, Kristy but, honestly . . . asked and answered already. So suck it up, buttercup.
Oh, and flame away, because I do not care. I am going to watch the fights, now, so I will not see this until tomorrow, and won't remember why I cared enough in the first place.
See you, on time I hope, at the Royal . . . ;-}