Ok, I have now committed to 30% of my entire tournament schedule and 40% of the Sat Venetian $340. Not sure if I want to sell any more at this point. I really really appreciate all the offers of support and no matter what I will give it my best effort.. Man this is a lot tougher than playing on my own dime..
For those that have offered to buy but I haven't confirmed in my op as yet, let me sleep on it tonight and see where I want to go. Some of us plan on playing the Caesars noon $85. tomorrow, 7500 chips, 20 min levels. Depending on how I feel I plan on playing at least 1 tournament per day. If I'm doing, and feeling well I may add the Caesars Sunday 2pm $235. To my schedule. It has 15K chips and 30 min levels.
Not to put a damper on things, I picked up a bit of an eye infection on the way down here so am hope I can clear it up with eye drops and avoid a medical visit. It's really bothering me at the moment and I look funny wandering around in the dark with sunglasses on.
It's now only 10:45 down here but I'm turning in to get a good nights rest.
looking forward to the tournament report. Maybe you want to try the same thing w some of the Ontario tournaments (ie. $1k GBH tourny, etc.).
Appreciate it, let's see how this works first.. I am feeling real confident but don't want to get too far ahead of myself. My gut feel is that my tournament game has progressed to the point that I would like to start playing much bigger however that's from me looking inside out, we'll see what others think after this week.
Heading out shortly to catch the others for 2.99 breaky special at Terribles... Moose finds all these deals..
Uhh . . . comp? Are the latecomers in for Thursday and/or the $340.00?
Please advise.
Ok, how's this, I don't really want to sell any more of myself (especially at 1-1) for the entire tournament schedule but will sell another 10% of the $340 on Saturday. That will make 50% sold of it. There are a few of you that got shut out as you say so how about if I sell that 10% in 2% increments to the next 5 that post here. Max 2% per per person per household..
I think that those people that were still offering were Reibs, Milo, T8urmoney, DennisG, Wolfhound, Darbay and possibly Wetts??
First 5 that post here can have 2% of the $340 at 1-1, ie $6.80. Does that seem fair..
Damn, what I should have done is sold 100% at 1 - 1.2, pocketed the profits and retired... ^-^
Not quite sure why OP doesnt just sell 100% at 1-1? I mean, wouldn't it be great to outright win the tourny and divide all your winnings up to us "young wippersnappers"????
Im in for 2% - will ship this afternoon/tonight on stars. Thanks.
Just chopped the Caesars noon tourney. $85. buyin, 41 runners, payed top 5, I chopped 3 ways for $636. My backers are almost freerolling already.. JohnnieH finished 6th but had a bubble prize of $100. Moose, JohnnieH and I each had 5% of each other.
I will work out payments to all the backers when I get a chance as we are just about to go out to dinner.
Question for those of you who have done this before, is the payback based on % of total win or total win minus buyin? ie in this case are the backers getting their % of $636. or of ($636. - $85) = $551.? I'm fine either way just not sure what is the right way. Should have clarified this before I guess.
So who is betrthanphil and that Wetts guy anyways? ^-^
Just chopped the Caesars noon tourney. $85. buyin, 41 runners, payed top 5, I chopped 3 ways for $636. My backers are almost freerolling already.. JohnnieH finished 6th but had a bubble prize of $100. Moose, JohnnieH and I each had 5% of each other.
I will work out payments to all the backers when I get a chance as we are just about to go out to dinner.
Question for those of you who have done this before, is the payback based on % of total win or total win minus buyin? ie in this case are the backers getting their % of $636. or of ($636. - $85) = $551.? I'm fine either way just not sure what is the right way. Should have clarified this before I guess.
So who is betrthanphil and that Wetts guy anyways? ^-^
If somebody has bought part of your buy-in, the payback would normally be on the cash prize you walked away with, i.e., % of $636 & not $551.
For swaps, the percentage should be based on profit, i.e., first deduct the buy-in. For example, if you and I swapped 50% in a $10K buy-in and you min-cashed for $12K, then 50% of your $2K PROFIT or $1K would be given to me; it would not make sense for you to give 50% of the $12K gross win or $6K to me and you end up losing even though you made the money!
In my previous arrangements, I would give actual examples of the staking, swaps, tax withholdings and dealer tips so it would be as clear as mud! Good luck.
JohnnieH finished 6th but had a bubble prize of $100. Moose, JohnnieH and I each had 5% of each other.
Question for those of you who have done this before, is the payback based on % of total win or total win minus buyin? ie in this case are the backers getting their % of $636. or of ($636. - $85) = $551.? I'm fine either way just not sure what is the right way. Should have clarified this before I guess.
I have now sold off 30% of my entire tournament action plus an additional 4% of Thursdays $150. Venetian as well as an additional 20% of Saturdays $340 Venetian...
If anyone disagrees with anything in the OP please let me know asap and we'll straighten it out.
Well this is a good lead in to 3 hands I wanted to talk about, 2 which I won and 1 which I lost. Other than those this was pretty uneventfull for me, picked up several pots just by betting at orphan pots with zilch.. Always feels good to do that, altough I would never do anything like that against any of you here.
Hand #1. After playing too many pots in the early levels I'm down to approx 5700 of my original 7500. Dealt 7,8 spades in small blind. Blinds are at 75/150.
Min raise in ep to 300, I believe 3 callers to me so I call, so does BB, 5 to the flop and pot at 1500.
Flop is 6 spades, 7 clubs and 9 spades so I have the pair, flush draw and open ended str8 flush draw. I check with intention of check raising. All check (including original raiser) to lp who bets 750. I push my 5400 in and say a little prayer. Original raiser string raises so dealer makes him call, lp also calls.
Both have about 4-5K left.
Turn is red 7, I have trips and think I might be good. However original raiser pushes and late position folds. We turn our hands up and he flopped a set of 6's and turned the boat. I think I'm dead to a 7 or 8..
River a 9, I missed those outs and I end up with bigger boat and triple up, I'm sailing!
Hand #2.After chipping up to about 21K, we're at blinds of 150/300, I'm on the button, with AA. One limper, cutoff raises to 700, I think for several seconds and raise to 2K to isolate. Didn't want to limp as disguise as he didn't raise enough to chase out blinds and limper and I sure didn't want to play it multiway. All the rest fold, cutoff calls (about 8500 back) . Pot is about 4750.
Flop is K, rag, rag rainbow. He bets 3500 and I think... Not folding but rather, how do I get the rest.... He's not betting anything else if I just call and he doesn't have a K so I push. He thinks and calls with A,K, perfect!
Turn rag and river the 3rd K. He takes half my stack...
Nice thing is, I don't tilt, just back to work. Neither of us played it bad, just the way it had to happen I think.
Chipped back up to 18K without really any interesting hands and we're 11 handed (one off FT) our table is 5 handed, avg chips stack is about 30K.
Hand #3. Player to my left has been table bully (TB), playing lots of hands, abusing dealers and other players pretty liberally. Ask Moose, he'll tell you.
JohnnieH is also at my table and we have stayed away from each other pretty well. We each have 5% of each other..
TB has about 40K, (earlier he had about 80K but had doubled up 2 or 3 shorter stacks at our table including JohnnieH with some weaker hands).
Blinds are 800/1600 ante 300 I believe, so 3900 in the pot pre deal..
Folds around to me in SB with 6,8 diamonds. I push quickly figuring I add almost 25% to my stack or get it in likely live. He thinks for 2 minutes while we banter back and forth. I know he thinks I have a big hand and i do nothing to disuade that thought. Finally he calls and tables pocket 3's. Nice, I'm a lot more live than I thought, might even be the favorite. 6 in the door, 8 on the turn and I double up, almost switching places. He goes livid but I'll let JohnnieH tell this part...:)
Within several hands he's gone, way overplaying weak A to better A's and storms off... Not sure I've ever seen anyone blow up that bad.
Anyways, any comments, suggestions on these three hands and the way i played them?
I'll assume that is the eye infection typing . . . you're close, but it's actually just Antman013. I would have thought the low balance would give it away . . .
Darbay you mentioned you wanted $10. worth, how about $6.80 for that last 2%.? If you confirm and send by Thursday evening, it's yours.
dammit only had one sip of coffee so far, sent $10 however you wanna work that out, maybe spend the extra 3.20 on black at the roulette machine, then double it up on blackjack or something.
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FML.
Would buy some but it seems you have more than enough interest.
Get back to me at wsop time.
Of course, your in!
For those that have offered to buy but I haven't confirmed in my op as yet, let me sleep on it tonight and see where I want to go. Some of us plan on playing the Caesars noon $85. tomorrow, 7500 chips, 20 min levels. Depending on how I feel I plan on playing at least 1 tournament per day. If I'm doing, and feeling well I may add the Caesars Sunday 2pm $235. To my schedule. It has 15K chips and 30 min levels.
Not to put a damper on things, I picked up a bit of an eye infection on the way down here so am hope I can clear it up with eye drops and avoid a medical visit. It's really bothering me at the moment and I look funny wandering around in the dark with sunglasses on.
It's now only 10:45 down here but I'm turning in to get a good nights rest.
Regardless of what you decide v. the rest of the offers, good luck at the tables . . .
Appreciate it, let's see how this works first.. I am feeling real confident but don't want to get too far ahead of myself. My gut feel is that my tournament game has progressed to the point that I would like to start playing much bigger however that's from me looking inside out, we'll see what others think after this week.
Heading out shortly to catch the others for 2.99 breaky special at Terribles...
Playing the noon Caesars after that.
Please advise.
Ok, how's this, I don't really want to sell any more of myself (especially at 1-1) for the entire tournament schedule but will sell another 10% of the $340 on Saturday. That will make 50% sold of it. There are a few of you that got shut out as you say so how about if I sell that 10% in 2% increments to the next 5 that post here. Max 2% per per person per household..
I think that those people that were still offering were Reibs, Milo, T8urmoney, DennisG, Wolfhound, Darbay and possibly Wetts??
First 5 that post here can have 2% of the $340 at 1-1, ie $6.80. Does that seem fair..
Damn, what I should have done is sold 100% at 1 - 1.2, pocketed the profits and retired... ^-^
That will be $6.80 USD to "compuease(Milton)", iirc.
As well, if you do not sell the entire 10%, I would be willing to claim the leftovers, but I think it will get snapped up.
Hope the eye is better, and good luck at the tables.
$$$ is in your Stars account. I'll still cover any unused portions of your last offer. Just say the word.
Im in for 2% - will ship this afternoon/tonight on stars. Thanks.
I will work out payments to all the backers when I get a chance as we are just about to go out to dinner.
Question for those of you who have done this before, is the payback based on % of total win or total win minus buyin? ie in this case are the backers getting their % of $636. or of ($636. - $85) = $551.? I'm fine either way just not sure what is the right way. Should have clarified this before I guess.
So who is betrthanphil and that Wetts guy anyways? ^-^
Pretty gross btw. Keep it rolling sir.
I'll take 2% of the Venetian. Have a great trip.
D
Congrats sir...my horses never lose.
Post a game summary when you get a chance.
EZ game
For swaps, the percentage should be based on profit, i.e., first deduct the buy-in. For example, if you and I swapped 50% in a $10K buy-in and you min-cashed for $12K, then 50% of your $2K PROFIT or $1K would be given to me; it would not make sense for you to give 50% of the $12K gross win or $6K to me and you end up losing even though you made the money!
In my previous arrangements, I would give actual examples of the staking, swaps, tax withholdings and dealer tips so it would be as clear as mud! Good luck.
If I can still take 2% of the Saturday $340 lemme know....I will wait to send $ until I get confirmation please!
Darbay you mentioned you wanted $10. worth, how about $6.80 for that last 2%.? If you confirm and send by Thursday evening, it's yours.
If anyone disagrees with anything in the OP please let me know asap and we'll straighten it out.
Hand #1. After playing too many pots in the early levels I'm down to approx 5700 of my original 7500. Dealt 7,8 spades in small blind. Blinds are at 75/150.
Min raise in ep to 300, I believe 3 callers to me so I call, so does BB, 5 to the flop and pot at 1500.
Flop is 6 spades, 7 clubs and 9 spades so I have the pair, flush draw and open ended str8 flush draw. I check with intention of check raising. All check (including original raiser) to lp who bets 750. I push my 5400 in and say a little prayer. Original raiser string raises so dealer makes him call, lp also calls.
Both have about 4-5K left.
Turn is red 7, I have trips and think I might be good. However original raiser pushes and late position folds. We turn our hands up and he flopped a set of 6's and turned the boat. I think I'm dead to a 7 or 8..
River a 9, I missed those outs and I end up with bigger boat and triple up, I'm sailing!
Hand #2.After chipping up to about 21K, we're at blinds of 150/300, I'm on the button, with AA. One limper, cutoff raises to 700, I think for several seconds and raise to 2K to isolate. Didn't want to limp as disguise as he didn't raise enough to chase out blinds and limper and I sure didn't want to play it multiway. All the rest fold, cutoff calls (about 8500 back) . Pot is about 4750.
Flop is K, rag, rag rainbow. He bets 3500 and I think... Not folding but rather, how do I get the rest.... He's not betting anything else if I just call and he doesn't have a K so I push. He thinks and calls with A,K, perfect!
Turn rag and river the 3rd K. He takes half my stack...
Nice thing is, I don't tilt, just back to work. Neither of us played it bad, just the way it had to happen I think.
Chipped back up to 18K without really any interesting hands and we're 11 handed (one off FT) our table is 5 handed, avg chips stack is about 30K.
Hand #3. Player to my left has been table bully (TB), playing lots of hands, abusing dealers and other players pretty liberally. Ask Moose, he'll tell you.
JohnnieH is also at my table and we have stayed away from each other pretty well. We each have 5% of each other..
TB has about 40K, (earlier he had about 80K but had doubled up 2 or 3 shorter stacks at our table including JohnnieH with some weaker hands).
Blinds are 800/1600 ante 300 I believe, so 3900 in the pot pre deal..
Folds around to me in SB with 6,8 diamonds. I push quickly figuring I add almost 25% to my stack or get it in likely live. He thinks for 2 minutes while we banter back and forth. I know he thinks I have a big hand and i do nothing to disuade that thought. Finally he calls and tables pocket 3's. Nice, I'm a lot more live than I thought, might even be the favorite. 6 in the door, 8 on the turn and I double up, almost switching places. He goes livid but I'll let JohnnieH tell this part...:)
Within several hands he's gone, way overplaying weak A to better A's and storms off... Not sure I've ever seen anyone blow up that bad.
Anyways, any comments, suggestions on these three hands and the way i played them?
I'll assume that is the eye infection typing . . . you're close, but it's actually just Antman013. I would have thought the low balance would give it away . . .
dammit only had one sip of coffee so far, sent $10 however you wanna work that out, maybe spend the extra 3.20 on black at the roulette machine, then double it up on blackjack or something.
thx