Announcing Royal Cup XII (Oct 20th, 2012) Discussion thread, Same venue in Cambridge.
Oct 20th is now the confirmed date... Venue confirmed, same as last time..
The Royal Cup of Poker XII will take place at the same location as the last one.
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 7:30 NL Hold em
NL will start at 5:00 sharp (or as soon as all Limit tables finish). 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
7:30 to 9:00 NL Headsup (as soon as two opponents are eliminated from their respective NL tables)
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. 9:00
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
The Royal Cup of Poker XII will take place at the same location as the last one.
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 7:30 NL Hold em
NL will start at 5:00 sharp (or as soon as all Limit tables finish). 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
7:30 to 9:00 NL Headsup (as soon as two opponents are eliminated from their respective NL tables)
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. 9:00
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
Comments
lol, that was sort of tounge in cheek,,,
agreed, just have to decide on a suitable date... If no one seriously objects, like Oct 27th is some religious holiday or something, in the next few days, we'll book it...
fyp...
I was impressed with how many of us adhered to and respected the "no outside food and drink" rule. There were a few but nothing overly egregious imo.
Grinders will attend in October.
+1
Al
What about the weekend before, Oct 20 or the weekend after, Nov 3rd?
Anyone have any serious concerns with those? I want to get this booked reasonably soon so no one has excuses..^-^
Obviously if Moose doesn't see the issue there can't be one. Regardless of the two previous posts by two reasonable adults.
KitWho? Will be there Oct 20 or Nov 4 (and the 27th, but, why not work around it).
My kids are older but, I still thought of the 27th of being a busy Sat night for adults/Kids partys.
I don't care personally, pick whichever of those dates that suit the most as I've never heard of Hallowe'en parties for kids other than that night. I always thought Saturday Pre-Hallowe'en parties were an adult thing and considering the ability for the Royal to now finish at a reasonable time, even those shouldn't be overly affected.
This! ^^^
My vote is for Oct. 20th or Nov. 3rd.
There's a good idea.
I was only pointing out a possible reason why the 27th wouldn't work. Obviously if the other dates are available, why bother to risk the conflict?
I kid Johnnie! I don't know how serious others are but there's no reason a week before or later is a problem now.
It's getting to the point where I think maybe I am a bully. Please take 90% of what I post as blatant sarcasm....I don't ever want to have to use smilies.
Prefer Nov 3
+1
Oct 20th?
QFMFT!
Grinders will field a team for whatever date you choose - the only thing will be the roster but that's my problem ^-^
Looking forward to it.