July Tournaments
Below is a list of the best tournaments in Ontario for this month of July. PartyPoker has no good incentives to play there for yet another month, 
so I will have to continue playing live tournaments instead (then cash games after).
July 7, Sunday, 4:30 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 4% rake! PF = 37!
July 8, Monday, 1 PM: $285+$15 @ Casino Rama. Only 5% rake. PF = 14.
July 18, Thursday, 7:30 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 4% rake. PF = 37.
July 22, Monday
1 PM: $285+$15 @ Casino Rama. Only 5% rake. PF = 14.
7 PM: $110+$20 Super Satellite @ Casino Brantford for the $550 Deep Stack. Rake = 15%. 10,000 chips; PF = 8.
July 25, Thursday, 11 AM: $200+$30 Deep Stack @ Casino Brantford. Rake = 13%. PF = 21.
July 28, Sunday
4:30 PM: $530+$20 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 3.6% rake! PF = 59!
11 AM: $500+$50 Deep Stack @ Casino Brantford. Rake = 9%. PF = 31.
12:00 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Western Fair. Only 4% rake. PF = 37.
As good as Brantford $500+$50 Deep Stack is, Georgian Down's has much lower rake and higher PF. Based on 30 players, Georgian Down's prize pool will be $15,900 compared to $15K for Brantford. However, live poker is a very inefficient market, and many players won't know or won't like playing the better electronic tournament at Georgian Downs.
so I will have to continue playing live tournaments instead (then cash games after).July 7, Sunday, 4:30 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 4% rake! PF = 37!
July 8, Monday, 1 PM: $285+$15 @ Casino Rama. Only 5% rake. PF = 14.
July 18, Thursday, 7:30 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 4% rake. PF = 37.
July 22, Monday
1 PM: $285+$15 @ Casino Rama. Only 5% rake. PF = 14.
7 PM: $110+$20 Super Satellite @ Casino Brantford for the $550 Deep Stack. Rake = 15%. 10,000 chips; PF = 8.
July 25, Thursday, 11 AM: $200+$30 Deep Stack @ Casino Brantford. Rake = 13%. PF = 21.
July 28, Sunday
4:30 PM: $530+$20 Deep Stack @ Georgian Downs. Only 3.6% rake! PF = 59!
11 AM: $500+$50 Deep Stack @ Casino Brantford. Rake = 9%. PF = 31.
12:00 PM: $220+$10 Deep Stack @ Western Fair. Only 4% rake. PF = 37.
As good as Brantford $500+$50 Deep Stack is, Georgian Down's has much lower rake and higher PF. Based on 30 players, Georgian Down's prize pool will be $15,900 compared to $15K for Brantford. However, live poker is a very inefficient market, and many players won't know or won't like playing the better electronic tournament at Georgian Downs.
Comments
I'd be weary about the Georgian Down's weekday deep stacks, as the one I showed up to didn't run. I suppose a Sunday tourney there would have a better chance of running.
I may do one of the Rama dates...
Please excuse the ignorance, I've been out of the Ontario live seen for several years.
In the same boat...
Brantford has live dealers, and the $300+$30 had almost 60 players. See my Deep Stack trip report for a comparison with the electronic format.
According to Rama poker room staff yesterday tournament sales are ahead of previous weeks at this point. 17 seats left for Monday's tournament.
I would also add that the air conditioning unit in the Rama poker room was down and the room was almost as hot as the weather has been outside.
Hopefully they fix it for Monday's tournament.
Looks like it may be sold out now, just checked ticketmaster and no seats avail.
Word must be spreading about these as this is the earliest it's sold out yet... expecting this trend to continue through the summer and if they continue through the fall/winter I can only imagine it getting worse.
Game of Thrones is pretty good. Yeah, you've got a good 2 hour drive ahead of you if you're in Oakville. I lived out that way a few years ago. I'll PM you later to see how you've done. I have a $40 food credit for the new backyard pub place or whatever it's called if you want to grab food after. If you take it down food can be on you...haha
Are you going to play cash afterwards?
Good luck!
Was he there? How many runners? Trip report?
I didn't meet up with the infamous Blondefish but he said he bought a ticket.
I ran very well up until first break. Had pocket AA and pocket KK and got them through. On the KK hand I was 2 off from under the gun. Did a standard 4x raise pre-flop. Had one caller 1 off the button. Flop came rainbow AK7. Bet 2/3's pot and got called. Turn was a Q. Put villian on a weak ace and bet 2/3's pot again. He called. River came Q. Made a small weak looking value bet for 1/3 of pot and got paid again.
Ran stack up to 26k at first break. Immediately after break lost about 6k trying to make some moves on shorter stacks and got my hand stuck in the mouse trap two times. Till the next break I went card dead and saw more 3-8 2-6's then I care to ever see again.
After 2nd break it became a shove fest for the shorter stacks. Had an avgerage stack of 28k and took out a 5k stack who shoved Q-8 off under the gun. My A-Q boated.
A few hands after this when it was my bb short stack to my immediate left shoves 7k with QJ off. I end up being the only caller with A9 off. We both straighten out with him taking the higher.
Have to run...will finish this later
My next bb the smal blind raised me to 10 k and later claimed to have mid pair. I shoved 32k to take it down with suited ace.
Won a coupke more blinds and hit the final table with 56k, which was middle to low end ofthe pack. Chip leader had around 120k and there was 600k on the table. Three hand in shortest stack got taken out in 10th. I call a couple blinds with decent starting cards but nothing eventful takes place until my BB. I have 44kish left and blinds were 2k-4k with 300 ante. 2 off the button and tight regular raises my bb to 10k. He has me well covered, but I have 10-J off and take a shot and call the 6k to see if I can do something with it.
Flop comes KQx rainbow. Being that he had position and I suspect he migjt of hit I check. He in turn check. Turn is a low heart, making there two on the board. I check because I still put him om a K or Q. River comes 9 of hearts, giving me the straight. I lead out 10 k into the 23k pot thinking I'm good and that he has a K or Q and will call. Buddy shoves and I decide to call the remainder of my 34 still thinking he has a K or Q, but sadly find out he has A-4 of hearts.
I played pretty well up until that last hand. If only I had bet the flop I would have done better than 9th.
Top 6 get paid at Rama, with 6th getting $800ish and 1st gettimg just under 6k.
Overall, it was a well rum tournament and I would play it again. I felt the field was stronger than the Brantford tournaments I've played in the 100ish-$230ish range. There were a lot of regular 2-5 players in it whom I've never played against seeing as though I've only ever played 1-2 @ Rama.
Granted I do play here like once a week at 2/5nl lol, i just prefer the cash games. I really love how they have a "call-in" service now at the front desk like at fallsview.
Anyway....Ive got 2 nights at rama, 24th/25th, im going to be getting really drunk and grinding the 2/5nl cash games! If you see a guy with long hair drinking many stella artois its meeeeeeeeeeee
How did the trip go Monoxide? Many Stellas and chips consumed?
It's wabbit season.
No, it's duck season.
No, the tournament season :fish: is baacckk!
Off to the Deep Stack....
lol donkaments
80 player max fields?? Wat?
#sngs
Did you play Sundays deepstack @Brantford?
Yeah, some hefty 8-12 hour sng's...