Danny in TO
I just got an email from the red hot poker tour - I have played in their game at Philthy Mcnasty's on Eglington in Toronto - and they are advertising Daniel's participation next Wed at the Madison Pub.
I think I will get there early and have a beer or two (game starts at 7) so I can have a free shot at the champ. I expect there to be a HUGE line up so I shall get there about 5 or 5:30. I will totally pull the move ed norton put on Johnny Chan in the movie - I think it would be a great time for all Toronto (and psuedo-local) forumites to come out en masse and challenge for the championship.
I would compare that to getting Tiger to play in the company golf game.
We could have side action - kinda a forum bounty on DN's head and among each other. $2 per forum elimination (you pay the guy/gal who knocks you out) and everyone participating puts $5 in the pot for anyone who takes out DN. If no one does, it becomes the beer fund.
Any takers?
I think I will get there early and have a beer or two (game starts at 7) so I can have a free shot at the champ. I expect there to be a HUGE line up so I shall get there about 5 or 5:30. I will totally pull the move ed norton put on Johnny Chan in the movie - I think it would be a great time for all Toronto (and psuedo-local) forumites to come out en masse and challenge for the championship.
I would compare that to getting Tiger to play in the company golf game.
We could have side action - kinda a forum bounty on DN's head and among each other. $2 per forum elimination (you pay the guy/gal who knocks you out) and everyone participating puts $5 in the pot for anyone who takes out DN. If no one does, it becomes the beer fund.
Any takers?
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if i can get my self free in time, i'll definitiely make a trip down to the madi for this tourney (it is a tourney right)
and head down....
anyone from KW wanna come?
Well, without tring to sound like a total loser, unless there was another movie with Ed Norton and Johnny Chan I think you have the wrong Rounder my friend. ;-)
It's a tourney - albeit with a terrible structure, but it's free and sort of fun (lots of bingo).
http://www.redhotpokertour.com I believe is the site, but do a quick search if this isn't it. I still want some side action though.
If you look carefully at that scene on the DVD on slow-mo, you can catch one or two frames (but it's pretty unclear) where you can see Worm in the background signalling Mikey from the Chinese noodle house that Chan also has no hand.
The reality is that Mikey never did "outplay the guy". It was just the typical Worm-Mikey McD team play, no more or less artfully crafted than the "he's my visiting boyfriend" scam.
ScottyZ
Also, is it a free tourney or buyin? Hmmm Negreanu playing a FREEROLl for braggin rights....i see him going all in off the bat lol!
Tilter, The maddy is 19+ - simply a bar. Remember, we're not in the US ...
Honestly, lets go!
stp
a very special guest visiting, 2004 Poker Player of the Year, and Canada's
own, Daniel Negreanu.
There is an article coming out in the Saturday Star that quotes several Red
Hot Poker Tour members, and also has a few pictures from Monday (at Philthy
McNasty's) in Toronto. The article will also be mentioning Daniel's visit
to the Tour, so you can imagine how many players/fans will show up.
To give our regular members an advantage, we are offering you a chance to
win a reserved seat on Wednesday, March 16. The final two tables (sixteen
players) from each of the two tournaments at the Madison on Tuesday, March
15 (the upstairs and the downstairs tournaments), will have a seat held for
them up to 6:15 PM.
FAN 590 - Starting Friday, March 11 - the Fan 590 will be running ads
promoting the Red Hot Poker Tour. The FAN has come on as a partner, and
will be at the Tournament of Champions and also plans to interview the
winner.
Finally, March 17 at Peel Pub is cancelled due to St. Patrick's day.
Apparently, green beer and green felt don't go so well together.
Shuffle up and Deal!
- Nick McGowan
The registration on Thursday, at Peel Pub started at 6pm. I got there at 6:22pm and I didn't get a card and had go home. Thursday was full !
Basically; come 15 minutes prior to 6pm.
Maybe Thursday night @ Peel Pub is a popular venue, I'm not sure.
Also, where do I line up to get a ticket, I will probably show up @ 5-530 to ensure a spot in becoming the #1 Poker player by eliminating DN! MWAHAHAHAAHAH, especially by playing back at him with his favourite hand t-7
I really suggest, if they are holding seats in reserve for Wed, that people get there WELL in advance - no later than 5:30. I went to the monday game a few weeks ago and they were 'full' by 6:00. People lined up to get on the waiting list at that point.
It looks like it is a crapshoot to get a seat. If we got there by 5:30 are we almost garaunteed a seat? or is it a 1-20 shot?
I think the odds of a seat if you are there before 5:30 are better than one in 20, but again, Scotty's disclaimer applies here: I am not a lawyer. Actually it doesn't apply at all. But Scotty is smart and if you can quote him, you are smart by extension, right?
I'll be there verrrry early.
Cheers.
I hope to see many forumites there.
I recall my high hand last night was 66. I didn't do as well as the Tuesday qualifier. Our table was tight. When someone finally busted off our bench we had a spot for Daniel. He only played 2 hands with us. The first hand, he looked down the table at me (I quickly looked at my chips) and he wisely folded.
He went allin 2nd hand and I believe it was 44 beating his A10 with a 4 on board.
A fun night with decent media coverage. Since Mr. Negreanu was nice enough to appear and play, you can read of his Toronto experience here:
http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&id=1111075237&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
I received an email for this game but not much info was included. Here is their website. http://www.internationalpokertours.com
It looks like the winner from each of their games(5 of week?) plays a final game and the winner of that games goes to a wpt game somewhere..
I sent them an email for some detail but did not receive a reply. How can it be free at a banquet hall? The banquet hall needs to get paid by someone.
Did anyone from here go? Please enlighten me if so. :redface:
I had wanted to go check out this game at the Madison as well but again could not figure out what the point was. I would have liked to go and play in a game with DN there but I only have so much time for poker unfortunately. I find my poker time is better invested in games that payout something.
Is there a point to the http://www.redhotpokertour.com other than bragging rights?
The top 80 players from this "tour" then play a final tournament to decide who the best is..
Local poker legend??
Someone please hesplain this to me.
hth.
Does anyone or can anyone help me out I wanted to know how to sign up for the forum challenge this year, would love to be apart of our team and will only take first place sooo fill me in.
:diamond: :spade: :diamond:
Not sure what you mean by this.
ScottyZ