WaterlooPokerClassic.com - Anyone know about it?

kwstevekwsteve
in Poker Games
I stumbled upon these guys on Twitter. Never heard of them so I figured I'd post a thread, see if anyone has any info.

Seems it's a private game. You need a referral from someone to get in. Anybody play in this game, know about it? How to get an invite?

Waterloo Poker Classic

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  • MiloMilo
    Seems like a very posh deal . . . almost sounds too good to be true. wonder how you go about getting an invite?
  • moosemoose
    Sponsored by Heffner, paging 800Over....
  • kwstevekwsteve
    moose wrote: »
    Sponsored by Heffner, paging 800Over....

    I agree. Some high profile sponsors.

    I noticed they charge $10 for a buffet and to reserve your seat. Correct me if I'm wrong but technically that makes it not a legal game despite what they say.

    Still, it seems like a good game to which to get an invite. Tech founders, investors, executives, employees, and board members; lots of money there. I wonder if there's a cash game afterwards?
  • reibsreibs
    Sounds like more of a networking thing to me, as those listed would likely play for much more than $100

    I would def check it out though If someone here had an in
  • pkrfce9pkrfce9
    Ask Nabil if a rim job will get you in.

    tapatalk puts this here to annoy YOU
  • kwstevekwsteve
    pkrfce9 wrote: »
    Ask Nabil if a rim job will get you in.

    Be my guest.
  • pkrfce9pkrfce9
    I can't do that
  • MiloMilo
    reibs wrote: »
    Sounds like more of a networking thing to me, as those listed would likely play for much more than $100

    I would def check it out though If someone here had an in

    Oh, I don't know . . . apparently Gates only plays 3/6 Limit.
  • EdtheTedEdtheTed
    Based on an extensive Linked In investigation I believe I must know a few people who play. I will check it out and report.
  • HobbesHobbes
    I know a few but I don't think they play.
  • lazyantlazyant
    Hello,

    I played there a couple of weeks ago.

    It's a private game funded by Nabil and Tim Jackson that runs quarterly in different venues (that would be the biggest "sponsor") and I'd say is as much poker as a social event. People are mostly of the Communitech type (local tech/startup companies and organizations), executives and such (insert joke about how they let me in). You need someone to refer you to get in.

    The sponsor part is just that they give out a couple of prizes (to the first person busted, to the nth person busted where n is random and such), like a car detailing or similar.

    We had some 110 players or so. It's $100 buy-in (all to prizes, top 10% paid, regular pay-out structure) and $10 for dinner. Dealers are volunteers and tables, cards and chips are of good quality. I don't think there's a cash game afterwards.

    The structure is very fast (starting stack 2,000), so there's not a lot of poker if that's what you're looking for, and also there's a mixture of people with skills and not-so-great skills, which often makes the hand more difficult to play. Also since some dealers and players may not be the most experienced and also the 'social' setting, you'll see things like people not in the hand talking about the hand and things like that.
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