Red Hot Poker Tour
Does anyone here play on the Red Hot Poker Tour. I was thinking about going down to an event. If you have played in an event, how many guys do they get for a turn out. Also, is it true there is no buy-in and no prize money. thanks.
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Yes I play there all the time, its great.
And no there are about 7-10 tables of 8 at almost every place.
It's pathetically obvious when you spam fcp, nwp, and even canada's poker forum. I'm sure you've spammed many others as well...
Ok, mini-rant about the location over. It was a pretty good structure with lots of people. Over 100 played, 9 tables, plus a waiting list for the early bust outs. :fish: All-in on bottom pair?!?!? Still self dealt, which also lead to a lot of confusion and arguments when it came to things like side pots and dead blinds, etc. Had to get the floor person more than once. I knew the correct call every time, but these other guys at the table didn't trust me. I lasted for a couple table collapses, but not long after that (of course, bad beat story to follow, feel free to comment on the play).
Anyway, I played really well at the start and lost a couple big pots to runner runner flushes. Outlasted both pals I went with. They were kibitzing over my shoulder when "the worst" happened. Ante/blinds were 100/300/600 and I had about 3000 still in chips which was a low stack, but not the shortest at the table. Sitting in the BB with 10 6 : All limp, so I check, nice big family pot. Flop comes 10 6 9 rainbow, so no flush draw yet. Check all around to the guy to my right who goes all in for 2700.
Sidebar: This guy has been showing his hands all night, even when everyone folds. He was aggressive with 4 flushes and 4 to the straight.
I didn't think he had the 78 because he was slow to act and had jumped on other pots when in the lead. So I call the all-in for less, I only had 2400 left. He showed 7 4 :d: Dominated! Turn didn't change anything, river was an 8! The only good thing is my buddies were tired of waiting around, so we all left.
Will probably try to go again next week, but as mentioned above, the venue really turned us off. Make sure you go potty before you get there and don't drink too many beers! It just isn't worth getting that much of other people's urine on your shoes!
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