$25 + $5 bounty - Fri. Nov 4th @ 7pm - Waterloo - FEEDBACK REQUEST

g2

EVERYBODY WHO MISSED OUT ON BRISTOL XX!!!

I'm hosting a $25 + $5 bounty NL tourney Friday night at 7:00pm.  2,500 in starting chips, max 1 rebuy in the first 3 rounds: 2000 chips for $20.  Twenty minute blinds.  Cash game(s) will follow.

Located in Waterloo near University Ave & Bridge St.  PM for address.

Rake free!  BYOB/S

/g2


1. "g2" Greg
2. "SirWatts" Mike
3. "Pinhead" 'is he back from Europe yet?' Brad
4. "DrTyore" Mark
5. "specialK" Kyle
6. Reserved
7. "Prophet 22" Brent
8. "ItsaMe" Mario
9. "Bellzy" Brian B
10. John A

11. Kevin F
12. Steve Block
13. "eratik" Stefan
14. Andrew
15. "TNORTH" Tom
16. "folded" Cory
17. "Larry L"
18. "hughjazz6969" Dom
19.
20.

SirWatts

I'll be there and i'm brigning that funny PINHEADed fellow with me now that he's back on this side of the pond. Who else will be donating to our beer fund for the weekend??

Pinhead

g2 wrote:

EVERYBODY WHO MISSED OUT ON BRISTOL XX!!!

Yup, that would be me

Haven't played in 2 months and would love to donate some of my money I somehow have left after the trip
(as well as see some of the KW guys again...hint, hint come play)
I'll even try to keep that damn Newfie quiet

SirWatts wrote:

Who else will be donating to our beer fund for the weekend??

How about you donate to my gas fund for picking your lazy ass up instead

PINHEAD IS BACK 

DrTyore

Damn.. well if Brad's back, I'll throw my hat in the ring.... though I'm only like 90% sure I can make it.. put me down for now, and I'll confirm ASAP.

mark

westside8

I'm like Mark. Not 100% sure, but highly likely. Put me down for now Greg.

g2

Up to 7... who's next?

/g2

Wolffhound

Welcome back Pinhead.

I won't be able to make it Greg, Ranger game tonight, Zithals tomorrow, Lou's Sunday and Vegas on the 13th...
I have to stay home one night...

I will be looking out for the bi-weekly Friday game in January. Any hints on buy-in?

g2

This is actually a preview of those bi-weekly games. Now you can't miss it, can you!?!?!?!

/g2

DrTyore

Well guys, bad news...

I am 100% sure to make it, so you can just send your money my way! WHooO!

Mark

ItsaMe

Put me down for a spot.

Zithal

Man... Look at all that dead money. Kinda wish I didn't already have plans...

Pinhead

Zithal wrote:

Man... Look at all that dead money. Kinda wish I didn't already have plans...

After the last time I played a cash game with you, I'm glad you're not coming too

Bellzy

Hello Greg, my name is Brian B.  I am a friend of "Lamb of John" Adams.  I would like to sign up myself, John A. and Kevin F. for friday.... Thanks!

Lamb_of_john

Brian finally signs up on the poker forum..............took ya long enopugh you goof

hahaha

can you please add steve block to the list greg? see ya soon!

Johnny

eratik

Andrew and I would like to play.


stefan

g2

Anybody need directions?

/g2

Metro

hey PM them to me

folded

Put me down for a spot.. Anytime Brent plays, I love the bigger wallet I go home with.
Pls PM me directions

Larry L.

O.K. you young punks! I need some practice in preparation for saturdays womens oil wrestling extravaganza & hold'em tournament ( $5000.00 1st. place money ) . Reserve me a seat, and yes, I'm bringing the wine, so you better be ready for some noise. I'll need directions before 3pm. today.
Larry L.

g2

Only two seats left! Any takers?!?!

/g2

hughjazz6969

Hey.
Anyone live close to UW campus (University & Phillip) that can give me a ride?
PM or email me please.
Thanks.

Dom

g2

For the cash games after the tourney, since we've got two almost full tables, I'll probably run one table as 25/50 cent and the other $1/$2 as long as enough players stick around. Max buy ins $30, and $150 respectively.

/g2

westside8

hughjazz6969 wrote:

Hey.
Anyone live close to UW campus (University & Phillip) that can give me a ride?
PM or email me please.
Thanks.

Dom

I believe Greg mentioned a bus that will take you almost right to his house. I do not recall which one it is, but if push comes to shove, you can bus it.

g2

westside8 wrote:

hughjazz6969 wrote:

Hey.
Anyone live close to UW campus (University & Phillip) that can give me a ride?
PM or email me please.
Thanks.

Dom

I believe Greg mentioned a bus that will take you almost right to his house. I do not recall which one it is, but if push comes to shove, you can bus it.

Oh yeah!  Route 12 can pick you up on University Ave across from South Campus Hall (the label on the bus will read Conestoga Mall, I think).  Probably about a 15-20 minute ride.  Get off at the first stop after the bus crosses the expressway, Braemore Ave.  Follow the way the bus keeps going and my street is on the left.

/g2

hughjazz6969

Yea taking the #12 bus was my last option...but I've got a ride now.
Thanks anyways.

Dom

g2

Big thanks to everyone who played last night.  I had a great time, even though my losing streak is still very alive!

Congrats to Brent who took down the main tourney!

Sorry I had to cut off the 11-handed cash game at 3:00am, but I'm working 9-5 today 

The official announcement of my Keatsway Series 40-player Friday nights can be expected soon.  The cash games will go all night as long my dealers keep getting tips!

FEEDBACK REQUEST:
What did you guys think of the blind schedule, and do you think it would work in a 40-player tourney with the same # of chips per player?  I want to make sure there is plenty of room for play on the final table, but the game still needs to finish in reasonable time: 5.5 to 6 hours.

Changes I can think of:
1. 18 minute rounds (vs. 15 minutes)
2. 20 minute rounds with antes starting after the 1st break/end of rebuy period
3. 18 minute rounds with antes starting after the 2nd break
4. Increase or remove/modify the blinds
5. ...any other ideas?

Blinds:
10/20
15/30
20/40
30/60
break/chip up/end of rebuy
50/100
75/150
100/200
150/300
break/chip up
200/400
300/600
500/1000
800/1600
break
1000/2000
1500/3000 - 18 player tourney ended here last night in just under 4 hours
2000/4000
3000/6000
break (optional/players' choice)
Capped at 5000/10000 with roughly 130,000 chips to be in play (40 players @ 2,500 chip + ~15 rebuys @ 2,000 chips)

/g2

stpboy

Zithal would likely be the one to ask about blind structure and such. I thought the tournament last night was great, it was awesome to see so many people that I haven't seen in a while. It was well organized and super fun. Thanks to Mark for not chopping that side tournament...lol.

stp

Metro

Great tourney - and I too thank Mark for not chopping.

SirWatts

The blinds were a bit quicker than usual but I didn't think they were too bad. The main problem (from a tourney structure point of view) is that must people were half drunk already and so it took forever to play a hand, making it seem like the blinds were going up a lot more quickly than they really were. You could extend levels or add a couple more but like you said you don't want it to go all night. Honestly for a friendly Friday night game when most people are drinking I don't thinkyou necessarily need a slow stucture with a ton of play, but maybe try adding a 400/800 level or 600/1200 would be good because it got going really fast at the end. There was actually a lot of play at the beginning especially with the rebuys now that I think about it.

g2

Thanks Mike.  I wasn't paying enough attention to the game once it was down to 6 or 7 players, so I wasn't sure if the blinds went too fast or not.  I like your idea of 400/800 and 600/1200.  I was happy with the amount of play that was allowed in the beginning by the slow blinds.  There are two blind schedules that I am considering as candidates for my Keatsway Series (DETAILS TBA!!!).  I'd like to try each one before January.  One significantly slows down the middle to end of game blinds and the other increases the length of the later rounds.  They both conveniently cap the blinds exactly 6 hours into the tourney (took me an hour to work it out this well!!!).

### A ###
15 minute rounds
0:00  10/20
0:15  15/30
0:30  20/40
0:45  30/60
1:00  break/chip up/end of rebuy
1:15  50/100
1:30  75/150
1:45  100/200
2:00  150/300
2:15  break/chip up/rounds increase to 20 minutes
2:30  200/400
2:50  300/600
3:10  400/800
3:30  600/1200
3:50  break
4:05  800/1600
4:25  1000/2000
4:45  1500/3000
5:05  break (optional/players' choice)
5:20  2000/4000
5:40  3000/6000
6:00  5000/10000 capped with roughly 130,000 chips to be in play (40 players @ 2,500 chip + ~15 rebuys @ 2,000 chips)

### B ###
15 minute rounds
0:00  10/20
0:15  15/30
0:30  20/40
0:45  30/60
1:00  break/chip up/end of rebuy
1:15  50/100
1:30  75/150
1:45  100/200
2:00  150/300
2:15  break/chip up/rounds STAY at 15 minutes
2:30  200/400
2:45  300/600
3:00  400/800
3:15  600/1200
3:30  break
3:45  800/1600
4:00  1000/2000
4:15  1200/2400
4:30  1500/3000
4:45  break
5:00  1800/3600
5:15  2400/4800
5:30  3000/6000  break on request only
5:45  4000/8000
6:00  5000/10000 capped with roughly 130,000 chips to be in play (40 players @ 2,500 chip + ~15 rebuys @ 2,000 chips)

/g2

DrTyore

Hey all..

Greg.. I thought everything was fine.... though that one irritating drunk guy shoulda saved himself some money and stayed home... oops.. that was me... sorry all for drinkin that much, my bad!! Or, maybe you're happy about my not chopping the side game more?

Mark