after reading through the beginning of your post I relized I won"t be able to play on the 30th of Aug.
I"LL BE IN VEGAS
after I saw your post to Dave I thought it was over on the 27th
Dave,
This Thursday will begin at 7:00
Sunday Aug 27th will start at about 2:00 (we can adjust a bit earlier or later if desired)
The final game will start at 7:00
If you will be a bit late we can always post and fold you. 30 minutes shouldn't make a big dent in your stack (unless you are the short stack in the final game, perhaps). But an hour would definitely be pushing your luck.
Thanks for the interest...hope you can participate!
Please feel free to come over anyway tonight if you want, even if you can't play in the sat game. There should be other non-sat participants there and we'll get a side game going once a couple people bust out. I'll have the WSOP final table coverage running on multiple TVs.
Name  Time Out  Money Won (if any)  Chips Accumulated for Final Table
1. "compuease" Jeff :Â Â 12:30Â Â $120Â Â Â 9000
2. "Ranger" Mike :Â Â Â 12:30Â Â $40Â Â Â 6000
3. "PokerQueen" Mandy :Â Â 11:30Â Â $25Â Â 5000
4. "Zithal" Rob :Â Â 11:15Â Â Â 4000
5. Steve W :Â Â 10:50Â Â Â 4000
6. "2BULLETS" Jeremy :Â Â 10:35Â Â Â 3000
7. "Hobbes" Ron :Â Â 10:15Â Â Â 3000
8. "Metro" Tom :Â Â 9:05Â Â 3000
9. "moose" Rob :Â Â 8:50Â Â 1500
10. "Flint Bones" Andrew :Â Â 8:15Â Â 1500
$185 was given out in prize money. The remaining $215 is in the pool for the winner of the final table.
Thanks everyone for coming! Games 2 and 3 will be played on Sunday August 27th, beginning at 2:00pm at my place. I'll post a reminder closer to the date.
Thanks again Mike for hosting and organizing... Your "tv" room is awesome......  Are you sure you can't adopt us all? Good start for me for sure, not too many good cards early other than pocket K's twice that paid off both times. When we got to 3 people I had a real nice run of cards, really didn't have to bluff at all.....Â
Thanks again Mike for hosting and organizing... Your "tv" room is awesome......  Are you sure you can't adopt us all? Good start for me for sure, not too many good cards early other than pocket K's twice that paid off both times. When we got to 3 people I had a real nice run of cards, really didn't have to bluff at all.....Â
Yup the story of my life.
Finally get soemthing half decent with the short stack and get clobbered by KK.
And don't worry guys (and gal) your %'s are safe with me, I'll leave your shares in an airport locker before I get on the flight to South America...... Â Â Jeff..
Just a reminder to the participants: we are still on for this Sunday at 2:00pm at my place in Elmira. We will be playing 2 games back-to-back, so it should go well into the evening.
Buy-in will be $80 ($40 each game) and there will be payouts in each game, with some of the money going to the $645 prize for the final game, which is still scheduled for Thursday August 31st at 7pm at my place.
Before we play the games on Sunday we will vote on the blind schedule for the final game. I have included 3 possibilities. I would currently vote for #1 because it gives quite a bit of play early but still won't go too late into the night. Remember we are playing the final game next Thursday starting at 7:00pm (or 6:30 if everyone can make it by 6:30).
Keep in mind there will be 120,000 in chips in play for the final table (3 times the amount of the other games). Average starting stack will be 12,000. The largest possible starting stack would be 27,000 and the smallest possible would be 4,500.
Suggestions/changes/additions welcome in this thread. No need to post your vote in this thread because we'll vote "live" on Sunday (I'll print out copies for voting purposes).
Mike
BLINDS PROPOSAL #1:
Time  SB  BB  A
0h 20m 25 Â 50 Â 0
0h 40m 50 Â 100 0
1h 0m 75 Â 150 0
1h 20m 100 200 0
1h 30m 10 MIN BREAK
1h 50m 100 200 25
2h 10m 150 300 50
2h 30m 200 400 75
2h 50m 300 600 100
3h 0m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
3h 20m 500 1000 100
3h 40m 600 1200 200
4h 0m 800 1600 200
4h 20m 1000 2000 300
4h 40m 1500 3000 400
4h 50m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
5h 10m 2000 4000 500
5h 30m 2500 5000 500
5h 50m 3000 6000 500Â Â (cap)
BLINDS PROPOSAL #2:
Time  SB  BB  A
0h 30m 25 Â 50 Â 0
1h 0m 50 Â 100 0
1h 30m 75 Â 150 0
2h 0m 100 200 0
2h 10m 10 MIN BREAK
2h 40m 100 200 25
3h 10m 200 400 50
3h 40m 300 600 100
4h 10m 500 1000 100
4h 20m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
4h 50m 600 1200 200
5h 20m 800 1600 200
5h 50m 1000 2000 300
6h 20m 2000 4000 500
6h 30m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
7h 0m 2500 5000 500
7h 30m 3000 6000 500Â Â (cap)
It gives us something to consider in playing the Sunday Games (Do you want 4500 in chips with 100/200 blinds.... )
and still shouldn't be too late for me when I woin....lol
I like 3 as well - especially since it is on a week night.
Having said that, I also feel that this is something that should have been predetermined.
If I were one of the players currently sitting with 1500 chips I would vote for 1 or 2 - unfortunately, since this hasnt been predetermined, I think we need to base this on the Canadian way of protecting minority rights. I would suggest that we do a vote, but provide the opportunity for discussion. Option #3 would put anyone with only 4,500 chips in a spot hardly worth paying their $40 since there M will be below 10 by the second level of blinds.
I want to vote before we play games 2 and 3 because the outcome is still in doubt...Jeff could end up with only an average chipstack even though he won the first game. Someone who lost the first game could be chip leader going into the final table. I agree I should have organized this before game #1 and I apologize for that oversight. I think we can work through it though.
Tom, based on your comments I'm not sure why you wouldn't vote for #1...it gives additional play early but still finishes in a very reasonable amount of time. Realize however that someone who busts out early in all 3 games is going to be a longshot to survive the final table...that is the nature of this format. But amazing comebacks have happened before in poker!
Note that there will be no additional buy-in required for the final table, we will simply be playing for the WPT satellite seat money which was collected from the 3 previous games.
OK, how about I ease everyones mind,,,, Since I am chip leader at the moment I will abstain from the voting.... The rest can determine blind levels, etc,,, then I'll take the rest of the chips in due time..... <sw>
I have no concrete dinner plans, but in Elmira we have:
- pizza
- McDonald's
- Subway
- KFC
- chinese food
- panzerotti's (Raphael's pizza place makes great panzerottis)
So we could just order pizza, or we could have someone take orders and get subs or McDs, etc.
If none of these appeal to you, feel free to bring your own dinner. I have a BBQ too and people are free to use it (although if you're still playing poker it might be tough...)
I do not plan to take a long break between games, unless the first game ends quickly. I'd like to get the second game started by 7:00 if possible.
  Name          Time  Money Chips Accumulated for Final Table
             Out   Won
1. "Flint Bones" Andrew  N/A   $120  9000
2. "PokerQueen" Mandy   7:35  $40  6000
3. "moose" Rob      6:30  $25  5000
4. "Zithal" Rob      6:45      4000
5. Steve WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:35Â Â Â Â Â Â 4000
6. "Hobbes" Ron      5:20      3000
7. "Ranger" Mike     5:17      3000
8. "Metro" Tom      5:00      3000
9. "2BULLETS" Jeremy   4:25      1500
10."compuease" Jeff    4:09      1500
Comments
I"LL BE IN VEGAS
after I saw your post to Dave I thought it was over on the 27th
Dave,
This Thursday will begin at 7:00
Sunday Aug 27th will start at about 2:00 (we can adjust a bit earlier or later if desired)
The final game will start at 7:00
If you will be a bit late we can always post and fold you. 30 minutes shouldn't make a big dent in your stack (unless you are the short stack in the final game, perhaps). But an hour would definitely be pushing your luck.
Thanks for the interest...hope you can participate!
Mike
Please feel free to come over anyway tonight if you want, even if you can't play in the sat game. There should be other non-sat participants there and we'll get a side game going once a couple people bust out. I'll have the WSOP final table coverage running on multiple TVs.
Mike
Have a good time tonight and gla.
stp
10 players participated
Name  Time Out  Money Won (if any)  Chips Accumulated for Final Table
1. "compuease" Jeff :Â Â 12:30Â Â $120Â Â Â 9000
2. "Ranger" Mike :Â Â Â 12:30Â Â $40Â Â Â 6000
3. "PokerQueen" Mandy :Â Â 11:30Â Â $25Â Â 5000
4. "Zithal" Rob :Â Â 11:15Â Â Â 4000
5. Steve W :Â Â 10:50Â Â Â 4000
6. "2BULLETS" Jeremy :Â Â 10:35Â Â Â 3000
7. "Hobbes" Ron :Â Â 10:15Â Â Â 3000
8. "Metro" Tom :Â Â 9:05Â Â 3000
9. "moose" Rob :Â Â 8:50Â Â 1500
10. "Flint Bones" Andrew :Â Â 8:15Â Â 1500
$185 was given out in prize money. The remaining $215 is in the pool for the winner of the final table.
Thanks everyone for coming! Games 2 and 3 will be played on Sunday August 27th, beginning at 2:00pm at my place. I'll post a reminder closer to the date.
Mike
Glad to see you atleast made it heads up after you took most of my $&*(%^$%* chips.
Congrats Jeff.
Hobbes
I played liked crap last night.
Your house is incredible.
Yup the story of my life.
Finally get soemthing half decent with the short stack and get clobbered by KK.
Hobbes
1st - 80%
2nd - 4%
3rd - 3.5%
4th - 3%
5th - 2.5%
6th - 2%
7th - 1.5%
8th - 1.5%
9th - 1%
10th - 1%
We will confirm this split before the next game. Proposals for change are welcome.
Mike
Buy-in will be $80 ($40 each game) and there will be payouts in each game, with some of the money going to the $645 prize for the final game, which is still scheduled for Thursday August 31st at 7pm at my place.
See you on Sunday!
Mike
Ron
Keep in mind there will be 120,000 in chips in play for the final table (3 times the amount of the other games). Average starting stack will be 12,000. The largest possible starting stack would be 27,000 and the smallest possible would be 4,500.
Suggestions/changes/additions welcome in this thread. No need to post your vote in this thread because we'll vote "live" on Sunday (I'll print out copies for voting purposes).
Mike
BLINDS PROPOSAL #1:
Time  SB  BB  A
0h 20m 25 Â 50 Â 0
0h 40m 50 Â 100 0
1h 0m 75 Â 150 0
1h 20m 100 200 0
1h 30m 10 MIN BREAK
1h 50m 100 200 25
2h 10m 150 300 50
2h 30m 200 400 75
2h 50m 300 600 100
3h 0m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
3h 20m 500 1000 100
3h 40m 600 1200 200
4h 0m 800 1600 200
4h 20m 1000 2000 300
4h 40m 1500 3000 400
4h 50m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
5h 10m 2000 4000 500
5h 30m 2500 5000 500
5h 50m 3000 6000 500Â Â (cap)
BLINDS PROPOSAL #2:
Time  SB  BB  A
0h 30m 25 Â 50 Â 0
1h 0m 50 Â 100 0
1h 30m 75 Â 150 0
2h 0m 100 200 0
2h 10m 10 MIN BREAK
2h 40m 100 200 25
3h 10m 200 400 50
3h 40m 300 600 100
4h 10m 500 1000 100
4h 20m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
4h 50m 600 1200 200
5h 20m 800 1600 200
5h 50m 1000 2000 300
6h 20m 2000 4000 500
6h 30m 10 MIN BREAK (chip-up)
7h 0m 2500 5000 500
7h 30m 3000 6000 500Â Â (cap)
BLINDS PROPOSAL #3:
Time  SB  BB  A
0h 30m 100 200 0
1h 0m 200 400 0
1h 30m 200 400 100
2h 0m 300 600 100
2h 10m 10 MIN BREAK
2h 40m 500 1000 100
3h 10m 600 1200 200
3h 40m 800 1600 200
4h 10m 1000 2000 300
4h 20m 10 MIN BREAK
4h 50m 1500 3000 400
5h 20m 2000 4000 500
5h 50m 2500 5000 500
6h 20m 3000 6000 500Â Â (cap)
It gives us something to consider in playing the Sunday Games (Do you want 4500 in chips with 100/200 blinds....
and still shouldn't be too late for me when I woin....lol
Hobbes
Having said that, I also feel that this is something that should have been predetermined.
If I were one of the players currently sitting with 1500 chips I would vote for 1 or 2 - unfortunately, since this hasnt been predetermined, I think we need to base this on the Canadian way of protecting minority rights. I would suggest that we do a vote, but provide the opportunity for discussion. Option #3 would put anyone with only 4,500 chips in a spot hardly worth paying their $40 since there M will be below 10 by the second level of blinds.
Tom, based on your comments I'm not sure why you wouldn't vote for #1...it gives additional play early but still finishes in a very reasonable amount of time. Realize however that someone who busts out early in all 3 games is going to be a longshot to survive the final table...that is the nature of this format. But amazing comebacks have happened before in poker!
Note that there will be no additional buy-in required for the final table, we will simply be playing for the WPT satellite seat money which was collected from the 3 previous games.
Mike
I vote for #1 - the potentional winner could be in bed by 2am
Letting us Plebs concern the about a democratic issues, in a tyranny where you are Caesar.
Not because I am a donkey and busted out first.
There has been such little talk.
Mike
- pizza
- McDonald's
- Subway
- KFC
- chinese food
- panzerotti's (Raphael's pizza place makes great panzerottis)
So we could just order pizza, or we could have someone take orders and get subs or McDs, etc.
If none of these appeal to you, feel free to bring your own dinner. I have a BBQ too and people are free to use it (although if you're still playing poker it might be tough...)
I do not plan to take a long break between games, unless the first game ends quickly. I'd like to get the second game started by 7:00 if possible.
Mike
  Name          Time  Money Chips Accumulated for Final Table
             Out   Won
1. "Flint Bones" Andrew  N/A   $120  9000
2. "PokerQueen" Mandy   7:35  $40  6000
3. "moose" Rob      6:30  $25  5000
4. "Zithal" Rob      6:45      4000
5. Steve WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:35Â Â Â Â Â Â 4000
6. "Hobbes" Ron      5:20      3000
7. "Ranger" Mike     5:17      3000
8. "Metro" Tom      5:00      3000
9. "2BULLETS" Jeremy   4:25      1500
10."compuease" Jeff    4:09      1500