We will be hosting a Saturday Night game for a little change of pace.
The next tournament will be on Saturday December 3rd at 7:15 pm.
This will be more of a "friendly" game then the Tournament of Champions. The buy in will be $10 for 2500 chips with unlimited rebuys if you drop below 1000 chips in the first hour. The rebuy is an additional $10 for another 2500 chips.
Buy in: $10
Starting Chips: 2500
Rebuys: $10 for 2500 chips (must be less then 1000 chips)
Add Ons: None
Max Players: 16
All money taken in will be paid out.
Payout: 1st-50%, 2nd-25%, 3rd-15%, 4th-10%
Feel free to comment on the rules here.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Monday, November 21, 2005
Tournament of Champions Results
The game started out unlike many of the others we have had. This time there were more chips at the start and no rebuys allowed. Two of the more experienced players in tournaments were expecting to see many players lose quickly and leave, but that was not the case. During the fist hour we normally see 50% or more of the players lose all of their chips and have to rebuy. In this game not a single player went out before the first break.
The first casualty was David, coming off a string of money wins, he was eliminated when his pocket jacks ran into pocket aces early in the third blind level. During that level we soon saw 3 more players eliminated and then another at the beginning of the next level. With 11 players left the game slowed down a little as everyone wanted to make it to the final table. At the beginning of the next level we lost Joe, the first of our undefeated players to drop out. Over the next few hands we lost 2 more players and were down to the final 8.
At the final table the play went slowly at first with many lead changes. Adam started out as the chip leader, but quickly lost it when he played a poor hand to double up Hamlet on the short stack. Josh had the lead at this point but it didn't last for long, since Hamlet won a few more key hands and taking the lead meanwhile moving Adam down to a short stack. The final table went for nearly an hour before Justin fell to Hamlets growing chip count. Jeff was the next to lose once again to Hamlet. Adam then on the short stack was forced all in with a little more then the big blind. Called by Rich and Hamlet. Rich moved all in after the flop with ATs and was called after a long deliberation by Hamlet with JJ. Meanwhile Adam had A3 and caught a 3 on the turn to triple up while Hamlets Jacks held up to eliminate Rich, the second undefeated player to leave, in 6th Place.
With 5 Players left everyone wanted to make the money. Josh made a strong raise to 8000 with the blinds at 2000, Adam then went all in with a little more then 10,000 chips and was called by Hamlet and then Josh. They checked it down to the river where Adam revealed pocket Aces for the win and the chip lead. Josh, as the final undefeated player, with only wins previously lasted for another round as the short stack before being eliminated by Adam. With the big blind at 3000 Kevin was forced to play for his last 3200 chips from the big blind out surviving as a short stack for over an hour. With all three remaining players calling him, we was able to quadruple up when he caught a straight.
Kevin continued to grow his stack and soon Hamlet was all in as the short stack and eliminated by Adam, taking 4th place. The next hand Glenn went to steal the blinds by moving all in and Adam called with a pocket pair. The pair held up and Glenn took home 3rd. Heads up play went on for half almost half an hour between Kevin and Adam, with the chips shifting back and forth. Kevin was eliminated after being short stacked on the previous hand. Giving Adam the win and the championship.
So after 5 hours of play a Champion was crowned. I look foward to reading about how everyone felt the tournament was run and what changes they would like to see in the future. Please post you comments here.
The first casualty was David, coming off a string of money wins, he was eliminated when his pocket jacks ran into pocket aces early in the third blind level. During that level we soon saw 3 more players eliminated and then another at the beginning of the next level. With 11 players left the game slowed down a little as everyone wanted to make it to the final table. At the beginning of the next level we lost Joe, the first of our undefeated players to drop out. Over the next few hands we lost 2 more players and were down to the final 8.
At the final table the play went slowly at first with many lead changes. Adam started out as the chip leader, but quickly lost it when he played a poor hand to double up Hamlet on the short stack. Josh had the lead at this point but it didn't last for long, since Hamlet won a few more key hands and taking the lead meanwhile moving Adam down to a short stack. The final table went for nearly an hour before Justin fell to Hamlets growing chip count. Jeff was the next to lose once again to Hamlet. Adam then on the short stack was forced all in with a little more then the big blind. Called by Rich and Hamlet. Rich moved all in after the flop with ATs and was called after a long deliberation by Hamlet with JJ. Meanwhile Adam had A3 and caught a 3 on the turn to triple up while Hamlets Jacks held up to eliminate Rich, the second undefeated player to leave, in 6th Place.
With 5 Players left everyone wanted to make the money. Josh made a strong raise to 8000 with the blinds at 2000, Adam then went all in with a little more then 10,000 chips and was called by Hamlet and then Josh. They checked it down to the river where Adam revealed pocket Aces for the win and the chip lead. Josh, as the final undefeated player, with only wins previously lasted for another round as the short stack before being eliminated by Adam. With the big blind at 3000 Kevin was forced to play for his last 3200 chips from the big blind out surviving as a short stack for over an hour. With all three remaining players calling him, we was able to quadruple up when he caught a straight.
Kevin continued to grow his stack and soon Hamlet was all in as the short stack and eliminated by Adam, taking 4th place. The next hand Glenn went to steal the blinds by moving all in and Adam called with a pocket pair. The pair held up and Glenn took home 3rd. Heads up play went on for half almost half an hour between Kevin and Adam, with the chips shifting back and forth. Kevin was eliminated after being short stacked on the previous hand. Giving Adam the win and the championship.
So after 5 hours of play a Champion was crowned. I look foward to reading about how everyone felt the tournament was run and what changes they would like to see in the future. Please post you comments here.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
2005 Tournament of Champions Rules
Below are the proposed rules for the game along with the blind schedule and payouts. I have listed three alternates to the payout structure in the event that we have a full game. I am leaning towards the second which pays out 5 places but still has a large first prize. There are also 2 proposed blind schedules. Please feel free to comment here on anything you like or dislike about the rules. I will go with the majority on the blinds and the payout schedule.
Buy in: $50
Starting Chips: 5000
Rebuys: NONE
Add Ons: None
Max Players: 19
Final Table: 8 or 9 players
All money taken in will be paid out.
If 2 players are eliminated on the same hand the one with more chips at the start of the hand will finish in the higher spot.
Blind Schedule 1:
30 minute levels
LEVEL BLINDS
1ST $25-$50
2ND $50-$100
3RD $100-$200
4TH $150-$300
5TH $250-$500
6TH $400-$800
7TH $600-$1,200
8TH $1,000-$2,000
9TH $1,500-$3,000
10TH $2,500-$5,000
11TH $5,000-$10,000
12TH $10,000-$20,000
Blind Schedule 2:
30 minute levels
Level Blinds
1 25 / 50
2 50 / 100
3 100 / 200
4 200 / 400
5 400 / 800
6 800 / 1500
7 1500 / 3000
8 2500 / 5000
9 5000 / 10000
10 10000 / 20000
11 20000 / 40000
Proposed Payout (3 options for a full game)
Buy in: $50
Starting Chips: 5000
Rebuys: NONE
Add Ons: None
Max Players: 19
Final Table: 8 or 9 players
All money taken in will be paid out.
If 2 players are eliminated on the same hand the one with more chips at the start of the hand will finish in the higher spot.
Blind Schedule 1:
30 minute levels
LEVEL BLINDS
1ST $25-$50
2ND $50-$100
3RD $100-$200
4TH $150-$300
5TH $250-$500
6TH $400-$800
7TH $600-$1,200
8TH $1,000-$2,000
9TH $1,500-$3,000
10TH $2,500-$5,000
11TH $5,000-$10,000
12TH $10,000-$20,000
Blind Schedule 2:
30 minute levels
Level Blinds
1 25 / 50
2 50 / 100
3 100 / 200
4 200 / 400
5 400 / 800
6 800 / 1500
7 1500 / 3000
8 2500 / 5000
9 5000 / 10000
10 10000 / 20000
11 20000 / 40000
Proposed Payout (3 options for a full game)
Players Pool 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
10 500 250 150 100
11 550 275 138 82 55
12 600 300 150 90 60
13 650 325 163 97 65
14 700 350 175 105 70
15 750 375 188 112 75
16 800 400 200 120 80
17 850 425 213 127 85
18 900 450 225 135 90
19 950 475 238 142 95
19 950 425 225 150 100 50
19 950 380 235 190 95 50
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