Friday, January 20, 2006

Captain Ahab

Bigger boat wins it all

Well the first game of the year is complete. We had twelve players this time. It went pretty well. The "Taste of Tunica" was interesting but I don't think everyone enjoyed it. So I'm not sure we'll be having any more.

Anyway Kevin came out ahead on the game. Not only did he win but he also took Henry out which netted him four bounty points. The first two seats have been set for the final table. Here's how we finished.

1. Kevin * **
2. Ben R.
3. Ben
4. Henry
5. Brian
6. Bobby
7. Jamie
8. John T.
9. Sean
10. Alex
11. John D.
12. Mike

* Collected winner bounty
** Collected TOC bounty

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Game 1 2006

2006 Events start

First thing first...
January 18 at 7pm at my house. Let me know if you need directions.

RSVP
Brian
Kevin
Jamie
Henry
Sean
Mike T.
John
Ben
Bobby
Mike D.

On to other things...

Tunica = Loss of $$

Don't get me wrong I had a good time a Tunica for the WSOP circuit event but the satellites are a crap shoot (not that I know how to play craps either). It is pretty much about luck. If you don't get good cards you won't win. With that in mind we're going to have a "Taste of Tunica" event prior to our monthly game. The buy-in will be less but the format the same. So bring an extra $5 to experience it for yourself.

$5 gets you T500 (that means $500 in tournament chips). Each level last 15 min. Blinds as follows.
Round 1 - $25/$25
Round 2 - $25/$50
Round 3 - $50/$100
Race off $25 chips
Round 4 - $100/$200
Round 5 - $200/$400

Winner take all...This shouldn't last very long, but it'll be fun.


Please Read
I've been toying with the idea of raising the buy-in. This will allow for a little more of a rake for the annual pot and still allow for a reasonable payout for the nightly pot. Let me know what you think. I've figured in an average house rake for beverages so that may adjust up or down depending on what gets consumed, which lately hasn't been much. So here is the structure I'm contemplating. Let me know any comments or questions.
#Tot.Buy-InAnnualHostPot1st2nd3rd
41202030705020
51502530956530
618030301208535
7210353014510045
8240403017012050
9270453019513560
10300503022015565
1133050302501506535
1236050302801707040
1339050303101907545
1442050303402058550
16480503040024010060
17510503043026010565
18540503046027511570