hold'em home game friday

quozl

I feel like a home game this weekend. I can seat 11 or so people, and we'll be playing hold'em. PM or reply here if you're interested. (thanks to MrPudding for the copy/pasted template

Date/Time- 2nd April/20:00

Organiser- quozl

Venue- His gaff in Donnybrook

Seats- 11

Game- No Limit Texas Holdem

Buyin- €20

Rebuys- Either one rebuy or one topup

Topups- Yes. One at end of rebuy period (Either one rebuy or one topup)

Payout- 1st ½
2nd 1/3
3rd 1/6

Players:
1: Quozl
2: TwoShedsJackson
3: lafortezza
4: DapperGent (to be confirmed)
5: karlh2001
6: Spiritus
7: Iaga
8: henbane
9: MrPudding
10: Hyzepher
11: Decker


(Note: If it turns out you can't make it, please give as much notice as possible so someone can replace you, thanks)

Hyzepher

One thing to take into consideration - especially if you are starting at 8pm --- make sure the blinds go up quickly or it will be the very late hours of the morning b4 you are finished. We started at 6:30 in Pud's game - had 3 hours of rebuys and didn't finish until 3am (we had 10 players)

Hyzepher

TwoShedsJackson

I'd certainly be interested in playing.

quozl

yeah i'm aiming for a 3am finish hopefully, so I'll put the blinds up fairly steeply once the freezeout begins.

I'd be starting the game earlier but a colleague is finishing up on friday, so I have to go for a few good bye pints

Greg

Lafortezza

Originally posted by Hyzepher
didn't finish until 3am (we had 10 players)
Hyzepher

Everyone was playing as tight as a virgin that night though, nobody was willing to bet on drawing hands or risk it a bit especially right after the freezeout started.

Count me in though for friday!
Where (roughly) is your gaff in Donnybrook? near the 46A?

karlh

Hi ya,

Can I sign up for me and Spiritus? (I'm Karl and he's Ken)

We were at Mr Pudding's Game on Sat last and had a great time. (might know ya fro the Fitz too)



I agree about the blinds having to go up quicker. Might be an idea to have them going up a little quicker early on rather than very quickly after the freezeout to avoid the 'blinds lottery' which usually ensues.


Thanks a million.

Lafortezza

DapperGent (the bluffmaster from last saturday) wants in as well, provisionally, he'll confirm in the next day or two.

quozl

Originally posted by karlh2001

I agree about the blinds having to go up quicker. Might be an idea to have them going up a little quicker early on rather than very quickly after the freezeout to avoid the 'blinds lottery' which usually ensues.

Yeah sounds good.

My house is on eglinton road, 3 minutes from the 46a bus stop at the rugby grounds.

I'll PM people the address and my mobile no. once everyones signed up.

Greg

Iago

Hey, count me in for Friday!

Raging that I missed Mr P's last week, definitely going to make this one.

henbane

Sign me up.

Lafortezza

Mr Pudding would also like to go on friday. Please reserve him a space as I might get a lift home if he's driving. Thanks.

quozl

Originally posted by lafortezza
Mr Pudding would also like to go on friday. Please reserve him a space as I might get a lift home if he's driving. Thanks.

Ok. Is he a definite?

We're down to 1 free space now.

Greg

Lafortezza

Originally posted by quozl
Ok. Is he a definite?
We're down to 1 free space now.
Greg

I'd say 95.72% definite. I texted him the details asking if he wanted me to sign up, he texted back yes. I'm sure he'll be on this evening or maybe tomorrow morning to confirm.

Hyzepher

Put me down

Hyzepher

MrPudding

Originally posted by lafortezza
Everyone was playing as tight as a virgin that night though, nobody was willing to bet on drawing hands or risk it a bit especially right after the freezeout started.

Except me. I was super loose. I was all in willy nilly. That my new super loose style. I will go in on anything you know.

PS. I am good for Friday, cheers.

MrP

Decker

Hi,

can you add me (it's Alex).

Thanks.

quozl

Would people rather have a larger initial buy in and either 1 or no rebuys instead of as many rebuys as you like for the first 3 hours?

I was thinking 20 buyin and max one rebuy for the same. Do you think this would encourage better play? I'd rather a night more similar to a freezeout tournament than say the fitz on a thursday.

Opinions? Unless there's a large majority behind my idea we'll stick with the current plan

Greg

karlh

1 buy in, 1 rebuy sounds great but to be honest the standard of play at Pudding's game seemed fine. Nobody seemed to be 'Thursday Fitzing' it as it were.

The more rebuys, obviously the better prize fund and since it's a home game it's probably better to give people the option of playing for the whole pre-freezout period once they have the money to keep rebuying.

henbane

Originally posted by quozl
I was thinking 20 buyin and max one rebuy for the same. Do you think this would encourage better play? I'd rather a night more similar to a freezeout tournament than say the fitz on a thursday.

Sounds like a decent plan. 11 people adds up to €220 to start with and then after the obligatory topup you would have near enough to €440 which makes for a decent 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. I assume you mean one rebuy/topup and not both cos that starts to make a it a little more expensive than it usually is.

I reckon people usually spend €30-40 at a home game so you're probably pitching it at about the right level. It's up to what people want but the final say is yours given it's your gaff.

If it's one rebuy/topup max, everyone is going to take it very seriously from the start cos busting out will be a serious problem. It should make for a very tight game with a decent level of poker being played by all.

Maybe have a 2nd table somewhere for some cashgame madness for those of us who get knocked out on our asses awful early.

You've got my vote.

casper-

Even though I'm not in this one -- I definitely think it's a better style of game having the €20 buyin and max one rebuy/topup. In the end, the prize money is actually higher than what we had at Pudding's house last week, and I think you'd have less all-in situations in the first five - ten hands

Personally, I go to a home game expecting to spend €30, so a change to 2x€20 is reasonable, and I think it would change how the game is played .. I look forward to seeing that sometime soon

Spiritus

I'm voting for the max 1 rebuy plan.

Spiritus

In fact how about a freezeout with small blinds increasing slowly.

quozl

ok changed the structure to
One 20e buyin
One 20e rebuy OR one 20e top-up

I'll start the blinds off small and try and make it similar to a freezeout. Plus I've a second table that people can play on if they're knocked out early.

If anybody feels they won't enjoy this structure then it's no problem dropping out, but please give as much notice as possible so I can get a replacement.

Greg

Lafortezza

That sounds like a good plan, the €20 buy in and only 1 rebuy OR topup.

I'd also suggest a bigger starting stack for everyone. I think we started with about 1500 chips in Puddings? Maybe keep the blinds small and have a bigger starting amount of chips, means you can take a few hits but still have enough chips to play.

Decker

I'd agree with this too. Either a re-buy or a topup (should these be for the same amount).

How long do we expect to play for (need to figure out if I'll need a nap before hand)?

Would it be a good to work out the blinds and their periods before hand?

Alex

Hyzepher

I would recommend starting chips of 2500 (2x500, 5x100, 6x50, 8x25).

Blinds increase every 20 mins

Hour 1
25/50
50/100
75/150

Hour 2 - take in the 25's
100/200
200/400
300/600

Hour 3 - top-up here
400/800
500/1000
600/1200

Hour 4+ - take in the 50's
800/1500
1000/2000
2000/4000

This gives us at least 4 hours of poker - probably an hour or two more at the most. Not too long and not too short.

Hyzepher

karlh

and we even have a proper tournie clock to track it. you got net access at home greg?

http://download.com.com/3000-2647-10261894.html?tag=lst-0-1

myself and Spiritus checked it out and it rocks!

might be able to organise a laptop if you havent got a setup at home.

perfect structure Hyzepher, got my vote!

quozl

i already have the poker clock setup and the structure worked out Don't worry. Only thing I don't have planned is food, figure we can order pizza and have a break for them.
Greg

karlh

nice one, never doubted ya for a second !

i have a rucksack of powersauce bars so ill be fine.

"A bushel of apples packed in every bar, plus a secret ingredient that unleashes the awesome power of apples!"

henbane

Originally posted by karlh2001
"A bushel of apples packed in every bar, plus a secret ingredient that unleashes the awesome power of apples!"

Dung Xiao Ping died???

DapperGent

Cheers Greg! Had great fun.

Hyzepher

Greg - thanks, great night

Hyzepher

Davey Devil

Who won the Green?

Iago

Not I anyway!!

My loose play will be the death of me

had a great night though, Cheers Greg.

quozl

alex came first and won 210
i got 2nd and 140
and Enda for 3rd and 70

I'd a great night, lots of good poker, good oponents and verbal

Greg

henbane

Twas a good nights entertainment. Still slightly stunned I made it to 3rd spot.

Thankee very much Greg

casper-

What did people think of the new structure? Was it more enjoyable than the fitzwilliam-type style of play we were using? How long did the game end up lasting for?

DapperGent

I thought the buyin structure was excellent, much preferred it to unlimited small rebuys, when I get round (in the distant future) to having a homegame I think I'll go the whole hog and have a freezeout.

I do think the blinds went up too quickly for a 10 handed only one rebuy game, though having said that we weren't playing too many hands per minute. I think for a relatively larger initial investment a slower blind structure is better, I think we stalled the blinds at 300-600 and everyone was a bit more comfortable.

I think it finished up around half one, two. Just long enough, really enjoyable game even though I spent a good bit of it watching from the sidelines.

TwoShedsJackson

Thanks for that Greg, was a good night.

Spiritus

Yup thanks for a great night. Much better format than multiple rebuys, but perhaps for the next one the blind structure could be tweaked so that there is more play on the flop.

karlh

thanks a million for a great night greg. anyone grab my scarf?

DapperGent

I think Greg held onto it 'cos none of us though we'd be at the Fitz on Thursday.

quozl

yep I still have your scarf Karl. I'll probably be in the fitz on thursday.

I agree about the blinds Ken. I put them up a bit too steeply, it was all the warnings of 10 hour poker marathons that scared me into it )

Greg

Decker

Hi Greg,

great game, thanks for putting up with us! I though blinds/buy-in structure was much better that in previous games. I think that a few more refinements and it will be perfect1

Alex

Decker

Hi Greg,

great game, thanks for putting up with us! I though blinds/buy-in structure was much better that in previous games. I think that a few more refinements and it will be perfect1

Alex

MrPudding

Cheers Greg

I think the single rebuy/topup is the way forward. I would be tempted with an all out freezeout but sometimes you need a rebuy:D

I think for my next night I will be going with the same format.

MrP