Home Game Friday 21st May

mewso

O.k. In an effort to motivate myself to clean up my flat I propose to have a home game Friday evening. This is to sample interest.

Kick-Off: 7 p.m.
Structure: To be finalised. I'm open to the current preference.
Smoking: Positively encouraged.
Drinking: compulsory (well ok not really)
Music: For the right fee we might play one Depeche Mode song.
Location: the plush surroundings of Rathmines.
Max Players: 10

Players
Muso
Careca
Mark D
Iago
Quozl
Hobart
Dev
DapperGent
Viking
Decker

Iago

Hey Muso, count me in please

Iago

I presume you mean the 21st May, or have I missed a month?? :ninja:

quozl

count me in please Muso, and how much is entry or is that undecided yet?

Greg

Hobart

Could you pencil me in please (May have to travel later this week with work, wil let you now on Wednesday for definite)

mewso

Whoops yeah I meant May. So we have 4 seats left. That reminds me I better buy some seats.
As to entry fee. Well I suppose it might be a €10 rebuy type situation. Any preferences for structure feel free to post them. I'm easy.

Hyzepher

Heat 3 of the BSOP is on this Friday - any chance of making your game Saturday?

Hyzepher

mewso

Well this is kinda aimed as a game for those not playing the heat. Can't get enough Chris?

quozl

i'd vote for a 25e freezeout, much prefering freezeouts personally.

Greg

Iago

Rebuys, freezeouts it's all the same to me, all-in every hand!

I prefer freezeouts, €25-40 per head, but I'm equally happy to play in a rebuy tournie..


I just find it upsetting when you hit a poker of Aces, taking all a guys chips and then he just rebuys, he should have the decency to just leave at that point...

mewso

The only thing with ra freezout is that people have made the effort to come along and it's not too nice to find yourself out on the first hand.
By the way anyone have any chips they could bring along?

Iago

I know, I was just kidding..............Kind of...........

I have some chips and a deck of KEM cards if required. I don't think I have enough chips for everyone though so if anybody else has some then bring them.

DeVore

Moi!

DeV.

mewso

Cheers Iago. Bring them along anyway and we'll see how we're fixed on the night. Dev glad to have you aboard. That leaves 3.

DeVore

The reason people prefer freezeouts is that it stops the Norman-Nonsense of rebuy-all-in every two seconds.

However we should also encourage at least SOME risk taking in that otherwise the game turns into a very tense and high-stakes one. Every call might be your last and it becomes more about agression then about playing cards.

In the middle is a nice balance where if you DO take a chance and find yourself outdrawn then your night isnt over. Personally I think 10 in, 10 rebuy and a 10 rebuy/topup has been the best we've played to date. Either that or the 10/20 in and the top 5 take the bottom 5's money (as we played in my place... that was fun).

DeV.

mewso

How about €10 in and €10 rebuy OR €10 top-up. Money to the top 4 and we can play more than one if necessary. See the way I combined both suggestions Dev. It's a pathetic attempt to appear original.

henbane

Alas I cannot make it but DapperGent asked me to put his name down.

PHB

I'll play if its only a tenner in

<-- poor student

Iago

and what's wrong with a bit of healthy competitive aggression??

You wussing out on me Dev? afraid that you'll be out inside the first 10 hands again??

mewso

Can't say for certain if it's only going to be a tenner PHB. I'll probably go with €10 buy-in plus optional €10 rebuy or top-up (i.e. max spend €20 per game) so up to you. Anyway we are down to 2 places left.

quozl

sounds good. I like the one rebuy or one top-up option. I do like the tension of a pure freezeout, but I can understand Dev being upset when he gets knocked out early

Greg

DeVore

Dear Lord,

Please give me the cards to school these pansy ass biatches.

You're humble servant,

DeVore.

viking

Could you pencil me in also.

viking

mewso

Consider yourself penciled. 1 place left.

Decker

Hi,

me too, if there's still a place.

Alex

mewso

O.k. we have our 10. If we get any cancellations I'll post again. By the way Alex can you bring your chips along?

Decker

Hi,

sure chips and cloth, brings a whole new meaning to the expression "man of the cloth":).

Alex

MrPudding

Hmmm. Your cloth is in my car.

MrP

Decker

Hi Mr. P,

if you're going Thursday will you bring it down with you.

Alex

mewso

Some final points. You all should have directions except quozl . Give me a shout Q.
Tourney structure will be the following:-

Starting Chips - 2000 (€10)
Rebuy or Top-Up Chips - 3000 (€10)
Max Spend €20

Rebuy Period - 1.5 hours
Blinds up - Every 30 minutes during Rebuy, Every 20 during freezout.
Blinds begin at 25-50 then on to 50-100, 75-150, 100-200, 200-400, 300-600
Blinds frozen at 300-600

Payout to first 4
1st - 40%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 20%
4th - 10%

Break after first tourney for any necessities and we can play as many as we want.

I'm open to adjustments so pipe if you see any glaring mistakes on my part.

DeVore

sounds nice and friendly...

DeV.

henbane

DapperGent will not be in attendance cos he's under the thumb.

mewso

O.k. it's late but anyone else fancy a game?

mewso

By the way Quozl. Are you still attending? I'm having problems sending you directions.

tricky D

Ok, I'll call. will need direxions if u wud pm me muso
ta
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DeVore

Originally posted by MrPudding
Hmmm. Your clothes are in my car.

MrP

Hey man, dont ask dont tell!

DeV.
(and then you wondered why I thought you and Henbane should be seated beside each other...)

mewso

O.k. I can't edit my original post so just to note. Trickyd is in for Dapper and we are 10 again.

quozl

I was up for it till an hour ago Something urgent has come up, so i can't go tonight
I know amp was interested last night so i pm'd him and tom, if anyone has his number can you ring him and let him know theres a slot.
Or if someone else wants to take my slot please post here.

Sorry about the short notice. I've been trying to reply to this thread for an hour but it won't work.

I'm doing this in lynx over ssh to my server at home and praying this will fecking work.
Sorry again Muso, I was really looking forawrd to the game

Greg

DeVore

Iago is caught in a 2-hour meeting at the moment and probably wont be able to make it. He asked me to pass on his apologies to Muso.

So there is one more space at the 11th hour!

DeV.

PHB

I'll play!
Where am I to go?

Iago

Musician,

I'm really sorry, only just got home now, last minute emergency meeting in work.

I'm raging because I didn't even go the fitz last night so that I wouldn't get hassle off the boss for going out 3 nights in a row!!

fupp it anyway...

DeVore

Originally posted by Iago
and what's wrong with a bit of healthy competitive aggression??

You wussing out on me Dev? afraid that you'll be out inside the first 10 hands again??

Originally posted by Quozl
I like the one rebuy or one top-up option. I do like the tension of a pure freezeout, but I can understand Dev being upset when he gets knocked out early

Greg

well its a terrible pity the pair of you pansy's wussed out at last minute... a pity for me, I could have done with the extra cash.


DeV.

Iago

I take it you won then? Well everybody gets lucky at some point!!

That's ok Dev, I'll be sure to make the next one so that you can have my cash, anything to help a friend!

mewso

No worries Iago. We'll cash you in next time. And yes Dev is too modest as usual. He won.

DeVore

I R TEH WINN4R!!!

*ahem*

I badly needed to get a win under my belt in a home game as i was finding them more stressful then the Fitz lately!

So, who's turn is it with the humble pie? Quozl, Iago... fancy seconds? ;p

DeV.

Hobart

Ta very much for the game on Friday Brian, despite the state of Lu Tableau(s) . Next time I will bring some rasher sambo's for that brown sauce .

Seriously tho, enjoyed the game very much. Well don Dev on the win. Nice to meet more of you guys in the flesh. While I had a better run in the main game (6th) I really enjoyed the cash game. See yaw'll again soon.

Thanks again Brian.!!

viking

Cheers for the game Muso!

I was wrecked the next day, its definitely a more intense game than you would expect. But certainly enjoyable.

Still can't believe the hand where amp, careca and myself went all-in preflop, amp and careca turn over AK off suit (110-1) and I turn over AK suited (331-1)!!

Good fun and a good laugh, hope to do it again soon.

Thanks,

Gareth

jd

Originally posted by Iago
Musician,



I'm raging because I didn't even go the fitz last night so that I wouldn't get hassle off the boss for going out 3 nights in a row!!

I hope ye mean the missus by that..

Iago

but of course, she who must be obeyed, or at least be given the impression that she is being obeyed

anything for a quiet life!

You see I thought she had a problem with gambling but she doesn't....


she just has a problem with me gambling cos I'm useless