€6k for Open tickets...

Coillte_Bhoy

I just read on the paddypower blog that IO tickets are changing hands for €6,000:eek:
Surely this cant be true???

Goodluck2me

yeah i heard that already today frm a non-boards based source... its gota be +ev to sell!

Mellor

considering selling Joe? , getting 6k for a ticket is better than the first 18 cashing places. Sell and play the $1000 event, and the GJP main event. +EV

jacQues

The 2M prizepool is based on 600 entrants. If tickets are sold out and now fetch a higher price on the grey market. Surely that means that the maximum of 706 is reached or they're close to it (keeping spares for the supersatelite running today). I would hope that with 100 players more the prizepool goes up to over 2¼M?

Sure mathematically speaking selling for 6K is +EV. But then you're also losing the chance of winning 600K...

jacQues

Hectorjelly

entering the lottery is -EV but you give up the chance of winning several million

daRagh

bops

6k lol - people really aren't that stupid - are they??

personaly i reckon they wont get the 700 - anyone wanna have 50 quid with me??

White Knight

my brother registered at 12 today - he was number 696 - still want that bet bops?

kincsem

The auld website says "We're full. Go away" or something like that.

Mellor

jacQues wrote:

I would hope that with 100 players more the prizepool goes up to over 2¼M?

If 700 players entered, the prize pool stands at 2.31 Million
Assuming the payout scale is the same, 63 places then the winner nets €635,250 :eek:

LuckyLloyd

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Goodluck2me

bops wrote:

- anyone wanna have 50 quid with me??

yes done/

Jesus Wept

I was out in the Burlington, but didn't see anyone actually looking for a ticket or offering 6k.

I heard someone say that somebody was offering 10k.


I think its all chinese whispers, I'd sell mine for 6k.

NickyOD

The-Rigger wrote:

I was out in the Burlington, but didn't see anyone actually looking for a ticket or offering 6k, heard someone say that somebody was offering 10k.


I think its all chinese whispers, I'd sell mine for 6k.

Its true. One chap has offered €10,000 for a ticket. I didn't believe it until i saw it myself.

58o

so to cash he has to hit top 27. Moron. Wish tickets won online could be sold. Theres one born every minute

shoutman

This is obviously just some guy with more money then sense who wants to be able to tell people that he spend 10k on a ticket to the Irish open.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Normally I think people who sell tickets for above face value are scum but someone like that is literally asking to be ripped off.

Norwich Fan Rob

most of the rumours are true, im just back from there.

theres over 80 people on the waiting list
this includes players such as aussie millions runner up jimmy fricke, he flew in to play, assuming he could just buy in

theres a host of scandies openly offering 6k for tickets
oberon sold the one he won on tues for what i imagine is approaching 8k

ive no doubt some will change hands tomorrow for 10k , they are like gold dust,

dan harrington just rocked up unannounced also

and i was watching esfandiari, devilfish, black, o dea and laak on a 25/50 cash table

MrPillowTalk

shoutman wrote:

This is obviously just some guy with more money then sense who wants to be able to tell people that he spend 10k on a ticket to the Irish open.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Normally I think people who sell tickets for above face value are scum but someone like that is literally asking to be ripped off.

In fairness he just won the aussie millions

phantom_lord

bops wrote:

6k lol - people really aren't that stupid - are they??

personaly i reckon they wont get the 700 - anyone wanna have 50 quid with me??

that's almost as good a bet as devore's vs bcb for bcb's bankroll...

Flushdraw

Norwich Fan Rob wrote:

oberon sold the one he won on tues for what i imagine is approaching 8k

He didnt get even close to that amount for it

jacQues

jacQues wrote:

Sure mathematically speaking selling for 6K is +EV. But then you're also losing the chance of winning 600K...

Hectorjelly wrote:

entering the lottery is -EV but you give up the chance of winning several million

You are comparing poker with the lottery?!? :eek: :eek:

Tar.Aldarion

I'd rather sell my ticket for that much and play several smaller buy-in tournies.
Although it would be fun to play with laak.


Edit:
Jacques, what live games do you play in galway? I'd like to have a look at some more, as opposed to just the aces ones. Any good ones around?
You the guy who ran the tourney at itzacon one year?

Mellor

shoutman wrote:

Normally I think people who sell tickets for above face value are scum but someone like that is literally asking to be ripped off.

Scum only really applies to people who gets tickets in advance with the intention to sell for profit.
But someboy who bought into the open with every intention of playing, and then solded the ticket to an offer of 7k+ is different altogether.

jacQues

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

I'd rather sell my ticket for that much and play several smaller buy-in tournies.
Although it would be fun to play with laak.

I'd love to play big games but my bankroll is only 1K and that means I'm sticking with 50 euro games for now.

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Jacques, what live games do you play in galway? I'd like to have a look at some more, as opposed to just the aces ones. Any good ones around?
You the guy who ran the tourney at itzacon one year?

I played at Itzacon I and fiinished 3rd (out of 16 I believe). I ran the the poker at Itzacon II. Although you could mistake me for Jim Neary, who organised it for I & III and was co-organiser for II. During Itzacon III both my colleagues were away so I had to work all weekend and couldn't attend.

As for games I play:

Monday 9pm; 25 freezeout; well-organised rakeless home game with 12-week league; 8 to 12 players each week; ring me for the address: 086-3471879; pretty tough game (I'm only 37% ITM & 19% ROI over 30 games) but a perfect atmosphere and small dealer's choice cash game when knocked out.

Thursday 8:30pm; 25+5 rebuy; 10 to 14 players each week; Corrib Casino, 11 Forster Street, Eyre Square; bit of a gambling fest before the break but beatable.

Friday 8:30pm; 50+5 freezeout; usually with added scalps paid by the house; 10 to 14 players each week; Corrib Casino, 11 Forster Street, Eyre Square; good game. *NOTE: tonight instead of yesterday because they were closed Good Friday*

Other good games are the freeze-outs in the four aces and of-course Wednesdays in the Westwood hotel, but I personally hardly ever play in any of those (although I'm planning to play more).

jacQues

Tar.Aldarion

jacQues wrote:

I played at Itzacon I and fiinished 3rd (out of 16 I believe). I ran the the poker at Itzacon II. Although you could mistake me for Jim Neary, who organised it for I & III and was co-organiser for II. During Itzacon III both my colleagues were away so I had to work all weekend and couldn't attend.

Oh right, it was a bit of a guess anyhow! I just played at one that was 20 in and when it got to the last two split it.
Since I am just guessing, I wioll guess some more, I think jim neary would have been the older looser organiser and jacques the tight one. I just remember that game because it was 20 in and I only had 20e to my name being a poor student and all.

As for games I play:

Monday 9pm; 25 freezeout; well-organised rakeless home game with 12-week league; 8 to 12 players each week; ring me for the address: 086-3471879; pretty tough game (I'm only 37% ITM & 19% ROI over 30 games) but a perfect atmosphere and small dealer's choice cash game when knocked out.

What's the league for, just to see who does best?
That one sounds quite interesting.

Thursday 8:30pm; 25+5 rebuy; 10 to 14 players each week; Corrib Casino, 11 Forster Street, Eyre Square; bit of a gambling fest before the break but beatable.

Friday 8:30pm; 50+5 freezeout; usually with added scalps paid by the house; 10 to 14 players each week; Corrib Casino, 11 Forster Street, Eyre Square; good game. *NOTE: tonight instead of yesterday because they were closed Good Friday*

Other good games are the freeze-outs in the four aces and of-course Wednesdays in the Westwood hotel, but I personally hardly ever play in any of those (although I'm planning to play more).

jacQues

I've only walked by there before, must give it a look.
I've just been playing the 30+5, 15 rebuy, 5+5, 10 rebuy etc in the aces.
Westwood costs too much yet. Some of those corrib ones look good. I would like a decently(cheap) priced freezout. 50+5 wouldn't be too bad.
Thanks.

jacQues

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Oh right, it was a bit of a guess anyhow! I just played at one that was 20 in and when it got to the last two split it.
Since I am just guessing, I wioll guess some more, I think jim neary would have been the older looser organiser and jacques the tight one. I just remember that game because it was 20 in and I only had 20e to my name being a poor student and all.

That would be Itzacon II indeed, I remember that. And yes, Jim is the older and loser organiser (typo oops ) Last Monday I was knocked out early for a change and playing dealer's choice in the other room. So from the poker room someone shouts out "jacQues how tight are you?" Promptly one of the other players playing dealer's choice shouts back "Let's bend him over and find out."

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

What's the league for, just to see who does best?
That one sounds quite interesting.

Check your pm.

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

I've only walked by there before, must give it a look.
I've just been playing the 30+5, 15 rebuy, 5+5, 10 rebuy etc in the aces.
Westwood costs too much yet. Some of those corrib ones look good. I would like a decently(cheap) priced freezout. 50+5 wouldn't be too bad.
Thanks.

I still think its absolutely stupendous when they advertise their "freeroll"... 5+5 to enter... Then last Saturday I try their 55+10 (though incorrectly advertised as 60+5) freezeout. 10K starting chips. The owner actually told me "yes, its a very good structure." Then I saw that the first blind level is 50-100. :mad:

Talking structures:
Monday game: 125 BBs, 10 hand levels for 4 levels, then 15 hand levels.
Thursday game: 70 BBs, 15 minute levels, break after 4 levels/1 hour.
Friday game: 110 BBs, 20 minute levels.

jacQues

RoundTower

If you value a ticket at 10k (doesn't matter if you bought one for 10k, or refused to sell yours for 9900, either way implies you value it at 10k),

then if you are playing the Irish Open and on the very first hand all the other players on your table go all in, you are in the big blind and you pick up AA, should you call?

jacQues

RoundTower wrote:

If you value a ticket at 10k (doesn't matter if you bought one for 10k, or refused to sell yours for 9900, either way implies you value it at 10k),

then if you are playing the Irish Open and on the very first hand all the other players on your table go all in, you are in the big blind and you pick up AA, should you call?

If everyone went all-in; yes absolutely!

However, if one person folded its a fix and you should fold immediately!

Mellor

RoundTower wrote:

If you value a ticket at 10k (doesn't matter if you bought one for 10k, or refused to sell yours for 9900, either way implies you value it at 10k),

then if you are playing the Irish Open and on the very first hand all the other players on your table go all in, you are in the big blind and you pick up AA, should you call?

call it all day with a huge smile.

brianmc

RoundTower wrote:

If you value a ticket at 10k (doesn't matter if you bought one for 10k, or refused to sell yours for 9900, either way implies you value it at 10k),

then if you are playing the Irish Open and on the very first hand all the other players on your table go all in, you are in the big blind and you pick up AA, should you call?

I like this question. I guess since your equity in the tournament is the same whether you pay 10K or 3.5K then you value the "experience" at 6.5K and you have to decide whether your +EV with the AA sufficiently balances that out.

Then again, perhaps you value the ticket at 10K because you feel your edge is THAT big, in which case it's probably a fold.