Heads Up Tournie: Draw for Preliminary Round & Round 1

El Stuntman

EDIT: PLEASE POST RESULTS IN THIS THREAD

Please see draw below:

as there were 154 entrants, a Preliminary round is required to eliminate the excess players. Therefore some of you will have to play two matches before 1st June.

For the players involved in the Preliminary round, please make all efforts to complete your matches quickly (preferably within 1 week) so that this does not drag on past 1 June.

Anyone who is already in Round 1 proper and not waiting for a Preliminary round game to complete can of course play their game straight away.

The draw for Round 2 will take place on 1st June.

Do not use this thread for arranging matches with your opponent - please do this via PM directly with your opponent. You can post smack talk here of course - also any queries about the tournament structure (although I have posted the rules below the draw).

Please post the results of your matches in this thread. Mods will then update the tournament in this post by bold highlighting the winner's names.

Players in italics have bounties on their heads (botte of Spiced Gold for rag2gar and a copy of Super System for rounders123)

Right, I'm off on holidays until 26th May and Ste05 has kindly offered to police this in my absence so post all queries here or PM him. Ste, can you please sticky this and unsticky the original thread?

<slinks backwards out of room leaving chaos behind>

Preliminary Round Draw:

Match Player 1 Player 2
A Nagran 1 - 2 digiman
B Imposter 2 - 0 jd
C Tar Aldarion 2 - 0 Rickyroma: Walkover given to Tar Alderion
D eoghan104 1 - 2 rounders123
E Dub13 2 - 0 Rnger: Walkover given to Dub13
F Samba 2 - 0 Killme00: Walkover given to Samba
G Iago 2 - 0 Solksjaer: Walkover given to Iago
H mdwexford 0 - 2 The Chopper: Walkover given to The Chopper
I Wisesmurf 2 - 0 Lucky Lloyd: Walkover given to Wisesmurf
J dannydiamond 2 - 0 pwhite587: walkover given to dannydiamond
K dvdfan 0 - 2 Hawk Eye
L Vamos 0 - 2 Flushdraw
M sikes 0 - 2 opr: walkover given to opr
N jackyback 0 - 2 Iceman78: Walkover given to Iceman78
O CoolBoardr 2 - 0 Gholimoli: walkover given to Coolboardr
P Mr Plough 1 - 2 ocallagh
Q Shortstack 2 - 0 jovirna
R Shuffles 2 - 1/B] pppspecial
S ozpoker 0 - 2 Big City Banker: Walkover given to BCB
T The Rigger 2 - 0 Sparky1808: Walkover given to The Rigger
U $hifty 1 - 2 aidankk
V lafortezza 1 - 2 The Istanbul
W fl&sh 0 - 2 WH BONNEY
X White Knight 2 - 0 imalegend: Walkover given to White Knight
Y tipp86 2 - 0 mickste: walkover given to tipp86
Z shrapnel222 0 - 2 Glowingmind: Walkover given to Glowingwind

Round 1 Draw:

Match Player 1 Player 2
1 SIDESHOW BOBs 2 - 0 Winner - Match A: digiman
2 Primewise 2 - 1 Winner - Match B: Imposter
3 Jools Poker 0 - 2 Winner - Match C: Tar Alderion : Walkover to Tar Alderion
4 stevire 0 - 2 Winner - Match rounders123
5 BrendanB 0 - 2 Winner - Match E: Dub13 : Walkover to Dub13
6 boba fett3039 0 - 2 Winner - Match F: Samba: Walkover given to Samba
7 Silver-Tiger 0 - 2 Winner - Match G: Iago: Walkover given to Iago
8 redzerdrog 0 - 2 Winner - Match H: The Chopper: Walkover given to The_Chopper
9 Brayruit 2 - 0 Winner - Match I: Wisesmurf
10 Katooey 0 - 2 Winner - Match J: dannydiamond: Walkover given to dannydiamond
11 El Stuntman 2 - 0 Winner - Match K: Hawk Eye
12 cooker3 2 - 1 Winner - Match L: flushdraw
13 JustMac 2 - 0 Winner - Match M: opr : Walover to JustMac
14 luckylucky 2 - 1 Winner - Match N: Iceman78
15 bops 2 - 0 Winner - Match O: coolboardr
16 Lazare 0 - 2 Winner - Match P: ocallagh
17 nicnicnic 0 - 2 Winner - Match Q: ShortStack: Walkover given to Shortstack
18 jacQues 2 - 0 Winner - Match R: Shuffles
19 Bandana Boy 0 - 2 Winner - Match S: Big City Banker
20 carlop vs Winner - Match T: The Rigger
21 MickL 1 - 2 Winner - Match U: aidanKK
22 Mellor 2 - 1 Winner - Match V: The Istanbul
23 karlh 2 - 1 Winner - Match W: WH Bonney
24 Ste05 1 - 2 Winner - Match X: White Knight
25 ollyk1 2 - 1 Winner - Match Y: tipp86 (coin flipped to decide winner)
26 Flipper 2 - 1 Winner - Match Z: Glowingwind
27 Halfbaked 2 - 0 EARMUFFS
28 Tipperarymike 2 - 1 rx8
29 PokerPissTaker 2 - 0 Trippie: Walkover given to PokerPissTaker
30 ullu 2 - 0 Bottom Feeder
31 Hammertime 2 - 0 Big Dragon
32 leaba 0 - 2 Broken Arrows
33 bohsman 0 - 2 THEIRISHMOB
34 Legend DIT 0-2 hooooooooot: Walkover given to hooooooot
35 rag2gar 1 - 2 Norwich Fan Rob: NFR wins a bottle of Morgans
36 Lex 2 - 1 5starpool
37 joe 0 - 2 musician: Walkover given to Musician
38 BarrierReef 0 - 2 Cardshark202
39 sendic 0 - 2 DITTag
40 Ollieboy 0 - 2 fabsoul: Walkover given to fabsoul
41 Felix Ridgardo 2 - 1 phantom lord
42 dK1NG 1 - 2 Cuban Son
43 Chucky the tree 2 - 0 ditpoker
44 shoutman 2 - 0 58o
45 smurph 0-2 shaydy: Walkover given to shaydy
46 kraken1800 1 - 2 dougee19
47 DeVore 1 - 0 david-k
48 ZZR1100 2 - 0 thewools
49 delanec8 2 - 0 Richie Lawlor
50 Hi Cloy vs Lissavalley
51 semibluff vs baker1
52 metafora 2 - 0 jonner
53 Hectorjelly 1 - 2 Marq
54 dingle vs aceofspades.ie
55 JP Poker vs bubbleking
56 max power 0 - 2 MisterMonkey
57 jbravado 0 - 2 [nicK]: Walkover given to [nick]
58 Macspower 1 - 0 DubTony
59 boogey man vs Eggie
60 RasTa 2 - 0 robinlacey
61 Spiritus vs BrandonBlock
62 Hyzepher 2 - 0 samspuds: Walkover given to Hyzepher
63 jprender vs JAMM222
64 Doc Farrell 2 - 0 StraddleFor6

The Rules:

The tournament works as follows:

1. The game is poker (duh) - any variant that the two players in each match can agree between themselves. Presumably NLHE will be the variant of choice but you can go ahead and play Southern Cross with wild 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s for all I care.
You can play at any online site (or live) for any stakes (play money if you like) that are mutually acceptable.
Please note that this tournament is primarily for fun and bragging rights and should be entered into in that spirit.

2. Each match is best of three. This should hopefully reduce the luck factor and ensure that the best player wins.

3. It is up 100% up to the two players in each match to arrange and complete their match before the deadline for each round to complete.
If one player in the pairing cannot play before the deadline (and the other player has made reasonable efforts to contact him/her and arrange the match), then he/she forfeits.
Plead all hardship cases (holidays/imprisonment etc) to the tournament organisers.

4. Matches can be played live or online. Again, it's at the discretion of the two players in each match. Hopefully, last year's format of live semis and finals in a casino will be repeated.

5. It's an FA Cup style draw. Each round must be completed by a certain date. Once that date is reached, the full list of winners will be drawn again to determine the next round of matches etc and so forth....
If we do not get a suitable number of contestants, then a preliminary round will be required to get us down to an appropriate number (like 128 or 64 or whatever).

6. Tournament organiser's rulings are final and irrevocable (unless you feel the need to bribe me with a house or anything Mr PT...)

There will be a prize befitting the enormity of the competition, however the true prize will surely be being able to brag of your achievement for one whole calendar year

PLEASE POST RESULTS IN THIS THREAD

Mr.Plough

Oh great.


O callagh i suggest we play acey deucey. that suit you?

ollyk1

El Stuntman wrote:

53 Hectorjelly vs Marq

So many tasty games there El S but the above one I'd travel to watch!

El Stuntman

ollyk1 wrote:

So many tasty games there El S but the above one I'd travel to watch!

I know - I giggled like a schoolgirl when the Rig-O-Meter2000 popped out that little pairing...

5starpool

What about Bops vs Gholi, if Gholi wins his preliminary round? Looks as random as the IO TV table selection process to me.

CoolBoardr

5starpool wrote:

What about Bops vs Gholi, if Gholi wins his preliminary round? Looks as random as the IO TV table selection process to me.

He's not going to win his prelim...

rag2gar

Looking forward to my match, great draw!

ZZR1100

what is the best site to use for the heads up matches where other people wont be jumping into your game.Is there 1 where you can challange a player ?

bops

CoolBoardr wrote:

He's not going to win his prelim...

no offence but i hope you loose!!

(although he's easy pickings)

phantom_lord

which site has the best structured hu games? stars?

LuckyLloyd

This post has been deleted.

Brayruit

Had to copy my retort here in case it is missed in original sticky:

Quote:
Originally Posted by StraddleFor6
Lol, its a heads up tournament.
And Ian did not ask to be added.


155 entrants...

27 preliminary matches eliminates 27 players

leaving 128 for first round proper

LOL yourself with knobs on.

rag2gar

Would be great if somebody drew up odds for some of these matchs.

Eg Hectorjelly 5/6 V Marq 5/6

I remember shortstack did it for the original boards game in the emporium, would be great to see it done again.

califano

you ass kissers would be doing well to get tuned into my game against eoghan if yee know whats good for yee.

careca

lads and lassies should post up there scheduled game times and site of choice so others can go in and watch (or laugh as the case may be).

Tar.Aldarion

RHmm, It's ON!


*gets knocked out*

dougee19

i want odds on me winning the whole thing haha

or even



kraken1800 1/3 vs dougee19 100/1
??? haha

El Stuntman

get it ON like Donkey Kong biatches

I want the preliminary round well done by the time I return (some stories of one outer fish play and subsequent physical violence would also be good)

all yours Ste, good luck!

Ste05

El Stuntman wrote:

all yours Ste, good luck!

What did I get myself into, me and my big mouth... :rolleyes:

Enjoy yourself El Stuntman...

Flushdraw

L Vamos vs Flushdraw

12 cooker3 vs Winner - Match L

Ok, i managed to sneak past Vamos 2-0 in a close match. I got lucky a couple of times but results based thinking, i am the better player lol!!!

Bring it on Rob, gonna pwn you!

Vamos

Flushdraw wrote:

L Vamos vs Flushdraw

12 cooker3 vs Winner - Match L

Ok, i managed to sneak past Vamos 2-0 in a close match. I got lucky a couple of times but results based thinking, i am the better player lol!!!

Bring it on Rob, gonna pwn you!

Dublin beating Kerry in anything just doesn't feel right lol, gg.

Flushdraw

Vamos wrote:

Dublin beating Kerry in anything just doesn't feel right lol, gg.

Dubs rule!! GG

Imposter

I can't believe I wasn't seeded after my performance last year!

Hawk Eye

How are you meant to actually sync the heads up games. Nearly all the HUs SnGs around the $11-55 fill quickly on stars and party.
I guess ringing them is always an option.

Flushdraw

Hawk Eye wrote:

How are you meant to actually sync the heads up games. Nearly all the HUs SnGs around the $11-55 fill quickly on stars and party.
I guess ringing them is always an option.

We played $5 headsup on ipoker. Not much traffic around there. pm's or msn is handiest for synching

RasTa

MSN or gmail chat. Oh and cheers for the easy 1st round. Rob lacey shouldn't be too hard!

CoolBoardr

Its hard to sync the games up - you can join a quiet play money table and try time it from the chat in there.

If anyone wants, I can setup private tourneys on stars - only problem is they have to start at a specific date. Minimum buyin is $5. PM me if you want this.

Edit: And the start time needs to be at least an hour from the current time.

BrokenArrows

32 leaba vs Broken Arrows

Winner BrokenArrows (2-0)

I am the suckout king!

AA v's AKs i hit flush woot! All in preflop

leaba

Well done mate, good luck in the rest of the tourney.

digiman

digiman 2 - 1 nagran

2 long games, 2 funny hands in the 2nd game and the last game.
last game i check on my BB with 22, nagran checks,
flop is 2KK wahoooo, check check
9 on turn, check check again, shocking i know
9 on river, i bet 60 into a 80 pot and nagran raises to 120 and i call, he has k7!!

the other game we are all in PF, i have AJc, nagran has 77,
flop is JJx, turn is x and river is the 7 and im left with 250 chips and keep pushing PF until i get knocked out

Imposter

CoolBoardr wrote:

Its hard to sync the games up - you can join a quiet play money table and try time it from the chat in there.

If anyone wants, I can setup private tourneys on stars - only problem is they have to start at a specific date. Minimum buyin is $5. PM me if you want this.

Edit: And the start time needs to be at least an hour from the current time.

If you mean private HU tourneys on stars, as far as I know you need a minimum of 4 people.

Ste05

Hi all, can people also post their results in this thread

PLEASE POST RESULTS IN THIS THREAD

CoolBoardr

Imposter wrote:

If you mean private HU tourneys on stars, as far as I know you need a minimum of 4 people.

Ah ok, in that case I retract my offer.

Mellor

This might be useful for syncing games?

http://www.gabbly.com/http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=416

Norwich Fan Rob

oh man, am i right in saying i have the defending champ in round 1 !!!!

Shortstack

Only just caught up with this, very speedily organised.

I will see if I can get some private HU tables on GJP set up for this to save the hassle finding free tables.

I will find out in the morning whether it is possible. Skin only ones might work well enough.

Tar.Aldarion

Can you play headsup on partypoker for play money or what price games are there? Or any sites that you can do this?

Hectorjelly

Its great to see so many people take part in this!

Imposter

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Can you play headsup on partypoker for play money or what price games are there? Or any sites that you can do this?

If you've got a real money account with Party you cannot play the play money tables. I thought all the play money tables were 'cash' games too?

Tar.Aldarion

damn, yeah I have a real money account.
Any site do play money ones?

WH BONNEY

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

damn, yeah I have a real money account.
Any site do play money ones?

Just give him a walk over. Thats probably the cheapest way out.
PPP have $5 HU games, but that can work out very expensive if it goes to a decider.

Tar.Aldarion

I would prefer to win, and to play for free, if there are no free ones I'll just use my cash account.

Chucky the tree

Any freemoney HU poker sites out there?

Mellor

ipoker (GJP, PPP) have play money heads up tables

Chucky the tree

good stuff.

5starpool

I don't care who wins this now

Mellor

5starpool wrote:

I don't care who wins this now

a defeat?

5starpool

Mellor wrote:

a defeat?

ya think?

Mellor

5starpool wrote:

ya think?

ooooohh, touchy subject

RichieLawlor

Norwich Fan Rob wrote:

oh man, am i right in saying i have the defending champ in round 1 !!!!

Who this guy?

http://www.thehendonmob.com/mobster_of_the_month/gary_clarke.html

now thats a bad beat

shoutman

Yea that guy won it last year however that profile is quite amusing, love the pic gary, or should I say Trigger....