Vera Duffy Poker Classic - €5000 Added

JP Poker

Hi All,

It's Vera birthday this Sunday, her 29th I believe:) . To celebrate her husband Kevin will be adding €5000 to the prize pool.

The V.D. Poker Classic will be played in the SPORTING EMPORIUM, start time 7.30pm (Reg time 7.00pm).

I'm a bit short on information regarding blinds ect, I will email Kevin to see if he knows.

The game will be a €20 rebuy game with rebuys allowed for the 1st hour.

There will be spot prizes and trophies for knocking out bounties (however if you knock the birthday girl out and spoil the party you will be dragged outside and shot:D ).

Every one is welcome as Vera wants you all there!!

I hope everyone has a great night and i wish Vera a very happy Birthday.

Killme00

5000 added, is this for real???

I never been to the sporting but i will be there if this is true

Goodluck2me

wow, serious value there, HB Vera

BigDragon

Vera's husband has done this for a few years now and it is usually an invitational type event but obv he's being a bit more generous to student types

Its usually a great game and a great laugh at the tables.

BigCityBanker

wow - fair play to the man. I look forward to Sunday night.

karlh

'V.D. Poker Classic' just doesn't sound right.

semibluff

yeh happy birthday V, its on monday if anyone see's her then. its sort of a "tell all the people she knows" invite. if slane doesnt take too much effect on me ill be there with bells on.
should be a brilliant laugh

BIG-SLICK-POKER

Just do a deal first hand Lol .. Nice overlay all the same ...I would say that will be mental with rebuys .. Looks like great fun

5starpool

This is very generous. I might well put in a greedy appearance perhaps.

nicnicnic

is this on sunday or monday

bottom feeder

nicky its on Sunday. if my memory serves me correctly the chief took this down last year..

nicnicnic

bottom feeder wrote:

nicky its on Sunday. if my memory serves me correctly the chief took this down last year..

cheers Wes

Flushdraw

This will be good craic so hope to see lots of you there on Sunday. HB Vera

bohsman

BigDragon wrote:

Vera's husband has done this for a few years now and it is usually an invitational type event but obv he's being a bit more generous to student types

Its usually a great game and a great laugh at the tables.

Nope, hes made sure therell be no under 21s.

ocallagh

i thought Vera won it last year, maybe I'm mistaken. I'll defo be there. Be prepared for like 10 rebuys

DeVore

HB Vera, one of the most genuinely happy players I've ever reported on, win or lose

DeV.

ditpoker

happy birthday vera! does vera call everyone "young man" or is it just me!? :P HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

i assume min spend at this will be approx €460! lol

FullTiltEric

karlh wrote:

'V.D. Poker Classic' just doesn't sound right.

LOLVeraments! HB Kid!

sumoward

Happy Birthday Vera.

A very pleasant and classy lady.

30something

HB Vera, wont make Sunday to Bluff my 7 /3 off v Student type who flops Aces full as I did in the SE recently (now you know who I am .......):D

Jesus Wept

Vera is great gas, happy memories of being at the table watching her demoralise Howard Lederer.

nicnicnic

I wont make this but HB Vera, a true legend of the Irish poker scene

bottom feeder

ocallagh wrote:

i thought Vera won it last year, maybe I'm mistaken. I'll defo be there. Be prepared for like 10 rebuys

im not sure Nial - i think it was heads up between them, i taught the chief took it down, maybe wrong.

The Clamper

Happy Birthday Vera

I dont know if i can make it, but just in case

i hope you have a great day and may you have many many more of them, i have yet to meet anyone who hadnt a kind word to say about you, and in this day and age, thats some going, particularly in the poker world

the very best, to you Vera

you deserve it

The Clamper

Jayminator

Happy |birthday Vera,
Not sure if I can make this but it sounds like great craic.. Maybe the winner might make a donation to a worthy cause.

Happy Birthday Vera

Jay

Flushdraw

Jayminator wrote:

Happy |birthday Vera,
Not sure if I can make this but it sounds like great craic.. Maybe the winner might make a donation to a worthy cause.

Happy Birthday Vera

Jay

If you're not going, keep your suggestions to yourself and mind your own business!

The Clamper

ok, i've decided, i'm going

incidentally, i'm playing very well at the moment, so watch out:cool:

no bluffing permitted during this event, and remember its only a bluff if you lose the hand:rolleyes:

i hope someone brings a cake with candles, (29 will be plenty);)


ps, is the extractor fan working in the jacks? there have been reports of some players smoking in there

JP Poker

Sorry i couldn't make this as i was in the Red Cow. Hope Vera got a good turn out and had a great night.

carfax

JP Poker wrote:

Sorry i couldn't make this as i was in the Red Cow. Hope Vera got a good turn out and had a great night.

Missed it myself. Happy Birthday Vera.....Great idea and I heard it was a full house, great to hear.

ollyk1

Halfbaked? BCB? or did Paddy go two for two??

BigCityBanker

Myself, Peter, Paddy and James did a deal at 5am.

2,700 each for me and Peter, the other guys took 1,900. We left 500 odd for the staff.

I took the title and the trophy as I had the chip lead at the time.

trip report on the way.

ollyk1

BigCityBanker wrote:

Myself, Peter, Paddy and James did a deal at 5am.

2,700 each for me and Peter, the other guys took 1,900. We left 500 odd for the staff.

I took the title and the trophy as I had the chip lead at the time.

trip report on the way.

Paddy must have taken a few hits so. No playing ftw Noel????? Giving up $$$ for a trophy. :rolleyes: Weak. Standard.

WP to yourself and HB.

bottom feeder

BigCityBanker wrote:

Myself, Peter, Paddy and James did a deal at 5am.

2,700 each for me and Peter, the other guys took 1,900. We left 500 odd for the staff.

I took the title and the trophy as I had the chip lead at the time.

trip report on the way.

Nice one Noel, even for a weak player....;)

BigCityBanker

lads does anybody have Veras number or address? Its her birthday today so id like to send her a bunch of flowers?

edit - obv by PM please if somebody has it.

bottom feeder

BigCityBanker wrote:

lads does anybody have Veras number or address? Its her birthday today so id like to send her a bunch of flowers?

edit - obv by PM please if somebody has it.

just number... on way

ollyk1

BigCityBanker wrote:

lads does anybody have Veras number or address? Its her birthday today so id like to send her a bunch of flowers?

Now is it because you want to show a little class or you want to get a phone number for a certain heir to the throne ???

I'd try ringing the SE and explaining the situation as they may be able to help you out.

5starpool

Well done lads. Noel, you had a big chunk of chips when I was leaving anyways, you did well to hold on to them.

JP Poker

BigCityBanker wrote:

lads does anybody have Veras number or address? Its her birthday today so id like to send her a bunch of flowers?

edit - obv by PM please if somebody has it.

Pm sent

BigCityBanker

trip report in my blog

ditpoker

wp lads! i've decided next time i get moved to half baked's table i'm just gonna leave for an hour or two until either the table breaks or he busts. didnt clash with him at all but didnt win one pot on his table, having come from a table where i didnt lose any big pots i played.

sumoward

BigCityBanker wrote:

Myself, Peter, Paddy and James did a deal at 5am.

2,700 each for me and Peter, the other guys took 1,900. We left 500 odd for the staff.

I took the title and the trophy as I had the chip lead at the time.

trip report on the way.

Well done

ocallagh

congrats all,

BCB should have plenty of money for paying out on Ollyk1 now!

HalfBaked

Thanks all.

Great atmosphere in the SE last night due to Vera's many friends and the usual excellent organisation of the SE and it's staff.

Happy with how I played as apart from a few hand I was pretty card dead all night. Won some hands at important times and managed to make the final table with about 1.5 times the average chips stack. Things nearly took a nasty turn of events when Paddy's AK spiked an A on the river against my KK (with one A folded) for over 1/4 of the chips in play 7 handed. Thankfully I was left with chips as after playing so long would have been a harsh way to go out.

In the end decided to take the deal (though me and Noel had a chip advantage) as there wasn't much in it. We got more than second place and fourth was just over 1k.

HalfBaked

ditpoker wrote:

wp lads! i've decided next time i get moved to half baked's table i'm just gonna leave for an hour or two until either the table breaks or he busts. didnt clash with him at all but didnt win one pot on his table, having come from a table where i didnt lose any big pots i played.

Lol, like it was my fault! You did learn a valuable lesson about raising my BB though I hope.:D

HeeHawsCantona

Shame on you for doing a deal Peter - with all of your wealth it should be about titles and trophys

HalfBaked

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

Shame on you for doing a deal Peter - with all of your wealth it should be about titles and trophys

Lol. It's all about the benjamins Ciaran.

califano

BigCityBanker wrote:

lads does anybody have Veras number or address?

Noel i figure you rang to complain about there being only €4k added and not €5K like advertised?. So what did she say after you let her have it:D ?
I agree her husband has a hard neck for pulling that little stunt.

ollyk1

rounders123 wrote:

Noel i figure you rang to complain about there being only €4k added and not €5K like advertised?. So what did she say after you let her have it:D ?
I agree her husband has a hard neck for pulling that little stunt.

Not strictly true Aidan, I'd say the spot prizes, food and various overheads didn't come cheap! A €5k spend as it were.

califano

ollyk1 wrote:

Not strictly true Aidan, I'd say the spot prizes, food and various overheads didn't come cheap! A €5k spend as it were.

Ok this will do for now, I thought he was getting cheap on us there.
Seriously though it was generous of Mr Duffy to add that amount.

BigCityBanker

cracking gesture to be fair^^

any of ye for the SE tonight? Olly you providing an overlay?

Lazare

BigCityBanker wrote:

cracking gesture to be fair^^

any of ye for the SE tonight? Olly you providing an overlay?

Would you mind moving over? I can't see what's going on.