Fitzwilliam Card Club: New Tournament Schedule

Marq

From Monday 14th of January.

Monday 8.30 pm
€75+5 Freezeout
6500 chips, blinds 30 minutes


Tuesday 8.30 pm
€50+5 Double Chance
3000 + 3000 chips, blinds 20/25 minutes

Tuesday 9 pm
€20+5 5Card Draw, €10 Rebuys


Wednesday 8.30 pm
€20+5, 2 x Rebuy, 1 x Add-on
2000, 2000, 3000, 4000 chips, blinds, 20/25 minutes


Thursday 8.30 pm
€95+5 Double Chance
4000 + 4000 chips, blinds 20/25 minutes


Friday 8.30 pm
€55+5 “Scalps”, 1 x Rebuy or Add-on
3000, 4000 chips, blinds 20/25 minutes


Saturday 7 pm
€120+5 Freezeout
7000 chips, blinds 30 minutes

Saturday 8.30 pm
€15+5 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha
1000, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 chips, blinds 20 minutes


Sunday 4pm
€27+3 Freezeout
4000 chips, blinds 20 minutes

Sunday 8.30 pm
€40+5, 1 x Rebuy, 1x Add-on
2000, 3000, 4000, blinds 20/25 minutes.


Where blind levels are 20/25 minutes, it means the first three levels are 20 minutes, and all remaining levels are 25.

As you can see most of the tournaments are the same as before, although we have made an effort to improve the structures in all of the tournaments. as such, longer levels and more chips.

Two new additions to the weekly schedule: the 95+5 double chance on a thursday night and the 120+5 freezeout on saturday evenings. this tournament has a 7pm start. We feel that the earlier start is a good idea on a saturday when most people are not coming straight from work, and it allows us to have an excellent structure, with plenty of chips and a half hour clock all the way through.

all tournament tables are nine-handed. On the rare occasion when lack of space forces us to deal ten-handed, the tenth seats will be removed and we will break to nines.

I'm looking forward to any feedback from boards users on the structures. I feel that they're now much better than before, and look forward to seeing many of you and discussing how you feel about them in the New Year.

Tinytony

Do many play the draw tournament on Tuesdays? Or is it generally a few older players?

ollyk1

I'm loving the look of Saturdays game Marq. WP!

I also think that the early introduction of 25 minute levels makes thing just a little more playable midweek and is a good balance on a school night.

kebabfest

The Sat evening event could become really popular.
I have noticed a tightening up in the Fitz over the last week regarding early bird chips etc. which is good to see.
Are you going to guarantee that cards will be in the air at 8:30 when specified ?

5starpool

Are there still early bird chips? I am in the middle of updating tournies for Fitz ,SE , and CHL's now, so a response would be handy. I am assuming 20% early bird still applies except to freezeouts.

Edit: Sticky updated Marq. If you want to check and let me know by PM if anything needs changing, then go ahead.

Marq

yes there are still early bird chips, 20% up to 500. But you now only receive them if you are in your seat for the first hand of the tournament.

As for start times, I can't "guarantee" that the tournaments will start at 8.30, but with the new bonus chip rule hopefully we can drill it in to people's heads that wandering in at 9.15 to play a half eight tourney just isn't on, and gradually become less tardy.

Marq

Tinytony wrote: »

Do many play the draw tournament on Tuesdays? Or is it generally a few older players?

generally a few older players who all know each other. they organise the tournament themselves with no involvement from the house.

smurph

New Tournament schedule looks great, especially the Saturaday Night 7p.m. start.

excellent,
I used to dispair at the thoughts of going into the Round of Fish Game.....

nicryan

The Cash Game League Final for the current league (november till the end of this month) will take place on Saturday the 9th of Feburary at 6:30pm.

The new tournament schedule which will come into effect from this week(starting the 14th):

Monday 8.30pm €75+5 freezeout
Tuesday 8.30pm €50+5 Double Chance
Tuesday 9pm €20+5 5 Card Draw, €10 rebuys
Wednesday 8.30pm €20+5, 2xRebuys, 1xAdd-On
Thursday 8.30pm €95+5 Double Chance ***
Last Thursday of the Month 7.30pm €250+20 Freezeout
Friday 8.30pm €55+5 Scalps, 1xRebuy (€10 scalp)
Saturday 7pm €120+5 Freezeout
Saturday 8.30pm €15+5 Pot Limit Hold Em/Omaha, 3xRebuy, 1xAdd-on
Sunday 4.30pm €27+3 Freezeout
Sunday 8.30pm €40+5, 1xRebuy, 1xAdd-on

***Please check with the poker desk in the club about upcoming satellites as satellites to major tournaments will take place on thursdays instead of the €100 double chance.

Bonus Chips: Bonus chips will now only be given to players who are at their table when the FIRST HAND is dealt in the tournament. As before the bonus chips are 20% of the starting stack (in some cases more).


I don't have a copy of all of the structures with me right now but I'll ask Marq to post a copy of all of them when I see him next.


Nic

5starpool

Merging threads.

nicryan

good thinking...sorry I didn't see that Marq had already posted the schedule despite looking through the first few pages of threads :-/


Nic

Marq

bumpity bump.
Our new Double chance starts tonight.
€95+5
4000/4000
1st three levels 20 minutes, 25 minutes for the rest.
Starting at 25/50, all levels.

Memnoch

newb questions...

where is the fitzwilliam card club?

what is a freeze out?

The wife and I like to play for fun. If we pop down at 8:30 pm on saturday night we can play for 20 euro each in the limit game?

Russh

How many runners has the Saturday night f.o tourney been getting......I know you run a 2/5 on Wed's but do you ever get one going on Saturday night...?

5starpool

Memnoch wrote: »

newb questions...

where is the fitzwilliam card club?

what is a freeze out?

The wife and I like to play for fun. If we pop down at 8:30 pm on saturday night we can play for 20 euro each in the limit game?

The Fitz is on Fitzwilliam St lower, between Merrion square and Baggot St and just across from the ESB head offices. A freeze out is when you pay a set amount for a set number of chips and when you lose them you are out of the tournament. The freezeout there tonight is due to start at 7pm, and if you get there at 8.30 the tournament then is the Round of each (omaha and Holdem, both pot limit) with a €20 entry and up to 4 rebuys for €15 each. You cannot play a cash game for less than €50 entry each, and the game is 1/2 pot limit.

Russh wrote: »

How many runners has the Saturday night f.o tourney been getting......I know you run a 2/5 on Wed's but do you ever get one going on Saturday night...?

This is the first time it has run so no indication of numbers yet, but hopefully it will get more than 30 runners. I am thinking about playing.

Ace2007

5starpool wrote: »

I am thinking about playing.

Value......

Ace2007

So what was the sat FO like ??

5starpool

Easy money......

Seriously though I ran fairly good to win it after a 90 minute headsup battle against kebabfest that swung back and forth a couple of times, and Marq was 3rd. Only 16 runners though but I hope it increases as it was a good tourney and very good structure. Started at 7.15 and finished about 1.30.

kebabfest

wp lad. I think the main difference was I paid off your big hands and you didnt pay off mine.
I dont think you made too many mistakes in heads up play.
Longest I have played heads up I think.
Gotta learn how to throw the feckin' cards away at some stages !!

dagunman

nice new schedule and gud to see that you along with the sports are trying to keep reg fee below 10% while every 1 else is increasing it to 20% and above in some cases.

Marq

Well played Dominic and Eoin.

Hitman Actual

5starpool wrote: »

Easy money......

Seriously though I ran fairly good to win it after a 90 minute headsup battle against kebabfest that swung back and forth a couple of times, and Marq was 3rd. Only 16 runners though but I hope it increases as it was a good tourney and very good structure. Started at 7.15 and finished about 1.30.

Sounds like a potentially excellent tournament; I think I'll use this as a way to ease back into the Dublin scene. I don't think I played a live tournament in Dublin at all last year.

5starpool

You should, it's been too long since you've been around Derek.