Cavan Poker Open -official thread- Dec 2008 (€25k 1st prize guaranteed, €90k est)

Mr. Wolf

The Cavan Poker Open 2008
1. Who is running the event (Hibernian Poker)
2. The purpose of the event (commercial)
3. Date and Location of event: Crover House Hotel, Mount Nugent. Friday December 5th & Saturday Decemeber 6th 2008
4. Registration and Start time of event. reg 7pm, start 8pm SHARP on Friday December 5th
5. Any prerequisites (member of club, which is free)
6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number- players can pre-book by e-mailing me on mick@cavanpoker.com or by phone on 086-2205111. Maximum capacity in the venue is 200 players.
7. Type of Tournament (NL Hold'em, 1 re-buy or top option)
8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc. €350 with 1 re-buy or top up option for €150
9. Cost of registration- 10% included in above prices (€35 from entry fee and €15 from re-buy or top up)
10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund 90%
11. Any guaranteed prize pool. YES. Minimum of €25,000 1st prize estimated prize pool €80,000. Last years total prize-pool was €68,000, this year there is an extra €50 per player so with the same number of players as last year (180) the prize-pool should increase by €9,000.
12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels. 1 for 1st 3 levels or top up at the end of level 3.
13. Starting Chips 10k + 1k bonus for players registered before 8pm
14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts. 15k
15. Blind levels, 40mins for length of tournament, blind levels may be replayed depending on big blind/average stack ratio
16. Blind timeframes 50/100 100/200 150/300, (break for food and top up) 200/400, 300/600, 400/800, 500/1000, 800/1500, 1000/2000, 1500/3000, 2000/4000, 2500/5000, 3000/6000, 4000/8000 etc
17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash. Minimum of top 10 getting cash prizes with a minimum 1st prize of €25,000. All cash pay out.
17. Is food provided- Yes, finger food is provided for players during the top up period (end of level 3) and on day 2 also
18. Are there going to be dealers - yes.
19. Will there be a documented list of rules - yes.
20. Is there a tournament director - yes.
21. How are disputes handled - who has final say. Mick Mc Guane TD


For further details you can ring me on 086-2205111 or visit the website at www.cavanpoker.com

DAMO72

this looks great mick , lets hope i can take it down as i missed it last year

big_iain

How many are registered so far?

Mr. Wolf

49 players registered for the main event so far Iain, 40 tickets have been booked up by other poker companies so as it stands with some players having won partial tickets etc it looks like 100 down 100 to go (max capacity is 200).
I'll have a clearer picture of how many exactly are gone next week
P.S. i'm gonna do a €20 entry with 1 re-buy and or top up for €20 on Monday night in The Meadowview. 3 CPO tickets guaranteed minimum.
Hope to see u there buddy

Kazzehh

sounds good, where is The Meadowview is it in Cavan, wat time on Monday?

Mr. Wolf

Yes the Meadowview Inn is in Cavan Town, beside the Cavan Crystal Hotel and just opposite KFC. I better give the full low down on this game before the mods get me, so here goes:

1. Who is running the event (Hibernian Poker)
2. The purpose of the event (commercial)
3. Date and Location of event: Meadowview Inn, Cavan Town, Monday 29th September.
4. Registration and Start time of event. reg 8.30pm, start 9pm SHARP (bonus chip until 9pm)
5. Any prerequisites (member of club, which is free)
6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number- pay on the night, max capacity 100
7. Type of Tournament (NL Hold'em, 1 re-buy and/or top option)
8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc. €20 with 1 re-buy and/or top up option for €20 each
9. Cost of registration- I'm gonna attempt to cover the venue costs, make some league contribution and if possible earn a few quid for myself but I can't quite put a figure on a registration fee. I suppose its a maximum of €10 per player, I'm guaranteeing 3 x €300 tickets so if i've 20 players i'll be running it at a loss. If i've 40 I should be able to get out at least 6 tickets.
10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund - between 90% and 150% depending on numbers
11. Any guaranteed prize pool. YES. top 3 players receive tickets for the 2008 Cavan Poker Open worth €300 each.
12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels. 2 for 1st 4 levels or top up at the end of level 4.
13. Starting Chips 4k + 500 bonus for players registered before 9pm
14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts. 4k rebuy and 8k top up (or 2nd rebuy)
15. Blind levels, 20 mins for 1st 8 levels, 15 mins thereafter. Blind levels may be replayed depending on big blind/average stack ratio
16. Blind timeframes 50/100 100/200, 200/400, 300/600, (break for food and top up) 400/800, 500/1000, 800/1500, 1000/2000, 1500/3000, 2000/4000, 2500/5000, 3000/6000, 4000/8000 etc
17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash. Minimum of top 3 win tickets for the 2008 Cavan Poker Open.
17. Is food provided- Yes, finger food is provided for players during the top up period (end of level 4)
18. Are there going to be dealers - no.
19. Will there be a documented list of rules - yes.
20. Is there a tournament director - yes.
21. How are disputes handled - who has final say. Mick Mc Guane TD

Mr. Wolf

Other games this week at Hibernian Poker Cavan are:

Tuesday: Healy's Bar, Virginia (€55 freeze out) $10k starting stack ($1k bonus before 9pm) and 20 minute blinds. Average prize-pool is €1,200.

Wednesday: The Goalpost, Arva (€70 with 1 rebuy or top up for €25) $10k starting stack ($1k bonus before 9pm) and $10k for rebuy or top up. 15 minute blinds. Average prize pool in this game is €2,400.

Thursday: Mc Caffreys of Redhills (€60 with 1 rebuy or top up for €20) $10k starting stack ($1k bonus before 9pm) and $10k for rebuy or top up. 15 minute blinds. Average prize pool in this game is €2,000.

Friday: The Woodford Arms, Ballyconnell (€60 with 1 rebuy or top up for €20) $10k starting stack ($1k bonus before 9pm) and $10k for rebuy or top up. 15 minute blinds. Average prize pool in this game is €2,000.

Mr. Wolf

Erm bump
In response to the new questions posed in the poker events charter:
10a: Is any money retained towards other games. Yes I run a league for which i take out a maximum of €20 per night and I give out a best hand prize and a bubble prize both of which are €70 tickets towards my next big game (Meadowview Inn, Cavan Monday October 27th) all else is paid out in cash. The Monday night game mentioned above is a satellite so all prizes are paid out here in ticket form, but thats satellites for u.
22: Cash tables & Rake: Funnily enough, as far as I know i'm the only Poker Operator not raking cash games. I don't charge anything for side games either.

Mr. Wolf

Last nights satellite in The Meadowwview in Cavan had 44 players thus generating 6 Cavan Poker Open tickets, along with €70 for the best hand and for the bubble position (7th) so i'm gonna run the same game next Monday also in The Meadowview.
3 of the 6 players who won the tickets already had one so they each took €300 in cash and this deal will apply to all future games also. If you've already won a ticket you can take the cash alternative.

Mr. Wolf

bump
Tonites Game in Healy's Bar, Virginia (about 15 minutes from Kells on the N3) is a €55 freeze-out, thats €48 + €7 reg.
This venue normally gets about 30 runners so i'd be expecting a prize-pool of about €1,450.

Mr. Wolf

This weeks games with Hibernian Poker are:

Monday October 6th:
Meadowview, Cavan Town(€20 rebuy, 2 max) Cavan Poker Open Satellite 3 x €300 tickets minimum guaranteed

Wednesday:
Slieve Rossa, Cavan Town (€70 with €25 top up option) average prize-pool €2,500 Guaranteed first prize: €800

Thursday:
Kangleys of Bailieboro (€60 with €20 top up option)

Friday:
Bambricks of Mullingar (€60 with €20 top up option)

All games start at 9pm

Also at 6pm on Sunday October 12th:
The Diamond Tavern, Clones Town (€60 with €20 top up option)
All Sunday games start at 6pm

Contact me on 086-2205111 for any queries

Mr. Wolf

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big_iain

Are you going to start publishing the names of those playing in the CPO?

Mr. Wolf

CAVAN POKER OPEN 2008 TICKET HOLDERS


1. Steven Potts
2. Donal Keenan
3. Tony Gilmore
4. Malcolm Mc Vitty
5. Killian Shannon
6. Sylvester Cullen
7. Kieron Rogers
8. Pat Clarke
9. Mickey Mick
10. Damian Kent
11. David Shields
12. Gunner Brady
13. Padraig Cassidy
14. Maria Gilmore
15. Roscoe Walsh
16. Tony Brady
17. Eileen Donohoe
18. Malachy O’Reilly
19. Paul Sherlock
20. James Clarke
21. Mickey Mooney
22. Dan Bull
23. Eamon Gilroy
24. John Keogh
25. Barney Flanagan
26. Enda Boylan
27. Liam Leddy
28. Simon Bevis
29. Kat Stack
30. Alan Carroll
31. Peter Donohoe
32. Kathleen Gumley
33. Barry Mc Phillips
34. Michael Ivory
35. Donie Deneher
36. Andrea Greenan
37. Tony Mc Loughlin
38. Monica Kelly
39. Pat O’Brien
40. Rory Lynch
41. Dara Smith
42. Kevin Malone
43. Robbie Kiernan
44. Derek Adams
45. Declan Ferry
46. Lorcan Fox
47. Ronan Rossa
48. Rodney Mc Vitty
49. Mickey Kung Fu

In addition to these players, I have 30 tickets being given out for me by other poker companies and 16 tickets which have been partially paid for. And 4 whcih have been booked online. So with them included (names to be updated when I have them) its 99 tickets out in total.
The real drive kicks in now and i'm really hoping to have 200 ticket holders on the day,
booking line is now open on 086-2205111

Mr. Wolf

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Mr. Wolf

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Mr. Wolf

quick bump

winstons pt

Looks good Mick:D

Mr. Wolf

Thanks Pat, I'm starting to run out of tickets for this one, i'll update all ticket holders registered by the end of the week and give hotel details for those wishing to book rooms.
Capacity in the venue is 200 players and with online bookings, satellites and pre-booked tickets it looks like about 120 out so far.
So anyone out there interested get e-mailing or pm me.
Mick@cavanpoker.com

Mr. Wolf

CAVAN POKER OPEN 2008 TICKET HOLDERS as at 14 October 2008


1. Steven Potts
2. Donal Keenan
3. Tony Gilmore
4. Malcolm Mc Vitty
5. Killian Shannon
6. Sylvester Cullen
7. Kieron Rogers
8. Pat Clarke
9. Mickey Mick
10. Damian Kent
11. David Shields
12. Gunner Brady
13. Padraig Cassidy
14. Maria Gilmore
15. Roscoe Walsh
16. Tony Brady
17. Eileen Donohoe
18. Malachy O’Reilly
19. Paul Sherlock
20. James Clarke
21. Mickey Mooney
22. Dan Bull
23. Eamon Gilroy
24. John Keogh
25. Barney Flanagan
26. Enda Boylan
27. Liam Leddy
28. Simon Bevis
29. Kat Stack
30. Alan Carroll
31. Peter Donohoe
32. Kathleen Gumley
33. Barry Mc Phillips
34. Michael Ivory
35. Donie Deneher
36. Andrea Greenan
37. Tony Mc Loughlin
38. Monica Kelly
39. Pat O’Brien
40. Rory Lynch
41. Dara Smith
42. Kevin Malone
43. Robbie Kiernan
44. Derek Adams
45. Declan Ferry
46. Lorcan Fox
47. Michael Preston
48. Rodney Mc Vitty
49. Mickey Kung Fu
50. Brian Mc Barron
51. Ronan Kierns
52. John Byrne
53. Dealga Mc Aree
54. Martin Tynan
55. Jay Carroll
56. Axel Noack
57. Seamus Mc Donald
58. James Kierns
59. John Smith


In addition to these players, I have:
30 satellite tickets (names not yet received)
30 tickets booked with deposits paid
15 tickets booked without deposits paid as yet.
So all inclusive its 134 tickets out in total.
Capacity in the venue is 200.
I will be running satellites every Monday between now and the main Event and taking bookings until the start of November.
Booking line is now open on 086-2205111.
The hotel price for 2 night with 1 afternoon lunch is €160 pps or without lunch its €150 pps. You can book these through me or direct by ringing Michelle Murphy, Crover House Hotel on 049-8540206

Mr. Wolf

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big_iain

Are you tight with numbers yet?

Gerry in the rubicon wanted to run some sats to get a few more over from Longford. You should give him a call.

Mr. Wolf

Ok Iain, i'll give him a call and get right on it, cheers buddy.

ShaneMcGrory

Lo m8,

Hope alls good, busy with the leocop these evenings on ladbrokes, then gukpt blackpool. Will be along for a warm up before then hopefully, and def to cavan open, u can hold 2 for me plz. David poole(salmonysta) came 4th in irish masters there, told him about it he coming over, to ring u asap to book, he was impressed with wat i told him about event.

ShaneMcG

Warper

Quick Q - Can you rebuy straight away or do you have to lose your chips first?

Mr. Wolf

Thanx for that Shane, don't worry, i've put your tickets on hold buddy. And as to Warpers question, the answer is no, you can't re-buy straight away, you must lose all your chips or wait until the top up period which is the end of level 3 (10pm on the Friday night)

ditpoker

hi mick,

any side events, like say a €100 FO on saturday night? or is it just day 2 of the main event?

looks good.

Mr. Wolf

Theres a €100 + €10 with 1 rebuy or top up for €50 starting at 7pm on the Saturday and a €70 + €10 with 1 rebuy or top up €40 at 7pm on the Sunday.
Hope to see u there buddy

Drawda

email sent :cool:

Mr. Wolf

Ta Drawda

Flipper

I'm interested in travelling but I need some info on what cash games are likely to run...

Mr. Wolf

The cash games we run are as follows:
€1/€2 no limit hold'em (rake: 5%, €10 max)
€2/€5 no limit hold'em (rake: 5%, €20 max)
€1/€2 R.O.E. (pot limit Omaha, NLH, rake: 5%, €10 max)
Other games will be provided as requested by the players

Mont

Will there be SitnGo's available?

Mr. Wolf

Yes, sit n' go's €20, €50 and €100 games all dealer dealt. (all dealer dealt sit n' goes have a 10% registration fee, self dealt sit n' goes are reg free)
There are also two side events over the weekend. a €100+€10 with 1 rebuy or top up for €50 starts at 7pm on the Saturday and a €70+€10 with 1 rebuy or top up for €40 starts at 7pm on the Sunday

oneillMan999

ShaneMcGrory wrote: »

Lo m8,

Hope alls good, busy with the leocop these evenings on ladbrokes, then gukpt blackpool. Will be along for a warm up before then hopefully, and def to cavan open, u can hold 2 for me plz. David poole(salmonysta) came 4th in irish masters there, told him about it he coming over, to ring u asap to book, he was impressed with wat i told him about event.

ShaneMcG

which GUKPT was that?? :rolleyes:

Mr. Wolf

The one in Blackpool...

oneillMan999

the one in blackpool is it? :rolleyes:

Mr. Wolf

Anyway, thank you for that insightful message O'Neillman
Now back to the subject at hand.
I have 120 tickets out for this game already, it will be sold out before the main event starts on Friday December 5th (maximum capacity is 200 players) it will have a 1st prize of €25,000 and a total prize pool in excess of €80,000.
The total maximum spend per player is €500 (including top up)
If any of you are looking to play in this event please contact me by e-mail at mick@cavanpoker.com.
Thanks all.

ChaosFromHaden

Roll on December......It's gonna be a Monaghan man taking home the Title! :cool:

Mr. Wolf

Well a Meath man won it in '06 (Lorcan Fox) and a Monaghan man won it in '07 (Padraig Murphy). If a Cavan man (or woman) does not win it in '08 I am liable to get really drunk and sing a lot of songs out of key.
Theres a good chance that this will also happen if a Cavan man (or woman) does win it...
Who is this (Chaosfromhaden) by the way? I'm thinking either Derek or Rodney...

big_iain

Mick,

You need to put the actual date in the forum topic header.

Mr. Wolf

Hmmm, easier said than done Iain, I think I need the mods to change the heading.
Is that right mods? If so could you change the header to read:
'CPO official thread. December 5th-7th. €25k 1st prize gtd, €90k est'
Thank you

big_iain

just click on advanced when editing thread header. You can then edit the header.

oneillMan999

Mr. Wolf wrote: »

Anyway, thank you for that insightful message O'Neillman


was talkin to shane mc.....but thank you for caring :rolleyes:

Ill probably play this for the craic...will i be able to buy a ticket on the day??

Mr. Wolf

Sorry, my bad, I didn't realise you knew Shane, thought you were just being facetious.

I'm fairly sure there will be no tickets available on the day, i've 124 out so far and max capacity is 200 so it looks like we'll reach capacity within the next fortnight.
There will be plenty of side action though, including a €110 with €50 top up at 7pm on the Saturday and an €80 with €40 top up at 7pm on the Sunday.

Mr. Wolf

It is still possible to book tickets online. Just e-mail me at mick@cavanpoker.com for details on how to book your spot for this event:
It looks like we'll have:
200 players (€500 max spend per player, including registration and top up)
Top 20 paid.
Guaranteed €25,000 for 1st and €90,000 est total

Mr. Wolf

10 more tickets were booked with deposits paid last night. This brings the total count up to 134, 66 places remaining.
€20 entry Satellites every Monday in The Meadowview Inn Cavan from now until December 1st (this game has 2 rebuys max at €20 each)
Also I have a big game there (The Meadowview) on Sunday 23rd November. This will be €80 entry with 1 rebuy or top up for €40.

Tom Hanlon

Hi Mr Wolf,

What are the accomodation options?

Thanks,

Tom

Mr. Wolf

There are still rooms available in the Crover House Hotel Tom.
The hotel price for 2 nights with 1 afternoon lunch is €160 pps or without lunch its €150 pps.
You can book these through me or direct by ringing Michelle Murphy, Crover House Hotel on 049-8540206