Friday October 10th Mullingar €60 game

Mr. Wolf

Hibernian Poker will be running a fund-raiser game on behalf of Cancer Research in Bambricks pub Mullingar on Fiday October 10th.
The game is a €60 entry with 1 rebuy or top up for €20. ALL the entry fee goes to the prize-pool, ALL the rebuy or top up goes towards the fundraiser (from which all expenses are paid also)


1. Who is running the event (Hibernian Poker)
2. The purpose of the event (fund raiser)
3. Date and Location of event: Bambricks of Mullingar, Friday October 10th
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 or top option)
8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc. €60 with 1 re-buy or top up option for €20.
9. Cost of registration- The 'registration fee' comes from the top up which is €20. This €20 is a donation towards cancer research. The €60 entry fee is all paid out
10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund - 100% of entrance fee.
10a. Is any money held back for future games: There is a €20 league contribution from every Hibernian Poker game towards a league final.
11. Any guaranteed prize pool. No, but i'm expecting at least 50 players which makes at least €3,000 in prize money
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 9pm
14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts. 15k rebuy or top up
15. Blind levels, 20 mins for 1st 10 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, (break for food and top up) 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. At least 1 in 6 places getting paid. The winner on the night will receive a Cavan Poker Open Ticket worth €300 as part of their prize-pool
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
22. Cash tables and rake: €1/€2 NLH Cash tables are run if required by the players on the night. The rake policy at Hibernian Poker is: No more than 4% from any pot, no pots under €25 raked, no flop no drop, maximum rake €10 (only for pots over €250)

For further details you can contact me on 086-2205111 or e-mail me at mick@cavanpoker.com

Mr. Wolf

This event is for a good cause, and should still present a very healthy prize-pool on the night, so with that in mind...
BUMP

Mr. Wolf

bump

Mr. Wolf

What do people think of this as a way to run fund raisers? I've done a few of them now and they seem to be fairly popoular, cheap and cheerful and the fund raiser donation is clearly designated.
What does anyone think?

Mr. Wolf

I wanna keep this on page 1 as its for a very good cause so ... b.u.m.p.

pokerkingsni

We ran a good few fund raisers and always had a good turnout. We found that getting local businesses to donate prizes; meals for two, few bottles of wine etc. meant that we could run a decent raffle on the night and almost double the money donated to the charity.

Mr. Wolf

Thanks for that, I've done a fair few fund raisers also, the problem i've always had is in making it attractive to the poker players as well as the local (fund raiser supporters) populace. I think this way is good all round, the poker players know what the fund raiser donation is and there still a nice prize pool generated for every1.

GKidd

Mr. Wolf wrote: »

What do people think of this as a way to run fund raisers? I've done a few of them now and they seem to be fairly popoular, cheap and cheerful and the fund raiser donation is clearly designated.
What does anyone think?

Personally I think its disgusting using poker as a fundraiser. Why don't you hold a raffle??

Mr. Wolf

Disgusting eh? A tad strong there Mr. Kidd. Poker nights can be quite social events and I don't see the harm in incorporating a fund raiser element into it as long as the contribution to the fund raiser is clearly designated. Long before the entire Texas Hold'em evolution, Poker classics were huge in every inch of the country as charity and sports club fund raisers.
Why hold a raffle? Why not just stand in the road with a bucket in your hand? Thanks for the feed back though, much appreciated and very helpful, keep up the good work

GKidd

"the contribution to the fund raiser is clearly designated."
What if nobody tops up?? Transparent payout structures are quite fashionable nowadays

"Long before the entire Texas Hold'em evolution, Poker classics were huge in every inch of the country as charity and sports club fund raisers."
That doesn't make it right.Every man and his dog seem to be skimming poker lately

Why hold a raffle? Why not just stand in the road with a bucket in your hand?
If you're that concerned about fundraising I would admire this direct approach

"Thanks for the feed back though, much appreciated and very helpful, keep up the good work"
You're welcome

Mr. Wolf

Jeez, is this guy for real?
1.
If nobody tops up then theres no fund raiser contribution, i'm fairly sure this won't happen as people who go to fund raiser nights (be they raffles or standing in the middle of the road with a bucket nights) tend to contribute.
2.
I never said Poker classics were right or wrong, i merely pointed out that they were popular. ''Every man and his dog seem to be skimming poker lately'' you've got issues man. Oh confused would we?
3.
'If you're that concerned about fundraising I would admire this direct approach'
Thank you, my direct approach is to cancel my normal Friday night gig and drive to Mullingar, set up and run a poker tournament single handedly at no charge.
4.
Hows your numbers looking for the game in Ennis on October 31st?
I'll try and get down for that one.

big_iain

gkidd, are you in the wrong forum?

I don't think Mick is just any old man and his dog. Mick has being running poker tournaments for a long time and has quite a following around Cavan and surrounding area. if he was skimming do you think they would play. NO.

Can i ask have you ever played one of Mick's tournaments. Probably not i guess. I think you should then come on and offer your apologies.

Poker is indeed another way for charity's to raise funds for there causes. I think it is very honorable to offer your services to make money for a good cause. Why wouldn't he just do one for himself and make a bit of cash.

From my many experiences of a poker charity nights top-ups always happen, everyone donates freely. If You had played one of Mick's tournaments you would realise that he keeps accurate details of how many topups and rebuys have been made throughout the night. Unlike, CPT or some others. You can see it on the tournament clock.

I think you miss the point. A raffle is only entertainment for 10 secs while the draw is made. Poker can last for many hours. Seems like a good value deal to me.

Keep up the good work Mr. Wolf

Mr. Wolf

Thanks for the support Iain, not sure what this games gonna be like tonight but it should get a good turn out. Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough buddy

Mr. Wolf

This game in Bambricks of Mullingar was great craic.
We had 30 players so the prize-pool generated was €1,800.
Everybody topped up so we had a total of €600 raised for the Irish Cancer Society.
The winner on the night was Paddy Owens who won €700.
The full pay out was:
1st: €700
2nd: €300
3rd: €200
4th: €150
6th: €120
7th: €100
8th: €80
9th: €70

With a €70 ticket for best hand
€10 for league
Total €1,800

There will be another game there on Friday October 24th. (not a fund raiser this time) with the same blind and buy in structure. Instead of the €20 top up going to charity there is a €10 registration fee with all other money being paid out on the night.

pokerkingsni

Mr. Wolf wrote: »

we had a total of €600 raised for the Irish Cancer Society.

Disgusting. Not really. Fair play for helping out such a good cause. Good to see the poker degens contributing to charity

Mr. Wolf

Cheers Eoin, much appreciated.

winstons pt

Good on ya, well dun, would have come down myself only i was having a fundraiser for the I.S.P.C.C
Can you tell me were about is Bambricks in Mullingar?
TNX, Paddy

Mr. Wolf

Thanks Paddy,
I'm not to good at finding my way round Mullingar, but as I come in from Castlepollard direction, I turn kleft at Mc Donalds and its on my left.
Come for the next one if you can buddy, would love to break 50 players in this game, i'm thinking of doing it monthly.
50 players will give us a €3,500 prize pool for a relatively cheap spend (€60 with 1 rebuy or top up for €20)
Thanks for the support Paddy
Talk to you soon
Mick

winstons pt

Mr. Wolf wrote: »

Thanks Paddy,
I'm not to good at finding my way round Mullingar, but as I come in from Castlepollard direction, I turn kleft at Mc Donalds and its on my left.
Come for the next one if you can buddy, would love to break 50 players in this game, i'm thinking of doing it monthly.
50 players will give us a €3,500 prize pool for a relatively cheap spend (€60 with 1 rebuy or top up for €20)
Thanks for the support Paddy
Talk to you soon
Mick

I think i know it, was this called The Druids Chair at one time?
Good to know im not the only one that run's a good turny in the Midlands, most of them are always around the cost and all the good players come from the Midlands (he,he)
Will try make it down there sometime, and let myself known to ye buddy,
Good luck with all...............Paddy
PS: CPO looks good

Mr. Wolf

That'd be great Paddy, i'm sure we could organise something big in midlands/north next year if we put our heads together. Can't let Kerry and Dublin get all the Poker glory (they get enough of that in the Football)
Talk to you soon,
P.S.
Check out the website at www.cavanpoker.com if you get a chance