Leprechaun European Poker Open

The Little Guy

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin
27th - 29th December 2008

1. Who is running the event
(Leprechaun Poker)

2. The purpose of the event
(commercial)

3. Date and Location of event:
27th - 29th December 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Dublin

4. Start time of event.
12noon (daily)

5. Any prerequisites
(registration is online at www.leprechaunpoker.com)

6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number.
(Online registration or qualifier. Maximum players 500. 250 day 1a, 250 day1b)

7. Type of Tournament
(NL Hold'em, freezeout)

8. Cost of entry.
$275 (including registration)

9. Cost of registration.
$25 per player included in above price

10. % of entry fee going into Prize fund.
$250 from every entry

11. Any guaranteed prize pool.
50,000 Euro

12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels.
N/A

13. Starting Chips 15k

14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts.
N/A

15. Blind levels.
Day 1A & 1B

12 Noon 25-50
13:30 50-100
10 minute break
15:10 100-200
16:40 150-300 +25 ante
1 hour Dinner break
19:10 200-400 + 25 ante
20:40 300-600 + 50 ante
10 minute break
22:20 400-800 + 50 ante
23:50 500-1,000 + 100 ante
10 minute break
01:30 800-1,600 +100 ante
End of day 1

Play will finish at 03:00 or at 80 remaining players on day 1A. Day 1B will play exactly the same amount of time as day 1A. Seats will be redrawn for day 2.

Day 2

12 Noon 1,000-2,000 + 150 ante
13:30 2,000-4,000 + 200 ante
10 minute break (Chip race)
15:10 3,000-6,000 + 300 ante
16:40 4,000-8,000 + 400 ante
1 Hour Dinner break
19:10 5,000-10,000 + 500 ante
20:40 6,000-12,000 + 600 ante
10 minute break
22:20 8,000-15,000 + 800 ante
23:50 10,000-20,000 +1,000 ante
10 minute break
01:30 15,000-30,000 + 1,500 ante
03:00 20,000-40,000 + 2,000 ante
25,000-50,000 + 2,500 ante (if required)

Cards in the air at 12 Noon SHARP each day

16. Blind timeframes
90 Minutes

17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash.
No More than 10% of the field

18. Are there going to be dealers.
fully professional dealer dealt

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.
Tournament Director

22. Is there cash games.
Yes

23. Cash Game Rake.
5% of all pots across the board (all limits), capped at 100euro.
No flop = no rake
Will be prominently displayed.



We have also secured discounted room rates at the Crowne Plaza and the nearby Express by Holiday inn.

3 star Express by Holiday Inn:
€ 69.00 per room (1 or 2 people) incl. Continental Buffet Breakfast / per night

4 star Crowne Plaza Hotel:
€ 85.00 Single room incl. Full Irish Breakfast / per night
€ 95.00 Double room incl. Full Irish Breakfast / per night
Please use discount code "Leprechaun Poker" to secure room at these rates.
Thanks

Bru

KevIRL

The Little Guy wrote: »

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin
27th - 29th December 2008

15,000 starting stack 90 minute clock.

Full details in accordance with forum rules will follow within 24 hrs

Thanks

Bru

Hi Bru

Any idea of buyin even? Best of luck with the event.

Trippie

The Little Guy wrote: »

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin
27th - 29th December 2008

15,000 starting stack 90 minute clock.

Full details in accordance with forum rules will follow within 24 hrs

Thanks

Bru

Is it the crowne plaza at the airport/santry or in blanchardstown. If its the airport one then you have one of the best venues around imo as the location and facilities are all top notch. Their main conference room is really good and well worth the fee's they charge for it and I always thought this was a great place to host a poker comp.

The Little Guy

KevIRL wrote: »

Hi Bru

Any idea of buyin even? Best of luck with the event.

yeah Kev.
its a $275 online buyin with 50,000 Euro Gauranteed prizepool.

stiil puttin together the finer details, but will be available later today


Thanks

Bru

The Little Guy

Trippie wrote: »

Is it the crowne plaza at the airport/santry or in blanchardstown. If its the airport one then you have one of the best venues around imo as the location and facilities are all top notch. Their main conference room is really good and well worth the fee's they charge for it and I always thought this was a great place to host a poker comp.

The one near the airport

http://www.cpdublin.crowneplaza.com/

5starpool

Looks pretty good, looking forward to the details. Needs about 110-120 runners to make the guarantee by the looks of it.

I presume one can only register on leprechaun poker? I hope the dealers will be wearing normal attire, not red beards and green outfits etc

cuterob

The Little Guy wrote: »

yeah Kev.
its a $275 online buyin with 50,000 Euro Gauranteed prizepool.
15k starting stack 90 minute blinds

this seems v.promising

The Little Guy

5starpool wrote: »

Looks pretty good, looking forward to the details. Needs about 110-120 runners to make the guarantee by the looks of it.

I presume one can only register on leprechaun poker? I hope the dealers will be wearing normal attire, not red beards and green outfits etc

the dealers attire is a closely guarded secret..:eek:

Even I don't know this yet..
But thanks for the suggestion :pac::pac:

El Stuntman

5starpool wrote: »

Looks pretty good, looking forward to the details. Needs about 110-120 runners to make the guarantee by the looks of it.

I presume one can only register on leprechaun poker? I hope the dealers will be wearing normal attire, not red beards and green outfits etc

after the Movember efforts, maybe we will all be sporting red beards :eek:

Four of a kind

15,000 stack and 90 min blinds :eek::eek::eek::D:D:D

now thats a serious tournament!

The Little Guy

Four of a kind wrote: »

15,000 stack and 90 min blinds :eek::eek::eek::D:D:D

now thats a serious tournament!

Thanks..

We aim to please:)

zuroph

holy sh1t, the missus is gonna kill me for this one.

The Little Guy

zuroph wrote: »

holy sh1t, the missus is gonna kill me for this one.

I'm sure she'll forgive you if you bring home the bacon..:p

dannydiamond

5starpool wrote: »

Looks pretty good, looking forward to the details. Needs about 110-120 runners to make the guarantee by the looks of it.

I presume one can only register on leprechaun poker? I hope the dealers will be wearing normal attire, not red beards and green outfits etc

Lol maths not the strong point 5star?

Looks a great structure but christmas is a family time as i'd imagine with alot of players.

The Little Guy

dannydiamond wrote: »

Lol maths not the strong point 5star?

Looks a great structure but christmas is a family time as i'd imagine with alot of players.

your right Danny on Both points.

250 players will clear the guarantee..

We agree that Christmas is a family time, but the calendar is pretty much full up with tournaments. So we decided between Christmas and New year would be best as it is right in the middle of the holidays. No work for most people...

cooker3

Looks pretty good.

Good chance I will play it

5starpool

dannydiamond wrote: »

Lol maths not the strong point 5star?

Looks a great structure but christmas is a family time as i'd imagine with alot of players.

No idea why, but I thought it was €25k guaranteed.

Better incentive now though. Family, pffft. Real poker players have their priorities right!!!

RichieLawlor

5starpool wrote: »

No idea why, but I thought it was €25k guaranteed.

were both going mad cause i remember reading that it was 25k guaranteed aswell

The Little Guy

1. Who is running the event
(Leprechaun Poker)

2. The purpose of the event
(commercial)

3. Date and Location of event:
27th - 29th December 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Dublin

4. Start time of event.
12noon (daily)

5. Any prerequisites
(registration is online at www.leprechaunpoker.com)

6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number.
(Online registration or qualifier. Maximum players 500. 250 day 1a, 250 day1b)

7. Type of Tournament
(NL Hold'em, freezeout)

8. Cost of entry.
$275 (including registration)

9. Cost of registration.
$25 per player included in above price

10. % of entry fee going into Prize fund.
$250 from every entry

11. Any guaranteed prize pool.
50,000 Euro

12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels.
N/A

13. Starting Chips 15k

14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts.
N/A

15. Blind levels.
To be confirmed(within 48 hours of this post)

16. Blind timeframes
90 Minutes

17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash.
No More than 10% of the field

18. Are there going to be dealers.
fully professional dealer dealt

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.
Tournament Director

22. Is there cash games.
Yes

23. Rake.
To be confirmed (within 48hrs of this post)
and will be prominently displayed.



We have also secured discounted room rates at the Crowne Plaza and the nearby Express by Holiday inn.

3 star Express by Holiday Inn:
€ 69.00 per room (1 or 2 people) incl. Continental Buffet Breakfast / per night

4 star Crowne Plaza Hotel:
€ 85.00 Single room incl. Full Irish Breakfast / per night
€ 95.00 Double room incl. Full Irish Breakfast / per night
Please use discount code "Leprechaun Poker" to secure room at these rates.
Thanks

Bru

The Little Guy

We will be anouncing online qualifier packages and stt's for this event early next week.

If you play smart you can cover the cost of this tourney by following the simple steps here,
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055409723

And don't forget to ask online support for a free 25s satellite tournament token when you make your first deposit

Bru...;)

5starpool

Hi Bru,

Can you please answer the 2 newest questions to the post format please, one is about cash games and rake if applicable.

Thanks.

The Little Guy

5starpool wrote: »

Hi Bru,

Can you please answer the 2 newest questions to the post format please, one is about cash games and rake if applicable.

Thanks.

OOps...
Thats what I get for stealing someone elses template..:o

The Little Guy

cooker3 wrote: »

Looks pretty good.

Good chance I will play it

hope you can make it Rob

We have another big promotion being anounced at this tournament, which will benefit all our players...

5starpool

Hi Bru,

Presume you don't mind, but to make it easier for forum users, I have edited your opening post to include the details. I will also edit to put in blinds etc when posted.

cheers,

Dom

The Little Guy

5starpool wrote: »

Hi Bru,

Presume you don't mind, but to make it easier for forum users, I have edited your opening post to include the details. I will also edit to put in blinds etc when posted.

cheers,

Dom

Thanks Dom

much appreciated

Bru

The Poker Room

Hi Bru,

Can you give me a call with regard to your event and the other thing at a time of your convenience,

Cheers Ross
The Poker Room 086-2301229

The Poker Room

Bru,

Looks good, you will have our full support and we will run some Satallites for you in the room,

I can personally vouch for Bru, he is a good guy and I am sure he will run a great event.

Looking forward to it,

Thanks Ross.
The Poker Room

Conbro

Any plans for running side events?

The Little Guy

Conbro wrote: »

Any plans for running side events?

50euro NLH + 1 rebuy or top up (each evening)

50euro Omaha unlimited rebuys for first 60 mins (final day).

Thanks

Bru

The Little Guy

Rake for cash games

5% of all pots across the board (all limits), capped at 100euro.
No flop = no rake
Minimum rake for smaller levels with flop seen = 1 euro

The Little Guy

Day 1A & 1B

12 Noon 25-50
13:30 50-100
10 minute break
15:10 100-200
16:40 150-300 +25 ante
1 hour Dinner break
19:10 200-400 + 25 ante
20:40 300-600 + 50 ante
10 minute break
22:20 400-800 + 50 ante
23:50 500-1,000 + 100 ante
10 minute break
01:30 800-1,600 +100 ante
End of day 1

Play will finish at 03:00 or at 80 remaining players on day 1A. Day 1B will play exactly the same amount of time as day 1A. Seats will be redrawn for day 2.

Day 2

12 Noon 1,000-2,000 + 150 ante
13:30 2,000-4,000 + 200 ante
10 minute break (Chip race)
15:10 3,000-6,000 + 300 ante
16:40 4,000-8,000 + 400 ante
1 Hour Dinner break
19:10 5,000-10,000 + 500 ante
20:40 6,000-12,000 + 600 ante
10 minute break
22:20 8,000-15,000 + 800 ante
23:50 10,000-20,000 +1,000 ante
10 minute break
01:30 15,000-30,000 + 1,500 ante
03:00 20,000-40,000 + 2,000 ante
25,000-50,000 + 2,500 ante (if required)

Cards in the air at 12 Noon SHARP each day


Side Events

19:00 start
Same Structure as above with 20 minute clock

The Little Guy

Registration is now open.

Special offer:

the first 100 players to register will be entered in a freeroll for a VIP Pack, which includes;

Free entry to event
Accomodation for two people
free entry to 1 side event of your choice if eliminated from main event.

thanks

Bru

thechamp87

The omission of 75/150 level and 1500/3000 level make those jumps quite steep.

Duff Man Jr.

The Little Guy wrote: »

Rake for cash games

5% of all pots across the board (all limits), capped at 100euro.
No flop = no rake
Minimum rake for smaller levels with flop seen = 1 euro

:eek: Surely this is a typo, you mean 10?

BigCityBanker

thechamp87 wrote: »

The omission of 75/150 level and 1500/3000 level make those jumps quite steep.

and also the

600/1200
1200/2400

thechamp87

BigCityBanker wrote: »

and also the

600/1200
1200/2400

and these as well, yeah. i just glanced at it.

CourierCollie

Yeah, it would be my preference to include those levels and reduce the clock to 1 hour. All in all though, sounds pretty sweet for a $275 tourney.

The Little Guy

thechamp87 wrote: »

The omission of 75/150 level and 1500/3000 level make those jumps quite steep.

Hi guys,
The tournament has to end at some stage and to include these levels with the 90 minute clock could run us into major problems. (sorry BCB, don't know how to include two quotes but I hope this answers your concerns as well).

We Set out to do a tournament that was slightly different from the norm..

All i can say guys is... Well it's different..:)

DonkeyPokerTour

Now before making this post I just want to say 2 things:
1. I am not in any way involved in the running of this event
2. I don't think this is a "great" blind structure but it is something different

But lets take a look at this structure vs the "Standard" 1hr blind structure. (Note I have omitted the ante for ease of reading but i have put in the 150-300 level twice in the 1hr structure as usually its played as 150-300 then 150-300 with a 25ante)
Start Time|End Time|1hr Small|1hr Big|This Small|This Big

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0hr | 0.5hr | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50
0.5hr | 1hr | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50
1hr | 1.5hr | 50 | 100 | 25 | 50
1.5hr | 2hr | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100
2hr | 2.5hr | 75 | 150 | 50 | 100
2.5hr | 3hr | 75 | 150 | 50 | 100
3hr | 3.5hr | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200
3.5hr | 4hr | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200
4hr | 4.5hr | 150 | 300 | 100 | 200
4.5hr | 5hr | 150 | 300 | 150 | 300
5hr | 5.5hr | 150 | 300 | 150 | 300
5.5hr | 6hr | 150 | 300 | 150 | 300
6hr | 6.5hr | 200 | 400 | 200 | 400
6.5hr | 7hr | 200 | 400 | 200 | 400
7hr | 7.5hr | 300 | 600 | 200 | 400
7.5hr | 8hr | 300 | 600 | 300 | 600
8hr | 8.5hr | 400 | 800 | 300 | 600
8.5hr | 9hr | 400 | 800 | 300 | 600
9hr | 9.5hr | 500 | 1000 | 400 | 800
9.5hr | 10hr | 500 | 1000 | 400 | 800
10hr | 10.5hr | 600 | 1200 | 400 | 800
10.5hr | 11hr | 600 | 1200 | 500 | 1000
11hr | 11.5hr | 800 | 1600 | 500 | 1000
11.5hr | 12hr | 800 | 1600 | 500 | 1000
12hr | 12.5hr | 1000 | 2000 | 800 | 1600
12.5hr | 13hr | 1000 | 2000 | 800 | 1600
13hr | 13.5hr | 1200 | 2400 | 800 | 1600
End | Of | Day | 1A | & | 1B
0hr | 0.5hr | 1200 | 2400 | 1000 | 2000
0.5hr | 1hr | 1500 | 3000 | 1000 | 2000
1hr | 1.5hr | 1500 | 3000 | 1000 | 2000
1.5hr | 2hr | 2000 | 4000 | 2000 | 4000
2hr | 2.5hr | 2000 | 4000 | 2000 | 4000
2.5hr | 3hr | 3000 | 6000 | 2000 | 4000
3hr | 3.5hr | 3000 | 6000 | 3000 | 6000
3.5hr | 4hr | 4000 | 8000 | 3000 | 6000
4hr | 4.5hr | 4000 | 8000 | 3000 | 6000
4.5hr | 5hr | 5000 | 10000 | 4000 | 8000
5hr | 6.5hr | 5000 | 10000 | 4000 | 8000
5.5hr | 6hr | 6000 | 12000 | 4000 | 8000
6hr | 6.5hr | 6000 | 12000 | 5000 | 10000
6.5hr | 7hr | 8000 | 16000 | 5000 | 10000
7hr | 7.5hr | 8000 | 16000 | 5000 | 10000
7.5hr | 8hr | 10000 | 20000 | 6000 | 12000
8hr | 8.5hr | 10000 | 20000 | 6000 | 12000
8.5hr | 9hr | 12000 | 24000 | 6000 | 12000
9hr | 9.5hr | 12000 | 24000 | 8000 | 16000
9.5hr | 10hr | 15000 | 30000 | 8000 | 16000
10hr | 10.5hr | 15000 | 30000 | 8000 | 16000
10.5hr | 11hr | 20000 | 40000 | 10000 | 20000
11hr | 11.5hr | 20000 | 40000 | 10000 | 20000
11.5hr | 12hr | 25000 | 50000 | 10000 | 20000
12hr | 12.5hr | 25000 | 50000 | 15000 | 30000
12.5hr | 13hr | 30000 | 60000 | 15000 | 30000
13hr | 13.5hr | 30000 | 60000 | 15000 | 30000
13.5hr | 14hr | 40000 | 80000 | 20000 | 40000
14hr | 14.5hr | 40000 | 80000 | 20000 | 40000
14.5hr | 15hr | 50000 | 100000 | 20000 | 40000
15hr | Cap | 50000 | 100000 | 25000 | 50000
So if you look at the table, you are always playing with the same or lower blinds in this structure that you would be in the equivalent 1hr structure. Now it goes without saying that if they were to use the "Standard Structure" with 90min levels this tourney would be incredible for $275, perhaps even too good, but in the time frame available it would simply not be possible.

One thing that i have to say is really bad is the ante structure with this event. It needs sorting out. This 25chips will still be in play after 16.5hrs play. That's far too long!!! Changing the 1000-2000-150 level to 1000-2000-200 would mean you could remove the 25 chips after 10.5hrs, which is quite close to the "Standard time" which would be after 8-9hrs.

Also bring the ante's more in line with the standard I.e. the ante ~= 10% of the big blind. Yours appears to be ~= 5% of the big blind. This will allow removal of the 100chips and the 500chips sooner.

I also strongly suggest adding 1500 - 3000 - 300 in between 1000-2000. Doubling the blinds at that stage will kill an awful lot of play.

So in summary:

• Its not as bad a structure as it first appears
• The ante values need to be looked at!!
• Please add 1500-3000-300 to the structure!!

Regards
Ian

cuterob

it is only $275 as Ian said so i don't think people should fret too much over it.. where else are you gonna find a tourney like this with that much guaranteed for $275??? i would probably play this tourney if the structure was worse tbh and the structure really isnt that bad.. like 1.5hr blinds are huge.. most tourneys around the 200e mark have 8k/10k stacks and half hour blinds with no guarantees

The Clamper

wow Ian, thats a lot of work you did there on the blind structure,

thanks for that, so impressed am i that i will discuss with Bru and we may actually make a change or 2, but only in the direction you suggest

tbh, the structure is designed round the time frame allowed, as BRU correctly states, the event has to end sometime and its alreeady great value

as you can imagine, costs spiral over time, especially dealer costs and venue hire

its a value tourney, priced to allow more or less everone who plays, a chance to play a deep stack event with an elongated blind structure

dont forget the 15k starting stack also stretches the time frame, we need to end it by the 3rd day

thanks again Ian, I know you have zero to do with the tourney, so well done

Derek
Tournament Director; L.E.P.O. (IRE) 2008

incidentally, the winners trophy for this event will be something special too

all we need now is a few players to sign up

the entry fee is in US$ dollars to facilitate the website, but the 50,000 is €s

suilen

Just reg'd there now for day 1a, looking forward to this, should be a great event. Best of luck Bru and Clamper.

Ace2007

wow the clamper makes a post without CAPS on..........

The Little Guy

Ace2007 wrote: »

wow the clamper makes a post without CAPS on..........

I think he has a sore throat today...:pac:

The Clamper

Ace2007 wrote: »

wow the clamper makes a post without CAPS on..........

yeah, tell me about it

caps lock button broken, need a new key board for sure

zuutroy

Good chance I'll play this...actually a reasonable chance I'll be living in Northwood unless something better turns up on DAFT soon!

The Clamper

DOES ANYONE REALISE THAT THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 500 PLAYERS

PLEASE DONT CALL ME WHEN ITS FULL WITH "HOW CAN I GET IN", I WILL ONLY LAUGH OUT LOUD DOWN THE PHONE

EVENTS LIKE THESE DONT GROW ON TREES

DEREK

Samoa Joe

Best of luck here Bru looks like a good event

corkie123

any answer to duff man jr question about the cash game rake is the cap at 100 euro per hd or just 10

The Little Guy

corkie123 wrote: »

any answer to duff man jr question about the cash game rake is the cap at 100 euro per hd or just 10

No mistake...
the cap is 100 euro...

I'm sure The Clamper will address any queries on this given time.

Thanks

Bru

The Little Guy

Ciaran_Corbett wrote: »

Best of luck here Bru looks like a good event

Thanks Ciaran,

Judging by the IPO, we have a very strong standard to live up to.