New Weekly Tournament In Bray, Co. Wicklow

DazMarz

This will be a weekly event, running every Tuesday evening, starting from February 10th, 2009.

01. Who is running the event (organisation, society etc.)
Daire’s Poker Tour

2. The purpose of the event (charity, commercial etc.)
Commercial

3. Date and Location of event
Tuesday February 10th. Ishka, Quinsboro Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

4. Registration and Start time of event.
Reg from 7:00pm. Start: 7:30pm Sharp

5. Any prerequisites (member of club, society etc)
No prerequisites/Register on the night.

6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number (in advance, at the door etc.)
No tickets/register on the night. Max number approx: 40 players.

7. Type of Tournament (Hold'em/Omaha etc Freezeout/Rebuy etc.)
No Limit Texas Hold Em Double Chance

8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc.
€45 buy in

9. Cost of registration
€5 reg fee

10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund
All €45 buy in fees go into prize fund/100%

10a. Is any money from the prize fund held back for future tournaments, if so, how much
None being held back

11. Any guarenteed prize pool.
No guaranteed prize pool.

12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels.
No rebuys

13. Starting Chips
Double Chance: 2 stacks of 5000 chips

14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts.
See above

15. Blind levels
i) 25/50
ii) 50/100
iii) 75/150
iv) 100/200
v) 150/300
vi) 200/400
vii) 300/600
viii) 400/800
ix) 500/1000
x) 800/1500
xi) 1000/2000
xii) 1500/3000
xiii) 2000/4000
xiv) 3000/6000
xv) 4000/8000
xvi) 5000/10000
xvii) 8000/15000
xviii) 10000/20000

16. Blind timeframes
All blind levels are 20 mins long

17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash (free entry to other tournie, merchandice etc)
Usually top 4 get paid. No other prizes except cash.

18. Are there going to be dealers - and their level of skill
Tournament self dealt. Dealer dealt cash game. Dealer quite skilled

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.
The dealer (either the player dealing on the button or the professional dealer) will explain situation to tournament director. Tournament director will assess situation and give ruling. TD’s ruling is definite and final.

22. Are there any cash games offered, if so, please outline the rake for each limit offered.
€1/€2 blinds No Limit Hold Em Cash Game. Live straddles optional. Rake: €4 per player per half hour. €2/€5 Hold Em available on request. Rake capped at €10 per pot.

Ste05

Best of luck with this DazMarz, I hope it gets going it'd be good to get a game going in Bray...

newbie2

Good luck with this mate. Nice to have a game in Bray

DazMarz

Thanks, lads

DPablo

Good luck with this Dara, hope it goes well.

newbie2

Just back from this. A good night. A few drinks were had so I might be biased. Nice group of players. Got about 18 I think. Top 4 got paid with 5th getting frre entry to next weeks game.

WP Daire.

DazMarz

For first night in a new venue, was happy enough (despite my van breaking down ON ITS FIRST REAL RUN!!! LOL) with the night.

17 runners, top 4 got paid, 5th got a free entry into next week's tourney.

Final table was:

10th: Stephen 'Stunner' McCormack
9th: Zack Sloper
8th: Dominic Leech
7th: Francis Lawless
6th: Eamon Brandon
5th: Christy Maloney (won: free entry into Tourney on 17/02/09)
4th: Tom Tinsley (won: €100)
3rd: Robert 'Bellagio Bob' Nolan (won: €135)
2nd: Michael 'Trickey' O'Dwyer (won: €210)
1st: Malachy Kiernan (won: €320)

A good night was had by all, if the feedback I received was to be believed. I can only hope the tournament will grow from here. Thanks to all who came down on the night, and I hope to see you all again!