Pokerireland.ie Dublin 100 - Sunday 15th March; Crowne Plaza Hotel

carfax

Hi all,

Ok we are back with a bang!!! This is the REAL last chance Dublin players will have to qualify for the Irish Open; Three Ticket Free-Roll (worth €10,500).

The "Dublin One Hundred" will take place in the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel on the third Sunday of every month at 1pm. Be sure to check here first before attending... ... ALL PLAYERS CAN PAY ON THE DAY FOR ENTRY TO THE TOURNAMENT ON 15th MARCH BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO GUARANTEE YOUR SEAT... ...

Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9 - http://www.cpdublin.crowneplaza.com/....location.html

On Sunday 15th March the Dublin One Hundred League will end, the league leaders will have the chance to play off for a ticket into the Paddy Power Irish Open in Easter 2009;

1pm Start in the Crowne Plaza Hotel (registration opens at 12:30pm).
The blind structure for this fully dealer dealt tournament is as follows;
10,000 starting chips:
Level 1; 1:00pm - 1:30pm 25-50
Level 2; 1:30pm - 2:00pm 50-100
Level 3; 2:00pm - 2:30pm 75-150
Break 15 mins
Level 4; 2:45pm - 3:15pm 100-200
Level 5; 3:15pm - 3:45pm 150-300
Level 6; 3:45pm - 4:15pm 200-400
Level 7; 4:15pm - 4:45pm 300-600
Break 45 mins (Dinner)
Level 8; 5:30pm - 6:00pm 400-800
Level 9; 6:00pm - 6:30pm 500-1,000
Level 10; 6:30pm - 7:00pm 800-1,500
Level 11; 7:00pm - 7:30pm 1,000-2,000
Break 15 mins
Level 12; 7:45pm - 8:15pm 1,500-3,000
Level 13; 8:15pm - 8:45pm 2,000-4,000
Level 14; 8:45pm - 9:15pm 3,000-6,000
Level 15; 9:15pm - 9:45pm 4,000-8,000
Break 15 mins
Level 16; 10:00pm - 10:30pm 5,000-10,000
Level 17; 10:30pm - 11:00pm 8,000-15,000
Level 18; 11:00pm - 11:30pm 10,000-20,000
Level 19; 11:30pm - 12:00am 15,000-30,000
Level 20; 12:00am - 12:30am 20,000-40,000
Level 21; 12:30am - 1:00am 25,000-50,000
Level 22; 1:00am - 1:30am 30,000-60,000

For the up to date league standings please log onto; pokerireland.ie.....The winner of this Sunday's Dublin 100 will qualify for the League Free-roll regardless.

Many thanks,
Stephen.

LTL

How many do you expect for this one. Do you think the waterford game will have much of an affect on turnout?

NuttKicker

will a win be enough to get into freeroll if you dont have any points? couldn't find the league table.

tm2204

NuttKicker wrote: »

will a win be enough to get into freeroll if you dont have any points? couldn't find the league table.

carfax wrote: »

For the up to date league standings please log onto; pokerireland.ie.....The winner of this Sunday's Dublin 100 will qualify for the League Free-roll regardless.

Many thanks,
Stephen.

Yes

carfax

Expecting 50-60 players this Sunday...Every Sunday has another game on of some description so I don't think Waterford will affect us too badly at all.

Stephen.

zuutroy

Should be there sir.

carfax

Little bumpage.....

Should be 60 odd players for this on Sunday.

Stephen.

carfax

Getting a good few phone calls about the tournament tonight....Last chance to qualify for the Irish Open three ticket free-roll and don't forget, the ladies satellite starts at 5pm tomorrow in the Crowne Plaza.

Stephen.

zuutroy

Managed not to last 4 levels. QQ<AK aipf...booo-urns

CourierCollie

Yeah, I retardidly called off all my chips with AK pf, against an absolute rock. If I'd thought about it for even 10 seconds they were quite foldable.

Nice game though, pity about the low turnout. Yuletired gone early, Smurph still in when I finished.

zuutroy

I think its fine getting AK any time after level 3 vs just about anyone no?

Was Smurph's OH that dumped me out. Damn trickster limp re-raising AK.

CourierCollie

Really don't know the chap, but have a feeling QQ was probably the worst hand he could have had. Turns out he had KK, Smurph folded JJ with the 3 all ins.

smurph

CourierCollie wrote: »

Really don't know the chap, but have a feeling QQ was probably the worst hand he could have had. Turns out he had KK, Smurph folded JJ with the 3 all ins.

Yeah good tournament, I finished 3rd for €500, Martin 2nd and the Manager of Silks won it, Mardin or something was his name. I called his 100k preflop push with Ac 10c and was up against the monster 9 2 offsuit. I was drawing dead by the turn:rolleyes:

Yeah the Jacks hand was a strange one alright. There was a shortstack to my left, who I knew would push ATC, Stephen min raised to 800 Utg before the cards were even dealt, I flat called, knowing the short stack would push, and my plan was to re-shove and isolate, short stack pushes for 4K and the guy beside him (who I didn't know was a rock because I had just arrived at table) shoves for 25K and then the sb goes all in for about 15K..... I folded my jacks almost immediately...

The hands were as follow
Kings (rock)
AK SB
A3 offsuit for the shortstack....

Flop Q J 3,,,, lol

Great game, small numbers but I say the rugby match the day before and the Utd Liverpool game probably effected the numbers.

GoneBlond

To much familiarity between the players on the final table, 3 Players wouldn’t get involved with each other, chip leader (by a mile) played like a 10 year old girl, folding to minimum raises, he had a number of chances to take out small stacks and folded. Then when the offer to pay the 6th place bubble of a 100, he didn’t even entertain the idea at all. Poker players have (or should have) good memories. This will come back to bite. I bet he didn’t even win it.

carfax

GoneBlond wrote: »

To much familiarity between the players on the final table, 3 Players wouldn’t get involved with each other, chip leader (by a mile) played like a 10 year old girl, folding to minimum raises, he had a number of chances to take out small stacks and folded. Then when the offer to pay the 6th place bubble of a 100, he didn’t even entertain the idea at all. Poker players have (or should have) good memories. This will come back to bite. I bet he didn’t even win it.

I think you'll find that in any local tournament players will be very friendly (if there's a crime in that then I'll give up)....The same players do tend to make the final table over and over too....

There was absolutely no question on collusion as far as I could see. The chip leader you are talking about there had his wife/partner on the table too and they were going head to head in a lot of pots and that was early out in the final table.

Every player is absolutely entitled not to do deals. Top 5 getting paid in a 31 player tournament is about right imo, I almost never do deals myself when playing (mostly because I think I'm a super good playa who's always gonna take it down ).

BTW; Chip leader ended up second and got into the league final free-roll next Saturday for a shot at one of three Irish Open tickets.

Stephen.

GoneBlond

I didn't say collusion, you did. I said familiarity. I don't blame anybody for not making deals, but poker has a great way of humbling a man, and its all swings and roundabouts.

Ropo

GoneBlond wrote: »

I didn't say collusion, you did. I said familiarity. I don't blame anybody for not making deals, but poker has a great way of humbling a man, and its all swings and roundabouts.

When you said this (quoted below) I assumed you were implying that there was something untoward going on.....Fair play if you didn't mean anything by it, just wanted to make sure the reputation of Poker Ireland tournaments are upheld thats all.
"To much familiarity between the players on the final table, 3 Players wouldn’t get involved with each other, chip leader (by a mile) played like a 10 year old girl, folding to minimum raises, he had a number of chances to take out small stacks and folded."

I agree with you completely that you need to be humble to succeed in poker (probably why I'm so terrible at this game ).

Stephen.

GoneBlond

Trust me, If i thought there was something untoward i would have said it.

GoneBlond

is Ropo and Carfax the same Stephen, if so why two user names?

carfax

GoneBlond wrote: »

is Ropo and Carfax the same Stephen, if so why two user names?

Oops, sorry logged in on my girlfriends computer there last night, it usually logs me in automatically but must be logging her in now.....She's been getting loads of info on weddings from boards lately :rolleyes:

smurph

GoneBlond wrote: »

To much familiarity between the players on the final table, 3 Players wouldn’t get involved with each other, chip leader (by a mile) played like a 10 year old girl, folding to minimum raises, he had a number of chances to take out small stacks and folded. Then when the offer to pay the 6th place bubble of a 100, he didn’t even entertain the idea at all. Poker players have (or should have) good memories. This will come back to bite. I bet he didn’t even win it.

lol so here's the story GoneBlond

Firstly yes myself and Martin are familiar lol, we live with each other.

We both got to the final table, He had to finish in the top 2 to qualify for next Saturdays game, I had to win it to get into next saturdays game, saying that he played like a 10 year old girl is a bit stupid and im sorry that you were dissapointed that he didn't go around doubling up the shortstacks..

His chips are way more valuable to the short stacks than they were to him. If I was in his position I would have let the shortstacks go at eachothers throat, let the final table thin out and then go for gold (top 3 places were the place to aim for here).. It would have been madness to agree for a deal on the bubble, and I didn't agree to it either. Why only pay the bubble, why not pay the whole final table, go out and hug a tree, kiss a puppy and save the world.

. How many points did you need to qualify for next saturday?
Were you qualified already what seat were you in?

and lastly

Are you smarter than a 10 year old girl

I hate playing at the same table as Martin as
A, we know each others play too much and
B, we nearly always end up knocking each other out, because the competitive edge kicks in.....

so I would be cafeful here of your "phrasing"....


At the end of the day, the aim is to win a tournament,

CourierCollie

Why give up all this information Smurph?

smurph

CourierCollie wrote: »

Why give up all this information Smurph?

yes sorry, :rolleyes::rolleyes:

CourierCollie

smurph wrote: »

yes sorry, :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Sometimes I forget that people can type. It would take me half an hour to type a post as long as yours above. And I'd never make as much sense.

tm2204

smurph wrote: »

lol so here's the story GoneBlond

Firstly yes myself and Martin are familiar lol, we live with each other.

We both got to the final table, He had to finish in the top 2 to qualify for next Saturdays game, I had to win it to get into next saturdays game, saying that he played like a 10 year old girl is a bit stupid and im sorry that you were dissapointed that he didn't go around doubling up the shortstacks..

His chips are way more valuable to the short stacks than they were to him. If I was in his position I would have let the shortstacks go at eachothers throat, let the final table thin out and then go for gold (top 3 places were the place to aim for here).. It would have been madness to agree for a deal on the bubble, and I didn't agree to it either. Why only pay the bubble, why not pay the whole final table, go out and hug a tree, kiss a puppy and save the world.

. How many points did you need to qualify for next saturday?
Were you qualified already what seat were you in?

and lastly

Are you smarter than a 10 year old girl

I hate playing at the same table as Martin as
A, we know each others play too much and
B, we nearly always end up knocking each other out, because the competitive edge kicks in.....

so I would be cafeful here of your "phrasing"....


At the end of the day, the aim is to win a tournament,

One of the principles of ICM but this guy probably doesn't even know what this is.

Martin has enough of a good track record in poker to justify not raising to this bait.

Congrats, both of you, on the cash and to Martin for making the IO ticket freeroll.

smurph

tm2204 wrote: »

One of the principles of ICM but this guy probably doesn't even know what this is.

Martin has enough of a good track record in poker to justify not raising to this bait.

Congrats, both of you, on the cash and to Martin for making the IO ticket freeroll.

Thanks,

GoneBlond

As Stephen pointed out Martin was going for a ticket, I didn’t know this. So to me the play on the final table was very strange. At times Martin stood sentry on the table, flat calling in early position, so when a raise or all in was called there was little chance to get a showdown as he was still to act. In one particular hand, only he was left to play to an all in from Smurph, and he thought about it before and I quote “don’t you dare” to which he folded.

As far as deals are concerned on “bubble play”, we just come from different poker backgrounds. I’ll pick it up as I go along. I'm only dipping my toe in at the moment, and have a lot to learn, particularly poker etiquette.

smurph

GoneBlond wrote: »

As Stephen pointed out Martin was going for a ticket, I didn’t know this. So to me the play on the final table was very strange. At times Martin stood sentry on the table, flat calling in early position, so when a raise or all in was called there was little chance to get a showdown as he was still to act.In one particular hand, only he was left to play to an all in from Smurph, and he thought about it before and I quote “don’t you dare” to which he folded. [

As far as deals are concerned on “bubble play”, we just come from different poker backgrounds. I’ll pick it up as I go along. I'm only dipping my toe in at the moment, and have a lot to learn, particularly poker etiquette.

Im sorry if I came accross as a bit snotty... I know alot of people feel that there is deals to be done around bubble time, this final table was slightly different with the League points at stake aswell, so there was maybe more reason not to do a deal.

It is not bad poker etiquette, not to do a deal on the bubble....
Bad Poker etiquette would maybe be stuff like
slowrolling the "nuts" or commenting on play when your not in the hand stuff like that..

I have been the in the Fitzwilliam card club and witnessed a 14way chop onetime for €500 each in the Friday night scalps game, i wasn't still in the game:rolleyes::rolleyes: but needless to say I would not have agreed to it.

Most prizemoney is top heavy where the top 3 is the place to get to, anyway good luck if you are qualified for the freeroll on Saturday..

GoneBlond

Thanks, but I didn’t qualify for Saturday, this was my first time to play in this competition, if I had have known you all were playing for points I would have pushed a little more.

I had to choose between playing for a ticket to the Irish open for 160 and the one I played, I made the wrong choice. Oh and you say you hate slow play, but that’s the only way to take chips of tight players.

If I had have smoothed called my AK UTG the guy to my left would have called with his pocket 9’s and you would have pushed with your 8’s, I could have folded and you would have been bubble, but that is of course if he called. so i can see your point.

dK1NG

GoneBlond wrote: »

Oh and you say you hate slow play, but that’s the only way to take chips of tight players.

If I had have smoothed called my AK UTG the guy to my left would have called with his pocket 9’s and you would have pushed with your 8’s, I could have folded and you would have been bubble, but that is of course if he called. so i can see your point.

Big difference between slowroll and slowplay.

GoneBlond

Yeah just googled it, sorry hadn't heard the term before.

I take it that this makes me a fish..... :-(

Clareman

dK1NG wrote: »

Big difference between slowroll and slowplay.

On the bubble the difference is a pat on the table saying well played and a slap on the head saying "YOU £$%^&*(*&^%$ %$&*^%$ %*&$%^&* $%*$%^&* scum"

smurph

GoneBlond wrote: »

Yeah just googled it, sorry hadn't heard the term before.

I take it that this makes me a fish..... :-(

Not at all...... After a while of playing cards you start using phrases that you assume people know..... Don't worry about it..... for yonks I thought lol mean't Lord Oh Lord DOH.....

Anyway hope you enjoyed the game, because thats the main reason for playing cards... and maybe I'll see you at the poker table again......


Yep I absolute hate Slowrolling....

In fact Die Slowrollers Die





Slowplaying is fine and I have no problems with it at all....