BrucePoker.com Live Tour: 22nd May, The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk

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Bruce Poker Tour!!!

€10,000 Guaranteed!!!

€100 + €20 reg with one rebuy or topup for €50

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10,000 starting stack, 15,000 for rebuy/topup

25/30 minute Blinds

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk

Friday 22th May

Reg @ 7:00pm, Start @ 8pm sharp

Hot food served, cash games & S.T.T's provided

1. Who is running the event: Bruce Poker.com

2. The purpose of the event: Commercial

3. Date and Location of event: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk on Friday May 22nd

4. Registration and Start time of event: Reg @ 7:00pm, Start @ 8pm sharp

5. Any prerequisites: No

6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number: On the night or bought through any of the BruceBetting Shops nationwide, capped @ 200

7. Type of Tournament: Texas Holdem with one rebuy or topup

8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc: Entry is €100 + 20, rebuy / topup is €50

9. Cost of registration: €20

10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund: 100% entry fee payout, reg fee to cover dealers and costs

10a. Is any money from the prize fund held back for future tournaments: No

11. Any guaranteed prize pool: €10,000

12. Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels: 1 only until end of level 4

13. Starting Chips: 10,000

14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts: 15,000

15. Blind levels:

50-100

100-200

150-300

200-400

--Dinner Break-- Change up '25' chips

300-600

400-800

500-1000 ante 100

800-1600 ante 100

--Break--

1000-2000 ante 200

1500-3000 ante 300

2000-4000 ante 400

--Break-- Change up '100' chips

3000-6000 ante 500

4000-8000 ante 500

5000-10000 ante 1000

etc. as required and at the discretion of the tournament director

16. Blind timeframes: 25/30 minutes throughout

17. Places being paid: Decided on the night, approx. 10 - 15% of field

18. Are there going to be dealers? Professional dealers on all tables

19. Will there be a documented list of rules: Yes

20. Is there a tournament director? Yes – Paul Smallwood

21. How are disputes handled - who has final say? TD

22. Are there any cash games offered, if so, please outline the rake for each limit offered:

• Cash games available throughout tournament.
• All levels catered for from €1/€2 upwards
• Rake @ 5 % to a max of €20

mully_85

damn whyd uze have to change the amazing structure from the last time, i kno time of course time is an issue but why not start it at like 3pm and keep the great structure it was a pleasure to play in last time

theres quite a few levels missing the last one in dundalk was just perfect:mad: prolly just gonna skip it cos of that was really looking forward to ur next game too.

BRUCEPOKER.COM

mully_85 wrote: »

damn whyd uze have to change the amazing structure from the last time, i kno time of course time is an issue but why not start it at like 3pm and keep the great structure it was a pleasure to play in last time

theres quite a few levels missing the last one in dundalk was just perfect:mad: prolly just gonna skip it cos of that was really looking forward to ur next game too.

Hi mully the last game was on a sunday this game is on a friday so a 3 pm start wont work ,and we had to change the structure to make it a one day event , as the last time we were in dundalk the game went for 19hrs , i try and change as little as i can , i run all my games in the same manner as would expect to find the games i play in .
Regards Paul

nicnicnic

I've played all these events to date and feel the structure is as good as it can be for a one day event. Trade offs have to be made, these are what they are, as in one day poker tournaments into which magnificent multi day event structures cannot fit. As I said I've played them all and find the structures excellent.

Samoa Joe

This may seem like a silly question but is the tournament on this Friday or was it on last Friday? There are 2 differant date sin the OP.

gman127

Ciaran_Corbett wrote: »

This may seem like a silly question but is the tournament on this Friday or was it on last Friday? There are 2 differant date sin the OP.

Thats a typo, its on this Friday coming.

baz2007

should make this paul. no problem with new layout whatvdo people want festival structure for 1 day event. u cant have people heading home at 11 the next morning after a 1 day event doesnt make sense.really enjoyed last 1 se u next week. baz

mully_85

yea of course i understand that there is issues with the duration of the tournament, that much is obvious really.

however, there is ways around this that is quite easy to implement that does not comprimise the quality of the structure, i mean u can include EVERY single level, and prehaps adjust the blinds to like 20 mins, if there is an issue with the time. i actually didnt realise this event was on a friday, so obvs there is gonna be an issue there. i mean if u ran this on a sunday at like 3pm u could have a world class structure, but that another issue.

in my opinion it is much better to have shorter blinds and include every possible blind level rather than skip levels, i think that works best. missing out levels just seems terrible to me.

its just a personal thing as im a bit of a structure geek lol and im not in any way tryin to have a go at anyone. gl with this.

Bruce Live Tour

mully_85 wrote: »

yea of course i understand that there is issues with the duration of the tournament, that much is obvious really.

however, there is ways around this that is quite easy to implement that does not comprimise the quality of the structure, i mean u can include EVERY single level, and prehaps adjust the blinds to like 20 mins, if there is an issue with the time. i actually didnt realise this event was on a friday, so obvs there is gonna be an issue there. i mean if u ran this on a sunday at like 3pm u could have a world class structure, but that another issue.

in my opinion it is much better to have shorter blinds and include every possible blind level rather than skip levels, i think that works best. missing out levels just seems terrible to me.

its just a personal thing as im a bit of a structure geek lol and im not in any way tryin to have a go at anyone. gl with this.

As a player aswell I understand your concerns Mully,
however, as anyone who played our game in castlebar can confirm, I will always pause/ rerun levels based on the blinds at the time and the average stack.
I like to keep it at about 10 rounds average at least if at all possible

mully_85

yea fair play to be fair uze seem like progressive tournament organisers, its just that the previous game in dundalk was just brilliant, it really was a world class structure and a pleasure to play in, personally i just hate playin tourneys that skip levels, it happens a lot in live games, but the first bruce poker game in dundalk had a 100% perfect structure no one can deny that.

Bruce Live Tour

Reminder:

Freeroll for this Fridays game in Dundalk on Bruce Poker.com tomorrow night @ 20:00.

A ticket will be awarded for both 1st and 2nd place

singee88

wel is there any tour coming down to the south east would love to play these events (i dono if this question is already answered)

Bruce Live Tour

singee88 wrote: »

wel is there any tour coming down to the south east would love to play these events (i dono if this question is already answered)

We will be looking to cater for all players nationwide.

I think the closest to the south-east will probably be somewhere in the Waterford area

Bruce Live Tour

I would also like to draw any available dealers attention to our other thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055568028

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055568037

Anyone interested just pm us.

Places still available for this Fridays game in Dundalk.

Bruce Live Tour

bump

Bruce Live Tour

We will be giving out tickets to the WAD Events ran Jockeys Accident Fund game on June 5th as part of the prizepool at both this game and next week in the Glenroyal, Maynooth :eek:

Bruce Live Tour

Room rate for the night in the hotel is €79 for a single room and €99 for a double including a full irish breakfast.

Contact the hotel for bookings:

http://www.cpdundalk.crowneplaza.com/

smurph

What numbers are you expecting at this, thinking of setting the sat nav in the direction, of Dundalk tomorrow

Bruce Live Tour

smurph wrote: »

What numbers are you expecting at this, thinking of setting the sat nav in the direction, of Dundalk tomorrow

We're expecting numbers of at least the same as our last event in Dundalk which was just shy of 150.

As for directions, head straight up the M1 all the way to Dundalk (about 30 min? - also there is a toll on the way so bring some change!)

The hotel is almost the first thing you meet coming into the town - you can see about 5 miles out on the road anyway!

gman127

smurph wrote: »

What numbers are you expecting at this, thinking of setting the sat nav in the direction, of Dundalk tomorrow

Good numbers at this last time + a good game!

Easy to get to aswell!

Samoa Joe

What are the numbers looking like for tonight?

Bruce Live Tour

Ciaran_Corbett wrote: »

What are the numbers looking like for tonight?

Hi Ciaran,

Numbers should be decent tonight.

Its a good location between Dublin and the North so it tends to attract good numbers from both sides.

Will be plenty of side action aswell!

Hope to see you all later!

Regards

Bruce Live Tour

Hey all,

Just got setup in the hotel and miracle of miracles it has wireless broadband!

We will try to keep you as updated as possible throughout the night, unless your here.... then I'll just tell you....

JP Poker

Anyone know who took this down?

Bruce Live Tour

Sorry about the delay in the results to be posted, was away from a computer all weekend.

Basically we had disappointing numbers.

Kicked off just after 8 o'clock and final number of entrants was 62 .

But of course we made up the prizepool as it is Guaranteed!

So in the finish up the payout was €10,000 scheduled to pay the final 8.

When we hit final table a deal was done to take money from 1st and 2nd to pay 9th and 10th.

10th - €150 - Rob Tyler

9th - €150 - Paul Dempsey

8th - €200 - Ciaran Corbett

7th - €300 - Gareth Tuite

6th - €500 - Derek McMahon (Our freeroll Winner!)


The final 5 decided to chop it evenly among them (€1,740 each), although after the payouts were done I didn't get a chance to get the names.
The ones I have are:

• Sunin Maan
• Willy Clyne
• Eugene Flynn
• -
• -

I think the names are correct, if not I'm sure I'll be corrected

Also if anyone knows the 2 missing names please insert them!

There was initially 4 tickets for the Jockeys Accident Game included in the prize money, unfortunately nobody wanted to take the ticket which is disappointing considering its for such a good cause. If anyone would like ticket we have them in supply and will try and run a couple of Sats for it in the Glenroyal in Maynooth this Friday.

DAMO72

Im really living up to my bubbleboy name. Went in 11th here . I was going very well until we got down to 2 tables and i went totally card dead for 3 levels . Then i gave myself the kiss of death when i asked for a change of deck and the first 2 cards i see are AK and i shoved UTG and got 4 callers. The board ran out A 2 5 and chkd round and the turn was a 4 and willie bet out and they all folded and willie shows me 44. Ughhh.
I really enjoyed the game and another good run without cashing, Maybe soon i will make that elusive final table and take 1 down . Well done to all that cashed and to Brucepoker for another great event.

YULETIRED

Bruce Live Tour wrote: »

Sorry about the delay in the results to be posted, was away from a computer all weekend.

Basically we had disappointing numbers.

Kicked off just after 8 o'clock and final number of entrants was 62 .

But of course we made up the prizepool as it is Guaranteed!

So in the finish up the payout was €10,000 scheduled to pay the final 8.

When we hit final table a deal was done to take money from 1st and 2nd to pay 9th and 10th.

10th - €150 - Rob Tyler

9th - €150 - Paul Dempsey

8th - €200 - Ciaran Corbett

7th - €300 - Gareth Tuite

6th - €500 - Derek McMahon (Our freeroll Winner!)


The final 5 decided to chop it evenly among them (€1,740 each), although after the payouts were done I didn't get a chance to get the names.
The ones I have are:

• Sunin Maan
• Willy Clyne
• Eugene Flynn
• -
• -

I think the names are correct, if not I'm sure I'll be corrected

Also if anyone knows the 2 missing names please insert them!

There was initially 4 tickets for the Jockeys Accident Game included in the prize money, unfortunately nobody wanted to take the ticket which is disappointing considering its for such a good cause. If anyone would like ticket we have them in supply and will try and run a couple of Sats for it in the Glenroyal in Maynooth this Friday.

I promised myself I'd log on here and post on your thread and say thank you for the well run event. (I can't text on that number you have) There was plenty of play , so much so that we had no real option but to chop it at nearly 7 am in the morning. 62 players was disappointing but there were still some fine players there amongst us not so fine players.

Thanks a lot for the evening, the dealers were all in great spirits despite the very late finish, and my apologies for not taking the WAD event ticket, I would have but I can't be 100% sure of making that date. I hope I can make one of your next events.

nice touch on returning my torn 50 Euro note I entered with right smack bang on top of the others notes in the envelope. I had a laugh this morning when I was counting out the loot.

thanks

WIllie Clynes.

PS LOL Liverpool.

Tallamuner

well done willie, was thinking about playing this friday but the 7am finish has put me off, must be lots of play in these events with the finishing time.what time would say a £150 freezeout with 15k stack the same numbers and structure finish at roughly would anyone guess out of curiosity.
thanks
keith