Poker Club?

Hyzepher · 19-06-2003 10:46AM #1

Is there any poker clubs/societies in Dublin that have regular poker nights/competitions?

Hyzepher

Nemici · 19-06-2003 11:15AM

I dont know about competitions but you can play poker black jack etc off camden st on Montague lane in "the jackpot" and "the colosses"

jd · 19-06-2003 11:26AM

There is also the club in merrion square-it used to be called the griffin..

ToxicPaddy · 19-06-2003 01:06PM

You'd wanna be fairly flush with cash for some of these places and from what ive heard they seem to be a haven for card sharks aswell, so i think your better off running regular card nights with yer mates and that way it stays friendly, ya have a few beers and ya might even win a few quid..

I know a guy that did this, he splashed out on a proper card table, chips and the works, then organised it with a few buddies. They would have a card night once a month at the start of every month, around payday...

You went along, brought some beer, bought your chips and played away.. usually took a break for ordered in food after a few hours and carried on playing till the wee hours.. at the end of the night you cashed in your chips (if you had any left) and everyone went home happy..

I was at a few of them and they were a good laugh...

jd · 19-06-2003 01:08PM

most of the clubs have tournaments-probably a 15 euro or so buy in on a sunday night.

Lafortezza · 19-06-2003 01:31PM

www.poker.ie

Tournaments will be played in Bray Sailing Club, 2 minutes from Bray DART station.

My dad is a member of the sailing club, and we've had charity poker nights there, pay a fee on the door, get some chips/monopoly money, play some poker, get some dinner,
and best of all there's a members bar in the sailing club, very reasonably priced.
Dunno if it'll be open for the poker.ie crowd, if it is though then the poker night would be great fun.

email lists are on the website

I think I'm definitely gonna join up.

DeVore · 19-06-2003 01:45PM

My mates and I have been playing since college regularly. We have the green baize and proper poker chips too and we're all reasonably experienced players at this stage I guess...
the swing for a given player in a night would be in the region of 100 euro.

I play in the Sugar Club too which is a savagely brilliant place altogether... though cocktails and blackjack are a bad combo. Its only a small (3 table) club but its a great atmosphere and the croupiers are professional and friendly... very newbie friendly place actually as they explain the rules and you can play for as little as 1 euro a hand iirc.

DeV.

DeVore · 19-06-2003 01:58PM

They only need 42 people to run a night...I wonder if we could get a closed night for Boards people.... I bet we could round up 42 people to play poker!

DeV.

Repli · 19-06-2003 02:03PM

is it not illegal to gamble on an unlicensed premises..

hedgetrimmer · 19-06-2003 02:04PM

I got a poker group too...proper chips n all. So that'd be about 6 people to throw into the Boards.ie Poker Classic

DMC · 19-06-2003 02:53PM

I play it online regualily on www.ladbrokespoker.com They changed the software recently, not to my liking, but its good.

I likes the sound of a Boards Poker Classic meself... two thumbs up.

Hyzepher · 19-06-2003 03:01PM

I got some professional poker chips when I was in vegas last year - myself and a few mates play about once or twice a month but nothing too high stake.

I would be very interested - and i'm sure my mates would be also - to join up to a boards.ie poker night.

btw - texas holdem' rocks

Hyzepher

uzami · 19-06-2003 03:06PM

i'll throw my chips into the pot for a poker/blackjack night.

Hyzepher · 19-06-2003 03:08PM

Looks like this could turn into a regular thing!

Hyzepher

jd · 19-06-2003 03:25PM

I'd be in too-

get some nice ladies to serve the lads food and refreshments...
/me ducks...

I remember we did a night in the arches in tcd, before they put computers there

DeVore · 19-06-2003 03:28PM

I know about 8-10 people who'd be up for it!

DeV.

DeVore · 19-06-2003 03:30PM

I've sent one of the lads behind poker.ie a mail to point him at this thread. Would be nice to be able to chat directly with them rather then speculate.

DeV.

Lafortezza · 19-06-2003 04:47PM

Originally posted by DeVore
I've sent one of the lads behind poker.ie a mail to point him at this thread. Would be nice to be able to chat directly with them rather then speculate.

DeV.

According to their website they have room for around 40 punters in their tournament on July 8th, I think so far this thread could almost fill about 20 or more of those spaces

I wonder how big they want to make it?
It'd be fun to compete in a 100 person tournament, big prizes and all that.

Carnate · 19-06-2003 04:55PM

Count me in..

Hyzepher · 19-06-2003 04:56PM

We could always organise one for ourselves without poker.ie - I would lend a hand and organise one if I got some help.

Hyzepher

Carnate · 19-06-2003 04:58PM

if you need help gis a shout!

DeVore · 19-06-2003 04:59PM

aye, it might be fun to turn up to their night in July. (Date: 8th July 2003)

I'd prefer to get a night *just* for Boards.ie so that

a. We all kinda know the history/culture and can have a laugh and a chat even if you are knocked out early.

b. You've a reasonable idea that you arent pissing your money into the wind against semi-pro players (not that I think 300 euro top prize would attract many serious players

DeV.

jd · 19-06-2003 05:09PM

Originally posted by DeVore
b. You've a reasonable idea that you arent pissing your money into the wind against semi-pro players (not that I think 300 euro top prize would attract many serious players

DeV.

You'd be surprised-I used to live with a pro poker player (came fourteenth in world ) and if teir tyank was low they'd try and hoover money in the small tournaments off the amateurs.

DapperGent · 19-06-2003 05:15PM

The last one I was at was great fun I got knocked out fairly early but them moved to playing for (fairly small amounts of) cash. There's nothing quite like a good game of poker.

Lafor I'll try and pop along again if I can get out of work that day, a general boards poker session sounds like a winner I'd certainly be up for it.

After leaving my credit card with my girlfriend.

Lafortezza · 19-06-2003 05:18PM

Originally posted by DapperGent

Lafor I'll try and pop along again if I can get out of work that day, a general boards poker session sounds like a winner I'd certainly be up for it.

I'm trying to get my cousin to go as well as a few others, have sent the poker.ie guy a mail to find out more,

It'll be sweet if the bar is open too, but I'm not sure if it will be seeing as its not a Sailing Club function,

jd · 19-06-2003 05:25PM

Originally posted by DapperGent
The last one I was at was great fun I got knocked out fairly early but them moved to playing for (fairly small amounts of) cash. There's nothing quite like a good game of poker.

Lafor I'll try and pop along again if I can get out of work that day, a general boards poker session sounds like a winner I'd certainly be up for it.

After leaving my credit card with my girlfriend.

The way to approach this is to have a 20euro buy in for chips, and allow 2 further buy ins if you lose all in. That way no one gets too hurt...
Winner/runner ups get a proportion of the takings.
if you allow multiple buy ins (above 3 say) , your stack is too small and you can get anted away/put all in as the pool of people decreases and antes increase (as their stack would be much bigger)

hedgetrimmer · 19-06-2003 05:44PM

I think a boards poker night would be a lot better - mixing wiht our own, getting to know people and probably a more fun and less strictly competitive atmosphere. And we could put our own cash cap on it n' stuff

Just my 2 chips

DapperGent · 19-06-2003 06:01PM

Does anyone know anywhere in town or online that you can buy a set of poker ships?

DMC · 19-06-2003 08:23PM

Chips I presume DapperGent?

Yes, you can get them in that wee shop that sells odds and ends for the house behind the Carphone Warehouse in Liffey Valley. I cant remember the name, but you can get full poker sets there.

They also sell Lantz wedding stationary, thats all I remember!

Yes, Texas Hold'em is the ideal game for us, everyone chips in 20 or 50 euro entry, 10 per table, winner gets the pool.

All we need is the cameras under the table, Late Night Poker style

Cash me in!

uzami · 19-06-2003 08:47PM

When I worked on Baggot St.

Paddy Flaherty's on haddington Rd. used to run the occassional poker tournament upstairs for the locals.

Now I have no idea about the suitability of the venue. as I haven't been there in about 2 years....no green baize....but they had chips!

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