Saturday, August 11, 2012

Saturday Night Poker

Star Poker Bray is on tonight and its the same tournament as a Friday Night "the double chance tournament. Be knocked out or go bust before the end of the break and you can rebuy again for €25 (20 plus 5 reg). Starts at 8.00pm and you can register up to 9.30pm. Blinds are 15 mins and a 10k starting stack. Refreshments served throughout and hot food served at the break.

Cash Tables available when enough players are around to start. blinds are 25/50c, 10% rake once a flop is seen and capped at €3 per pot. I think the minimum you can buy onto cash for is €25 and the Maximum is €200

Always seem to get 30 plus every night as does every night barWednesday.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Star Poker Wednesday Night Result

Congratulations to Karl Verhoeven who won the Wednesday €20 Freeze-Out Tournament last night. With 59 players Karl won €354 with the top 6 getting paid. Karl called an all-in pre-flop raise with A/K Diamonds against 6/6, with two diamonds on the flop and third on the river, Karl won top prize. Karl also entered for a chance to win the Poker Jackpot so could earn an extra €365 next week.

Friday Night Poker

THE WEEKEND IS UPON US.......................


Tonight the 10th August in the Arklow Bay Hotel. €30 buy in, Gauranteeing a 1st place prize of €1500! The tickets are being sold thick and fast for this and there is talk of 100 plus players. I have also been told by Harry Murphy (The county Football Manager) providing it runs well, this could be made into an annual event. I think you can buy in on the night so if you dont have a ticket arrive early to make sure you get in.

Starting stack is 3k, blinds are 15 mins and there are unlimited €10 rebuys for the 1st 6 levels. Conor Hogan will be Tournament Director on the Night and the game is self deal.

There is a bus leaving wicklow from the Grand Hotel at 6.30pm and stopping off in Rathnew at 6.45 putside doyles. I think this is a free bus.

Thanks to Darragh O'Sullivan who has kept me in the loop with this.


There is no poker in Doyles Rathnew or the Kennedy Inn, Newtown tonight because of the above. I havnt heard anything about Lynkseys in Arklow, but I am assuming this is not going ahead either because of this game.

Star Poker Bray, have their €25 (20 plus 5 reg) double chance tournament. Bust or be knocked out before the end of the first break at 9.30pm and you can rebuy for a further €25. Starts at 8.00pm and you can late reg up to 9.30pm. Starting stack of 10k, 15 min blinds and usually 30 plus runners. Refreshments available throughout and hot food served at the break.

Cash tables run until late and usually have 2 going. 25/50c blinds. 3% rake once a flop is seen, capped at €3 per pot.

Best of luck at the tables.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Thurday Night Poker

1st off, we start in the Coach House Roundwood.
Kicks off at 8.00pm, Buy in is €35 (20 buy in, 10 top up and 5 reg). If you dont take the top-up its €25. The starting stacks are 5k and the top is the same. Blinds are 15/20. Hot food served on the break. Not just for locals, usually always has 2 tables. This can be a good game and good craic, if thats what you are looking for.

Star Poker Bray, have the €30 (20 plus 5 reg & 5 scalp) scalp tournament tonight. Kicking off at 8.00pm, you can late register up to the end of the break at 9.30pm. Knock out any player and receive the €5 scalp. Starting stack of 10k and a 15 minute clock. Refreshments available throughout and hot food served at the break. Usually get 30 plus for this game. This is a good game and can get a bit wild sometimes. Thanks to Marcin who continues to keep me updated with results/pictures.

Cash table available usually after 10 and fill up quickly. 25/50c blinds, 10% rake once the flop is seen and capped at €3 per pot.

Best of luck at the tables.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Old Forge Tuesday Night

Congratulations to Paddy Clarke who won week 3 of the Old Forge poker league. Paddy beat 13 players to take top prize of €180 and more importantly points on the league for the 888 Deepstack in November.

Paddy Beat Trevor Conyard heads up, with Scott Quinn 3rd, Niall Higgins 4th, Jim Connors 5th and Leon Murphy 6th.

Best hands on the Night were Quad Jacks by Trevor Conyard and Quad Queens by Paddy Kavanagh.

Craig might have more of a report to follw.

Pictures of the action:

Leon was not smiling for long!


Scott and Johnny


Niall and Leon heads up


The final hand. As you can see Trev got it in good and you can see what happens!


Paddy Clarke, week 3 winner.


Interaction

Okay Folks, just a quick post to say please feel free to leave a comment. It would be great if a few more people would post comments and interact a bit more on the site. Become a member, or even check some of the other poker players blogs, in particular the Irish Guys, they have some good stuff there.

Also thanks to anyone who has contributed so far, We are getting double figure hits everyday and over 3000 in total so not bad for 3 months.

So feel free to join in, its all free and adds a little to the site.

Thanks.

GAA POKER FUNDRAISER FRIDAY NIGHT


Friday the 10th August in the Arklow Bay Hotel. €30 buy in, Gauranteeing a 1st place prize of €1500! The tickets are being sold thick and fast for this and there is talk of 100 plus players. I have also been told by Harry Murphy (The county Football Manager) providing it runs well, this could be made into an annual event.

Starting stack is 3k, blinds are 15 mins and there are unlimited €10 rebuys for the 1st 6 levels. Conor Hogan will be Tournament Director on the Night and the game is self deal. Conor is a good guy and runs a fgood game in Whistlers, so I can assure you this game should run well.

Here is a picture of the Ticket. If anyone wants tickets a few guys around the town are selling some, but im sure you can buy in at the tournament on the night.

There is a bus leaving wicklow from the Grand Hotel at 6.30pm and stopping off in Rathnew at 6.45 putside doyles. I think this is a free bus, Ill try confirm by Friday.

Thanks to Darragh O'Sullivan who has kept me in the loop with this.


Star Poker Deepstack Sunday Report

Congratulations to Adrian Connick who won the $75 Sunday monthly deep stack tournament. With 43 players, first place paid $1,118 with the top 5 getting paid. On the final hand Adrian re-raised all-in from the big blind with 7/7 and got called by A/9 Diamonds. An A/7/3 flop, 4 on the turn and a Queen on the river gave Adrian the win.

Pictures of the action:














Wednesday Night Poker

Kicking us off is Star Poker Bray and their €20 (15 plus 5 reg)Freezeout tournament. Kicking off at 8.00pm, you can late reg up to the end of the break at 9.30pm. Blinds are 15 minutes and you have a 10k starting stack. Refreshments available throughout and sambos served at the break (30 minute break from 9-9.30pm). Probably the busiest night in Star Poker is the Wednesday game and usually always hits 60 runners sometimes a lot more. Last week they had 70 plus runners.

Cash Games Available around 10 o'clock and the tables fill up very quickly. blinds 25/50c, rake is 3% once a flop is seen and capped at €3. Usually fills the 2 tables.

There is another game in Sally O'Briens in Arklow. I have been told its a €50 freezeout, with a 15k starting stack and early bird chip of 1k if your there before 8. Its been run by DR Poker.

Finally Whistlers Bar in Wicklow Town,


have a €20, plus 2 €10 top ups tournament. Starting stack could be 5k. Blinds are 15 Mins, and usually gets 10 plus players. This game used to be run by Ian McDonald of Donkey Poker Tour, but Ian has moved to pastures new and 2 Guys have taken up the reins. This is now run by Conor Hogan, who runs a good game and knows his stuff when it comes to Poker. When there is enough players a cash game usually gets going. (Can get a bit wild)! Last week there was 12/13 players. all new players are welcome.

Good luck at the tables.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Tuesday Night Poker

Week 3 of the Old Forge Poker League Continues Tonight.

Starts at 8.00pm, reg from 7.30pm

Buyin: €30 Freezeout (€25 + 5 reg)

9k starting stack

1k early bird

500 extra chips for confirming by text (0862423535)

20 min clock for first 6 levels, 15 min for the remaining levels (inc antes, that increase with every level)

Cash game runs also, 50c - €1 NLH with 5% rake and capped at €10, min buyin to cash game is €25

Tournament players are also part of a league for 888 Deepstack Galway Tickets, for November. Top 9 players at the end of the league qualify for the final table and top 2/3 of final table win a ticket each. Players chipstacks are calculated based on the amount of points they accumulate throughout the league. €30 is taken from the pot each week to make the money for the tickets.

This is being run by Craig Ledwith from Chip & Chair Poker and Ive played the tournament he runs in Arklow and the structure is excellent. Last week there was 20 plus runners, and a few of the regulars still havnt showed up so this tournament is going to get bigger. Niall O'Connor has taken it down 2 weeks in a row, so he needs to be stopped this week!! Last week there was also another 5 new players so over 3 weeks, there are 30 names on the league already.

Finally, the Tuesday game in Jacobs Well, Rathdrum.

Each week they alternate between 2 games. 1 game is a €50 freezeout. starting stack is 62k (you are reading this correctly), blinds are 15/20 mins. no money kept behind all is paid out in prizefunds. starts at 8.30 and can run for a while with a stack this big!!

Their 2nd game is €30, with a €10 rebuy only for the first 3 levels. starting stack is not as big, i believe its around the 20k mark, and blinds are as above 15/20 mins

Im not making the above up!!!!!

Good luck at the table Folks.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday Night Poker

One game to report tonight, and it happens in the Olde Ship, Arklow.
Its run by Craig Ledwith from Chip & Chair Poker.

Buyin: €30 Freezeout (€25+5 reg)

9k starting stack

1k early bird

500 extra chips for confirming by text (0862423535)

20 min clock for first 6 levels, 15 min for the remaining levels (inc antes, that increase with every level)

Complimentary food at the break for all players

Cash game runs also, 50c - €1 NLH with 5% rake and capped at €10, min buyin to cash game is €25

Tournament players are also part of a league for 2 UKIPT Cork tickets worth €770 each that takes place in February 2013.. Top 9 players at the end of the league qualify for the final table and top 2 of final table win a ticket each. Players chipstacks are calculated based on the amount of points they accumulate throughout the league and there are already 40 players on the league table. €40 is taken from the pot each week to make the money for the 2 tickets.

This is a good game and has been getting good numbers lately, usually always gets 2 full tables. Craig is a good tournament director/organiser as I have said he runs a good game, with a good structure.

Good Luck at the tables.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Star Poker Saturday Night Results

Congratulations to Frank Sutton who beat a field of 18 players to win this Saturday's €25 Re-entry Tournament. Top 3 were paid with first place taking €180. Frank pushed all in with pocket tens and was called by QJ off. His pair held up and he took first prize. Well done Frank. There was no winner of this Saturday's poker jackpot so the money will roll over to next week.

Pictures of the action:




Star Poker Friday Night Results

Congratulations to Keith Satcliffe who won the Friday €25 Re-Entry Tournament. With 42 players Keith won €336 with the top 5 getting paid. With a big chip lead Keith called all-in pre flop with 4/5 spades and ran into J/J. With a K/8/6 flop and a seven on the turn, Keith hit his straight to win. The Poker Jackpot rolls-over to next week and will be up to €345.

Pictures of the action:



You will see Reggie corrigan in this picture. Reggie seems to have taken a liking to Bray.






Deepstack Sunday


Dont forget folks, Today sees the return of the €75 (65 + 10reg) Monthly Deepstack in Star Poker Bray.

Kicking off at 2.30pm, Starting stack of 20k, blinds are 25 mins up to the break and 30 mins after. You can register up to the end of the break at 4.30pm.
Blinds are 25 mins before the break and 30 mins after. Starting stack is 20k.

The game usually gets big numbers and the prizepool last month was over €3600.

Refreshments served throughout and food served at the break.

Cash tables usually available afterwards.

Good luck at at the tables.