Saturday, November 9, 2013

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. probably get 30 plus again as its the only game on around Wicklow.

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. The minimum you can buy onto cash for is €25 and the Maximum has been increased to €500.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Friday Night Poker

Action for tonight as follows:

Doyles Rathnew,

starts at 8.00pm. Seems to usually get 2 tables. €20 buy in and a starting stack of 2.5k and a 20 min clock. You can rebuy/topup 3 times and if your gone before the break you can buy a deadstack and the 3 topups for €50. All money taken in on the night goes back out in the prizefund. Also tonight is week 8 of the christmas rollover, You must play 7/13 nights to qualify for the final. This year they are giving a bonus of 1,000 chips for each night in the run up to christmas you play. ie if you play 8=1000,9=2000,and so on,bonus will be given with the starting stack on the final night.

The Kennedy inn, Newtown.

Starts at 8.00pm, buy in is €20, with a €20 top up. early bird chip of 2k if your there before 8. Starting stack of 10k and a 20 min clock. The topup/rebuy is also for 10k. Consistently getting 2 tables now. Best hand of the night also gets free entry for the following week. Seems to consistently have 2 tables here.

Star Poker Bray,

have their €25 (20 plus 5 reg) double chance tournie. 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 30/40 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. 10% rake once a flop is seen, capped at €3 per pot, again the 2 cash tables usually fill up fairly fast.

Have a good weekend and good luck at the tables.

Whistlers Thursday Night Results

Congratulation to Latvian Dougie who took down last nights game in Whistlers Wicklow and took €300 for his troubles. Jason Cooper was 2nd for €180, Stephen Tierney 3rd for €90 and Jeff Byrne 4th for €40. Johnny dunne had best hand before the break for €20, a house of aces over 6's/

Star Poker Bray Wednesday Night Results

Congratulations to Colm Martin who beat a field of 70 players to win Wednesdays €20 Christmas League Freeze-Out Tournament. Top prize paid €363 and the top 7 were paid. Well done!!!

CHRISTMAS Wednesday's league:
(after 1st week)

1. Colm Martin 27 pts
2. Philip McCormack 26 pts
3. Darren Evans 25 pts
4. Andrew McGonigle 24 pts
5. David Rupeika 23 pts
6. John Ward 22 pts
7. Rob Lawless 21 pts
8. Paddy Maher 20 pts
9. Giovanni Ovidiu 19 pts
10. Wayne Dalton 18 pts
11. Tomas Saulys 17 pts
12. Tom Maguire 16 pts
13. Jason Cooper 15 pts
14. Joe Byrne 14 pts
15. Rob Browne 13 pts
16. Mark Brady 12 pts
17. Gerry O'Neill 11 pts
18. Andrius Ribaciauskas 10 pts
19. Karl Verhoeven 9 pts
20. Donal Kelly 8 pts
21. Stephen Martin 7 pts
22. Rolandas Vizbara 6 pts
23. Keith Clucas 5 pts
24. Neill Murray 4 pts
25. Eddie Gallagher 3 pts
26. Michael Forde 2 pts
27. Tadas Galkus 1 pt

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Star Poker Bray monthly deepstack results

Congratulations to Derek Verhoeven and Dale Cowley for chopping last Sunday €75 Monthly Deepstack Tournament. With 50 players top spot paid €1,300 and the top 5 were paid.

Full results (after deals):

50 players
€3,250 prize pool
start: 1.00 pm
finish: 23.40 pm

1st: Derek Verhoeven €975
---: Dale Cowley €975
3rd: Giulio Popplewell €460
4th: Andrew McGonigle €340
5th: Damian Whyte €250
6th: Dave Walsh €50
7th: Val Byrne €50
8th: Ciaran McGrath €50
9th: Stephen Armstrong €50
10th: Keith Clucas €50

Congrats to all!!!

Congratulations to James McGee who won our Sunday €20 Re-entry tournament. With 35 players top spot paid €236 and the top 4 were paid.

Thursday 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. Always has 2 tables. Friendly Game, new players welcome, Ritchie Cullen runs the game here.

Star Poker Bray

Star are running their satellite game to the big €220 game in November (Buy in €20 €15 plus 5 reg). Starting at 8pm, you can late reg up the to the end of the break at 9.30pm. 5k starting stack, 15min blinds with unlimited €10 rebuys before the break with 1 €10 top up allowed at the break. So for every €220 in the pot a ticket will be given out for the game in November. Food served at the break, refreshments served throughout. Another 2 tickets given out in last weeks satellite

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. tables usually fill up fairly fast.

Lynskeys Arklow,

now have a game, Buy in is €35 (30 plus €5 reg) starting at 9pm. 15 min blinds, 15k starting stack. €5 reg gives you a free pint and pizza at the break. Seems to always get 2 tables (according to one of the local players)

Finally Whistlers Wicklow Town

Starting at 8pm, all money taken in paid out on the night. €20 buy in with 2 €10 top ups/rebuys. 500 early bird chip if your in your seat by the start and 500 if you confirm by text. Best hand before the break also gets €20.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Wednesday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight and its Star Poker Bray and their €20 (15 plus 5 reg)Freezeout tournament. Starting 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). Tonight will be Week 1 of the new "Christmas League".

WEDNESDAY “CHRISTMAS” POKER TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 7 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Wednesday Tournament League from 6th of November up to 18th of December. Over These 7 nights players will receive points according to what position they finish in. The 5 players with the most points will receive a cash prize on Wednesday 18th of December (Christmas Party Night).

The league prize pool will be created by taking €1 from each player’s entry fee every tournament and Star Leisure Poker Room will donate another €1 per person each tournament to double the prize pool. Star Leisure Poker Room will guarantee a prize fund of €750.

Points system:
1st - 27 pts 6th - 22 pts 11th - 17 pts 16th - 12 pts 21st - 7 pts 26th - 2 pts
2nd - 26 pts 7th - 21 pts 12th - 16 pts 17th - 11 pts 22nd - 6 pts 27th - 1 pt
3rd - 25 pts 8th - 20 pts 13th - 15 pts 18th - 10 pts 23rd - 5 pts
4th - 24 pts 9th - 19 pts 14th - 14 pts 19th - 9 pts 24th - 4 pts
5th - 23 pts 10th - 18 pts 15th - 13 pts 20th - 8 pts 25th - 3 pts

Top 5 at the end of 7 weeks will get paid:

1st €300
2nd €200
3rd €125
4th €75
5th €50

* - if after 7 weeks people in the money on equal points the winning prize will be split equally

Cash Games Available around 10 o'clock and the tables fill up very quickly. blinds 25/50c, rake is 10% once a flop is seen and capped at €3. Usually fills the 2 tables. The maximum buy-in for cash has now increased to €500! Cash can get a bit wild tonight so beware!!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Tuesday Night Poker

2 games tonight folks and 1st up its the weekly game in the old forge.

Tonight the buy in is €40 (35 plus 5 reg),freezeout, €10k starting stack, with a 1k early bird and 1k bonus chip for texting your entry to 0868446556. Registration is from 7.45, the game starts at 8 sharp. Blinds are 15 mins with a 10 minute break after the 1st 6 levels. €20 will go to the first player to win a hand with pocket 2s.

Cash game available afterwards, 50c/€1, minimum buy in €5, rake 10% capped at €3 max per pot.

And Finally,

Jacobs well Rathdrum, also have their usual game. 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 9.00 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.

Pot Limit cash game also runs when enough players are knocked out of the game.