Wicklow Poker Scene: 2014-01-12

Friday, January 17, 2014

Friday Night Poker

Its Friday, and its the middle of the month already!

Action 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.

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 lately having been getting 50/60 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.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

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 this Sunday the 19th January (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. Food served at the break, refreshments served throughout. Last week I think 3 tickets were given out.

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,

THERE IS NO GAME HERE ANYMORE.

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.

Whistlers have donated €500 to the final night to be played on the 13th March 2014. The Buy in for the final night will be €25 for 6k chips with 1 top up/rebuy for €15 and another 6k in chips. Any player that plays (up to a maximum of 6 weeks) will receive 1500 chips per week to add to their stack for the league final night.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wednesday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight folks and its on in Star Poker Bray

Starting at 8.00 pm. Late reg up to 9.30 pm. Starting stack of 10,000 chips,15 minute clock
Buy in €15 + €5 reg fee

Tonight is week 3 of the Winter League

WEDNESDAY “WINTER” POKER

TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 9 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Wednesday Tournament League from 1st of January up to 26th of February. Over These 9 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 5th of March.

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 9 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

League table after week 2:

1. Adrian Connick 42 pts
2. Stephen Armstrong 39 pts
3. Colm Cahill 27 pts
Liam Daly 27 pts
5. Lorenzo Fusciardi 26 pts
6. Derek Verhoeven 25 pts
Thomas Bacon 25 pts
8. Philip McCormack 24 pts
Ronan Kenny 24 pts
Simon Kearns 24 pts
11. Christian Nikov 23 pts
Thomas Ward 23 pts
13. Ioan Gherghel 22 pts
Niall Vaughan 22 pts
15. Frank Hughes 21 pts

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

QUESTIONS?

As you will have seen from my Posts recently on facebook and the blog I have spoke to 2 Pro's who have agreed to answer questions in relation to poker. (both online and live pros)

CAN I ASK PEOPLE TO PLEASE FORWARD ON ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ASKED

Have you ever wondered what to do in a certain position, what way to play certain hands anything at all, these 2 guys are answering what you ask for free.

You can comment here, on facebook, twitter or email me and I will get in touch with the 2 lads and post both the questions and answers for all to see.

Thanks.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Monday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight folks and its a new game in Star Poker Bray, details as below.

Freeze-Out Tournament
Starting at 8.00 pm.....Late reg up to 9.30 pm.....
Starting stack of 10,000 chips
15 minute clock
Buy in €15 + €5 reg fee

MONDAY “JANUARY” POKER TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 4 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Monday Tournament League from 6th of January up to 27th of January. Over These 4 nights players will receive points according to what position they finish in. The 3 players with the most points will receive a cash prize on Monday 4th of February. TONIGHT IS WEEK 2 OF THE LEAGUE

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.

Points system:

1st - 18 pts 6th - 13 pts 11th - 8 pts 16th - 3 pts

2nd - 17 pts 7th - 12 pts 12th - 7 pts 17th - 2 pts

3rd - 16 pts 8th - 11 pts 13th - 6 pts 18th - 1 pt

4th - 15 pts 9th - 10 pts 14th - 5 pts

5th - 14 pts 10th - 9 pts 15th - 4 pts

* - if after 4 weeks people in the money on equal points the winning prize will be split equally

League table after week 1;

1. Neil Cahill 18 pts
2. Greg Gallagher 17 pts
3. Damian Whyte 16 pts
4. Gerry Finglas 15 pts
5. Keith Clucas 14 pts
6. Ken Garten 13 pts
7. Paul Scanlon 12 pts
8. Stephen Martin 11 pts
9. Ken Clucas 10 pts
10. Clive Howard 9 pts
11. David Harris 8 pts
12. Alan Doran 7 pts
13. Eamon Kelly 6 pts
14. Paddy Scanlon 5 pts
15. Sean Hammond 4 pts
16. Callum Jacobs 3 pts
17. Nicolas McCoy 2 pts
18. Wayne Dalton 1 pts

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Newtown Friday Night Results

Eight players took part in the first game of 2014 in MKI. With a prize pool of €320 and three places being paid, when it got down to the final three it was decided to chop. Ian Sullivan, Dominic Leech and Geraldine Nolan got €100 each and a hand was played for €20 which was won by Ian Sullivan. Luke O'Shea had the best hand of the night so gets a free buy in next week.

Sunday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight and its on in,

StarPoker Bray, Kicks off at 8.00pm and you can register up to the end of the break at 9.30pm. Buy in is €20 (15 plus 5 reg). 10k starting stack and a 15 minute clock. Refreshments served throughout and sambos served on the break. This game could have anything up to 50 + players.

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 has been increased to €300.

Whistlers Thursday Night Results

Congratulations to Niall O'Connor, Jason Cooper and Trevor Conyard who chopped thursday nights game in Whistlers Wicklow. With 17 players top spot paid €350. Alice Murphy finished 4th for €60 and Stephen Tierney 5th for his money back. Best hand before the break was Aces full of Kings for Timmy Donovan.