Lynskeys Friday night report

Lynskeys Report: Bigger turnout than last week with two almost full tables making a dcent prizepool of €600 as the dead stacks were snapped up. It got down to 2 girls vs 2 boys in the money. Kyle continued his success this week and ended up chopping top 2 prize money with Niall. They played a final hand for the kudos of winner and Niall filled a house of Kings and 4s for top spot. He had binked a Q to double through Kyle's AA v QQ, leading to some twitter abuse, then filled a bigger house against Roisin holding KQ v KJ on a KKTJQ board.Thats another set of back to back wins for kyle

Newtown Friday Night Results

Congratulations to Mark Taylor & Geraldine Nolan who beat a field of 10 runners and chopped last nights game in Newtown for €150 each, lee Lofts was 3rd for €80.

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 tonight.

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

Star Poker Thursday Night Results

Congratulations to Malachy Kiernan who won the Thursday €30 Scalp tournament. With 35 players top prize paid €280 and the top 5 got paid. Malachy called an all-in shove pre-flop with A/9 Hearts against A/6 Spades. A flop of A/8/6 put him behind but an 8 on the Turn and a 3 on the River gave him two pair with a higher kicker. Malachy also cashed in for another €20 in Scalps. No Jackpot winner so it rolls-over to next Thursday.

Friday Night Poker

Action for tonight is as follows:

Doyles Rathnew, starts at 8.00pm. Seems to be getting 2 tables consistently now. €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. This is the 7/8th week of the Christmas roll over with €200 off the prizepool being held back. Play 7 out of the 12 weeks to qualify for the final night and your chance to win €1000 (i think the winner alone will win €1000!), right before christmas.

The Kennedy inn, Newtown. Starts at 8.00pm, buy in is €20, with a €20 top up. early bird chip of 1k if your there before 8. Starting stack of 10k and a 20 min clock. The topup/rebuy is also for 10k. Usually gets 2 tables and the standard of play is very high, and its a good game.

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 plus runners. I believe last week there was over 50 runners. Refreshments available throughout and hot food served at the break. Think the number hit 30/40 here tonight.

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.

Also a game in Lynskeys of Arklow. Starting at 9pm, 10k stack, no reg 30 freezeout. No idea on structure/blinds.

Finally if your around tonight and not going to any of the above games, theres a fundraiser in the Leitrim Lounge Wicklow, for Shamrock Celtic. Buy in is €25, with unlimited €10 rebuys up to the break. starting stack of 4k with 20 min blinds for 6 levels, and 15 min blinds after the break. top up also available at the break. 50% of the buy in/top-ups/rebuys will go to the club and 50% to the pot.

Have a good weekend and good luck at the tables.

Star Poker Wednesday Night Results

Congratulations to Donal Kelly and Daniel Mahile who split the Wednesday $20 Freeze-out tournament. With 64 players top spot paid $355 and the top 7 got paid. No Jackpot winner so $1165 is up for grabs next Wednesday.

Whistlers Wednesday Night Results

Last night in whistlers we had 9 players down for the tournament and the top 3 were paid. Alice murphy won the tournament with ease after picking up a big chip lead after knocking Conor Hogan and Jim Connors out in the same hand when the board came A10 10 and jim shoved with the ace, Alice called and Conor Shoved behind with Alice snap calling and showing K10 vs Conors 8 10 and Jims A2 and the board running out blank. Alice took 160 for 1st Johnny Dunne took 80 for 2nd and Brian Connolley got 45 for his troubles. A good Cash game ensued from 11.30 and Ran late and DEEP finishing up playing like €2/5 instead of 25c/50c with well over €1000 on table. Once again Thanks to Se and Liam in Whistlers for accomodating us and adding money to the league!

N.B. Next two weeks are last two weeks of the league and will be double points so hopefully a big turn out for the €1000 Gaurenteed league final!
good luck and see you at the tables

League update:

Brian Connolley 72
Johnny Dunne 66
Stephen Tierney 48
Alice Murphy 43
Paddy Clarke 36
Niall Callary 31
Mark O'Neill 30
John Leon 22
Mick Dunne 19
Tom Cox 19
Ciaran Connolley 18
Larry Dias 18
Jim Connors 16
Trevor Conyard 13
Jason Cooper 12
Niall Higgins 10
John Connors 7
Alan 6
Ross Kelly 5
Niall O Connor 4

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

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.

The jackpot for each game is getting bigger every week so you should look into buying into this to.

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.

Best of luck at the tables.

Fundraiser Friday Night

Folks, just to let you all know if your around Friday Night, Shamrock Celtic are holding a Texas Hold-em fundraiser in the Leitrim Lounge, Wicklow. Reg from 7.30pm, starting at 8 sharp. 4k starting stack, €30 buy in, 20 min clock for first 6 levels, with unlimited €10 rebuys up to the break. Top up available at the break. Finger food also being served at the break. This is a new football club, only formed 2 years and are looking for some sponsorship. So if your around drop down, its for a good cause.

WicklowPkrScene Poker Awards

This was suggested to me by one of the players during the week and Ill keep him anonymous!! The winners will be announced on the 23rd December 2012 at the Deepstack Event in the Grand Hotel Wicklow (Details to be posted very soon). There will be 5 awards, nothing serious just something small(piece of glass/trophy) and the categories are as follows:

1. Best Poker Venue

Nominees: Star Poker Bray, Kennedy Inn Newtown, Doyles Rathnew, Old Forge Wicklow, Whistlers Wicklow, Jacobs Well Rathdrum, Lynskeys Arklow, Old Ship Arklow.

2. Best Game

Nominees: All as above

3. Best Tournament Player

Nominees: Open Category

4. Best Cash Game Player

Nominees: Open Category

5. Biggest Nit/Luckbox Award

Nominees: Open Category

Nominations can be emailed to wicklowpkrscene@gmail.com with a nomination for each category if you like. I would prefer if you didnt comment as people can see who and what you are voting for. One vote per person per category rules apply. if this is going to be done lets do it right, thats why I have left the last category as a bit of a joke. It is a bit of fun but seeing as nothing like this has happened around Wicklow before, for the first 4 awards im asking for them to be taken serious please.

Ill post the same post every week up to the event, so happy voting and ill also update the details of the deepstack shortly!

Cheers.

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). The busiest night in the Poker room nearly always gets 70/80 plus. Last night was one of those rare weeks where they didnt break 60.

Cash Games Available around 10 o'clock and the tables fill up very quickly. blinds 25/50c, rake is 5% once a flop is seen and capped at €3. Usually fills the 2 tables.

There was a game in Sally O'Briens, Arklow, but this I believe is no more.

Whistlers New League:

Week 8 of the Whistlers league continues tonight. Whistlers will put up €50 a week towards the league which Conor estimates will be a €1500 league final of which €1000 is gaurenteed!

Buy in is €20 in with 1 rebuy or top up @ €20, starting stack will be 8000, rebuys 9K or if you dont rebuy before the break you can Top up for 11k. Clock 15 mins,with cash games offered starting at 25c/50c.

Good luck at the tables.

Old Forge Wicklow Tuesday Night Results

Congratulations to Craig Flanagan who for the 2nd week in a row took down the game in the Old Forge Wicklow. Craig got the bonus 20 points as well, so after only 2 weeks he has 60 points, which shoots him right up the league. Craig beat a field of 25 runners and Craig Ledwith heads up for the win. The 2 lads chopped pot before hand. Joey O'Brien was 3rd and Karl Larkin 4th. Both craig's also had €80 in scalps between them.

Again last night there was 4 new faces, so there are nearly 60 in the league. I have said it every week that this game is getting busier and last night we had nearly 3 full tables, with once again some of the regulars not in attendance.

Best hand before the break was Aces full of 5s from Jim Connors (2 weeks in a row, best hand) which earned him an extra 5k in chips.

Ace Rag takes down the pot.

Johnnys Aces cracked by Queens on the river.

Thanks to all who came and hope to see you all next week.

Tuesday Night Poker

The first game to report is in the Olde Forge Wicklow Town, being run by Trevor Conyard from WicklowPkrScene/Chip & a Chair Poker Events. Week 15 of the league continues tonight.

Kicking off at 8pm, reg from 7.30pm, €35 SCALP freezeout (25 plus 5 reg plus 5 scalp) Starting stack of 9k, early bird chip of 1000 for anyone in their seat by 8 and an extra 500 if you confirm by text 0868446556.

Best hand before the break tonight gets 5k in chips.

Consistently hits the 20 mark, and some new faces every week. Paddy Clarke has taken over the top spot in the league from Niall O'Connor. Craig Flanagan won last weeks event beating Declan Cox heads up.

Cash Game available afterwards,50c/€1 blinds, rake 10% once a flop is seen capped at €10 per pot.

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.

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

Good luck at the table Folks.

The Old Ship Arklow Monday Night

Congratulations to Kyle Byrne, who beat a field of 18 runners and Bobby McGee heads up to win last nights game in the Old Ship Arklow. 3rd place was Niall Higgins and Karl Larkin 4th. Best hand before the break was Queens full of Kings from Niall Higgins, which earned him an exra 5k in chips.

A cash game got going later with a full table playing.

Thanks to all who came and hope to see you all next week.

Star Poker Bray Sunday Night Results

Congratulations to Ian Gannon and Kevin Wu who defeated a field of 39 runners to split Sunday night's €20 Freezeout.
With a substantial chip lead heads up, a deal was made, which gave Ian the majority of the top prize.
Top 5 places were paid tonight with first prize of €234.
There was no winner of tonight's jackpot so it will roll over to next week.

Monday Night Poker

One game to report tonight, and it happens in the Olde Ship, Arklow.
Its run by Trevor Conyard from WicklowPKRscene/Chip & Chair Poker events.

Buyin: €30 Freezeout (€25+5 reg)

9k starting stack

1k early bird

500 extra chips for confirming by text (0868446556)

FOR TONIGHT ONLY 15 min clock for first 6 levels, 15 min for the remaining levels (inc antes, that increase with every 2 levels)

AGAIN ONLY FOR TONIGHT REG FROM 7.15, PLAY BEGINS AT 7.45

Best hand before the break, will win more chips. I have the ranking of hands and what chips you will win if your hand is best and will show at the game later.

Bobby McGee had best hand last week so he gets free entry for this week!

Cash game runs also, 50c - €1 NLH with 10% rake once a flop is seen and capped at €5, 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 over 50 players on the league table. €40 is taken from the pot each week to make the money for the 2 tickets.

With over 50 players in the league, the action at the top is heating up. Larry, Reimo and Darek are nearly guaranteed a final spot already, as they have a monster lead, but the final 7 places are anybodys as its quite close!

Trevor Conyard took down last weeks game.

This is a good game and usually always gets 2 full tables. As in 1 of my previous posts, I have taken over Chip & a Chair and will continue running the game the same way Craig did. Hope to see you all later.

Good Luck at the tables.

Newtown Friday Night

Congratulations to Clifton Conyard who took down Fridays game in Newtown. With 10 runners, Clifton beat Moira heads up for the win. Jason O'Brien was 3rd with Greg Gallagher 4th.

Star Poker Saturday Night Results

Congratulations to Brendan Driver, who defeated a field of 24 runners to win Saturday's €25 Re-Entry Tournament. On the final hand Brendan pushed all in with
A5 of clubs and was called by K5, Brendan's A5 held up on a QQ68Q board to secure him the win.
Top 3 places were paid tonight with a top prize of €240.
There was no winner of the jackpot so the money will roll over to next week!

Star Poker Friday Night Results

Congratulations to Atilla Kerekes who won the Friday €25 Re-Entry Tournament. With 56 players top prize paid €448 and the top 6 got paid.
On the final hand Atilla raised pre-flop with 7/6 Spades and then called an all-in shove against J/3 Hearts. With a board of 5/9/J/8/K he hit the straight to win. No Jackpot winner so it rolls-over to next Friday.

Sunday Night Poker

Star Poker 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 is getting big numbers lately and 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 is €200