Wicklow Poker Scene: 2013-03-24

Saturday, March 30, 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, March 29, 2013

Friday Night Poker

Action as follows:

Doyles Rathnew, seeing as its Good Friday there is no game here tonight. See notes below regarding fundraiser in rathnew soccer club.

The Kennedy inn,Newtown. Again no game here tonight as the pub is close due to Good Friday.

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 last week 50 plus i believe. 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.

Finally Rathnew soccer club are having a fundraiser in the soccer clubhouse. Starting at 8, buy in €20 with unlimited €10 rebuys up to the break. You can also bring your own beer/refreshments. This could possible get 30 players plus if not more.

Have a good weekend and good luck at the tables.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

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 a €20 rebuy satellite to their big €220 game on the 19 May. Kicking off at 8.00pm, you can late register up to the end of the break at 9.30pm. Starting stack of 5k and a 15 minute clock, unlimited €10 rebuys up to the break (€10 each, 5k stack) and 1 top up allowed at the break for €10 for another 5k. Refreshments available throughout and hot food served at the break. Usually always have 40 players but could get more with some players trying to sat their way into the big game. (2 Tickets won here last week in this game! so thats 6 tickets generated after 2 weeks)

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.

Finally Whistlers are having a €20 plus 2 €10 top ups/rebuys game tonight. I think its kicking off at 8pm. Usually always gets a table.

Good Luck at the tables.

Tuesday Report from the Old Forge League Final

The final table of the Old Forge League took place last night. It wasnt as fast as the Arklow Game as the betting was kept small and players were sitting on their stacks early on not wanting to give too much away.

Early on in the game pots were small, one or 2 went into the early 1000's but nothing too serious.

Jason O'Brien and Trevor Conyard clashed twice early. First Jason raised with Ace Queen and Trevor called with Ace Jack. An Ace on the flop, with a bet and call, check on the turn and check on the river where Trevor got there with his 2 pair.

Another hand trevor raised with Ace King and Jason called with Queen Jack. A jack on the flop was checked by jason, then a bet on the turn. A king on the river was checked where Trevor rivered the King for the pot.

A few big hands early on where Dan Bury raised preflop and was called by Jason. A 2,4,6 Hearts flop seen Dan lead out with Jason tanking and then going all in. Dan folded his Queens (one was a heart) with Jason showing 3s (straight flush draw).

Dan bury was the first to go. He called Niall Higgins raise and on a Jack High flop came over the top of Niall's c-bet and pushed all in. Niall snap called and tabled Queens and sent dan to the rails.

Larry Dias was next to go as he called Niall O'Connors raise with everyone else folding. On a low board, Niall bet, with Larry coming over the top and going all in. Niall thought for a min and called showing Kings to Larry's Jacks. No jack came and Larry was out in 8th.

Play was back and forth for a while with players still sitting on their stacks. Jason O'Brien and Niall O'Connor got caught up in a big pot which made Niall short stack. Jason raised pre flop, led on the flop and made another big bet on the turn which Niall called. the pot was over 15k at this stage and Jason went all in with Niall folding middle pair.

After the brak 5 hands in and we lost another 2 players. Out in 8th went Ciaran Connolly after he had pushed short stacked on a 7 high flop. Niall Higgins made the call and show 10,8 for an up and down straight draw and Ciaran holding the 7. Runner Runner hearts gave niall the flush and sent Ciaran to the bar.

A big pot soon played out with Paddy Clarke and Niall O'Connor. Paddy raised into Niall holding ace jack. Niall called the raise holding jack,8. a flop of queen, 10, 2, seen Paddy check, with niall checking behind. A 9 on the turn was checked by Paddy again with Niall betting 5k and being instacalled by paddy. A king on the river and paddy moves all in. Niall calls and shows the jack with paddy showing ace jack for the nut straight and crippling nialls stack.

Niall went soon after in 7th when he pushed all in after Paddy Clarkes raise holding 9s. Paddy called holding Jacks, and they held to put Niall out.

Johnny Dunne was to go in 6th after allowing himself to get short, he called Paddy Clarkes all in as he had no option otherwise he would have been blinded out.

Then there were 5! Play was back and forth as 4 tickets were up for grabs. Trevor Conyard had gone all in shot stacked with Ace Queen and was called by Niall Higgins and 9s. An ace on the flop put trevor back in the comfort zone for a little while and then there was 4.

Jason cooper moved all in holding ace queen in Jason O'Briens big blind. Jason only needed another 6k to call as the blind were 4k/8k and made the call holding ace 3. A 3 on the flop gave jason the pot and put Jason out in 5th with the remaining 4 players winning themselves a ticket each to the Fitz End of Month tonight.

Well done lads and best of luck.

Some pictures of the players on the final table.

Jason Cooper

Jason O'Brien

Johnny Dunne

Niall O'Connor

Niall Higgins

Paddy Clarke

Ciaran Connolly

The Winners

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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 plus. The new spring league is now in its 4th week.

(League table available on the blog in last weeks results)

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!

So Just the one game in Bray tonight!!!

Good Luck at the tables!

Final update

And we are all over here in wicklow. Jason Cooper is the bubble boy and wins €80 whilst Trevor Conyard, Niall Higgins, Jason O'brien and paddy Clarke win the tickets. Full report will be on tomorrow

We are down to 5 as Niall O'Connor busts when he calls Paddy Clarkes all in. Paddy tables Jacks and Niall 9s. The jacks hold and Niall goes in 7th. Shortly after Johnny Dunne calls Paddy Clarkes all in from the big blind as he wa short stacked. Paddys ace 9 held and we are down to 5! 4 tickets up for grabs and 1 cash prize!!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Live updates

5 minutes back from the break we are down to 7 players as Larry Dias goes in 9th and Ciaran Connolly in 8th. Larry went out when he called Niall O'Connors raise holding jacks. On a low flop Niall called the all in holding Kings. A queen on the turn and 10 on the river sent Larry to the bar and a quick exit 3 hands after the break.

Next to go was Ciaran Connolly who pushed all in on a 7 high flop. He was called by Niall Higgins holding 10,9 for an up and down straight draw. Ciaran turned 2 pair but a 4th heart on the river gave Niall the flush and sent ciaran out in 8th.

Live updates

And we lose out first player if the night as Dan Bury goes in 10th. Niall Higgins raised into Dan with Queens and Dan held Ace Jack Diamonds. A Jack High flop seen a bet from Niall and a push from Dan only to be snapped off by Niall holding Queens which held and sent dan to the rails.

Live updates from the Old Forge League Final

We are underway here in the old forge wicklow for the league final and 4 Fitz EOM tickets are up for grabs. Action has been slow with very few big pots, but a lot worth winning. Paddy Clarke still leads the way as he came into the final table as chip leader. More updates as the action happens.

Tuesday Night Poker

2 games on tonight and the first is the Old Forge Fitz EOM League final table. Congratulations to the following players:

1 Paddy Clarke 291
2 Niall O'Connor 260
3 Larry Dias 230
4 Johnny Dunne 226
5 Trevor Conyard 197
6 Jason Cooper 179
7 Niall Higgins 162
8 Dan Bury 153
9 Ciaran Connolly 151
10 Jason O'Brien 133

Buy in is €40, kicking off at 8pm sharp. Starting stack is 100 x your points and final table seats are as per your final position.

There will also be another side game as usual with a €30 buy in, 10k starting stack and possibly some cash games too.

Jacobs well 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 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.

Star Poker Bray Saturday Night Results

Congratulations to Pamela Finglas and Colm Martin on chopping Saturdays €25 Re-entry tournament. They bested a field of 43 runners that paid a top prize of €344 euro.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday Night Poker

There is no game tonight folks. The new league in Arklow to return in the next 2 weeks.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

JP Masters

Just a quick well done to Kyle Byrne from Arklow who finished just outside the top 10 in 11th for a good finish in JP masters. Well done Kyle.

Sunday Night Poker

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. Probably the 2nd biggest night to the Wednesday Game.

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 €500.

Star Poker Bray Friday Night Results

Congratulations to Ian Gannonn and Niall Carvill who outlasted a field of 34 runners to split Friday's €25 Re-Entry Tournament.

Top 4 places were paid tonight with a top prize of €295.