Wicklow Poker Scene: 2014-01-26

Saturday, February 1, 2014

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

Newtown Friday Night Results

Sixteen players took part in the Friday game at MKI, giving a jackpot of €540. Conor Byrne and David Brewster chopped the top two prizes and got €210 each. Ger Burke was third on €80, and Geraldine Nolan was fourth on €40. Ger Burkes straight flush 4 to 8 of clubs was the best hand on the night so he gets a free buy in next week.

Whistlers Wicklow Thursday Night Results

Congratulations to Jason Cooper who took down Thursday Nights game in Whistlers Bar Wicklow. With 15 players top spot paid €280. 2nd place went to Johnny Dunne, 3rd spot to Brian Connolly and 4th to Timmy Donovan.

Best hand before the break went to Johnny Dunne who had Aces full of 4s.

Friday, January 31, 2014

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.

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.

Wednesday, January 29, 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 5 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 4

1. Thomas Ward 72 pts
2. Mick O'Neill 60 pts
3. Stephen Armstrong 58 pts
4. Adrian Connick 54 pts
5. Derek Verhoeven 49 pts
6. Damian Whyte 48 pts
7. Evan Burke 47 pts
Simon Kearns 47 pts
9. Ray O'Brien 42 pts
10. Dean Fox 40 pts
Paddy Scanlon 40 pts
12. Philip McCormack 38 pts
13. Thomas Bacon 36 pts
14. Gerry O'Neill 35 pts
15. Ronan Kenny 31 pts
16. Frank Collier 30 pts
17. Joe Baker 28 pts
18. Colm Cahill 27 pts
Colm Martin 27 pts
Dave Walsh 27 pts
Liam Daly 27 pts

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Pokerstars Homegame

Just a quick reminder the first Pokerstars Homegame will take place this day next week, the 4th February 2014. The buy in is only $11 ($10 + $1). So far there are 17 players and to register for the game log into the homegame section and you will see the schedule is there.

Hopefully we can get a few players and have a bit of a laugh!!

Tuesday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight folks,

Jacobs well Rathdrum 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.

Monday, January 27, 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 “FEBRUARY” POKER

TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 4 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Monday Tournament League from 3rd of February up to 24th of February. 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 3rd 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.

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

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Sunday Poker

Only the 1 game today/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.

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.