Wicklow Poker Scene: 2014-04-20

Saturday, April 26, 2014

PLEASE READ AND COMMENT

This is something im trying out and need some participation off all players/readers of this blog. Im going to list 3 scenarios/Situations and need a response to each. You can comment here or email me the comments. I have asked 2 pro players their outlook on the same scenarios and will post their replies next week to show how they think. It will be interesting to see how players think.

Question 1.

Can you tell me how you would have played this hand! UTG pushes for €18k, blinds are 1500/3000. UTG had pushed 3 hands before and shown a high ace. Utg plus 1 folds and Utg plus 2 tanks for ages, with 5 still to act and eventually pushes. He pushed with ace queen. Few factors here, the guy pushing is going in with nothing less than a pair, and ace jack and above. We are 3/4 off the money as well. What would you do in this spot?

Question 2.

Holding ace king should you always raise? Ie if there is a raise before you act should you reraise. Yes/no and why?

Question 3.

Finally holding suited connectors should you raise? Or should you call a raise and if so up to how much? How do you play suited connectors?

This is nothing 2 serious but every player has a different way of thinking. This is something to show how each player thinks and like i said ill post all answers and then post the 2 Pro's answers to show you how they evaluate the above. If anything it may help you tighten up certain aspects of your game.

Thanks.

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

Fifteen players took to the felt in the Friday game at MKI, yielding a prize pool of €560.
Fourth on €50 was Robert Nolan. Third on €100 was Mark Dempsey. Craig Quinn and Geraldine Nolan chopped the top two prizes which added up to €410. Best hand on the night was Beaudine Browns house of Q's full K's, so she gets a free buy-in next week.

Whistlers Thursday Night Results

With a shorter than normal turnout Thursday night probably due to the good weather, only 1 table was in play Thursday Night. Top spot went to Stephen Tierney who won €180, 2nd was Ciaran Connolly for €140 and 3rd for €30 was Niall Callary. This was week 5 of the current league with 3 weeks left to play.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Friday Night Poker

Its Friday.....

Action as follows:

Doyles Rathnew, starts at 8.00pm. Seems to usually get 2 tables. Starting at 8.30pm sharp €20 buy in with unlimited rebuys up to the break with a top up available at the break. Refreshments will be provided on the 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 lately having been getting 60/70 runners with a very decent prizepool. 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, April 24, 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.

Star Poker Bray

€35 Scalp Tournament, Starting at 8.00 pm, Late reg up to 9.30 pm, Starting stack of 10,000 chips, 15 minute clock, Buy in €20 + €10 scalp + €5 reg fee

Refreshments available during the tournament, Complimentary food served at the break. Numbers coule between 30-40 tonight for this game.

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. 1000 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. Tonight is week 5 of the current league. 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 (Minimum of 4 weeks need to be played out of 8 to qualify) will receive 1500 chips per week to add to their stack for the league final night.

Star Poker Bray Wednesday Night results & updated league table

23.04.2014 (Wednesday)
€20 League Freeze-Out
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 2:30 am
Players: 64
Prize pool: €896

1. Roger Shealy €358
2. Frank Sutton €215
3. Niall Fanning €125
4. Victor Antoci €90
5. Colm Martin €58
6. Mark Dempsey €49

League Table after 8 weeks:

1. Victor Antoci 110 pts
2. Eddie Ho 96 pts
3. Mick O'Neill 94 pts
4. Andrius Ribaciauskas 89 pts
5. Simon Kearns 77 pts
6. Derek Verhoeven 75 pts
7. Thomas Ward 74 pts
8. Colm Martin 72 pts
9. Adam Maguire 70 pts
10. Ger Cleary 66 pts
11. Tadas Galkus 63 pts
12. Niall Vaughan 55 pts
13. Adrian Connick 54 pts
Bogdan Tupu 54 pts
15. Dan Neculaescu 52 pts
Ronnie Ireland 52 pts

Wednesday, April 23, 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 8 of the Spring League

WEDNESDAY “SPRING” POKER

TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 9 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Wednesday Tournament League from 5th March up to 30th of April. 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 7th May.

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 9 weeks people in the money on equal points the winning prize will be split equally

League table after 7 weeks:

1. Victor Antoci 86 pts
2. Andrius Ribaciauskas 80 pts
3. Simon Kearns 77 pts
4. Eddie Ho 76 pts
5. Mick O'Neill 73 pts
6. Adam Maguire 70 pts
Thomas Ward 70 pts
8. Derek Verhoeven 63 pts
Tadas Galkus 63 pts
10. Niall Vaughan 55 pts
11. Bogdan Tupu 54 pts
12. Ger Cleary 53 pts
13. Dan Neculaescu 52 pts
14. Nicholas McCoy 51 pts
15. Paul Scanlon 50 pts

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Tuesday Night Poker

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!! This game usually gets 2 tables. Also one point to note is, i have played this game and sometimes in different places, they have different rules and this is one such place. Nothing major, just in relation to raising/blinds etc! otherwise a good game with some very nice people.

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.

Finally there is an online satellite to Star Poker Bray's €220 game in May on Irish Eyes poker & free entry online tournament with 2 €25 tickets guaranteed to any live event in Star Poker. Go to WWW.STARLEISURE.IE and go to the Poker room section and here you will find step by step instructions to register/enter.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Monday Night Poker

Only the 1 game tonight folks and its on 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 “APRIL” POKER Tonight is week 2 of the current league

TOURNAMENT LEAGUE

For 4 weeks Star Leisure Poker Room will run a Monday Tournament League from 7th April to 28th April. 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 5 weeks people in the money on equal points the winning prize will be split equally

League table after 2 weeks:

1. Paddy Maher 34 pts
2. Joe Masterson 25 pts
3. Eddie Gallagher 18 pts
4. Barry McGovern 17 pts
Daniel Mihalla 17 pts
Neil Cahill 17 pts
Philip McCormack 17 pts
8. Paul Doyle 16 pts
9. Frank Sutton 15 pts
Ger Cleary 15 pts
11. Gerry Ring 14 pts
12. Paul Hickey 13 pts
13. Colm Martin 12 pts
Giulio Popplewell 12 pts
15. Liam Daly 10 pts