Game Play
- My judgment supercedes any and all rules.
- All actions take place in this thread (unless OO croaks, in which case we move to email).
- All discussion of the tournament takes place in this thread (not on the phone, via PMs, emails, face-to-face, etc.). Do not edit posts in which betting (or calling, or raising, or checking, or folding) action has taken place. (link)
- Betting actions should be stated unambiguously: Call, Raise to/by <amount>, Check, Fold, Bet <amount>.
- Raise <amount> will be treated exactly the same as Raise by <amount>, just like in a brick-and-mortar casino.
- All actions take place in turn. Out-of-turn actions are not necessarily binding (especially if cards have not yet been shown), depending on my ruling.
- Contact the next player (or me) via Private Message (PM) after you've taken action. This helps the game flow at its maximum pace. Don't count on receiving PMs to know you're on the clock, keep checking the thread.
- Take action within 24 hours of the previous action or you may be skipped over (checked/folded as appropriate).
- Feel free to contact (PM) me to schedule out-of-turn actions, including stepping away from the table. Announce your triumphant return to the table directly.
- Timing out twice consecutively will result in being set as away from the table.
- Displaying graphics for cards ( ) is considered to be showing your cards. One cannot "show" an incorrect card, and if caught I will correct what was shown. Words typed (Ace of Spades) is considered table conversation and will not be corrected if deceitful.
- All hands participating in a showdown will be shown.
- The winning player will receive $100, second place $60, and and third place $40 (4 buy-ins, 2 buy-ins, and 1 buy-in of profit).
- Blind levels will go up every 35 "clicks." Each hand increments the click counter by the number of players in the tournament at the time the hand is dealt.
- Everyone begins with 200 chips.
- The structure is as follows:
- Blind Level. SB/BB (no antes)
- 1/2
- 2/4
- 3/6
- 5/10
- 7/14
- 10/20
- 15/30
- 20/40
- 25/50
- 35/70
- 50/100
- 75/150
any additional: +25/+50
- A bet may be of any size between the big blind and your entire stack. There is no requirement for a bet to be a multiple of the big blind.
- (Non all-in) raises must be of a size between that of the action taken ahead of you to the size of the second-largest stack among active players. There are three types of actions taken ahead of you:
- there is a bet (note, the big blind is considered a bet) with or without calls following,
- there has been a bet and a raise (again, with or without intervening calls between you and the raiser), and
- there has been a bet, a raise, and any number of raises to follow (possibly followed by callers).
- Attempts to put chips in the pot (via a declared "bet" after a bet has been established, or by declaring a raise) at half or more of a legal raise will result in a minimum raise. Attempts to put fewer than half of a legal raise into the pot will result in a call.
- A player may raise for less than the minimum in the case of an all-in raise. All-in raises of an amount less than the minimum raise in the previous rule do not reopen the betting for further raises by remaining active players.
- The "winner must show one card" rule is in effect: winner has 24 hours after they've been declared the winner to show one card in the thread. If the winner does not select a card within this time frame, I will show one of the cards that was in the winner's hand. (Winner can preselect, via PM to me, which card they'd like shown if they've made their decision prior to the end of the hand; if they end up not winning the hand, I will not show that card.)
Everyone drew a card, and players were seated in order from high-card (first hand dealer, Seat 8) to low-card (first seat to the left of the dealer, Seat 7). The following list is Seat #, Player Name, Card drawn, and their seat (using my personal naming convention) for the first hand.
Seat 1: Vorret Under The Gun/Early Position [UTG/EP1]
Seat 2: rshetts2 Early Position [EP2]
Seat 3: pr0ner Early Middle Position [EMP]
Seat 4: noxiousdog Middle Position [MP]
Seat 5: JC Anejo Late Middle Position [LMP]
Seat 6: Isgrimnur Hijack [HJ]
Seat 7: Unagi Cut-Off [CU]
Seat 8: NinaPerdida Button/Dealer [D]
Seat 9: Remus West Small Blind [SB]
Seat 10: LordMortis Big Blind [BB]
Humorous observation: RW was in Seat 9 and LM in Seat 10 in the first tournament.
Hand by Hand Results
Hand 01 NP (+13), Un (-10), LM (-2), RW (-1).
Hand 02 nd (+31), JC (-11), LM (-11), rs (-7), Vo (-2).
Hand 03 JC (+58), rs (-32), nd (-12), Vo (-12), NP (-2).
Hand 04 Un (+55), Is (-32), pr (-22), rs (-1).
Hand 05 Is (+192), RW (-168), LM (-18), nd (-4), pr (-2).
Hand 06 Vo (+124), RW (+107), Un (-186), nd (-31), Is (-10), JC (-4).
Hand 07 JC (+260), np (-211, out), Vo (-15), LM (-15), Un (-15), Is (-4).
Hand 08 rs (+72), Un (-44, out), Is (-16), nd (-6), pr (-6).
Hand 09 rs (+12), nd (-6), RW (-6).
Hand 10 LM (+108), RW (-96), JC (-6), rs (-6).
Hand 11 Vo (+18), nd (-6), pr (-6), LM (-6).
Hand 12 JC (+38), LM (-26), rs (-6), Vo (-6).
Hand 13 JC (+51), Is (-36), pr (-10), rs (-5).
Hand 14 Vo (+222), RW (+123), Is (-294, out), JC (-36), nd (-10), pr (-5).
Hand 15 JC (+5), nd (-5).
Hand 16 pr (+15), RW (-10), JC (-5).
Hand 17 rs (+81), JC (-60), LM (-14), RW (-7).
Hand 18 Vo (+28), rs (-14), LM (-14).
Hand 19 Vo (+94), rs (-94).
Hand 20 rs (+118), RW (-74), pr (-44).
Hand 21 RW(+21), nd (-14), pr (-7).
Hand 22 Vo (+232), LM (-202, out), JC (-20), nd (-10).
Hand 23 nd (+139), RW (-89, out), JC (-50).
Hand 24 pr (+20), Vo (-20).
Hand 25 Vo (+286), nd (-266, out), rs (-20).
Hand 26 Vo (+30), pr (-20), rs (-10).
Hand 27 JC (+40), pr (-20), Vo (-20).
Hand 28 JC (+20), Vo (-20).
Hand 29 JC (+180), Vo (-90), rs (-90).
Hand 30 pr (+15), rs (-15).
Hand 31 pr (+30), JC (-30).
Hand 32 JC (+753), Vo (-615), pr (-138, out)
Hand 33 Vo (+30), rs (-30).
Hand 34 JC (+15), rs (-15).
Hand 35 JC (+30), Vo (-30).
Hand 36 JC (+45), rs (-30), Vo (-15).
Hand 37 JC (+15), rs (-15).
Hand 38 JC (+30), Vo (-30).
Hand 39 JC (+60), rs (-40), Vo (-20).
Hand 40 Vo (+60), JC (-40), rs (-20).
Hand 41 Vo (+73), JC (-40), rs (-33, out).
Hand 42 Vo (+40), JC (-40).
Hand 43 JC (+40), Vo (-40).
Hand 44 JC (+20), Vo (-20).
Hand 45 Vo (+482), JC (-482).
Hand 46 JC (+20), Vo (-20).
Hand 47 JC (+120), Vo (-120).
Hand 48 Vo (+824), JC (-824).
Hand 49 Vo (+20), JC (-20).
Hand 50 Vo (+40), JC (-40).
Hand 51 Vo (+20), JC (-20).
Hand 52 JC (+272), Vo (-272).
Hand 53 Vo (+40), JC (-40).
Hand 54 JC (+0), Vo (+0).
Hand 55 Vo (+25), JC (-25).
Hand 56 Vo (+50), JC (-50).
Hand 57 JC (+50), Vo (-50).
Hand 58 Vo (+50), JC (-50).
Hand01 Follows.