The game is set now, "bradhanson's HE" on PokerRoom.
Join but DON'T sit yet.
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Lets go ahead and have this one as is below for tonight to get the ball rolling and see how it'll work. We can then plan for the next one from there. If Party Poker had the ability to host tournaments then we would have it there, but they don't so lets plan on Poker Room (PokerRoom.com)
PM me if you are going to play tonight and I will add your name to the list.
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AnandTech Poker Open #1
Current Champion: undefined
Next Event: Saturday, June 24th, 2006 10PM EST
Game: No-Limit Texas Hold'em
Buy in: $0 (Freeroll - No Rebuys)
Eligibility: Open to members of AnandTech with more than ten (10) posts and a join date of no later than thirty (30) days previous to the tournament start.
Payout
1-infinity players: 1st - Champion with recognition on the top of this thread, 2nd - Runner up with recognition in tiny print under the Champion
Notes: In future tournaments there will be a buy in of $5 - $25 and the payout will be scaled down from 1st - 5th place depending on the number of players registered. There will also be a bounty placed on the current champion should s/he decide to participate in the following event. In order to facilitate this type of tournament all entry fees will be paypal'd to a 3rd party that will payout as necessary as posted in these guidelines.
All of the preceding is subject to change decided by consensus of eligible AnandTech members.
Registered Players:
[*]bhanson
[*]sixone
[*]JoeFahey1
[*]JoPh
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Other from bhanson:
I just went ahead and drafted up a set of rules/guidelines so we could have a place to start from. Please offer suggestions and comments concerning them.
I think the best place to hold the tournament is on the PokerRoom network, they offer the ability to setup tournaments such as this and are compatible with Windows, Linux, and OS X. If we do the PayPal idea for payouts then anyone can compete without needing a PokerRoom money account, I think this is a good idea.
I was also thinking maybe to have the first tournament be a freeroll, this would allow any kinks in the system to be worked out without the added element of money (and allow for the bounty next tournament).
I also set a tentative date which seems OK, please offer feedback on this. It's late enough for the west coast people to be home and (probably) still early enough for the east coast as well. I figure Saturday night is better than a Friday night, suggestions welcome.
I'm not sure how registration would work exactly, should pre-registration be encouraged so we know around how many people will be in the tourney and the estimated payouts?
That's all for now.
Oh yes, and post to show interest.
Join but DON'T sit yet.
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Lets go ahead and have this one as is below for tonight to get the ball rolling and see how it'll work. We can then plan for the next one from there. If Party Poker had the ability to host tournaments then we would have it there, but they don't so lets plan on Poker Room (PokerRoom.com)
PM me if you are going to play tonight and I will add your name to the list.
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AnandTech Poker Open #1
Current Champion: undefined
Next Event: Saturday, June 24th, 2006 10PM EST
Game: No-Limit Texas Hold'em
Buy in: $0 (Freeroll - No Rebuys)
Eligibility: Open to members of AnandTech with more than ten (10) posts and a join date of no later than thirty (30) days previous to the tournament start.
Payout
1-infinity players: 1st - Champion with recognition on the top of this thread, 2nd - Runner up with recognition in tiny print under the Champion
Notes: In future tournaments there will be a buy in of $5 - $25 and the payout will be scaled down from 1st - 5th place depending on the number of players registered. There will also be a bounty placed on the current champion should s/he decide to participate in the following event. In order to facilitate this type of tournament all entry fees will be paypal'd to a 3rd party that will payout as necessary as posted in these guidelines.
All of the preceding is subject to change decided by consensus of eligible AnandTech members.
Registered Players:
[*]bhanson
[*]sixone
[*]JoeFahey1
[*]JoPh
-----
Other from bhanson:
I just went ahead and drafted up a set of rules/guidelines so we could have a place to start from. Please offer suggestions and comments concerning them.
I think the best place to hold the tournament is on the PokerRoom network, they offer the ability to setup tournaments such as this and are compatible with Windows, Linux, and OS X. If we do the PayPal idea for payouts then anyone can compete without needing a PokerRoom money account, I think this is a good idea.
I was also thinking maybe to have the first tournament be a freeroll, this would allow any kinks in the system to be worked out without the added element of money (and allow for the bounty next tournament).
I also set a tentative date which seems OK, please offer feedback on this. It's late enough for the west coast people to be home and (probably) still early enough for the east coast as well. I figure Saturday night is better than a Friday night, suggestions welcome.
I'm not sure how registration would work exactly, should pre-registration be encouraged so we know around how many people will be in the tourney and the estimated payouts?
That's all for now.
Oh yes, and post to show interest.