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| 24 Sep 2006 2:43 AM |
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I am thinking of holding a tournament style game in the next few weeks and wondering what is the best way to set it up. I have not done a live tournament before and wondering if it is any different from our regular play. Does anyone know of a good tournament guide or has anyone set one up before? |
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Malfoy
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| 29 Sep 2006 2:21 PM |
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I've learned a lot through Slowpokerplay.com. They have some great
advice for setting up your home tournament. I like their idea of
placing a "bounty" on a player who has won a tournament several times
in a row.
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MasterMind
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| 15 Oct 2006 3:51 AM |
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You can also might feel interested in learning how to setup and host a Hold'em Poker tournament at home, in which case I recommend visit this site: pokerwords.com/howTorunatourny.php |
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Rod
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Bryan
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| 22 Oct 2006 4:04 PM |
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I host regularly. I find what works best for me is coming up with a "pre-determined" amount of starting chips...5,000 is usually the norm unless it is an unusually larger buy-in for that week. I then split it up and start blinds at 25/50. You should check out this link. Its got A LOT of useful information. It's dedicated to helping hosters host poker tournaments. |
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Rod
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Bryan
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| 26 Oct 2006 5:16 AM |
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Yep, I used to use HPT regularly when I first started out, using a lot of their print outs, and their free blind timer. I have a downloaded program for my leagues with friends, but whenever I'm on the fly, its easier to just set up a laptop, and voila.
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Rod
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| 26 Oct 2006 9:05 AM |
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[QUOTE]Bryan wrote
I have a downloaded program for my leagues with friends, but whenever I'm on the fly, its easier to just set up a laptop, and voila.
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Is that PokerTournamentManager?
My plan is to allow the League system to import results so you can always have them online (obviously the laptop is better for capturing them at the game) - but to share them and integrate them with the rest of PokerDIY's functionality is on the cards...
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thanks,
Rodney
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MasterMind
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madhatter
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| 03 Nov 2006 12:43 AM |
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great info guys you can also check out cardplayer.com for more info |
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penguinmama
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| 03 Nov 2006 2:39 PM |
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Great resources!
My biggest problem in setting up a home tournament would be in getting people to COME to it LOL.
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madhatter
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| 05 Nov 2006 12:07 AM |
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well you would be surprised at how many people would play. Have a once a month game I bet you could easily get ten guys or gals. Run a hold em tournament it be fun |
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