Happy Holidays to all my followers. I hoped you have enjoyed my stories as much as I have had writing them down. The end of the year brings to a close many things. The end of the first year of the CMPPA which had a very successful first year. The beginning of the CMPPA Bar League which I am sure will go through it's ups and downs as it grows. The end of the 1st year of my new business Central MN Poker. Thank god you can write off losses! The beginning of new including the New Years Eve marriage of my friends Ann & Steve, it's about time! Wish I could be there to help you celebrate. Year two of the CMPPA looking to be bigger and better then ever. My resolution for 2011 is to get a better paying job and to play more money poker tournaments. I think that the two may go hand in hand! Also to be nicer to all the players that suck out on me at my bar games. I know that you can't help it! LOL!
So to all I say,
Happy New Year, May all your hands hold up and your one outers hit true!
2011 looks to be a great year!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday Poker
It started as if was going to be a good night tonight. Flopped a straight with big slick and got paid off. I was up about 4000 in chips with 9-10 suited in the big blind. Flop comes 6-10-10. Player under the gun bets 1500 almost double the pot size. I call worrying I might be out kicked. Turn is a queen. He check and I do also. River is a 3. He bets 1500. I callnd turn over my ten. He says I have a pair of 6's. I start racking pot andthen realize he has two spades to give him a flush and the win. Ok so I am still at starting stack. I have K-Q on the button and raise to 500. I get 4 calers. Flop is 5-5-4. Player that flushed out on me bets 1500. This is the 4th time he has bet 1500 and had only shown second or third pair each time. I decide to call and see one more card. Turn is a Queen. He bets enough to put me all in. I call and he turns over A-5 to take me out. Lol! Figures! The one time all night he isn't bluffing I lose all my chips. Live and learn.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
One Player Per Hand Please!
TDA Rule #12
No Disclosure
No Advice
One Player to a Hand - Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Therefore, players, whether in the hand or not, may not:
1. Disclose contents of live or folded hands
2. Advise or criticize play before the action is complete
3. Read a hand that hasn’t been tabled
The one-player-to-a-hand rule will be enforced.
TDA Rule #7
Penalties and Disqualification - A penalty MAY be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, throws a card off the table, violates the one-player-to-a-hand rule, or similar incidents take place. Penalties WILL be invoked in cases of soft play, abuse, or disruptive behavior. Penalties available to the TD include verbal warnings and “missed hand” penalties. A missed hand penalty will be assessed as follows: The offender will miss one hand for every player, including the offender, who is at the table when the penalty is given multiplied by the number of rounds specified in the penalty; for the period of the penalty the offender shall remain away from the table. Tournament staff can assess one-, two-, three-, or four-round penalties or disqualification. A player who is disqualified shall have his or her chips removed from play. Repeat infractions are subject to escalating penalties.
TDA Rule #31
Exposing Cards - A player who exposes his cards with action pending may incur a penalty, but will not have a dead hand. The penalty will begin at the end of the hand.
I am posting these rules to remind players that they must keep their hands and it's content undisclosed whether they are in the hand or not. There has been a rash of exposing cards at many of my bar games as of late and it has become my new personal mission to end this. Talking about hands and using your cards to try and get an advantage is going to end. A good rule of thumb is to wait until the winning hand is raking the pot before you tell everyone what you would have had. We all get hands that would have won. It happens almost every hand played in a tournament. Nothing wrong with discussing it after the fact just wait!
No Disclosure
No Advice
One Player to a Hand - Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Therefore, players, whether in the hand or not, may not:
1. Disclose contents of live or folded hands
2. Advise or criticize play before the action is complete
3. Read a hand that hasn’t been tabled
The one-player-to-a-hand rule will be enforced.
TDA Rule #7
Penalties and Disqualification - A penalty MAY be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, throws a card off the table, violates the one-player-to-a-hand rule, or similar incidents take place. Penalties WILL be invoked in cases of soft play, abuse, or disruptive behavior. Penalties available to the TD include verbal warnings and “missed hand” penalties. A missed hand penalty will be assessed as follows: The offender will miss one hand for every player, including the offender, who is at the table when the penalty is given multiplied by the number of rounds specified in the penalty; for the period of the penalty the offender shall remain away from the table. Tournament staff can assess one-, two-, three-, or four-round penalties or disqualification. A player who is disqualified shall have his or her chips removed from play. Repeat infractions are subject to escalating penalties.
TDA Rule #31
Exposing Cards - A player who exposes his cards with action pending may incur a penalty, but will not have a dead hand. The penalty will begin at the end of the hand.
I am posting these rules to remind players that they must keep their hands and it's content undisclosed whether they are in the hand or not. There has been a rash of exposing cards at many of my bar games as of late and it has become my new personal mission to end this. Talking about hands and using your cards to try and get an advantage is going to end. A good rule of thumb is to wait until the winning hand is raking the pot before you tell everyone what you would have had. We all get hands that would have won. It happens almost every hand played in a tournament. Nothing wrong with discussing it after the fact just wait!
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