Bitcointalk Poker Nights Discussion Thread (private games for btctalk members)

[tyKiwanuka]

I would also welcome rebuy option, good idea.

16 players was quite nice and it was fun. Though the buy-in was low-ish there wasn't any donkey plays and people were playing normal poker. You could feel there was some pride and glory involved apart from the money

Looking forward to the next tournament(s).

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[Trofo]

I know I didn't make a single tournament yet but I hope to change that soon. I will hazard a guess and say there was more players this time because of Corona virus outbreak. Situation is getting more serious in my County as well so maybe I will have a forced break from real life soon and consequently some time to join the tournament.

[figmentofmyass]

It's bad that tournament without additional buys (at least one time for 50 % of initial poker chips). I was the first one who lost everything (all in kek) and there no chance to come back 

Agreed 1 rebuy would be awesome to add into the next tourney. Some may use it, some may not but it would add to prize pool and give ya a second life.

i'm down. this is a good way to sweeten the pot.

i'm looking through their lobby. i see standard unlimited rebuy + 1 add-on, or 1 rebuy + 1 add-on......i assume we could also do 1 rebuy only. what would people prefer?

I know I didn't make a single tournament yet but I hope to change that soon. I will hazard a guess and say there was more players this time because of Corona virus outbreak. Situation is getting more serious in my County as well so maybe I will have a forced break from real life soon and consequently some time to join the tournament.

makes sense. my weekends look pretty clear for the next while now. shows are getting postponed, restaurants are shutting down. crazy stuff!

should we shoot for the 28th, 29th? earlier?

[efialtis]

It's bad that tournament without additional buys (at least one time for 50 % of initial poker chips). I was the first one who lost everything (all in kek) and there no chance to come back 

Agreed 1 rebuy would be awesome to add into the next tourney. Some may use it, some may not but it would add to prize pool and give ya a second life.

i'm down. this is a good way to sweeten the pot.

i'm looking through their lobby. i see standard unlimited rebuy + 1 add-on, or 1 rebuy + 1 add-on......i assume we could also do 1 rebuy only. what would people prefer?

1 Rebuy would be fine in my opinion.

I know I didn't make a single tournament yet but I hope to change that soon. I will hazard a guess and say there was more players this time because of Corona virus outbreak. Situation is getting more serious in my County as well so maybe I will have a forced break from real life soon and consequently some time to join the tournament.

makes sense. my weekends look pretty clear for the next while now. shows are getting postponed, restaurants are shutting down. crazy stuff!

should we shoot for the 28th, 29th? earlier?

I will be home on Weekends, meaning I could even play this week. Let me open a new poll asking if this coming Sunday or next week would be preferred.

[Steamtyme]

I'm fine with 1 rebuy being available, i prefer this to increasing the buy-in. Helps keep it open to a wider range of people.

I work the next 2 weekends but would be available the first weekend of April, the 5th being the best. Not a problem if everyone wants to play sooner.

[CoinEraser]

It's bad that tournament without additional buys (at least one time for 50 % of initial poker chips). I was the first one who lost everything (all in kek) and there no chance to come back 

Agreed 1 rebuy would be awesome to add into the next tourney. Some may use it, some may not but it would add to prize pool and give ya a second life.

i'm down. this is a good way to sweeten the pot.

i'm looking through their lobby. i see standard unlimited rebuy + 1 add-on, or 1 rebuy + 1 add-on......i assume we could also do 1 rebuy only. what would people prefer?

I know I didn't make a single tournament yet but I hope to change that soon. I will hazard a guess and say there was more players this time because of Corona virus outbreak. Situation is getting more serious in my County as well so maybe I will have a forced break from real life soon and consequently some time to join the tournament.

makes sense. my weekends look pretty clear for the next while now. shows are getting postponed, restaurants are shutting down. crazy stuff!

should we shoot for the 28th, 29th? earlier?

I think 1 rebuy is also quite good. That would increase the pot, but not extend the tournament indefinitely. In terms of time, I don't care when the next tournament is. I think I'll have time anyway. 

[iv4n]

Third again! Great game, I enjoyed playing!

I will try to be short and simple:

1. One re-buy should be OK. It will make a game more interesting!

2. Next two weekends are OK for me. With 16 people in the last tournament this can become a weekly fun!

[yahoo62278]

Third again! Great game, I enjoyed playing!

I will try to be short and simple:

1. One re-buy should be OK. It will make a game more interesting!

2. Next two weekends are OK for me. With 16 people in the last tournament this can become a weekly fun!

I would be ok with a weekly game as well. Wouldn't mind the start time being an hour later but that's a group decision. Now with btc being so cheap is a good time for users to make an account on swc and play some poker as well. Maybe we can get 30-40 in this weekly.

[betVSme]

i can offer a free way to create tournaments and cash tables for fun.  www.pokerhost.co allows a "Host" player to increase / decrease as well as create the tables and tournaments those players can join.

There are many game options as well as other feature options that make poker easy online.  

its free,  check us out!

we have rebuy and addon features.  Late registration,  many many options!!

[rhomelmabini]

Third again! Great game, I enjoyed playing!

I enjoyed too and place 6th this time not bad I guess.

1. One re-buy should be OK. It will make a game more interesting!

2. Next two weekends are OK for me. With 16 people in the last tournament this can become a weekly fun!

1. I think I'd be okay with no re-buy, anyways we have different opinions but since majority wins here then we should abide by it, I'm hoping sooner or later we can see a poll in this thread.
2. I'm fine both weekends too.

Maybe we can get 30-40 in this weekly.

I never doubt that since more people are staying indoors. We really are gradually increasing.

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I just saw your site and you're still at beta phase, are you looking for beta-tester? My suggestion is maybe you should work first with the UI and UX so people love the place and put privately the login locations of every player I've seen it's kind not good to put it publicly to users. Sorry but people here especially the participants don't want some hassle don't make this statement negatively but that's reality. Work first on your sites and other things so that people will drive onto your platform.

[efialtis]

Only 4 guys have voted so far but looks like overall, you guys cant wait for our next tournament to happen, right?! 

I will have an update a little later today, currently working on something! Stay tuned!

[iv4n]

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I would be ok with a weekly game as well. Wouldn't mind the start time being an hour later but that's a group decision. Now with btc being so cheap is a good time for users to make an account on swc and play some poker as well. Maybe we can get 30-40 in this weekly.

Well with 30-40 players we will have a nice base, there will be enough players for every game and some games can be extra interesting if everyone shows up.

Third again! Great game, I enjoyed playing!

I enjoyed too and place 6th this time not bad I guess.

1. One re-buy should be OK. It will make a game more interesting!

1. I think I'd be okay with no re-buy, anyways we have different opinions but since majority wins here then we should abide by it, I'm hoping sooner or later we can see a poll in this thread.

It's not bad if you had a good time! That's why 1 re-buy is ok, you have a chance to risk and if you fail you will have another try. Few times I was first to drop out, with good cards and when that happens in the beginning of the tournament I like to try one more time.

Nice poll, I voted for the first Sunday, 5 players already, including me! Few more and we are good to go!

[cryptofrka]

I think I'll finally be able to join one of these. The date seems good so far, hopefully see you there soon.

One rebuy looks good, especially if we have a low number of players.

[Betwrong]

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History of bitcointalk poker tournaments:


#1 26/01/2020 @Sportsbet.io (1 mBTC Buy-in, NL HE, 10 players) - Grand Winner @SyGambler

#2 23/02/2020 @SwC Poker ( 1 mBTC Buy-in, 7 players) - Grand Winner @Steamtyme

#3 15/03/2020 @SwC Poker (1 mBTC Buy-in) - Grand Winner ceehe

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I suggest to add the number of participants in each tournament to the "History of bitcointalk poker tournaments" so that we could see the progress.

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should we shoot for the 28th, 29th? earlier?

I voted for "22/03 @ 4 PM GMT/UTC", and now we already have 8 potential participants in total, which is not that bad, but I hope several more people will join in the upcoming days. Actually I'm OK with the start at 4 PM - 6 PM GMT/UTC, and even with 1-2 hours later, but not earlier than 4 PM GMT/UTC.

I'm fine with 1 rebuy being available, i prefer this to increasing the buy-in. Helps keep it open to a wider range of people.~

Although I suggested earlier to increase the buy-in to 0.0025, I agree now that 1 re-buy is a better option.

[johhnyUA]

I voted for "22/03 @ 4 PM GMT/UTC", and now we already have 8 potential participants in total, which is not that bad, but I hope several more people will join in the upcoming days.

Yep? i'm voting for 22/03 too. I have enough time on this vacations (because of coronavirus), so why not? 

Maybe this time we will add one rebuy?

[figmentofmyass]

i contacted SwC to set up another game for this sunday. these are the details:

Date: Sunday 3/22/2020
Time: 4pm GMT/UTC
Name: Bitcointalk Private Tournament
Buy-in: 0.001 BTC
Late registration: 1.5 hours
Game: NLHE
Speed: Normal
Blind levels: 12 minutes
Antes: Begin at 50/100 level
Starting stack: 3000
Rebuys allowed: 1
Double rebuy: Not allowed
Add-on: No

changes from last game:
-added option for 1 rebuy during late registration
-increased the late reg to 1.5 hours. if you enter or reenter in the last round of late reg, i believe you'll have a 20 BB starting stack.

hopefully people are cool with that?

i assume the game will be set up by late wednesday or early thursday. hopefully that's enough time to get the word out. we seemed to get a bunch of last minute entries last time, which was a nice surprise.

[yahoo62278]

i contacted SwC to set up another game for this sunday. these are the details:

Date: Sunday 3/22/2020
Time: 4pm GMT/UTC
Name: Bitcointalk Private Tournament
Buy-in: 0.001 BTC
Late registration: 1.5 hours
Game: NLHE
Speed: Normal
Blind levels: 12 minutes
Antes: Begin at 50/100 level
Starting stack: 3000
Rebuys allowed: 1
Double rebuy: Not allowed
Add-on: No

changes from last game:
-added option for 1 rebuy during late registration
-increased the late reg to 1.5 hours. if you enter or reenter in the last round of late reg, i believe you'll have a 20 BB starting stack.

hopefully people are cool with that?

i assume the game will be set up by late wednesday or early thursday. hopefully that's enough time to get the word out. we seemed to get a bunch of last minute entries last time, which was a nice surprise.

Looks fine to me. I like the 1 rebuy option, gives you a chance to gamble bullet 1 and if you get taken out you have a 2nd chance.


@figmentofmyass if players are interested in doing a last longer bet for say .001 btc, who should we ask to hold the funds for the bet? Money would need to be transferred before the tourney starts.

I don't know if there will be any interest but if so it will make the game even more fun.

[figmentofmyass]

@figmentofmyass if players are interested in doing a last longer bet for say .001 btc, who should we ask to hold the funds for the bet? Money would need to be transferred before the tourney starts.

I don't know if there will be any interest but if so it will make the game even more fun.

i'm in for a 0.001 BTC side bet. anyone else?

if it's just us, we can settle up after the game. if there is more interest, i'm fine with you holding the funds, or i could hold them too. no big deal either way.

[tyKiwanuka]

Blind levels: 12 minutes

changes from last game:
-added option for 1 rebuy during late registration
-increased the late reg to 1.5 hours. if you enter or reenter in the last round of late reg, i believe you'll have a 20 BB starting stack.

Blind levels changed too, no ? Was 10 minutes last Sunday iirc.

@figmentofmyass if players are interested in doing a last longer bet for say .001 btc, who should we ask to hold the funds for the bet? Money would need to be transferred before the tourney starts.

I am definitely in for some side bet too. I am fine with any of you guys holding the funds, don't think we need some external escrow (yet^^). Just PM the address to send to.

[Betwrong]

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i'm in for a 0.001 BTC side bet. anyone else?
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Sorry, guys, I'm not used to this kind of betting, so I'm going to pass on it this time. I feel like it's a good thing though, it can make players act less aggressively, and I like it when the game goes this way, I just don't know yet how it can affect my playing overall. I'll see how you guys handle it, and maybe in the future I'll join to the pool too. Great idea, nevertheless. Good luck to all the participants.

Still waiting for the clips from the last tournament made by @Steamtyme.

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I did get 4 clips 2 at 15 minutes each. One over an hour and then 20 minutes until I got eliminated. I'll get them on youtube in the next day or so hopefully.
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Hope we'll get the links soon. I want to learn about my rivals' style s much as possible.