3/29: Bitcointalk Private Poker Tournament #5 @ Sportsbet.io - 40 mBTC GTD Prize

[efialtis]

It´s poker time guys and this Sunday we are playing @ Sportsbet.io! Sportsbet.io have just set up a tournament for us with a guaranteed prize pool of 40 mBTC! 

Please note: A minimum of 15 entrants needed, so please spread the word everybody.

Tournament Information:

Date: Sunday 3/29/2020
Time: 4pm GMT/UTC
Buy-in: 1 + 0.1 mBTC (1000 chips)
Game: NLHE
Name in tournament lobby: "Bitcointalk Private Tournament"
Late registration: 7 Levels
Blind levels: 12 Minutes
Rebuy: One second chance rebuy

The tournament is password-protected. Anyone who would like to receive the password, please post in this thread. The password will also be posted here the day of the tournament.

Registered players, please post your sportsbet usernames so we know who we are dealing with.

Looking forward to meeting you all at the tables!

[1715189257]

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[TIMOM]

Hi, I would like to receive a password for the tournament. Thank you.

[Trofo]

Hey, I'll be there if something unexpected doesn't stop me. Should have plenty of time. My nickname is same as here so you all know who you are playing against. Thanks to Sportsbet for putting something extra into prize pot. Hopefully we will get the needed amount of players. I think I know a couple of guys who might be interested, will send them a PM.

[morvillz7z]

I missed the previous tourney but i'm definitely playing in this one.

Hit me up with the password whenever you can, hopefully we get those 15 min entrants.

My username is fuzzyx

[big_daddy]

I will join you but I'm still having the loading issue on my browser
am I the only user with that problem? there has to be someone else...

[CoinEraser]

I'm definitely back in the game on sunday. Thanks for the cool prize pool. That hopefully increases the incentive to play. My user name on sportsbet is still the same (CoinEraser) and I have also updated the german thread with the new information. I look forward to sunday.  

I will join you but I'm still having the loading issue on my browser
am I the only user with that problem? there has to be someone else...

Right now I'm having problems, too. I have to wait one or two minutes for the page to load. But after that the site works without problems.  

[efialtis]

I will join you but I'm still having the loading issue on my browser
am I the only user with that problem? there has to be someone else...

You using brave? It really should work when nothing is blocking execution.

[figmentofmyass]

thanks for setting this up, @efialtis! i should be there. PM me the password when you get a chance.

Anyone who would like to receive the password, please post in this thread.

i have to update the list from last week, but i have a list of 4-5 dozen people who have played or requested the password to our games before. they might appreciate getting a PM about the game. i'll provide the list later today.

I will join you but I'm still having the loading issue on my browser
am I the only user with that problem? there has to be someone else...

which one? will they not let you access the poker room at all?

i also encountered an issue on mobile where the poker software requires landscape viewing. since auto-rotation on my phone settings was off, it wouldn't load at all. turning on auto-rotate fixed the issue.

[bullrun2024bro]

Awesome tournament, count me in guys! 40 mBTC GTD Prize sounds nice for a private tournament! Let's see if we can make the 40 players  . Thanks for hosting this cool event @sportsbet and @efialtis.

Ah and don't forget to send me the password! 

[AlexSimion]

Count me in 

Pretty cool of them to add 40 mbtc to the balance aswell .  It's gona be a nice one.

[rhomelmabini]

Thanks for setting it up this time @efialtis. Was the tourney already accepting registrations? I can't login right now on my new mobile phone because the access information like telegram was on my other phone. Anyways, I can play it without any issues on my laptop.

I already posted another translated thread on my local you can access it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5235498.0, let's see if we can get more players this time.

[ChuckBuck]

Unfortunately, it seems like I'm busy this Sunday, moreover, this time frame is not a suitable time to join. I'm quite interested in poker, but this opportunity doesn't seem to be for me  Hope you will often have other tournament in the future, I look forward to participating in it  Waiting for the next event 

[cryptofrka]

If there are no earthquakes or some other crazy 2020 bulls**t to stop me this time I'm 100% in.

Sportsbet name is the same as here - cryptofrka. Please send me password for the tournament.

Also, thanks to Sportsbet for the lovely reward boost!

See you Sunday, boys

[Betwrong]

@efialtis, thank you for arranging it for us!

I'm definitely playing. Please, send me the password.

My Sportsbet username is Betwrong.

Guys, don't forget that there is the Bad Beat Prize, 0.0025 BTC, from me(and maybe others will join to make it bigger). Please read the rules by following the link below:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5233891.msg54075552#msg54075552

Although p2p transfer is not possible at sportsbet.io, I think we'll find a way to transfer the prize to the winner if needed. Also, others are welcome to add to the Bad Beat Prize pool.

The escrow issue had been discussed already in another thread:

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In my opinion, we don't need escrow for that. But I'm open to suggestions.

i think we can be trusted for 0.0025 BTC each. it's not worth escrowing because it could be weeks or months before the BBJ gets hit.

So, if any of you is going to add 0.0025 BTC to the Bad Beat Prize pool, you are very welcome, just confirm your intention in this thread.

[efialtis]

Registration is open - I will send some of you the password in a few minutes - FOMA has the better pm list and I will kindly ask him to also send pm´s to all who expressed their interest, so please dont worry if you dont receive a pm by me now. You can always hit me up directly to get the password!

[CoinEraser]

Registration is open - I will send some of you the password in a few minutes - FOMA has the better pm list and I will kindly ask him to also send pm´s to all who expressed their interest, so please dont worry if you dont receive a pm by me now. You can always hit me up directly to get the password!

I have received the password and signed up right away, thanks efialtis. So far there are 3 people registered. 

[AlexSimion]

Received the password aswell , will sign up later on today    .

How many people have showed interest in total ? Will we be at least around 20 ?

[efialtis]

Received the password aswell , will sign up later on today    .

How many people have showed interest in total ? Will we be at least around 20 ?

I think - call me optimistic - we can definitely reach 20 entrants this time.

Btw: Its 16 mBTC GTD for the winner, 12 mBTC GTD for 2nd, 8 mBTC GTD for 3rd and 4 mBTC for 4th - prizes are nices.

[AlexSimion]

Received the password aswell , will sign up later on today    .

How many people have showed interest in total ? Will we be at least around 20 ?

I think - call me optimistic - we can definitely reach 20 entrants this time.

Btw: Its 16 mBTC GTD for the winner, 12 mBTC GTD for 2nd, 8 mBTC GTD for 3rd and 4 mBTC for 4th - prizes are nices.

Is the buy-in from our add-in up on top of the 40 mbtc offered by sportsbet , or they're gona only be added if we first reach the 40mbtc prizepool with buy-ins ?

Regardless,  for 1 mbtc that's a pretty nice prizepool .

[efialtis]

Received the password aswell , will sign up later on today    .

How many people have showed interest in total ? Will we be at least around 20 ?

I think - call me optimistic - we can definitely reach 20 entrants this time.

Btw: Its 16 mBTC GTD for the winner, 12 mBTC GTD for 2nd, 8 mBTC GTD for 3rd and 4 mBTC for 4th - prizes are nices.

Is the buy-in from our add-in up on top of the 40 mbtc offered by sportsbet , or they're gona only be added if we first reach the 40mbtc prizepool with buy-ins ?

Regardless,  for 1 mbtc that's a pretty nice prizepool .

It is working like a regular gtd tournament, which means the 40 mbtc are guaranteed (15 min. entrants necessary) but our buy-ins (and rebuys) are only added to the prize pool once we reach the 40 mbtc.

[Steamtyme]

Nice surprise you have there. The guaranteed prize pool might bring a few more people out, not sure how many of the regs can bypass the kyc.

I'm working but will send some funds over, if it's a slow day I might be able to partake with some afk moments.

Definitely a nice gesture on the part of sportsbet.

GL all if I don't make it.

[Flagship11]

not sure how many of the regs can bypass the kyc.

Dont let the possiblity of a kyc make you fearful of this casino.
I would bet more people have not been asked for KYC then people who actually have.
They have never asked me for KYC because I play by the rules.

[AlexSimion]

Hmm , strange , for some reason I get registration error after I put the password and press proceed , is someone else encountering this problem ?

[johhnyUA]

Guys, i'm in, also i will ask a friend of mine to join. he was on this forum, so in fact it is still bitcointalk tournament (no people from side)  

But what about Sporstbets KYC and some other restrictions?

not sure how many of the regs can bypass the kyc.

Dont let the possiblity of a kyc make you fearful of this casino.
I would bet more people have not been asked for KYC then people who actually have.
They have never asked me for KYC because I play by the rules.

I have some doubts about that. It will be not fine to register without KYC, win the tournament and do not be able to withdraw, because whey will ask you for KYC.

Guys, please dont worry too much about kyc - its not like sportsbet is enforcing this all the time - they rarely do actually. Also, this is supposed to be a fun tournament for our community - dont think they will suddenly ask everybody to kyc before they can play.

Please, read some thoughts above. I'm not afraid that will restrict me to deposit funds, i'm afraid that they will not withdraw funds without KYC.

[efialtis]

Guys, i'm in, also i will ask a friend of mine to join. he was on this forum, so in fact it is still bitcointalk tournament (no people from side)  

But what about Sporstbets KYC and some other restrictions?

Guys, please dont worry too much about kyc - its not like sportsbet is enforcing this all the time - they rarely do actually. Also, this is supposed to be a fun tournament for our community - dont think they will suddenly ask everybody to kyc before they can play.

[Trofo]

Guys, please dont worry too much about kyc - its not like sportsbet is enforcing this all the time - they rarely do actually. Also, this is supposed to be a fun tournament for our community - dont think they will suddenly ask everybody to kyc before they can play.

Please, read some thoughts above. I'm not afraid that will restrict me to deposit funds, i'm afraid that they will not withdraw funds without KYC.

There is no guarantees. T&C are written in a way that Sportsbet can ask you for KYC anytime they want.

I can only share my experience. I have been a user for quite some time, about a year now and they never asked me for KYC. I was much more of high roller few months ago and at that time I have without problems withdrew quite large amounts several times (0.2-0.5 BTC) without any problem. All my transactions with Sportsbet were extremely fast and I can recommend them without any reservations.

They have risen their margin in the meantime so they are not so good for high rollers any more but that is another matter for discussion in some other topic. Their whole policy has turned more to mainstream casual players.

[efialtis]

Guys, please dont panic when its not necessary... remind me of my ex, dont do that plz!

@johnny Its not gonna happen that you win this tournament, want to withdraw the funds and wont be able to do so before completing kyc... you have my word for that. Again: This is a tournament that sportsbet have set up for us to have some fun, they are not going to f*** up anyone here...

Other than that - of course, they could ask for kyc in general, its in their terms and they can do so whenever they want to...

[rhomelmabini]

Guys, please dont panic when its not necessary... remind me of my ex, dont do that plz!

@johnny Its not gonna happen that you win this tournament, want to withdraw the funds and wont be able to do so before completing kyc... you have my word for that. Again: This is a tournament that sportsbet have set up for us to have some fun, they are not going to f*** up anyone here...

Other than that - of course, they could ask for kyc in general, its in their terms and they can do so whenever they want to...

I guess it won't ask for a KYF with the prize pool of just 0.04 BTC, that isn't a big chunk of money if they do at least be prepared for the worst case scenario if you can't comply with the requirements. Just join the fun first and worry other things once it's done besides you have to win it with yahoo62278 a pro is one of the participants.

[figmentofmyass]

Nice surprise you have there. The guaranteed prize pool might bring a few more people out, not sure how many of the regs can bypass the kyc.

nobody i've talked to has had KYC sprung on them at sportsbet.io---i'm not too worried about that, especially at these stakes.

the country restrictions are more of an issue. anyone who is planning to play should load up the poker room ASAP and make sure they can access it. if you get this message, you need to 1. clear your cookies, 2. connect through VPN from a safe country (germany is working fine) and 3. make a new account.

i'm gonna register tonight, still need to load my account.

@efialtis, sorry i kinda slept on this. did the people on this list receive the password, or just the people who posted in this thread? let me know if i should still send send out a PM. i'm updating the list from last week right now.....

[rhomelmabini]

@efialtis, sorry i kinda slept on this. did the people on this list receive the password, or just the people who posted in this thread? let me know if i should still send send out a PM. i'm updating the list from last week right now.....

I confirmed that I received the password and other details but on that link, it has 40+ users, does the pm done by batch? I guess I'll try to register once it is nearing.

[efialtis]

Nice surprise you have there. The guaranteed prize pool might bring a few more people out, not sure how many of the regs can bypass the kyc.

nobody i've talked to has had KYC sprung on them at sportsbet.io---i'm not too worried about that, especially at these stakes.

the country restrictions are more of an issue. anyone who is planning to play should load up the poker room ASAP and make sure they can access it. if you get this message, you need to 1. clear your cookies, 2. connect through VPN from a safe country (germany is working fine) and 3. make a new account.

i'm gonna register tonight, still need to load my account.

@efialtis, sorry i kinda slept on this. did the people on this list receive the password, or just the people who posted in this thread? let me know if i should still send send out a PM. i'm updating the list from last week right now.....

I have sent the password to ~26 ppl, sent you their names via PM. Would be awesome if you could contact everyone from your list. I could do it but since you are updating last week´s list, help me out mate.

[cryptofrka]

I can also confirm I did multiple withdrawals from Sportsbet without having to do KYC. They weren't huge amounts, but were not 5$ as well.

Bottom line - I'd rather skip KYC due to legal issues (reporting taxes from gains) but doing it if needed it will not stop me from using Sportsbet. I trust them enough to keep my data safe.

[sportsbet.io]

Hi Guys,

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Sign up and lets play!

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

[Trofo]

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Sign up and lets play!

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

Already signed up and you deserved a merit for reminding me about daylight savings. Completely forgot about that one since I am working from home and it doesn't really matter when I start in the morning as long as I pull my 8 hour shift during the day.

[Steamtyme]

nobody i've talked to has had KYC sprung on them at sportsbet.io---i'm not too worried about that, especially at these stakes.

the country restrictions are more of an issue. anyone who is planning to play should load up the poker room ASAP and make sure they can access it.

right my mistake, that's what I meant. I just sort of lumped them together.

Hi Guys,

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Sign up and lets play!

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

Thanks for the info and offering up this tournament.

[johhnyUA]

Hi Guys,

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Sign up and lets play!

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

Nice to hear such words. Then i'm definitely in! 

the country restrictions are more of an issue. anyone who is planning to play should load up the poker room ASAP and make sure they can access it. if you get this message, you need to 1. clear your cookies, 2. connect through VPN from a safe country (germany is working fine) and 3. make a new account.

Maybe they have some list of restricted countries, eh? 

Already find list - https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/115007372088-Restricted-Countries
Then will play with VPN 

[BIT-BENDER]

The payout of 40 microbitcoin is not so bad. And poker tournament is not so much of a bad idea especially online now that everyone should avoid social areas and practice social distancing

[bullrun2024bro]

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

Oh that's cool news, thanks again for hosting this. I am pretty sure we will have a lot of fun. Hopefully there will be many of us around at the tables.

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Oh yea you are right, totally forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder!

And good luck to everyone on Sunday, you will need it   - Shuffle-up and deal boys!

[efialtis]

The payout of 40 microbitcoin is not so bad. And poker tournament is not so much of a bad idea especially online now that everyone should avoid social areas and practice social distancing

Yeah, thanks a lot for that valuable input... It’s obvious you are just trying to reach the min quota for your new signature campaign...   My bad, I should have created a moderated thread... ^^

[big_daddy]

I'm In 

Finally I can enter the poker session, I'm using an old linux laptop, and mozilla firefox browser
See you tomorrow at the table 

[Flagship11]

Guys, i'm in, also i will ask a friend of mine to join. he was on this forum, so in fact it is still bitcointalk tournament (no people from side)  
But what about Sporstbets KYC and some other restrictions?

You should invite your friend in this thread to join so to introduce himself.
Lets just hope this isnt your friend:   https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5170220.

[cryptofrka]

Maybe they have some list of restricted countries, eh?  

Already find list - https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/115007372088-Restricted-Countries
Then will play with VPN  

This list cannot be right I think. First of all, half of the world is on it
Second, my country is on it and my account works normally - I can play poker and have played poker there. The logo is also different from the Sportsbet page - maybe that's from their UK partner Steve mentioned once or twice?

While we're on topic of using VPN - is it legal or not? For example, you use VPN, bet and win. I assume no payout if they catch you, right? So I would not recommend to use VPN - or at least not to get caught while using VPN

[johhnyUA]

While we're on topic of using VPN - is it legal or not? For example, you use VPN, bet and win. I assume no payout if they catch you, right? So I would not recommend to use VPN - or at least not to get caught while using VPN

In one hand, VPN is definitely legal. In other hand, if someone will want to hold your money, he will find any reason to do that. They can't "caught" you, if you don't reset VPN or log in through your own IP to the site.

[big_daddy]

I have some issue with the balance

I cannot transfer it to the poker room

[efialtis]

I have some issue with the balance

I cannot transfer it to the poker room

Transaction confirmed? You need to wait for it to confirm before it shows up in the poker lobby.

[big_daddy]

Transaction confirmed? You need to wait for it to confirm before it shows up in the poker lobby.

oh, not yet 

[CoinEraser]

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

This is a really a good promise and calms me down. Thanks for this official statement. 

[figmentofmyass]

i'm registered as FOMA777.

i just sent out the password to the other ~30 people on the list and will drop a note in the wall observer later. we still need 8 more players to reach the minimum so if you plan to play, please register early in case it comes down to the wire.

see everyone on sunday, and thank you for chiming in steve!

Hi Guys,

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

[cygan]

i will not be able to participate tomorrow, because it is my wife's birthday tomorrow and i want to spend the time with her - if it still works out, i will definitely be there

and thinks tonight about the time change in europe
all-in in the dark 

[rhomelmabini]

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Thanks for that assurance Steve and right now I want to experience what will be the table of Sportsbet, it's my first time to be on Sportsbet table.

i will not be able to participate tomorrow, because it is my wife's birthday tomorrow and i want to spend the time with her - if it still works out, i will definitely be there

Spend time with her that'll be the most precious moment for both of you especially with your wife since its her biggest day. If you think you can, just be on the table.


1 mBTC = 1000 chips?

[big_daddy]

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Thanks for that assurance Steve and right now I want to experience what will be the table of Sportsbet, it's my first time to be on Sportsbet table.

i will not be able to participate tomorrow, because it is my wife's birthday tomorrow and i want to spend the time with her - if it still works out, i will definitely be there

Spend time with her that'll be the most precious moment for both of you especially with your wife since its her biggest day. If you think you can, just be on the table.


1 mBTC = 1000 chips?

it's one zero more - 10.000 for 1mBTC

[efialtis]

Please remember to enter the tournament early enough - saying that because a last minute deposit could get tricky since it needs to confirm before your balance shows up in the poker lobby.

[AlexSimion]

Only 8 people registered so far ... I'm registered same name as here , AlexSimion .       Lets go people , we need at least 7 more to go .

[Kvanko]

Please remember to enter the tournament early enough - saying that because a last minute deposit could get tricky since it needs to confirm before your balance shows up in the poker lobby.

Hello! I want to participate in this tournament too. Will be waiting for the password.

[efialtis]

Please remember to enter the tournament early enough - saying that because a last minute deposit could get tricky since it needs to confirm before your balance shows up in the poker lobby.

Hello! I want to participate in this tournament too. Will be waiting for the password.

I am a bad "inspector", we have our professional forum police but... wtf @johhnyUA?!

[CoinEraser]

Only 8 people registered so far ... I'm registered same name as here , AlexSimion .       Lets go people , we need at least 7 more to go .

In the next few hours, there will certainly be some more people signing up. I'm confident that we will get the minimum number of 15 players together. The last two times we were also 16 players.  

[johhnyUA]

Please remember to enter the tournament early enough - saying that because a last minute deposit could get tricky since it needs to confirm before your balance shows up in the poker lobby.

Hello! I want to participate in this tournament too. Will be waiting for the password.

I am a bad "inspector", we have our professional forum police but... wtf @johhnyUA?!

Omg.
Just add anyone from russian local (me included) to your distrust list. Just a false feedback from BSV shiller and troll. You don't see any other feedback from trusted members, so calm down and ignore it.

Eventually, i doubt about reasons to play with your "alt" in tournament. It's not a bounty campaign.

[AlexSimion]

I actually believed you a little bit Johhny ,  until you said this :

Eventually, i doubt about reasons to play with your "alt" in tournament. It's not a bounty campaign.

These words right there give me a strong hunch that you're trying to cheat this tournament.

[Flagship11]

Eventually, i doubt about reasons to play with your "alt" in tournament. It's not a bounty campaign.

It means you have Twice the chance to win instead of 1 chance like others.
bounty campaign or not, you sound like a scammer johhnyUA.

[AlexSimion]

Eventually, i doubt about reasons to play with your "alt" in tournament. It's not a bounty campaign.

It means you have Twice the chance to win instead of 1 chance like others.
bounty campaign or not, you sound like a scammer johhnyUA.

It's not even only that twice the chance , it's also the fact that he will basically know +2 cards each hand which will give him a huge advantage over the other people.

[johhnyUA]

Because of that quarantine in my country (and the fact that i'm away from beloved people), maybe i will sound rude (and i apologize for it) but guys, please, use your brains at least one time in your life. If i would be a cheater, i would not ask any password publicly. I would just create any needed number of accounts, register them with password (i already know it haha) and then do whatever i want. That's a first obvious (for people with IQ above 100) point.
I will tell you what happened in reality: In my country is quarantine, so i propose to my friends to play with me in some games when i have some time. I tell about that to my friend, he asked me "Oh, i remember that you told me that someone tagged us. Is this good idea?" And i answered like "oh dude, in gambling there nice people, they're not assholes, so just ask for application from your account and everything will be fine   " For clever people (with IQ above 100) will be enough this fact. But i want to tell something more:

In my country (and all post USSR) people are evaluated for their deeds, not words. So, mr.Flagship11, are you ready to put "your sking in the game"? This term was introduced by highly respected by me Nassim Nicholas Taleb , but was known since early history of mankind.

here is your words:

It means you have Twice the chance to win instead of 1 chance like others.

Are you sure for it? Let be honest, buddy, i doubt that you done mathematical calculations. I mean stronger calculations than something like "Eehh, he has probability n there two guys, so the probability is like 2 * n, eeeh". It's not work like that (i mean your calculations wrong).

So, if i show you with mathematical calculations that you're wrong, that there is not "twice chance" to win even with alt, will you pay for me and my buddy this tournament? Otherwise, i will pay for you and +1 rebuy (to keep it honest, 0.002 on 0.002). Are you ready to gamble (from your side it's obvious gamble, because i doubt that you know theory of probability and your chances like 50/50). Just because for one reason: despite i skilled in probability and uncertainty, i never tried to calculate anything related to poker. So it can be interesting experience for me, i can found that there really everything like that (i mean "twice", or at least 40 %). Also, this is huge work, there science works and articles about poker game, so it will take some time for me to find a truth.

It's not even only that twice the chance , it's also the fact that he will basically know +2 cards each hand which will give him a huge advantage over the other people.

Ahaha. i really liked to read this small sentence from you. While i read "not even" i was like "ho ho, this guy is clever enough", but on "only" i was like "no, he is definitely campaign shitposter and don't know nothing about probability" and when i got to the main idea of your sentence i become like "Despite this gay is campaign shitposter, he is clever enough"   (don;t be angry for me, it's some kind of joke)

From this side it's obvious that it's irrelevant is Kvanko my alt or is it real man, just because we are friends. We know each other. So, we can open Skype or Viber and play the same as if it one of us would be an alt of another. I think you understand that important point. And now, i feel you, you want to tell something like "Ah, when don't call your friends, heh!" and on that moment, you will see this part of text:

"Why are you sure that anyone here act like that?"  

I mean where proofs that Yahooo and fingmentomyass don't do the same tactic, eh? Where proofs that they don't play both with Skype and don't know cards of each other? Where proofs that you with Flagship11 will not use Skype or Viber? Or maybe you're fans of Pavel Durov and will connect through Telegram voice chat. Eh? There is no such proofs!

Until the moment we will sit at one table offline and near croupier  will be a big nigger with a pistol, no no, here A BIG NIGGER WITH A SHOTGUN who will watch on the game and kill anyone (by shooting at balls, like in Tarantino's Inglorious bastards) who tries to give some signal to another player, there is no strong proofs that someone is not using such kind of cheating.

Yeah, now i think you're going like "Hah, Johhny is right, normal dude i think, i was a bit biased about him!" But that's not all.

 I will tell you only reason why we are keep playing: This is confidence and trust
I mean that i'm trust you, that you will not do such things, despite i don't know anything about you. In fact, i see your nickname at the first time. But i 'm not asking something like: "Hey, guys, why we should allowed to play members with 25 merits earned from 2018, i think they are alts of someone!". I just believe that you're not someone's alt. I trust Yahooo, fingertomyass, Steamtyme, efialtis and other. The same from their side. Everyone here trusts to other players.

And from your side, or anyone another it's very unreasonable to believe a bad person who fall into DT because wind in russian local turned to him (i just don't want to create here another thread of reputation).

So guys, don't be a douchebags and chill out  


P.S: Another wall of text :0

[efialtis]

Come on guys, where are you? Enter our tournament now and hit us up if you need the password! Will be posting it here later today, too.

Its so boring isnt it, havent you been looking forward to our little tournament just like me? =)

[Avirunes]

Come on guys, where are you? Enter our tournament now and hit us up if you need the password! Will be posting it here later today, too.

Its so boring isnt it, havent you been looking forward to our little tournament just like me? =)

Thanks @figmentofmyass for pinging me about the poker tournament privately. I am currently having network issues so I am not sure if I will be able to. I want to join in and have my balance ready as well. I have noted the time and password for the tourney and have reminder setup and will join if network is stable then.

[figmentofmyass]

the game starts in 8.5 hours. we still need 5 more players to kick things off. come join us!

the password is kJCPYN4cG.

i'm not too worried about the johhnyUA thing guys, especially on a 0.001 BTC buy-in. let's leave it alone IMO......

[cryptofrka]

I registered, seems that my poker name is different than my regular Sportsbet name so I'm PokerAce.

The name is retarded, yea - sorry about that. I guess when it asked initially I put the first thing that came to mind.

If anybody knows where I could change it, please let me know.

[big_daddy]

Come on! 3 more to go  please

btw, I'm Bdaddy on the table this afternoon (I haven't chose this nickname, are they randomly set by the system?)

[Trofo]

Come on! 3 more to go   please

btw, I'm Bdaddy on the table this afternoon (I haven't chose this nickname, are they randomly set by the system?)

I guess so, I haven't picked my name as well but it is the same as my sportsbet nick so didn't think about it. Maybe your standard sportsbet nick is somehow in naming violation with poker table rules? Grasping at straws here.

I registered, seems that my poker name is different than my regular Sportsbet name so I'm PokerAce.
The name is retarded, yea - sorry about that. I guess when it asked initially I put the first thing that came to mind.

Don't lie to us, you chose it and you have to live up to it Was "the best poker player in the universe" already taken or ?

[iv4n]

Come on! 3 more to go  please

btw, I'm Bdaddy on the table this afternoon (I haven't chose this nickname, are they randomly set by the system?)

I am 13! Lucky number or not? I think there will be 2 more in next few hours.

I decided to change my strategy! After 3 tournaments and 3 times 3 place I decided to drink wine instead of beer this evening! I wish luck to all, and like always I believe we will have a great game again!

[big_daddy]

And do not forget to move your clocks at home one hour in front (those one that has not auto-changed)
Don’t miss the start of the tournament 

[Betwrong]

For those of you worrying about posible KYC procedure, I withdrew 0.0026 BTC today, fast and without any problems. And even if it were so because of my location, we have the promise from Sportsbet officials, regarding this issue:

Hi Guys,

Ill be around on Sunday and I'll give you my word... The winners of the poker tournament WILL NOT be Kyc'd for their winnings

Play with one account and good luck!

Also, some countries are going into daylight savings too.. keep that in mind if it affects you or not.

Sign up and lets play!

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

~
I think - call me optimistic - we can definitely reach 20 entrants this time.

Btw: Its 16 mBTC GTD for the winner, 12 mBTC GTD for 2nd, 8 mBTC GTD for 3rd and 4 mBTC for 4th - prizes are nices.

Yes, the prizes are nices, indeed!

We need two more players now:



Just two more players!

C'mon guys let's make it happen!

[yahoo62278]

I am available to play but all my chips are on SwC. Would anyone be willing to deposit the buyin to my account and I can transfer you chips on SwC? I would withdrawal from there but cashouts are slow.

Anyone interested pm me.

[sportsbet.io]

Guys,

I've got a super surprise for you tonight.. not 1, but 2 POKER tournaments this evening!

There is nothing worse than being the first couple of guys being kicked out of a tournament after waiting all week to play!!

My boss agrees and had kindly allowed a second tournament for the ones who get a bad hand or two early!

SAME PRIZE POOL! Same password!!

So play no risk texas hold-em first up with the knowledge you have a second chance not far down the track!

All the best guys, Ill be popping buy for the first tournament for sure..

Have a good day and remember to check your account for the FREE BET FRENZY free bets if you qualified!

regards,

Steve.
sportsbet.io

[Steamtyme]

Man I wish I wasn't working would be a great day for lots of poker.  Nice to see the second tournament that has been added.

I see there are 15 entrants registered so it's definitely a go. I funded my account again to make sure we got there.... and seeing as it's kind of slow here I guess I'll just have to register and play from the phone again lol.

See everyone in a few hours.

[efialtis]

Cmon guys, only a few more hours - can we beat 16 entrants this time? I think we can! 

@Steve Nice one, thanks. Definitely some sort of insurance in case I go crazy like a Maniac donkeyfish!

[sportsbet.io]

I was playing some practice games over the weekend.. I got dealt AA, KK, AK in 3 seperate continuous hands and managed to lose all 3!! So i'd hate to be knocked out first on them AGAIN ... LOL

GL guys..


ALSO! A bit of a tip.. you will goto your tables one minute before the first hand will be dealt.

Make sure you 'allow pop ups on this site' for your browser aswell as the game starts automatically with a pop up on your screen. ( hope i explained that correctly. ) Im using Google Chrome.



Steve.

[CoinEraser]

Thanks for the second tournament today! That's really nice. Hopefully I'll make it in time to fund my account for the second tournament today. I didn’t expect it before. 

[cryptofrka]

Damn, I wish I knew about the second tournament! I already have something planned at 9PM so there are no second chances for me.

@Steve - any chance you might know where to change my poker name?

Don't lie to us, you chose it and you have to live up to it Was "the best poker player in the universe" already taken or ?

Even that one would be better
I don't know how I ended up with this one but yea, get ready for PokerAce tonight. Oh boy..

[AlexSimion]

17 minutes to go  , I'm pretty excited about it . My username there is the same as here on the forum . Good luck to everybody and hoping for a fun game.

[big_daddy]

ou yeah
it's my first poker tournament or even table this year
so, I really am excited, can't believe it 

[safari88]

i just register in the free roll with username safari88.

~snip

it will be good if many players register into the 2nd tourney too :d
btw did the 2nd tourney has the password too??

[yahoo62278]

Spent the entire tourney getting pissed that I couldn't make this go away. Tried every damn button I could find and it just always popped up when I folded. 1st 1 out, no big deal. Good luck all.

I will likely skip sportsbet tourneys from here on out but once we get the series going I'll be in those.

[big_daddy]

I lost in all in 
but it was good, as long as it lasted hehe

will wait and join the next one, good luck to all

[efialtis]

Spent the entire tourney getting pissed that I couldn't make this go away. Tried every damn button I could find and it just always popped up when I folded. 1st 1 out, no big deal. Good luck all.

I will likely skip sportsbet tourneys from here on out but once we get the series going I'll be in those.

Just clicked "on" it and it disappeared for me...

Regarding current tournament: I am soooooo card dead lol - finally got a nice hand, raised pre-flop and just then... connection lost for 10 minutes, lol... My tournament so far! 

[big_daddy]

I changed my mind and decided to re-roll, but I cannot..



what am I doing wrong?

[Steamtyme]

Made it in late got into 2 hands before the break and both times I wound up against a straight lol

Can't seem to get it into full screen on the phone and will have to give up on custom bet sizing.- it's just to difficult and time consuming.

[efialtis]

I changed my mind and decided to re-roll, but I cannot..



what am I doing wrong?

Dont know why thats happening... Tried refreshing?

[big_daddy]

I changed my mind and decided to re-roll, but I cannot..



what am I doing wrong?

Dont know why thats happening... Tried refreshing?

I'm on a refresh party 

will keep trying

[sportsbet.io]

i just register in the free roll with username safari88.

~snip

it will be good if many players register into the 2nd tourney too :d
btw did the 2nd tourney has the password too??

Same password

I missed the 1st one, so hopefully will join the 2nd.

Keep the feedback coming too guys.. I see some glitches are being found, we will report back to our supplier so they can improve.. thanks

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

[cryptofrka]

I simply cannot believe what happened to me today.

First important hand, after first 3 cards shown a guy raises, i have a straight in hand, I go all in, he's got a flush in hand. Ok, happens, let's move on. Rebuy.
Got to next table, 2nd important hand, I try to chase a guy out of the table but he pays every time, 3 diamonds are the last 3 cards, I know he has a flush now but I still have to see - of course I lose but am still in the game. I crawl to 3rd position - 3rd important hand of the game.

River is a heart, 3rd on the table. I have 2 in hand, someone goes all in, I follow, another guy follows. The 3rd guy has 2 hearts in hand too, which beat 2 of mine.

Incredible, fooking incredible.

[big_daddy]

I simply cannot believe what happened to me today.

First important hand, after first 3 cards shown a guy raises, i have a straight in hand, I go all in, he's got a flush in hand. Ok, happens, let's move on. Rebuy.
Got to next table, 2nd important hand, I try to chase a guy out of the table but he pays every time, 3 diamonds are the last 3 cards, I know he has a flush now but I still have to see - of course I lose but am still in the game. I crawl to 3rd position - 3rd important hand of the game.

River is a heart, 3rd on the table. I have 2 in hand, someone goes all in, I follow, another guy follows. The 3rd guy has 2 hearts in hand too, which beat 2 of mine.

Incredible, fooking incredible.

I saw the first all in fail
it was a hard one 

[Trofo]

After rebuy I couldn't sit on my table for few rounds. I got the message table is full and I could only observe the other table. After few minutes of seeing my stack getting lower without me actually playing I restarted the browser and that helped.

Anyway I am out of the tournament but maybe it is better that way. I am playing with my baby girl next to me and there was one hand where I had flush and didn't even see it so better to be out early Will not try to enter the next one. Enjoy it guys.

[efialtis]

Just lost an (unneccessary) ALL-IN with JJ vs KK... well, thats poker - higher stakes I wouldnt have risked it. Anyway, just made rebuy and it worked fine for me.

[cryptofrka]

I saw the first all in fail
it was a hard one  

You take one on the chin and move on, all part of the game. But 3 times in a little bit over an hour? Well, that's next level. At least I can say I got FLUSHED OUT

The thing is - I was top3 overall in the last all in. So, it had to be one of 2 leaders to have these cards to bankrupt me and that happened too - so I'd say I really had shitty luck tonight.
Anybody other than these 2 guys and I'd still be sitting there with 8-9k chips.

[sportsbet.io]

Remember to register for the 2nd tournament starting in half hour guys!

good luck..

[cryptofrka]

Remember to register for the 2nd tournament starting in half hour guys!

good luck..

Can't unfortunately, already made plans I can't cancel. Shame because I feel I was playing decent and would have liked another chance to go for the W.

I hope we'll keep having these, it was good fun and with a really good reward too.

[AlexSimion]

Remember to register for the 2nd tournament starting in half hour guys!

good luck..

I'm in , unfortunately I don't think we'll get 15 people for the 2nd one.

[big_daddy]

@efialtis
ajajajajajaj 

good hand
good luck

[sportsbet.io]

Remember to register for the 2nd tournament starting in half hour guys!

good luck..

I'm in , unfortunately I don't think we'll get 15 people for the 2nd one.

Im asking for a half hour delay from the supplier, lets see what they can do.

Ill also as some sportsbet guys to see if they want to join.. one big family really!

steve.

[iv4n]

Guys,

I've got a super surprise for you tonight.. not 1, but 2 POKER tournaments this evening!

There is nothing worse than being the first couple of guys being kicked out of a tournament after waiting all week to play!!

My boss agrees and had kindly allowed a second tournament for the ones who get a bad hand or two early!

SAME PRIZE POOL! Same password!!

So play no risk texas hold-em first up with the knowledge you have a second chance not far down the track!

All the best guys, Ill be popping buy for the first tournament for sure..

Have a good day and remember to check your account for the FREE BET FRENZY free bets if you qualified!

regards,

Steve.
sportsbet.io

Merits from me! Thanks for this offer and for 40 GTD tournament!
This is nice offer, but many of us still play first tournament and I will not play two in the same time, I don't like doing that. You should wait this one to end and then start next one!
Final table is here! We will play for hour and more probably!

[CoinEraser]

River is a heart, 3rd on the table. I have 2 in hand, someone goes all in, I follow, another guy follows. The 3rd guy has 2 hearts in hand too, which beat 2 of mine.

Oooops, sorry, that was me... but I'm not passing up an opportunity like this with heart ace.    Maybe next time you'll have better luck. Anyway, it was nice of you to play along.  

EDIT:
GG betwrong. Nice hand to kick me out of the game.  

[Steamtyme]

GG guys that was a fairly wild final table. Super slow at times then big action at others. Not sure how bad it got I tried to keep myself on sitting out when things got crazy here at work.

At one point I was in a pit 15 feet underground, shortly after I was up a 60 foot ladder unplugging a bucket elevator.

I had 2 real good get there's I remember I think they may have both been with 77 the one was against Iv4n who had JJ.

Real cool spot was me and betwrong both with AK taking out elfiatis.

Again GG all. Thanks Steve from sportsbet for the tournament.

Can't play number 2 though, to crazy at work right now.

[efialtis]

GG guys that was a fairly wild final table. Super slow at times then big action at others. Not sure how bad it got I tried to keep myself on sitting out when things got crazy here at work.

At one point I was in a pit 15 feet underground, shortly after I was up a 60 foot ladder unplugging a bucket elevator.

I had 2 real good get there's I remember I think they may have both been with 77 the one was against Iv4n who had JJ.

Real cool spot was me and betwrong both with AK taking out elfiatis.

Again GG all. Thanks Steve from sportsbet for the tournament.

Can't play number 2 though, to crazy at work right now.

Congratulations for your win mate - well done! Even though I dont like you calling it a cool spot when taking me out, haha. Well, to be honest, A8s wasnt a hand to go all in with against you two in that situation but hey, who cares.

This was lots of fun guys and of course thanks to sportsbet for hosting us.

Nb. We will now "work" on organizing some kind of "bitcointalk poker series" with yahoo - stay tuned!

[CoinEraser]

Again GG all. Thanks Steve from sportsbet for the tournament.

GG Steamtyme!! This was a great Tournament! 

This is the final result:
1. Steamtyme
2. lv4n
3. Betwrong
4. efialtis
5. CoinEraser
6. AlexSimion
7. K1R1TO
8. fuzzyx
9. HereJohnny
10. EnterScreenName
11. Bdaddy
12. stumaker
13. FOMA777
14. Trofo
15. psonic
16. PokerAce
17. Kvanko
18. Safari88
19. shipdachips

[sportsbet.io]

Great stuff guys!

Thanks for that, it was super fun to watch and read some of the comments!

I managed to miss the start of the 1st tournament, but was allowed to have a few hands myself... wish i could have done the whole thing...

How long did it take? 3.5 hrs + ? thats good!

Have a great sunday and well done to everyone and enjoy the cash for the winners!

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

[big_daddy]

Good good
I’m playng now the 50.000 uB guaran
And 3rd currently
Wish me luck hehe

[figmentofmyass]

good game, guys. i was on zero sleep and actually fell asleep during the game and started blinding out. my sleep schedule has been horrible for these games lately. woke up short stacked and shoved 44 into AJ, and villain hit the board. oh well! i didn't feel up to re-entering.....

congrats on the win, Steamtyme!

[rhomelmabini]

<....>

I think I finished 7th here not 8 since fuzzyx been out first before me, correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways, 7th or 8th we haven't get some payouts. That was an epic comeback for Steamtyme, GG!

How about the other tourney been setup for 6pm UTC has it been played?

[CoinEraser]

<....>

I think I finished 7th here not 8 since fuzzyx been out first before me, correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways, 7th or 8th we haven't get some payouts. That was an epic comeback for Steamtyme, GG!

How about the other tourney been setup for 6pm UTC has it been played?

Oops, sorry. Then I must have made a mistake. I corrected the error in the list. Thank you for pointing that out. 

The other tournament was not played. There were too few registrations.

[iv4n]

I had 2 real good get there's I remember I think they may have both been with 77 the one was against Iv4n who had JJ.

<....>

That was an epic comeback for Steamtyme, GG!

I remember the first tournament I played, it was the same finale, Steamytime, Betwrong and me. Steamytime was last, and like now he survived two all ins: 1. I had AQ he had KJ, I think we saw K, and he won. 2. I had AK he was 55, he won again, make comeback and won the tournament.

This time was the same, JJ against his 77, and all the way to the last card he got straight! Unbeliavble!

Congrats Steamytime and Betwrong on one more awesome game! See you next time!

[Betwrong]

Yet again we had a lovely tournament there!

Congrats, Steamtyme, on winning the tournament! At one point, an hour and a half after the start, your chip stack was almost the smallest  around



and yet you managed to win in the end. My hat's off to you, mate. Good job!

Here's how the game finished for me:



Not the best board for my pocket Jacks, huh?

GG, everyone!

It looks like our tournament is getting bigger each time. Regarding the prize pool, it was definitely the case yesterday, thanks to Sportsbet.io.

~
Keep the feedback coming too guys.. I see some glitches are being found, we will report back to our supplier so they can improve.. thanks

regards,

Steve.
Sportsbet.io

Speaking of glitches.

It looked like we had 25 entrants, not 19.



But after counting all the chips at the final table:

102,913 + 87,400 + 59,687 = 250,000

I realized that it's the re-buys is what was counted as new entrants. So, in fact, we had 19 players and 6 re-buys.


Thanks again to everyone for participating! And thanks to Sportsbet.io for adding to the prize pool!

Looking forward to the next tournament.

How about next Sunday?

[AlexSimion]

Tournament was fun .

Just to give some feedback , it would be really nice  if whenever someone wrote on the chat to get a bubble on top of the player who wrote with the message for example .   It's pretty difficult to keep the table chat on , as it goes on top of the call/check/raise buttons etc.

[Steamtyme]

Congratulations for your win mate - well done! Even though I dont like you calling it a cool spot when taking me out, haha. Well, to be honest, A8s wasnt a hand to go all in with against you two in that situation but hey, who cares.

Lol cool was probably the wrong word - I think interesting suits it better.

You probably were feeling a touch pot committed and were getting decent odds on a call.  Either way GG can't wait for the next one.

good game, guys. i was on zero sleep and actually fell asleep during the game and started blinding out. my sleep schedule has been horrible for these games lately. woke up short stacked and shoved 44 into AJ, and villain hit the board. oh well! i didn't feel up to re-entering.....

congrats on the win, Steamtyme!

Thanks. I was wondering what happened to you lol.  You showed up on my table for a bit and noticed you were sitting out so I assumed it was another late night sleep in lol; guess I was lose to right.
I fell asleep in a tournament one time I was 5 out of 120 or something woke up in the morning to having blinded out in 15th or 18th something.

Yet again we had a lovely tournament there!

Congrats, Steamtyme, on winning the tournament! At one point, an hour and a half after the start, your chip stack was almost the smallest  around
~
and yet you managed to win in the end. My hat's off to you, mate. Good job!

Thanks. I definitely had a lot of ups and downs I remember trying for my first double up and it winding up being a split pot but I missed why. I definitely got lucky in a couple spots and was on the right side of a few flips.

As always you played a solid game.  Looking forward to the next tournament. I am available next weekend and will do a screencapture of the gameplay again.

[ozcelik06]

Hi, I would like to receive a password for the tournament. My nickname is same; ozcelik06
Thank you.

[yahoo62278]

Hi, I would like to receive a password for the tournament. My nickname is same; ozcelik06
Thank you.

What would you do with a password for a tourney that is clearly over? Read a title man.

[Trofo]

Maybe we should start locking up these tournament topics few days after they are played out. There is really not much use for them and sooner or later someone will come along and bump them.