#2 Bitcointalk Poker Series (0.05 BTC & BIG BTC Ticket sponsored by SwC Poker)

[Trofo]

Congrats to all guys making the final tournament, you all deserved it

Hopefully, there will be a "looser" tournament this time as well.

Big thanks to our hosts efialtis & tyKiwanuka for the work they have put into this series and hopefully we will continue to organize some poker here in the forum.

[tyKiwanuka]

that was intense. the points standings came down to the final 2 players in the final match. great stuff! i got pretty worried for @CCwatcher420 when you hit that 999 vs QQ hand against @iv4n. i think all 3 of you were near even stacks after that.

Hehe, yes, it was very intense, but Iv4n got the job done for CC. I felt your super tightness at your very own bubble, when you were just waiting for ANY player to get eliminated to get you qualified for the Final. You were down to a bit more than 3k chips iirc with blinds already high-ish and I guess, you would even have folded premium hands at this stage, if it was to call an all-in or something that would have made you pot committed.

ah, i assumed it was next weekend.

Yes, pretty sure it is, but there was no offical announcement yet, unless I missed it.

thanks for running the spreadsheet, it was super helpful in figuring out standings in real time.

Thanks, my pleasure.

[figmentofmyass]

that was intense. the points standings came down to the final 2 players in the final match. great stuff! i got pretty worried for @CCwatcher420 when you hit that 999 vs QQ hand against @iv4n. i think all 3 of you were near even stacks after that.

Hehe, yes, it was very intense, but Iv4n got the job done for CC. I felt your super tightness at your very own bubble, when you were just waiting for ANY player to get eliminated to get you qualified for the Final. You were down to a bit more than 3k chips iirc with blinds already high-ish and I guess, you would even have folded premium hands at this stage, if it was to call an all-in or something that would have made you pot committed.

dude, i was so annoyed! i even folded KK preflop with ~10bbs to a raiser in the first several hands of the final table, when i was one KO away from qualifying. i can't think of any other circumstance where i ever would fold there except this very specific one, where one hand could lose me a future buy-in worth 10x the current one.

if you're on the bubble in the last couple games in this type of series structure, the ICM considerations are so frustrating. i would have been a lot more comfortable in yours or @SyGambler's spot so i could actually play my normal game.

Big thanks to our hosts efialtis & tyKiwanuka for the work they have put into this series and hopefully we will continue to organize some poker here in the forum.

+1

[morvillz7z]

First and foremost i would like to say that it was a pleasure playing with you all guys. Hope to see you again in the upcoming series, i'm sure we will have one.

Second, i'd like to congratulate those who made the Championship game, good job guys! 8 new players, Iv4n is the only who made both finales, not surprised really!

Big thanks to our hosts efialtis & tyKiwanuka for the work they have put into this series and hopefully we will continue to organize some poker here in the forum.

+2   You have to give credit where credit's due!

hand of the day---@Betwrong basically all-in preflop vs @BitcoinGirlClub.

I'll be on antidepressants for a week if this happened to me, painful. 

[SyGambler]

if you're on the bubble in the last couple games in this type of series structure, the ICM considerations are so frustrating. i would have been a lot more comfortable in yours or @SyGambler's spot so i could actually play my normal game.

it's tough both scenarios , yesterday both of us were playing for 1st place so personally I took risks that I normally don't take in other games
I mean when we got close to money bubble of the tourney usually I won't play that aggressive when I'm not cheap leader but since I needed to finish 1st to qualify I had to forget about finishing ITM

grats for the qualifiers and hope you all enjoy the game , I will probably not join the next series if happened till the final stages because I'm preparing for my exams now
will come back later this month for poker

[Betwrong]

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hand of the day---@Betwrong basically all-in preflop vs @BitcoinGirlClub.

I'll be on antidepressants for a week if this happened to me, painful. 

Right, but even if @BitcoinGirlClub was upset about this, it lasted not for long. Look at what happened 10 minutes later:



When I flopped a pair of Aces, I was thinking: "Well, he might have had an Ace too and a better kicker." But when I saw an 8 on the turn, and BitcoinGirlClub went all-in, I called not because I was expecting another Ace or 8 on the river, I thought he was bluffing the flush. ... But he wasn't:



and there were no Ace or 8 on the river, so I lost, finishing on the 10th place.

Isn't it amazing that he got even with me, taking all my chips with the same Flush of Hearts, only this time my Full House draw didn't river? I mean, even though I lost, I was happy to see that there is fairness in the Universe.

Good Game, everyone!

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Big thanks to our hosts efialtis & tyKiwanuka for the work they have put into this series and hopefully we will continue to organize some poker here in the forum.

+3 Big thanks to you, guys!

[efialtis]

Congratulations to our finalists! I am currently setting up the Grand Finale and it will take place this coming Saturday - as soon as it is live, I will let you guys know of course!

Sorry for my "inactivity" lately but I have many things going on and can't spend as much time here.

[Steamtyme]

Congratulations to our finalists! I am currently setting up the Grand Finale and it will take place this coming Saturday - as soon as it is live, I will let you guys know of course!
Sorry for my "inactivity" lately but I have many things going on and can't spend as much time here.

Sounds good efialitis. I'll do my best to make it for the championship. No worries you've put in plenty of time keeping this series running, take care of whatever you need to.

So I wanted to wait until I had an idea whether or not I would qualify before bringing this up. Next weekend I am back at work. I can't remember when the last Championship played out but I'm curious what peoples thoughts are on time and date for the next Championship game.

I didn't really hear any opinions about this. I am working nights this coming weekend, no getting around it.

dude, i was so annoyed! i even folded KK preflop with ~10bbs to a raiser in the first several hands of the final table, when i was one KO away from qualifying. i can't think of any other circumstance where i ever would fold there except this very specific one, where one hand could lose me a future buy-in worth 10x the current one.

Here I was like get at least one point today... ooooh look QQ. Glad to see your patience and hangover paid off nicely.

grats for the qualifiers and hope you all enjoy the game , I will probably not join the next series if happened till the final stages because I'm preparing for my exams now
will come back later this month for poker

Good luck with the exams.

[iv4n]

Congratulations to our finalists! I am currently setting up the Grand Finale and it will take place this coming Saturday - as soon as it is live, I will let you guys know of course!

Sorry for my "inactivity" lately but I have many things going on and can't spend as much time here.

Why not Sunday? I don't know about others, but this week I am free on Sunday and Monday, Saturday night will be a bit tricky for me. Of course I will find a way if all others are for Saturday. Anyway it would be good to make it official as soon as possible, I will have more time to ask some colleagues and to make some changes in case it's Saturday.

Efi we know that you are busy, season is starting in Greece! Maybe we should think about one championship in Greece, near the sea... During the day we can see so many beautiful places, islands, beaches, history..and poker every night, 7-10 days! Your organisation skills are great, so I'm sure it would be amazing.

[Hhampuz]

Why not Sunday? I don't know about others, but this week I am free on Sunday and Monday, Saturday night will be a bit tricky for me. Of course I will find a way if all others are for Saturday. Anyway it would be good to make it official as soon as possible, I will have more time to ask some colleagues and to make some changes in case it's Saturday.

I would prefer Sunday too, thank you.

[efialtis]

Sunday is cool, too - I have asked SwC and will let you guys know as soon as the game is live. You won't need a password since they will manually register the finalists. In addition, I asked them to remove Late Registration this time.

[figmentofmyass]

So I wanted to wait until I had an idea whether or not I would qualify before bringing this up. Next weekend I am back at work. I can't remember when the last Championship played out but I'm curious what peoples thoughts are on time and date for the next Championship game.

I didn't really hear any opinions about this. I am working nights this coming weekend, no getting around it.

so hopefully sunday works? play from work again?

i'm pretty open re day of week if we need to switch things up.

Sunday is cool, too - I have asked SwC and will let you guys know as soon as the game is live. You won't need a password since they will manually register the finalists. In addition, I asked them to remove Late Registration this time.

only one table i hope?

[Steamtyme]

so hopefully sunday works? play from work again?
i'm pretty open re day of week if we need to switch things up.

Better than Saturday at least this way I only have the one shift left that evening. Working nightshift I'll be in the middle of a good sleep I'm hoping it starts at the same time as the qualifiers at least this way if I hear my alarm I can play the entire final. Just shit timing is all.

My schedule is so sporadic, with the shift work and random covid scheduling it's hard to plan much longterm. I wasn't to concerned as the championship didn't have a date set at the beginning.

I didn't really follow the last final. How long did it run??

[figmentofmyass]

I didn't really follow the last final. How long did it run??

i'm not positive but looking through the last thread, ~3 hours. quite long for a single table tournament.

in fact, there will be bigger starting stacks this time.....

[Trofo]

I didn't really follow the last final. How long did it run??

i'm not positive but looking through the last thread, ~3 hours. quite long for a single table tournament.

in fact, there will be bigger starting stacks this time.....

And last time I was out in first 5 minutes, I don't think anybody will be doing something like this time around
I am expecting a very tight game but with blinds increasing very fast after 2 hours on the table it shouldn't be much longer then 3 hours.

[Globb0]

Good luck in the final.

Thanks Efialtis for organising all this and representing us with SwC



You rock dude.

[Steamtyme]

i'm not positive but looking through the last thread, ~3 hours. quite long for a single table tournament.

in fact, there will be bigger starting stacks this time.....

And last time I was out in first 5 minutes, I don't think anybody will be doing something like this time around
I am expecting a very tight game but with blinds increasing very fast after 2 hours on the table it shouldn't be much longer then 3 hours.

Sounds good Thanks for the info. The bigger stacks shouldn't be to big an issue as I assume the blind structure would be proportional.
The timing should work okay, I'd just hate to run late and have to cut out to go to work.

Ideally we could have discussed a date and time; the following week would have been free and clear. 5 hours earlier and i could play right after work; tired but free from time constraints if I make a run at it.

You can't always accommodate everyone so I will just count myself lucky that I am on nightshift and not dayshift.  
Just have to cooler you guys with AA, bet every flop suck out hard and never lose a flip and I might have time for a nap before work.

[efialtis]

Hey guys,

I still haven't received confirmation but I am confident I will hear back today - be prepared for the Grand Finale on Sunday!


Another news - SwC have confirmed to host a third Bitcointalk Series!!

[Trofo]

Is there any news regarding runner up tournament? If there is nothing official/sponsored maybe we could just set one ourselves with 1mBTC buy in for the same time as Grand Finale? That way we could play some casual hands and at the same time keep one eye on the Grand Finale.

[arallmuus]

Hey guys,

I still haven't received confirmation but I am confident I will hear back today - be prepared for the Grand Finale on Sunday!

Sunday works great for me. Hoping to see everyone on the Grand Finale  . So I guess on the same exact time as the regular game?

Another news - SwC have confirmed to host a third Bitcointalk Series!!

Wohoo, Good news. Lets try our best to get more people to join on the third series