1.21 Gigawatts of Opinion - poker

Bugsy's Club Tournament

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:00:00 -0700

Thursday night I entered a Bugsy's Club free roll no limit hold em tournament. Out of the 450 that entered I came in at 131st. Not horrible but I had a few really bad beats. Trip Queens fell against not one, but two hands that split the pot.

I was the short stack for a while until some good double up opportunities presented themselves. After a few of those I busted out the chip leader. He obviously didn't respect my tight play!

I went out with a pair of jacks against Aces but all in all it was a very good tournament.

Mississisppi Law

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:37:16 -0700

Law in Mississippi now states that casinos should be built on platforms or boats.

via [Online Gambling Blog]

Updated Charity Tournaments

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:52:40 -0700

Updated List of Online Charity Poker Tournaments

Where: Full Tilt Poker
When: Sunday Sept. 4th at 9:15pm ET
How Much: $20 + $10
Note: Full Tilt will match your $10 entry fee and that will be donated to the Red Cross' Hurricane Relief Fund.

Where: Party Poker
When: Wednesday Sept. 7th at 8:50pm ET
How much: $30
Note: Party Poker is donating 90% of the prize pool to charity.

Where: Poker Stars
When: Monday Sept. 12 at 9:30 ET
How Much: $5

Where: Poker Stars
When: Wednesday Sept. 14 at 9:30 ET
How Much: $20

Where: Poker Stars
When: Thursday Sept. 15 at 9:30 ET
How Much: $50

Where: Poker Stars
When: Friday Sept. 16 at 9:30 ET
How Much: $100

Note: Poker Stars is only adding one cent per player to the prize pool and the remainder of the money collected will go to the American Red Cross. For more information visit Poker Stars blog.

via Tao of Poker

Home Games That Help

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 18:05:00 -0700

The Seattle Poker Open is doing an awesome thing to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief. Home Games That Help is the League Director Trevor Trifiro's brainchild in which members of the SPO host home games and donate all winnings to Americares.

It is legal in Washington to hold poker games in homes (as it should be in every damn state, this is AMERICA right!?) so this is an excellent and legal way of raising money for this extremely important cause.

Members who host a game will also be given 25 points in the division of their choice and winners of these tournaments will be given 100. Games will be announced on our new forums.

So far it is looking like a $20 buy in will be the norm but that is only suggested. Trevor predicts that we can easily raise about $5000 within just a few games.

He is also putting his money where his mouth is. Donating 105% of everything that comes in. (He is matching 5% of the total raised personally.)

If you live in the North West and love Poker this is a great way to play some cards, talk with interesting people and raise money for your fellow Americans in their greatest time of need.

[Charity Navigator - Americares]

[Home games That Help]

[Seattle Poker Open]

Hurricane Relief Tournaments

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:40:00 -0700

The following are a few of the hurricane relief tournaments at some of the most popular card rooms online.

Doyles Room: www.doylesroom.com - Tues. Sept 6th 21:00 GMT $10,000 Guaranteed Re-Buy No Limit Hold'em
$25+$5 Buy-In and Triple the Fees will go directly to the American Red Cross to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Poker Stars: www.pokerstars.com - Sept 12th $5+$0 No-Limit Hold'em freezeout at 9:30pm. Sept 14th $20+$0 No-Limit Hold'em freezeout tournament at 9:30pm. Sept 15th 9:30pm and Sept 16th at 9:30pm. These tournaments are scheduled EST time which is 6:30pm here on the west coast.

[Article on Poker Stars Blog]

Poker Stats

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:35:00 -0700

Poker Stats Update 9/1/01

One of my hobbies is playing poker. I love it. Just started playing Hold Em about a month or so ago and have become increasingly into the game.

I play online and in the Seattle Poker Open.

Online Chips:

Poker.com: $74,219.24 KidDynomite

Full Tilt: $26,001 jhjanuary

Ultimate Bet: $15,120 Kid-Dynomite

Seattle Poker Open

noreply@blogspirit.com (Jeremy) — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:10:00 -0700

I haven't blogged here about the Seattle Poker Open but I wanted to bring it up in case I have any readers here in Seattle.

The SPO is a B&M game at various pubs in the area including Jillians and Floyd's Place.

You get $1000 in free chips and play until the last player. Prizes include $50 buy ins at the Tulalip Casino and an assortment of other prizes. It's free and has a great turnout of about 20-40 players and runs four days a week.

Best I've done is in 10th at Floyd's Place.

The SPO does go in seasons and we are currently in the Fall 05 season.

Check out the SPO Website for locations and times.