March 8th, 2010 by HULK
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Event B-3 was played this past Saturday. I wasn’t there to observe, so I don’t have too many details to share here. I do however have Chris’s spreadsheet to look at and here’s how it shook down:
Congratulations to the winners !
1. Brian P. – 1087
2. Lesley R. – 617
3. Alan G. – 478
4. Faith L. – 168
5. Canadian Shawn – 159
I know what you’re thinking … why do you just throw the same damned names up there and rearrange them so it looks good ?! I can assure you, it’s not like that at all. The repeats in the list are playing some good poker and deserve repeated mention. Lesley R. , Alan G., Faith L., and the Useless Ass Staff’s own Canadian Shawn are starting to make it look easy to get points. But before we all bow our heads in despair I present to you Brian P. ! A first time winner who reminds us in the immortal words of California’s governor “If it bleeds, we can kill it”. Congratulations, Brian.
Hope and points aplenty in EMHD B4 coming up at noon on March 20th. Show up at 11:15 to register.
*The scores listed above include only event points, and do not reflect attendance or kill points. For a quick look at the standings, check the column to the right, and for a more in depth break down, take a look at the Full EMHD Leaderboard.
February 16th, 2010 by HULK
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TurkeyNerds and TurkeyNerdettes we find ourselves with a bit of a situation. MH62 needs a new hand to call his own. It was the BMRK that declared his hand, and in the past few weeks he’s become extremely distraught that these two cards are becoming associated with his name. I implore you (both of you) that read this blog when an EMHD event isn’t coming up, to vote now for the new cards that will be associated with MH62.
The contenders will be dropped down to 3 or so by the end of the EMHD B series, and with any luck he’ll have his new hand at the deep stack event.
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February 14th, 2010 by HULK
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The second event in the B series went down TONIGHT ! (well, this afternoon into the evening). The fields are getting larger, deeper, and stronger. At the start of the tournament I overheard several conversations about which table people would have rather drawn, and don’t think I heard a consensus amongst anyone.
This single buy-in tournament began with 29 able bodied rounders, and the top 5 would take home points, the top 4 took home their buy-in and some walkin’ around money. Without any further adieu (adieu is a funny word to type) here’s how it finished:
Congratulations to the winners !
1. EMG – 1363
2. Hulk – 783
3. Canadian Shawn – 522
4. Faith L. – 232
5. Jocko – 116
No joke, 4 of the top 5 were members of the EMHD’s Useless Ass Staff (ask mh62) and the 5th member of the group was not Alan G. ! Faith L. played her way into some points and spending cash. Canadian Shawn made another cash and exploded from an extreme short stack to near the chip lead before his Ace/Jack ran into EMG’s Ace/King. Heads up play between myself (Hulk) and EMG lasted exactly one hand, and although we began discussions of a deal, I wasn’t about to fold pocket 7s heads up, and EMG sure as hell wasn’t running away with Ace/Queen. As you can see from the finish order EMG won that race and the tournament.
To hear EMG tell the story, he was fed cards all night. Perhaps he was, but to get through the field that started today he also needed to know what to do with them … it’s very tough to make the right decisions for an extended period of time, to know when your top pair is strong enough to win, and when it’s been cracked by the cheeky bastard in seat 8 that saw a flop with baby suited cards and hit 2 pair. Congratulations EMG, it’s been a long time coming.
*The scores listed above include only event points, and do not reflect attendance or kill points. For a quick look at the standings, check the column to the right, and for a more in depth break down, take a look at the Full EMHD Leaderboard.
January 20th, 2010 by HULK
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The B series started Monday January 18th, and it got big in a hurry. The federal holiday allowed for several new faces to join us and swelled the field to 27 28 (good eye Lee !) players who bought, re-bought, and added on 63 times. Those 63 buy-ins mark the 2nd most buy-ins that and EMHD event has ever seen, so the points and prizes were plenty. Congratulations to the winners !
1. Alan G.- 1399
1. Lesley R. – 1399
3. Justin F. – 680
4. John V. – 302
5. Wisconsin Geoff – 151
It’s not a typo, or a lazy re-post, Alan G. did it again, this time splitting the top prize with Lesley R. Justin F. made the money again, another seemingly regular occurrence. John V. played in his first EMHD event and walked away on the leader board, and Wisconsin Geoff bubbled for money, but got his foot in the door with some event points.
*The scores listed above include only event points, and do not reflect attendance or kill points. For a quick look at the standings, check the column to the right, and for a more in depth break down, take a look at the Full EMHD Leaderboard.
January 6th, 2010 by HULK
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With the first event of the EMHD Series B approaching on January 18th, our esteemable colleague type Tournament director asked me to postify the change-imacations that we made to the rules for partcipationary actions in the pokering. Here they are:
The focus of the changes for EMHD 2010 Series B are twofold-increase participation, especially in later events and adjusting the point system to improve the competitive balance while still keeping winning as a premium. We discussed the point formula, kill and participation points and agreed that no changes were needed or necessary. We did, however, clarify some language in the rules and procedures.
- All events will be at Harry & Lee’s condo party room in Arlington unless otherwise stated. The central location and open area room make it a great spot for tournaments of this size. However, there is a $25 fee for the usage of the room plus their expenses for the snacks and sodas and we ask that all players contribute to minimize that outlay.
- The language regarding the EMHD Prizes were altered to read “up to” the amount of the designated prize:
- The winner of each series will receive up to a $1500 prize package for a Tournament Buy-In to a 2010 World Series of Poker Preliminary Event. The Second Place finisher in points will be paid up to $750.
- If we do not accrue the designated prize payouts, the monies will be distributed to the top two (2) finisher based on a 2:1 ratio (67% : 33%).
- A tournament will not spread with less than NINE (9) players. Previously it was six (6)…fortunately this has never been a problem.
- The point and payout structures have been changed for simplicity and to reward players for winning bigger tournaments. Also, the point and payout percentages are again the SAME.
- 9-15 players, 3 paid places
- 16-30 players, 4 paid places
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| # Players |
| 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
| 9-15 |
50 |
30 |
20 |
N/A |
| 16-30 |
47 |
27 |
18 |
8 |
- The player finishing on the money “bubble” will receive HALF (50%) of the Points of the last paid place in the tournament. Previously, the bubble player received a percentage of the points available.
- Example: 16 Player, $100 single buy tournament, 1600 total points available, 4th place (8%) receives 128 points—5th place=64 points.
- When the EMHD-WSOP Prize Money is reached ($2250), we will not withhold the EMHD fund money for any subsequent tournaments in that designated series. If there is any excess money after the prize money threshold has been reached, that money will be withheld and added to the prize pool of the last Deep Stack tournament. This was done to add money but more importantly, increase participation in the later events.
- Proxy players are still allowed but can now be used in ANY event. Previously you could not use your proxy in the final Deep Stack event. The reason for the change is that we do not want to punish a player who has gone out of their way to completely support the series and then something unexpected come up and not be able to play in the last event. However, if that individual wins one of the EMHD-WSOP prizes, we will under no circumstance issue one of the two winning checks to that person. We will subsequently make arrangements to deliver or mail the check to the actual winner.
Other things…
We are in the process of developing a database to manage all of our tournaments. This will replace the spreadsheet system we currently use, giving us a more streamlined method to manage and organize player and event information. This will also gives us an easy way to track historical information. Special thanks to the IT Staff, John Hurst and Shawn Sansom for their work on this project.
Why are we starting on a Monday?
This is a holiday weekend and most companies give Martin Luther King Day off to their employees.
Why are starting with a re-buy/add-on event and adjusting the tournament order?
The reality is simple-we wanted to start this series with a bang! We make most of our EMHD money in these events and the prize pools are decidedly bigger. Also, the last three (3) tournaments are two weeks apart, one of which being the Deep Stack. We are aiming to hit our EMHD goals as early as possible to make the prize pool of that final tournament and hopefully the one prior to that, very juicy.
What about the room rental fee?
We are going to ask each player to kick in a few dollars at each event to pay for the room and cut some of Harry and Lee’s beverage and snack costs.
From the EMHD Staff, I want to thank you for your continued support of our series and for any potential new players, we welcome your participation.
Chris Snear
Tournament Director
