PokerRoom $1000+0 Grand Tournament

[GFunk911]

Anyone playing in this? Anyone know the blind structure? I know it's 10k starting chips with 30 minute levels, but i can't find the blind levels.

[Simplistic]

10/20
15/30
25/50
50/100
75/150
and so and so forth

[MrBigStacks]

I emailed Pokerroom support about this yesterday because they didn't make it very clear on the site. Simplistic is correct, the blinds will be the same as all other pokerroom tournaments. Did you buy your way into this or win a qualifier. I am curious as to what the ratio of buyins to qualifiers is for this large of a buy in. I qualified through the 11+1 and then the 100+8.

[DonButtons]

me likes /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[iMsoLucky0]

I'll be playing it. Trying to win a qualifier now, but if I don't win one of my first few I'll just buy in.

Good luck all.

[GFunk911]

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10/20
15/30
25/50
50/100
75/150
and so and so forth

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This is insane. I'm not complaining by any means, and the blind levels are fairly steep, but starting with 500BB? Seems like a mistake to me, that's an obscene starting stack:blind ratio.

[MrBigStacks]

Yeah, starting with 500BB seems a little excessive. I think they could have gotten away with starting at the 25/50 level and cut out that whole first hour. As they are, there is really no need to get involved with anything but premium hands for the first couple of hours.

[Simplistic]

is the WSOP ME obscene then?

[jba]

IMHO, paying $1000 to see your aces cracked by a set of nines on the first hand is much more obscene.

deep no limit stacks is fun pokering.

[MrBigStacks]

I think the WSOP ME starts at 25/50, right? Anyway, 200xBB vs 500xBB, i'm not complaining. I am excited about the slow structure.

[Simplistic]

if i had money on pokerroom i probably would have tried to qualify through a sat. should be a fun tourney. hell, two days?

[DonButtons]

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Yeah, starting with 500BB seems a little excessive. I think they could have gotten away with starting at the 25/50 level and cut out that whole first hour. As they are, there is really no need to get involved with anything but premium hands for the first couple of hours.

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hmmm, seems like a flawed strategy for a 500xBB starting stack, you want to see more hands, and be the one cracking noobs AA with 76s and the works. Also, AA is not such a powerful hand in the beginning with such a huge starting stack in the beginning, unless the action is preflop.
I woudlnt want to play a large pot without a set after the flop.

[TheTimeIsUp]

Going on a cruise tomorrow, can't believe I am missing this!

[B Mando]

I am trying to qualify right now...I am going to play like....every sat tonite! I want in!!! gl to those who already in....you will have to post your handle tommorow so I can railbird ya for awhile if I cant get in. adios

[wAzZu24]

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hmmm, seems like a flawed strategy for a 500xBB starting stack, you want to see more hands, and be the one cracking noobs AA with 76s and the works. Also, AA is not such a powerful hand in the beginning with such a huge starting stack in the beginning, unless the action is preflop.
I woudlnt want to play a large pot without a set after the flop.

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This is correct. If you arent in agreement with this you might want to read the thread started by D.S. on deep stack AA. I believe Paul P. made an interesting post there as well.

[GFunk911]

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is the WSOP ME obscene then?

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Like a poster said, the WSOPME starts at 200BB and that's the deepest I've ever heard of a tourney starting. 2.5xDeepestStartingTourneyStack == obscene. I'm not complaining, in fact I love it, I just think if anything it's only an accident, they decided WE'LL START EVERYONE WITH 10K CHIPS and just sorta forgot about the blinds.

[Kirko Bara]

According to the moderator on Pokah (PokerRoom.com's own forum) it's not a mistake, and not an oversight, but if there are complaints they'll change the blind structure to Grand Tournament III.
Personally I think that it's great - since it's a two-day event why not use that fact by having huge starting stacks compared to the blinds and let the skill take its toll on the fish..?

The Quirky Kirko

[DonButtons]

if someone has big enough limits on poker room to send $1000
to my account, pm me, i will transfer with you via partypoker or empire in return...thanks

[NickDollar]

You can't directly send money on Pokerroom as far as I know. I wish they'd change that, one time I wanted to transfer $2,000 from account to account and I got into a big a hassle cuz I just lost it in a HU cash game from one account to the another. Silly young naive me, doing a chip dump like a dip chump.

Anyway, I'm in the tournament too! GL all! And I love the blind structure, the first ever two-day online event, I'm glad they are making it special in that regard. And if it bothers you, go watch TV the first hour, you'll lose about 1% of your stack!

[Rednax]

Who's in, what tables, what's your username?

[Tyler Durden]

i'm in. sup bro on table washington.