***OFFICIAL STEP 5 HIGHER THREAD--9PM EST TONIGHT***

[LotsOfOuts69]

***OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT***

STEP 5 HIGHER WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT.

THURSDAY APRIL 28th 9PM EASTERN.

CALL ROJO AND ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT HAS A FREEROLL.

Z079236 AND PBDRUNK ALREADY CONFIRMED,

Z SAYS HE IS TELLING OTHERS.

DO NOT MISS IT.

--LoO

[EverettKings]

It's getting hot in here....

[LotsOfOuts69]

dont let this thread die, if you see it, bump it

[LotsOfOuts69]

wsopin05 is confirmed.

[J-Lo]

that's 5 confirmed for tonight? lots of out, are u playing-- if not then it's 4.

[Newt_Buggs]

*bump*
anyone mind posting the tournament history once its finished? I wont bet around at 9 to watch

[Rojosox]

was in considered confirmed? Im a maybe for right now. List me as probable/questionable.

[FieryJustice]

Someone want to back me? I will play and give you 90% of the profits /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Jcardshark

[p0t_Commit3d]

Count me IN ~in the group that isnt playing~

[Rojosox]

i cant see 10 people getting into this game tonight.... how many step 3's have gone off? maybe 30? how many step 4s? 5-6?

[Ryendal]

Are you scared ? /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[DonButtons]

maybe if you would sit down, more people will show up if they see its almost filled...

[LotsOfOuts69]

I unfortuantely am not playing, we had 4 confirmed if we included RoJo, but we havent even considered the real high rollers yet, I know there are at least 6 other names that have sat down at that table, maybe somebody can help.

At this point:
Z079236
PBDRUNK
WSOP2005
ROJO

Possibles???
Gamboholic_...
Zee?
Hoyt corkins

add...

--LoO

[Rojosox]

[ QUOTE ]
maybe if you would sit down, more people will show up if they see its almost filled...

[/ QUOTE ]

It's not a normal sit and go, it's not like a 200 where the place would fill up. Who has won step 4s btw? Anyone know?

Jared

[Maulik]

i've always wanted to buyin, maybe tonight's the night.

[Sponger15SB]

[ QUOTE ]
how many step 4s? 5-6?

[/ QUOTE ]

There is at least 1 step 4 that has gone every day. However maybe the same guy has been winning them?

Either way, I think it might go off tonight.

Have you guys been going around to the step 5's and WSOP step 6's and stuff and telling the big ballers that everyone is going to be playing at that time.

[FishBurger]

NUTZREALBIG won a step 4 last night.

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
i've always wanted to buyin, maybe tonight's the night.

[/ QUOTE ]

FWIW, i understand that it is possible that the tourny does not go on tonight, This thread is to get people pumped who want to play and try to schedule a time. It's also to get the word out so that at least a few people are organized in case there are 10 that want to play.

If you know anyone with a freeroll or the cash and the lack of sanity to buy in then do it.

--LoO

[JClarke]

Nutz won one last night, might have 2 now?

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
NUTZREALBIG won a step 4 last night.

[/ QUOTE ]

Z079
PBDRUNK
wsop2005
ROJO
NUTZREALBIG

5 to go..

[eastbay]

[ QUOTE ]
I unfortuantely am not playing, we had 4 confirmed if we included RoJo, but we havent even considered the real high rollers yet, I know there are at least 6 other names that have sat down at that table, maybe somebody can help.

At this point:
Z079236
PBDRUNK
WSOP2005
ROJO

Possibles???
Gamboholic_...
Zee?
Hoyt corkins

add...

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

Dr_Zoidberg2
genoa_st
NUTZREALBIG
sales32

I'm just listing people I've seen sitting.

eastbay

[The Yugoslavian]

Is Dr. Zoidberg one of those guys?

Isn't he always sitting down with chips ready to go?

Yugoslav

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]

Have you guys been going around to the step 5's and WSOP step 6's and stuff and telling the big ballers that everyone is going to be playing at that time.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is everyones job, if you have party open, and see someone sitting at step 5, tell them its gonna go in 4 hours.

--LoO

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I unfortuantely am not playing, we had 4 confirmed if we included RoJo, but we havent even considered the real high rollers yet, I know there are at least 6 other names that have sat down at that table, maybe somebody can help.

At this point:
Z079236
PBDRUNK
WSOP2005
ROJO

Possibles???
Gamboholic_...
Zee?
Hoyt corkins

add...

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

Dr_Zoidberg2
genoa_st
NUTZREALBIG
sales32

I'm just listing people I've seen sitting.

eastbay

[/ QUOTE ]

if anyone knows genoa, dr Z or sales tell them 9pm est tongiht

[rohjoh]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
NUTZREALBIG won a step 4 last night.

[/ QUOTE ]

Z079
PBDRUNK
wsop2005
ROJO
NUTZREALBIG

5 to go..

[/ QUOTE ]

sales32 won step 4 over the weekend.

[LotsOfOuts69]

OK so it appears that there is a possible line up

Z_09..
PBDrunk
wsop2005
NUTZREALBIG
RoJo
sales32
Dr_Z
genoa_st
gambolholic
Hoyt_Corkins

Notify these people...

--LoO

[Voltron87]

why are you trying so hard to get this off?

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
why are you trying so hard to get this off?

[/ QUOTE ]

no reason, nothing else to do i guess

[Rojosox]

think anyone would be willing to make a deal on the honor system if it got down to 2 - that 1st = 90k 2nd = 40k ?

jared

[FieryJustice]

i would try to split it 7/6...i would not trust anyone with 5K, much less 30ish though.

[raptor517]

i think most of the people would be HAPPY with that kind of deal. i duno though, i really like flipping quarters for 70k. i do have a bit of gamboool in me though. holla

[pokerlaw]

8 are sitting at a step 4 last night, so hopefully that is one more potential player. I feel that this would be a nice study distraction...hope it goes off.

[Apathy]

[ QUOTE ]
i would try to split it 7/6...i would not trust anyone with 5K, much less 30ish though.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's why a 7/6 split isnt very reasonable unless you knew the person very well. I think lots of people would go for 90/40 though, I still shudder at trusting someone I've never talked to at giving me 10k.

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
i would try to split it 7/6...i would not trust anyone with 5K, much less 30ish though.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's why a 7/6 split isnt very reasonable unless you knew the person very well. I think lots of people would go for 90/40 though, I still shudder at trusting someone I've never talked to at giving me 10k.

[/ QUOTE ]

If you make that deal and then screw your opponent out of 10k when you just won 90k then everyone will know about it and you are a plain ass anyway.

--LoO

[pokerlaw]

[ QUOTE ]

If you make that deal and then screw your opponent out of 10k when you just won 90k then everyone will know about it and you are a plain ass anyway.

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

a lot of my friends think i am an ass anyway - I might as well be a rich one, jk.

On a side note - athlete2258 (who was sitting w chips on a higher step 4) claimed that at least 2 higher step 5s have taken place already, and that an icecream2 won one of them...

[rohjoh]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
i would try to split it 7/6...i would not trust anyone with 5K, much less 30ish though.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's why a 7/6 split isnt very reasonable unless you knew the person very well. I think lots of people would go for 90/40 though, I still shudder at trusting someone I've never talked to at giving me 10k.

[/ QUOTE ]

If you make that deal and then screw your opponent out of 10k when you just won 90k then everyone will know about it and you are a plain ass anyway.

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

You got nothing to lose to try to make a deal. Make a deal, and I would think you are still going to try to win. You get second, and either he sends you the money or he does not. You still made the money. Would suck to get screwed, but you have $0 to lose to try.

Unless you end up winning, and the guy had no intention of paying you, but you would never know. So I say you try to make a deal.

[Rojosox]

there's no way they've gone off without everyone here (atleast 1 person) being involved or knowing about it

[rohjoh]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]

If you make that deal and then screw your opponent out of 10k when you just won 90k then everyone will know about it and you are a plain ass anyway.

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

a lot of my friends think i am an ass anyway - I might as well be a rich one, jk.

On a side note - athlete2258 (who was sitting w chips on a higher step 4) claimed that at least 2 higher step 5s have taken place already, and that an icecream2 won one of them...

[/ QUOTE ]

I cannot get onto party poker at work, but if the last diget of the Step 5 higher table ends in #3, it is the same table. I also have been told that gambo won the first one, which is BS.

[Apathy]

[ QUOTE ]
You got nothing to lose to try to make a deal. Make a deal, and I would think you are still going to try to win. You get second, and either he sends you the money or he does not. You still made the money. Would suck to get screwed, but you have $0 to lose to try.

Unless you end up winning, and the guy had no intention of paying you, but you would never know. So I say you try to make a deal.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is the wrong way to look at it, if you make a deal and the guy has no intention of paying if he wins but you will pay when you win, it is a terrible deal for you. If there is a 50% chance he will not pay, it's still a bad deal but only half as bad as the first example.

Even if there is a 5% chance he won't pay it is still a bad deal... but if the chances are that low he won't pay it might be worth it to take "the raw end" of the deal just because of the amount of money involved.

Like I said, someone who just won 100k probably won't mind honoring a 10k deal but I would be scared about any more of a chop then that.

Plus I was under the impression the max transfer was 2500 or 5k or something, how would you move that kind of money safely with someone you don't know well?

[Rojosox]

my transfer limit is 7k per week, so it would take 2 weeks.

jared

[Voltron87]

i would take a deal in a hot second. i like to gambool too, but 20k is enough to go for. 70k is overkill. i would only take 7/6 if we both had 45-5500ish in chips, with 600 BB, that is ridiculous gambool there.

[Rojosox]

actually 8 days... day of tourney and 7 days after

[gh9801]

7 people sitting right now, maybe it's going to happen

[Rojosox]

holy bleep, tell them to wait for me... I wont be home til like 20 min or so

[pokerlaw]

yeah, there are 6 sitting (hoytcorkins got up cause of excessive heckling) and a step 4 higher is on 25/50 - looks like this will happen...good luck rojo!

[Rojosox]

thank you! EVERYONE ROOT FOR ME!

jared

[eastbay]

Which one is you?

eastbay

[gh9801]

is phil hellmuth on UB right now? someone invite him to come and prove his worth

[Sponger15SB]

[ QUOTE ]
(hoytcorkins got up cause of excessive heckling)

[/ QUOTE ]

yeah....sure....he.....did

I'm sure he didn't want to play a $15,000 SNG cause of heckling, I mean, turning off the chat would be impossible.

[DemonDeac]

i wish these idiots would stop sitting in the seats when they're not going to sit in the tournament

[DonButtons]

side bets anyone?

[gh9801]

who are the favorites at this table?

[Ryendal]

Seriously who are theses guys . I know Nutz, but others ... they have not more 20 games in prophecy poker...

[TheTimeIsUp]

No chance this starts tonight. None.

[Benholio]

[ QUOTE ]
No chance this starts tonight. None.

[/ QUOTE ]

There are 9 players sitting right now.

[ace_in_the_hole]

Theres nine people with money on the table. none?

[Jman28]

[ QUOTE ]
No chance this starts tonight. None.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm not sure you understand probability.

-Jman28

[Jman28]

.

[LotsOfOuts69]

1 MORE TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ryendal]

I think I am strong in probabilities /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[TheTimeIsUp]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
No chance this starts tonight. None.

[/ QUOTE ]

There are 9 players sitting right now.

[/ QUOTE ]

I said it with 7 people in. D'oh.

[wuwei]

"Is someone paying these guys to put NUTZ on tilt?"

lol, that almost made it worth wading through that [censored] chat for 5 minutes.

[BDarch]

gl rojo

[LotsOfOuts69]

GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ryendal]

DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[byronkincaid]

only 1000 chips

[Freudian]

They really need to update the program so you need 15500 (or a seat) to sit down. Otherwise this farce will happen each time a game is about to start.

[DemonDeac]

gotta represent rojo

[TheTimeIsUp]

Take it down Rojo. GL!

[parks]

I'd be willing to put some money on genoa_st

[TheTimeIsUp]

[ QUOTE ]
I'd be willing to put some money on genoa_st

[/ QUOTE ]
HATER

[DonButtons]

My top 3

NUTZ
ROJO
Z079

I WONDER HOW THE BUBBLE IS GOING TO BE!

bubble boy is nitemare

[parks]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I'd be willing to put some money on genoa_st

[/ QUOTE ]
HATER

[/ QUOTE ]

He helps me a lot with tournament strategy and what not, great understanding of the game.

[TheTimeIsUp]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I'd be willing to put some money on genoa_st

[/ QUOTE ]
HATER

[/ QUOTE ]

He helps me a lot with tournament strategy and what not, great understanding of the game.

[/ QUOTE ]
He is a very good player. But, you just gotta root for the trouter.

[parks]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I'd be willing to put some money on genoa_st

[/ QUOTE ]
HATER

[/ QUOTE ]

He helps me a lot with tournament strategy and what not, great understanding of the game.

[/ QUOTE ]
He is a very good player. But, you just gotta root for the trouter.

[/ QUOTE ]

who said he isn't a trout?

[MrFeelNothin]

Whats up with all the Sup Broing and 2+2 name dropping in the chat. Anyways, I just had to be a nit about that. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

GL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[J-Lo]

oh!! what a bluff w/ 23o

[1C5]

do they pay top 3 or top 4?

[TheTimeIsUp]

1st 100k
2nd 30k
3rd 20k

[Voltron87]

ive seen a couple 2 2ers. adanthar and sponger so far. sponger called me dirty names. that is all for this update. this is going to be one hell of a bubble.

[LotsOfOuts69]

[ QUOTE ]
oh!! what a bluff w/ 23o

[/ QUOTE ]

THAT WAS AWESOME

Got paid off on the jacks 2 hands later cause of it.

--LoO

[byronkincaid]

NUTZREALCRACKED

[1C5]

[ QUOTE ]
My top 3

NUTZ
ROJO
Z079

I WONDER HOW THE BUBBLE IS GOING TO BE!

bubble boy is nitemare

[/ QUOTE ]

haha out 1st with AA

[sng-sam]

nutzrealbig is 1st out!!!

[Voltron87]

nutzrealcracked... brilliant in my opinion.

[wuwei]

[ QUOTE ]
My top 3

NUTZ


[/ QUOTE ]

Ooops!

You should have been in there, man /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[adanthar]

A 15,500 bad beat...that's a semester of tuition. Owwwww.

[octaveshift]

holy balls.

i will never complain about a bad beat with aces again.

UGH!

GO ROJO!!!!!!!!

[olddominion]

NUTZ aces get cracked by checkraise on four card flush draw by Z. Hes out.

[Voltron87]

another one goes down. 15K poof!

[valenzuela]

I liked the A2 call, he had to put SB in any 2.( im just replying a random user btw)

[octaveshift]

7 people L4? This must be softer than the $5+1s!

[ilya]

the amount and volume of idiocy in the chat makes me want to cry.

[pokerlaw]

i turned off the viewer chat...makes it a lot better.

[byronkincaid]

rojo needs to make a move

[valenzuela]

Im very happy those idiot are going to play in my same table after that sng is over, expect many to raise with 32.

[byronkincaid]

unlucky

[mikeyworm]

brutal....just brutal

[eastbay]

Tough one.

eastbay

[adanthar]

dear God I know the theory but that's *still* a horrid overcall

also, baaaad beat /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[octaveshift]

i feel for you. yuck.

[pokerlaw]

rough beat rojo.

[Jman28]

ditto. Good showing man.

[valenzuela]

I think ppl should be allowed to whine about 3 outers if its a step 5.

[Jurollo]

I think party needs to do something about their observer chat.
~Justin

[Jax_Grinder]

1. Party Poker DESPERATELY needs "Disable Observer Chat" - Kudos to PS.

2. Is it just me, or is this format just screaming for collusion? Not saying there was any here, but....

[mikeyworm]

didn't everyone else disable observer chat...i don't need to wonder if bigjonsta is ben affleck

[MrFeelNothin]

[ QUOTE ]
1. Party Poker DESPERATELY needs "Disable Observer Chat" - Kudos to PS.

2. Is it just me, or is this format just screaming for collusion? Not saying there was any here, but....

[/ QUOTE ]

They have this option. I dont understand.

[adanthar]

gbert was waaay too passive HU...until he called 5 BB off with K2o. I was impressed.

[TheUsher]

Dealer: Congratulations,bigjonsta! You won $100000.

^^^ sick **** on a single table.

[mikeyworm]

well if he is ben affleck he doesn't need that 100K

[raptor517]

sigh.. i want to play a step 5 higher.. holla

[Jurollo]

Play was fairly sloppy all together. I might start a few step 2's and see if I can luck my way into one of these bastards.
~Justin

[valenzuela]

observer chat is pathetic and inspiring at the same time.

[mts]

right click on the chat box

[eastbay]

gbertell played WAY too weak HU. He was totally outclassed there.

eastbay

[Daliman]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
oh!! what a bluff w/ 23o

[/ QUOTE ]

THAT WAS AWESOME

Got paid off on the jacks 2 hands later cause of it.

--LoO

[/ QUOTE ]

I saw this bluff a mile away, rojo can confirm.

[mikeyworm]

party should turn off the bad beats for a 15K tourney.

[Voltron87]

i missed it. how was the bubble? who came 1 2 3 4?

[J-Lo]

how do u get rid of it in hand history?

[sng-sam]

what's really sick is that it took like 36 minutes

[valenzuela]

I THINK: (raptor plz dont post telling me Im wrong) that with 15K on the line and the presurre of a higher step 5 really does affect u( lots of ppl watching ), Its much easier for me to believe they play scared than theyre morons.

[mikeyworm]

did you make up that 36 minute thing or count it? I was wondering how short it was.

[The Yugoslavian]

[ QUOTE ]
how do u get rid of it in hand history?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, if someone can post the hand history of this thing it would be great for those of us who are working *ahem*yesIwork*ahem* and couldn't watch the festivities...

Yugoslav

[sng-sam]

I watched the time...36 minutes

[pokerlaw]

[ QUOTE ]
gbertell played WAY too weak HU. He was totally outclassed there.

eastbay

[/ QUOTE ]

gbertell had won a step 4 RIGHT before this one started. At one point on 100/200 in that tourney, he reraised all in from BB w t1000 to the SB, who raised to t500 and had t900 or so. The gber had 69 of spades, which flushed to beat AK...he wasn't that good.

[valenzuela]

I KNEW he didnt have a queen, but maybe he could have had 77 or somethign else so its tough to call with K-high.( a bit easier with A-high)

[SeriousStudent]

Not just the $5k for the tournament, but all of the rake collected at the hundreds of step tables that led to this one sng...

[mikeyworm]

[ QUOTE ]
Not just the $5k for the tournament, but all of the rake collected at the hundreds of step tables that led to this one sng...

[/ QUOTE ]

i'd say about a trillion dollars.

[FishBurger]

How about that Q,10 call by the big stack from the BB against the eventual winner's QQ? That's got to hurt.

[Rojosox]

What do you do when you know you did everything right? I guess I leave knowing I played the way I normally do getting in the $ 45% of the time. Just was one of those 55 times I dont. On a side note, terrible call by A10, and even more insane by 99 with 2 all-ins in front. IF A10 plays correctly and folds, Genoa makes the right call with 99 and I'm in serious business. But alas, there are no what ifs. I take solace in knowing I can win a lot of $ at this game and for now, it just wasn't meant to be.

[adanthar]

The QT guy pushed with 4K trying to steal, didn't he? Or did he call?

Because if he called, wow.

[Dex]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
how do u get rid of it in hand history?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, if someone can post the hand history of this thing it would be great for those of us who are working *ahem*yesIwork*ahem* and couldn't watch the festivities...

Yugoslav

[/ QUOTE ]

I have the hand history for it, but it INCLUDES ALL THE CHAT. Holy crap is it big.

Not really sure what to do with it as far as posting it - I'd hate to post the whole damn thing as is.

[mikeyworm]

[ QUOTE ]
The QT guy pushed with 4K trying to steal, didn't he? Or did he call?

Because if he called, wow.

[/ QUOTE ]

no he pushed UTG and was called by the eventual winner in the BB

[FishBurger]

It probably was a push instead of a call. I just saw the end of the hand and figured that SB must have pushed.

[AlphaWice]

I can edit the hand history and post it if you require, as I am a computer programmer I can write quick programs to edit it out (though I don't think this is terribly difficult for others to do, I am offering to do it.)

If you are interested email the HH at alpha_wice AT hotmail DOT com now.

[Dex]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
how do u get rid of it in hand history?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, if someone can post the hand history of this thing it would be great for those of us who are working *ahem*yesIwork*ahem* and couldn't watch the festivities...

Yugoslav

[/ QUOTE ]

I have the hand history for it, but it INCLUDES ALL THE CHAT. Holy crap is it big.

Not really sure what to do with it as far as posting it - I'd hate to post the whole damn thing as is.

[/ QUOTE ]

I am going to attempt to clean it up and post it.

[Jurollo]

[ QUOTE ]
It probably was a push instead of a call. I just saw the end of the hand and figured that SB must have pushed.

[/ QUOTE ]
Chip leader pushed UTG for like 4300 with QTo, BB called all in for around 2400 or so with QQ.
~Justin

[Army Eye]

[ QUOTE ]
The QT guy pushed with 4K trying to steal, didn't he? Or did he call?

Because if he called, wow.

[/ QUOTE ]

He went all-in UTG. He was leading in chips at the time and made a huge overbet trying to steal the blinds. I believe the blinds were 150/300. He ended up winning no money...

[eastbay]

Already done. See new post.

eastbay

[Dex]

[ QUOTE ]
Already done. See new post.

eastbay

[/ QUOTE ]

nh /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[MSUcougar]

so I happened to open up the WSOP step 6 that's waiting to start and gbertell that got 2nd place was in there chatting with one of the guys... apparently he started with step ONE yesterday... played 1 and 2 last night, 3, 4, and 5 in 5 hours today...

If he's telling the truth, that's pretty crazy... $30k

/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[Blarg]

Damn, this was exciting just to read about.

Looks like there were at least two whopping bad beats, to read it here. Sorry you got a kick in the behind there, Rojo. You'll be back, or you couldn't have gotten there in the first place.