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I'm in. I'd prefer Stars or UB. I think best of 3 or a 1 rebuy is the best way, HU is simply too high variance for a one buyin freezeout to really mean anything. I also like the group of 4 round robin, we have top 2 move into a winners bracket, maybe bottom 2 go into a losers bracket?

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With respect to sites, I'd definitely prefer a site that doesn't screw up where the blinds go in HU. Having the big blind on the button as you do at Party (if you're HU at a 6-max table for example) sucks hardcore. The only site I'm sure has the correct structure in cash games is UB but there may be others.

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With respect to sites, I'd definitely prefer a site that doesn't screw up where the blinds go in HU. Having the big blind on the button as you do at Party (if you're HU at a 6-max table for example) sucks hardcore. The only site I'm sure has the correct structure in cash games is UB but there may be others.

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Excellent point. I also happen to have $ at UB so that pushes my vote to UB.

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I'm in, if it's not too late.

Stars also seems to have the correct button = Small Blind structure, I believe (on the 0.01/0.02 NL 1-on-1 cash tables, as far as I have checked)

dave.

edit: I vote stars - no UB account for me yet.

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With respect to sites, I'd definitely prefer a site that doesn't screw up where the blinds go in HU. Having the big blind on the button as you do at Party (if you're HU at a 6-max table for example) sucks hardcore. The only site I'm sure has the correct structure in cash games is UB but there may be others.

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Excellent point. I also happen to have $ at UB so that pushes my vote to UB.

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Actually, does it matter what site we play on? As long as each pair can find a site in common, it shouldn't matter what site people play at (assuming we do it as a cash game and not a tournament-- if its a tournament, finding sites with the exact same blind structure might be tough).

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No I guess it doesn't matter (as long as it has the correct blind/button structure). But if there needs to be one common denominator, I just don't want it to be Stars because I dont have an acct and I'm a lazy bastard.

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i dont see why what site any match is played on makes any difference. i have money in neteller so im super flexible. the only thing we need to decide on as a group is the setup of the tourney. i think it could work anyway we play it, but im interested in how others want to this. the options at this time are -single elimination w/1rebuy
best of 3
round robin
double elimination
if there is no concensus on this i will make an appropriate decision sometime tomarrow before i set it all up...

ps- only problem at ub is the fact that they do not have 1on1 .01/.02 tables.

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ps- only problem at ub is the fact that they do not have 1on1 .01/.02 tables.

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can you create private tables there?

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ps- only problem at ub is the fact that they do not have 1on1 .01/.02 tables.

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can you create private tables there?

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nope

they have heads-up play money tables, but I think you only have a chance of finding an open one in off-peak times

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Actually, does it matter what site we play on? As long as each pair can find a site in common, it shouldn't matter what site people play at (assuming we do it as a cash game and not a tournament-- if its a tournament, finding sites with the exact same blind structure might be tough).

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Wouldn't stars be best since they have no rake at micros, and have no rakeback, so people could easily open an account there without having to worry about missing out on rb? (correct me if I'm wrong)

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Im intrested

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im in

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No I guess it doesn't matter (as long as it has the correct blind/button structure). But if there needs to be one common denominator, I just don't want it to be Stars because I dont have an acct and I'm a lazy bastard.

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i say the same thing....

about UB [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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ps- only problem at ub is the fact that they do not have 1on1 .01/.02 tables.

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This is a very valid point. Fine, I'll open a pokerstars account. Blah.

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I'm in. I prefer Stars, although it doesn't really matter. The rake will rape us if we play cash games, so SNGs are probably the way to go. My heads up game sucks, although I'd like to improve it. I think this is an awesome idea.

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so heres the update...

we will be doing this at stars at the .01/.02 hu nl tables. the setup im looking at right now is with <32 we will do a round robin seeded, single elimination tourney. if we get more than this number we will do a double elimination tourney with a winners and losers bracket. either way the semi finals and finals will be a best of 3 shootout. all matches will be given a 2 day period to play the match whenever convenient for both parties. I am thinking we can all throw like $5 into a prize pool for the king of SSNL aka "tHe GREatest PoKAh pLAYA EvA". only 13 people have PM'ed up till this point so if u want to play u need to PM me.

ps- if anyone has any other ideas or things that they think should be done different post it in this thread...

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so heres the update...

we will be doing this at stars at the .01/.02 hu nl tables. the setup im looking at right now is with <32 we will do a round robin seeded, single elimination tourney. if we get more than this number we will do a double elimination tourney with a winners and losers bracket. either way the semi finals and finals will be a best of 3 shootout. all matches will be given a 2 day period to play the match whenever convenient for both parties. I am thinking we can all throw like $5 into a prize pool for the king of SSNL aka "tHe GREatest PoKAh pLAYA EvA". only 13 people have PM'ed up till this point so if u want to play u need to PM me.

ps- if anyone has any other ideas or things that they think should be done different post it in this thread...

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Sounds good.

Can someone confirm if there is rakeback at stars before I set up an account?

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so heres the update...

we will be doing this at stars at the .01/.02 hu nl tables. the setup im looking at right now is with <32 we will do a round robin seeded, single elimination tourney. if we get more than this number we will do a double elimination tourney with a winners and losers bracket. either way the semi finals and finals will be a best of 3 shootout. all matches will be given a 2 day period to play the match whenever convenient for both parties. I am thinking we can all throw like $5 into a prize pool for the king of SSNL aka "tHe GREatest PoKAh pLAYA EvA". only 13 people have PM'ed up till this point so if u want to play u need to PM me.

ps- if anyone has any other ideas or things that they think should be done different post it in this thread...

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Sounds good.

Can someone confirm if there is rakeback at stars before I set up an account?

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no stars has no rb. they do have the lowest rake in the industry though, and the micro tables we will be playing on are not raked...

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can anyone transfer me PS money in exchange for some PP money? probably $25 will be enough for this tourney thing. PM me...

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bump for the early birds and our European friends [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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ooh, ooh, I want to play!

edit: oh and cash game is a terrible idea. rake.