Private Draw Tournament
 

With PokerRoom's latest update, players now have the ability to set up private tournaments without emailing support, very similar to PokerStars. I bring this up because in addition to holdem (*yawn*), omaha, omaha/8, stud, and stud/8, five card draw is a choice. I would like to set up a five-card draw tourney for my friends to play in and would like some feedback as far as a good time and some of the options we have.

The lowest buy-in we can have is $5+0.50. I want it to be a small buy-in social event. It is possible to have a rebuy event, but I want to avoid that for this tourney.

We can play fixed limit, pot limit, or no limit. Fixed limit will give newbies the most play, but will last a while and is kind of boring. No limit will go the quickest. Pot limit is the best format for skillful play.

We can have either a "turbo", "regular", or "slow" structure. I don't know exactly how this works on PokerRoom, but I'd suggest "regular".

For prizes, we can have "flat", "normal", "steep", or "winner take all". I suggest "winner take all" because I want all of your money [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Actually I'd suggest "flat" for a social game.

This won't be like the "Weird Poker" series that I pulled the plug on. I'm just looking for a one-time fun little event.

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Count me in if its on a weekend

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I'm in. I love giving my money to better players. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I am in - depending on the day and time of the day it gonna happen. I live in Brasil @ GMT+3 now GMT+4 due to Daylight Summer savings. But weekends are usually OK. I'll bring the beer and peanuts - and please have at least one ashtray at the side table! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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By the way I have no account at pokerroom so if there is any member here with a bonuscode and/or referral please let me know before I download/subscribe.
Thanks,

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Does Poker Room have 5 draw cash games and everything?

Nevermind, I don't know why I ask, I'll just go download the software.

How are the games on PR? Maybe I'll deposit $100 to work on my five draw game.

Anyway, if I get some cash on PR I'll be in for a tourney for sure.

JMB

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i am all for it. the times are rather suspect for me though. so i will just have to try and do my best to be there. i hope this goes

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Does Poker Room have 5 draw cash games and everything?

Nevermind, I don't know why I ask, I'll just go download the software.

How are the games on PR? Maybe I'll deposit $100 to work on my five draw game.

Anyway, if I get some cash on PR I'll be in for a tourney for sure.

JMB

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More players than paradise. More 'active' limits. Worse software.

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Make it a limit tournament. PL has too much luck to it, (it basicly boils down to who has the best hand preflop).

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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I've decided on the following:

$5+0.50
Pot-Limit Draw
Normal Blind Structure (1500 starting chips)
Flat Pay-outs
5 Players/Table

November 27 (next Sunday)
Starts at 6PM Eastern Time
50 player max
Look for "Anna1978's Tournament" (that's my nick on PokerRoom)
Password: bayes

If this is succesful, we can play some other tourneys in the future. Although I prefer PL to limit in draw, I would like to play a limit draw tournament in the future (as per bygmesterf's suggestion).

I apologize to those who won't be able to play next Sunday. I'll try to have some other draw tourneys in the future, or you can just make your own!

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Make it a limit tournament. PL has too much luck to it, (it basicly boils down to who has the best hand preflop).

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I'm curious to why you think limit is better than pot-limit (in terms of the luck element). My personal results (not representative of all players, obviously) shows that my ROI is much higher in pot-limit tourneys than in limit tourneys. I believe it is because the bad players making typical draw donkey plays get knocked out quicker in PL than limit. Of course, another possibility could be that maybe I suck at limit draw [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

I think there is plenty of room for "poker skill" in pot-limit draw-knowing when to play draws (i.e. when the implied odds are in your favor), how and when to bluff, knowing how to manipulate the pot size, knowing when to change gears and steal blinds late in tourneys (many tight draw players don't adjust and get blinded off at this point). I feel pot limit emphasizes these skills more than limit.

Also, do you have any view about the number of players per table? I personally prefer the 6 player tables at 24h as opposed to the 5 player tables at Paradise/PokerRoom or the 8 at Planet.

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I will try to make it for the one on Sunday, definitely for the limit. I have never played PL Draw before!

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I'd like to join in but it's too late for me in the UK. I'd play one if it was 4PM EST or earlier [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

PS do pokerroom spread pineapple?

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I went to sign up and it's cancelled. What's up?

ETA: also seems to think it's 5-Stud in some places.

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same thing for me... tournament cancelled? maybe next time. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I was apparently too hasty. I checked earlier this afternoon and no one had signed up. Figured no one wanted to play or couldn't make it this week. My bad, should have figured everyone was waiting to the last minute.