THE TOURNEY IS READY

FoxwoodsFiend · #1 12-09-2005, 04:02 PM

Round 1 begins now. The bracket is available here

PM your opponent. Exchange AIMs so you can communicate better while trying to find a table. Figure out a time that works for both of you and where you're going to play.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU PLAY AS LONG AS YOU BOTH AGREE.
Suggestions:
Go to UltimateBet. They have playmoney heads up tables. Obviously look for off-peak hours. If there's a 10/20 game with two people, explain to them you have a bet on your match and ask if they'd mind leaving so you can play.

IT IS UP TO YOU TO CONFIRM CHIP COUNTS WHENEVER PLAY IS INTERRUPTED. Have your opponent PM you the tally and you PM him and you'll each have proof of where you stand.

Keep playing until somebody's lost 300BBs and post the results.

Once you find a table and are playing please feel free to announce that your match has started. If enough people are watching, they can even crowd the table so nobody can sit down, intermittently posting their blinds and folding to one person raising and then another and then sitting out.

Yeti · #2 12-09-2005, 04:05 PM

Don't take this the wrong way, but I hate the way you have handlded this. IMO you should have decided one one sole site and made sure everyone played there with exactly the same rules.

Are we paying you to organise this?

Ok, my post was too harsh. I will not edit it because then someone will say 'why did you edit it!?'. I just don't want a format that will lead to a lot of confusion.

durron597 · #3 12-09-2005, 04:08 PM

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They have playmoney heads up tables.

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Why not just say everyone must play at these UB playmoney HU tables?

FoxwoodsFiend · #4 12-09-2005, 04:11 PM

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Don't take this the wrong way, but I hate the way you have handlded this. IMO you should have decided one one sole site and made sure everyone played there with exactly the same rules.

Are we paying you to organise this?

Ok, my post was too harsh. I will not edit it because then someone will say 'why did you edit it!?'. I just don't want a format that will lead to a lot of confusion.

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Fine, we'll have one format (as I fixed in my original post). But don't blame me when it's impossible to finish these matches in a reasonable time.

And no, nobody's paying me for this.

lapoker17 · #5 12-09-2005, 04:12 PM

Before you guys start playing, we should do an NCAA type pool - $100 to get in (or $500 or whatever) and we pick all of the matches, 1st rd 1 point, 2nd 2, 3rd 4 or whatever and the winning prognosticator gets it all. I didn't look at the site, but if it's called bracket master, it must have this built in - who wants to book this?

THATWACOKID · #6 12-09-2005, 04:13 PM

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Why not just say everyone must play at these UB playmoney HU tables?

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whitelime · #7 12-09-2005, 04:14 PM

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If there's a 10/20 game with two people, explain to them you have a bet on your match and ask if they'd mind leaving so you can play.

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I doubt this would be an issue, but if the site finds out, I'm sure they'd get pissed since this circumvents the rake.

durron597 · #8 12-09-2005, 04:15 PM

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Before you guys start playing, we should do an NCAA type pool - $100 to get in (or $500 or whatever) and we pick all of the matches, 1st rd 1 point, 2nd 2, 3rd 4 or whatever and the winning prognosticator gets it all. I didn't look at the site, but if it's called bracket master, it must have this built in - who wants to book this?

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It does have it built in, one of the reasons I made the bracket on that site... I suggested this possibility in the other thread. Just click the Predict It! tab at the top of the page.

Yeti · #9 12-09-2005, 04:15 PM

Don't direct the tourney by my opinions, I am just a lone voice. See what the others think.

I always thought the $50/person tag that was getting thrown around was way too much. Seeing as you're doing this for free, I can't have (and will not have) any complaints about your decisions. Thanks for doing this.

yvesaint · #10 12-09-2005, 04:21 PM

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Before you guys start playing, we should do an NCAA type pool - $100 to get in (or $500 or whatever) and we pick all of the matches, 1st rd 1 point, 2nd 2, 3rd 4 or whatever and the winning prognosticator gets it all. I didn't look at the site, but if it's called bracket master, it must have this built in - who wants to book this?

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i think this is a great idea, ncaa pool type bet would be great, im definitely in for $100 one if we do it (could have two pools, one for 100 one for 500?)