Are Euro's ready for NA v EUROPE (IV) ?

[DonCaspero]

I'm ready

[Stoneii]

Was going to say Hi Love but that may read a bit strange lol.

This is an online game started about 18 months ago where players register for the continent of their choice (Europe or North America) and we all sign up to a private tournie (traditionally on stars) where obviously the higher you finish in the tournie, the more points you score for your chosen "team".

First off, it's great fun with a few extra dollars changing hands in last longer/bounty side-bets between "friends" as well as the banter that goes on during the tournie itself on terrible/class play or major suckouts.

Secondly we have managed in previous games to drag in some very experienced and skillfull players (on both teams) who generally play at a higher level than most of us and have given up the higher buy-in games for an evening with the 2+2 crowd (and the kudos of whippin fellow 2+2'ers at the felt), so you should get loads of experience too for those that haven't played in any previous matchup.

Thirdly, it is a team event with weighted scores that adjust for the imbalance in numbers etc (DrPhysic ususally runs this and has emailed me to say he'll happily do so again - thanks Doc). The money that's up for grabs is a standard multi table payout structure on stars so you're still playing for yourself first and the bragging rights to winning the whole damn thing, there have been many a player wreak havoc on fellow teammates taking loads out - it's in the poker players blood to take out anyone we can when we have the hand [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Lastly, the game is a NL freezeout and the buy-in has usually been subject to a vote from participants but is always targetted at attracting everyone and not excluding those of us who play poker at modest levels. It also keeps it fun.

Hope this helps

stoneii

OK thanks, count me in for team Europe.

That is if this takes place at a reasonable time of day for me, like not 4AM or something. I am in Estonia which is 7 hours ahead of EST. Sure would like to play though, sounds like fun.

[Stoneii]

yep - we usually try get a reasonable hour for europeans to play - I'm 5 hours ahead of EST myself.

welcome aboard - hopefully we can get this off the ground some weekend in not so distant future

stoneii

[arx]

I always wanted to play these before but as I was working in the US found it a bit weird, so now back home, count me in, if I can be of any help...

arx

[Sheriff Fatman]

Thanks for the PM Stoneii. Count me in.

Sheriff

[Stoneii]

Hi Folks

Not a bad response so far from euro players although with no date - time set yet, some are obviously subject to withdrawal. But the responses here so far I have interest registered from 14 of us so far, in alphabetical order :-

AbelM
arcticfox
arx
bennies
DonCaspero
ipp147
Jackarama
Lars
loveinvain
mjm
Phill S
Sheriff Fatman
stoneii
The Once and Future King

It would be nice if we could get to the 30 figure - I think that number could easily take down the might of the NA team [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Keep 'em coming, no response yet from NA team ?

stoneii

[theordinaryboy]

i'd be up for this too, depending on the date of course, sounds great fun!!

[Stoneii]

bump

welcome aboard, 1/2 way there, and I've now sent out a few more emails so hopefully that musters a 1/2 dozen or so more.

Thanks for the list Doc [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

NA ?

[usmhot]

Not sure I'd make a great contribution - but you never know.
Date/time dependent I'd be up for it.