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TAM 6 poker?

Be careful...me thinks Hokulele doth protest her poker innocence too much...

(Fins Up!)
 
Dumb All Over said:
After playing with the cutthroat sharks within the JREF forums, I know for a fact that the only friend you'll have at the table is the dealer.:D
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...and that's only if you tip him! ;)


Dumb All Over said:
Announce your every move before you make it and make sure the dealer hears you. That way you can avoid things like string bets and other mishaps....

Let the dealer know you are new to live poker. This is important.
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Yeah, this is the most important thing.

When announcing your moves, be as clear as possible: Raise, call or check, nothing fancy. In case you haven't heard the term, "string bet" is when you say something like, "I'll see your 10.....And raise you ten!" Very dramatic, but almost universally against the house rules.




Dumb All Over said:
Looking forward to seeing you there, Hok!
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Yes, should be fun. Everybody bring a boudin.;)
 
Thank you gentlemen, that is exactly the type of information I need. I look forward to seeing you both (and taking all of your money), and SG, I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about. ;)
 
Some people also bring bounties you can collect if you're the one to knock them out of the tournament. Last year I brought a wooden bowl I turned on the lathe, but this year, I've got a NWO Kitty mug. I figured that would be appropriate.


Anyone else bringing a bounty this year?
 
Last year, I gave away a couple of tickets to Disneyland as my bounty (I work for Disney).

I also picked up in bounty the aforementioned meteorite from Phil Plait, a bottle of fancy dessert wine, and (what I think should become part of the poker tourney tradition) the "GOD-Detector" device that I think was originally fashioned by CFLarsen but which I got from MLynn because she won it from him the year before.

So, yes, bounties are all part of the fun!
 
Troylus said:
Last year, I gave away a couple of tickets to Disneyland as my bounty (I work for Disney).

I also picked up in bounty the aforementioned meteorite from Phil Plait, a bottle of fancy dessert wine, and (what I think should become part of the poker tourney tradition) the "GOD-Detector" device that I think was originally fashioned by CFLarsen
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mmmmm.......I can't recall.
 
Troylus said:
I also picked up in bounty the aforementioned meteorite from Phil Plait, a bottle of fancy dessert wine, and (what I think should become part of the poker tourney tradition) the "GOD-Detector" device that I think was originally fashioned by CFLarsen but which I got from MLynn because she won it from him the year before.
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I made the God Detector. Yes, MLynn won it from me at TAM4 where I made it to the final table before going down.
 
Damn thee Troylus! I think you knocked me out to get the bottle of Icewine, didn't you? Or did you win the bottle of Chateau D'Yquem????

Wish I would be there to play...
 
It was the bottle of Chateua d'Yquem. Which, incidentally, I still have.

Hmm. Perhaps this could be my bounty for this year?
 
** HOT HOT HOT POKER TOURNEY NEWS **

Sorry for the delay, guys, but this is a logistical nightmare.

See, the thing is, there's this other small, poker-related function happening in Las Vegas at the same time. It's known as the World Series of Poker and they somehow think it's going to draw a crowd.

Basically, we have two options for getting in our own tournament that doesn't force us to miss anything on the TAM schedule:

Thursday, June 19, 4:30pm: This is immediately following a workshop, and will run right up until the reception at 7:00pm. Potential problem: Not everyone will be there and ready to play.

Sunday, June 22, Noon: This is right at the end of the paper presentations. Potential problem: People will be leaving.

We can't do anything Friday and Saturday nights. They are expecting standing-room only at the tables then. Even Thursday late will be too crowded, they say.

I am guessing no one wants to do it at 7am any day.

Also, the house wants a cut. $25 per player. I don't know how that compares to previous years (A.H.?). So we can pretty much go anywhere above that for a buy-in. Lesser means more people can play, greater means a nicer pot for a given # of players. I was thinking in the $40-50 range. The Flamingo doesn't care if it's $25.01.

So. That's what we've got. Not as many options as in previous years, but we have a lot more World Serieses of Poker this time than in past years. (Jeez, do I know when to volunteer to set these things up, eh?)

What do you guys think? Thursday afternoon, Sunday lunch, or punt it altogether?
 
I was able to haggle the Stardust and the Riviera down to $10 house rake - however we weren't competing with the WSOP crowd, and both casinos are a little 'hungrier' for business than the Flaming Ho.

You could suggest that we had better rates at those houses in previous years & see where that leads.

Troylus: If you bring that $250 bottle of wine as a bounty & I'm not there to win it, I'm going to be very, very, very annoyed & perturbed.

-AH.
 
I think Thursday at 4:30 is better. If posters to the "arrival times" thread are an accurate representative sample, most people are coming in before Thursday afternoon.
 
I vote for Thursday afternoon - a nice fun way to start the party.

Hmmm... now to come up with an appropriate bounty... not that any of you will get it! MWAAAA HAAA HAAA!
 
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