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I am selling 40% of myself in the WSOPE 2008 event 1 NLHE £1,575. (not the main event)

I do not wish to charge a premium but for simplicity I will be selling lots of 5% at a charge of £80 per lot. In total there will be 8 lots of 5% for sale.

Each lot will be entitled to 5% of any prize money that I may win from this event only.

I expect this event to sell out to capacity of 500 making a total prize pool of £750,000

I have a good record in live poker tournaments; I cashed twice in the GUKPT £1,000 entry last year including a final table in Manchester. I also played in the Barcelona EPT and the WSOPE main event in London.

In July this year I won the £750 NLHE mini festival and the 3-2-1 Main event at Dusk til Dawn (DTD) for £16,800 and £12,500 respectively. I also chopped 1st prize of the April DTD 3-2-1 main event for £9,500.

Please see attached link -

http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2008/7/chris-bruce-interview.htm

Staking me in this tournament in no way entitles you to any promotional benefit that I may receive from participating in the event or after the event.

I will be responsible for any expenses incurred during the tournament.

If you are interested please pm me or feel free to post comments here.

Cheers

Chris

Am interested, just curious as to why you are selling shares when you have won so much

Yeah, i was thinking that awell.

Good question.

I really want to play this event but £1575 is a big pull up for my bankroll even with some good results this year. The most I have ever paid outright to enter a poker tournamet is £750 for the DTD mini festival. All of the other big tournament that I have entered I have won via online sats.


I simply want to reduce my exposure so that I can play (poker) freely within my bankroll constraints.



 

10% has gone

30% still available

pm sent

25% has now gone

15% is still available

30% has gone

10% is still available

10% is still available

I would like to thank those who have invested in me.

I will try to keep you informed of my progress during the tournament and will try to update on here as I progress.

cheers Chris

i'll take the 10% chris & pop it thru your door next week in exchange for some tea & biscuits pls...

Nice one Julian

I will put you down for 10%

I have now inadvertantly sold 50%  as 2 offers for the last 10% arrived at the same time. so be it.

Once I know my starting day I will post on here.

Thanks again

Chris

gl Chris

absolutely, gl with the event

gl mate, just bring some rob yong masks so you feel at home, and you will win the lot ;)

Blimey, that was snapped up quickly. Good luck.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Strangely feel a bit more pressure when its other peoples money involved.

the venue is dusk til dawn isnt it?

Cheers Chris

Just feel under pressure not to turn up to DTD on the day - that's the only instance I'd want my stake back!

gl

Gutted I missed this one.

Absolute bargain imo.

GL

Best of luck Chris!

Thanks for the good lucks

Unconfirmed start day is Saturday.


Cheers

Chris

a brief summary of my WSOPE 1500 event.

I am afraid to say I did not make it past level 6 but I have done a brief summary for you all.

I had the benefit of a good starting table. We were 7 handed for the 1st 2 levels but with no notable names on the table it was a good start.
I sat in seat 6, seats 7 & 8 were both calling stations seat 9 was a good American player as was seat 3 I did not know either of them.
seats 1 & 4 were both weak tight and seat 5 was an open book.


Levels 1 & 2

I managed to pick up a few decent hands in the 1st 2 levels most notably KK twice but the table was very cautious and I was only able to win
small pots with them. I was happy to take my stack up to 8000 chips though.

level 3 75/150

I had some additions to the table and seat 8 started to hit some form hitting a gut shot on the turn to bust his adversary in seat 7 and
then runner runner queens to make a full house against the flopped broadway of seat 1.
I was pretty card dead at this stage, and then this hand came up.
seat 8 limped for 150, he had done this twice and then RR anyone who raised him. The small blind and I checked our option.I had As 8c. I liked the Ad Ks Kc
flop and check called seat 7s continuation bet (700) we both checked the 9d turn and he then fired 1700 when the 2d hit the river. I tanked for a good while and
mistook his coyness for weakness. I make the call and he tables 4d 5d for the back door flush, and I am back down to 5k.

Level 4 75/150 25ante

I raise UTG with 10 10 to 725 and recieve 4 bloody callers FFS. the flop is a lovely 2 6 8 rainbow and a hefty flop bet puts me back up to 8k....phewwww

level 5 100/200 25ante

I dont think I played a hand in this level. some more aggressive players have arrived at the table and there was normally a raise before it even
got to me. the 2 best hands I saw in this level were A 10 and A 9 both of which had action before it got to me. I passed them both per flop.
what is even more annoying was watching 2 of the weaker players at the table stacking off bigger stacks than mine by Re re raising with A Q o/suit.

Level 6 150/300 50 ante

The cutoff limps and I call on the button with 8s 9h and the blinds both check. flop is 2c 2s 9c it is checked to me and i bet 1100.
my nemises in seat 8 makes the call. the turn is 2h and once again he checks I now bet 1200 and again he smooth calls. the river is the 4s
and he now fires out 3500. I feel sick in the pit of my stomach but I am unable to pass my hand. I make the call and he duly turns over
Js 2h.

I manage to last a couple of rounds pushing when I can but I run A 7 in to A 9  and it is good night.

All in all I feel I made 2 mistakes on a pretty cold deck both of which cost me. with 6000 starting chips there was no room for any mistakes.
That and ultimately not seeing any premium hands after level 2 made life a bit dificult.

I am very greatfull to all of you who invested in me and sorry I was not able to give you a longer run for your money.

cheers Chris

Hard luck.

tx for the update, ul

ul