Rod, Will you be sticking the info on the student night on here too?

Certainly will - it should be a low buy-in, freezeout (actually double freezeout would be better - thinking as I type here  ) to give people confidence playing live poker if they've only played on the net.

The basic plan is early start, finish by midnight/1:00 so that people can go out on the bevvy after.

If anyone knows of any student poker groups/forums in Glasgow or surrounding area please let me know - no spamming - promises - but I will ask permission to let people know about the games.

Cheers,

Rod

BTW - we played 5 S&G's in Cincin's last night....7/8 players in the games & a good natured evening it was... but there were a couple of guys claimed to never have played.... I'll copy in Teacake's description as it's better than I'd write:

One of the guys told us at the start he was a novice & after some early exits he started to find a lot of big hands in the last game.He limped in & 4 others saw the flop which came KQQ. After a bet & an all in the guy to Rods right turns over AQ, very nice  then novice turns over KK  leaving the fella drawing to 1 card which he didnt hit.

Novice is major chipped up now & goes onto win, I manage to scrape 2nd.We're talking after the game I ask the guy how much he has played live. "Never" he replies "I've only ever played on my PlayStation". FFS I'm thinking this guy really is a novice, "Oh, & I've read a poker book." "Really?" I ask, "which book was it?"

And without a word of a lie the guy says " I don't know, but it was green"

At this point I nearly wet myself 
 
 

I want to point out that not all Scots overplay  ad kd

I for one - HATE IT!!!

What does subtle mean?

Couldn't think up anything smart-arsed enough for that, sorry 

they don't do subtlety and irony in Blackpool then Trace?

Irony's something they do to hubby's shirty 

is this woman thick as shit, or what???

I think Don MacLeod of Top Hat Casinos has more to answer for... he's supposed to have taught her >:?

I got the above off of e-bay. It's the same size as a poker chip & has a bit of weight about it.

When I saw it I liked the Glasgow connection & the year's a good one 

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Check the bit in RED

All bets are off as I bid to be next poker ace   - MAUREEN ELLIS (Glasgow Evening Times)
 
 
POKER has come out of smoke-filled backrooms to become one of the world's hippest games. Two years ago, Natasha Ellis quit her job to play online poker full-time, and now earns around £50,000 a year.

It inspired MAUREEN ELLIS to take a crash course in cards. But would she be good enough to give up her own day-job?

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ANY job that allows you to work in your pyjamas sounds all right by me ... and earning £50,000 a year for the pleasure sounds beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

So it was with more than a little jealously that I read about my namesake, Natasha Ellis, a 33-year-old Scot who gave up her job as a journalist to play online poker full-time.

By sitting at her computer at home in Edinburgh for only four or five hours a day, she's earning an average of £1000 a week.

At the moment you can't seem to escape the game. A glimpse at the TV schedules reveals late night "all-star" and "celebrity" poker duels.

Brad Pitt plays poker in just about every movie he can get away with, Ben Affleck is a California state champion, and Greg Hemphill is no mean player.

The new Guy Ritchie film Revolver centres on those all-important five playing cards, too.

Moreover, online gaming is so widespread that if you type "poker" into search engine Google you get 49,300,000 hits, just 20 million fewer than "Jesus".

Having only ever played for matches on family holidays, I set out to get a crash course in the craze that's sweeping Scotland.

Don MacLeod, of Glasgow casino company Top Hat, was the man charged with teaching me to play poker like an ace.

According to Don, I'm in good company - increasing numbers of the new users who're registering to online poker sites are women. In a live poker game, the influence of a feminine touch can't be underestimated.

"Women are often at an advantage because men can never tell what a woman is thinking," he jokes (I think).

Don chose to teach me the most popular variation of poker - Texas Hold'Em. The rules of the game were explained in just 10 minutes.

Putting the basics into practice proved a lot harder.

"They call this table Hollywood," said Ricky 'The River' Foulis, the table's dealer, "because of all the Oscar-worthy acting performances it's seen."

Learning poker goes against so much I'd learned as a child. First, it's good to stare.

Studying your opponents is vital to predicting what hand they have and what moves you expect them to play.

HONESTY isn't the best policy either, unless you're trying a bit of reverse psychology to outwit your fellow players.

And you can never have too many chips.

However, I don't seem to remember any of these things ... and my chips disappeared faster than lunch at the Blue Lagoon.

Texas Hold'Em is thought to have originated on Texan oil rigs to allow lots of players at once. It's strewn with twists, and is played with a 52-card deck and up to 10 players.

To start the game, each player gets two "hold" cards face down, so only they can see them.

Then five "community" cards are dealt face-up, allowing all the players to make use of them.

The player who makes the best five-card poker hand with any combination of their two "hold" cards and the five "community" cards wins the round.

For instance, four of a kind, which is four cards of the same value, or a straight, where the card numbers go up in order - for example, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen - would be hard to beat.

The players take turns to deal and are given a button to show they are the dealer. This is the best position to be in as the dealer bets last and can see what every other player has done.

The next two players clockwise from the dealer have to place "blind" bets with their chips - this means they must bet before seeing their cards, and this starts the money pot.

With each player dealt their two hold cards, I'm praying for Ace-King suited - an ace and king of the same suit, arguably the best hand - but I settle for two eights. ah  kh

The first round of betting starts and I have to decide whether to call (match the preceding bet), raise (make a bet higher than the preceding bet) or fold (decide to withdraw from betting, losing the "blind" bet I've staked).

It's a little confusing, but Don (forgoing poker etiquette, and helping me with this first hand) advises I raise. I'm too busy trying to remember the suit of the first two cards to study my opponents' faces, but I'm relieved when they match my raises.

Then three "community" cards are dealt into the centre of the table (this is known as the "flop").

They're all low cards and nothing matches my two eights, so I raise again and everyone follows.

Then the "turn" card, or fourth "community" card, is dealt. That's two pair I have, but someone else could easily trump me with three of a kind, which is three cards of the same value.

MORE chips disappear into the middle and I feel this hand is getting away from me.

When that fifth and final "community" card, the "river", is dealt, I'm confused. My furrowed brow can be read like a book.

Even more chips go in and it's a critical showdown.

I'm gutted when the player with the dealer button makes a pair with the river card - a queen, giving him a pair of queens. Beaten by the last card!

The dealer button moves clockwise and the next hand begins. Surely I'll master the glacial glaze of Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke with another hand.

Again, it isn't to be. My hold cards are low and I should have folded immediately. Instead, I get out of my depth bluffing (badly) with almost nothing.

The flop, turn and river cards don't help and I'm down to only a third of my chips after losing a second hand.

Salvation comes in the third game - two Jacks. I go for it and put in all my chips in to keep up.

Just my luck. The killer blow is again dealt with the river card, which hands my opponent the whole pot.

I leave the table with no chips and very little dignity, thanking my lucky stars we're playing for meaningless chips that might as well have been matchsticks.

I won't be giving up the day job just yet!

 
 

do you know what the starting chips and clock times on these events are?  just curious to see which ones are going to be the best to play poker in.

Starting Chips : Mon 2000, Thurday 3000. Rebuy nights 1500.

Clock : Mon & Thurs 1hr 1st level (limited rebuy period) then 20 mins.
          Rebuy nights 1h 45m 1st level, unlimited rebuys, then 20 mins.

SPAM ALERT - but I have asked permission to put this up & will keep it updated if & when things change.

Monday 8:30 start, £10 No Limit - 3 rebuys only
Tuesday 9:30 start, £20 rebuy
Wednesday 9:30 start, £10 rebuy
Thursday 8:30 start, £15 No Limit - 1 rebuy only
Friday 9:30 start, £20 rebuy
Saturday 9:30 start, £50 rebuy *NOTE*
Sunday 9:30 start, £20 rebuy

*NOTE* Upcoming 'Student Saturday' Low buy-in freezeout for players new to live poker. Planned to start at 6:30 & finish in time to hit the clubs.

Cheers,

Rod (on behalf of Cincinatti's)

Graeme,

Thursday should be a better shot for beginners than most.

It's a £15 No Limit Game restricted to 1 rebuy (so maximum outlay of £30). Starts 8:30.

This means you don't get the bingo night effect of the £5 unlimitted rebuys.

Other nights starting up which should be good for those newer to live play:

Monday £10 3 rebuys NL Holdem. Start 8:30.

There are plans being put together for a 'Student Saturday' - 6:30 start, low cost freezeout to give live playing experience but be finished in time to go clubbing.

Other games (all 9:30 start)

Tuesday £20 Rebuy
Wednesday £10 Rebuy
Friday £20 Rebuy
Sunday £20 Rebuy.

Hope to see you tomorrow night.

Not that I backed it myself but it won at 8's for anyone interested.

Ha ha your joking!

Well done pat.

Did anyone else back it?

woo-hoo - last £2 on paddy power account on it  Didn't even bother checking it!!

Got 2nd in the Gold Cup sweep in the local today as well 

try this link bazza hope it helps

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=161.150

Cheers for that - also see the Cincin's structure thread which I've bumped back up.

BTW RFC - don't think we don't notice you answering because the username suggests he's one of yours 

I hope no one minds me upping this.

I unfortunately missed the £15 1 rebuy night but I was wondering if anyone knew if this would be a monthly thing or if there were plans for a similar structure.

Any information would be appreciated.

Cheers.

The 1 rebuy was very popular & will more than likely be a regular event. There will be a couple of minor tweaks as it ran too long.

There will also be other nights where different structures are used probably Mondays & Saturdays. Don't want to say too much as Rod is currently working on this but he is currently offline at weekends so hope this helps.

Cheers Teacake - I'm logged on on my old dear's computer & stupidly have left the game details at home  .

The ones I know are:

Thursday 8:30 start £15, single rebuy. We got 54 runners on the 8th - so we hope to keep that kind of level up. This starts Thursday 22nd.

Monday's - again 8:30 start, thinking of a £10 rebuy - with a 3 rebuy limit (similar to the Notts beginners night - Thanks Nightfly). Starting Mon 26th.

Saturdays - thinking of Student Saturday. £10 Double freezeout or £5 limited rebuys (opinions welcome - but remember this is meant to offer live game experience to the online players without being the bingo night experience currently on offer). Plan is for a 6:30 start to let players out in time for the dancing.

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Personal note - apart from Thurs the 8th - I'm new to organising games - but Cincins were pleased enough with those games to offer me the 3 nights. I WILL be spamming them in a limited way on here (already asked permission), but will appreciate feedback, good or bad from people that play - or decide not to play.... The aim is to get people who wouldn't play live regularly to play - and hopefully this will lead to bigger freezeouts etc.

Cheers,

Rod

PS If I put anything up for Cincin's I'll announce that it's for them - to keep the normal nonsense I get involved in seperate 

I can, but I'm at my folk's this weekend & the details are in my flat in Glasgow - I'll post for you on Monday morning.

Rod

Who was the last person to f*ck an Aussie & bring back the ashes?












Paula Yates.

Just to make you Englandshire folks happy