PartyPoker VIP cabin fever

[No_Skillz_]

Just got this email from Partys VIP group:

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It's time to get 'Cabin Fever'

We are giving our loyal VIPs the chance to play their way into our 'Cabin Fever' Freeroll tournament.

Winners will walk away with a room at the 4 MILLION USD PartyPoker.com Million V cruise - plus an extra 500 USD towards expenses in a package worth 3000 USD!*

Here's how: Each day, from Sunday, February 5, 2006; 00:01 a.m. (ET) to Saturday, February 11, 2006; 11:59 p.m. (ET) we will host a daily 'Cabin Fever' Freeroll at 7:00 p.m. (ET)

All VIPs who finish in the top 15 of each FREEROLL win a cabin!

Each Freeroll limited to 300 players only
Registration will be on a first come first served basis
If you play at least 1000 raked hands on any day during the valid period you will automatically be eligible to play in the Freeroll the following day at 7:00 p.m. (ET)

E.g. If on Saturday, February 4 you play at least 1000 raked hands, you will be eligible to play in our Freeroll at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, February 5.

This luxurious cruise takes in Caribbean gems such as Jamaica and Grand Cayman and VIPs will be able to play cash poker games a'round the clock as well as exercise the option to buy-in directly to the big money Slots and Blackjack tournaments.

So don't miss out! Hurry!
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[whodaman]

just a room, no entry into PPM V

[tf00]

Sounds like Party overestimated the people that would cruise...Originally the prize pool was estimated over 10 million, then dropped to 8, 7, 5, now 4 million.

[LoaferGee]

So you've gotta finish top 15 in all 6 freerolls and you have to play 1000 raked hands the day before each freeroll?

[David H]

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So you've gotta finish top 15 in all 6 freerolls and you have to play 1000 raked hands the day before each freeroll?

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Sounded like they were giving away a total of 90 cruises, the top 15 for each freeroll gets the cruise.

Knowing Party, you have to be in the top 15 for every single freeroll. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[somapopper]

Who would want to go on the cruise without a tourney entry?

Once I get the email I'm going to respond that they should cut the number of prizes and award full packages. I encourage others to do the same even though our prostetations will be routed through the "people who pretend not to speak English so they don't have to listen to you" department.

[jba]

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Sounds like Party overestimated the people that would cruise...Originally the prize pool was estimated over 10 million, then dropped to 8, 7, 5, now 4 million.

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interesting... so now they're trying to fill up the boat, I guess?

[bpb]

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Who would want to go on the cruise without a tourney entry?

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The cruise kicks ass. There are cash games going round the clock and Holland America is a great cruise line. I would highly recommend trying for this despite the fact that it doesn't include a PPM entry.

[bpb]

The first freeroll is during the superbowl. Great scheduling.

[grinin]

Is the competition in the cash games closer to live competition or online competition?

Same for both limit and NL competition?

[Dennisa]

Not going to happen. They paid for all the rooms on the boat. so it costs nothing to them to give away 90 rooms. at this point they are not going to add the 10K buy in.

[somapopper]

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Who would want to go on the cruise without a tourney entry?

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The cruise kicks ass. There are cash games going round the clock and Holland America is a great cruise line. I would highly recommend trying for this despite the fact that it doesn't include a PPM entry.

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Point taken. Anybody know if the package includes airfare?

edit: sorry, I am indeed an idiot.

edit: in my defense, I haven't gotten the original email yet, and it doesn't look like the op included the asterisk. (ducks in case he's just making more of a fool of himself).

[bengele]

From e-mail
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* The prize is not a full PPM V package. Cabin plus 500 USD only. Does not include airfare or entry to the PPM V tournament. One cabin can be won per player ONLY.

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[piki]

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Who would want to go on the cruise without a tourney entry?

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The cruise kicks ass. There are cash games going round the clock and Holland America is a great cruise line. I would highly recommend trying for this despite the fact that it doesn't include a PPM entry.

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Point taken. Anybody know if the package includes airfare?

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You just woke up and you're not thinking straight. Believe me. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

* The prize is not a full PPM V package. Cabin plus 500 USD only. Does not include airfare or entry to the PPM V tournament. One cabin can be won per player ONLY.

-pix

[MicroBob]

It clearly says that the package does not include airfare. But you get $500 in cash.


If I didn't already have a package I would DEFINITELY be trying for this.


Lots of people LOVE going on the card-player cruises that don't have major tournaments on them. And most report that they have an outstanding time.
Just because you don't get the tourney entry doesn't mean you shouldn't want it.


As mentioned before, the cash-games are quite good, the cruise is great, Holland America is great.
They also will probably run some otrher second-chance tourneys on the cruise for $500 or so perhaps if you really want your tourney fix.


if you are available to go on this (and have a GF or wife you want to treat and impress) then trying to win this is a no-brainer.


They obviously have left-over cabins that they want to fill up with high-volume online-players (more rake for cardplayer and party).
Party VIP'ers luck out in this regard. Take advantage of it and try to get there.

[bpb]

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Is the competition in the cash games closer to live competition or online competition?

Same for both limit and NL competition?

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The limit games from 5/10 - 20/40 were similar to party's games. There were a few total donks, but overall the games weren't easy.

However, this year they're given away over 100 packages to high rolling blackjack players. I think they're also giving packages for a slot tourney from their starluck/planetluck casinos. I'm hoping that the live games improve because of this.

I don't know about the NL games on the boat, other than there were a lot of them from 1/2 to at least 10/20, maybe higher.

[popeye18]

If you win a cabin is there any way at all to just trade it or sell it for money? Id rather have even 2k than go on the cruise.

[MicroBob]

They are trying to fill up their empty cabins.

The chances of them refunding you the value in cash is roughly zero imo.

[lunapark]

I havent gotten the email yet, but I've already won the trip. Does anybody know if you can you transfer (or sell) the cabin if you win a freeroll.

[Catt]

I think that the option to buy-in directly to the big money Slots tourney makes this promo a no-brainer.

[TheProbst]

Do you think this will be tracked on the bonus page? This may seem like a dumb question but if I am playing at 12 am it automatically starts counting towards the next day right. So I could play 500 hands from 12-3AM then the next day at say 7-10?

[Tk79]

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So I could play 500 hands from 12-3AM then the next day at say 7-10?

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That is correct

[timex]

Can I downgrade my room if I qualify /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[MicroBob]

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Do you think this will be tracked on the bonus page? This may seem like a dumb question but if I am playing at 12 am it automatically starts counting towards the next day right. So I could play 500 hands from 12-3AM then the next day at say 7-10?

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well, you are still playing on the same day actually. So yes.
Make sure you are thinking in terms of eastern time-zone though.

It likely won't be on the bonus page.
you'll have to keep track of the raked-hands yourself.

You can do this on pokertracker via the game-notes tab (filter for hands that have been raked $0.25 or more).

[johnnycakes]

I didn't get an email, but I'm definitely going to try to win one.

[SomethingClever]

Sweet, I'll be able to play in this freeroll about never, since I work until 5pm Pacific.

Edit: Ok, I guess I could play the last one.

[TheProbst]

How many people to a cabin just out of curiosity

[mj12]

sweet party customer service was awesome on this one
I emailed them today asking to be VIP after a month at party and got acceptance and this email later this afternoon

wasnt the cust. service supposed to suck?

[mj12]

anybody have a clue when registration for this will open?

[S&SGW]

Guess what guys? This is now posted in the lobby for everyone. The only difference being the $500 spending money.
So much for something special for VIPs...

It’s time to get ‘Cabin Fever’!

This is your chance to play your way into our ‘Cabin Fever’ Freeroll where winners will walk away with a room on the $4 MILLION PLUS PartyPoker.com Million V Cruise worth $2,500!

Everyday, from Sunday, February 5, 2006; 00:01 a.m. (ET) to Saturday, February 11, 2006; 11:59 p.m. (ET), we will host a daily ‘Cabin Fever’ Freeroll at: 7:00 p.m. (ET)

Tournament limited to 300 players ONLY!
Registration will be on a first come first served basis! *
If you play at least 1,000 raked hands on the PREVIOUS day (during the valid period), you will automatically be eligible to play in the Freeroll the following day at 7:00 p.m. (ET)

For example: If, on Saturday, February 4, you play at least 1,000 raked hands, you will be eligible to play in our freeroll at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, February 5.

As you already know, PartyPoker.com is the world’s largest and most exciting poker room. No other poker room keeps its members so absorbed.

So, don't miss out! Check the News & Events section of our website to learn about all the exciting promotions that are currently running.

LINK (http://www.partypoker.com/news/events/cabinfever.html)

[evanski]

Anyone know if the cruise is 21 and up? (im 20).

-Evan

[Tk79]

There is no legal age for cruising. People have been told both 21 and 18 for the tournament but this package does not include the tourney.

[Azalin]

I did not get an email either. Is this official?

[Jakob]

Yes it is official.. But there do not stand anything about the 500$ to spend?

I am i Denmark, so are very confused about the time difference, but I could start qulifying for the first freeroll now?

[ilya]

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You can do this on pokertracker via the game-notes tab (filter for hands that have been raked $0.25 or more).

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Why $0.25? I don't see where it specifies that the rake has to be at least $0.25 to count...

[Ponks]

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You can do this on pokertracker via the game-notes tab (filter for hands that have been raked $0.25 or more).

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Why $0.25? I don't see where it specifies that the rake has to be at least $0.25 to count...

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They have to be raked hands (http://www.partypoker.com/news/events/cabinfever.html).

Ponks

[EMc]

When you win a cabin is it just for you or for you and a friend or what?

[The Funky Llama]

1) I see this freeroll is advertised now in the Party main lobby. I thought it was only for VIPS? Or can only VIPS see this?

2) Is it one person per cabin on the cruise or can I invite friends?

3) At 10/20 6max, are all hands raked hands? I played 1k hands today according to the little statistics box. Is there a way to find out how many raked hands this was?

Thanks fellas.

[Catt]

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3) At 10/20 6max, are all hands raked hands? I played 1k hands today according to the little statistics box. Is there a way to find out how many raked hands this was?

Thanks fellas.

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No - they're not all raked (prob about 80% at 10/20 6-max) -- if no flop is seen, no rake.

In PT go to the Preferences tab and set the date preferences for today only. Go to Game Notes tab and click "get all." At the bottom of the hands display there will be the acronym "TRH -> XXX" where XXX equals the number of hands that you played that were raked (if you played 1000 hands, I guess 807 - what do I win if I'm right?).

Edit: If you win a cabin, can I get some of your action in the big money slots tourney?

[johnnycakes]

Did anyone else get the VIP email, saying you also get $500?

If I win a cabin, can I bring a guest (i.e. my wife!)?

[Arnfinn Madsen]

It is now open for registration.

[johnnycakes]

I sent an email.
Here are some clarifications:

I sent:
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I have a few questions about the cabin fever promotion.

1) When will the daily tournaments be available for registration?

2) If I win a cabin on the cruise, can I bring a guest?

3) I have a friend who is in the Party Poker VIP program, as am I. He said
he got an email from Party Poker announcing the cabin fever promotion. In
his email, it said that the winners would get a cabin on the cruise and
$500. The details listed on the website do not mention the $500. Was his
email mistaken or do the winners get $500 also?

Thanks

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They replied:
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Thank you for getting in touch.

You can register from 00:01 (ET) for a the freeroll tournament that starts at 19:00 (ET).

Each freeroll will give away 15 cabins to the 15 first ranks (cabin value $2500). If a VIP wins (is part of the 15 winners), $500 will be added to his/her account. This is not on the main site as all players can see that information, which is why we sent an email out to VIP players separately.

You can accommodate two persons per cabin.

further details:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/events/cabin_fever.html

I wish you the best of luck!!

Jaime
PartyPoker.com VIP Club


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[MicroBob]

you get 2 people per cabin.

you can also add extra people to the cabin for $600 each.
I assume this would be the same for those who win their way there for this promotion.

It will be a bit crowded and I don't know if they bring you an extra roll-away bed or something like that.

But last year there were some people who brought their wife and kids.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Weird that it is already open to registration even if it is still 4th of February, especially when the info says otherwise. This one will fill up, so smart to register early I think.

[NJDevils]

Yeah best to register now if it is open, thanks for the heads up. I don't want to miss the Superbowl tho. Superbowl + 3 Ft. Subs + Party Freeroll = Good time? I will report back. lol.

[MicroBob]

Party is offering some nice promos lately...but it would be nice if they could figure out what 12:01am means....because this ain't it.

[Izverg04]

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you can also add extra people to the cabin for $600 each.

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Actually, it's a lot more expensive than that.

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The standard room booked for our players is a Deluxe Verandah Outside Stateroom, which can accommodate 2 people; absolutely free.

If you bring 1 additional guest (3 people in all) you need to upgrade to a Superior Veranda Suite and if you bring 2 additional guests (4 people in all) you need to upgrade to a Deluxe Veranda Suite. This is in addition to the $600 charged for each additional guest.

Upgrade for $900 - Superior Veranda Suite

Upgrade for $2,400 - Deluxe Veranda Suite


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[MicroBob]

Where did you see this?
Wasn't aware at all. Thought you could just add them to your 'regular' cabin (being the Deluxe Verandah cabin).


I really need to know because there's still a chance that my GF's friend from Miami may try to join us.
But there's a big difference between $600 and $1500 for an extra person.

[Izverg04]

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If you win a cabin, can I get some of your action in the big money slots tourney?

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If you are in the market, I can sell you 100% of my slots tourney action for $500. I've got a free entry.

[LozColbert]

Pokertracker says I've played 1700 hands today. And yet Party still won't let me register, saying I haven't played 1000 raked hands.

Odd.

[Izverg04]

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Where did you see this?

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They told me by email. I considered adding another friend, but not for this price.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

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Pokertracker says I've played 1700 hands today. And yet Party still won't let me register, saying I haven't played 1000 raked hands.

Odd.

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Are you sure enough of them were raked enough?

[MicroBob]

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Pokertracker says I've played 1700 hands today. And yet Party still won't let me register, saying I haven't played 1000 raked hands.

Odd.

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Did you check your total of 'raked' hands in the game-notes tab?
Also possible that you have p-tracker set for a different time other than midnight EST.


If you played 1700 total hands of 2/4 or 3/6 limit then it's likely that you actually haven't played 1000 raked-hands (50% or less are raked at those limits in my experience).

[LozColbert]

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Pokertracker says I've played 1700 hands today. And yet Party still won't let me register, saying I haven't played 1000 raked hands.

Odd.

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Are you sure enough of them were raked enough?

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At 5/10 6 max on a Saturday night?

I find it hard to believe that over 700 hands weren't raked.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

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Pokertracker says I've played 1700 hands today. And yet Party still won't let me register, saying I haven't played 1000 raked hands.

Odd.

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Are you sure enough of them were raked enough?

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At 5/10 6 max on a Saturday night?

I find it hard to believe that over 700 hands weren't raked.

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Check the when your days start-setting in PT. Also note that the summary tab in PT includes also observed hands.

[Catt]

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If you win a cabin, can I get some of your action in the big money slots tourney?

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If you are in the market, I can sell you 100% of my slots tourney action for $500. I've got a free entry.

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OMG! Are you serious? You are aware that this is a "big money" slots tourney, right?

How are you at the slots? What is your win-rate like? I mean, I know that in a tourney situation the luck factor is pretty big, but I'd really only want a piece of the action of someone who I know is a winning player (I know lmn55d is pretty good at gambling stuff).

[MicroBob]

I think 5/10 6-max is typically in the 70% range. So you should have made it to 1000 raked by now....PROBABLY.


why don't you just check your p-tracker to see how many of your hands were raked (and whether you played them during the right hours)?

[LozColbert]

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why don't you just check your p-tracker to see how many of your hands were raked (and whether you played them during the right hours)?

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Because I never remember where that stat is?

[Izverg04]

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If you win a cabin, can I get some of your action in the big money slots tourney?

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If you are in the market, I can sell you 100% of my slots tourney action for $500. I've got a free entry.

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OMG! Are you serious? You are aware that this is a "big money" slots tourney, right?

How are you at the slots? What is your win-rate like? I mean, I know that in a tourney situation the luck factor is pretty big, but I'd really only want a piece of the action of someone who I know is a winning player (I know lmn55d is pretty good at gambling stuff).

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I gotta be in the top 20 of slots players worldwide, but the sarcasm is going to cost you. Price is now $600.

[LozColbert]

Found it. Pokertracker says i'm over 1k raked, but party still won't let me register.

[Davey]

I thought you couldnt register until Feb. 5. I havent played enough hands so I havent even tried or looked at the tourney lobby. The first post here says something about it starting on the 5th. Of course if other people are registered then my post is pretty useless.

[LozColbert]

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I thought you couldnt register until Feb. 5. I havent played enough hands so I havent even tried or looked at the tourney lobby. The first post here says something about it starting on the 5th. Of course if other people are registered then my post is pretty useless.

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Yeah, Party isn't following it's own rules. Registration prolly opened around 9

Party finally let me register at about 11:58pm EST.

[mdeck]

I've got 1,400+ raked according to PT and it won't let me register either. [censored].

[somapopper]

Only 90 registered at midnight. I wonder if people didn't try for this round because of the superbowl or if they're waiting till tomorrow to actually hit the register button.

(it sure would be nice to face a field of 100 instead of 300)

[Arnfinn Madsen]

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Party finally let me register at about 11:58pm EST.

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Probably the process that awards you a ticket does not run constantly or has a backlog, thus it may take time from filling the requirement to being able to register.

[Tinga]

I'm in.

I played 2500 hands of 3/6 tonight.

[MicroBob]

My guesses:

1. Lots of people didn't see that registration was already open.

2. Not as many players play 1k raked-hands per day as you might think. (it's possible).


They're already up to 109 players now. But it's also 1.5 hours after midnight. So you may be looking at a field of way less than 300. The Super Bowl factor could be a major contributor to this as well.



i asked Party support if I could accept an extra cabin if I were to try this (invite somebody else, or sell it, whatever).

They said that I would basically be playing just for the $500 cash only if I played the freeroll tournament.


$7500 / 300 players (top 15 places and I get a $500 cash reward...doesn't matter to me that the non-VIP'ers wouldn't be getting the cash if they won a seat. It plays like a $7500 value prize-pool for my purposes).

This is still akin to a $25 tourney-entry value which isn't terrible.


but it will be primarily against fairly solid competition I think (lots of you guys) and certainly a $25 'bonus' (in form of tourney entry) isn't exactly great for 1k raked-hands.


Plus, I would essentially be taking away a cabin from one of you guys if I were to win it which wouldn't be very nice.


I've got other sites to hang-out at (bonuses to clear, rakeback to accumulate) while I wait for Party's next VIP-bonus.

If they had a different VIP-bonus or target running concurrently with this then I would do it in a second.
But nothing else is going on at party right now so the $500 in cash is not so attractive.

[jaybird]

I too played more than 1000 raked hands and it won't let me register. I cut it pretty close though. PT says I played 1074 raked hands.

Could PT's hours be different than what Party Poker considers a full day?

[Nibster]

If you look at the PP Lobby it has the time underneath their logo. That's what their full day "should" go by. If you believe you have over 1000 raked hands send them an email asap. The raked hands should be calculated up to the second the hand is complete, at least that's how it is for Bonuses and I doubt they are using something different for this.

[Dennisa]

I also belive that the rake must be at least 10 cents or 1 cent per player. It may make a small difference if you are playing 25 or 50 nl games.

[Dopey]

I was able to register last night like a minute after I hit 1K. Finished with 1024 raked hands.

Im going to need to get extrememly lucky though as I don't play tournaments and Im pretty sure I suck (I don't play no limit either.)

Its at 135 right now, Im being optimistic and hoping they get like <200 players today and that it continues to drop as the week goes on with less people able to play during the week (both # of raked hands and the early start of touny for west coast players) and people who win in the first few days don't re-qualify because you can only win one package.

Dopey /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[ohead]

I havent seen this cleared up, if I win a cabin and cant travel too it (I believe airfare from sweden will be a bit expensive for my taste) is there ANY chance that I can sell/get a refund for my cabin? I dont care if its $500 less value, if I cant travel to it it doesnt really matter.

[Dopey]

No, If you cant make the cruise you would only be playing for the potential $500 awarded to VIP's.

If I couldn't make it to the cruise, I personally wouldn't play the freeroll, as while the $500 potential prize is great I wouldn't think it would be fair to win the main prize knowing full well I wouldn't use it.

Dopey /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Ponks]

If you win and can't go, can you just give your room to someone else?

Ponks

[augie_]

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If you win and can't go, can you just give your room to someone else?

Ponks

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someone should just email party support with this question

[Catt]

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I gotta be in the top 20 of slots players worldwide, but the sarcasm is going to cost you. Price is now $600.

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Alas, I think I may have been priced out of the market. An unfortunate series of events involving late night drunken badugi play and some unwise side-betting tilt has decimated my bankroll and I need to build it back up by Martingaling online roulette. When my roll is healthy again, I'll check back in.

[Tk79]

First out. Flopped top 2 pr got all in and got drawn out on. Glad I skipped superbowl parties to play 1 hand of a tournament.

[whodaman]

i think i busted you
kk vs q9?

[somapopper]

There's always tomorrow.

This is the best play I've seen in the first level of a tournament, I guess these folks know what they're doing /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Tk79]

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i think i busted you
kk vs q9?

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You certianlly did LOL. nh BTW. It wouldnt let me say it after I was knocked out. I was happy to at least get butsted by a better hand. GL the rest of the tourny. Put my chips to some good use.

EDIT: my actual comment was "Nooooooooooo"

[popeye18]

How longs this thing gonna take to get to the final 15?

[whodaman]

thanks ... ill try to win it

[Go Blue]

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There's always tomorrow.

This is the best play I've seen in the first level of a tournament, I guess these folks know what they're doing /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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It seems so hard to pick up chips early on. I just want it to be where the blinds are significant so that I can go into all in or fold mode. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[TheProbst]

Ive had AK 4 times and AA 1 time.

[Nibster]

I'm in decent shape after knocking someone out. I'm going to sit back and wait for some big hands.

[somapopper]

so did I actually AND KK, did nothing but steal the first level blinds.

[NJDevils]

My AKs got beat by AKs... lol. Damned hearts.

[somapopper]

Out. Lost most of it when I raised aks from the button and qq moved all in in the BB.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Out. 15 less of you guys tomorrow /images/graemlins/tongue.gif /images/graemlins/laugh.gif. Seems like people who are nerdy enough /images/graemlins/blush.gif to play more than 1,000 hands of poker during one day know how to play. GG and GL.

[TheProbst]

I have 4k in chips can someone give me a starting hand range that I should be playing.

[TheProbst]

I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. HELLLPPPPPPPPPPPP

[whodaman]

whats your sname... i can help you after i know it /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[TheProbst]

shady

[EMc]

Whodaman...same namesake on party?

[whodaman]

possibly

[TheProbst]

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whats your sname... i can help you after i know it /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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I was MinRaisesLOL and you just knocked me out thanks [censored]

[whodaman]

sorry man... you played it fine better luck next time

[EMc]

NitHunter

[whodaman]

hand for hand sucks /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[EMc]

agreed...so does short stack

[Crzzy2000]

whodaman, you scare me.

[EMc]

19th...DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ran head first into AA, my usual tournament defeat.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Funny dynamic, on table 1 it has been "easy" to survive, no confrontations, while at table 2 a big stack bully kept stealing from the short stacks making life hard.

[Crzzy2000]

Im Innnnnnn!
I love life!

[basco]

same here! I busted AA with JJ twice in the early stages then barely survived for the last 2 hours.

Thank you god!

[whodaman]

im innnnnn

[SamG]

I'm innnnnn, too! Sweet!

[basco]

fwiw, that was the most ridiculous tourney I've ever played. It was blind stealing 101 starting with the very first hand. I think I saw about 4 flops.

[Tk79]

Good news for me is that tomorrow I can only improve (unless I go out first again /images/graemlins/mad.gif)

[Crzzy2000]

I registered for the tourney again. Maybe I'll donate some chips your way /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Tk79]

It'll be hard if I'm first out again lol.

[wezvidz]

Ok, so I qualified but I'm not a VIP member, and I don't even know what it is... anyone care to inform me how I become one? I've played many hours daily on PP since last August so I don't see why I wouldn't qualify.

Also, regarding the package for non-VIPers... do we get ANY spending money? Or are we left to fend for our own airfare and such? Sucks if that's the case, I may reconsider going...

[SamG]

[ QUOTE ]
Ok, so I qualified but I'm not a VIP member, and I don't even know what it is... anyone care to inform me how I become one? I've played many hours daily on PP since last August so I don't see why I wouldn't qualify.

[/ QUOTE ]
Email them and ask if you qualify for VIP. I would do it soon before they process the cruise stuff so maybe you get the $500.

[basco]

Anyone know which cabin this is for?

List of all cabins:
http://www.hollandamerica.com/fleet/stateroomHome.do?ship=we

[MicroBob]

The standard one is the Deluxe outside verandah stateroom.

For $200 or $400 downgrade you get one of the lower level ones.

Or for $900 or $1500 more you can get one of the suites.


Last year when I qualified they were out of the 'standard' ones and I had to take a $200 refund for a downgrade (because I didn't want to spend for an upgrade).
The difference is noticeable (no verandah/balcony in the lower one) and I'm very happy that I get the 'regular' one this year.

[wezvidz]

Well I found out I don't qualify for VIP unfortunately.

And I'm not real happy that the package doesn't include flights. Looking at orbitz.com, looks like the "free cruise" I won is gonna end up costing me and my friend $400 or so each in flights. I asked them about a downgrade with extra money being credited to my account. If this can't happen, I probably won't be going.

[MicroBob]

you should be able to get the downgrade.

but for just the cost of airfare this cruise is a steal and you would be foolish to turn it down.


Also - last year I was FORCED to take a downgrade because they were all out of the standard-cabin (deluxe verandah outside stateroom).

The lower-level cabins are not nearly as good. No verandah. Just a little window.

Of course, you shouldn't want to spend much time in your room anyway (and they look the same when the lights are out and you're sleeping) but the Verandah with open-doors right out to the ocean is kind of nice for morning-coffee or whatever.


we are extremely happy that this year we were able to get the standard cabin.


My recommendation is that you should definitely go regardless. It's a true bargain for just the cost of air-fare.
And you really should prefer to get the better cabin instead of trying to save $200.


You are really grumpy about winning something for free.

(fwiw - I won mine 'for free' as well and I don't get any extra spending money. although mine came with the tourney-entry too)

[basco]

Thanks Bob.

Stingray City anyone? I really hope this is an optional excursion at Grand Cayman. I was there when I was 8 and it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my entire life. It's life the National Geographic channel swimming around your waist.

I'm not kidding. (http://www.stingraycitytrips.com/photo_album/index.shtml)

[wezvidz]

Well I've cruised twice before, both with Royal Carribbean. Got the lowest level cabin offered both times with no regrets (low in the ship, no window, really small). As you said, little time is spent in there, so I see no need for anything above the most basic.

I know I sound grumpy, just too many complications arising. Didn't want to spend a chunk of extra money for this, although I really want to go. The cruise also happens to fall right in the week of finals here at Ohio State, so if I decide to want to pay for everything, I will have to haggle with professors to try and take my finals early.

I'm going to do everything in my power to go though. I need a vacation.

[MicroBob]

Really?? sounds cool.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Will definitely show the GF this link (we are officially starting to get excited for the cruise now....only 35 days away!!!!)

[basco]

No problem. Actually, when I was there we went on a boat tour in a fishing boat with about 20 other people. We spendt an hour at a bunch of different 'stops' where we dove for conch shells, snorkeled with parrot fish, pet stingrays in stingray city, and went deep sea fishing (sat in the boat). For lunch we had conch and some huge fish they caught. It's still one of my favorite vacation memories.

I should stress that I was 8 at the time, so time may have glorified this memory. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Hmm, I'm looking at $1K in airfare for me and the GF. I'm still fresh out of college... alright, no whining, gotta do it! Especially so I can watch my friend bust out of the Poker Tourney / Blackjack Tourney / Bingo Tourney.

[whodaman]

does anyone know for sure whether or not we can win a 2nd cabin?
Essentially has anyone confirmed that if i won one cabin already i cant win 2500$ or a 2nd cabin for a friend?

[Crzzy2000]

Just register again, win it, and see what happens. That's what im doing. Worse comes to worse you pocket an additional $500.

[bengele]

link (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=4636904)

[SamG]

[ QUOTE ]
does anyone know for sure whether or not we can win a 2nd cabin?
Essentially has anyone confirmed that if i won one cabin already i cant win 2500$ or a 2nd cabin for a friend?

[/ QUOTE ]

I wrote them about it, and this is what they said:

[ QUOTE ]

Dear Samuel,

Thank you for contacting us.

Congratulations!!
We see that you have won PartyPoker.com Million Cabin worth $2500.
Players can only win one cabin. We will not refund any additional cabins that a player might win.

For more information about the Package please visit:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/events/cabin_fever.html

Thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site!

Ashwani
Poker Customer Care


[/ QUOTE ]

[somapopper]

[ QUOTE ]
Just register again, win it, and see what happens. That's what im doing. Worse comes to worse you pocket an additional $500.

[/ QUOTE ]

Hey guys, some of us are still trying to win our first cabin! (Grumble).

Bob posted that you can't win two cabins, and they definately wouldn't reimburse you for a second win, but you may be able to win the vip 500 a second time.

Where exactly does this cruise leave from?

[MicroBob]

cruise leaves from Ft. Lauderdale (just north of Miami).

If you are having airline price difficulties you should try FtL airport as well as MIA.

Cab-ride (or whatever) will be longer from MIA but might be worth it to you.


I went to Expedia and then to Orbitz and was surprised to see that expedia was significantly more expensive.



Here's what VIP told me regarding winning an extra cabin (short version...no, you don't get an extra cabin, you are just playing for the cash):


Dear Bob,

Thank you for getting in touch.

If you went ahead and played in one of the freerolls and came in the
top 15 you would only receive 500 USD. Cabins are not refundable or
transferable.

As a VIP player you may well play 1000 raked hands in a day ordinarily
which will make you immediately eligible for the freeroll as long as
you maintain that level. Keeping that in mind you may as well play the
tournament anyway and think of the top prize as being 500 USD.

Your February offer details will be released in a couple of weeks.

Have a nice day!!

Jaime
PartyPoker.com VIP Club

[somapopper]

It certainly would be nice if party awarded cabins w/o vip money to people on the buble when players who had already won placed in the top 15. Fairly unlikely though.

[Gildwulf]

Anyone know how long the tourneys take, say, with 195 people? I need to leave in like 2 and a half hours...

Zach

[MicroBob]

I don't think there will be that many VIP's playing it just for the money. But certainly there could be a couple out there and you are correct that they should award some extra cabins for that.

Obviously they are just trying to fill up the extra cabins with high-volume players so they can boost their rake for the cruise (and make you guys play a lot of raked-hands to try to get there).


If you play every one of these freerolls and still don't get in I would consider writing to them and saying, "Look...if you still have extra cabins I'm totally interested. I played every freeroll trying to get there and just didn't make it. I promise I will play 9-zillion hours of 40/80 limit on the boat and that cardplayer and party will make plenty of money in rake off of me if you invite me aboard."

Certainly couldn't hurt to try.


Good luck guys.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

[ QUOTE ]
Anyone know how long the tourneys take, say, with 195 people? I need to leave in like 2 and a half hours...

Zach

[/ QUOTE ]

Takes much more, sorry.

[Gildwulf]

Wait wait wait...do you have to play every single freeroll or just one???

[Gildwulf]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Anyone know how long the tourneys take, say, with 195 people? I need to leave in like 2 and a half hours...

Zach

[/ QUOTE ]

Takes much more, sorry.

[/ QUOTE ]


Alright, well [censored] it, I put the time in at 10/20 and I'm juts going to LAG the [censored] out of this tourney and see what happens

[MicroBob]

you have to play just one.


don't misinterpret what I said dude.


I just said that IF you play every one of these and STILL don't get one of the 15 cabins that they are giving EVERY night (90 cabins in total) then you should write to party and beg, "I tried REALLY REALLY hard but didn't make it. Do you want to just please let me in the cruise anyway?!?!"
(you could also add that you will kill yourself if they don't comply, but that's optional)

[Gildwulf]

OK, can someone give me a time estimate to how long these take because my girlfriend is coming back from Vancouver in 2 1/2 hours and I can't justify playing in this tournament after that

[can_dollars]

Does anyone know if the value of the cruise is deducted from mgr?

[Crzzy2000]

approximately 4 hours. Thats how long my last tourney lasted.

[Crzzy2000]

lol, i busted already. Whoops!

[Gildwulf]

This is so easy, people playing so weak-tight...up to 2300 in first 25 minutes just from stealing and 1 double-up

[somapopper]

You aren't pretty boy, are you? If so, I'm one of the weak tighties you've been beating the hell out of.

[Gildwulf]

no, the__jopker

[somapopper]

That was quick. Took AK all in against KQ.

[Tk79]

That was by far the most boring tournament Ive ever played

[Gildwulf]

2300 at first break, about 700 of that is from stealing

[fsista]

Just went out. KKK all in on a KJ8 2suit flop. He turns over A10 and turns the straight.

[ohead]

So to get things 100% clear, if I win a cruisecabin there is no chance in hell that I can get money from it except the $500 in ANY WAY POSSIBLE, even that the god damn airtrip from sweden will cost me ALOT which I currently cant prioritize.

[Gildwulf]

Dude, 500 dollars for free for playing a few hours of six-max multitabling is not a bad deal even without the trip. And the competition at this tourney is not very good...probably on par with the last 200 in a big 20 dollar or 10 dollar tourney on PP.

[Gildwulf]

7k chips at break, 3/53 left. I'm hoping to fold into the money when I have to leave in...oh say 20 minutes:)

[somapopper]

You're certainly a more experienced tournament player than I, but I think the competition has been pretty good over the first two nights. I think you might have been influenced by having your blind steals go well, and being able to run up to an early lead.

[Gildwulf]

I'm not saying these people aren't good players, I'm saying they are playing exactly as how the tournament structure dictates they should play and thus are easily exploitable.

[Gildwulf]

Cayman Islands here we come.

[LozColbert]

I finished in the top 15. Hotness.

[DQPaulie]

You can only Win one cruise and one $500.

Dear Paul,

Thank you for contacting us.

This is an offer to give as many players as possible a chance to win the Cabin Fever prize.

If a player wins a cabin fever prize or a PPM V package he is not eligible to win another cabin fever prize, hence you would not be entitled to win the $500 multiple times.

If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact the VIP team by email at vip@partypoker.com.

We wish you the best of luck, and thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site.

James Wahnon
PartyPoker.com VIP Club
Customer Care

DQPaulie

[8Tdiamonds]

0/2 so far... try again tonight

[EMc]

Crzzy you already won...donk of to me bro.

[bigalt]

dirty, built up a decent stack but got knocked down to about average with a flush over flush.

man is this torunament boring though. table average is 11% VPIP

[EMc]

Thanks Crzzy

[Crzzy2000]

Your Welcome.

[somapopper]

Dude gets a table share of the jp, then 2 hands later knocks me out of the tourney with AA. I'm starting to not enjoy these things.

[bigalt]

looks like i'm done. jacks full of aces to queens full of jacks.

good luck!

[TheMetetron]

[ QUOTE ]
There is no legal age for cruising. People have been told both 21 and 18 for the tournament but this package does not include the tourney.

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, on all Carnival sister ships, you have to be 21 to have booked the cabin. So you can go if you are 20, it just can't be your cabin and they expect you to be with someone over 21, related to you (you can probably get out of the related part).

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
There is no legal age for cruising. People have been told both 21 and 18 for the tournament but this package does not include the tourney.

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, on all Carnival sister ships, you have to be 21 to have booked the cabin. So you can go if you are 20, it just can't be your cabin and they expect you to be with someone over 21, related to you (you can probably get out of the related part).

[/ QUOTE ]

So could someone aged 21 or older take a young kid theoretically?

[Pog0]

What kind of stack do you estimate is needed at 30 players left to limp in?

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Not easy to fold in, as you are going to play lots of hands from 30 to 15.

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
Not easy to fold in, as you are going to play lots of hands from 30 to 15.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is my first MTT in probably more than half a year.

oh, and how do i use my 'time bank'? and how many of those do i have?

Largest 18k, me ~11k, average 5k, 49 players left... i guess i just play normally for some while longer or until i double, yes?

[Arnfinn Madsen]

You have to play quite long, very many make the mistake of stopping playing too early. It may take half an hour to get from 20 to 15 since almost everyone avoids confrontations. These guys are too good to make it easy. Your big stack will be a great advantage though since people will fold to your raises more often and you may thus make your way in without much risk.

Time bank is for whole tourney. It activates automatically. When it is empty, it cannot be used again.

[Pog0]

then my time bank probably got drained the first hand when i wasn't here but my client was open.

[Pog0]

how do I check my overall standings? 16k stack, 20k largest, 6k average, 38 players... what's my game plan?

[RandR]

not sure, i know average stack should be around 16k with 15 left. 9k here with 33 left

[twowords]

busted as 33....

[Arnfinn Madsen]

[ QUOTE ]
what's my game plan?

[/ QUOTE ]

If you have bullyable small stacks to your left, you may gain enough chips from that to get in.

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
what's my game plan?

[/ QUOTE ]

If you have bullyable small stacks to your left, you may gain enough chips from that to get in.

[/ QUOTE ]

Getting played at too much, but chip leader... 30 left

[RandR]

haha, so are you EdgaJr, im Whammmmmm at same table :-p

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
haha, so are you EdgaJr, im Whammmmmm at same table :-p

[/ QUOTE ]

hi /images/graemlins/smile.gif gl, my cards rock this tourney.

[RandR]

Do you get your name from pogo.com, i play those games all the time /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Pog0]

nah, never played anything there. Just a coincidence... I got this avatar from pogo possum.

[RandR]

well best of luck pogo, hope we both make it /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[RandR]

omg i just folded QQ with no raise in front, im gonna shoot myself if dont make it. 16 left

[CalvinTy]

[ QUOTE ]
omg i just folded QQ with no raise in front, im gonna shoot myself if dont make it. 16 left

[/ QUOTE ]

Been watching the last few hands... gosh, the countdown from 20 to 16 has been nerve-whacking, and I'm just a railbird!!!

Be patient, RandR... good luck!

* CalvinTy

[Pog0]

SHIP IT! Seriously... I'm bored out of my mind, ship it already... get the pun? Oh baby... how the hell am I gonna get to florida?

[RandR]

God the suspension is driving me crazy!!!! oh wait YES!!! POGO MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15 LEFT!!!!!!!!!!

[MicroBob]

congrats guys. i caught the last couple hands.

see ya there.

[CalvinTy]

[ QUOTE ]
God the suspension is driving me crazy!!!! oh wait YES!!! POGO MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15 LEFT!!!!!!!!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Yep, Pogo got to be the hero as he hoped to be! ;-)
Congrats all!

* CalvinTy

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
God the suspension is driving me crazy!!!! oh wait YES!!! POGO MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15 LEFT!!!!!!!!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Yep, Pogo got to be the hero as he hoped to be! ;-)
Congrats all!

* CalvinTy

[/ QUOTE ]

Thank you dearly.
My condolenses to bigalt and twohands who were slain by my wrath. Other than 33 > AA (with my stack not in danger), laid a preflop all in win with AQ over AK when I was covered and JQs over TT that would have halfed my stack at around 35 players. Also won a hand that would make Friedman cry early in the tourney (A9s flush over K6s flush) early on. I'm excited... probably more so about the $500 right now because I don't know how or if I can make the cruise although I'll give it a shot.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1500 (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t8011)
Hero (t23483)
BB (t15002)
UTG (t5242)
UTG+1 (t23641)
MP1 (t9254)
MP2 (t1794)
CO (t15625)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls [t1794] , <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB calls t294.

Flop: (t3588) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

Turn: (t3588) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: (t3588) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

Final Pot: t3588

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Kd 7c (two pair, kings and queens).
BB has 7s Ts (one pair, queens).
MP2 has Jd Jh (two pair, queens and jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins t3588. </font>

Best played hand ever. Imagine if I was a douche and folded?

[EMc]

WOO....i was the other shortie....IM INNNNNNN

[Pog0]

should I expect an email from party with details?

[Pog0]

how many guests can I take? I want to take three, but I'm guessing that's pushing it. Any minimum age of guests? I'm 21 so that's covered. When should I expect to see details in my email or account page?

I'll be calling them in the near future anyway to verify everything, but just want to see how much you guys know.

[TheMetetron]

[ QUOTE ]
how many guests can I take? I want to take three, but I'm guessing that's pushing it. Any minimum age of guests? I'm 21 so that's covered. When should I expect to see details in my email or account page?

I'll be calling them in the near future anyway to verify everything, but just want to see how much you guys know.

[/ QUOTE ]

1 guest free. Each additional guest (up to 4 total in the cabin) is $600.

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
how many guests can I take? I want to take three, but I'm guessing that's pushing it. Any minimum age of guests? I'm 21 so that's covered. When should I expect to see details in my email or account page?

I'll be calling them in the near future anyway to verify everything, but just want to see how much you guys know.

[/ QUOTE ]

1 guest free. Each additional guest (up to 4 total in the cabin) is $600.

[/ QUOTE ]

Excellent, thanks. Do you know of minimum age? Is 18 okay? Is 17 okay?

[MicroBob]

I'm pretty sure I saw parents there bringing kids 10 yrs old and younger.

But these are relatives of course.
As for just some 16 or 17-year-old friend of yours that might be different.


You'll get an e-mail from party at some point I'm sure.


The person that's been contacting me since then is marcy@cardplayercruises.com

you could write to her and say that you just won your spot on the PPM cruise and you have a couple Q's.


Congrats again on the win.

[Pog0]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm pretty sure I saw parents there bringing kids 10 yrs old and younger.

But these are relatives of course.
As for just some 16 or 17-year-old friend of yours that might be different.


You'll get an e-mail from party at some point I'm sure.


The person that's been contacting me since then is marcy@cardplayercruises.com

you could write to her and say that you just won your spot on the PPM cruise and you have a couple Q's.


Congrats again on the win.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thanks so much. And thank you for your patience and diligent answers to my questions.

[Crzzy2000]

Who needs my donk bet for tommorow's tourney? muahahaha.

[Crzzy2000]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
how many guests can I take? I want to take three, but I'm guessing that's pushing it. Any minimum age of guests? I'm 21 so that's covered. When should I expect to see details in my email or account page?

I'll be calling them in the near future anyway to verify everything, but just want to see how much you guys know.

[/ QUOTE ]

1 guest free. Each additional guest (up to 4 total in the cabin) is $600.

[/ QUOTE ]

Excellent, thanks. Do you know of minimum age? Is 18 okay? Is 17 okay?

[/ QUOTE ]

Since Im only 19 I called Party poker to see if it was ok if I brought another friend that was 19 and they said that as long as you are both 18+ it was ok.

[RedWave]

I'll be there tomorrow, hopefully we end up at the same table.

[bigalt]

[ QUOTE ]

My condolenses to bigalt

[/ QUOTE ]

no hard feelings.

Enjoy!

[Benholio]

[ QUOTE ]

Other than 33 &gt; AA (with my stack not in danger)

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, at least you put my chips to good use I guess...

[slammedfire]

tonight is try number 2 for me, hopefully with more and more people getting it it will be easier each day by saturday i should have one

[Crzzy2000]

Here we go Again. So whos at my table today?

[Ghazban]

[ QUOTE ]
Here we go Again. So whos at my table today?

[/ QUOTE ]

Why on earth would you play this again when you've already won? You're aware chip dumping is totally inappropriate, right? I can't imagine why you'd openly post about it in a public forum.

[Crzzy2000]

Im playing it again because i can still win 500$. And when did I ever say anything about chip dumping? Chill out.

[bigalt]

I tried to lag it up enough to build chips to be able to survive a few hours of blind/folding, went out at the century mark.

good luck kids!

[johnnycakes]

[ QUOTE ]
Im playing it again because i can still win 500$. And when did I ever say anything about chip dumping? Chill out.

[/ QUOTE ]

You can't.

From DQPaulie's post above:

[ QUOTE ]
Dear Paul,

Thank you for contacting us.

This is an offer to give as many players as possible a chance to win the Cabin Fever prize.

If a player wins a cabin fever prize or a PPM V package he is not eligible to win another cabin fever prize, hence you would not be entitled to win the $500 multiple times.

If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact the VIP team by email at vip@partypoker.com.

We wish you the best of luck, and thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site.

James Wahnon
PartyPoker.com VIP Club
Customer Care

[/ QUOTE ]

[MicroBob]

WTF?


I specifically asked about this a couple days ago...and a different Party rep told me something like, "You might as well play the freeroll because you can still win the $500. As a VIP player you are probably already playing 1k raked-hands a day anyway....so jump into the freeroll and try to win the $500. But no, you would not be eligible for another cabin."


I posted the e-mail from Jaime at VIP somewhere in this thread (or elsewhere on the forums) but don't feel like finding it.

But not only did he directly say that I would just be playing for the $500 in cash if I played the freeroll...he was directly ENCOURAGING me to take advantage of this offer.



I'm amused by the inconsistency of their bonuses.

But it's total incompetence and lack of communication with stuff like this that ticks me off significantly more about Party.


Do their reps just make up these policies as they go along (thus the complete and total opposite responses)??

[johnnycakes]

I WON A CABIN!!!!
WOOHOOOOO!!!!

[TheProbst]

NL Texas Hold'em Trny:19986292 Level:10 Blinds (300/600) - Wednesday, February 08, 22:27:34 EDT 2006
Table Cabin Fever Freeroll(590678) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 3: stiesn ( $7825 )
Seat 5: MinRaisesLOL ( $11105 )
Seat 6: EnergyDrinks ( $6680 )
Seat 8: King4484 ( $12788 )
Seat 1: heldiggris ( $8355 )
Seat 7: catching_up ( $9443 )
Seat 10: dd3mon ( $5420 )
Seat 2: bbkia ( $17836 )
Trny:19986292 Level:10
Blinds (300/600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to MinRaisesLOL [ Qd Qs ]
catching_up folds.
King4484 folds.
dd3mon folds.
heldiggris folds.
bbkia raises [2800].
stiesn folds.
MinRaisesLOL is all-In.
EnergyDrinks folds.
bbkia calls [8305].


[censored] 22nd when I went out. I was 8th in chips. Is this a bad move?

[MicroBob]

8th in chips doesn't say much at all.

8th by how much?
How short were the stacks?
Were the blinds about to go up?
Hpw much did 15th place have.


8th in chips with 22 to go means that you probably still had to accumulate chips to make it I'm guessing.

You could have called and saw the flop and decided from there where it would takes you (although you still make have gotten confidence on an all undercard board).


Taking on the highest stack at the table is dangerous.
Had he been bullying the table? If he's been running over everyone then maybe you could expect the possibility of him folding to your aggression.


With all those warnings and caveats in there....this is a pretty tough decision I believe (going on incomplete information).


I look at what place I'll be in if I just decide to call and then give up from there (would 8k or 9k in chips still be in top 15??)....and if on the flop I decide to make a weak-tightish fold if he plays at me and I'm afraid of being beat.


I don't blame you for playing it like that though.

[Pog0]

As a general note probably applicable to all winners from this point forward:

"Unfortunately we do no longer have any Deluxe Veranda outside Cabins available but you will be booked into an outside Stateroom instead and we will refund $200 to you. Therefore you will receive $700 not just $500 next week."

If anyone knows the difference between these rooms, I'd like to know.

[MicroBob]

Big big difference imo.


You can go to the Hollandamerica.com site and see the pics for yourself.


We wewre stuck in the outside stateroom last year as well.
It's not terrible or anything....but it's small and with a fairly small window looking outside.

We're very happy to get the better one this year.
Has it's own little mini-verandah that you can walk out onto. And a little more space overall too.


You won't be spending too much time in the cabin anyway...but the outside stateroom is definitely unspectacular.


You can still try to spend the extra $900 and upgrade to a suite if you like.
But, again, since you shouldn't be spending too much time in your cabin anyway it shouldn''t be a big deal.

Even with the outside stateroom last year we had a truly fantastic time the whole way through.

[fullhouse]

I'm in but airfare from Germany for 2 cost me around $1200.
I dont know what i should do...

[MicroBob]

I think you should do it.


I sat next to a guy in the tournament last year from Denmark. He brought his GF with him.

I don't think this guy had much chance to go anywhere in the tourney (he was super-loose...and very unfamiliar with live-play...kept string-betting and making other novice errors).

He and his GF looked like they were pretty much having the time of their lives. He was all excited to go para-sailing the next day, etc etc.

I don't know...maybe it somehow turned out miserable for him by the end. But I think that most of the Europeans who came over last year were pretty pleased with it.


FWIW - Last year it was out of SD...and because I qualified in the marathon-promo I didn't get any extra cash.


I think our plane tix from Memphis to San Diego were around $750 or so. So your flight for 2 really wasn't much more than what I had to pay.
Plus there was also a night in a hotel in SD the night before for another $100 or so.


This year, flying from Memphis to Ft. Lauderdale round-trip is only $250 each or so...thus I'm pretty happy.

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$900 or $2,500 more

[Crzzy2000]

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how many guests can I take? I want to take three, but I'm guessing that's pushing it. Any minimum age of guests? I'm 21 so that's covered. When should I expect to see details in my email or account page?

I'll be calling them in the near future anyway to verify everything, but just want to see how much you guys know.

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1 guest free. Each additional guest (up to 4 total in the cabin) is $600.

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Excellent, thanks. Do you know of minimum age? Is 18 okay? Is 17 okay?

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Since Im only 19 I called Party poker to see if it was ok if I brought another friend that was 19 and they said that as long as you are both 18+ it was ok.

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I Just checked the Holland America Website and it says:

Guests under 21 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or chaperone who is at least 25 years old; one adult chaperone is required for every five people under the age of 21. Alcoholic beverages will not be served to guests under age 21. Due to limited medical facilities on the ships, we will not accept reservations for infants 12 weeks or younger.

Minors under age 18 traveling to certain foreign countries must be accompanied by both parents or have a notarized letter of consent signed by the parent(s) not traveling. If the other parent is deceased or the child has only one legal parent, a notarized statement must be obtained as proof. Your travel agent can provide additional information about this requirement.

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to prevent international child abduction, many governments have initiated procedures at entry and exit points. These often include requiring documentary evidence of relationship and permission for the child's travel from the parent(s) or legal guardian if not present. Having such documentation on hand, even if not required, may facilitate entry or departure. For specific information regarding the country you are traveling to, please visit http://travel.state.gov for country-by-country information.

Parents, guardians and chaperones are responsible for overseeing the conduct of minors in their care. As such, minors may not be left unsupervised on board the ship.


This directly contradicts what party poker support told me. I am Totally confused. I will be calling Holland America tomorrow morning to figure this all out. I don't think i know anyone i want to bring who's atleast 25!

[EMc]

The cruise is a card player cruise, and they say the minimum age is 18. Man this is confusing.

[threeonefour]

Just a little FYI for everyone. the prize fund for the freerolls has been downgraded. apparently we are getting the 200$ downgrade cabin now.

on the freeroll today they say the cabin is a 2300$ value as opposed to 2500$.

[fullhouse]

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Just a little FYI for everyone. the prize fund for the freerolls has been downgraded. apparently we are getting the 200$ downgrade cabin now.

on the freeroll today they say the cabin is a 2300$ value as opposed to 2500$.

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Congratulations to winning a cabin!

Unfortunately we do no longer have any Deluxe Veranda outside Cabins available but you will be booked into an outside Stateroom instead and we will refund $200 to you. Therefore you will receive $700 not just $500 next week. If you would like to downgrade to an inside Stateroom you will receive $400.

[EMc]

Ok so WTF is that other prize...an entry to the tourney or a better cabin?

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set gets drawn out on the river, then JJ loses to Q9
no carribean for me:(

[MyTurn2Raise]

your welcome to whoever I donked my chips off to tonight (2/9)...I was burned out and never should have played, but cannot reschedule a freeroll...I will do my best tomorrow

[GoldChocobo]

Did anyone recieve an email or anything from party after winning the cabin? I won today and haven't got anything yet.

[Pog0]

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Just a little FYI for everyone. the prize fund for the freerolls has been downgraded. apparently we are getting the 200$ downgrade cabin now.

on the freeroll today they say the cabin is a 2300$ value as opposed to 2500$.

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Congratulations to winning a cabin!

Unfortunately we do no longer have any Deluxe Veranda outside Cabins available but you will be booked into an outside Stateroom instead and we will refund $200 to you. Therefore you will receive $700 not just $500 next week. If you would like to downgrade to an inside Stateroom you will receive $400.

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My email said the exact same thing except that last sentence was not there. Weird.