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Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver area 2!
Found this on their website here (I think some of the locations have yet to be confirmed, as this was their carpool link on their website):
http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertour.net/carpool.php [ QUOTE ] Grand Series at Grand Casino Mille Lacs (Aug 20, 2007 - Aug 27, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Lights Casino (Sep 12, 2007 - Sep 16, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Gates Casino (Oct 8, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucky Nugget Card Club (Oct 15, 2007 - Oct 21, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casino Del Sol (Nov 11, 2007 - Nov 18, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HPT Championship Open at Majestic Star (Dec 1, 2007 - Dec 9, 2007) [/ QUOTE ] Add to this their confirmed schedule here: http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertour.net/events.php [ QUOTE ] Upcoming Heartland Poker Tour Events - 2007 Grand Series at Grand Casino Mille Lacs 08-20-2007 - 08-27-2007 Join us in the Heart of Minnesota Lakes country! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Lights Casino 09-12-2007 - 09-16-2007 Join the HPT in Walker, Minnesota. You could win $150 in our Bounty Tourney on the 13th! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Gates Casino 10-08-2007 - 10-14-2007 Colorado, we heard you loud and clear! We are coming! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucky Nugget Card Club 10-15-2007 - 10-21-2007 The HPT returns to Deadwood and the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meskwaki Casino 10-31-2007 - 11-03-2007 The HPT heads back to the state of Iowa for a big fall event. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casino Del Sol 11-11-2007 - 11-18-2007 Details to Follow / Event is Subject to Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HPT Championship Open at Majestic Star 12-01-2007 - 12-09-2007 This is an OPEN registration event and will feature all 2007 HPT Champions [/ QUOTE ] The Golden Gates Casino BTW, is in Blackhawk, Colorado, about 40 miles from Denver. I don't think this one has been confirmed yet, but I sure hope it is, because I for one would love to play in such an event. Has anyone ever played in an HPT event, and if so, what is normally the field like (soft, experience, or otherwise)?? Does anyone plan on attending any of the above events if they come off? |
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It is wonderful that they are coming to Colorado. They picked the start of hunting season, though.
From what I have heard, the fields are incredibly soft. I may go to the Colordao event, but the limit is $5 for poker, so don't count on any side cash games. Perhaps I can host some cash games in Denver if there is demand. |
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This seems odd:
http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertou...007&eid=31 [ QUOTE ] This event will feature several $300+40 qualifiers throughout the week. Due to Colorado gaming law, there will be NO direct buy in option to the Main event. You must qualify to play the Main event. [/ QUOTE ] I'm unfamiliar with the law around poker tournaments and the $5 limit (my only live CO tournament experience are the 55+5s at Golden Gates), but I'm not sure how a 300+40 is okay but a 1500+200 or so isn't. Has HPT done other satellites-only tournaments elsewhere? |
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Who knows what the gaming law is in Colorado as it is a crazy mess. There are larger buy ins, up to $450, that I have seen.
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Yeah it can be weird here. The first hand of every no limit Tournament is played as limit to get around the gaming laws here, so that no one goes bust on the first hand and loses their entire bet. After the first hand though, it's back to NL for the rest of the event.
Grasshopper, If you come, I suggest you check out these sites: http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...amp;Itemid=227 and http://www.ameristar.com/blackhawk/bh_ca_tablegames.asp The Gilpin offers tournaments 4 times a day, so that might be one way to make some money. http://thegilpincasino.com/images/pd...hure8.5x11.pdf If you are a low limit specialist, you'll love our 'bingo' poker here (called that because the players here play just about any two cards in the hopes they'll 'bingo' on the river), because the top game that's spread, is 5/5 Limit, Dealers choice. As for Hunting season, the people here are so hungry for a chance to be on TV, I think it'll hardly make a dent here, as most will flock to Blackhawk from the Denver area where the Bar Tours (the Denver Poker Tour and the Amature Poker Tour) are quite popular here. |
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Yes!! I'm going to play Golden Gates. Hope they go through with this.
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Majestic Star is my home casino...my boy got like fifth in the tourney kid is an awesome player...I swear we have the hardest 2-5 lineup on earth out there...like 5 guys who have been playng poker 30+ years, and 3 guys like me or this kid who can comfortably play 5-10 and crush it in Vegas...and like 1 or 2 fish...
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For those of you who might be coming to the Golden Gates event from outside the area, there are only 2 hotels that I know of in Blackhawk (well actually 3, as one of them is linked with the Isle of Capris).
This because the Gates Casino's (there are 3 of them) do not have a hotel, not even one between them. Those are the Lodge Casino which is right across the street from The Golden Gates (that casino only has 50 rooms, so it fills up fast): http://www.thelodgecasino.com/ [ QUOTE ] Accomodations Stay the Night The Lodge Casino at Black Hawk offers 50 newly remodeled, comfortable rooms available for your enjoyment. All of our guest rooms are located on the 3rd floor with lovely Colorado mountain views. Plan your getaway today! For rates and reservations, please call 303-582-6500. Check-in time: 3:00 pm Check-out time: 11:00 am Sorry, we have a few restrictions: No one under 21 No pets No senior or military discounts [/ QUOTE ] and The Isle of Capris: http://www.isleofcapricasinos.com/Black_Hawk/hotel.php Which you can book online (they have a lot more rooms) There is also the Colorado Central Station Casino Hotel, which is part of the Isle of Capris Casinos as well, that has a small hotel as well. http://www.coloradocentralstation.com/ The rooms are a tad on the pricy side (for all 3 hotels), because they know that they don't have much in the way of competition. For both the Isle and Colorado Station hotels, you can also call 1-800-THE-ISLE for more information. BTW, it looks like it is going to happen, the only thing that could stop it now, is if the Colorado Gaming commision fudges it up or something. I am also thinking that perhaps the reason why you can't buy in direct, is that (mabye) they (the HPT) want for the Main event to run as a No Limit from the get go, and they can't do that if it's a direct buy in (due to Colorado gaming laws). It that's is it's only sticking point, I say they should allow that first hand to be limit, and then switch to NL (like they do for all tourneys here in Colorado that are played for money in Casinos) for the rest so ppl could buy directly in if they so choose to. I also highly recommend that if you are coming for the cash games, that unless you are a low limit specialist in the game of "No Fold 'em hold 'em" then you might as well not come, because that's how they play up there (any two cards to the river). That's not to say you can't come and take advantage of the Tourney's at the Gilpin (they run really good NL events as well), but unless you are really really good at low limit, they'll pretty much kick your buns here. |
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When does it usually start snowing in the Rockies/Utah/Wyoming?
I've been pining to go back to Deadwood and that HPT stop looks like a good time, but the drive from Vegas (I'm a sicko) looks like it'd be rife with problems. |
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Are the poker rooms non-smoking in CO?
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Are the poker rooms non-smoking in CO? [/ QUOTE ] Yes and no. You can't not smoke at the table, but for right now, you can smoke in the (slot machine) gaming areas, and for The Golden Gates Casino, that area is only a few steps away from the poker tables. I say for right now, because there is a law that recently passed that will extend the no smoking in Public places (IE: Resturants and Bars and such) to the Casinos as of January 1st, 2008. |
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When does it usually start snowing in the Rockies/Utah/Wyoming? I've been pining to go back to Deadwood and that HPT stop looks like a good time, but the drive from Vegas (I'm a sicko) looks like it'd be rife with problems. [/ QUOTE ] I've only lived here a year and a half now (in the Denver area), but last year it snowed for the first time the end of September, first part of October. Since Deadwood is further north, I would assume that it would be about the same thing. |
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BTW, as currently the only way to get into the Main Event (and thus the money/prize pool) is via a qualifier satallite, I will also say that I'm very used to this concept of the Qualifier satallite to get into a Main Event, as they did this all the time in Ohio when I lived there at the Reeses Charity events in Dayton, Ohio (which is about 50 miles north of Cincinnati where I lived).
I'm also thinking as well, that it might be that if you win multiple seats, and seats they just might be transferable, then you can play in the qualifier, win multiple seats, sell any extra seats to someone else, which might be a round about way someone else can buy directly in (by buying the ME seat from another person who won it). It would also allow for someone who wants to make some money (by selling seats into the HPT ME) to do so in this mannor. I'm not for sure about that aspect, though, but that is how they did it in Ohio, and in this event listed here below, that they are currently running in another city/state/location, they say the seats are transferable for that event: http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertou...007&eid=10 [ QUOTE ] Late registrations into Flight A will be allowed until the end of the second level. Win as many seats into the main event as you wish. They are transferable. Please review Rules tab for more detailed information on Seat transfers. If you advance into day 2 of the main event, these seats are NOT transferable and must be played by the person that advanced from day 1. Each individual player will only be allowed to play one flight. (ie: If you bust out of flight “A”, you can not buy into flight “B” even if there are seats available) Please review structure link for more detailed information. [/ QUOTE ] I will also point out that playing in such an (satallite) event, is a whole different animal. The goal towards the end isn't to win the event, but to simply qualify. Thus if you have a lot of chips, or even a lot more than most of the short stacks, when it's getting close to the bubble people, the best way to win your seat, is to not even LOOK at your cards, but to fold them, sight unseen, since there is no cash involved and everyone who qualifies will win the same prize, a seat into the main event. I learned this the HARD way when there were 30 seats in an Charity event in Ohio, a bunch of ppl with a ton less chips than me, I look at my cards in the small blind after the Button (the chip leader) raised (he was making a button move), and I looked down and saw pocket aces. Button had 7 duce o/s, and had raised it to 5k, when I went all in, it was only 7k more to him, he called and the flop was 7, 7, duce. I got no help on the turn or river, and I was the bubble girl out in 31st place with no seat. The Main Event BTW, for this qualifier I played in, was where the GP was 10k. I don't know a player alive that will fold pocket aces before the flop, and that includes me, so I learned that day, that it's best just not to look, if you have enough to last the blinds and antes for 5 or more rounds when it gets close. Also, last but not least, the tournaments they run locally here in the casinos, they don't do antes, but I'm pretty sure this one will. As a result, I think the field will be even softer, because the majority of the locals won't know how to play with Antes involved. |
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This seems odd: http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertou...007&eid=31 [ QUOTE ] This event will feature several $300+40 qualifiers throughout the week. Due to Colorado gaming law, there will be NO direct buy in option to the Main event. You must qualify to play the Main event. [/ QUOTE ] I'm unfamiliar with the law around poker tournaments and the $5 limit (my only live CO tournament experience are the 55+5s at Golden Gates), but I'm not sure how a 300+40 is okay but a 1500+200 or so isn't. Has HPT done other satellites-only tournaments elsewhere? [/ QUOTE ] The max you can buy into a poker tournament in CO is $500 |
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That's not to say you can't come and take advantage of the Tourney's at the Gilpin (they run really good NL events as well), but unless you are really really good at low limit, they'll pretty much kick your buns here. [/ QUOTE ] These are the best tournaments in Colorado. The dealer's choice game there is very good also (but it is a $5 limit). |
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The max you can buy into a poker tournament in CO is $500 [/ QUOTE ] Ah. It all makes sense now. Thanks. |
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I like the Gilpin. They have some great $100 tournaments. Some of the lower buy-ins can get a little crazy.
Their vig is a little steep, though. For a $100 tourney, $10 goes to the house and $1 to the bad beat jack pot, so only $89 of each entry goes in the prize pool. Plus, none of the house rake goes to the dealers, so you have to factor your tip in on top of that. Other casinos do have tourneys with a lower vig, but for me, it's worth paying a little extra for the Gilpin. It's a nice room with comfortable seating and most of the dealers are pretty decent. A few lame newbies, but you get that almost anywhere up there. |
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I like the Gilpin. They have some great $100 tournaments. Some of the lower buy-ins can get a little crazy. Their vig is a little steep, though. For a $100 tourney, $10 goes to the house and $1 to the bad beat jack pot, so only $89 of each entry goes in the prize pool. Plus, none of the house rake goes to the dealers, so you have to factor your tip in on top of that. Other casinos do have tourneys with a lower vig, but for me, it's worth paying a little extra for the Gilpin. It's a nice room with comfortable seating and most of the dealers are pretty decent. A few lame newbies, but you get that almost anywhere up there. [/ QUOTE ] The higher vig is because the tournaments take a long time to play (you get more chips, longer levels etc). If there was a demand for a lower vig shorter tournament I am pretty sure it would be spread. |
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The higher vig is because the tournaments take a long time to play (you get more chips, longer levels etc). If there was a demand for a lower vig shorter tournament I am pretty sure it would be spread. [/ QUOTE ] That's a good point, but I probably used a bad example. That was for a 9pm tourney last Wednesday that only had fifteen minute blinds. They only allow so many rounds before they cut it off (eight maybe?) and award first place to the person with the most chips. Doh! I didn't realize it was a turbo format, but it worked out okay. If I remember right, the starting chip amount was $9,000. I will have to check and see if the breakdown is the same for the 7pm Sunday night one. It usually has 4-8 tables and 20-minute rounds. |
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[ QUOTE ] The higher vig is because the tournaments take a long time to play (you get more chips, longer levels etc). If there was a demand for a lower vig shorter tournament I am pretty sure it would be spread. [/ QUOTE ] That's a good point, but I probably used a bad example. That was for a 9pm tourney last Wednesday that only had fifteen minute blinds. They only allow so many rounds before they cut it off (eight maybe?) and award first place to the person with the most chips. Doh! I didn't realize it was a turbo format, but it worked out okay. If I remember right, the starting chip amount was $9,000. I will have to check and see if the breakdown is the same for the 7pm Sunday night one. It usually has 4-8 tables and 20-minute rounds. [/ QUOTE ] The niner is a bad example. It is a speed tournament. It starts at 9 you get 9k in chips and play for 9 levels. edit: For full disclosure I do have some input into the Gilpin structures and would be interested in hearing if people are interested in different structures. |
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Heheheheh. Yeah, I agree. Bad example. But, I do like the Gilpin for tourneys. For me, it's definitely worth the extra few bucks.
I would probaly also mention to plan ahead and arrive early - sometimes they sell out faster than you'd expect. I wound up playing the 9er that night because the 7pm was huge and sold out before I got there. That's never happened to me before. |
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Heheheheh. Yeah, I agree. Bad example. But, I do like the Gilpin for tourneys. For me, it's definitely worth the extra few bucks. I would probaly also mention to plan ahead and arrive early - sometimes they sell out faster than you'd expect. I wound up playing the 9er that night because the 7pm was huge and sold out before I got there. That's never happened to me before. [/ QUOTE ] See my edit in the post above. The wed 7pm always sless out at 80 before 6pm. |
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http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm
here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures |
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Yeah, I usually get up there a lot earlier and hang out in a cash game, but last week I cut it too close. Darn day jobs!
The Sunday night $100 tourney is my favorite. I like the ratio of starting chips to blinds and people are more serious, but not too serious. My vote would be for thirty-minute rounds, but I can see how that format would tie up more tables and dealers. In later rounds, when people take longer to make decisions the twenty-minute rounds can be a killer. Most of the dealers keep things moving along, but some hands just seem to take forever when the clock is ticking and the blinds are going to make a big jump. |
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http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures [/ QUOTE ] The best tournament in Colorado I don't see listed. It is the Sunday 2PM tournament at Colorado Central Station. It is a $100 + $15 tournament with two rebuys at $100 each. The initial buy-in gives you 2,000 tournament chips. If you re-buy at the end of the second level, you will get 3,000 chips for each rebuy. Blinds start at 25/50 and rounds are 30 minutes long. So if you hold on to your starting stack of 2,000 and do the re-buys at the optimal time, you will have 8,000 chips going into the 3rd level which is 75/150. If you re-buy during the first or second level, you only get 2,000 chips instead of 3,000 chips. Most tournaments in CO suck but this one is not bad; it usually lasts about 7-8 hours and has 66-80 participants. |
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I will definately be at Golden Gates for this.Live in Denver at the moment,so looking forward to giving the HPT as shot.
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[ QUOTE ] http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures [/ QUOTE ] The best tournament in Colorado I don't see listed. It is the Sunday 2PM tournament at Colorado Central Station. It is a $100 + $15 tournament with two rebuys at $100 each. The initial buy-in gives you 2,000 tournament chips. If you re-buy at the end of the second level, you will get 3,000 chips for each rebuy. Blinds start at 25/50 and rounds are 30 minutes long. So if you hold on to your starting stack of 2,000 and do the re-buys at the optimal time, you will have 8,000 chips going into the 3rd level which is 75/150. If you re-buy during the first or second level, you only get 2,000 chips instead of 3,000 chips. Most tournaments in CO suck but this one is not bad; it usually lasts about 7-8 hours and has 66-80 participants. [/ QUOTE ] You think that is better than the 300 at 3pm on Sundays at the Gilpin? It is $100 with 2 $100 rebuys. For each $100 buy in you get $3k in chips, but you get $6k bonus chips if you take both rebuys up front to start with 15k in chips. The blind levels are 30 minutes each starting at 25-50. edit to add: If you really think that one is better please let me know what makes it better to you. |
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My vote would be for thirty-minute rounds, but I can see how that format would tie up more tables and dealers. In later rounds, when people take longer to make decisions the twenty-minute rounds can be a killer. Most of the dealers keep things moving along, but some hands just seem to take forever when the clock is ticking and the blinds are going to make a big jump. [/ QUOTE ] The 300 on Sundays has 30 minute levels. I don't think 30 minute levels are practical in a smaller buy-in event. The other problem in Colorado is these things have to end by closing time. |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures [/ QUOTE ] The best tournament in Colorado I don't see listed. It is the Sunday 2PM tournament at Colorado Central Station. It is a $100 + $15 tournament with two rebuys at $100 each. The initial buy-in gives you 2,000 tournament chips. If you re-buy at the end of the second level, you will get 3,000 chips for each rebuy. Blinds start at 25/50 and rounds are 30 minutes long. So if you hold on to your starting stack of 2,000 and do the re-buys at the optimal time, you will have 8,000 chips going into the 3rd level which is 75/150. If you re-buy during the first or second level, you only get 2,000 chips instead of 3,000 chips. Most tournaments in CO suck but this one is not bad; it usually lasts about 7-8 hours and has 66-80 participants. [/ QUOTE ] You think that is better than the 300 at 3pm on Sundays at the Gilpin? It is $100 with 2 $100 rebuys. For each $100 buy in you get $3k in chips, but you get $6k bonus chips if you take both rebuys up front to start with 15k in chips. The blind levels are 30 minutes each starting at 25-50. edit to add: If you really think that one is better please let me know what makes it better to you. [/ QUOTE ] I haven't played the Gilpin so I can't really comment on their Sunday 300. I saw a tournament sheet on Gilpin tournaments about a year ago and I was turned off by the extremely high vig - if I recall, they were charging $15 vig on buy-ins as low as $50. Perhaps they have changed this?? Is the Gilpin 300 structure and vig posted somewhere? Too lazy to look at the moment. thanks |
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I like the Gilpin. They have some great $100 tournaments. Some of the lower buy-ins can get a little crazy. Their vig is a little steep, though. For a $100 tourney, $10 goes to the house and $1 to the bad beat jack pot, so only $89 of each entry goes in the prize pool. Plus, none of the house rake goes to the dealers, so you have to factor your tip in on top of that. Other casinos do have tourneys with a lower vig, but for me, it's worth paying a little extra for the Gilpin. It's a nice room with comfortable seating and most of the dealers are pretty decent. A few lame newbies, but you get that almost anywhere up there. [/ QUOTE ] Ah yes, but they are the ONLY Casino I know of that have a bad beat jackpot for TOURNAMENTS (aces full of Kings need to be beat to activate the Jackpot, and the hand has to be played all the way through to showdown). |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The higher vig is because the tournaments take a long time to play (you get more chips, longer levels etc). If there was a demand for a lower vig shorter tournament I am pretty sure it would be spread. [/ QUOTE ] That's a good point, but I probably used a bad example. That was for a 9pm tourney last Wednesday that only had fifteen minute blinds. They only allow so many rounds before they cut it off (eight maybe?) and award first place to the person with the most chips. Doh! I didn't realize it was a turbo format, but it worked out okay. If I remember right, the starting chip amount was $9,000. I will have to check and see if the breakdown is the same for the 7pm Sunday night one. It usually has 4-8 tables and 20-minute rounds. [/ QUOTE ] The niner is a bad example. It is a speed tournament. It starts at 9 you get 9k in chips and play for 9 levels. edit: For full disclosure I do have some input into the Gilpin structures and would be interested in hearing if people are interested in different structures. [/ QUOTE ] RR, I for one would LOVE to see some events where we have longer blinds raise, and where you add in Antes into the mix. You'll get the same results time wise (or at least it should) in regards to how long the events last, and it will give the locals practice on how to play with Antes. Also, for the Record, I think the Gilpin has the best Tournaments in the Area, and I had suggested a number of times that you guys try to pull in the HPT, but was told they would never come to the Area, because the Gilpin felt that the HPT would think we were to small fry for them to come. So, I guess the Golden Gates must of been more willing to take the chance. I do love all the events you guys run, they are awsome, and not to run down the Golden Gates, but I wish you guys had been the ones to get the HPT there. |
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Heheheheh. Yeah, I agree. Bad example. But, I do like the Gilpin for tourneys. For me, it's definitely worth the extra few bucks. I would probaly also mention to plan ahead and arrive early - sometimes they sell out faster than you'd expect. I wound up playing the 9er that night because the 7pm was huge and sold out before I got there. That's never happened to me before. [/ QUOTE ] The reason that the 7pm is sold out, is because they (the Gilpin) are currently running their Fan Radio Promo, which they are now running on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays. Top 10 percent advance to another event the End of August, and the winner of that one wins a seat to the WPT event in December. You really have to get there NLT 5:30pm (when they open up the 7pm for selling seats) standing in line when it opens, in order to get your seat when the Gilpin is running their Fan promo: http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...amp;Itemid=228 The Promo: http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...2&Itemid=0 [ QUOTE ] The Fan Poker Challenge III Card sharks unite! If you’re a poker player and are up for a challenge, join us for The FAN Poker Challenge III! The Challenge kicks off June 18 and continues through August 30! Monday ($60 buy-in), Tuesday ($60) and Thursday ($80) No Limit Texas Hold‘em Semifinals – August 27 and 28 at 7 pm Finals – August 30 at 7 pm Win CASH and prizes, including a poker table, gift certificates and trips for two to Las Vegas. Grand prize is a seat at the 6th Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic in December at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Seats are limited. See Poker Room Supervisor for details. [/ QUOTE ] They are quite generous with your starting chippies too. If I remember correctly the 60 buck event you get 6k in chips, and the 80 buck event you get 8k in chips (not so sure on the last one though, but you do get at least 6k in starting chips). Link to their schedule here: http://thegilpincasino.com/images/pd...hure8.5x11.pdf which tells what tournaments that the Gilpin runs. Be aware as well, that The Golden Gates also run events as well (though I've never played there before). |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures [/ QUOTE ] The best tournament in Colorado I don't see listed. It is the Sunday 2PM tournament at Colorado Central Station. It is a $100 + $15 tournament with two rebuys at $100 each. The initial buy-in gives you 2,000 tournament chips. If you re-buy at the end of the second level, you will get 3,000 chips for each rebuy. Blinds start at 25/50 and rounds are 30 minutes long. So if you hold on to your starting stack of 2,000 and do the re-buys at the optimal time, you will have 8,000 chips going into the 3rd level which is 75/150. If you re-buy during the first or second level, you only get 2,000 chips instead of 3,000 chips. Most tournaments in CO suck but this one is not bad; it usually lasts about 7-8 hours and has 66-80 participants. [/ QUOTE ] You think that is better than the 300 at 3pm on Sundays at the Gilpin? It is $100 with 2 $100 rebuys. For each $100 buy in you get $3k in chips, but you get $6k bonus chips if you take both rebuys up front to start with 15k in chips. The blind levels are 30 minutes each starting at 25-50. edit to add: If you really think that one is better please let me know what makes it better to you. [/ QUOTE ] I haven't played the Gilpin so I can't really comment on their Sunday 300. I saw a tournament sheet on Gilpin tournaments about a year ago and I was turned off by the extremely high vig - if I recall, they were charging $15 vig on buy-ins as low as $50. Perhaps they have changed this?? Is the Gilpin 300 structure and vig posted somewhere? Too lazy to look at the moment. thanks [/ QUOTE ] www.gilpinpoker.com The vig might be a little higher, but they are willing to go out and get the best floorstaff around. |
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When does it usually start snowing in the Rockies/Utah/Wyoming? I've been pining to go back to Deadwood and that HPT stop looks like a good time, but the drive from Vegas (I'm a sicko) looks like it'd be rife with problems. [/ QUOTE ] I'm a sicko too (drove from Minneapolis to South-East Idaho every two weeks for seven months - October to June). While it is possible to get snow in mountainous areas in all but the 3 or 4 hottest months of the year the risk of bigger storms in the areas you'd be driving through would be relatively low in mid-October, but no impossible. Do you have any experience driving in snow? If so, you're probably okay. I'm giving serious consideration to playing the Colorado event and if I do I'll probably drive. Potential weather will be low on my list of considerations although it will be a consideration. But like I said, I'm a sicko too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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The Denver area had some decent snow right around the first or second week of October in both 2005 and 2006. It usually melts within a day or two, but the day we get dumped on can be a little hairy.
But, like everyone says in Colorado, "If you don't like the weather, just wait a day." If the weather does turn snowy, I think the most it would delay you is a few hours or maybe one day. The Central City Parkway is an awesome altrnate route, but as I discovered last April or May, not so much in a white out! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] |
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[ QUOTE ] When does it usually start snowing in the Rockies/Utah/Wyoming? I've been pining to go back to Deadwood and that HPT stop looks like a good time, but the drive from Vegas (I'm a sicko) looks like it'd be rife with problems. [/ QUOTE ] I'm a sicko too (drove from Minneapolis to South-East Idaho every two weeks for seven months - October to June). While it is possible to get snow in mountainous areas in all but the 3 or 4 hottest months of the year the risk of bigger storms in the areas you'd be driving through would be relatively low in mid-October, but no impossible. Do you have any experience driving in snow? If so, you're probably okay. I'm giving serious consideration to playing the Colorado event and if I do I'll probably drive. Potential weather will be low on my list of considerations although it will be a consideration. But like I said, I'm a sicko too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I grew up in the Northeast. Driving during snowstorms is nothing new. I just don't want to have to bother with it if I do get the chance to go, especially since I'd be taking a different (new) route than the one I took to get from Deadwood to Vegas. Then, I went from the Black Hills down back-road-highways to 25 to get to Cheyenne then went around Denver through Colorado to Utah and Nevada (and hated it, the Colorado air pressure damn near killed me). Now, I'd be going up to Salt Lake City, from there heading east then north to Casper, then take 25 and 90 to Deadwood. Basically, the route mapquest gives if you do a straight "Las Vegas, NV" to "Deadwood, SD" search. |
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I grew up in the Northeast. Driving during snowstorms is nothing new. I just don't want to have to bother with it if I do get the chance to go, especially since I'd be taking a different (new) route than the one I took to get from Deadwood to Vegas. Then, I went from the Black Hills down back-road-highways to 25 to get to Cheyenne then went around Denver through Colorado to Utah and Nevada (and hated it, the Colorado air pressure damn near killed me). Now, I'd be going up to Salt Lake City, from there heading east then north to Casper, then take 25 and 90 to Deadwood. Basically, the route mapquest gives if you do a straight "Las Vegas, NV" to "Deadwood, SD" search. [/ QUOTE ] Like I said, snow is almost always a possibility. A few years ago was traveling through Wyoming the first week in June and I-80 was closed between Laramie and Cheyene due to snow. But mid-October the risk of anything significant is low. Since your route is on interstate except for Rawlins to Casper (and that is a major highway in the area) even if there is snow it should get cleared quickly. |
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http://www.pokertournamentformula.co...ournaments.htm here is a list of tournys in colorado that compares the blind structures [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the cool link. I'd still advise people to check with each casino on the schedule before heading up, though. (Fortune Valley does not have a Friday night tourney, but I think they have a Thursday night one.) I checked out Golden Gates last night and played in the 7pm Friday. There were 5 tables, but the fifteen-minute rounds are kind of a killer. The room is okay, but there is a smoking area right next to several of the tables. (Cough, couch.) I think it wil be fine for the HPT, but I think I will wait to go back there until after the smoking ban takes effect on January 1. |
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Personally, I like the Gilpin the best when it comes to playing poker in Blackhawk.
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Personally, I like the Gilpin the best when it comes to playing poker in Blackhawk. [/ QUOTE ] Agree |
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