[LuckyLloyd]

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Live tournaments?

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Yes Please...

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The Sporting Emporium on South Annes street have a €100 + 10 FO every Monday which is decent:

7500 starting stack

25 / 50 / 20 mins
50 / 100
75 / 150
100 / 200
150 / 300
150 / 300 / 25 / 25 mins
200 / 400 / 25
300 / 600 / 50
400 / 800 / 50
500 / 1000 / 100
600 / 1200 / 100
800 / 1600 / 200 / 30 mins

etc, etc to finish.

Generally 35 - 50 runners. 20.45 start. Finish 3am - 4am.

They have a great monthly game on the first saturday of every month. €200 + 20 with the same above structure and 8000 starting chips. Except the clock begins at 30 mins; moves to 40 mins with the introduction of the antes - and has levels rolled back at the final table. Begins at 6pm and is a 12 hour marathon. And probably has the toughest field of a regularly scheduled Dublin tournament (which doesn't meana whole lot). On this Saturday as part of the club's November festival. Generally gets 60 - 80 runners.

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What should be within your budget as a workie is Cool Hand Luke's Tuesday Scalps game:

€50 + 5 + 20 scalp. 8000 chips. 30 min clock all night.

25 / 50
50 / 100
75 / 150
100 / 200
150 / 300
200 / 400 / 25
300 / 600 / 50
400 / 800 / 50
500 / 1000 / 100
800 / 1500 / 100
1000 / 2000 / 200

etc, etc. Generally gets 25 - 40 runners. 9pm start. 4am - 5am finish.

If these finish times are sounding too late for you then play Cool Hand Luke's Friday night €100 + 10 FO. Same structure as above, 30 min clock all night. 8500 starting chips and 40 - 70 runners. A very, very good game.

Cool Hand Luke's is situated on Merrion Square right beside the FAI office.

Both clubs require ID to sign up (18+); have nice interiors; excellent dealers; nice chips, chairs and tables; and very friendly and competent floor staff.

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If you would like to go even cheaper I can point you in the direction of some €20 - €50 FO's. Bear in mind though that thes games do not allow a huge amount of play and may be self deal - i.e. they exemplify the worst aspects of live poker.

I seriously say that the CHL Friday night game is a great place to start.

Hope that helps.