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#91
09-13-2007, 05:13 AM
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Don't tell me HPT ain't making no money for the Gates. [/ QUOTE ] We will see. A lot of that depends on what their deal with HPT is. I like big tournaments; if HPT is successful there very well could be more special events. When I have looked at this stuff generally it makes more sense to put on your own special event if you have people on site that can handle a larger tournament. 
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#93
09-13-2007, 11:42 AM
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Cincy Lady, Just try the $300 Sunday 3pm Gilpin Tourney... and stop with the excuses! (women...geez) [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] And yes I agree, Blackhawk should do a quarterly or semiannually "Big Buy In" Tourney ($500). Just make it some sort of "Championship" with a guaranteed prize pool or first prize. Give away a championship bracelet or ring. Make it over 2 weekends or something. You would easily get 2-300 people in my opinion. [/ QUOTE ] I agree with the 2-300 people equation, especially if they added in the Antes. People might even come from out of town to play in it. As for me, I just can't get a handle on Blackhawk poker, and yes, it is quite frustrating. Yesterday, I let my Evil Twin sister, Donkella (everone who plays poker has an Evil Twin Sibling, born on the day you first started to play poker ... for Guys his name is Donkzilla, for gals, Donkella), talk me into going up to the Gates to play live action simply to try to win a seat in a danged drawing for the HPT. Cost me over 150 bucks it did for forgetting my self imposed ban on playing colorado live action games. I've just not played in this low limit crap prior to moving here, since I first started playing poker 5 years ago. I'm just hoping that the HPT will be different, and that there will be a better quality of player (not too good, but good enough) present during this time period, so at least the tournament won't suck as well. FWIW, I'm also planning on playing a week later in Deadwood, SD ... is anyone else planning on making the trip there? Only an 8hr drive each way, and rumor has it, you can play REAL poker there, including NL. Direct buy in for the HPT ME in Deadwood will be, $1650 (which includes the juice).
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#94
09-13-2007, 11:59 AM
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[ QUOTE ] I have been involved in some higher buyin tournaments, but I don't really see them making sense in Colorado. The most you can charge is $500 (including the rake for the casino), you cannot have them across properties (if you have a poker tournament played on more than one property you cannot take any juice from it). The hotel space isn't here and we can't spread any side games with more than a $5 bet. There also is no sports book and limited pit games to capture extra revenue. [/ QUOTE ] Which is why the Heartland Tour isn't at the Gilpin. People want to play a big game. Don't tell me HPT ain't making no money for the Gates. RR: Be creative! [/ QUOTE ] Actually, in talking with one of the assistant managers there a month back, he let it slip that in actuality having the HPT there is going to COST the Gates money, not make it for them (at least in the short term). They (the Gates) have to pay (or so I was told) the HPT $20k just for them to show up, and then (or so I was told) the HPT gets to keep all the juice as well. Plus I was told, the Gates had to get all the dealers to agree to sign their rights away for their images to be shown on TV. What is in it for the gates? Well from what I understand, they are (or they feel they are) the 'Forgotten room' in Blackhawk. They (The Gates, or so I was told) are having the HPT come to the Gates in Blackhawk, in the hopes that the word will get out about The Gates Poker room, and bring in more live action cash players (not to mention their non playing partners/friends who only play the slots) to the Casino.
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#95
09-13-2007, 12:05 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Don't tell me HPT ain't making no money for the Gates. [/ QUOTE ] We will see. A lot of that depends on what their deal with HPT is. I like big tournaments; if HPT is successful there very well could be more special events. When I have looked at this stuff generally it makes more sense to put on your own special event if you have people on site that can handle a larger tournament. [/ QUOTE ] FWIW, I think the Gilpin is fully capable of having a large event (with bigger direct buy ins, and ANTES!). Perhaps you guys could even work with some of the local TV stations to sponsor the costs for it, and to air the final table (much like you do with the Fan events you run every year for them, only in this case, to allow for direct buy in as well, to the ME).
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#96
09-13-2007, 12:57 PM
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FWIW, I'm also planning on playing a week later in Deadwood, SD ... is anyone else planning on making the trip there? Only an 8hr drive each way, and rumor has it, you can play REAL poker there, including NL. Direct buy in for the HPT ME in Deadwood will be, $1650 (which includes the juice). [/ QUOTE ] You know that SD has a cap $100 cap on betting, right? Most games are spread limit.
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#97
09-13-2007, 02:28 PM
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No I didn't but hey, 100 bucks (cap) is STILL a hell of a lot better than here, where the cap is only a mere 5 bucks.
At the very least, I can play some 15/30, 20/40, or if I want to go and play MY brand of low limit, 10/20. Do they by chance have N/L of any kind (like with say a 100 buck buy in limit or something)?
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#98
09-14-2007, 01:42 AM
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FWIW, I'm also planning on playing a week later in Deadwood, SD ... is anyone else planning on making the trip there? [/ QUOTE ] Maybe... it depends...are you single (not really important) and is that your real pic in your Avatar? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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#99
09-14-2007, 02:44 AM
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Do they by chance have N/L of any kind (like with say a 100 buck buy in limit or something)? [/ QUOTE ] Don't know, but KCMO is only 9 hours from Denver, and they have nlhe
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#100
09-14-2007, 11:52 AM
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[ QUOTE ] FWIW, I'm also planning on playing a week later in Deadwood, SD ... is anyone else planning on making the trip there? [/ QUOTE ] Maybe... it depends...are you single (not really important) and is that your real pic in your Avatar? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Meh ... Answer to number 1, yes I'm single. Answer to number 2, no, it's just something a friend made up for me for an Avatar, that reflects my job skill set. So, unless you like older women (I'll be 49 by then), and you like BBW's (Big Beautiful Women) and consider yourself to be (as I've heard guys call it) a 'chubby chaser', I don't think you'd be interested in someone like myself. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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