Official Meetup! BOO2: Battle Of Ontario - April 23-25, 2010 - Ottawa

[jdunford]

Battle of Ontario 2

There's a weekend of live poker happening April 23-25 in Ottawa, Ontario! It's a meet-up event for members of JackSeven.ca and Chiptalk.net.
All the details are in post #2 (tl;dr). Here is a brief summary of the events:

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Friday April 23 @ 7pm:
Low-stakes cash game(s):

• Two tables:
  • Table 1: 25¢/50¢, $50-max NLHE (9 players max)
  • Table 2: could be 25¢/50¢, $50-max PLO or PLO8 (9 players max)*
    • Or could be 10¢ ante 50¢/$1/$2 fixed limit dealer's choice (HORSE, 27TD, pineapple, etc) (8 players max)*

• Play until ~ 1am

Confirmed players:

1. imthatguy (CT)
2. jadillon (CT)
3. Maegnus (CT)
4. Physch (CT)
5. War-Lord (CT)
6. jdunford (CT/J7)
7. believe (J7)
8. Dukee (J7)
9. NoViCe (J7)
10. The_Legend (J7) - maybe
11. Chancy (CT) - maybe
12. ellased (CT) - maybe
13. Lindsay (iNano78 +1) - maybe

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Saturday, April 24 @ 12pm:
BOO#2 Deep-stack NLHE "Main Event"!!

• $100 buy-in, freeze-out
• 50 players max; play is 9-handed on 5 tables (would start 10 handed if we get > 45)

Confirmed players:

1. Big Mike (CT)
2. Chancy (CT)
3. ellased (CT)
4. imthatguy (CT)
5. jadillon (CT)
6. Maegnus (CT)
7. Physch (CT)
8. War-Lord (CT)
9. jdunford (CT/J7)
10. Lindsay (jdunford +1)
11. Sunny (jdunford +2)
    
12. Rishi (jdunford +3)
    
13. AMIGOOD (J7)
    
14. believe (J7)
    
15. Dukee (J7)
16. Fresh Deckz (J7)
17. G-Ren (J7)
    
18. G-Ren +1 (G-Ren +1)
19. Heckler (J7)
20. NoViCe (J7)
21. Saturn (J7)
22. TheCrushingJinnyOf2010 (J7)
    
23. Vigilanty (J7)
24. Vigilanty +1
25. Vigilanty +2
26. YagottaGo4It (J7)
27. The_Legend (J7) - maybe
28. Vigilanty +3/4 - maybe
29. KarlReinders (CT / J7) - maybe
30. Ricky (KarlReinders +1) - maybe

Various cash games

• Several tables (concurrent with tournament):
  • Table 1: 25¢/50¢, $50-max NLHE
  • Table 2: $1/$2, $200-max NLHE
  • Table 3: 50¢/$1, $100-max PLO(8)*
  • Other tables:
    • Could even have HORSE or dealer's choice... whatever people agree to play!*

• Play until ~ 2am

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Sunday, April 25 @ 10am:
BOO#2 HORSE tournament <- still ON!!

• $60 buy-in, freeze-out
• 16 players max; play is 8-handed
• Play by the orbit (e.g. levels are not timed; see below for details)

Confirmed players:

1. imthatguy (CT)
2. Physch (CT)
3. jdunford (CT/J7)
4. bigchico10 (J7)
5. jtambourine (J7) - probably(?)
6. NoViCe (J7)
7. Dukee (J7) - maybe
8. qihu00 (J7) - maybe
9. Saturn (J7) - maybe
10. The_Legend (J7) - maybe

Various cash games

• Several tables (similar to Saturday)
• Play until ~11pm

BOO#2 "Second Chance" NLHE tournament<- canceled (lack of interest)

• $40 buy-in, +$40 single re-buy OR add-on (see details)
• 50 players max; play is 9-handed on 5 tables (would start 10 handed if we get > 45)

Confirmed players:

1. Maegnus (CT)
2. qihu00 (J7) - maybe
3. The_Legend (J7) - maybe
4. ellased (CT) - maybe
5. jadillon (CT) - maybe

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All events are rake-free. And in addition to cash, there are several non-monetary prizes from our generous sponsors:

• Atlantic Standard Molding / PokerChipsOnline.com has offered custom casino-quality poker chips commemorating this event (as at BOO#1)!
• HoldemPokerChips.com has offered a custom hot-stamped heads-up chip set, including 100 casino-quality chips manufactured by Blue Chip Company, 100% plastic cards, and wooden case!
• TheChipRoom.com will provide something... possibly related to the new Pharaohs Club line...
• ApachePokerChips.com has offered a gift certificate, valid for anything at their online store.
• CaraGails.com is providing some surprise gifts.
• Special thanks to zachjackdad (JackSeven.ca) and tenpercenter (Chiptalk.net) for permitting this joint event.

Please post interest in this thread, preferably indicating day(s)/event(s) you would most likely attend.


* All mixed cash games depend on sufficient interest, and might be replaced by NLHE to conform with the status quo.

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Traveling by car:
It shouldn't be difficult to coordinate car-pooling from Kitchener-Waterloo (5.5 hours), Toronto (4.5 hours), or Montreal (2 hours). And of course, non-Canadian CTers are welcome, too: Ottawa is just over 3 hours up the I-85 from Syracuse, or...

Traveling by plane:
Ottawa has an international airport (YOW), with direct flights to/from major Eastern USA hubs (New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, Orlando, etc.), not to mention several Canadian cities (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Halifax, St. John's, etc.). And if several CTers are flying in around the same time, perhaps we could coordinate a pick-up from the airport (?).

Accommodations:
As you can imagine, the nation's capital has quite a few hotels. If you aren't looking for anything fancy, there are some affordable ones close by. In fact, there's even one within walking distance! Let me know what you need and I'll hook you up. See post #27 for some recommendations.

Site-seeing:
If you haven't been to Ottawa before, you might want to have a look around, and - dare I suggest - maybe even skip out on some poker to take a tour, see a museum, or at the very least, wander around the parliament buildings.

Chipping:
And of course there will be plenty of time for showing off chips, trading sample sets, etc.

Pics of Ottawa (stolen from the web):

[jdunford]

Battle of Ontario 2 Details:

All games are held in Ottawa's east end (near Montreal Rd & Aviation Pkwy). The poker games themselves are rake free. BYOB - nearest Beer Store is at Montreal Rd & St. Laurent Blvd; nearest LCBO is at Blair Rd & Ogilvie, or Montreal Rd & Vanier Pkwy, or Rideau St & King Edward (flagship), depending where you're coming from. Please bring snacks and/or extra cash for food. There will be breaks at which we can order in meals (probably pizza and/or Swiss Chalet chicken; recommendations welcome). And there is a stove, oven, microwave, and fridge available at every venue.

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BOO#2 Deep-stack No Limit Hold'em "Main Event"!!1!

• Saturday, April 24
  • Registration at 12:00pm;
  • Tourney starts at 12:30pm SHARP! Don't be late!!!

• $100 buy-in
• 50 players max; play is 9-handed on 5 tables (would be 10 handed to start if we get > 45)
• T10,000 starting stacks; 20-30 minute blind levels
• Freeze-out (no re-buys or add-ons)
• Duration will depend on number of participants; estimating 7.5-8.5 hours.
• Tournament to be followed by a trophy presentation...

Blinds	Elapsed time
25/50	0:00
50/100	0:30
75/150	1:00
100/200	1:30
150/300	2:00
- break -	colour-up -
200/400	2:30
300/600	2:50
400/800	3:10
500/1,000	3:30
600/1,200	3:50
800/1,600	4:10
1,000/2,000	4:30
1,200/2,400	4:50
- break -	colour-up -
1,500/3,000	5:10
2,000/4,000	5:30
2,500/5,000	5:50
3,000/6,000	6:10
4,000/8,000	6:30
5,000/10,000	6:50
- break -	colour-up -
6,000/12,000	7:10
8,000/16,000	7:30
10,000/20,000	7:50
12,000/24,000	8:10
15,000/30,000	8:30
20,000/40,000	8:50
25,000/50,000	9:10
30,000/60,000	9:30
40,000/80,000	9:50
50,000/100,000	10:10

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BOO#2 "Second Chance" No Limit Hold'em Tournament!

• Sunday, April 25
  • Registration at 10:00am;
  • Tourney starts at 10:30am SHARP! Don't be late!!!

• $40 buy-in
• 50 players max; play is 9-handed on 5 tables (would be 10 handed to start if we get > 45)
• T5,000 starting stacks; 20 minute blind levels
• One (1) optional re-buy per player available until the first break
  • Re-buy is $40 for another T5,000
  • Re-buy can be used at any time before or during the first break, including before the tournament starts
  • Re-buy can be used immediately upon busting out; you cannot sit out after busting and re-buy later.

• Duration will depend on number of participants and re-buys; estimating 6-7 hours.

Blinds	Elapsed time
25/50	0:00
50/100	0:20
75/150	0:40
100/200	1:00
150/300	1:20
- break -	colour-up -
200/400	1:40
300/600	2:00
400/800	2:20
600/1,200	2:40
800/1,600	3:00
- break -	colour-up -
1,000/2,000	3:20
1,500/3,000	3:40
2,000/4,000	4:00
3,000/6,000	4:20
4,000/8,000	4:40
- break -	colour-up -
5,000/10,000	5:00
6,000/12,000	5:20
8,000/16,000	5:40
10,000/20,000	6:00
12,000/24,000	6:20
15,000/30,000	6:40
20,000/40,000	7:00
25,000/50,000	7:20
30,000/60,000	7:40
40,000/80,000	8:00
50,000/100,000	8:20

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BOO#2 HORSE Tournament!

• Sunday, April 25
  • Registration at 10:15am
  • Tourney starts at 10:45am SHARP! Don't be late!!!

• $60 buy-in
• 16 players max (play is 8-handed on 2 tables)
• T10,000 starting stack
• Freeze-out (no re-buys or add-ons)
• Expected duration is 9 hours for 1 table; add an hour for an additional table
• Play a fixed number of orbits of each game at each level; depends on number of players at a table:
  • 7-8 players: 1 orbit (7-8 hands) per game
  • 4-6 players: 2 orbits (8-12 hands) per game
  • 3 players: 3 orbits (9 hands) per game
  • 2 players: 5 orbits (10 hands) per game

Game	Blinds (H & O) or Ante/Bring-in (R,S,E)	Small Bet / Big Bet
H & O:	50 / 100	100 / 200
R, S, E:	25 / 50	150 / 300
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 1.3 hours
H & O:	100 / 200	200 / 400
R, S, E:	50 / 100	300 / 600
* break	* colour-up T25s	* ~ 2.7 hours
H & O:	200 / 400	400 / 800
R, S, E:	100 / 200	600 / 1200
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 4 hours
H & O:	400 / 800	800 / 1600
R, S, E:	200 / 400	1000 / 2000
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 5.3 hours
H & O:	600 / 1200	1200 / 2400
R, S, E:	300 / 600	1500 / 3000
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 6.7 hours
H & O:	1000 / 2000	2000 / 4000
R, S, E:	500 / 1000	2500 / 5000
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 8 hours
H & O:	1500 / 3000	3000 / 6000
R, S, E:	800 / 1600	4000 / 8000
* break	* colour-up T100s	* ~ 9.3 hours
H & O:	2500 / 5000	5000 / 10000
R, S, E:	1000 / 2000	6000 / 12000
* break	* colour-up T500s	* ~ 10.7 hours
H & O:	4000 / 8000	8000 / 16000
R, S, E:	2000 / 4000	10000 / 20000
* quick break	* synch tables	* ~ 12 hours
H & O:	6000 / 12000	12000 / 24000
R, S, E:	3000 / 6000	15000 / 30000
* quick break	* synch tables *	~ 13.3 hours
H & O:	10000 / 20000	20000 / 40000
R, S, E:	5000 / 10000	25000 / 50000

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Prizes for all BOO#2 tournaments

Number	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
7-11	53.0%	30.0%	17.0%	-	-	-
12-19	47.8%	27.5%	15.7%	9.0%	-	-
20-33	45.1%	26.1%	15.1%	8.7%	5.0%	-
34-50	43.4%	25.3%	14.8%	8.6%	5.0%	2.9%

Prizes will be rounded to the nearest $5.

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Cash game details

• Ring games will be running during the tournaments at tables that become available as players bust out.
• There will be different stakes and different games. For example:
  • Low-stakes NLHE table: 25¢/50¢, $50-max
  • Higher-stakes NLHE table: $1/$2, $200-max
  • PLO(8) table: 50¢/$1, $100-max
  • 7CS / HORSE / Dealer's choice limit table (10¢ ante, 20¢ bring-in, 50¢ small, $1 big, $2 river)

• ...If you can find people to play it, we can make it happen!

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Rules:
Robert's Rules of Poker v.11 will be in effect, with the "Dead button" rule and two decks (shuffle behind, cut to the right). An unbiased tournament director will settle any disputes.

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Please sign up below!

* All mixed cash games depend on sufficient interest, and might be replaced by the status quo.
** All details (e.g. blinds structures, etc.) might change slightly with little notice. Best to check back here closer to the BOO#2 weekend.

[unvmyset]

Man, I am going to really try to make it to this event. If it was a little closer I would consider driving to see the scenery (I still may). How far in advance would I need to book rooms, is it really busy there in April?

Edit: Just saw the distantly behind my name, LOL that's the truth!!

[ellased]

i am most definitely interested. i should be able to block that weekend.
i can save some cash for the games you've suggested.
i'd need perhaps the address where we'll be playing so i can look for accomodations. or if you can pm suggestions that'd be great.

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by unvmyset

Man, I am going to really try to make it to this event. If it was a little closer I would consider driving to see the scenery (I still may). How far in advance would I need to book rooms, is it really busy there in April?

Edit: Just saw the distantly behind my name, LOL that's the truth!!

If you want a 5-star room downtown, then I dunno... but if you just need a place to crash, you shouldn't need to look far in advance.

Originally Posted by ellased

i am most definitely interested. i should be able to block that weekend.
i can save some cash for the games you've suggested.
i'd need perhaps the address where we'll be playing so i can look for accomodations. or if you can pm suggestions that'd be great.

I'm in the east end, east of St. Laurent Blvd on Montreal Road. I can PM suggestions in January.

[unvmyset]

Originally Posted by jdunford

If you want a 5-star room downtown, then I dunno... but if you just need a place to crash, you shouldn't need to look far in advance.

Nah, I would just need a place to crash. 5-star would be spending extra chip money imo!

[imthatguy]

I'm in charge of the chips fer this. There will be at least a commemorative chip. Possibly a set available, we'll see. And prizes prizes prizes.

[Big Mike]

Interested, and likely attending.

[imthatguy]

Come on Ontarians! I know you're out there...

Rough mockup of this year's logo!

[Big Mike]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Rough mockup of this year's logo!

While I realize the union jack is a big part of the Ontario flag, I think this logo is a bit too red-white-blue and not enough red. Just my .02 on what looks like it will be an awesome chip!