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| + | ====== The Gamer Club Thursday Poker ====== | ||
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| Texas Hold'em No Limit Tournament. £10 buy-in, 1 £5 rebuy. Last buy in: approximately 9:15pm. | Texas Hold'em No Limit Tournament. £10 buy-in, 1 £5 rebuy. Last buy in: approximately 9:15pm. | ||
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| |15|10000/20000|10|11:30 PM| | |15|10000/20000|10|11:30 PM| | ||
| - | ==== League ==== | + | ===== League ===== |
| League starts on Thu 29th Feb 2024. From that point on: | League starts on Thu 29th Feb 2024. From that point on: | ||
| * £15 per game is taken out of the pot to go toward a league prize (£20/week for the last four games to give the winner a freeroll). | * £15 per game is taken out of the pot to go toward a league prize (£20/week for the last four games to give the winner a freeroll). | ||
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| * Top 10 players get a seat at the final table. | * Top 10 players get a seat at the final table. | ||
| - | ==== Code of Conduct ==== | + | ===== Code of Conduct ===== |
| The Code of Conduct is enforced by the game's organizing player, and their interpretation of the Code of Conduct is final. The Code of Conduct's purpose is to promote inclusivity and fairness within the game, and to ensure all participants are equally protected against infringement of the Code of Conduct. When you play poker here, you are expected to understand these rules and expect their enforcement by the game's organizing player. | The Code of Conduct is enforced by the game's organizing player, and their interpretation of the Code of Conduct is final. The Code of Conduct's purpose is to promote inclusivity and fairness within the game, and to ensure all participants are equally protected against infringement of the Code of Conduct. When you play poker here, you are expected to understand these rules and expect their enforcement by the game's organizing player. | ||
| - | 1. Use of inappropriate language | + | === 1. Use of inappropriate language === |
| If a player uses language deemed inappropriate by the Code of Conduct, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. Language deemed inappropriate by the Code of Conduct includes the following: | If a player uses language deemed inappropriate by the Code of Conduct, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. Language deemed inappropriate by the Code of Conduct includes the following: | ||
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| * Language used to threaten, provoke, or instigate physical confrontation | * Language used to threaten, provoke, or instigate physical confrontation | ||
| - | 2. Use of physical violence | + | === 2. Use of physical violence === |
| If a player uses physical violence or threatens to do so, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. This includes any and all players involved. If a player physically confronts you, you are not to reciprocate. You alert the game's organising player, and they will cash out/refund and ban the instigating player. Any reciprocating players will also be banned. | If a player uses physical violence or threatens to do so, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. This includes any and all players involved. If a player physically confronts you, you are not to reciprocate. You alert the game's organising player, and they will cash out/refund and ban the instigating player. Any reciprocating players will also be banned. | ||
| - | 3. Abuse exclusive of inappropriate language or physical violence | + | === 3. Abuse exclusive of inappropriate language or physical violence === |
| If a player repeatedly abuses, berates or bullies a player after being asked to desist, they will be cashed out/refunded and ejected from that night's game. This includes ad hominem attacks on a player regarding their lack of skill, or abusing the dealer for giving you bad cards, or any part of the game that you cannot control. Those who find themselves unable to control themselves when they lose a hand with a high probability of success or find themselves consistently frustrated at the poker table should consult this following article on poker variance: https://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/other/variance/ and pursue a basic understanding of mathematical probability. | If a player repeatedly abuses, berates or bullies a player after being asked to desist, they will be cashed out/refunded and ejected from that night's game. This includes ad hominem attacks on a player regarding their lack of skill, or abusing the dealer for giving you bad cards, or any part of the game that you cannot control. Those who find themselves unable to control themselves when they lose a hand with a high probability of success or find themselves consistently frustrated at the poker table should consult this following article on poker variance: https://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/other/variance/ and pursue a basic understanding of mathematical probability. | ||
| - | 4. Excessive drunkenness | + | === 4. Excessive drunkenness === |
| If a player becomes excessively drunk to the extent that they are deemed unable to continue playing poker, they will be cash out/refunded and ejected from that night's game. If a player becomes excessively drunk to the extent that they are deemed unable to continue playing poker and break any other rules within the Code of Conduct, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. Whether or not a player is excessively drunk is assessed by the game's organising player, though the game's organising player reserves the right to take up advisement should they have not been present at the player's table to observe. | If a player becomes excessively drunk to the extent that they are deemed unable to continue playing poker, they will be cash out/refunded and ejected from that night's game. If a player becomes excessively drunk to the extent that they are deemed unable to continue playing poker and break any other rules within the Code of Conduct, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. Whether or not a player is excessively drunk is assessed by the game's organising player, though the game's organising player reserves the right to take up advisement should they have not been present at the player's table to observe. | ||
| - | 5. Cheating | + | === 5. Cheating === |
| If a player is found to have cheated, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. | If a player is found to have cheated, they will be cashed out/refunded and permanently banned from the game. | ||
| - | 6. RSVP System | + | === 6. RSVP System === |
| The RSVP system is a fair and transparent method for the tournament director to ensure full capacity (32) of the evening and control any over-attendance. The desired outcome is a fully attended evening with maximised payouts, for the enjoyment of all. | The RSVP system is a fair and transparent method for the tournament director to ensure full capacity (32) of the evening and control any over-attendance. The desired outcome is a fully attended evening with maximised payouts, for the enjoyment of all. | ||
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| https://www.livepokerevents.co.uk/bon/rsvp | https://www.livepokerevents.co.uk/bon/rsvp | ||
| + | ===== History ===== | ||
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| + | This game, in various incarnations has existed for more than a decade. It originated in Drum & Monkey, hosted by Harley, picked up some players from the McPhabbs game, moved to The Scaramouche to be hosted by Toby, then Bon Accord where it was hosted by Harley, Neil, Allan and Carwyn for a number of years, and then to Wintergills where it was ran by Ronnie and Carwyn. It's currently in The Gamer Club, ran by Tam (and previously Carwyn). | ||
| + | See these pages for historical information: | ||
| + | * [[poker/bon_accord|Bon Accord Poker]] | ||
| + | * [[poker/wintersgills|Wintersgills Poker]] | ||
| [[/Poker|Back to Poker]] | [[/Poker|Back to Poker]] | ||