Beginning on Monday March 30th at 8:30pm Central/9:30pm Eastern the CPL will be hosting two weekly games with the WSPL on Full Tilt poker within the Private Tournament area.
Beginning at 8:30pm central will be both a HORSE game and a No Limit Hold Em game. Buy in is $3 + .50 per match!
Tournaments are available now for sign up! Password=cpl
Hope to see you on the tables!
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thanks for setting this up Mark!
I think it would be cool if we could do something similar to the daily double tourneys -- like $.50 from each entry goes to a jackpot for someone winning both tourneys on the same night. I'll donate the $2 I owe you to help seed the pot.
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Got a home poker league (or looking to start one) and have questions? Here are some resources for you. And, feel free to drop us a line with any other questions/thoughts you may have.
Chip Counts
Generally, we recommend a 2000 or 3000 starting stack. Use denominations of 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000. We started with 2000 and now use 3000.
Blind Levels and Lengths
This is really where the tweaking comes in. How long do you want to play? This is where you can make that happen. We start with 10/20 blinds levels and did try to "deep stack" it for for 20 minutes. But, we continually make adjustments. In order to finish around the 3 hr mark (usually a little earlier than that), the blind level times need to "shrink" at some point - or, the level amounts need to really move up. As noted, we make adjustments about each session - click the "Home Game Resources" label below to see some of the structural changes we've made over time.
Mostly, experiment with your own structure to find what works best for your game. As long as everyone know what's going on prior to the start - then "them's the rules" as my Grandpa used to say.
Poker Tournament Clocks
Sure, you can use an electronic egg timer or your buddy's Casio wrist watch to keep time, but where's the fun in that?
Some of our league members that host like to use Dr. Neau's Tourney clock: http://www.drneau.com/download.htm Largely free (some cost if you want all the bells and whistles).
The CPL Directors however prefer the free poker tourney clock from old Holdempoker.com. They were bought out by Pokerroom.com (who tweaked the clock to now say Pokerroom), but you should be able to get the original at: http://www.holdempoker.com/poker-tournaments/poker-clock . Otherwise, find the same clock on Pokerroom.
Additional Tips and Fun Things
Missouri Chip The Missouri Chip gives you an opportunity, once per match, to force an opponent to show his/her cards. For leagues that have player improvement as a goal this is an innovative way to add an educational element to the game. Read more about the Missouri Chip in this blog entry from us.
We hope this gets your home game off to a good start!!
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2 comments:
thanks for setting this up Mark!
I think it would be cool if we could do something similar to the daily double tourneys -- like $.50 from each entry goes to a jackpot for someone winning both tourneys on the same night. I'll donate the $2 I owe you to help seed the pot.
-Matusow
Nice job Mark,
And also nice win this week!
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