# Resurrection of Online Texas hold 'em tournaments for Dopers only (revised thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947 "2005-02-02T05:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/321 "2005-05-06T15:05:51Z")
_cracks knuckles_ I’ll be there the whole game next week. _Then_ you’ll see some poker! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/322 "2005-05-06T16:10:17Z")
> [@CapnPitt](#): > > Wow. **Kyy** with a seemingly insurmountable lead for the quarter. Just keep an eye on Nesta, he’s known for popping bubbles at the end of the quarter 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/323 "2005-05-06T21:46:52Z")
I need you guys to vote on an issue. I’ve been thinking about the rank structure I’ve been using since I saw [this](http://www.northjerseypoker.com/info/ranking-info.asp) web page. They also have quarterly rankings but they tabulate the rank much different than I’ve been doing it. Doing it my way, coming in a game ninth over someone who comes in tenth, puts your rank above that person equally as much as if you came in first and him second. The “Logarithm Rankings” system way of doing it puts much more importance on finishing lower down the line. For instance, right now **Duke of Rat** has a better score than me (5.36 to 5.72) but with the “Logarithm Rankings” system way of ranking, I would have a better score than him ( 57.12% to 54.77% ) due mostly to the fact that I placed 1st in this season’s first game. I posted the question [here](http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1322399#1322399) for opinions. I need you guys to vote on either keeping things the same or doing it the way the NJPL does. If you have any questions, you can ask here, but please keep opinions to yourself until everyone has voted. Place your vote by e-mailing me your decision before our next game. If you guys vote for change, I’ll re-tabulate all the rankings since the beginning. I want to keep the voting to our weekly regulars, which are the seven with official rankings this season. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/324 "2005-05-09T15:11:20Z")
Just a bump to make sure everybody has a chance to see it and vote before Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/325 "2005-05-09T16:12:15Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Just a bump to make sure everybody has a chance to see it and vote before Thursday. Right. And my vote was phrased something like “whichever system puts **Duke of Rat** lower on the list.” Or something like that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/326 "2005-05-09T16:28:53Z")
I voted the same way, most likely. 'Cause using that method might make me the winner of the first quarter 😉 Besides, still a lot of games this quarter. Still plenty of time for me to impose my awesome poker will upon you mortals. Or suck, whichever. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/327 "2005-05-09T17:37:40Z")
Well, I’ll go either way on this…I do realize that I will probably have a better ranking since my win was against 9 other opponents, but I will cast the lemming vote because this is just for bragging rights, not for $1.5M in cash. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/328 "2005-05-09T18:03:31Z")
I received enough votes for a majority ruling. The majority decided on changing to the “Logarithm Rankings” system. As I mentioned I would, I have re-tabulated all the rankings since the first quarter. Because of this, we have a new first quarter champion. My apologies to **nesta**. Congrats to **Duke of Rat**! Coming in first, three games in a row is a record that may never be broken. Here are the revised Official rankings for the first quarter of 2005: 1. Duke of Rat 73.36% 2. nesta 70.76% 3. Kyyrewyyoae 65.39% 4. Yeticus Rex 61.78% 5. Capn Pitt 61.36% 6. Nanook of the North Shore 55.88% 7. Only Mostly Dead 51.71% 8. x-ray vision 37.89% 9. Aesiron 29.93% Here are the revised Official rankings for this quarter: 1. Kyyrewyyoae 77.09% 2. Yeticus Rex 59.91% 3. Capn Pitt 58.44% 4. x-ray vision 57.12% 5. Duke of Rat 54.77% 6. Nanook of the North Shore 52.87% 7. Only Mostly Dead 51.52% ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/329 "2005-05-09T18:55:10Z")
Slipin’ and slidin’ on the logarithmic log ride! Still a pretty tight group in the middle of the pack, time to suck it up, or suck out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/330 "2005-05-09T19:41:17Z")
I see logarithmic tables. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/331 "2005-05-09T20:10:55Z")
> [@CapnPitt](#): > > I see logarithmic tables. Are they Real Money?? Or Play Money?? ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/332 "2005-05-09T23:52:52Z")
> [@x-ray vision](#): > > Coming in first, three games in a row is a record that may never be broken. Wasn’t it his first three games with the group? Truly amazing. And I’m coming for your record, **Duke**. I’ve convinced myself that I can see the other players’ hole cards if I stare at the monitor hard enough. So how many more games in the quarter? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/333 "2005-05-10T00:47:42Z")
> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#): > > Wasn’t it his first three games with the group? Truly amazing. And I’m coming for your record, **Duke**. I’ve convinced myself that I can see the other players’ hole cards if I stare at the monitor hard enough. > > So how many more games in the quarter? Yeah, it took the other guys 3 weeks to figure out I didn’t know crap and beat the stuffing out of me ever since! I count 8 more games this Q. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/334 "2005-05-12T15:34:58Z")
Thursday bump. Who’s in? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/335 "2005-05-12T15:35:50Z")
It’s Thursday. We all know what that means! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/336 "2005-05-12T15:37:06Z")
Simu-Bump 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/337 "2005-05-12T15:47:13Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > It’s Thursday. We all know what that means! It means that **Duke** loses all his faux Cecil Bux tonight at the poker table! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/338 "2005-05-12T16:16:43Z")
Dream on, me peg-legged Pitt poker pal! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/339 "2005-05-12T16:55:57Z")
I see Burning Your Logrithmic Tables. (or Dogrithmic…your choice) ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/340 "2005-05-12T16:59:40Z")
DAMMIT. Logarithmic! Dogarithmic! I will turn in my Applied Mathematics degree back to Cal Poly. I suck. Out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=18)