# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/161 "2005-03-04T18:41:34Z")
> [@Nanook of the North Shore](#): > > Thief! Thats my line! I accept full blame for the theft of **Nanook** ’s line. However, it needed to be said…and nature abhors a vacuum. So **Nooker** , think of it as flattery and a proxy vote. You know you’d of said it too! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/162 "2005-03-04T20:41:00Z")
Alas, I’ve been unable even to attempt to participate the last two weeks (and same again next week) because I’m training for a new job and the training runs right up until game time. So I had to content myself with playing a real money table and suckering not one but two people into going all in while I held the nut flush (one had a straight and the other had the lower flush). I missed this comment the first time around but I wanted to address it: > [@](#): > > Collusion happens all the time in online poker rooms. Most sites say something like “if you suspect any members are colluding, please contact us”, but I doubt they ever really do anything about it . Its too hard to prove. PR has banned players for collusion. Some of them actually confess in chat (!) and others of them are found out by analyzing hand histories. PR does take it pretty seriously. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/163 "2005-03-04T23:23:30Z")
Here’s hoping you make it one of these days, Otto. I get a real joy from playing with posters of this board, and from reading your posts I know you are one of the true enthusiasts of poker around. I’ve been tempted to buy into one of the PR real money tourneys, my (non-doper) buddy and I watched one recently. $5.50 buy in, 488 players, $1250 for 1st, payed to 40th place. That’s a lot of poker for $5.50! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/164 "2005-03-05T00:24:20Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Here’s hoping you make it one of these days, Otto. I get a real joy from playing with posters of this board, and from reading your posts I know you are one of the true enthusiasts of poker around. Well if y’all would put some actual money on the table (and of course if PR would get it together and finally start offering private STTs)… > [@Duke of Rat](#): > > I’ve been tempted to buy into one of the PR real money tourneys, my (non-doper) buddy and I watched one recently. $5.50 buy in, 488 players, $1250 for 1st, payed to 40th place. That’s a lot of poker for $5.50! Yeah, the $5 tournaments play pretty wild and wooly, almost as loose as the freerolls. I don’t play multis very often, although when I do I usually cash. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/165 "2005-03-05T01:05:04Z")
What’s your level of real money tourney?? I mean buy in, number of players, generally speaking. I’m sorta scared shitless putting any money out there, but I suppose $100 or so wouldn’t break the bank. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/166 "2005-03-05T06:08:14Z")
Oh, I futz around at the $5+.50s. When I first started at PR I played the freerolls every day because I was unemployed but I felt after a while like they were hurting my game. I have trouble when there are more than a couple of maniacs at my table, and freerolls tend to be pretty much nothing but maniacs because what the hell, it’s free. Same reason I don’t play the play money tables much, except to work through a steam or to kill time when I don’t have the time to make a real money game worthwhile. I do still play the Lucky Dollar on Saturdays when I’m not playing a Player Points tourney. I used to play the STTs more often but I’ve kind of gotten away from them. I’ve felt like working on my cash games lately instead. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/167 "2005-03-10T15:34:38Z")
It’s Thursday, we gonna play?? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/168 "2005-03-10T16:07:29Z")
How long would doing this take? I’m at home and I’m on dialup. Unlimited dialup, sure, but dialup all the same. Otherwise, I’d love to look into getting in to this once I’m back on the school’s broadband. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/169 "2005-03-10T16:48:04Z")
I’ve only played twice, first time was a couple of hours, last time was about 45 minutes. I can’t see it going much over a couple of hours… But the biggest issue seems to be for new guys signing up, there is about a week where you might not be able to get on the right server. Sign up for PokerRoom right now, and email xrayvision. With some luck you might get in, if nothing else you will be set by the time you get back from spring break. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/170 "2005-03-10T17:00:26Z")
I’m on dial-up and have never had a problem except for one week where the server was being a bitch to everyone. I’ll try to make it tonight to defend my title as the worst player but no promises… I’ll have been up for 20 hours by then and I’m already a bit tired now. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/171 "2005-03-10T20:34:31Z")
Once again, work threatens to interfere. Unless this problem resolves itself by seven or eight, then I won’t be home in time to play with Bricker Jr and smooch Mrs. Bricker and also play poker. I like poker, but the other activities are much more fun. So - put me down as a maybe, but probably not, tonight. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/172 "2005-03-10T21:47:20Z")
I should be on tonight unless something surprising comes up. As a side note, I’m going to Stateline (Primm, NV) this Saturday and play at Buffalo Bill’s poker room. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/173 "2005-03-10T23:44:06Z")
No word from X Ray… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/174 "2005-03-11T01:19:21Z")
Just do what we’ve been doing…pokerroom and AIM at 7pm and we’ll figure it out. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/175 "2005-03-11T01:21:29Z")
I’m AugerXPR on AIM, I only have xray in my buddy list… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/176 "2005-03-11T02:12:40Z")
I’m here. 😃 ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/177 "2005-03-11T04:45:23Z")
Damn, no hat trick gloat dance?? 😃 Looking forward to the updated scores…and a beer! A really great game tonite, there were still several players after an hour. Up and down. I was getting chided for my stack by the guy who went out third, so lots of action!! As always, a table of great players. A very fine group of guys, I’d set down with this group any time! ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/178 "2005-03-11T04:57:22Z")
Amazing! I came in last place again! Also amazing is that **Duke of Rat** came in first place again for the threepeat. Congrats to **Duke of Rat**! Here are tonight’s results: 1. Duke of Rat 2. Kyyrewyyoae 3. Nanook of the North Shore 4. Only Mostly Dead 5. Yeticus Rex 6. Aesiron 7. x-ray vision Official Rankings: 8. Duke of Rat 1.32 pts. 9. Capn Pitt 4.21 pts. 10. Kyyrewyyoae 4.79 pts. 11. Nanook of the North Shore 4.96 pts 12. Only Mostly Dead 6.49 pts. 13. Yeticus Rex 6.71 pts. 14. x-ray vision 7.52 pts. 15. Aesiron 8.15 pts. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/179 "2005-03-11T05:07:49Z")
And I really, really, really, don’t want to come across as too gloating. I’m of course happy to win, and had to slam a couple of victory beers, but anybody that was at that table tonite saw that there were multiple contenders at several times. That’s poker, there was fierce competition all night. I told the guys I put my own odds at 0.00% before we started. And I meant it! So here’s looking towards next week. And looking towards playing with a group that I’m starting to get to know as buds, just like a weekly game a my house or their house. Just a lot of fun to be around. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/180 "2005-03-11T18:52:04Z")
Some of the crappiest cards came my way last night, 25, 46, 82, 63…all unsuited. It probably kept me from bowing out first though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=10)