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Potential future Swamp poker game -next game TBA (watch this thread)

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:49 am
by brian
Will update the title of the thread when we're able to settle on a date/time. Add your name to the list if interested. Here's what I have so far:

Brian
BSF21
wlu_lax
sancarlos
sabo
PDX
tennbengal
Pruitt
Giff
GoodKarma
RamsFanny
elflaco3
Reaper
TT2.0
degen

Maybe something like early next week, so around Tuesday the 28th? Or does the weekend work better for you guys. I mean we're all home obviously, not sure what home obligations everyone has so feel free to throw out ideas for dates.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:19 pm
by P.D.X.
Yeah I'm pretty flexible. Weekends just offer more drinking and staying up later.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:28 pm
by Giff
Definitely interested.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:57 pm
by GoodKarma
I'm interested as well. Weekday or weekend doesn't matter to me.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:02 pm
by Rams Fanny
Which site? Is it real or play money? If real money would we just deal with site or is it a PayPal/zelle/venmo thing/? Asking for me.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:07 pm
by P.D.X.
Rams Fanny wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:02 pm Which site? Is it real or play money? If real money would we just deal with site or is it a PayPal/zelle/venmo thing/? Asking for me.
Play with play money, payout real money over venmo/paypal. (I don't think you can play with real money in the US.)

I'm giving Pokerstars a whirl tonight with friends. I think we have 9 so should be a good test.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:08 pm
by brian
Rams Fanny wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:02 pm Which site? Is it real or play money? If real money would we just deal with site or is it a PayPal/zelle/venmo thing/? Asking for me.
Real ideally, but yeah -- not sure how we handle that tbh. Any help? Play money is fine if that's the only option, but tends to make the games a little dumb sometimes.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:11 pm
by Pruitt
Real, fake, doesn't matter to me.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:19 pm
by P.D.X.
In theory, one person collects all the buy-ins (via venmo/paypal), you play your tournament online with play chips, and then that person pays out to the winner(s) over venmo/paypal.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:38 pm
by tennbengal
I’ve done three poker stars “home game” tournaments - it has been seamless.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:46 pm
by BSF21
tennbengal wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:38 pm I’ve done three poker stars “home game” tournaments - it has been seamless.
I'm really hoping ours was just a glitch. There's no tech support available.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:11 pm
by elflaco3
definitely interested.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:20 pm
by P.D.X.
tennbengal wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:38 pm I’ve done three poker stars “home game” tournaments - it has been seamless.
How are you handling $? Through the site or outside of the site?

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:59 pm
by tennbengal
Organizer holds money ahead of time via PayPal or Venmo - pays out winners when done - there were 60 in the the tourney last night at $100 a head - paid to eight places and first took $1700+

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:20 pm
by Reaper
Interested

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:41 pm
by sancarlos
I have to ask - are we planning a big money tournament, or a friendly game of somewhat modest stakes?

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:42 pm
by duff
sancarlos wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:41 pm I have to ask - are we planning a big money tournament, or a friendly game of somewhat modest stakes?
And what time is dinner?

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:47 pm
by sancarlos
duff wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:42 pm
sancarlos wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:41 pm I have to ask - are we planning a big money tournament, or a friendly game of somewhat modest stakes?
And what time is dinner?
Good point. But, I don't leave poker for dinner. I don't have high standards, but I do have standards.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:51 pm
by brian
sancarlos wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:41 pm I have to ask - are we planning a big money tournament, or a friendly game of somewhat modest stakes?
I was thinking something in the middle. Maybe a friendly $10-$20 buy-in tournament, especially if we can get a couple of tables full.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:14 pm
by tennbengal
I wasn’t suggesting big stakes - just letting you all know it handled 60 with ease on poker stars and how they handled the payouts

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm
by Johnny Carwash
I kind of want to join, but I've never played poker outside of video games, so I'm apprehensive about being the guy everyone gets mad at for ruining their hand or whatever.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:44 pm
by A_B
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm I kind of want to join, but I've never played poker outside of video games, so I'm apprehensive about being the guy everyone gets mad at for ruining their hand or whatever.
Same except I’m happy to fuck it all up.

ETA: I assume it is hold em so you don’t fuck people up like in blackjack.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:50 pm
by brian
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm I kind of want to join, but I've never played poker outside of video games, so I'm apprehensive about being the guy everyone gets mad at for ruining their hand or whatever.
Even strangers who do that at a like poker table are assholes, so you shouldn't have to worry about that here.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:53 pm
by sancarlos
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm I kind of want to join, but I've never played poker outside of video games, so I'm apprehensive about being the guy everyone gets mad at for ruining their hand or whatever.
At a table chock full of assholes, it’s unlikely you’d get singled out.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:05 pm
by TT2.0
I am all the way in for this

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:11 pm
by brian
Let's do this all democratic and shit. I just posted a poll, you can select two options. Whichever date wins is how we go. Think we're just going to have to assume everyone can't make every night.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:40 am
by DSafetyGuy
I'm not going to vote, but I would like to be able to jump in pending my availability after date and time are established.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:30 am
by brian
DSafetyGuy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:40 am I'm not going to vote, but I would like to be able to jump in pending my availability after date and time are established.
That’s why you should vote. I’ll leave the poll up until Tuesday morning by the way so hopefully everyone gets a chance to put in their preference.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:22 am
by Pruitt
TT2.0 wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:05 pm I am all the way in for this
The early favourite to win it all!

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:46 pm
by DSafetyGuy
brian wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:30 am
DSafetyGuy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:40 am I'm not going to vote, but I would like to be able to jump in pending my availability after date and time are established.
That’s why you should vote. I’ll leave the poll up until Tuesday morning by the way so hopefully everyone gets a chance to put in their preference.
Fair enough, vote is in.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:28 pm
by degenerasian
I'm interested but my availability is very limited.

I voted Tuesday, It's the only night I'm available in this batch. I would have to make a pokerstars.net account.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:14 pm
by Gunpowder
I'm probably in if I am available

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game (Poll up to pick a date - pick two choices)

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:18 pm
by brian
Poll is closing at noon Pacific tomorrow (so basically 24 hours). Get your choice(s) in by then.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:43 pm
by Giff
TT2.0 wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:05 pm I am all the way in for this
And all the black women in Houston swoon /orange

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:09 am
by TT2.0
Giff wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:43 pm
TT2.0 wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:05 pm I am all the way in for this
And all the black women in Houston swoon /orange
I don't know why that is the one demographic I do extremely well in. Seriously is a mystery to me.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game - Tuesday, April 28 8:30 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:14 pm
by brian
The winner was Tuesday, April 28, so that's what we're shooting for. I kind of pulled 8:30 p.m. out of a hat, but should give those with younger kids time to get them to bed and the west coasters time to finish up with work and whatever else they need or want to do.

If you're available on Tuesday and want to participate, add your name to the list in this Google doc.

Someone else is going to have to help out as far as instructions on what to do on PokerStars or wherever we choose to do it.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game - Tuesday, April 28 8:30 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:20 pm
by P.D.X.
brian wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:14 pm The winner was Tuesday, April 28, so that's what we're shooting for. I kind of pulled 8:30 p.m. out of a hat, but should give those with younger kids time to get them to bed and the west coasters time to finish up with work and whatever else they need or want to do.

If you're available on Tuesday and want to participate, add your name to the list in this Google doc.

Someone else is going to have to help out as far as instructions on what to do on PokerStars or wherever we choose to do it.
I think you have that google doc as 'view only'.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game - Tuesday, April 28 8:30 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:42 pm
by brian
Thanks. Fixed.

Fuckin' Google Docs. Shittiest, most un-intuitive, fucking software ever (if not for Excel).

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game - Tuesday, April 28 8:30 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:41 pm
by Reaper
Is this definitely going to be on Poker Stars? I may have an account with them from 10 years ago or I'll just start a new one.

Re: Potential future Swamp poker game - Tuesday, April 28 8:30 PM ET

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:15 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Aside from downloading the Poker Stars app and sending my entry fee to whomever the appointed keeper is, what will I need to do?