2010-11 Money List:
1. Bob T. +$110
2. Dave Cl. +$55
3. Ian B. +$15
King of Donkeytown:
1. Ian
2. Dave Cl.
3. Tom H.
4. Jeremy J.
5. Bob T.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
2010-2011 season is underway!
We had 9 players Friday night... not bad for the middle of summer! Hopefully this bodes well for a lot of games and good times this year. The $30 buy-in event featured the following players:
Seat 1: Ian B. ($45)
Seat 2: Mike C.
Seat 3: Dave Ck.
Seat 4: Tim M.
Seat 5: Dave Cl. ($85)
Seat 6: Tom H.
Seat 7: Dave T.
Seat 8: Bob T. ($140)
Seat 9: Aaron B.
After four-and-a-half hours, Bob emerged victorious over Dave Cl., and Ian took third. The host and author of this blog drank too many of Ian's homebrews to make note of any interesting or pivotal hands.
Ian will retain his "King of Donkeytown" status for at least one more game, while Dave Cl. moves up to 2nd, knocking Tom down to third, while Bob's win puts also him within reach (as well as make him the early-season money leader). Official standings will be posted next week.
Thanks again to Ian for sharing the Mr. Beer samples! Looking forward to seeing a few of you at Jeremy's next week!
Seat 1: Ian B. ($45)
Seat 2: Mike C.
Seat 3: Dave Ck.
Seat 4: Tim M.
Seat 5: Dave Cl. ($85)
Seat 6: Tom H.
Seat 7: Dave T.
Seat 8: Bob T. ($140)
Seat 9: Aaron B.
After four-and-a-half hours, Bob emerged victorious over Dave Cl., and Ian took third. The host and author of this blog drank too many of Ian's homebrews to make note of any interesting or pivotal hands.
Ian will retain his "King of Donkeytown" status for at least one more game, while Dave Cl. moves up to 2nd, knocking Tom down to third, while Bob's win puts also him within reach (as well as make him the early-season money leader). Official standings will be posted next week.
Thanks again to Ian for sharing the Mr. Beer samples! Looking forward to seeing a few of you at Jeremy's next week!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Final Season Results
Ian B. is the official money champion for 2010-2011, making an overall profit of $330! This does not include side bets or "high hand" contests; otherwise his total would be more like $16,275. Donkey. I mean, congratulations!
Tom H. finished a close second place for the season, finishing +$328.
Dave Cl., on the strength of his Corky Cup victory and another early-season win, was third overall at +$277.
Jeremy J. finished at +$170 for fourth place, while Eric H. (+$36) and Ken M. (+$5) were the only other two players to finish in the black for the year.
The slate is now wiped clean for 2010-2011. However, I have begun a running "King of Donkeytown" formula, which goes off of the same money results, but weighs recent games more heavily. The formula is not overly complicated but I'll decline to post it here. Ian is the current King of Donkeytown.
There is no monetary prize for being the season money champion or King, but the current King will have his picture graced on the top of the Donkeytown blog. Hail Ian!
Tom H. finished a close second place for the season, finishing +$328.
Dave Cl., on the strength of his Corky Cup victory and another early-season win, was third overall at +$277.
Jeremy J. finished at +$170 for fourth place, while Eric H. (+$36) and Ken M. (+$5) were the only other two players to finish in the black for the year.
The slate is now wiped clean for 2010-2011. However, I have begun a running "King of Donkeytown" formula, which goes off of the same money results, but weighs recent games more heavily. The formula is not overly complicated but I'll decline to post it here. Ian is the current King of Donkeytown.
There is no monetary prize for being the season money champion or King, but the current King will have his picture graced on the top of the Donkeytown blog. Hail Ian!
2009-2010 Season Finale
On Friday, June 25, we christened New Donkeytown!
Five players joined in the action for two $20 games: Ian, Tom, Dave T., Mike C., and Jeremy.
In the first game, after Mike had the chip lead but declined a 2-way chop, Jeremy came back to win first place and $60, while Mike took $40 in a "mini-chop."
In the second game, Dave T. took top honors for $70, and Ian finished second to win $30.
For the season, which included 11 nights of poker over the last 10 months, that put Ian TWO whole dollars behind Tom for the money title. Even though it was already getting late, Ian and Tom decided to play heads-up for $2 and the official title.
Ian took almost a 3:2 lead after quite a few small pots were played between the two. The critical hand played out when Ian had KQ and Tom had Q8. On a board of KQxAQ, Ian had made a full house to Tom's trip queens. Ian made a large bet on the river, and Tom called, leaving him crippled. A couple hands later, Ian made a small suckout on a preflop all-in to end the game.
We had a lot of fun over the last year even though 11 nights of play is a little too few and far between for this reporter. I believe that we once played 25-30 games a year. I know that many games is not very realistic these days, but my goal is to play 18 games in the 2010-2011 season, beginning (hopefully) with a game before July runs out!
Five players joined in the action for two $20 games: Ian, Tom, Dave T., Mike C., and Jeremy.
In the first game, after Mike had the chip lead but declined a 2-way chop, Jeremy came back to win first place and $60, while Mike took $40 in a "mini-chop."
In the second game, Dave T. took top honors for $70, and Ian finished second to win $30.
For the season, which included 11 nights of poker over the last 10 months, that put Ian TWO whole dollars behind Tom for the money title. Even though it was already getting late, Ian and Tom decided to play heads-up for $2 and the official title.
Ian took almost a 3:2 lead after quite a few small pots were played between the two. The critical hand played out when Ian had KQ and Tom had Q8. On a board of KQxAQ, Ian had made a full house to Tom's trip queens. Ian made a large bet on the river, and Tom called, leaving him crippled. A couple hands later, Ian made a small suckout on a preflop all-in to end the game.
We had a lot of fun over the last year even though 11 nights of play is a little too few and far between for this reporter. I believe that we once played 25-30 games a year. I know that many games is not very realistic these days, but my goal is to play 18 games in the 2010-2011 season, beginning (hopefully) with a game before July runs out!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Season Standings Through Bounty Tournament (May 22)
Here are the standings from all Donkeytown games going back to last August:
1. Tom H. +$369.82
2. Ian B. +337.82
3. David C. +277.25
4. Jeremy J. +150.00
5. Eric H. +36.25
6 Ken M. +5.00
1. Tom H. +$369.82
2. Ian B. +337.82
3. David C. +277.25
4. Jeremy J. +150.00
5. Eric H. +36.25
6 Ken M. +5.00
That's Mr. Donkey To You
We had 2 games on Friday night. The first one was a $15 buy-in with 5 players: Bob T., Dave T., Tom H., Darren C. and Ian B. After 6 hands of "overtime" were completed, Darren and Dave agreed on a chop ($45 and $30, respectively.)
The newly instated Donkeytown rules include a provision for ending a game at a prescribed time. Because we had the Bounty Tournament scheduled at 8:00, a random number (ranging from 5-8) of hands was selected at 7:50. After that number of hands, if players did not agree to a chop, they would start playing each hand all-in until the game ends.
I don't plan on this rule being implemented often; it's kind of a "donkey" way to end it, so I will try my hardest to structure tournaments so they should end before this happens. In last night's case, the last blind level was reached after 77 minutes of play, and the game lasted another half hour after that, so I'd say it was a success.
In the Bounty Tournament ($25 buy-in), players received a $15 bounty for each player they knocked out of the tournament. We had the same 5 players for this game, plus Jeff B. and David C.
David C. had a short visit at Donkeytown, as I held QQ vs Dave's AQ, and on a flop that included an Ace and a Queen, he was on the cooler end of an all-in that knocked him out on the 7th hand of the game.
Things rolled in favor of the Donkeytown Mayor (hey, that's me) for most of the night, as I called with 77 against Ian's KK and spiked another 7 to knock him out.
I later got into a pot with Dave T., who had 2 pair after the turn and raised me all-in. I held a pair and an open-ended straight draw and was getting 2:1 odds on my call. But it was for a lot of chips and I made what I now think was the incorrect play -- I called. Unfortunately for Dave T., I hit my straight on the river.
In the end, "Mr. Donkey" knocked out every player at the table. Bob made a comeback at the end to draw nearly even, and we eventually agreed to a chop. I took $130 for first place plus the bounties, and Bob took $45 for second.
The newly instated Donkeytown rules include a provision for ending a game at a prescribed time. Because we had the Bounty Tournament scheduled at 8:00, a random number (ranging from 5-8) of hands was selected at 7:50. After that number of hands, if players did not agree to a chop, they would start playing each hand all-in until the game ends.
I don't plan on this rule being implemented often; it's kind of a "donkey" way to end it, so I will try my hardest to structure tournaments so they should end before this happens. In last night's case, the last blind level was reached after 77 minutes of play, and the game lasted another half hour after that, so I'd say it was a success.
In the Bounty Tournament ($25 buy-in), players received a $15 bounty for each player they knocked out of the tournament. We had the same 5 players for this game, plus Jeff B. and David C.
David C. had a short visit at Donkeytown, as I held QQ vs Dave's AQ, and on a flop that included an Ace and a Queen, he was on the cooler end of an all-in that knocked him out on the 7th hand of the game.
Things rolled in favor of the Donkeytown Mayor (hey, that's me) for most of the night, as I called with 77 against Ian's KK and spiked another 7 to knock him out.
I later got into a pot with Dave T., who had 2 pair after the turn and raised me all-in. I held a pair and an open-ended straight draw and was getting 2:1 odds on my call. But it was for a lot of chips and I made what I now think was the incorrect play -- I called. Unfortunately for Dave T., I hit my straight on the river.
In the end, "Mr. Donkey" knocked out every player at the table. Bob made a comeback at the end to draw nearly even, and we eventually agreed to a chop. I took $130 for first place plus the bounties, and Bob took $45 for second.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Season Standings Through Super Bowl V
#1: (+$377.82) Ian B.
#2: (+$302.25) David C.
#3: (+$279.82) Tom H.
#4: (+$150.00) Jeremy J.
#5: (+$36.25) Eric H.
#6: (+$5.00) Ken M.
There have been 11 tournaments on 9 different nights that comprise these results, going back to last August. There has been no official definition on what constitutes a "season" in Donkeytown. I think, as Mayor of Donkeytown, that I am now declaring a season to be July 1 - June 30. We rarely play games during the summer, but I hope to have at least one more game in late May or early June to conclude this season!
Thank you to all who have participated and made Donkeytown thrive!
#2: (+$302.25) David C.
#3: (+$279.82) Tom H.
#4: (+$150.00) Jeremy J.
#5: (+$36.25) Eric H.
#6: (+$5.00) Ken M.
There have been 11 tournaments on 9 different nights that comprise these results, going back to last August. There has been no official definition on what constitutes a "season" in Donkeytown. I think, as Mayor of Donkeytown, that I am now declaring a season to be July 1 - June 30. We rarely play games during the summer, but I hope to have at least one more game in late May or early June to conclude this season!
Thank you to all who have participated and made Donkeytown thrive!
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