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
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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!
Ian Wins Super Bowl 5!
10 players participated in the 5th Annual Super Bowl of Poker on Friday night:
Seat 1: Gary G.
Seat 2: Mark T.
Seat 3: Dave T.
Seat 4: Bob T.
Seat 5: Mike C.
Seat 6: Linda G.
Seat 7: Mike M.
Seat 8: Ian B.
Seat 9: Tom H.
Seat 10: Jeremy J.
After more than 7.5 hours and a 56-minute heads-up battle, Ian emerged victorious when his preflop all-in with 4-4 was called by Tom's A-Q. The board was 5-6-8-J-9, and the pair of 4's held up.
The heads-up battle began after Jeremy busted out in 3rd when he went all-in with a flush draw, got called by Ian, and missed his draw. Ian began heads-up play with an 81%-19% chip lead, but Tom doubled-up in a 50-50 race and took a few small pots to obtain a 69%-31% advantage in chips. After that, Ian went all-in on a board of 8-8-J, Tom called with 2-2, and Ian held 7-8 for a huge advantage, eventually making a full house when another Jack hit the river. Ian won a couple more pots to retake a 69%-31% advantage before the final hand.
Mike M. took probably the worst beat of the night, finishing in 6th when he flopped top two pair with his K-Q, and Mark called with A-A but only one pair. An Ace hit the river to give Mark a set, knock out Mike and take a pot of over 60,000.
Ian took home $390 for first place, Tom won $240 for 2nd, and Jeremy $120 for third in the $75 buy-in event.
Ian also won both parts of the high hand contest for an additional $45, turning his A-2 into an A-A-A-2-2 full house when play was only three handed. He had held the lead in the contest all night by making a full house on the very first hand of the night, which held up until he set the bar even higher.
It was a very fun game! Looking forward to many more!
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