OLBG S.H.O.E. Tournament 06/03/2007 Round 4

[jwoody]

PLEASE READ BELOW:

NEW RULE: In order to play the OLBG S.H.O.E. Tournaments, you must first be a registered OLBG member, you are not allowed to join the tournaments until you are a registered member of OLBG. Anyone found to be listed as registered for the current tournament without having registered with OLBG first will be removed from the tournament immediately

Distribution of the password to non OLBG members is not allowed and will effect your ability to join future tournaments.

TO ALL 1ST TIME PLAYERS:

I must demand that you post your Ladbrokes Poker username on the latest OLBG S.H.O.E. thread before buying into your first tournament.

I cannot stress this enough. Failure to comply with this reasonable request will effect your ability to join future tournaments. This is the first of five threads in a series.


Registration is open for Tuesdays tournament, please support this worthy cause

Same format as before:

Venue: Ladbrokes Poker.com
Start Time: Tuesday 06th March 2007, 8:35pm
Game Type: Omaha Hi Lo
Tournament Type: Multi Table Tournament
Tournament Name: OLBG SHOE RD4
Tournament Password: http://www.online-betting-guide.co.uk/forum/topic21_12303.html
Max Players: 200
Buy in: $3 +$.30
Prize Pool: Increases as people join

PRIZE PAYOUT:
This is determined by how many people enter:

1-30 people = 1st-3rd share money
31-50 people = 1st-5th
51-150 people = 1st-10th
151-200 people = 1st-20th



HOW DO I JOIN?:

To join in you must first have a real money Ladbrokes Poker.com account. It's very easy to set up:

Just go to http://www.Ladbrokes Poker.com/
Click the big "DOWNLOAD NOW" button
Once Downloaded, double click the "Ladbrokes.exe"
The rest is straight forward.
(Have credit/debit card details ready)


WHERE CAN I FIND THE TOURNAMENT?:

Once logged into Ladbrokes Poker.com, simply click the PRIVATE tab, then look for the table named "OLBG SHOE RD4", you will need $3.30 to enter.


CAN WE HELP?

All I would ask:

Once you buy in, post a reply on the weekly thread stating your Ladbrokes poker name.
I will collect them up, and add them to the "OLBG List of Players" thread.


POKER RULES & ETIQUETTE:

Please take some time to familiarise yourself with the rules and etiquette of online poker, below are a few useful resources:

http://www.Ladbrokes.com (Click on Poker Help)
http://www.pokercoach.us/RobsPkrRulesHome.htm
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/poker_etiquette.php
http://www.planetpoker.com/integrity/etiquette.asp

Comments always welcomed.
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[jwoody]

Come on OLBG forum, let's show your support for the final leg of our first ever OLBG SHOE tournament

What better way to learn Omaha HiLo than to give it a try amongst friends?
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[tunny0]

Yo folks,

Ive never played omaha hi lo, but just wondered if any of yer fancy a a go at practising on the beginer tables on Ladbrokes, think it's only .02/.04 blinds.

If any of yer fancy it im logged on come and find me, and well have a bash
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[RIk_2502]

Just a quick explanation from the Hendon Mob about the lo aspect of Omaha HiLo

The Hi/Lo game is played exactly the same way as the Hi game with only one difference (admittedly, it’s an important one!). At the showdown the player with the best high hand takes half the pot. The other half of the pot goes to the best low hand, provided that it meets the required low qualifications. If nobody possesses a qualifying low hand then the entire pot goes to the best high hand.

The Eight or better clause relates exclusively to the low hand. To be eligible for a claim on the low half of the pot, a player must make a hand containing five unduplicated cards ranked Eight or below (that is to say ‘Eight or better’). For example, if you have an Ace and a Deuce in your hand and there is a Four, a Six and a Seven on the board then you have made a qualifying Seven-low: 7-6-4-2-A. Note that there is no qualifier for the high end of the pot – anything goes for high hands!

Low hands in poker can often be confusing for newcomers to the game. Indeed, even experienced players make mistakes reading the low board from time to time. The two key things to remember are:

* 1. Your lowest five cards count, but these cards must all be different ranks. (Paired cards only qualify as one low card, not two!)
* 2. The first card to consider is the highest card of your five, then the next highest card and so on.

In Hi/Lo poker an Ace counts as a low card when you are calculating the low part of the board. In fact, the Ace is the best possible low card, then the Deuce, then the Trey. Thus the Ace is doubly important in Hi/Lo games – it is the best card for the low side of the pot as well as for the high end.

Flushes and straights are completely ignored for the purposes of the low pot. The best possible low hand on Omaha Hi/Lo (and Stud Hi/Lo) is 5-4-3-2-A, which is often known as the wheel (or bicycle). You will notice that the ‘wheel’ is also a Five-high straight on the high end of the board, which makes it a very powerful holding in Hi/Lo games.

In Hi/Lo games, there is always an Eight qualifier for the low. In other words, to qualify as a low hand, you must have five different cards ranked Eight or below. Thus 8-7-6-5-4 qualifies as a low hand in Hi/Lo games, whereas 9-4-3-2-A and 4-3-3-2-A do not. The 9-4-3-2-A hand contains only four qualifying low cards (the Nine is disqualified), and the 4-3-3-2-A hand only has four cards of different ranks (pairs are also not permitted).

Any Questions, lol...
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[zagreb]

Hi Chaps

Looking forward to the final leg tonight even though i`d have more chance cracking the Da Vinci Code

Has anyone any idea of the standings going into tonight, would be interesting to see who is in the running to be first OLBG SHOE champion!

[gutshot]

Hey Zag

If you check prior thread you will see the table. You're leading the way with the entire field in hot pursuit.

[zagreb]

Thanks Gutsy, mental note to myself must open eyes and learn to read

As for the hot pursuit i have a funny feeling after tonight the persuers will not only be overtaking me but lapping me too!!!!

[tunny0]

Erm dont think im goin to be able to make it tonite folks, forgot liverpool and barca is on and im meeting the ramble in the pub, i will stayed registered for the tourny to see if i can nip back and play a bit, but if not i have supported the cause enjoy my $3

Good luck tonite chaps
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YOU WANNA GO TO ST LEDGER, DONCASTER??

[RIk_2502]

Overall Leaderboard After Third Round

1st: zagreb.................13 (3)
2nd: jwoodywoody.....11 (2)
3rd: tunny0.................11 (2)
4th: Amy01.................10 (3)
5th: Hart0388..............9 (1)
6th: rik_2502...............9 (3)
7th: gutshot_1.............8 (2)
8th: Veedub.................6 (1)

All to play for gents..

I'm currently warming up my chosen warm up table $2 Omaha Hilo Rotorua if anyone wants a game!
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3rd All Time OLBG Poker Player!
OLBG Poker Hall of Famer!

Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 1 Runner Up
Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 2 Grand Finalist

[RIk_2502]

Well round 4 is now complete and the first ever OLBG SHOE champion is soon to be revealed!!

Results for tonight were.

1st rik_2502
2nd gutshot
3rd zagreb
4th jwoody
5th amy
6th veedub

Anyone looking for a game we're on interceptor jst now !!
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If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

OLBG Poker 2007 SHOE Champion!
3rd All Time OLBG Poker Player!
OLBG Poker Hall of Famer!

Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 1 Runner Up
Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 2 Grand Finalist

[RIk_2502]

Wow, nobody could have predicted a closer finish.
With half the field eliminated there was myself, gutshot and zag remaining and a quick calculation from myself worked out that I had to get 1st place and zagreb 3rd in order to stop zagreb from being outright winner and thankfully for myself that was the case.

A quick note before I put the final table. A big thank you to everybody who took part in this tournament series, I'm sure I'm not the only one who had great fun playing the different varieties of poker!!

Nice one OLBG....

Tuesday 6th March SHOE Rd 4 Results:

1st: rik_2502...............6+3
2nd: gutshot...............5+2
3rd: Zagreb.................4+1
4th: Jwoodywoody........3
5th: amy01..................2
6th: Veedub.................1

Final OLBG SHOE 2007 Leaderboard.

1st: rik_2502.................18 (4)
2nd: zagreb.....................18 (4)
3rd: gutshot_1................15 (3)
4th: jwoodywoody..........14 (3)
5th: Amy01.....................12 (4)
6th: Tunny0.....................11(3)
7th: Hart0388...................9 (1)
8th: Veedub......................2 (2)

Now after some deliberation and the realisation that myself and zagreb were tied on points after 4 rounds we thought we'd solve the tie in this order:

no. of victorys
total cash earned

if still a tie after these then the title would be shared.

As we both took 1 title I totalled the prizemoney gained and the final standings were.

rik_2502: $12.60
zagreb: $11.40

So commiserations zag but looks like the first OLBG SHOE title goes to the host. Very well played and thanks again to all who entered!!
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If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

OLBG Poker 2007 SHOE Champion!
3rd All Time OLBG Poker Player!
OLBG Poker Hall of Famer!

Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 1 Runner Up
Inside Edge Magazine's Poker God 2 Grand Finalist

[zagreb]

Many congrats Rik a well deserved victory

My position and closeness to you in the final table can be down to one thing "Beginners luck"

Really enjoyed each variation and look forward to series 2.