SHOWDOWN NUMBER 2

The second Saturday Night Showdown took place on Friday at Wayne Renz's house and was once again a success. Improvements were made. A fancy blind timer was running to keep us rolling along as well as adjustments to the chip values and starting amounts. Missing from the showdown was Tom Graham. Even being absent, Tom was able to earn 6 points towards his total. the action in the first tourney was being forced by the blinds. We switched our starting blinds to 25/50 doubling every 10 minutes. I think we'll keep it the same next time except make it 15 minutes. Wayne Renz took down the first tourney in about an hour over Tom Prough. Tom took the early hit in this tourney when he flopped 2 pair only to be outdone by Rich Loeb who flopped a straight. It was quite a large hand for so early in the tourney yet Tom was able to recover. Much like snap hooking a drive into the woods only to rifle a low 3 iron out of the woods and land the green with your second shot. Tom battled back and took second while Jeff Kay finally cashed in with a 3rd place finish followed by Rich Loeb in 4th. The second tourney had the blinds change to the WPT style at 15 minute increments. This worked well and we will keep it the same for next time. Wayne exited early and took a seat on the couch. Shane had the dubious distinction of not winning a hand all night. Tom Graham won just as many hands as Shane and he wasn't even there. Rich Kozic busted out and went home. Rich Loeb went all in with a pair of tens to Jeff's AK and busted out on the bubble. Finally Jeff and Ronnie battled it out and Ronnie won for the second time collecting $80. The hand of the night was a split pot between Tom Prough and Wayne. Wayne had a full house and was raising like mad. Tom had 2 pair and was calling each raise. Tom caught the only card on the river, a queen that would also give him a full house and a split of the pot. It signaled the end for Wayne as he never sniffed another hand. All in all it was a great night of cards, food and drink. The next showdown is slated for the first Saturday night in January. Everybody needs to check their scheduals and let us know of any conflicts.

Tme Change for next Showdown

A few SNS members requested a change from Saturday the 8th to Friday night the 7th. I don't have a problem with that. If anybody does please let Wayne or myself know.

DOWNLOADABLE BLIND TIMER

Jeff.
Go to texasholdem-sites.com to download the free poker blind timer. It looks great and will do what we need. Let me know how you make out.

OPENING NIGHT

The first night of the Saturday Night Showdown took place saturday night and by all accounts was a tremendous success. Sometimes when you try and put something like this together there always seems to be a few things that come up that you didn't expect. Not the Showdown. The Showdown ran like a well oiled machine. The first tourney was won by the man himself Wayne Renz. Wayne took out his cousin Rich Loeb catching a 5 on the turn to take the pot and $100 first place take. Rich collected $40 while Shane gathered $20 for his 3rd place finish. Shane got off early winning a couple of early hands but it wasn't quite enough. The blinds raised pretty quickly and played a major role in the betting late in the tourney. They didn't have much effect on Tom Graham though. I think the blinds were 4/8 when he was the first to bust out. ( trivia question ). Play was spirited as several different players held the chip lead at some point. To me the first tourney was a feeling out process for everybody. The second tourney saw a little more loose action. We changed the blind intervals to 15 minutes and I think that was perfect for the 2.5 hr tourney. Once again Tom Graham busted out first and went home early. Must have had an early tee-time. And once again Rich Loeb finished 2nd losing to a pair of 5's on the turn to Ronnie " Leroy " Raup. Ronnie's the one I kinda watch out for. He's like a snake in the grass. All quiet and low key and then whack. Keep an eye on him. Ronnie took the $100 first place with Rich L second and Rich Kozic haulin' the third place $20. Rich K. got involved in some big hands towards the end before getting busted out by Rich L. I'm sure Rich K had the pot odds figured out down to the nanofraction. He's another one to keep an eye. The ironic thing about the first night is that the 3 players who probably play the most were the only players not to cash in. Tom the Pro, Tom G and Jeff Kay all went home empty handed but I'm sure that will not be the norm. They'll be there when it counts more times than not.
The next Showdown will be announced shortly. Please check in to the site and please add your comments. I had a great time and I'm sure it will only get better.

Format

The Saturday Night Showdown will meet on selected saturday nights over the next 5 months. There will be a maximum of 10 invitations to play for the entire length of the Showdown. The Showdown will be made up of 3 seperate competitions. Nightly play, Points and Final Table. Please read the posts dedicated to each of these competions. This blog will be the communication center for the Showdown and will be updated often to reflect play highlights, upcoming play and any other important information. One important note about the Showdown. If you commit to play in the showdown you will be expected to play in all of the competitions. If for some reason you are unable to attend on any particular evening, you may send a substitute player to take your place. Winnings for the Showdown will be figured to the dollar and will be based upon%100 participation.

by Sonny

Final Table

The final table will take place after our regular tournaments have been completed. $20 will be collected each night from each player and set aside for the final table pot. There will also be a $25 buy-in with $10 re-buys and a $10 add on after the first hour. The payout will be determined once we know how many players we have. Payouts will be awarded to all seats at the final table.

Point System

After each tournament, you will be awarded points based on the amount of chips that you have. The following is the point system:
1st - 10 points
2nd - 8 points
3rd - 7 points
4th - 6 points
5th - 5 points
6th - 4 points
7th - 3 points
8th - 3 points

After our 7 rounds of nightly play ( 14 tournaments ) the points will be added up and you will be awarded a cash prize for your total. The cash prizes will range from $325 for the highest point total down to $25 for the lowest. A complete payout structure will be posted once we know for sure how many players we have.

NIGHTLY PLAY

Nightly play will take place on selected saturday nights starting with November 17th. Play will begin at 6pm. Two tournaments will played on each night each with a $20 buy in with no re-buys or add-ons. The first tournament of the night will have a 1 1/2 hour time limit while the second tournament will have a 2 1/2 hour time limit. Payouts for each tournament will be based on chip totals at the end of the time limit and are as follows:
1st $100
2nd $50
3rd $25
4th $15
5th $10
6th-10th $0
Minimum amount of hands of at least 25 hands will have to be played for each tourney.