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Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:05 am GMT by chicoelnino
Hi there,
Myself and 3 other buddies have taking the plundge and decided to start holding our own freeze out style poker events in our local hotel.
There is a big market for this kind of structure over here in ireland and we thought we'd give it a go and be the first in our town to try it out.
However, apart from having sufficient chips, table, cards etc... I would like to know what else we could do to improve? Our first tournament is next month and we've posters and adverstising taken care of.
Any info would be great. If anyone knows any sites (apart from homepokertourney.com) :D that would be helpfull, then that would be cool as well.
Kind Regards,
Carlo
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Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:09 am GMT by JohnnyCache
Well, the big thing I can think of, is pick good rules and enforce them with an iron fist. Real poker players want a smoothly run tournament above all, I think.
Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:55 pm GMT by supafrey
Make sure all rules are published beforehand and readily available if asked for. This should outline very touchy stuff like swearing, check-raising, etc.
Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:00 pm GMT by Dat_Dude
Get a projector and a laptop so you can run Tournament Director or software of your choice so the blinds, payouts, chip denoms, etc. are taken care of for you.
Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:34 pm GMT by Carson Cashman
We have a list of rules on this site:
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/rules.php
I hope that helps. 
Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:41 pm GMT by zinn0
| supafrey wrote: | | This should outline very touchy stuff like swearing, check-raising, etc. |
I've always heard that check-raising is frowned upon in some games. I always thought it to be an essential part of one's strategy.
Posted Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:30 am GMT by thetank
Some of this is probably bloomin obvious but hey-ho.
Pay careful attention to your start time. Too early or too late will cost you players. Also, take a fair while picking the correct days according to what else is on locally.
Make sure everyone on your staff is on the same page with regard to the rules and rulings. Post them scenario type questions till they all get it right. An inconsistent ruling is worse than a bad ruling.
Lay on a buffet for the players at the first break :D
Know all your customers names.
Don't charge greater than 7% juice.
Ensure you have adequate waiting staff attend to players. Have them ask each player individually if they want a drink, rather than just asking the table generally. I'm guessing the bar will make you a fair amount of money in Ireland.
There's a fine line to be drawn between experimenting with different structures and buy-ins and keeping things consistent. Go with your instincts I say.
Good Luck 
Posted Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:23 am GMT by zinn0
| thetank wrote: | | I'm guessing the bar will make you a fair amount of money in Ireland. |
And what exactly are you insinuating?
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