The WSOP is the World Series of Poker played in Las Vegas every year. It is a high profile Non Limit Texas Hold'em Freeze out tournament. The have a very large field of players that play down to 9 players. The 9 final table players then go back to Vegas in November to play what is called the November 9. This in reality is just the culmination of the main poker event. All of the chips from all of the players in the main event wind up in the stacks of the final 9 players. Our event mirrors the November Nine table set up and blind structure. Here is the posting from our personal site that gives the details to the event:
2011 WSOP Blind Bid Event
----- Format -----This is the re-enactment of the November Nine final table 2011 WSOP Main Event and as such there will be different chip stacks in a certain order on the table. This will be the same format that I ran last year with a blind bid system in place for players to submit their bids in advance of the game. High bid gets high stack, and so on. This will be a deep stack, game of Texas Hold'em. The blind structure is tuned to be about a 8-10hr game of poker. An epic game for our annual gathering. This is also a potluck so please prepare to bring some food for sharing. Kathy and I will be preparing a slow cooker full of spiced pulled pork.
This year's game will be held on
Saturday, December 10th and will be an all day event, same as last year.
----- WSOP Player Roster -----Here are the Actual WSOP players, their stacks, and their seating assignments for this year's event...
40,175,000...Martin Staszko (SEAT 9)
33,925,000...Eoghan O'Dea (SEAT 3)
24,750,000...Matt Giannetti (SEAT 1)
23,875,000...Phil Collins (SEAT 4)
20,875,000...Ben Lamb (SEAT
19,700,000...Badih Bounahra (SEAT 2)
16,425,000...Pius Heinz (SEAT 7)
13,825,000...Anton Makiievskyi (SEAT 5)
12,375,000...Sam Holden (SEAT 6)
----- Blind Structure -----We will be starting our tournament at level 36 of the official blind structure. The only difference is that Vegas runs these levels for 2 hours, and our levels will be set to 45 minutes. We will take a break after each two levels of play.
LVL - ANTE - BLINDS
36 - 50,000 - 250,000 / 500,000
37 - 75,000 - 300,000 / 600,000
38 - 100,000 - 400,000 / 800,000
39 - 150,000 - 500,000 / 1,000,000
Remove 25,000 Chips
40 - 200,000 - 600,000 / 1,200,000
41 - 200,000 - 800,000 / 1,600,000
42 - 300,000 - 1,000,000 / 2,000,000
43 - 300,000 - 1,200,000 / 2,400,000
44 - 400,000 - 1,500,000 / 3,000,000
45 - 500,000 - 2,000,000 / 4,000,000
46 - 500,000 - 2,500,000 / 5,000,000
47 - 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 / 6,000,000----- Prize Pool -----Payouts will be top 3 spots and the payout percentages are as follows: 60%, 30%, & 10%. The actual payout amounts will not be known until we know what the top 9 bids are. Remember, we have more people bidding this year so the total pot and prize pool are likely to be higher. I want to remind everyone that this is a FUN SOCIAL event and must be treated as such. Great thing about our group is that the stakes do not interfere with the friendship and respect. I cherish that and want to make sure we keep it that way.
----- Bid Process -----OK Poker Peeps, the Bidding is NOW OPEN!
(This was posted on November 24th)Remember: The Game is scheduled to occur on Saturday, December 10th, 2011 (ALL DAY)RULES:
( 1 ) Email your bid to BixbyPoker@x.y
( 2 ) Bids must be in Whole Dollar increments.
( 3 ) Minimum bid is $30.
( 4 ) In the case of a tie amount, the first bid received is given priority.
( 5 ) Choose your bid wisely, your first email is binding. Others will be ignored.
( 6 ) DO NOT discuss your bids with anyone, as there may be late comers to the party. I welcome that.
( 7 ) I will reveal all bids on Sunday, December 4th at 5pm. (Will post in this thread).
( 8 ) All bids are binding. You bid - You pay & play. (In the event there are more than 9 bidders, only top 9 pay & play).
( 9 ) All bids MUST BE EMAILED by noon on Sunday, December 4th. If there are not at least 9 bids. The event is canceled.
(10) Re-read these rules before posting any questions. I think things are spelled out quite clearly. I will submit my bid right away so it will be the first bid and I will be bound to that bid. Also, by bidding first, I will not know other bids. Let's get this Grindfest rolling!!!BID REVEAL (In the order of receiving the bids)
$116 Matt
IN THE GAME - Ben Lamb (SEAT 8 )
$069 John
DID NOT CUT IT$070 Guy
DID NOT CUT IT$083 Dwight
IN THE GAME - Sam Holden (SEAT 6)
$122 Kathy
IN THE GAME - Phil Collins (SEAT 4)
$050 Jason
DID NOT CUT IT$087 Devin
IN THE GAME - Anton Makiievskyi (SEAT 5)
$111 Shawn
IN THE GAME - Badih Bounahra (SEAT 2)
$099 Tim
IN THE GAME - Pius Heinz (SEAT 7)
$060 Brad
DID NOT CUT IT$047 Rob
DID NOT CUT IT$060 Carly
DID NOT CUT IT$126 Andy
IN THE GAME - Martin Staszko (SEAT 9)
$123 Jen
IN THE GAME - Eoghan O'Dea (SEAT 3)
$123 Richard
IN THE GAME - Matt Giannetti (SEAT 1)
Average of All Bids:
$89.73Average of Winnings Bids:
$110.00$595 - 1st Place
$295 - 2nd Place
$100 - 3rd Place
$990 - TOTAL PRIZE POOLGood luck. Have fun. Shuffle up and Deal!!!!
