Poker Player Magazine Grand Prix 5 at Betfred

[w1nsome]

any1 had any e-mail yet???

[Dreamkiller]

Nope but I enquired and got the following ..............


QUOTE : "Unfortunately for this year’s live final PokerPlayer were guaranteeing just a seat and no travel or accommodation expenses. This was what we have advertised from the start of the Grand Prix 5. There are hotel rooms at £65 available at the Travelodge, Park Royal."

For those that aren't familiar , this travelodge is like 50m max away from the Western Club .

[w1nsome]

details for poker/player
Congratulations on qualifying for the PokerPlayer Grand Prix, in association with Betfred Poker, Live Grand Final!

In this email you will find all the information you need to ensure that you make it there in time and have the best possible chance of taking home the PokerPlayer Grand Prix V.

The Location

The final will take place at The Western Club (www.thewesternclub.com), London, on Saturday, May 2. Membership is required at least 48 hours in advance but is free and can be obtained by emailing geoff@thewesternclub.com . Photo ID will be required on the night. Please can you all make sure you do this well in advance so that there is zero chance of any problems on the night itself.

The Western Club has a relaxed dress code so feel free to wear whatever makes you most comfortable at the poker table.

Getting There

Please follow this link for detailed instructions on how to access the Western Club by car – http://thewesternclub.com/directions.aspx
There is limited parking at the club itself but there is also a leisure park across the road with free parking available.

The nearest tube station is Hanger Lane on the Central Line, which is approx. 20 minutes walk from the club. Local bus routes will be able to take you closer to the venue however, and there are also a plentiful supply of taxis operating in the area.

Accommodation

The two closest hotel options are;

1)Travelodge Park Royal - http://www.travelodge.co.uk/ - this is 200yds away from the Western and is approximately £65 per room per night. Car parking is also available at £5 per 24hrs.
2)Holiday Inn Park Royal - http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/lonah?rpb=hotel&start=21&crUrl=/h/d/cp/1/en/hotelsearchresults/proximity <http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/lonah?rpb=hotel&amp;start=21&amp;crUrl=/h/d/cp/1/en/hotelsearchresults/proximity> - this is a little bit further away, approx 1200yds and approx £59 per room per night. Parking is available priced at £10 per 24hrs.

Please note that qualifying for the PokerPlayer Grand Prix does not include any expenses paid for by PokerPlayer or Dennis Publishing.

Tournament Structure

No-limit Hold’em Freezeout
5,000 Chips
30 minute levels

The tournament will begin promptly at 7pm. Please make sure that you are at the venue by 6.15pm to register, meet your fellow competitors, drink and do whatever you wish to do in plenty of time. If you are late you will be blinded out.

Blinds

25/50
50/100
75/150

15 minute break

100/200
150/300
200/400

30 minute break

300/600
400/800
500/1,000

15 minute break

600/1,200
800/1,600
1,000/2,000
1,500/3,000
2,000/4,000

The Prizes

$10,000 Prize Pool

1st $3,500
2nd $2,350
3rd $1,500
4th $1,000
5th $700
6th $450
7th $250
8th $150
9th $100
If there are anyqueries or questions please do not hesitate to contact us on ross_jarvis@dennis.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there and good luck!
Ross Jarvis

[msaban]

appears that there has been a drop out, see you there

[AA_Hall]

Originally Posted by msaban

appears that there has been a drop out, see you there

already whos that

[msaban]

no idea who, but I got the call last week.

[w1nsome]

good/luck to all who are going to p/player game--wont be there,as qualified for the BigMac game on S/James at Newmarket--love my racing--freebie with guest for both days at guiness meeting
Lets hope P/lounge members take both comps. down--we have 4 in the BigMac game--donno how many at P/player

[AvonGirl]

Good luck all.

[happyhornet]

Best of luck all

Watch the wine!

[Guppie]

Good lcuk tonight all PL qualifiers.

[goater14]

Originally Posted by happyhornet

Best of luck all

Watch the wine!

No free bar this time, i wonder why?

[voiceofjoe]

I played awful and was out before the first break, lost most of my chips running a bluff against PP Ross Jarvis when I didn't need to get over commited. Eventually busted against the overall winner with an AKs suited push over his Btn Raise he made the call with TT.I Hit an ace on the flop and he hit his ten on the turn.

I busted early enough to play in the £40 freezeout so lost touch with the other Pl'ers (I even missed the f***in Buffet !) Dreamkiller, AA_Hall, RIVRD and Eyesallin.

I travelled down with Mike Saban who,aided by lashings of Stella, and Vodka Red Bull, was running all over the table early doors - until eventually busting when his 66 All-In was called by 55 who proceeded to hit his 5 on the river - Mike finished in 15th.
(I'll let him recall his other bad beats )

We then moved onto the cash tables where we gratefully covered our expenses and more. The locals got a 'little restless' at times as Mike expertly portrayed a 'Hopeless Drunk' - tilting the real hopeless drunks on the table into donating to his Weekend away fund.

We finally hit the hotel at 5:30am.

Ignoring the tournament result, the rest of the day was excellent and I look forward to qualifying for next years -which after speaking with PP staff may well be re-jigged a little by the way of start time and blind structure, as the final table didn't finish until around 4:00 am

[msaban]

Not much to add to VOJ's post really, a great day out, disappointed about not final tabling as I felt on was pretty much on top form, laying down some big hands and getting chips in when I was infront.

I took a number of beats late on which led to me raising and calling for my last 7k with 66 with blinds at 800/400, as mentioned I was up against 55 and got rivered. I could have waited and may have had a better opportunity later on, but I was looking to dominate the table and thus needed to rebuild my stack.

The cash table went very well, PLHE £2/£1, its amazing what image you set up when you call pots down with hands like 93o and 56o, you tend to get paid off big time when you actually have a hand. I could have kept playing but everyone else ran out of chips and walked away with probably the equivalent of a top 3 finish from the tournament.

Same again next year hopefully.