TalkingPoker.com Heads-Up Battle Royale
 

I think it will be a lot of fun to follow the league finale up with a take no prisoners, no-holds barred, heads-up battle royale!!!!!

Tourney: TalkingPoker Heads-Up Battle Royale (Tourney ID: 19851688)

Date/Time: Thursday, February 23, 9:30 PM

Buy-in: $10+1

Password: ShabiBaby

Everyone from the forum, new and old, is invited to take part in the tourney. This is not a league event. Good luck everybody. 2nd place is up for grabs!

Shabi, it's not a DEFINATE that Im takin 1st yet, so technically 1st is up for grabs too.... as far as the liklihood.... that's another story

:D

fliipin sweet shabi. exactly what i had in mind.

I think Shabi's referring to 2nd being up for grabs in this heads-up challenge. Apparently he's already conceded the win to me and figures the rest of you will fight it out for 2nd.

Are you guys all drunk or something? Obviously he knows I'll be taking this thing down.

Oh, who am I kidding? I can't beat forum members Heads Up. :o

Sounds like fun - looking forward to it. Quertion though - what happens if not exactly 4, 8, 16, etc people sign up?

Don't know, but I'm sure they will just adjust the bracket. Possible first round byes.

I think I might join this. I definitely need HU practice. Anyone got any reading suggestions for improving one's HU game? I don't end up HU very often (and when I do, I get stomped) so I know I suck, would like to get some learning in before I try this.

HOH V2 is pretty good, and gives good examples to help you get a feel.

Perfect, I'm plugging my way through both V1 and 2 right now, maybe I will skip to the HU section.

I'm putting a $20 bounty on my head for this tourney, payable to the lucky person who manages to knock me out.

I have no intention of having to pay this bounty.

Good luck, suckers.

I'm registered. Sorry in advance to anyone who has to play me.

Dead money is dead money... it's all good.

We've only got 5 right now, be real nice to see this climb to 10+ before it starts. Where you at?????

DAMN! we were at 6. KMB pulled out. Nikki's gonna try to make it home to play in it.

We'll get some people. I know JD and Zy wanna lose.

I'm gonna Try to make it. We will see.

Ditto

Up to 6 again. I'm home in time and registered.

im in, hope i dont mess things up with the odd number...

i am in
 

i put the total to 10

alright, we just need badblood to hop on board and we'll be able to do a final four of WWdN/TP crossover players!!! :D

I don't think it's a problem. If it's odd, there maybe a first round bye for a person or two.

You can create a single-elimination tourney bracket for any # of people. I am the BRACKETMASTER!

I just won money this afternoon.

I don't want to give you bastards any of it.

might play, gametime decision

That is a problem to me! No one deserves a bye!

Up to 14.

Are Bulldg4life and pokerscout forum members? Dont' recognize the name. Be cool if we could snag a few members out of this.

if they werent before, they are now cause they would have to register to get the password.

I vouch for bulldog, hes a friend from school. (GTDawg)

bulldg4life here

decided to donate money to the cause

ok, we have 16 now., A proper bracket

the anticipation of my death is killing me.

17, and JD isn't even home right now, lol!

i ruined the perfect 16 bracket..... byes galore now :cool:

ahahhaha, thats a lot of byes. the 4 poor bastards who didnt get them...

Everybody chill and watch the two "play-in" matches! I'm drinking White Zinfandel and smokin' the smokey smoke.

uh....

whoops?

Well, whoever takes this one down, enjoy my donation. :)

This was definitely -EV for me, but I was going in only to have fun. Mayhem thanks for the good game. And how is it, both Rob and I were the unlucky ones to not get a bye? :rolleyes:

GG Luckbox Rob
 

2nd hand

PokerStars Game #4077198601: Tournament #19851688, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round III, Level I (40/80) - 2006/02/23 - 22:35:39 (ET)
Table '19851688 1' One on One Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (6160 in chips)
Seat 2: PShabi (5840 in chips)
PShabi: posts small blind 40
Robbie Robb: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PShabi [2c 2h]
PShabi said, "winners of this round cash"
PShabi: raises 80 to 160
Robbie Robb said, "yep"
Robbie Robb: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Qs 8s 2d]
Robbie Robb: bets 240
PShabi: calls 240
*** TURN *** [Qs 8s 2d] [Td]
Robbie Robb: checks
PShabi: bets 550
Robbie Robb: raises 550 to 1100
PShabi: raises 900 to 2000
Robbie Robb: raises 3760 to 5760 and is all-in
PShabi: calls 3440 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Qs 8s 2d Td] [Qc]
Robbie Robb said, "damn"
Robbie Robb said, "omg!"
PShabi said, "no!"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Robbie Robb: shows [Ts Qd] (a full house, Queens full of Tens)
PShabi: shows [2c 2h] (a full house, Deuces full of Queens)
Robbie Robb collected 11680 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11680 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 8s 2d Td Qc]
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (big blind) showed [Ts Qd] and won (11680) with a full house, Queens full of Tens
Seat 2: PShabi (button) (small blind) showed [2c 2h] and lost with a full house, Deuces full of Queens

The whole shebang! (all two hands of pwn-age)
 

Hand 1:
PokerStars Game #4077189393: Tournament #19851688, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round III, Level I (40/80) - 2006/02/23 - 22:35:01 (ET)
Table '19851688 1' One on One Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (6000 in chips)
Seat 2: PShabi (6000 in chips)
Robbie Robb: posts small blind 40
PShabi: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Robbie Robb [Td 5s]
Robbie Robb: calls 40
PShabi said, "oh no!"
Robbie Robb said, "excellent"
PShabi said, "my arch nemesis"
PShabi: checks
*** FLOP *** [Th Ts 8h]
PShabi said, "gl my friend"
Robbie Robb said, "u2"
PShabi: bets 80
Robbie Robb: raises 80 to 160
PShabi: folds
Robbie Robb collected 320 from pot
Robbie Robb: shows [Td 5s] (three of a kind, Tens)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 320 | Rake 0
Board [Th Ts 8h]
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (button) (small blind) collected (320)
Seat 2: PShabi (big blind) folded on the Flop

Hand 2:
PokerStars Game #4077198601: Tournament #19851688, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round III, Level I (40/80) - 2006/02/23 - 22:35:39 (ET)
Table '19851688 1' One on One Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (6160 in chips)
Seat 2: PShabi (5840 in chips)
PShabi: posts small blind 40
Robbie Robb: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Robbie Robb [Ts Qd]
PShabi said, "winners of this round cash"
PShabi: raises 80 to 160
Robbie Robb said, "yep"
Robbie Robb: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Qs 8s 2d] <-- Nice! Top Pair.
Robbie Robb: bets 240
PShabi: calls 240
*** TURN *** [Qs 8s 2d] [Td] <-- w00t! Top two pair. At this point Shabi flips over 22 and I'm like NOOOOOOO FUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK!!!!!
Robbie Robb: checks
PShabi: bets 550
Robbie Robb: raises 550 to 1100
PShabi: raises 900 to 2000
Robbie Robb: raises 3760 to 5760 and is all-in
PShabi: calls 3440 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Qs 8s 2d Td] [Qc] <-- Oh. My. Fucking. God!
Robbie Robb said, "damn"
Robbie Robb said, "omg!"
PShabi said, "no!"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Robbie Robb: shows [Ts Qd] (a full house, Queens full of Tens)
PShabi: shows [2c 2h] (a full house, Deuces full of Queens)
Robbie Robb collected 11680 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11680 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 8s 2d Td Qc]
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (big blind) showed [Ts Qd] and won (11680) with a full house, Queens full of Tens
Seat 2: PShabi (button) (small blind) showed [2c 2h] and lost with a full house, Deuces full of Queens

I gotta say...that was the most uncomfortable poker table I've ever been at...

That was a sick last hand

Guess I should have made the bounty $20,000 to make things a bit more interesting, huh?

GGs everyone! That was a lot of fun.

And finally, things are right again in the world: bdawg was the first one out, and I went undefeated. Ahhhhhhhhhh.... I needed that. :D

Yes, yes it was.

Nice Job TP. way to get a boat vs. boat HU. real hard to win that way.:D lol. U played awesome actually.

are we 1-1 now?

I don't believe I played my best game.

Good game to the 4 winners.

Even though I finished 3rd, I'm claiming victory for the following reasons:
1) I sent Bdawg AND Mayhem to the rail
2) I played one more round than everyone else except JD & TP
3) I sent PShabi to the rail in TWO (yes, count 'em, TWO!) hands.
4) I think I had the toughest bracket: Bdawg, Mayhem, Pshabi AND TP!
:D

that def. turned out to be alot of fun. we should hit this up on a monthly basis if we can keep the turout like this.

I'm just glad I didn't gouge my eyes out watching SpringerStars while betting everything under the sun for 30 minutes.

agreed!

Counting our play money match last July when you were a lucky little punk, yes. You're a formidable opponent now.

And yeah, like I said in the other thread, "nice catch" on the river there JD. OH how I love when I have them drawing dead on the turn....... ;)

LOL..... Whatever you say, champ!