The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread. We have our CHAMPION!

Phantom66

Brilliant, Thanks Phantom.

PS.    '80. ellro84', there is mispell on my alias, just in case.
should be ellroy84

ta

Phantom66

So as it turned out we had 91 entrants in the draw and they are...

	Entrants
1	Phantom66
2	Tikay1
3	Pompeynic
4	RicOrford
5	Flashflush
6	mumsie
7	Shakinaces
8	Itsover4u
9	mkgunner
10	Snuffer
11	jordz16
12	pomfrittes
13	goldnballz
14	Spinky6108
15	FeelGroggy
16	MrJoeBlogs
17	Lambert180
18	rspca12
19	Boxster
20	LmfaoAllin
21	churchy18
22	gerardirl
23	VespaPX
24	ajmilton
25	Brrrrrrr
26	hhyftrftdr
27	Hotwheals
28	bluffulot6
29	CATCH-22
30	YoungUn
31	jimb0d1
32	Ice_Tiger
33	MAXALLY
34	GRINTLER
35	rainman397
36	poppy765
37	DOHHHHHHH
38	mondo1985
39	Dollie
40	DESERTTURK
41	waller02
42	chiggypig
43	lundie
44	lisa1962
45	aok25
46	Sir-Gary
47	jonnyrkd
48	omm
49	LARSON7
50	liamboi11
51	IrishRose
52	MilitantG
53	GELDY (Team Dagg)
54	Essexphil
55	Darkangel7
56	citylawyer
57	Enut
58	HENDRIK62
59	wynne1938
60	lonesome
61	neil1970
62	lyonsbob06
63	FLASHJONNY
64	F_Ivanovic
65	Mikeycb
66	Bromley023
67	bromley04
68	ficino
69	RLT16
70	WAOOGA
71	imber
72	timeforbed
73	CraigSG1
74	GGGGCCCC
75	Wilhelm
76	GCDF
77	Jac35
78	day4eire76
79	aussie09 (withdrawn)
80	ellroy84
81	james84
82	GREGSTER
83	Ranners
84	StayOrGo
85	bbMike
86	_kagawa_
87	SUPERSNEDD
88	tsarina
89	stuarty117
90	ballboy
91	NChanning

That means the first round will be a preliminary round of 54 players to get us down for a Round 2 containing 64 players.

Good luck to everyone!

The Round 1 draw has been made and the video is available on youtube if you haven't seen it and want to check it here https://youtu.be/cC08o6u3uHk

So here is the round 1 draw and results table which I will keep updating on this OP so people can find it easily.

ROUND 1 (Preliminary) DRAW AND RESULTS
Match	H	A				Score		Winner
1	29	82	CATCH-22	v	GREGSTER	1	2	GREGSTER
2	60	12	lonesome	v	pomfrittes	2	1	lonesome
3	61	78	neil1970	v	day4eire76	2	1	neil1970
4	1	64	Phantom66	v	F_Ivanovic	2	1	Phantom66
5	90	46	ballboy	v	Sir-Gary	2	1	ballboy
6	73	79	CraigSG1	v	walkover	2	0	CraigSG1
7	30	5	YoungUn	v	Flashflush	0	2	Flashflush
8	76	18	GCDF	v	rspca12	2	1	GCDF
9	56	37	citylawyer	v	DOHHHHHHH	0	2	DOHHHHHHH
10	11	70	jordz16	v	WAOOGA	1	2	WAOOGA
11	49	80	LARSON7	v	ellroy84	2	0	LARSON7
12	41	69	waller02	v	RLT16	0	2	RLT16
13	31	72	jimb0d1	v	timeforbed	2	0	jimb0d1
14	71	50	imber	v	liamboi11	2	1	imber
15	53	7	GELDY (Team Dagg)	v	Shakinaces	2	1	GELDY (Team Dagg)
16	65	36	Mikeycb	v	poppy765	0	2	poppy765
17	81	20	james84	v	LmfaoAllin	0	2	LmfaoAllin
18	27	54	Hotwheals	v	Essexphil	2	1	Hotwheals
19	55	10	Darkangel7	v	Snuffer	1	2	Snuffer
20	3	16	Pompeynic	v	MrJoeBlogs	2	0	Pompeynic
21	35	68	rainman397	v	ficino	1	2	ficino
22	83	9	Ranners	v	mkgunner	1	2	mkgunner
23	24	8	ajmilton	v	walkover	2	0	ajmilton
24	58	23	HENDRIK62	v	VespaPX	2	1	HENDRIK62
25	77	52	Jac35	v	MilitantG	2	1	Jac35
26	44	45	walkover	v	aok25	0	2	aok25
27	87	91	SUPERSNEDD	v	NChanning	2	1	SUPERSNEDD

So now the Round 2 draw has been made and results are already coming in.

If you want to see the full draw it is available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5L_tkB_ss

I am setting a deadline of Sunday 8th November 23:59:59 for completion. So especially if you are off to Punta Cana (as at least 3 of our players are) or planning to grind for UKOPs the sooner your game is played the better. <td class="xl66" width="48" height="18" style="height:14.1pt;width:36pt;border:#

ROUND 2 DRAW AND RESULTS
Match	H	A				Score		Winner
1	49	21	jonnyrkd	v	ficino	2	1	jonnyrkd
2	27	7	SUPERSNEDD	v	Flashflush	0	2	Flashflush
3	11	51	LARSON7	v	IrishRose	2	0	LARSON7
4	3	33	neil1970	v	FeelGroggy	1	2	FeelGroggy
5	8	43	walkover	v	GRINTLER	0	2	GRINTLER
6	55	17	FLASHJONNY	v	LmfaoAllin	0	2	LmfaoAllin
7	1	62	GREGSTER	v	_kagawa_	2	0	GREGSTER
8	24	41	HENDRIK62	v	Ice_Tiger	1	2	Ice_Tiger
9	37	18	gerardirl	v	Hotwheals	2	1	gerardirl
10	28	19	Tikay1	v	Snuffer	1	2	Snuffer
11	2	59	lonesome	v	Wilhelm	1	2	Wilhelm
12	20	6	Pompeynic	v	CraigSG1	2	1	Pompeynic
13	47	50	chiggypig	v	omm	2	1	chiggypig

Phantom66

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Brilliant, Thanks Phantom. PS.    '80. ellro84', there is mispell on my alias, just in case. should be ellroy84 ta
Posted by ellroy84

Sorry that's corrected now.

Phantom66

HU FA CUP RULES

There will not be many rules, this is a low cost fun event so let's remember that and...

1. Get on and play the fixtures, 

2. Play them in the right spirit, and 

3. Have fun!

All normal Skypoker Terms and Conditions apply and take precedence. 

Given that this is a community run event and that access to community media is required to arrange fixtures and post results - a forum ban will mean exclusion from the competition irresepective of whether the ban was caused by actions related to the HU FA Cup.

FORMAT AND STRUCTURE

1st round will be 54 players in a preliminary round to get down to 64 players

2nd round  64 (27 1st round winners + 37 who will have had a bye)

3rd round  32

4th round  16

5th round   8

Semi-Final  4

Final          2

Rounds 1 and 2 will be won by the first player to 2 wins (no need to play a 3rd game if it is not a decider)

Rounds 3 to 5 will be won by the first player to 3 wins 

Semi Finals will be won by the first player to 4 wins

The Final will be won by the first player to 5 wins

All games are to be £1.05 NL Heads-Up games. (Sorry fellow Ploppers)

The only permitted game types  are Speed or Turbo.

FIXTURES

The draw will be made on a round by round basis, FA Cup style, with a random draw. Fixtures will be posted on this thread.

The onus will be on the away player to start the communication re arranging a fixture.

Please try and be flexible and accomodating to reach fixtures. Clearly not everyone has the same time available to play and people may have personal restrictions. Each round will be several weeks long to make sure there is enough time.

Fixtures do not have to be played at one sitting, although the rematch feature will make it easier to do that.

The home player will chose the format (Speed or Turbo) during rounds 1-5. The Semi-Finals and Final will be speed.

Deadlines for completion for each round will be posted here. Please try and complete your fixture as soon as possible. If the fixture is not completed by the deadline the default will be both players are excluded. If there is clear evidence in the HUFA fixtures thread of one player only being at fault for non-fulfilment of a fixture then the player at fault will be excluded and the other player awarded a walkover into the next round.

***edit*** The deadline for Round 1 games is 5th October, however the earlier the played the better. I will show a little leniency if both players are actively trying to play and are struggling with timings.

ADVICE ON SITTING (and avoiding random joiners)

This is taken from an earlier Lambert run HU comp, original credit went to IrishRover for the idea...

Both players should sit in a freeplay HU table, from here, one should open the £1 HU game and let the other player know they have done so, the other player can then join straight away which should limit the risk of random joiners. I also suggest that people stick to 1 table at a time, so that you can just click on re-match at the end without danger of random joiners.

RESULTS

Please post results on this thread (winner should post) and the "loser" can lodge an appeal if they disagree.

I will aim to keep the OP table up to date.

PRIZES

If you win the event you will have racked up between £5.70 (6 round wins by a 1 game margin) and at most £20.70 in profit (7 round wins with no game losses).

Obviously the title "HU FA Cup champion" and forum bragging rights are priceless.

Skypoker may offer additional prizes, which is not guaranteed. This will depend on the interest generated by this competition and the spirit in which it is played.

Edit: Tikay has confirmed the winner will receive a £33 Main event entry and the runner-up a £11 turbo Tuesday entry.

Any disputes can be aired here. If the situation is not clearly covered by the rules then I will co-opt an independent committee to rule on the dispute and the decision of that committee will be final.

GL Everyone!

I am open to any suggestions to change/add these rules.

Jac35

Fantastic work with this Phantom

tsarina

Hi, I would love to take part if its not too late.  xxxx

waller02

In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread:

Fantastic work with this Phantom
Posted by Jac35

+1

MilitantG

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In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread : +1
Posted by waller02

+2

MilitantG

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In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread : +1
Posted by waller02

+2

LENGALENG

+3

Phantom66

In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread:

Hi, I would love to take part if its not too late.  xxxx
Posted by tsarina

AAAARRGGGGGHHHHH

Not even started and I have my first rule dilemma

Where have you been Tsarina I have been pushing this for nearly a month.

Officially entries closed 23:59:59 on 13th September.

Have to draw the line somewhere.

But can the line be stretched? 

Not sure, I think I'll sleep on it.

Snuffer

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In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread : AAAARRGGGGGHHHHH Not even started and I have my first rule dilemma Where have you been Tsarina I have been pushing this for nearly a month. Officially entries closed 23:59:59 on 13th September. Have to draw the line somewhere. But can the line be stretched?  Not sure, I think I'll sleep on it.
Posted by Phantom66

Your bingo machine takes 90, why not put a limit of 90 entrants before the official draw, I'm sure all the entrants would be fine with it.

Great job btw, you've gone above and beyond for the community, thanks phantom.

Phantom66

That's what I was actually thinking too Snuffer so seeing as an independent person has come forward I'll do that. 

I.E. I'll keep the entries open until either...

We hit 90 entrants, OR, I actually do the draw (which for logistical reasons wont be until Wednesday at least).

So welcome Tsarina you are no.88

bbMike

have you thought about getting set up with Twitch, then you could do the draws live?

LmfaoAllin

Wp Mr Phantom, great stuff.

Very much looking forward to this, sounds great fun.

Good on you for all your hard work.

stuarty117

Hi Mr Phantom

Can i be number 89

Snuffer

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Hi Mr Phantom Can i be number 89
Posted by stuarty117

1 more and phantom can shut the gates

Phantom66

In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread:

Hi Mr Phantom Can i be number 89
Posted by stuarty117

Cool. Can't believe you weren't in already? Or that I hadn't noticed come to that.

Phantom66

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have you thought about getting set up with Twitch, then you could do the draws live?
Posted by bbMike

I might do a test run but if it's too difficult or the quality isn't great I'll pass.

hhyftrftdr

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In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread : I might do a test run but if it's too difficult or the quality isn't great I'll pass.
Posted by Phantom66

Make sure you keep the microwave out of view.

ballboy

Please can I be the 90th

Thanks

Ballboy

Phantom66

Yes you can have ball no 9 0 blind ninety ballboy.

Entries are now 100% officially CLOSED

If anyone else stumbles upon this thread and asks then 

1. The answer is no

2. I will start a reserve list in case anyone drops out and lets me know. 

Ice_Tiger

That Orford character will probably bottle it!

gerardirl

Yes Im excited about this draw! 

Good work Phantom.

Ger

GELDY

Your do realise

Mr phantom sir

That an Orford vs Tikay match in the first round is de rigueur

Don't fail us

Phantom66

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In Response to Re: The Heads Up FA Cup - Official rules/draw/results thread : Make sure you keep the microwave out of view.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Sorry bit slow.

Only just worked that one out.

However with the balls being plastic I am a bit worried about them melting.

Might have to try the freezer or see if I can perfect my palming technique.

Phantom66

Could be happening today....

I'll let you know after a room tidy and test run

Phantom66

Frustrating times - flat batteries / missing leads / corrupt SD cards/ builders working outside

Plus the ball machine is a bit noisy - not sure about the sound levels - you might just have to watch it on mute.

Anyway - ran out of time to record a full draw. I might be able to do it this evening (doubtful) or tomorrow afternoon.

Won't risk twitch this time - will just record and put on youtube.

I did write to my favourite poker personality to try and get some star appeal for the draw...

"Dear Victoria,

I think you are amazing. I have read your autobiography and I even watch only connect just to see you and hear your voice although I haven't got a clue what is going on.

It would be a great honour if you could come to my house and draw my balls for me.

Yours truly

ThePhantom"

oddly she didn't reply - I think she must be busy or maybe David was jealous and wouldn't let her do it?

Anyway I did persist with other poker personalities and I am delighted to say I have a special guest lined up (fingers crossed).

rainman397

Did you get Mr Moorman.
All the best.
Rainman397

StayOrGo

Looking forward to the first round draw. GL all :=)

NChanning

 How can I get in Phantom?