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THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5

J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
edited March 2011 in Poker Chat
It's the penultimate week of the ARL...and it's a good one...

Monday 7th March
19:30  £10+£1  No Limit Hold'em Deepstack
(5,000 chips / 15 min blinds)

It's rare to find a tournament with a structure like this for just 11 quid.  It's definitely worth playing, even if you're not a regular ARL participant.  You can register HERE.

For those of you actually competing in the league, make sure you check out the latest RANKINGS and use the information to your advantage!

Remember - this is the last NLHE event, so strategy is key.  For example, who'll be looking for a solid placing in the tournament.  Will they be playing tight, hoping to fold their way into the top 20?  Can you exploit that?  And what about the guys and girls who need a win to become an ARL contender?  Will they be "going for it" and gambling it up?  Should you avoid tangling with them?

It should be an interesting night...

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    With 25 hours to go, 13 players have already registered...
    BLOOMIN5000  
    brimicombe5000  
    daften5000  
    djblacke045000  
    GELDY5000  
    HAPPYNIGE45000  
    J-Hartigan5000  
    Kiwini4u5000  
    nffc4eva5000  
    rosjim15000  
    sara36dd085000  
    SoLack5000  
    tempusfuge5000
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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    A reminder that I'll be playing PLO cash tonight between 7pm and midnight (ARL Deepstack hours excluded).

    Will start off at the 5p/10p tables, before moving up to 10p/20p.

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    With just over an hour to go, we have 33 runners...


    angie555000  basraa195000  BelovedLtd5000  BLOOMIN5000  brimicombe5000  CHWARAEWR5000  Direwolf5000  djblacke045000  doddles5000  DO_OR_DIE5000  dtm755000  GELDY5000  goodylad215000  GREGHOGG5000  HAPPYNIGE45000  J-Hartigan5000  Kiwini4u5000  LEON15000  martoni05000  MAXALLY5000  minty115000  nffc4eva5000  RAB6425000  rosjim15000  sara36dd085000  scotty775000  SHANXTA5000  SoLack5000  SolarCarro5000  tempusfuge5000  thebling5000  TheDart5000  TommyD5000

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  • rosjim1rosjim1
    edited March 2011
    this has been one of the best presenter leauges run
    who ever thought of it deserves a pat on the back

    wd sky


    In Response to Re: THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5:
    With just over an hour to go, we have 33 runners... angie55 5000     basraa19 5000     BelovedLtd 5000     BLOOMIN 5000     brimicombe 5000     CHWARAEWR 5000     Direwolf 5000     djblacke04 5000     doddles 5000     DO_OR_DIE 5000     dtm75 5000     GELDY 5000     goodylad21 5000     GREGHOGG 5000     HAPPYNIGE4 5000     J-Hartigan 5000     Kiwini4u 5000     LEON1 5000     martoni0 5000     MAXALLY 5000     minty11 5000     nffc4eva 5000     RAB642 5000     rosjim1 5000     sara36dd08 5000     scotty77 5000     SHANXTA 5000     SoLack 5000     SolarCarro 5000     tempusfuge 5000     thebling 5000     TheDart 5000     TommyD 5000
    Posted by J-Hartigan
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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5:
    this has been one of the best presenter leauges run who ever thought of it deserves a pat on the back wd sky In Response to Re: THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5 :
    Posted by rosjim1
    I'll give credit where credit's due, James...

    Tikay and Richard Milner (Head of Marketing) came up with the original concept.  I then developed the format and designed the final tournament schedule with the help of Sky_Adam.

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    As promised, I'm playing some Omaha cash...

    Bromley - 5p/10p PLO.

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    We now have more than 50 runners in tonight's ARL event.

    Registration closes in 10 minutes!

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    67 players in the ARL tournament.

    With a Deepstack structure, this could take a while...

    Good luck, everyone!  See you at the final table at 3am!!!
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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    Maybe I spoke too soon...

    Someone managed to do their entire stack of 5,000 chips in the very first hand!

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  • BelovedLtdBelovedLtd
    edited March 2011
    hmm yes there are a few people who seem to have a problem adapting to having quite so many chips.

    Sometimes it's a matter of interpretation, but one clear cut case I've seen on my starting table - an open shove of over 40 big blinds with KTos. 

    For all I know that player usually shoves that level with that kind of hand - but I suspect not
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5:
    hmm yes there are a few people who seem to have a problem adapting to having quite so many chips. Sometimes it's a matter of interpretation, but one clear cut case I've seen on my starting table - an open shove of over 40 big blinds with KTos.  For all I know that player usually shoves that level with that kind of hand - but I suspect not
    Posted by BelovedLtd
    Was on the same table as the out first hand hand.  It was KK vQQ.  Not saying it's not get-off-able but at the very least it's tricky.
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  • BelovedLtdBelovedLtd
    edited March 2011
    QQ's and above first hand then I'd agree - and similarly people can have massive hands outdrawn, so I'd expect there to be a handful of early casualties even in a deepstack but some play has been 'quite' odd
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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    We're at the first break...

    54 players remain.  I'm 25th on the leaderboard - with a stack of 5,825 (73 bbs).


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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    Really unhappy with the way I played several key hands during the last level.

    As a result, I'm now pretty short.

    We're at the second break.  I'll be coming back 28th of 31 players with just under 4,400 in chips (15 bbs).

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    Out in 25th...

    That improves my overall score by a pretty insignificant three points :(

    Meanwhile, tempusfuge is still going strong.  He's 4th in chips right now and stands an excellent chance of securing the ARL title in the penultimate week of the league!

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    So, time now for more PLO cash.

    I'm at Purfleet - it's a 10p/20p table.

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  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan
    edited March 2011
    Well done to the eight players who cashed in tonight's No Limit Hold'em Deepstack...


    MerlinUK3350001£201 + 40 League PointsZaphod5002£134 + 36 League PointsBLOOMIN03£93.80 + 28 League Pointsunbpower04£67 + 22 League PointsSoLack05£53.60 + 18 League Pointstempusfuge06£46.90 + 14 League Pointsbrimicombe07£40.20 + 10 League Pointsangie5508£33.50 + 6 League Points


    A nice win for MerlinUK.

    But, with his third final table finish, it's tempusfuge who takes a commanding lead in the ARL RANKINGS.  But, SoLack, Direwolf or angie55 could still topple him with a strong performance in the sixth and final event.

    Yes, it all comes down to the last week - the Omaha Hi-Lo tournament.

    I'll see you next Monday for that.

    And I'll see those of you playing at the SPT event in Luton on Saturday!

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  • rosjim1rosjim1
    edited March 2011
    BRING ON LUTON
    are you playing friday james

    In Response to Re: THE ALL-ROUNDERS' LEAGUE - WEEK 5:
    Well done to the eight players who cashed in tonight's No Limit Hold'em Deepstack... MerlinUK 335000 1 £201 + 40 League Points Zaphod50 0 2 £134 + 36 League Points BLOOMIN 0 3 £93.80 + 28 League Points unbpower 0 4 £67 + 22 League Points SoLack 0 5 £53.60 + 18 League Points tempusfuge 0 6 £46.90 + 14 League Points brimicombe 0 7 £40.20 + 10 League Points angie55 0 8 £33.50 + 6 League Points A nice win for MerlinUK. But, with his third final table finish, it's tempusfuge who takes a commanding lead in the ARL  RANKINGS .  But, SoLack, Direwolf or angie55 could still topple him with a strong performance in the sixth and final event. Yes, it all comes down to the last week - the Omaha Hi-Lo tournament. I'll see you next Monday for that. And I'll see those of you playing at the SPT event in Luton on Saturday!
    Posted by J-Hartigan
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