Poker Tournament For NFBC Members In Las Vegas

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:06 am

Joe T - you may well be a poker expert - there are thousands of them out there, but I think you are a little to quick to dismiss the event fee as high given that we are asking a casino to give us room, tables, dealers etc. for a private tournament on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

bowlingfool · Post by **bowlingfool** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:55 am

JoeT, your comment about the $35 entry fee being "ridiculously high" for a $200 buy-in tourney is probably an overstatement. I know the "Bike" is having a tournament in March and the entry fee for their $200 tourney is around $20-25. So, it's all relative.

That being said, I think most of us would agree that being allowed to have a (hopefully) PRIVATE poker tourney in Vegas on what is arguably their 3rd busiest weekend of the year, is well worth a few extra bucks.

BTW, here's a link to an article on CardPlayer.com that mentions Tom Elias' work for the poker tourney at the football event.

Tom Elias Fantasy Football Kickoff Poker Event

[ February 22, 2005, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: bowlingfool ]

alexado · Post by **alexado** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:24 pm

Count me in for the poker tournament. What's the minimum number of players we need to have this tournament?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:00 pm

Okay, we have rooms available at Union Plaza for $65 on Wednesday, Thursday and $85 on Friday and Saturday. Poker players get first dibs if you want them. We had 30 rooms set aside and some have been taken already. Tom said we need 30 players to make this a go and we're shooting for 50 to 70. I think we can reach that.

E-mail me if you want the special room rates. Tom is well respected in Las Vegas. The Union Plaza is giving us a helluva deal on room rates at this late date in Las Vegas and it's good for last minute NFBC signups as well. And a $35 vig for a Private game, which it will be, during this weekend seems fair enough. This isn't an online game, it's a private poker tournament for baseball junkies on quite possibly the busiest night of 2005 in Las Vegas.

I wish I could convince the Leaderboard Sports guys to participate as I think there's 20+ guys there. If the private game doesn't work out, let's all play poker downtown.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:06 am

Tell your friends and co-managers about the NFBC private poker tournament - we need more signups and it will be a great event.

Sweeteddieg · Post by **Sweeteddieg** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:28 am

Not much of a poker player but if you need a certain minimum to make the tournament work, I'm in. I can think of worse ways to spend the money. I've done most of them.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:29 am

It's your fault Greg that the LBS guys won't be there

. Too many baseball drafts that weekend

. Saturday night is the only night we can hold our annual get together. Hopefully you'll have plenty without us.

joeyt300 · Post by **joeyt300** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:43 am

I did say that its a private event and thats why its so high, if $35 guarantees a private event that is well run then its worth it. A normal $200 tournament with a $35 entry fee would be robbery.

Wish I knew about those hotel rooms earlier before I made reservations at the luxurious Wild Wild West because it was the only place that wasn't $300 a night.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:10 am

Joey, we still have rooms available for you at $65 and $85 if you want to save some money and use the rest for poker. Shoot me an e-mail at [email protected] and I'll hook you up. Same with anyone else who needs a spot to reside yet during that week and weekend.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:00 am

So where are all YOU poker players. As of last night, we had SEVEN signed up, including me. This will be a great event - but we need players.

Even dead money like Gecko

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:53 am

I think many are flying out sunday morning. I think Thursday would have been the better day.

The other point is most don't want to go downtown on a busy Saturday night. Downtown from the strip trying to catch a cab both ways would be a nightmare. Bus service both ways from the Rio would have made it easier.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:06 am

The tournament is Saturday night (will be over before midnight), so what does people leaving on Sunday have to do with signups?

There are lots of people not arriving until Friday, so they definitely could not play in a Thursday night tournament.

Team Herron · Post by **Team Herron** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:51 am

I played (and lost rather soundly) in the WCOFF football event. I thought it was great and cant wait to do it again. Gentlemen, step up. The basketball games for the day is over, the girls will still be dancing when we are done....no excuses.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:01 am

Last call for these rooms at Union Plaza for the weekend and you don't have to play poker to get them at $65 during the week and $85 on the weekend. Use code Fantasy Baseball Leagues and do the following:

Call 1-800-634-6575 ask for room reservations and you must use the following code to receive the

correct price - "Fantasy Baseball Poker Tournament, Tom Elias" - for

Reservations.

joeyt300 · Post by **joeyt300** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:27 am

Thanks Greg but I prepaid my room through Yahoo Hotels, so getting another room wouldn't save me any money.

joeyt300 · Post by **joeyt300** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:27 am

Thanks Greg but I prepaid my room through Yahoo Hotels, so getting another room wouldn't save me any money.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:34 am

Hey Poker Players - we need you to sign up and join us - very few paid responses so far. The tournament that Tom Elias ran for WCOFF participants last September was terrific and this should be a great way to relax and have fun with other NFBC players after the draft.

Sign up NOW

any questions, email [email protected]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:53 am

Okay, this poker tournament is a go, so let's get the official signups going. Herb Eroh and his partner Brian Starkman just e-mailed me and they're good to go. We need at least 30 Tom said and I think we'll get there, but 50-70 would be ideal. I don't know if I have all the names right here or not, so chime in if I've missed you or if I've posted you twice:

NFBC Poker Entrants

1. Captain Hook

2. KJ Duke

3. Sportsbettingman

4. UFS

5. George Beason

6. Jesse Herron

7. Dustin Ashby

8. Stanley Kaye

9. Herb Eroh

10. Brian Starkman

11. Mike Minotti

12. Pezmanjr

13. Eric Ogawa

Thanks to all and have fun with this. Tom Elias runs a good event and this will definitely be a PRIVATE game of NFBC members and their co-managers/spouses. Saturday night will be busy everywhere in Vegas, so this could be the best way to get in on a night of poker.

[ March 01, 2005, 09:38 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:08 pm

Originally posted by Ken:

It's your fault Greg that the LBS guys won't be there

. Too many baseball drafts that weekend

. Saturday night is the only night we can hold our annual get together. Hopefully you'll have plenty without us. LBS's --- Poker needs some support. How about you move your get-together downtown near the poker tables and employ some high-risk strategies. You'll have made an important contribution and will be on your way to the dancing girls before you know it.

bowlingfool · Post by **bowlingfool** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 pm

Originally posted by Team Herron:

... The basketball games for the day is over, the girls will still be dancing when we are done....no excuses...Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm in!!!

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:09 pm

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote:Originally posted by Ken:

It's your fault Greg that the LBS guys won't be there

. Too many baseball drafts that weekend

. Saturday night is the only night we can hold our annual get together. Hopefully you'll have plenty without us. LBS's --- Poker needs some support. How about you move your get-together downtown near the poker tables and employ some high-risk strategies. You'll have made an important contribution and will be on your way to the dancing girls before you know it. [/QUOTE]Actually, we're going to have a BBQ and draft wind-down session. It's not about dancing girls at strip clubs or wanting to focus on the pot odds of going all in on a pair of 7's when a flush hand is showing. Just a friendly gathering

Dave

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:19 pm

Originally posted by Dyv:

quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote:Originally posted by Ken:

It's your fault Greg that the LBS guys won't be there

. Too many baseball drafts that weekend

. Saturday night is the only night we can hold our annual get together. Hopefully you'll have plenty without us. LBS's --- Poker needs some support. How about you move your get-together downtown near the poker tables and employ some high-risk strategies. You'll have made an important contribution and will be on your way to the dancing girls before you know it. [/QUOTE]Actually, we're going to have a BBQ and draft wind-down session. It's not about dancing girls at strip clubs or wanting to focus on the pot odds of going all in on a pair of 7's when a flush hand is showing. Just a friendly gathering

Dave [/QUOTE]Too bad, enjoyed talking to a few of the LBS guys at last yr's kahuna tournament.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:33 pm

There seemed to be a lot more interest in this today as several guys said they either signed up or were signing up for this. Hang tight everyone as I think we're getting more interest here. I'll work with Tom to stay on top of the signups here, but there's still a lot of time between now and March 19th.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:14 am

go find some chips guys - we need more players

Pezmanjr · Post by **Pezmanjr** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:05 am

Thought we would see more sign-ups by now. It is just a little friendly competition.

Where are all the poker players?