High On Poker

It’s very early, but I think I may have found the $300 to $500 event that I would like to play by the end of the year. Bankroll considerations must be made, but if I can somehow scratch together the cash by then (it isn’t much cash, but I don’t want to put up a ridiculous amount of my bankroll without some assistance by good fortune), it looks like I’m set.

What’s the event? It’s a $260+40 modified Shootout tournament on October 31, 2006 (yes, Halloween!) at the Foxwoods, leading up to the WPT Finals.

Why this event? Well, first off, I want something local. I was looking at AC or Foxwoods. The timing isn’t bad. It gives me months before actual game day. I’m not 100% happy with the fact that it will be on Halloween, since it is one of my favorite holidays, and its a Tuesday, so I’ll have to take off of work. However, I’m pretty damn good at live SNGs, especially when the blinds escalate a bit too fast. Basically, I think I have a good feel for when I can make moves (live), and I have a certain amount of gamble in me which I think is crucial in these tournaments.

Will it actually happen? Who knows. I’d like it to. Part of me wonders why I’m building this up so much when I should just take the money and play in some $100 tournaments in AC, but I guess its partially the experience. I also feel like I’ll play better with more on the line.

There it is. Hopefully it will all come together. But if not, I’m sure there is another one around the corner. Until then…

I won about $32 last night. Not too bad, until you consider that I started the night up $130. I was doing my VPP promotion at Nine.com and decided to play some 2/4 Limit. Once I sat down, I noticed how horrible the table was. I mean, some of these players had no clue. I immediately set my sites on the fishies, avoiding the one competent player, and kicked some fucking ass. When I left the room, my most profitable targets were gone, so I figured I earned myself some rest.

I came back hours later and decided to add to my winnings. Unfortunately, the crew at the table (and worse, lady luck) changed. I went from a table of stupid fish to a table of lucky fish and half-decent players, losing about $92 of my $100 buy-in (which in hindsight is short in limit) before making a come back and getting to about $50. I kept playing though and dipped to $27 before all the fish left and I made my exit, still up about $60 for the night. Interestingly, my beats were of the terrible’ variety. My J9 flops KQT, turns is a blank, and the river is a T. I lose to KT calling me the whole way and rivering the full house. My JJ lost to 99 on the rivered 9. I lost to more than one runner-runner flush when the fish had nothing but K-high as he called my pocket Queens down to the river. But I wasn’t upset and I’m still not upset. I was glad. Because in the end, those players will make me more money than I will lose to them. Que sera, right?

Yeah, that last $25…blogger table. Basically, I stumbled upon the post-WWDN crowd and joined the $25 max NL at Stars. I played terribly, due to my constant hammers that failed to do anything but cost me money. In fact, my last hand saw me lose with the hammer against a god aweful QQ held by WeakPlayer. Oh, and Weak, congratulations on your recent $20 180-SNG win and $10 Rebuy win at Stars. You are inching into that elusive High On Poker Poker Role Model category (current population, in no particular order: Mcdreamy, Cmitch, and DoubleAs).

Work has been hella-busy lately. I even have my flunkie summer intern drafting complicated motions in an attempt to lighten my load (not that I won’t have to do copious editing). I have to say, though, I really like my job. I hate working. I mean, that’s just me. But I love this fucking job, which is a real surprise for me, a man who was used to having a shitty job for a shitty firm making shitty money. Here, I am valued, I can excel and I have a good support staff. God bless!

I don’t have much else for today. Thanks again for all the comments recently. I’ll address You Decide #40 one more time. I’m glad we got a good discussion out of it. That’s the whole purpose of the You Decide posts. I may have gotten a bit too clever with my strategies. Maybe that is why limit can sometimes be a boon to a player like me. It keeps me in check, no pun intended. Whatever the case may be, I think we can all agree that each player plays their hands according to their own philosophies. More importantly, there is no individual correct answer to how to play poker. There ARE generally accepted principles, like those contained within Harrington’s books, but I still believe that each player has to find their own path. Mine happens to be a bit more…eccentric?…than many other players. That may label me as a poor player by some people who are less open to experimenting at the table. Fine. After all, my table image, especially live when I’m in character, is that of a dumb shlub. But I think that overall, my readers and those who commented could at least see that there was something behind that hand. It may not have been played optimally under some people’s styles, but there was something there that was noteworthy, whether it was making a tough but good situation after stupidly making a bad one (the preflop called raise), whether it was making a bad play even though the odds were with me (post-flop), or whether it was a demonstration of how to just play horribly overall. My opinion, of course, is that the hand was NOT played horribly. It was an interesting situation where my plan and strategy actually came together and I still didn’t win. But that, my friends, is poker. Thanks for commenting, thanks for reading, and thanks for play

This blog is an organic thing. I seem to be moving away from a daily recap of last night’s action and into a more analytical look at poker. That’s fine by me, since I prefer reading comments to posts like You Decide #40 than getting no comments to “Last night I lose 3 SNGs and won 1″ posts. Hey, but we aren’t going to ditch recaps all together, are we? Hell no.

In an Anonymous post to You Decide #40, a real surly sort said that they understood why I was on a losing streak, since anyone with an inkling of poker knowledge would have played that hand better. Well, dipshit, I post hands that I admit are questionable. But even after further analysis, I like my decision-making process, if not the results and an iffy feeling about the context of the decision.

This has been my mental motto as late at the table. Before I act, I think “What am I trying to do with this bet/raise/call?” (I know what I’m trying to do when I fold.) It’s funny how a little bit of introspection can go a long way.

Oh, and my losing streak (I believe it came out to 5 or 6 days and some $300 or so, made a turn around on Saturday. On Sunday, I was even able to money (5th place out of 107 for $35 profit) in a $5 PLO8 MTT on Full Tilt. I really love PLO8 because of its complexity and the fact that most players just don’t get it. I’d explain it here, but I don’t have the time nor the inclination. Besides, there are much better people to read for that stuff. I have to thank SLB159 for railing me the entire time. I promised him his buy-in back if I made top 3, but no luck there. I also won a $10 SNG on UB that I played with DNasty. So, things were going well, up $50 in two days (due to some other SNG losses), until I lost $40 yesterday. But I had fun doing it, and even placed 10th (final table bubble) in Mondays at the Hoy. I think I played well, but I was far from sober. At least I had a fantastic time, mixing it up and laughing my ass off. Getting in the money would’ve been nice, though.

I finished a VegasPokerPro.com promo at InterPoker, winning some money as well as 750 VPP points, which right now is earmarked for an iTunes gift certificate (I’m thinking some Miles Davis, classic Pearl Jam, and, possibly Jay-Z). But the possibilities are endless, so who knows. I started a new bonus on Nine.com through VPP, but Nine.com’s customer support sucks ass and I’ve been having some problems. Even so, it seems like it won’t be too tought to earn that bonus once the kinks get worked out.

A reader sent me an email while I was in Jamaica seeking bonus whoring advice. I sent him a whole treatise on the subject and he went on his merry way, finishing VPP’s Poker.com bonus is 7 hours! Next up on his tour is Royal Vegas. I asked him to keep me posted. His goal was to get an iPod for free. I give him a month, tops. It’s a good thing too, because I’ve already ran through most of the bonuses, and I’m glad to pass on some knowledge to help others out. If you are interested, shoot me an email at highonpokr AT yahoo DOT-COMMUNION. And feel free to use my links to PSO and VPP. Either click on the links in this paragraph or click on the VPP banner near the Full Tilt one (the lower one) or that small line of text below the PSO banner. Sure you could click on the banners themselves, but if you follow my instructions, I get some cred with those sites. But, you know, whatever.

I was chatting with a surly blogger and she suggested that I check out Dr. Al’s Psychology of Poker. She said it will help me determine my best game given my personality. I have a sinking suspicion that it’ll be PLO8, but who knows. Whatever the case, I think I’m going to give it a go. If anyone has a copy they want to sell or swap, let me know. Otherwise, I might just use those VPP points. Damn are they handy!

Hmmm…I think that is all for today. Thanks for the comments. Now get back to work.

Number 40 already? Man, how the time flies. This You Decide took place in a $20 180-person SNG on PokerStars. I was playing fairly well, but overall was card dead. We were on Level 3, with blinds of 25/50.

I had 1930, more than the starting 1500. I was deal 4s6s in the cutoff (one spot before the button. Two players (big guy, with T1000 and RAF with 1800) limped in before me, so I decided to limp as well. I always wonder if I should explain my thinking during the you decide. I’m going to save it for after the play-by-play. The button (Rosebud, T2500) raised to 250. The big blind (Fishman, T1000) called. The small blind and big guy fold, RAF and I call.

The flop was 8c 3s 2s. I have a baby flush draw, and inside straight flush draw and an inside straight draw. Fishman and RAF check. I check as well. Rosebud pushes all-in (he has us all covered). Fishman folds. RAF calls (T1545). I take a minute to decide and call.

The turn is a 7h and the river is a Td. I fail to improve and lose with a ten-high hand. Rosebud had 9d9h. Fishman has As8h. Rosebud took down the hand with his overpair.

Now, I can assume where people will have problems. But when I assume I make an ass out of someone somewhere, and I wouldn’t want to do that. So, heap on the hate people. In fact, I wouldn’t mind if you stopped reading and commented right now before you read my analysis below. In fact, I’ll wait for you… … … … … …

Done? Good. For those who couldn’t wait, feel free to still comment about my analysis or how you would’ve played the hand.

The initial call was because there were already 2 limpers and the 2 blinds in play. 4s6s is an easy hand to get away from if I don’t hit, but if I do hit, it is well hidden. When Rosebud called, I was a bit dismayed. However, before it got around to me, two other people called his raise. That’s 825 or so with the small blind and the limper, and all I have to do is call 200. I’m not sure of the actual odds, but the implied odds on a hand like mine are huge, and, as I mentioned, its an easy hand to fold post-flop if I miss.

When the flop comes down, I immediately see my outs. It’s checked to me and I’m glad to see a free card, so I check as well. Rosebud bets out a bit TOO big, but if everyone else folded, I probably would do the same. That didn’t happen though. RAF called. That meant that I was playing for about 4000+ to call 1500. Also, I’d have a commanding chip position at the table and could either coast or apply pressure from there on out. My one concern was that I could be facing a higher flush draw. But ultimately, I put Rosebud on overs and I had RAF on something close to top pair, if not a lower overpair. I called and lost, but I still think it was the right move.

But what do I know? Shoot me a comment and tell me how stupid I am! Thanks for reading.

ADDENDUM

After reviewing some comments, I decided to do a little odds calculation, compliments of CardPlayer.com. This is what I found:

To save you the trouble of squinting, let me make it loud and clear for you. I was the FAVORITE after the flop! The odds of me winning was 42.3%. The 99 had a 41.75% chance of winning. The A8 had a 15.95% chance of winning. I know! I was surprised too! My odds on the all-in call was actually correct!

Now, this begs the much more interesting question. Even though the odds were in my favor, should I have layed it down anyway. I’m all for the idea of avoiding coin flips early in tournaments. I’ve preached it here on more than one occassion. But what if you can triple up and gain a commanding lead and cushion at your table. Is it worth it then?

And then there is this question: Was my mistake that I played the hand as though I were in a cash game? In a cash game, this would be a solid play. Just ask DP/Fluxer (back me up, man!) or some other cash player. At least I think its a solid, if not gutsy, play. So, keep the comments coming, ’cause this one is just getting started.

Hey all. Prepare yourselves for another DADI. This time around, the name of the game is Rebuy in July, a No Limit Rebuy tournament. Because of ther rebuy-ness of it all, we’ve lowered the buy-in to $5.50. But we expect you all to be rebuying a whole lot, so don’t let us down. As a matter of fact, as a bit of…encouragement, I’ll offer up $5.50 (your initial buy-in free!) to the person who rebuys the most? How can we check this? I have no freakin’ idea, but if you can think up a way to do it, let me know. Otherwise, I’ll be going on sight, and using all of you, my mindless drones, to let me know if you see some truly donktastic rebuying!

But what would a DADI tournament be without some extra prizes thrown in? Crap! And that’s why we have these wonderful throw-ins.

PokerOnAMac.com was kind enough to put up an added $100 into the prize-pool! If I wasn’t married and 26 and I’d invite PokerOnAMac.com to the Senior dance and ask her to wear my letterman jacket.

Oh, but there is more…

VegasPokerPro.com, proudly has offered some more great prizes. First place takes home a whopping 800 VPP Points, redeemable for such great gifts as a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com or BestBuy. Second place gets 400 VPP Points, which is redeemable for a slew of prizes as well, including a $25 gift certificate, as anyone with a 4th grade math education would tell you. Did you bubble? Well quit your whining, because you won 400 VPP Points too! And while you are add it, knock out VPP_Dave and earn the 400 VPP Point bounty! That’s a lot of prizes. I suppose that is why if I was’t married and 26, VPP would probably be the chick on the side that I didn’t introduce PokerOnAMac.com to, because, after all, what PokerOnAMac.com doesn’t know won’t hurt her. You dig?

PokerStars, as per usual, kickoff time is 9pm, and the password is pokertrust. What’s pokertrust? Haven’t we been over this already? Don’t worry about it, trust us.

Howard Lederer: “To be a good player, you have to be self-critical.”

Good, because I suck. More accurately, I’ve been getting my ass handed to me lately. Since a near-$300 winning session, I have hit a five session losing streak. Oddly, what little success I have had has been at Seven Card Stud.

So, what’s wrong with my play? Honestly, I have no clue. Maybe it’s just variance. Maybe I just need to focus more. Maybe I need to reevaluate my playing style.

All I know is that losing stinks.

But this isn’t a pity party. I just wanted to air my losing ways, mostly because I have been silent about it over the last week. I didn’t want to say it aloud, but it is what it is, and right now it is a leak in the bankroll.

What’s a man to do? I guess I can focus on the fact that I’m still up $1200 or so in 2006 (down from near $2400, a month or two ago). That means that I’m winner overall, and maybe this is just a bit of variance. I can also drop my stakes a bit to adjust to the weakened bankroll (in the $600-800 range, thanks to withdrawals and the losses). I might even have to table my desire to play in a $300-500 live tournament by the end of the year.

This is poker. What a fucking grind. Hell, it hasn’t even been as fun lately, probably because of my losing ways. Once I start losing, it seems to keep going too. Certainly that is worth examining. It must be a little bit of tilt; not enough to say “okay, I’m starting to tilt here”, but enough to cause me to play less than optimally.

I don’t entirely suck, mind you. I went out 9th out of 15 at the WWDN Not last night. That place isn’t promising, but I liked how I played, overall. I tried a new style that was aggressive (as usual), but a bit more robotic, keeping my bets at generally the same amount, regardless of my cards (preflop at least). It helped that I got amazing cards too, although I rarely had to show them down. But still, a 9th place finish is poop. These blogger games are probably heavily -EV for me. I’ve never won a single won, and I’ve rarely made the money. I think it actually hurts my game, as opposed to, say, Woffle, who I think benefits from playing against fellow bloggers.

Oh well. That is all for today. I have some poker time lined up on Saturday afternoon while wifey Kim is painting the town red with her friend who will be in town. If anyone is playing, look me up. I usually commit weekend poker time to MTTs, but I’ll gladly join you for a cash game or SNG. HighOnPokr (no E) on Yahoo IM. I’m out!

Last night, while playing in the Mookie (I placed 21st/57 or so), I received an IM from Drewspop. I’ve met Drews before, when he came in from the Boston area to visit family in NYC. In commemoration, I through a home game. It was the first time that I met a blogger since meeting Pauly and crew at Lady Falcon‘s home game (Pauly got me, a newbie blogger, an invite to his going away poker party prior to his first trek West).

I mention this for two reasons. The first is that I think I am finally ready to meet more of you crazy mofos. Reading about the gathering in Vegas has really piqued my curiosity. There are always two things holding me back: (1) Money, and (2) Commitments. Money doesn’t grow on trees and I have trouble spending my hard earned dough regardless (Exhibit A is my 8 month quest to get an iPod without spending any money — with my tips, I can cut that down to 2 months for anyone interested). The second one involves time off from work, but also family commitments. I could not and can not imagine taking a vacation without my wife unless it was for a special occassion. Frankly, while I love my blog and I consider several bloggers as friends, the idea of traveling across the country to hang out with people I did not know in person was also a hurdle to get over. As a single guy, I can write it off as an experience. As a married guy (hell, even as a guy with a serious girlfriend), it just borders on irresponsible, selfish and poorly thought out.

I lay this all out to you because on this blog, I try very much to be an open book. The summer trip to Vegas was never even seriously considered by me for all of the aforementioned reasons. Add in the fact that wifey Kim wanted to go on a vacation to somewhere tropical (she eventually arranged our Jamaican trip) and the summer blogger gathering was just not in the cards, no pun intended.

But change is afoot, my friends. The Bash at the Boathouse is quickly approaching. It will be in Philadelphia, a mere 3 or so hours from my home. Hopefully, some bloggers from out of the area, like GCox and TripJax, can make it in, but even without them, it looks like I’ll be making my first appearance at a blogger-heavy live event. I don’t know what to expect at the Boathouse. From what I’ve seen, it seems more party than poker, but I’m sure with this many degenerates the poker will not be far behind.

And then there is December, the other biannual blogger gathering in Vegas. I have to admit, I wrote this one off too. It looks like it will be near the second weekend in December and I generally go to Atlantic City for Christmas (5 years running). However, after chatting with Drewspop and other bloggers last night, December is now back in the running. It is right around my birthday, so when the idea came to me, I got on the phone with wifey Kim, on her back from a Kelly Clarkson concert (with friends, fortunately, otherwise I’d be regaling you with tales of teenie bopper girls and creepy fat middle-age guys).

“Hey baby!” I sounded my cheeriest.
“Hey hon.” she was clearly distracted.
“I think I know what I want for my birthday…”
Silence.
“Can we go to Vegas. They’ll be a blogger gathering, but while I’m playing, you can spend time with Heather (her friend from college who lives in Vegas).”
“Sure.”
Silence on my end now.
“Um, thanks!”
“I love you.”
“I love you, too. See you soon.”
CLICK.

What a woman! Its funny how my commitment to wifey Kim often leads me to over worry about things that she ultimately agrees to without care. It’s certainly not anything that wifey Kim has done. She’s the most open and accepting person I know. I guess its just a little of that Jewish guilt. Hell, I’m glad I have it. As I’ve explained more than once, my addictive personality is kept in check by my anal retentiveness. It’s a delicate balance of neuroses.

The point is, I believe I am Vegas bound. Booya!

So, there was some other thing that came up in my conversation with Drewspop. Here at High on Poker we (i.e., I) strive to bring the poker community together with such fun events as the DADI tournaments (DADI 8: The Rebuy in July, coming soon). But before DADI came the Challenges. They started small, when DNasty and I played a limit challenge against each other, based on a limit framework that he had found via Double As (see that community knowledge in effect?). From there, the SNG challenge started, followed by the original Heads Up Challenge. HUC2 occurred and then I created the 45-player SNG Challenge. The purpose for all of these events were twofold: (1) They kept me focused, and (2) They brought players together. When Veneno started to ask me about starting a HUC3, I was glad to pass off the responsibilities to her. Hell, she was already the queen of Heads Up, so it seemed natural. She did a wonderful job, too, so I got to enjoy the challenge without the hassles of arranging it.

Well, Drewspop asked me about a second 45-SNG Challenge, and who was I to say no. Fortunately, he was kind enough to offer to host it, and I was happy to pass that burden, um, I mean honor, unto him. So, all of that boils down to this: If you are interested in playing in the next 45 SNG Challenge, contact DrewsPop. His blog is Hometown Poker. Because the 45SNGC is very honor-based, we can only accept submissions from bloggers and space is limited. This affords some amount of accountability. The contest requires each player to put up $25 into the communal prize pool. Then they are to play 15 45-person SNGs at PokerStars at any time between July 16 and August 20. You can play any stakes, turbo or regular. Email Drewspop with the tournament number AS SOON AS YOU SIGN UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT. If you money, email him a screenshot or forward the PokerStars email to Drewspop. For each money place, you get points on the 45 SNGC board. At the end of the 15 games (or August 20th) all of the points are totaled and we declare a winner.

Jump aboard people, while there is still a chance.

That’s all for today. Enjoy yourselves.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the greatest spectacle on Earth: the Idiocy at 1/2 Limit Hold’em! Today’s You Decide is a fun look at sticking to one’s read, regardless of that feeling of terror.

So, I’m sitting in a 1/2 Limit game, since I’ve been on a decline in my bankroll. It’s a six-seater and some of the players are a bit manic. Muzzy, in particular, seems to like to bet out a lot, and has shown down some weak hands (like pocket 6s betting all the way with an AKQ flop). I am down $10 or so. I play a hand almost to the river and then have to let go. I know that I probably appear to be weak and fishing. The next hand, I’m dealt AQo in the BB. UTG calls, Muzzy (UTG+1) calls. The other players fold to me. I check. Why not raise? I don’t know, really. I knew that my AQ would be disguised. I also didn’t have anything particularly strong preflop and I knew that they would call. It was that type of table.

The flop was 6c Tc 3s. I check and UTG checks. Muzzy bets. I call. The flop were all rags, and while he may have played AT, 67s or 34s, I didn’t think he had anything much at this point. Basically, it seemed like an obvious position bet, and I figured that a call would slow him down or allow me to catch my Ace or Queen.

The turn was 8s. With another ragged card, I checked. Muzzy bet $2. Here, I seriously considered folding. But my initial read was that he was on a position bet, and if he was on a position bet, I knew that he was too loose not to keep playing at the hand. I called.

Finally, the river was another 8. Here is where it gets tricky. I check. He bets. It’s the same thing as the turn. If he IS bluffing, then he is only going to continue bluffing, for the most part. Remember, I had been playing fairly weak within the last few hands, laying down to river bets. On top of this, Muzzy was an aggressive player, and in his position, who wouldn’t position bet (although the continuation position betting on the turn AND river scared me). There was $7 in the pot and I had to call $2. I called. He had KJo, and I picked up the pot.

Now, the results went well. I remember when I clicked “Call” I was thinking that I was throwing away money. I mean, this was a real crying call. But I had a read, and I stuck to it. In the end, I was right, but I am positive I could have played this hand better (possibly on every street) to have made the hand easier on me. What do you think? Don’t be shy.

Oh yes, my friends. I’m playing in the Blogger $1 iPod tournament, hosted by PokerOnaMac.com. “But Jordan, don’t you already have an iPod?” You know I can’t stand it when you whine. Yes, I have an iPod, but wifey Kim doesn’t (pssst…and don’t tell her about my plan to win her one until I’ve won).

The event is scheduled for Sunday, July 23rd at 6pm at Full Tilt. Rumor has it, there are few players entered right now. The buy-in is a check $1, which goes entirely into the prize pool, and Poker on a Mac is also throwing in three iPods (iPod Video for 1st, iPod nano for 2nd, and an iPod shuffle for third). Pretty damn cool, if I must say so myself.

PokerOnAMac.com has also been kind enough to stake the $100 needed to pump up the DADI 8 prize pool, so as of now, expect DADI 8 to be titled the Rebuy in July, with a $5 rebuy in effect. Vegas Poker Pro has already contacted me about their desire to participate, and we are glad to have them aboard. Look for more details (like the actual date of the event) on this site and at the DADI blog.

Final thoughts: Thanks to SirFWalgman for making me his blog of the month. And congratulations to DoubleAs on publishing his poker strategy book. Get over to DoubleAs site and put in your order. He is one of those bloggers that adds a lot of value to the community knowledge of poker here in the poker bloggerdom. More importantly, though, he’ll help your game. I know he’s helped mine.

The problem with people is that, well, they are people. I don’t remember where this was, but recently, I was in a conversation about how bad people in a particular profession were. I believe it was customer service of some sort. I’ve dealt with horrible customer service before, from the cable companies that say that there is an “outage in your area” which is code for “I don’t give a fuck” to the medical care providers who will not provide you with your own records without making you jump through more hoops than a showdog.

The thing is, its not just customer service. It’s the police, too. The institution of the Police is a great thing. The individuals, though, might not be. Doctors are the same. The Russian doctor from downtown treated me like a number. My new doctor treats me as a person.

My point is this: People are lazy, and spiteful, and meanspirited and selfish. Not every person is like this all of the time, but some are. And others are like this some of the time. So, when you run across this person, as a customer, or at a poker table, or as a blogger/reader, just remember that this is what we are. We are not ALL like this, but we all have this in us. And don’t be too surprised that you come across it, either. That’s life. Just try not to take it to hard.

On an entirely unrelated note, I have two questions for you.

#1) Does anyone know if Mohegan Sun has a poker room, or is it still closed (since about 2003)?

#2) Would anyone (including usual sponsors VegasPokerPro and PokerOnaMac.com) be interested in putting up $100 extra into DADI 8? Why? Because if all goes well, the event shall be the Rebuy in July, a $5 rebuy NLHE event. The one problem is that the minimum buyin at Stars is $10 UNLESS the organizer (i.e., us) puts up $100 in added money. Why is this the case? I have no idea. So, if someone wants to put up the $100, you’ll get center advertising space on the banner and be a hero to millions, much like Gandhi. Now that was one unselfish, unspiteful person.