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  1. silence411 silence411 is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 10:42pm)

    Hey guys,
    I just found this site and it looks like a great place to pick up some good info on poker. I am going to atlantic city to play in my first live event in September and was wondering what to expect. I am going to the Taj on Sep. 19th to play in the $340 NL Tourny. Anyone know how many people I should expect and what kind of structure this tourny should have? How long should this tourny last? Any tips for a rookie would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Ernie
  2. D_Newman D_Newman is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 10:49pm) in reply to silence411

    I just tried to google it and couldnt find anything, is this the US POker Championship you are asking about, because I thought that was a 10k buy in, or are you asking about a normal $340 tourny at the Taj? Im a little confused.
  3. ltquick ltquick is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 10:57pm) in reply to D_Newman

    That's one of the preliminary events at the USPC. Here are some of the figures from last year's $300 NL tourney. It looks like they paid 27 people out of 700+ entrants. It also looks like it's a one day tourney which means you don't get a lot of chips and the blinds/antes would have to escalate quickly to be able to get from 723 people to the winner in one day.

    http://www.cardplayer.com/tournament...8?viewall=true
  4. silence411 silence411 is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 10:59pm) in reply to silence411

    US Poker Championship is at the Taj Mahal in AC and runs from Sep. 18th - Oct. 7th. Main event begins on Oct. 3rd. I am playing in the second event on Sep. 19th which is a $300+40 NL event. Just trying to get my feet wet playing live poker, not to mention I don't have the bankroll for the main event.
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  5. MKGB MKGB is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 11:05pm) in reply to D_Newman

    Newman, almost every major tournament has a bunch of preliminary tournaments leading up to it, so he is talking about one of those...

    Silence, I played in one of the $300+40's in last year's US Poker Championships, there was a little over 700 entrants in the one I played. I would say that the ones on a Friday or weekend will have a bigger field, and the other weekday ones might have 500 or so. If I recall correctly you start w/ 5000 chips, 25/50 blinds, and the blinds increase every 20 minutes I think. Don't quote me on that but that is their general structure for the most part. I couldn't tell you how long it will last, I went out in the third hour when my AA went down in flames all-in preflop against AJs on a Q74 rainbow flop. I would imagine though it will go past midnight if it starts at 11 am..
  6. MKGB MKGB is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 11:12pm) in reply to silence411

    Itquick, I played in the one w/ 723 entrants and it didn't pay only 27 places, that's only what is reported on Cardplayer. I think it payed more like 63 if I remember correctly, the 27 places reported on the Cardplayer site only account for a little over $180k when there was $216k or so in the pot.
  7. TheOmaholic TheOmaholic is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2006 (8/25/2006 11:38pm) in reply to MKGB

    The United States Poker Championship is a great series, and despite the fact that they are all 1 day events, you actually get quite a bit of play. The levels are usually 30 minutes. However, I did win one of these events, and it took 15.5 hours (dinner break included). prepare for a long ass day if you want to go deep.
     
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