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Here you go guys next event is on the horizon:  https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--5527593
Let me know your opinions and suggestions on that thread. I am quoting every player who participated in  HU event to inform them and locking this thread.  We will have a blast there Grin.
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1.   memehunter
2.   AB de Royse777
3.   GxSTxV
4.   yahoo62278
5.   AHOYBRAUSE
6.   mv1986
7.   tetaeridanus
8.   nutildah
9.   crwth
10.  iv4n
11.  arallmuus
12.  cryptoaddictchie
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Wheel of Whales 🐳
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For the next event, I will use lightening network for BTC.  

I have already planned something very interesting and will post the full details very soon.

There it is, the signal for the 2nd season of bitcointalk poker by memehunter Grin Either HU or bounty or regular tournament, bring it on ! Should be able to gather few more poker folks for the next one, alot are keeping close tab on this thread for sure

Let me know if you have any suggestions/feedback or opinions, I am all ears.

Aside from better blind structure, there is probably nothing more from me. Some people might not like it when the game drags too long but we obviously dont want to have turbo blind structure which leaves everyone on 10BB within 20 minutes of playing so yeah



Thanks again for this tournament. You really put a ot of time and effort into this, we appreciate that!
And yeah, the only thing definitely worthy to improve is the blind situation. For me the ante first of all was too big. Having a sb ante from the first level means even if you are small blind and fold you basically lose a whole bb. In a game with 50bb starting stack that is WAY too much.
Also the mentioned 50bb starting really is too low. You lose 2-3 medium size pots and half your stack is gone. But hey, there is always space for improvement, right. Looking forward to the next one (omaha  Wink ) .

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There it is, the signal for the 2nd season of bitcointalk poker by memehunter Grin Either HU or bounty or regular tournament, bring it on ! Should be able to gather few more poker folks for the next one, alot are keeping close tab on this thread for sure

You are a man with a high sportsman spirit. Royse and I had a moral dilemma (I was having it, Royse is a professional Grin) regarding your act (I am not going to discuss the nature of our conversation) about how you played.
If there was an award for 'sportsmanship' you are the winner.
I have to add that almost every player showed a great deal of respect towards other players. @yahoo62278 and @mv1986 even wait for their opponent to show up when they could have just easily won by blinding out the opponent.
Regarding the next event,
I am not sure about this long-term format. In my opinion, this 4-5 days long HU is suitable once a year. Having said that Yes, I will be conducting a tournament with an interesting structure (bounty/mystery bounty) soon.

Aside from better blind structure, there is probably nothing more from me. Some people might not like it when the game drags too long but we obviously dont want to have turbo blind structure which leaves everyone on 10BB within 20 minutes of playing so yeah
Dully acknowledged.


So I did lose because I am against a pro player
Grin Yeah but this is inevitable in any HU event.




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Years ago I have played tons of heads-up sessions, but yeah, was a lot of fun and I already said we need a repetition of that competition and more new faces from here around.

memehunter did an incredible job in organization and doing all the uploads, being on time all the time. Nice job!
So I did lose because I am against a pro player years ago kek haha. Congrats mate I heard you win against Royse.  With our game I think you managed to win this again by being patience and a huge bluffer style hahaha.

Wanted to play a game again with you guys.

Hope OP could launch a bigger game after this tournament. For sure others will be enticed after we pulled of a succesful one.
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For the next event, I will use lightening network for BTC.  

I have already planned something very interesting and will post the full details very soon.

There it is, the signal for the 2nd season of bitcointalk poker by memehunter Grin Either HU or bounty or regular tournament, bring it on ! Should be able to gather few more poker folks for the next one, alot are keeping close tab on this thread for sure

Let me know if you have any suggestions/feedback or opinions, I am all ears.

Aside from better blind structure, there is probably nothing more from me. Some people might not like it when the game drags too long but we obviously dont want to have turbo blind structure which leaves everyone on 10BB within 20 minutes of playing so yeah

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@Rruchi man, here is my LTC address you know what to do (better luck next time Grin)
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Sent, Congratulations on your win.  Grin
Payment confirmed

Good championship; I am very sure there will be more to come.
Yes of course,
I have already planned something very interesting and will post the full details very soon. Thank you for supporting this event with your time and money.
Let me know if you have any suggestions/feedback or opinions, I am all ears.
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@Rruchi man, here is my LTC address you know what to do (better luck next time Grin)
ltc1qufn0wqfrdps5kkec2wuvzqvyah8ynq70egxrv4
Sent, Congratulations on your win and congratulations to the winner of the Championship Grin

Good championship; I am very sure there will be more to come.
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I have uploaded The Grand finale match (best of 3) on YouTube. It was live-streamed so it was not reflected on the landing page of the channel. Here is the link if you missed the nail biting finale: https://youtu.be/6lSvpoL71YQ?si=kNJ6gJuaFfmB0Lxi
I have also created a playlist of all the matches for this event so that you can find all the matches in one place Grin: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYUUDNtsDPjMZPyHRev_TQbU01BtP4py&si=OaHtkNv_6OGN6W_0

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Hello memehunter can you send sol adress? Congrats Smiley
Sure! Here is my SOLANA address,
BBGosps6QQncejfS6hDYfiJGA6UkvZRQXBYsh9QjfQGq

I can see you are dealing with Solana now  Grin. Maybe I should also invest some part of my portfolio in Solana as it is always good to follow a whale like you. Grin

I have sent the amount memehunter, congrats on the bet Cheesy.
 
I sadly am not a whale, was once but lost so much money irl sadly outside crypto.

I confirmed.

I have got 0.1 SOL from @tetaeridanus for winning our side bet. It was a good decision to chose mv over royse after all Grin.
I have also updated the our bet status in the OP.
Thanks.
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Hello memehunter can you send sol adress? Congrats Smiley
Sure! Here is my SOLANA address,
BBGosps6QQncejfS6hDYfiJGA6UkvZRQXBYsh9QjfQGq

I can see you are dealing with Solana now  Grin. Maybe I should also invest some part of my portfolio in Solana as it is always good to follow a whale like you. Grin

I have sent the amount memehunter, congrats on the bet Cheesy.
 
I sadly am not a whale, was once but lost so much money irl sadly outside crypto.
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Hello memehunter can you send sol adress? Congrats Smiley
Sure! Here is my SOLANA address,
BBGosps6QQncejfS6hDYfiJGA6UkvZRQXBYsh9QjfQGq

I can see you are dealing with Solana now  Grin. Maybe I should also invest some part of my portfolio in Solana as it is always good to follow a whale like you. Grin
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Hello memehunter can you send sol adress? Congrats Smiley
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You are really fond of LTC  Smiley
That was more of a compulsion as it does not make any sense to pay 3-5$ in fee for a 10$ buy-in.
Converting LTC into bitcoins would have caused some complications for transparency. I have to do it unwantedly. Bitcointalk encompasses all cryptos anyway. For the next event, I will use lightening network for BTC. 
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I haven't head an intense heads-up session like that in a very long time. Multi table yes, but not heads-up.

Well done on taking the throne down, I wish I could have played with you guys but I sucks on the flipout against Iv4n.  Grin

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You actually deserved alot of appreciation on organizing this together with Royse  Grin. Its been a while since we had poker tournament, well its too bad that we only had handful of people. It would be great if there are atleast 20 people then we can somehow make the format like football league lol. Imagine having to play HU every weekend for 3 months straight  Tongue

@tetaeridanus and @Rruchi man, here is my LTC address you know what to do (better luck next time Grin)
ltc1qufn0wqfrdps5kkec2wuvzqvyah8ynq70egxrv4

You are really fond of LTC  Smiley
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I have sent the prize money to all winners.
Thank you all for actualizing this marathon event.

I haven't head an intense heads-up session like that in a very long time. Multi table yes, but not heads-up. I could literally feel that there is some exhaustion. Years ago I have played tons of heads-up sessions, but yeah, was a lot of fun and I already said we need a repetition of that competition and more new faces from here around.
Yeah what a final match! Almost 3hr of intense HU poker. You both were clearly playing solid poker but you kept your nerve calm even after running bad for almost 1.5 hr straight Grin. You deserve this championship title. Kudos!

@tetaeridanus and @Rruchi man, here is my LTC address you know what to do (better luck next time Grin)
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How’s it going, I tune in occasinally, seems like break.

 mv1986 WON!

I haven't head an intense heads-up session like that in a very long time. Multi table yes, but not heads-up. I could literally feel that there is some exhaustion. Years ago I have played tons of heads-up sessions, but yeah, was a lot of fun and I already said we need a repetition of that competition and more new faces from here around.

memehunter did an incredible job in organization and doing all the uploads, being on time all the time. Nice job!
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How’s it going, I tune in occasinally, seems like break.

 mv1986 WON!
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How’s it going, I tune in occasinally, seems like break.
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I am ready :-D


I just checked out the live stream on youtube and see this promotional code(GETSPINS) there will be 50 free spins.

Can anyone share with me where should put these codes? And able to to able this 50 free spins  Grin .

And don't forget to mentions the terms and conditions regarding these free spins if anything has.  Wink
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Best of luck to both of you!

My bet is on you Royse Smiley
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Royse has the most experience

For me mv1986 is the favorite


It seems we both were right from the beginning Grin. Both of our picks are in the Grand Finale fighting for the glory. Who is your favorite now? You changed you mind or it is still Royse?
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Common Royse, show them that you are also good at something else aside from project management.  Smiley

He is already in Grand Finale what else proof do we need of his poker skills Cheesy.
He will surely put a  tuff fight in the final. GL with your side bet.


@Ambatman, I have paid your winnings from our side bet to your address: https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/tx/7dd41143fc90340058652aa68fcd0ff6a66d2d03f11f1c3f925dd5d68a017fba/
Seen. Gracias.
Planning on using it on some fixtures this week with unnatural odds Grin

I can give you some better odds here. Just make a proposal for the final. Grin

please implement that more participants on 1 table in altcoin tournaments or projects there are many tables and participants reaches 500 to 2k for a prize pot and places of winners.
Sure, there will be a bounty hunter bitcointalk special tournament as well soon. Thanks for your interest and proactive engagement.
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Firstly I want to thank you for joining your match at 4:00 AM in the morning as per your local time. Thanks for such support.
As already explained by @arallmuus, the nature of heads-up will only allow two players per table (by definition Grin). I guess, you are talking about 6/8/9 max table tournaments. Believe me, it will not be the only one. I am thinking of a Bounty Hunter 8max table tournament already Grin Grin.
Yeah mate needed to stilla wake during that time just to play but no worries I enjoyed the game match anyway. Its just that it was 2-0 I mean the opponent was good.

Yeah please implement that more participants on 1 table in altcoin tournaments or projects there are many tables and participants reaches 500 to 2k for a prize pot and places of winners.
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@Ambatman, I have paid your winnings from our side bet to your address: https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/tx/7dd41143fc90340058652aa68fcd0ff6a66d2d03f11f1c3f925dd5d68a017fba/
Seen. Gracias.
Planning on using it on some fixtures this week with unnatural odds Grin
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Ouch! I lost all of my side bets Grin.
It seems you are on a losing spree; I may just be in luck.

I go with Royse to win the grandfinale.

Let's do $5, or do you want to lose some more?  Grin

Accepted Grin
I will give you $5 if Royse wins, and you will give me $5 if mv1986 wins. Honestly, I like my chances on this one. IMO it is more like 60-40 in my favour. Grin Good Luck.

Common Royse, show them that you are also good at something else aside from project management.  Smiley
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Sure deal!

Yeah, I am interested to meet new people here, betting is just for fun and chill. Thanks for creating this event. I am honored to sponsor it even tough BetFury shadowed me (s) Smiley.

Bet accepted Smiley

I win 25$ if Royse wins and you if mv1986 wins?

Let’s go AB Royse  Grin

Accepted
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Sure deal!

Yeah, I am interested to meet new people here, betting is just for fun and chill. Thanks for creating this event. I am honored to sponsor it even tough BetFury shadowed me (s) Smiley.

Bet accepted Smiley

I win 25$ if Royse wins and you if mv1986 wins?

Let’s go AB Royse  Grin

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Let’s get the party started!

Bet offer: 0.5 sol

Bet: Mv1986 takes the crown.

Asking for odds.

What is your proposal?
I mean what is on your mind? Would you like to give me some favorable odds? I can bite even if I have to root for Royse  Grin.
Just explain it to me in simple terms.


Hahahahhaa okay man,

I can accept the bet with 2.0 odds that mv1986(If Royse wins I can pay up to 0.5 sol with 1:1)

I am open for offers!

I just realized that I have a side bet against Royse. I can take up to 0.1 SOL ($25) worth of action if you want to support Royse for the same odds. I want to root for @mv1986.
I know you are just betting for fun, such an amount ($25) is nothing to take seriously for you Grin. Thanks for showing interest in this event.
Just let me know anyway what do you think of my proposal?
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Let’s get the party started!

Bet offer: 0.5 sol

Bet: Mv1986 takes the crown.

Asking for odds.

What is your proposal?
I mean what is on your mind? Would you like to give me some favorable odds? I can bite even if I have to root for Royse  Grin.
Just explain it to me in simple terms.





Hahahahhaa okay man,

I can accept the bet with 2.0 odds that mv1986(If Royse wins I can pay up to 0.5 sol with 1:1)

I am open for offers!
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Let’s get the party started!

Bet offer: 0.5 sol

Bet: Mv1986 takes the crown.

Asking for odds.

What is your proposal?
I mean what is on your mind? Would you like to give me some favorable odds? I can bite even if I have to root for Royse  Grin.
Just explain it to me in simple terms.


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Believe me, it will not be the only one. I am thinking of a Bounty Hunter 8max table tournament already Grin Grin.

Can we actually have Bounty Hunter tournaments on Pokernow? I dont think they have that feature right? I've always wanted to have bounty tournament with the bitcointalk folks. So far we've only had regular tournaments lol

Anyway grand final would be between @mv1986 and Royse. I personally think Royse would win but Im putting my hope on you @mv1986, please stop Royse from winning everything lol. So far he has been winning the last time I check on his poker related thread  Grin

$5 is quite a thin bet for the trust in our skills! Tongue

Lol, most people that bet on you guys are probably new with poker

I was just kidding around, guess some jokes at times keeps everyone happier Wink

But yes good question whether Pokernow has the feature. Probably not I would assume. Sorting it out with an excel sheet would be insane! Cheesy

I have quickly checked and while they do have some features, knockout is not part of them. Hm, that's kinda bad.

I am not aware of another quick solution unless we go to another provider, but I have tried that once and they need so much time until it is set up and all with the asked for specifications.
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Believe me, it will not be the only one. I am thinking of a Bounty Hunter 8max table tournament already Grin Grin.

Can we actually have Bounty Hunter tournaments on Pokernow? I dont think they have that feature right? I've always wanted to have bounty tournament with the bitcointalk folks. So far we've only had regular tournaments lol

Anyway grand final would be between @mv1986 and Royse. I personally think Royse would win but Im putting my hope on you @mv1986, please stop Royse from winning everything lol. So far he has been winning the last time I check on his poker related thread  Grin

$5 is quite a thin bet for the trust in our skills! Tongue

Lol, most people that bet on you guys are probably new with poker
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Let’s get the party started!

Bet offer: 0.5 sol

Bet: Mv1986 takes the crown.

Asking for odds.
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Ouch! I lost all of my side bets Grin.
It seems you are on a losing spree; I may just be in luck.

I go with Royse to win the grandfinale.

Let's do $5, or do you want to lose some more?  Grin

Accepted Grin
I will give you $5 if Royse wins, and you will give me $5 if mv1986 wins. Honestly, I like my chances on this one. IMO it is more like 60-40 in my favour. Grin Good Luck.

You had to say this memehunter as losing against a losing player would have you put in a bad light! Tongue I am confident I can get the job done for you Wink

@AB de Royse777 are you disappointed too that these guys are not willing to put up millions for us? $5 is quite a thin bet for the trust in our skills! Tongue
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Ouch! I lost all of my side bets Grin.
It seems you are on a losing spree; I may just be in luck.

I go with Royse to win the grandfinale.

Let's do $5, or do you want to lose some more?  Grin

Accepted Grin
I will give you $5 if Royse wins, and you will give me $5 if mv1986 wins. Honestly, I like my chances on this one. IMO it is more like 60-40 in my favour. Grin Good Luck.


@Ambatman, I have paid your winnings from our side bet to your address: https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/tx/7dd41143fc90340058652aa68fcd0ff6a66d2d03f11f1c3f925dd5d68a017fba/
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Ouch! I lost all of my side bets Grin.
It seems you are on a losing spree; I may just be in luck.

I go with Royse to win the grandfinale.

Let's do $5, or do you want to lose some more?  Grin
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Ouch! I lost all of my side bets Grin.
I have already messaged @Ambatman regarding the payment address.


@memehunter, any side bets for me?
Grin What is your proposal?
I am sure you will give me some decent odds to bite unlike others (not complaining though) Grin.
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If memehunter can find huge sponsor for us here maybe will increase participants.
Betfury spornsored/supported this event. It is very likely that they will increase their sponsorship the next time as more people become interested in playing.

@memehunter, any side bets for me?


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But I know can set up the table with more players not sure of the limit maybe 8 per table so if more users can participate its gonna be more fun and exciting.
Firstly I want to thank you for joining your match at 4:00 AM in the morning as per your local time. Thanks for such support.
As already explained by @arallmuus, the nature of heads-up will only allow two players per table (by definition Grin). I guess, you are talking about 6/8/9 max table tournaments. Believe me, it will not be the only one. I am thinking of a Bounty Hunter 8max table tournament already Grin Grin.


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But I know can set up the table with more players not sure of the limit maybe 8 per table so if more users can participate its gonna be more fun and exciting.

Yes it can be set into regular tournament mode as well but this is a HU tournament so yeah it bring a bit of twist to the game. So far this is probably the first HU tournament organized in bitcointalk. Prizepool is currently over $350 so thats pretty good for the first tournament ever. Anyway if you are interested on playing against multiple players, Royse organized one regularly though



Good luck for the three remaining players  Smiley
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Since @Coin_trader has decided to not accept the winning amount (how gracious of you!). I have added the $7.5 to the total prize pool money :
https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/tx/033ef56b778eb3a08b5399b8dfac7aace3a30fa6c1865c5323e84b7b9de53575/

I still have one of the side bets live Grin, fingers crossed!
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But don't forget what my first hand was against you: straight flush! Nice way to get started... It didn't bring me any chips, but still fun.
Yeah saw that too damn its only once in a million game to come out.

Anyway goodluck with the tournament. I think its good if we have plenty of players in the table, but since were few maybe this is quite good.

But I know can set up the table with more players not sure of the limit maybe 8 per table so if more users can participate its gonna be more fun and exciting.

If memehunter can find huge sponsor for us here maybe will increase participants.
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Nice game mv1986, haha so unlucky with all my big fights Sad maybe not my day. Anyway you are a good player mate. You are patience and a good bluffer damn. Haha, sometimes I become so greedy about it when I almost had all chips.

Congrats to your win. The contest is coming to an end whose gonna be the champ.

Indeed two huge hands that was a suck out for you with those two queens and then the straight although flopping or a flush is luck itself.

But don't forget what my first hand was against you: straight flush! Nice way to get started... It didn't bring me any chips, but still fun.
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Nice game mv1986, haha so unlucky with all my big fights Sad maybe not my day. Anyway you are a good player mate. You are patience and a good bluffer damn. Haha, sometimes I become so greedy about it when I almost had all chips.

Congrats to your win. The contest is coming to an end whose gonna be the champ.
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Nah it was a fun tournament after all and yeah Its been fun so far. Atleast I dont embarass myself by losing to iv4n on the normal HU on the 1st round lol.
Grin Grin Grin

Anyway I have a suggestion for you @memehunter. Since @iv4n had two all-ins with me, he probably had the lowest hands played just in case there is a tie on number of rounds played so I don think thats fair for the other two winners though

So I will propose a 3-way all in between the 3 semifinalist. Winner gets a direct spot in grand final. 1 hand, just all in and leave it to your luck  Grin

Really nice suggestion. I had something similar to this already in my mind. I think I will implement this. Thanks a lot for your continuous support and valuable feedback. I will create an one hand all in table (flip and go) for selecting the direct entry.
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The fact that I won was just luck

Luck is a vital part in Poker. No matter how good a player is, when it comes to luck then anyone can always hit the better card and obviously I dont have that luck so yeah I hope you will make it to the final atleast because you are lucky on this tournament  Grin

@arallmuus you are clearly one of the strongest players in the pack. I have seen your last match in which you played perfectly like a pro. You have shown great sportsman spirit by offering your opponent all in flip for two rounds as he had to leave.
Kudos!

Nah it was a fun tournament after all and yeah Its been fun so far. Atleast I dont embarass myself by losing to iv4n on the normal HU on the 1st round lol.



Anyway I have a suggestion for you @memehunter. Since @iv4n had two all-ins with me, he probably had the lowest hands played just in case there is a tie on number of rounds played so I don think thats fair for the other two winners though

So I will propose a 3-way all in between the 3 semifinalist. Winner gets a direct spot in grand final. 1 hand, just all in and leave it to your luck  Grin
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@iv4n : I dont like the idea of advancing with walkover so yeah the idea of putting all-in on 1st hand seems like a better idea. Obviously the one that suggested this always lose lol. Enjoy your next round mate but our HU on the 1st round was pretty intense


It was tricky for me, I was playing on my phone (which is not a problem), and then it started ringing and I had to go... I work shifts, today all day and tomorrow all night, and I have quiet days & nights, but when something happens, I need to fix it, or at least try it... Smiley

I think our game would last... easy play without raping the blinds, and always the possibility to see the next card, I love it... too bad I wasn't home and free, I would have enjoyed the game much more. Thanks for suggesting "all-ins", that was ideal for me in this situation, if it wasn't for that I would have gone all in for a few more minutes and would have had to log out.

The fact that I won was just luck and nothing more, in the second game I had better cards, but the third should have been your round... but that's gambling, that's poker. Just for the record, I am a degen, and I would always accept an all-in game with friends for $10.

@arallmuus you are clearly one of the strongest players in the pack. I have seen your last match in which you played perfectly like a pro. You have shown great sportsman spirit by offering your opponent all in flip for two rounds as he had to leave.
Kudos!

Nothing to add! Smiley

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@arallmuus you are clearly one of the strongest players in the pack. I have seen your last match in which you played perfectly like a pro. You have shown great sportsman spirit by offering your opponent all in flip for two rounds as he had to leave.
Kudos!
Thanks for appreciating the current blind structure although I feel that there is a need to improve a lot. Maybe 25-minute blind levels in the next stage.
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@iv4n : I dont like the idea of advancing with walkover so yeah the idea of putting all-in on 1st hand seems like a better idea. Obviously the one that suggested this always lose lol. Enjoy your next round mate but our HU on the 1st round was pretty intense

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Sorry to ruin your stream mate with the all-in but yeah its better than getting a walkover just because iv4n had to leave because of work  Smiley. Overall its a pretty neat tournament although we had some problem with the blind structure yesterday but the current blind structure is good enough. Most round would be ended in around 25-35 minutes with the current blind structure so its pretty neat
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Bet Proposal: $50

I'm excited to see how the BitcoinTalk Special Heads-Up Poker Championship 2025 unfolds. Let's add some spice to this event!

I'll place $50 on AB de Royse777 not making it to the grand finale. Who’s up for taking this bet?

Let's make this an even more thrilling championship—any takers?

🤣🤣🤣

Adventerous Bet…

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Has meme lost his side bet yet?

@AHOYBRAUSE, you play good. But I will warn everyone to call the all-ins you call. With nuts you get lucky LOL

Don't ignore the fact that you called the last hand in match 2 far behind post flop with 3 outs and get lucky on the river.  Tongue
I guess I will remember that you call turn bets with a range of 7-9 high on a paired board of AAKJ  Cheesy .

Anyway, let's play Omaha next time, NLH is so boring, just remembered that today. That's why I never play it.

GL

@AHOYBRAUSE,

After losing in PLO, what's next? Baccarat? Blackjack? Or maybe roulette? Keep spinning that wheel of excuses, buddy. Every game has its place, but a true player doesn't blame the game—just their own weak plays.

Try not to embarrass yourself too much when you inevitably jump to another game to dodge accountability.

GLHF.
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Has meme lost his side bet yet?

@AHOYBRAUSE, you play good. But I will warn everyone to call the all-ins you call. With nuts you get lucky LOL

Don't ignore the fact that you called the last hand in match 2 far behind post flop with 3 outs and get lucky on the river.  Tongue
I guess I will remember that you call turn bets with a range of 7-9 high on a paired board of AAKJ  Cheesy .

Anyway, let's play Omaha next time, NLH is so boring, just remembered that today. That's why I never play it.

GL
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Has meme lost his side bet yet?

@AHOYBRAUSE, you play good. But I will warn everyone to call the all-ins you call. With nuts you get lucky LOL

 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
Not yet.

Congratulations for the win. You really played great after losing the first round. Gl for next round.
I will declare who will get direct entry later on (after all the completion of all matches).


@Coin_trader and @Ambatman PM me your LTC address to get paid. Grin

Though I am out of the event I will still be side-betting from the fence. Hope you are ready to rob me more Grin. This time odds will be less nicer Grin Grin

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Has meme lost his side bet yet?

@AHOYBRAUSE, you play good. But I will warn everyone to call the all-ins you call. With nuts you get lucky LOL
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Bet Proposal: $50

I'm excited to see how the BitcoinTalk Special Heads-Up Poker Championship 2025 unfolds. Let's add some spice to this event!

I'll place $50 on AB de Royse777 not making it to the grand finale. Who’s up for taking this bet?

Let's make this an even more thrilling championship—any takers?
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@Coin_trader and @Ambatman PM me your LTC address to get paid. Grin

Though I am out of the event I will still be side-betting from the fence. Hope you are ready to rob me more Grin. This time odds will be less nicer Grin Grin
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Still "Waiting Tournament Host Approval"...

I see that Arallmuus is waiting for Yahoo or me. I don't know if it's better to lose now and save myself all the trouble...

It seems that I will be playing against you tomorrow  Cool. Its been a while since we played together. Im not even sure if we actually had a HU in the previous tournaments

I agree with you, it gets a bit boring when the structure stays the same throughout the game because it can drag on forever. A structure like 100/200 for 15 minutes, then 200/400 and continuing to increase every 15 minutes, would make it more exciting.

That was my intial thoughts and then I realized that there was only 1 structure therefore I raise my blind on every hands to make things abit interesting  Tongue. We spent over an hour for two rounds in total, dang

Yeah, I will keep that in mind for the next stage. Thanks a lot for your feedback. You played really well.

Yep its about time we change the structure

Blind increase every 10 or 15 minutes would be great. Ante included would be nice as well, getting variety of factor into the game
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Still "Waiting Tournament Host Approval"...

I see that Arallmuus is waiting for Yahoo or me. I don't know if it's better to lose now and save myself all the trouble...

@memehunter : can we get a proper blind structure that increase every 15 minutes? Its taking too long for HU

Yeah, I will keep that in mind for the next stage. Thanks a lot for your feedback. You played really well.
You can check your full match on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EMoAwk1C-Vw?si=BPHbvD_I-160GtvE


I ran through this video, nice game and the interesting thing is that they were tied until the last hand. Arallmuus congrats on the first win! Maybe, but just maybe we will meet in the next one! Smiley



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Cheers @GxSTxV

Nice games. I hope you dont mind me taking things to higher blind because its boring playing with 100/200/400 like forever. I was waiting for the blind to increase but it seems that there was only 1 blind structure therefore I took things on my hand and raise my hands to 600/800. Overall It was a pretty good game and I got lucky with the all in  Smiley



@memehunter : can we get a proper blind structure that increase every 15 minutes? Its taking too long for HU
Congratulations again buddy. I was really focused on the game, you are a great player, and I really enjoyed the full 60 minutes playing against you. I hope we get the chance to play again if there are future events of this Championship.

I agree with you, it gets a bit boring when the structure stays the same throughout the game because it can drag on forever. A structure like 100/200 for 15 minutes, then 200/400 and continuing to increase every 15 minutes, would make it more exciting.

Overall, as you said, it’s a great game. I went all-in just for fun with a very low chance of winning. Funny enough, I was only focused on winning in the first 30 minutes because I mistakenly thought each round lasted only 30 minutes. That’s completely my fault

A special thanks to @memehunter
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@memehunter : can we get a proper blind structure that increase every 15 minutes? Its taking too long for HU

Yeah, I will keep that in mind for the next stage. Thanks a lot for your feedback. You played really well.
You can check your full match on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EMoAwk1C-Vw?si=BPHbvD_I-160GtvE
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Cheers @GxSTxV

Nice games. I hope you dont mind me taking things to higher blind because its boring playing with 100/200/400 like forever. I was waiting for the blind to increase but it seems that there was only 1 blind structure therefore I took things on my hand and raise my hands to 600/800. Overall It was a pretty good game and I got lucky with the all in  Smiley



@memehunter : can we get a proper blind structure that increase every 15 minutes? Its taking too long for HU
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The funniest hand so far, kind of a brain fart.
Royse reraises with a gut shot on the turn, get's called, makes the miracle nuts on the river and just calls a 1bb bet (WITH THE NUTS) by Crwth . In a real tournament this would be a violation actually since it's against the rules to just call with the nuts and nobody behind. So strange, he can't think 9 high wins here, in case he didn't see that he had the nuts.

Made my day, now I can sleep, hahaha.

https://imgur.com/a/PSb2fF9

Sorry, talkimg.com won't work for me.

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Are we not getting approved until right before the match begins? I registered yesterday probably an hour after getting the links sent to me for my games. I'm not super familiar with the software and don't know if it doesn't let you join the game if approved late or something.
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Stage 1, Match 1, finished and schedule (OP) has been updated accordingly.
 @AHOYBRAUSE, You have a serious shot at ITM (into the money), Good luck (you will need it in future rounds as I promise there will be no walk-over in the next rounds Grin)

Haha, thanks. Yeah as much as people are hyping up Royse it will be a tough next round if he becomes my next opponent. Too bad the game today didn't happen because I extra left this evening open.
But well, since the next round is already tomorrow at the same time I have left my "1 time!" for tomorrow, which is always good to have in your back pocket.  Tongue

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Stage 1, Match 1, finished and schedule (OP) has been updated accordingly.
 @AHOYBRAUSE, You have a serious shot at ITM (into the money), Good luck (you will need it in future rounds as I promise there will be no walk-over in the next rounds Grin)
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it just means he has seen more of the RNG then the rest of us have or at least most of us.

It is called RNG specifically because no one can deduce/infer any patterns Grin. Even if you observe it a trillion times, you will still have no edge.
I believe you want to say that he has seen more hands, to which I would agree that this is quite an edge. (correct me if I am wrong).
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Yes, if you miss your match, your opponent will be given win. Please try to attend your match timely as there is no room for rescheduling or rematch. This is one of the reasons I very carefully matched players as per their interested time slot for Stage 1 matches.
Please try to participate accordingly.
Alright noted. Ofcourse wanna do my matches since Ive paid the entry fee. Hope I can make it, finger cross though even its a conflict to my resting time.

Btw mate, any details like starting chips? And blinds bet? Or its a suprise during matches? I see that youre in the game too. Goodluck with your match.
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Hi guys what happened if someone missed the timeline of schedule for the game? He will automatically disqualified. Im asking cause my match is too early for me considering Night shift on my work but will try to stay away for this tournament.

Just asking but I will try it 100% to be present. I am familiar with the platform weve gonna use since most of my discord tournament using this for poker tournament.

Yes, if you miss your match, your opponent will be given win. Please try to attend your match timely as there is no room for rescheduling or rematch. This is one of the reasons I very carefully matched players as per their interested time slot for Stage 1 matches.
Please try to participate accordingly.
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Hi guys what happened if someone missed the timeline of schedule for the game? He will automatically disqualified. Im asking cause my match is too early for me considering Night shift on my work but will try to stay away for this tournament.

Just asking but I will try it 100% to be present. I am familiar with the platform weve gonna use since most of my discord tournament using this for poker tournament.
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Alright 5$ you don't make it to the final round

Accepted


$5 royse makes it. Who's biting?

Haha, no chance he can make it to Grand Finale. I will take this one as well (this is almost free money  Grin)
  Grin Grin Grin Yahoo said he had experience
Should have done #DYOR
Let's see maybe Lady Luck is finally seeing my charms.
If you are talking about Royse, he has experience from playing and hosting the Dgbet games and now the 1Win games. It doesn't mean he is a master poker player and will win, it just means he has seen more of the RNG then the rest of us have or at least most of us.

It's hard to say who will win as HU consists of skill and in some cases a little luck.
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Anyway I know that you will be streaming on youtube but is there a way to watch games directly on pokernow site?

I am not sure, but there has to be some way to watch tables at pokernow.club. I will post the table link in case it is possible otherwise you have to watch it on youtube.

Yes it is possible to watch tables in pokernow.club. I will post link before the match where you can watch directly in live time. I will be uploading on YouTube after recording and editing.   
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Alright 5$ you don't make it to the final round

Accepted


$5 royse makes it. Who's biting?

Haha, no chance he can make it to Grand Finale. I will take this one as well (this is almost free money  Grin)
  Grin Grin Grin Yahoo said he had experience
Should have done #DYOR
Let's see maybe Lady Luck is finally seeing my charms.
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Alright 5$ you don't make it to the final round

Accepted


$5 royse makes it. Who's biting?

Haha, no chance he can make it to Grand Finale. I will take this one as well (this is almost free money  Grin)
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Make a bet proposal. No matter how crazy it sounds (I have already accepted one crazy bet). I am sure you will get a response Grin. I might bite again if you set it the right way. Ideally, 5-10$ range would be appreciated.
While you think of any, here is my proposal;
I will make it to Grand finale, $5 stake 50-50 odds.

 
Alright 5$ you don't make it to the final round
$5 royse makes it. Who's biting?
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I know not of anybody skill here
So going in blind which is fun
If I loss, it wasn't my fault but lady luck  Smiley
What are the odds? Or we betting against betters?
Make a bet proposal. No matter how crazy it sounds (I have already accepted one crazy bet). I am sure you will get a response Grin. I might bite again if you set it the right way. Ideally, 5-10$ range would be appreciated.
While you think of any, here is my proposal;
I will make it to Grand finale, $5 stake 50-50 odds.

 
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I know not of anybody skill here
So going in blind which is fun
If I loss, it wasn't my fault but lady luck  Smiley
What are the odds? Or we betting against betters?
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The games are here, and the side bets are already starting. Why does this remind me of something long ago? Smiley

This is going to be interesting... everyone seems to be a favorite, we have all been playing for years and are experienced players. So a lot will depend on Lady Luck, and she will smile at someone, but we will see who it will be.
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Anyway I know that you will be streaming on youtube but is there a way to watch games directly on pokernow site?

I am not sure, but there has to be some way to watch tables at pokernow.club. I will post the table link in case it is possible otherwise you have to watch it on youtube. It seems like you are already in the mood of taking notes Cheesy (I had to tell everyone Cheesy sorry!)
In case you want to make any bet proposal, I am all ears.
GL
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Sorry I didnt check on the threads. I send you the confirmation for payment already @memehunter  Smiley

uh oh against GxSTxV, I think I played against him once on royse's poker event but I cant really recall. Yeah lets hope I dont drop out dead on the very first round  Smiley

Anyway I know that you will be streaming on youtube but is there a way to watch games directly on pokernow site?

I'll pass on any side bets for now as I want to just have fun without putting pressure on myself by having a side bet.

Goodluck to you and Ivan, it seems that we got the grand final games on the very first round here !
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It will be a delight for me to bet against you (just to see you taking this seriously Cheesy). Since you have already mentioned odds (50-50), how about $10 side bet for your first match? I will be rooting for your opponent.


I'll pass on any side bets for now as I want to just have fun without putting pressure on myself by having a side bet. I may say screw it and play like a donk just to try to confuse my opponent and build a stack or go out quick. It's a small buy in and mainly for fun with bragging rights as an added incentive, $10 more just isn't worth more pressure.
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5$ will turn to 7.5$ if you didn’t won the tournament.
Really, it is ludicrous to even think about it, no matter how much butter you will apply Grin. I will be called insane to accept that offer just to satisfy my small ego.
So, I accept your bet. I will be sending you $7.5 immediately after I will get out of the event. It will not be easy money, Cool.

Good luck and have fun!  Cheesy

I wish I can participate with you guys but my eyes health sucks which can’t withstand long screen time that essential on this kind of game. So I’m happy betting here on the side-line.

I’m still open to place more side bet but this time I’m just backing on other players bet. Like blackjack bet behind. I don’t know what’s your poker skills so I’m purely gambling here. FYI just small bets to make it just for fun.

@memehunter, maybe on next round place an odds to each participants based on their previous ranking. Maybe if you get a sponsor, spectator can place bet on who will win the match and let some sponsor money be the bankroll for all the bets made. Profit from the bets will distribute to your tournament winner.

Coin_trader if I may ask, are you close to being blind, or blind? This is emotionally devastating.
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5$ will turn to 7.5$ if you didn’t won the tournament.
Really, it is ludicrous to even think about it, no matter how much butter you will apply Grin. I will be called insane to accept that offer just to satisfy my small ego.
So, I accept your bet. I will be sending you $7.5 immediately after I will get out of the event. It will not be easy money, Cool.

Good luck and have fun!  Cheesy

I wish I can participate with you guys but my eyes health sucks which can’t withstand long screen time that essential on this kind of game. So I’m happy betting here on the side-line.

I’m still open to place more side bet but this time I’m just backing on other players bet. Like blackjack bet behind. I don’t know what’s your poker skills so I’m purely gambling here. FYI just small bets to make it just for fun.

@memehunter, maybe on next round place an odds to each participants based on their previous ranking. Maybe if you get a sponsor, spectator can place bet on who will win the match and let some sponsor money be the bankroll for all the bets made. Profit from the bets will distribute to your tournament winner.
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This is so interesting to read. It's true I have already been on TV in a poker game and yes there is a lot of experience. But to some degree it is still a gamble. If at a certain point you get shuffled AQ suited and the opponent gets AK, you are eliminated most of the time. I am a friend of pot control as I told memehunter, but statistically it only saves you so often.

While gambling in my opinion is pure luck, poker is a mix of luck and skill. Especially in MTTs, you are up against gamblers and every time they shove all in and you have to call, there is a chance you lose.

I am looking forward to this tournament as I think memehunter has created a great event. And whoever wins, I am also looking forward to the discussions we will have afterwards. I enjoy talking and discussing with you guys.

@memehunter I was trying to get a sponsor and start a league, but I am totally ok with you now being first. However, I think we should have a league. Guys here would be on board I think and it would be a lot of fun!
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5$ will turn to 7.5$ if you didn’t won the tournament.
Really, it is ludicrous to even think about it, no matter how much butter you will apply Grin. I will be called insane to accept that offer just to satisfy my small ego.
So, I accept your bet. I will be sending you $7.5 immediately after I will get out of the event. It will not be easy money, Cool.
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Make the odds reasonable then I might match your bet offer. You ranking first place and give me 1:1.5 odds will make this bet spice up for you.  Wink

I see you revised the odds quickly Grin but whatever I am in for winning this. Just explain your betting offer to me in simple terms. How much you will give me if I win this? And how much I will pay if I don't?

Haha. I slightly decreased the odds so that you can bite it. I’m sure you are confident with your poker skills it will not a problem to you if I will have the odds advantage on this bet like my 5$ will turn to 7.5$ if you didn’t won the tournament.

I’m also open with 1:1 bet with same condition that you will won the tournament(first place) just to spice up this tournament.

Either way will work for me. Just reply to this then the bet is on. Payment in USDT or Bitcoin if we will use Binance pay to save fees as this is just a small bet.
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IMO arallmuus is the odds on favorite as the guy just runs good or has in every one of the previous poker series.
Really! He must be a strong player.
For me mv1986 is the favorite because of sheer experience, he has. It is really frightening for me that I will be playing my first match against him.

Royse has the most experience with the rng
That is some strange type of experience  Grin.

If iv4n doesn't have distractions I'll be in for a long match and it's pretty close to 50/50 game.
Idk if anyone plans on taking or making a bet but could be interesting.
It will be a delight for me to bet against you (just to see you taking this seriously Cheesy). Since you have already mentioned odds (50-50), how about $10 side bet for your first match? I will be rooting for your opponent.

Make the odds reasonable then I might match your bet offer. You ranking first place and give me 1:1.5 odds will make this bet spice up for you.  Wink

I see you revised the odds quickly Grin but whatever I am in for winning this. Just explain your betting offer to me in simple terms. How much you will give me if I win this? And how much I will pay if I don't?
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To start this betting fiesta begin;
I will bet $5 with the first 5 bettors who will bet against me that I will not make it to the grand finale (at least second place).
If I did not make it to the grand finale, I will pay you $5 each, otherwise you will pay me $5 each. (Yes, odds are way too great) Grin.
It is a great deal as I have to qualify through at least 3 stages to get there. Let me know if someone want to rob me of $5 bucks. Grin.
Who are you supporting anyway?

I read all your thread about participating freeroll poker and manage to conquer multiple tournaments that was involved a massive number of player compared to this current tournament so this bet offer is an obvious trap to those who will not do research.  

Make the odds reasonable then I might match your bet offer. You ranking first place and give me 1:1.5 odds will make this bet spice up for you.  Wink

Then let’s made another bet in the future.
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IMO arallmuus is the odds on favorite as the guy just runs good or has in every one of the previous poker series. Royse has the most experience with the rng since he plays in the weekly games.  Aside from that I don't have much of a sample size vs anyone in here except my opponent whom I've played with in all the poker series. If iv4n doesn't have distractions I'll be in for a long match and it's pretty close to 50/50 game.

Idk if anyone plans on taking or making a bet but could be interesting.
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To start this betting fiesta ;
I will bet $5 with the first 5 bettors who will bet against me that I will not make it to the grand finale (at least second place).
If I did not make it to the grand finale, I will pay you $5 each, otherwise you will pay me $5 each. (Yes, odds are way too great) Grin.
It is a great deal as I have to qualify through at least 3 stages to get there. Let me know if someone want to rob me of $5 bucks. Grin.
Who are you supporting anyway?
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   Bet On Bitcointalk Special Heads-Up Poker Championship 2025


I know, poker enthusiasm is off the chart here nowadays  Grin. This thread will be in continuum with the same spirit. Since we are live with the Schedule Of Bitcoin talk Special Heads-Up Poker Championship 2025 , I think it is a good idea for opening a thread where we can bet on the matches of this event/outright winner. If you want to sell your action as a player or want to stake a player as an investor/bettor, feel free to post here your opinion.
Here you can come up with any bet proposal regarding the event and who knows you might get a match Cool. Apart from betting, you can also show support to your favorite player here, we have lots up veterans waiting for spilling some blood Grin.
Here is the detailed schedule and list of players.

Code:
1.   memehunter
2.   AB de Royse777
3.   GxSTxV
4.   yahoo62278
5.   AHOYBRAUSE
6.   mv1986
7.   tetaeridanus
8.   nutildah
9.   crwth
10.  iv4n
11.  arallmuus
12.  cryptoaddictchie


Let's make this event a success Cool.


Bets Made on this thread;

1. memehunter Vs Coin_trader   (memehunter will pay $7.5 if he doesn't win the event against Coin_trader's $5)
2. memehunter Vs Ambatman      (memehunter will pay $5 if he doesn't make it to Grand finale, against Ambatman's $5.)
3. memehunter Vs Ambatman      (Ambatman will pay $5 if @AB de Royse777 doesn't make it to Grand finale, against memehunter's $5)                      
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