a bunch of Steemians playing poker would be possible without you....gathered yesterday night at the Qubus restaurant to play the second Poker at Steem Fest tournament. Thank you @roelandp for putting together the Steem Fest! None of this little activities like
Players started to arrive at 19:30 and by 20:00 we were already 14 people (by the way, thanks @llfarms and @guyfawkes4-20 for arranging the place for the tourney). We were ready to play but, we didn't expect so many people wanting in... We only brought one deck but we needed to play in two tables - the ideal number of players per table is 9. Thankfully, @timsaid came to the rescue and he had one deck of cards that he let us use. Thanks @rivalzzz for the other deck!
We started to play around 20:30 and since we didn't want the tourney to finish too late, we decided to make it a 1,000 chip stack with starting blinds of 5/10, timing every blind raise every 15 minutes.
Bringing sunglasses and a hoodie to kick some ass @nanzo-scoop, @gargon with a strong live poker experience, @aggroed who we all know loves card games, @pgarcgo striking with some sick math and probability skills, @bubke with an indescifrable Poker face, @zlatan-spielberg wielding a new skill set and @leotrap with a hardcore aggressive strategy saw their faces in table number one.
@blocktrades with some sick reading skills, @el-cr brought some serious poker experience from Panama, @cryptogee who arrived a bit late but still kicked some ass, @lizanomadsoul from Germany bringing great hand reading, @martibis showing that bluffing can get you far, @gexi showing us that a tight strategy sometimes is the best, @theaustrianguy winning and losing stacks like crazy and me @anomadsoul faced each other in the second table.
After around one hour and a half of play time, only 7 players remained. That meant we were able to join tables.
Poker for dummies just to be able to understand what was going on every hand.Oh right, we also had the presence of @gtg, @timsaid, @guyfawkes4-20, @celestal, @tarazkp and @llfarms as bystanders, @gtg even started to read
3 hours passed and only @el-cr, @theaustrianguy and @bubke remained alive. Competing for a 1,500 Steem prize pool is serious business and the player's face definitely changed to a more competitive one.
A few hands were dealt and the smallest stack gave in to the attacks of the larger stacks and @theaustrianguy won third place. Only @el-cr and @bubke still playing for first place.
After several hands and realizing the stacks didn't change much - this means both players have similar approaches, experience and reading skill set - both Steemians decided to split the pot.
Congratulations to @el-cr @bubke and @theaustrianguy! I hope we get to play together next year!
It's worth mentioning that @blocktrades, @gargon, @pgarcgo and @nanzo-scoop played in the first tournament in Lisbon, I think I'm starting to see a pattern here :P
Again, thanks to @roelandp for organizing Steem Fest and giving us the chance to put up this little side events for specific niches.
damn that I missed it🤜 congrats to the winners
Sounds awesome. I need to grow a bigger pair for next year. I love playing but I know some of you are animals. I gotta work on my game for next year. Congrats to my bowling teammate and friend @el-cr for taking home a slice of the pie!!!
thank you bro, I appreciate your words!
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Word! See ya tonight brother!
After that bad beat I suffered at his hands, I'm glad @el-cr at least went on to win some cash!
Cg
haha it was fun my friend, thank you for your support
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@anomadsoul, nice post! I'd used to gamble a lot, but in 2011 I quit. What currency did you use for the game? STEEM, SBD or...?
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It was a 100 Steem entry!
I wouldn't have the nerves to face those guys at the card table, but I chatted to many of them elsewhere. Something for everyone at Steemfest
That's the beauty of it, everyone found a niche and something to do :) great meeting you man!
Likewise. Thanks for all your support around this event of lots of people. I'll do my best to be there again next time.
Thank you for organizing and thank you all for being part of the game - It was great fun :) Looking forward to the game at SF4!
And @martibis - Sry for beating you twice with my River-Skills 😜
Was a great game, looking forward to more next year!
You played well, deserved that third place! We definitely had the craziest round there though, haha!
Thanks for the play by play... you painted a nice picture for those of us on the other side of
Great pics and I’m sure this is a poker tournament, it was an unforgettable sight! Thanks @anomadsoul
Sorry for kicking you out that early man! Would have been fun to have you around a bit longer. It was a great night.
It's cool, I was leaving to karaoke anyway
Wow, total concentration there from the table man, aren't you guys the bunch? Having mad fun my friend.
soo nice ,also i love poker .
Que fino que este tipo de actividades, debe ser una experiencia única, creo que el mejor premio no fueron los 1,500 steem. El mejor premio se lo llevaron todos al poder disfrutar un rato totalmente diferente. Saludos para todos
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Eric, a donde irás ahora?
Looks like a table full of donks to me.
Imagino que viajar al #steemfest y compartir estos momentos, son la cumbre del logro dentro de #steemit...me contenta que pueda haber este tipo de actividades...si alguna vez se realiza en América, no dudaría en ir a vuestro encuentro..!
Round Table Fun. And in my opinion sometimes uncertainty is good and by that i mean, hear at first only One Deck of cards were there and people were waiting and in my opinion these kind of Uncertainty is fun at some occasions for sure. Hope that you are enjoying a lot.@anomadsoul, It's reflecting as you'll had
Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂
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It was a great prize and they solved it the best way to divide the profits that good idea!
That is really cool. Awesome that you were able to have this event organized. I don't think I would have lasted long. I enjoy playing poker, but I am not all that good at it. Were you playing Texas Hold'em? It is crazy how popular that has become in the last ten years.
Oh, whales at the poker table. I'm fainted. I would give a lot of honor to be at these tables.
Yes, there were many big wallets there!
Oh dear Eric ! You are very interesting to describe! I'm kind of excited about your game! My son once took the second place in the poker championship! I would like him to play with you too!
Did you have a good way home? We are already miss for your smile!
Is there anyone who didn't sell their steem to take part in steemfest? That makes price down. Lol
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i wish i could be there to 4-bet you out of position :D
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