You know with the passing of Global Player.com the usual Wednesday afternoon tournament has become a big void not only for lack of play but to chat with each other. With that being said lets try to organize a weekly Wednesday tournament for BJT members at lets say 6 PM Pacific Time which should be a good time for the players back east also. We could start at a 14 player multi table .Lets shoot for a $ 20 tournament to start with and once the crowd builds we could move to a 21 player tournament.Once the group gets large the players can pick the level they want to play . The multi table tournament tables are usually wide open so that should not pose a problem for our group. We could play 2 tournaments tomorrow night and build upon that week to week. I will be there at 6 PM hope to see all of you I will also post a poll to find out what night the players actually prefer if Wednesday is not good or 6 PM is not a good time also. We might be able to get Bet 21.com to post monthly results as who the top players for the month are in regards to these BJT Tournaments. Joep
I'm lazy Great idea! I'm definitely up for it. Can't we get a private table? What time is that in English money? Cheers Reachy
I am normally free every Wed. evening, but this particular night I have plans early in the evening. Since I am on Eastern time you won't be starting until 9 here, so there's a chance I can make it. If not, I'll definately be there in coming weeks.
Don't forget in one hour from now at 9PM eastern .We are trying to start a Wednesday BJ Tournament night at www.Bet21.com .This could be fun and a way to fill the missing Global-Player Wednesday Tournament void that we all loved to play and chat with each other The entry fee will be $20+1 14 players Our tournament can be found under Sit & Go Tournaments/ Multi-Table Prize Structure 1st place $140 2nd Place $ 84 3rd Place $ 56 Joep
Our First Weekly Winner Thank you all for showing up and making the first Wednesday night BJT night a success A small recap the tournament started at 9:10 Eastern a few minutes late and was completed at 10:20 The final 3 players who made the money were Force 3/Dr Bass on BJT Niria/Cherub 44 on BJT Real Sourdough Going into the final 5 hands the bankrolls were huge Niria had 588,000 Real Sourdough had 563,500 They started with 100,000 Final hand .....Sourdough betting first bets 100,000 Niria follows with 100,000 Sourdough gets a max bet Blackjack Niria is dealt 8-2 Dealers Up Card 9 Sourdough collects 150,000 and Niria DD to regain the high back she receives a 7 for 17 Dealer had a 10 in the hole for 19 Congrats to Sourdough for taking home $140 for a $20+1 investment Niria received $ 84 for 2nd place Force 3 took home $ 56 for 3rd See everyone next Wednesday at www.bet21.com at 9 PM eastern 14 player multi table Sit & Go 20+1 entry fee Thanks again Joep
I was there I was registered, but somehow it unregistered me. Odd. Got my money back, but don't know what happened.
Thanks! Thanks again for getting this started up Joe, it's a great idea. Those huge bankrolls definately took me out of my comfort zone, I felt like a ploppie. FYI- I'm a she.
Adding my thanks Thanks Joep for setting this up. Hopefully, next week more of the players on the site will participate. As you probably remember, my user name on Bet21 is Force 3.
Considering I put this together in less than 1 day and it was the day before a holiday when a lot of people are traveling we had a nice turnout and the tournament started only 10 minutes after it was scheduled to start. I have already received emails asking to have this every night at 9 PM and offer different buy ins ranging from 5+.50 ,10+1 and 20 +2. So if any one wants to add some input to this suggestion feel free to Joep
Add My Thanks JoeP, I thought the game went well for such short notice and hopefully we can get a game 7 evenings a week even if for various entry fees and maybe different entry fees the same evening so players can have their choice as their bankroll permits. If memory serves me correctly you were also the driving force behind Global's 24/7 Sit & Go tournaments which added hours of fun and a few extra bucks to my life. So let me add, hopefully like your Thanksgiving dinner, a second helping of thanks to your plate today. Last but not least, Happy Thanksgiving to my many friends in the Blackjack Tournament community and thanks for sharing your lives with me.
Lets make it more than just Wednesday Yes Rookie, Good memory that seems like years ago, I was the one that suggested to Global to hold daily Sit& Go tournaments on a daily schedule as opposed to just Wednesday afternoon.At first they did not believe it would work,but many of us from this site including you, who seem to play just about every day there, with many other members from BJT and lets not forget the St Louis Mafia from Global . We all made it the success that it was. The daily global Sit & Go's are no more on Global but the friendships that were made will last a life time. Its a shame because there are some new members here who are trying to create a wedge between these friendships.I'm not real sure what their agendas are.But they will fail and their obvious hired shills will fall also But with everyones help will can make at least Wednesday night a blast from the past I'm open to other nights and other levels of buyin's at Bet 21 at the Multi Table Sit & Go's I have and will continue to play at all levels from $5 to $200 at www.bet21.com Pick another night and lets see how much participation we get. Every night at 6PM Pacific Time would be good for me except Thursday night, because of the radio show A Very Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the members here
On for the 29th? I haven't heard anything about another Wed. tourney at 6p PST, so I thought I'd ask if it's still on. I for one will be there. There was mention of maybe changing it from a $20+$2 to something else. I just don't want to sign up for the wrong tourney.
Mid-Atlantic It makes sense to go for a time that's convenient for the US players, but 6PM Pacific is 2AM in the UK and 3AM in the rest of Europe. If you do go to more than one day, it would be good if one of them was a compromise time that could accomodate both continents. Maybe on a Sunday you could replicate the Global Wednesday tournament time of 8PM GMT (12PM Pacific).
Tonight I would like to pass along the info that tonight we will be playing a $20+2 Multi-table tourney at 6pm PST. Also, a second day at a time that's better for the Europeans is being looked into.
OK, today at 6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern. See ya there. I like the idea of a second weekday at a different time to accommodate our far-flung friends.
Good stuff. I suggested Sunday on the assumption that the weekend would be best for US players (since otherwise they might be at work), and Sunday would be better than Saturday for the Europeans, since Saturday night ought to be spent attending wild parties etc. But if it is to be another day, bear in mind that we can still play at Global, so Monday and Wednesday 8pm GMT are currently taken (although I worry that this may not continue for long).
Wed. the 6th Only 8 people showed up last night. We hung around until about 9:10p and then people started dropping off. I know there will be nights when some can't play. I am just hoping this doesn't mean the Wed. night thing is going to end after only 2 weeks.
I forgot until today. I'll try to remember to post next week. Be sure that someone does, and we should get enough players.
It's Wednesday already. We'll play at 6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern. That's 15 minutes from when I'm posting this. $22 14 player SnG at Bet21 or UltimateBet.