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FTR HU POFC Master League
OK, guys, this is happening. It's gonna be big; it's gonna be huge.
FTR HU POFC Master League!
Here's how Pineapple Open Face Chinese Poker (POFC) works:
Each player is dealt and plays their first 5 cards, just like regular OFC.
In Pineapple, on the draw, each player draws 3 cards, then plays only 2 of those cards and discards 1.
If you're unfamiliar, I recommend you try out the game by practicing against FTR's computer player, WAZZUP, just to get a feel for the game.
The games will be played here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-face-chinese-poker/
(You must be logged into the forum to participate.)
We will have a round robin stage first. The results of the round robin will seed the 2nd stage, a ladder event. Not only that, but the 1st and 2nd place winners from the round robin stage will win prizes!
There is no buy-in, the following prizes will be awarded for the Round Robin:
1st Place:a $25 Gift Card & an FTR hat
2nd Place:an FTR hat
Additional prizes will be announced for the ladder event.
*** Round Robin Rules***
- In the round robin stage, every player will play heads-up (HU) matches against every other player.
- We will have a player clock of 2:00.
- Matches will consist of 35 rounds.
If someone qualifies for FL on the final hand, then they get to play the FL hand. This could string out for as long as needed until there is a hand with neither player in FL. - The scores will be tracked and summed throughout the stage.
- If someone fails to show for a match, and hasn't made contact with myself or their opponent, then both players will be awarded 0 points, and the no-show will be DQ's from the round robin.
- When the stage is finished, each player will be ranked according to their combined score from all matches.
- The 1st and 2nd place prizes will be awarded, and the rankings will carry over to start the ladder event.
***Ladder Event Rules***
The ladder stage is the heart of this tournament, and will start AFTER the round robin is complete.
Here's an overview of the rules for the ladder event:
- In the ladder event, players are ranked #1, #2, #3, etc. Matches occur when one player challenges another. Scores are not carried over from match to match.
- Each player will be ranked (according to the final standings from the RR).
- At any time, you may challenge either of the players ranked one or two places above you, by BOTH A) posting here, AND B) sending a PM to that player (not either/or).
- No one may play against the same person twice in a row.
- The event will have 2 periods per week, one 4-day (Sunday thru Wednesday) and one 3-day (Thursday thru Saturday). Once a challenge has been made, the match is expected to happen during the following period. If both players agree to have the match earlier, that's fine.
E.g., if player A challenges player B on Monday, then players A and B must complete their match before the end of the next period, which is Friday. - If a challenged player is unable to play during that time, or if the challenger receives no reply within that time, then the challenger wins by forfeit.
- A challenged player will not be required to play more than one match per period. If a second challenge occurs within the same period, the challenged player may postpone the challenge until the next period, if they wish.
- If a player issues a challenge and then is challenged from below before the first match takes place, the second challenge is held in abeyance until the first match is resolved.
E.g., suppose player #4 has challenged #3, but then receives a challenge from player #6. If #4 beats #3, the challenge from #6 is no longer valid. However, if #4 loses to #3, the challenge from #6 becomes valid, and should be played in the appropriate time period. - New players may join the ladder at any time, entering at the bottom of the ladder.
The ladder event will last for many weeks (to be decided).
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Registration for the Round Robin is open until Saturday, March 8. Matches will begin on Sunday, March 9.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or notice any bugs while playing, use this thread!
Current Players:
- MadMojoMonkey (MMM)
- OneByPhi
- givememyleg (gmml)
- Eric
- MeGrimlock
- DuckTollingGrinder (DTG)
- Boxman444
- GratefulDead
- sshefri
- Wfnm1
- dawgboy
- schmondex
- tedium
Current standings
Players in blue have not played their match for the prior round (4)
Players in red are at risk of imminent disqualification. These players should post ITT immediately.
- MeGrimlock : 163
- givememyleg : 155
- OneByPhi : 119
- GratefulDead : 103
- DuckTollingGrinder : 97
- sshefri : 82
- Wfnm1 : 45
- Eric : 1
- schmondex : -17
- tedium : -27
- dawgboy : -56
- MadMojoMonkey : -62
- Boxman444 : -113
Round 4 matches: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R4T1] Eric vs MeGrimlock http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11060
[R4T2] OneByPhi vs gmml http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11061
[R4T3] Boxman444 vs tedium http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11063
[R4T4] OESb vs MMM
[R4T5] Wfnm1 vs sam1FTR http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11065
[R4T6] dawgboy vs DuckTollingGrinder http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11066
[R4T7] schmondex vs sshefri http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11067
BYE: GratefulDead
Round 5 matches: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R5T1] Eric vs Boxman444 http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11830
[R5T2] OneByPhi vs MeGrimlock http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11831 | http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?12472
gmml vs tedium http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11832
[R5T4] OESb vs DTG
[R5T5] Wfnm1 vs GratefulDead http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11834
[R5T6] schmondex vs MMM http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11835
[R5T7] dawgboy vs sshefri http://www.flopturnriver.com/open-fa...able.php?11836
BYE: sam1FTR
Round 6 matches: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R6T1] Eric vs OESb
[R6T2] OneByPhi vs Boxman444 http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?13229
[R6T3] gmml vs MeGrimlock http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?13230
[R6T4] schmondex vs DTG http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?13232
[R6T5] Wfnm1 vs MMM http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?13233
[R6T6] sshefri vs sam1FTR (castle) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?13234
[R6T7] dawgboy vs GratefulDead http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/table.php?13235
BYE: tedium
Round 7 matches: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R7T1] Eric vs DTG (crater) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14879
[R7T2] OneByPhi vs GratefulDead (donkey) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14880
[R7T3] gmml vs sshefri (mantra) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14881
[R7T4] MeGrimlock vs dawgboy (hippo) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14882
[R7T5] schmondex vs Boxman444 (camel) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14883
[R7T6] tedium vs MMM (trouble) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14884
BYE: Wfnm1
*note: The dropouts have left the RR schedule a bit odd. Even after my best efforts, there are 2 final rounds with only a handful of matches in them. In the interest of action, I have posted the final 2 rounds early. If these matches are completed ahead of schedule, then this will prevent a lot of extra byes on the final 2 rounds. You have many weeks to get these games in. These are not regularly scheduled matches, and there is no pressure to complete them this week.
THE FOLLOWING MATCHES CAN BE PLAYED AT ANY TIME:
Round 15 matches: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R15T1] Boxman444 vs MMM (alpha) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14885
[R15T2] Wfnm1 vs DTG (beta) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14886
[R15T3] sshefri vs GradefulDead (gamma) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14887
Round 16 match: (table password in parentheses)
Matches in green are finished, and the link has been replaced with the match review.
[R16T1] Wfnm1 vs tedium (delta) http://www.flopturnriver.com/ofc-poker/join.php?14888
Abbreviations:
MMM = MadMojoMonkey
gmml = givememyleg
DTG = DuckTollingGrinder
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