MTTD - Mad Town Throwdown II
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What Mad-Town Throwdown II
When Thursday May 14, 2015 through Sunday May 17, 2014
Where Madison, WI*
Why lol
Hosts Trihonda (Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
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Thursday, May 14th (CT Memorial Cash Game)
Location: Trihonda’s
Time: 6:00pm until ???
Poker: Cash Game
No. Seats Available: 9
Dinner: Pizza
Snacks: Assorted Wisconsin beers, snacks, sodas, and chocolate chip cookies available throughout the night
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Friday, May 15th
Location: Trihonda's
Time: 11:00am until ???
Poker: Cash Games & SNG's upon request
No. Seats Available: 20
Lunch: Will likely order some form of deliverable food (subs, pizza)
Dinner: Brats, Burgers, Condiments, Sides
Snacks: Assorted Wisconsin beers, snacks, sodas, and chocolate chip cookies available throughout the day
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Saturday, May 16th
Location: Trihonda's
Time: Noon until ???
Poker: Cash games until the Main Event and after the Main Event as players bust. Main Event at 3:00pm.
No. Seats Available: 20
Lunch: Doughboy's Pizza (delivered)
Dinner: Catered BBQ pulled pork, BBQ ribs, and BBQ brisket (delivered) and sides
Snacks: Assorted Wisconsin beers, snacks, sodas, and chocolate chip cookies available throughout the day
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Poker
There will always be one table available for 25c/50c NL Hold'em w/ $60 max buy-ins.
On Friday there will be three tables available for games as interest dictates. We may run a satellite SNG game or two for the Main Event entry?
On Saturday there will be two tables for the Main Event, and for one cash games. The two Main Event tables will be used for cash games/SNGs as they become available.
Main Event Details Below
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Food Costs
Thursday
$5/person dinner
Friday
$5/person for lunch
$10/person for dinner
Saturday
$5/person for lunch
$10-$15/person for dinner
Snacks/Drinks
$10/day or $20/for the entire three-day event
Note: All costs are estimates at this point and are subject to change
If you would like anything special to eat or drink please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. Additionally, please feel free to bring anything you wish to eat/drink/share with the group.
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Lodging
DeForest Hotels
Holiday Inn Express
(9 miles from Trihonda's house)
Comfort Inn and Suite (9 miles from Trihonda's house)
Windsor Hotels
Days Inn Madison Northeast
(7 Miles from Trihonda's house)
Waunakee Hotels
Baymont Inn and Suites (2 miles from Trihonda's house)
Madison Hotels
There are dozens of hotels to choose from in Madison. Plan on anywhere from a 15-30 minute drive (maybe longer depending on where you stay) to Waunakee.
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Airport
MSN is super convenient and might be the easiest airport you've ever flown in/out of. I think there are a whopping 12 gates and 3 baggage carousels if you check a bag. Seriously. Easy peasy. Touch-down to my front door in 30 minutes. Waunakee is approximately 15-20 minutes from MSN airport.
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RSVP
Please reply to this thread if you are planning on attending. In your reply please let me know which day(s) you are planning on attending. For planning purposes, I will assume that all attendees are planning to eat the meals provided on a given day. If for some reason you are not planning to eat, please let me know (vegetarian, dieting, etc…). Some of the catered food needs to be ordered well in advance.
Please also reply to this thread with any questions or feel free to send Trihonda a PM.
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Main Event Details
Buy-In $50 + $10 Bounty
Starting Stacks
T10,000 in chips
(12 x 25 / 12 x 100 / 3 x 500 / 7 x 1,000)
Blind Levels
20 Minutes
Payouts (assuming 20 Players)
1st: $500
2nd: $250
3rd: $150
4th: $75
Beat: $25 (best losing hand)
Blind Schedule
25 / 50
50 / 100
75 / 150
100 / 200
150 / 300
10 Minute Break (Color-Up T25’s)
200 / 400
300 / 600
400 / 800
600 / 1,200
800 / 1,600
60 Minute Dinner Break (Color-Up T100’s)
1,000 / 2,000
1,500 / 3,000
2,000 / 4,000
3,000 / 6,000
4,000 / 8,000
6,000 / 12,000
8,000 / 16,000
10,000 / 20,000
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(F)AQ's
Q- What kind of cool ‘meet-up” shwag will I get for coming to the MTTD?
A. There are tons of things in store, from a laminated ID badge to commemorative chips, and more. In short: Lots, but you’ll have to wait and see.
Q- Are straddles allowed?
A. Single straddles are allowed
Q- What’s the “Beat” under the tournament payouts?
A. The “best losing hand” prize. Whoever has the best losing hand wins this prize. Rules: hand must reach showdown, must use both hole cards.
Q- Are there any casinos nearby?
A. Ho Chunk casino has a decent poker room, and is 40 minutes away.
Q- Will there be vegetarian meal options?
A. Yes, beer is made with barley and hops.
Q- Where would you recommend I stay?
A. As stated above, the hotels are very close. It’s all highway running between Waunakee and DeForest, so plan on a short commute either way. Personally, my preference would be the Waunakee Hotel for location (right off the highway). It’s a 3 minutes to Trihonda’s. However, you can’t go wrong with any of the hotels listed.
Q- I RSVP'd, how do I find out the address?
A- When we get closer, maybe late April or early May, I will PM everyone the event specifics, to include addresses, contact numbers, and last minute updates. FYI, for game safety, organizers reserve the right to turn away those with very low post counts.
Q- What was the first MTTD like?
A- AlbinoDragon started a Live Blog on Chiptalk with photos, stories, etc... Since CT seems to be on it's last leg, I'm posting a link here. When I attended my first meetup, it was reassuring to see the previous year's thread to know it was legitimate, safe, and worthwhile.

Pictured (left to right): JackStraw, Jeff, Trihonda, AlbinoDragon, Ronoh, Lnlver, Link_slayer, and Shanghai_Sparky at the MTTD Thursday night. Links' setup and hosting are second to none!
MTTD Attendees --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday
1. Trihonda
2. JGoch0512
3. PokerLodge
4. Abby99
5. Shanghai_Sparky
6. Jeremy C
7. Ruth P
8. Eric W
9.
Waitlist:
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Friday
1. Trihonda
2. Mr. Cheese
3. TommytheCat
4. Shanghai_Sparky (evening)
5. Highlander3
6. PokerLodge
7. Lnlvr
8. PayBack
9. JGoch0512
10. Abby99
11. Dave J (evening)
12. Daniel P (evening)
13. Ubaron
14. Booty_Snatch
15. Brent H (evening)
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19.
20.
Waitlist:
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Saturday
1. Trihonda
2. TommytheCat
3. Mr. Cheese
4. Highlander3
5. Shanghai_Sparky
6. Booty_Snatch
7. Ubaron
8. Jeff
9. lnlvr
10. Robin S
11. Payback
12. Abby99 (No Tourney)
13. Danny M
14. Derek W
15. DJ
16. Glenn W
17. Brent H
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20.
Waitlist:
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