The Godfather Club - Minnesota (3 Viewers)

[merkong]

That crazy moment when a person comes thru your service door whose voice you don’t recognize, you greet them at the top of the steps that lead to the card room, you say “Can I help you?” and they say “I’m here for the poker game” and you say “Uhm who are you?” and they say “Dave” and you’re like “Okay…” and you say “Ok, Dave I think you might be looking for the house next door.”

Dude was due at my neighbors house, a former player of mine.

After a brief chuckle I asked “What are they playing over there tonight?”

“Poker”

“I know, I mean what are they playing.”

“Hold’em”

“Uh huh. Got that… Stakes.”

“.25/.50”

“Uh huh. Yeah that game don’t live here anymore. Good luck.”

So weird but we laughed about it off and on the rest of the night.

Great micro game tonight at GFC. 8 handed and big loser still has their shirt on their back.

The old times were good times but the new times are also a good time.

And cheaper.

Cheers.

 

[merkong]

Mid March GFC post.

Sitting here watching The Players Championship and recollecting my two rounds of 18 and 9 holes respectively this past Sunday. Being off this week from duties at the VA, looking back, I should have played this past Monday but was a little spent after walking 27 holes the day before.

In between knocking out some projects around the house, I’ve spent a little time coordinating our small group and readying them for the first short table tournament I’ve spread in quite some time.

Once hosts grow accustomed to and pride themselves on full table after full table after full table, the transition to short table sessions can take some internal coercion. Our situation was unintended with road reconfiguration being mainly to blame resulting in a parking headache. In hindsight, with a small contingent requesting a sit down to discuss how the weekly bank at our game had grown and grown and grown and how they’re feeling the heat financially. With the new parking dilemma I had already began thinking about shorter tables. That conversation was the push that brought the game back and inspired me to introduce the micro format.

This week will be the first tournament with a short table set.

Because we’re more about the social aspects of the game, the format is counterintuitive with rebuys and add-ons deeper into the match and of course it will be a low entry affair.

Because we enjoyed the leaderboard that the Club Championship Series afforded us, we will be making this historic short table tournament the first of a 12 event offering; “The People’s Championship”, so named because the group felt heard when we decided to venture away from what we done for going on three years with the full table, full wallet format.

Understand, this is essentially a Beta Test of our less than conventional or typical format.

All entrants are already messaging me and each other with messages of “see you there” and “can’t wait.” Music to any hosts ears.

In any event, enjoy your Players Championship Thursday and may all your drives wind up in the fairway and your approach shots be dry.

Fore!

 

[BKisback]

That's a unique blind structure - GL!

 

[merkong]

That's a unique blind structure - GL!

Thanks. Not too unusual. It’s the rebuys that I thought would flush out the boo birds if anything.

 

[BPTDirector]

Glad you are back at it Kenny, parking trimmed your game when you were searching for a way to do it. Welcome back. I enjoy your posts.

 

[BKisback]

Thanks. Not too unusual. It’s the rebuys that I thought would flush out the boo birds if anything.

The 3500/7k and 4500/9k levels I have not seen before. I like the rebuys for the smaller, more social games - more fun for noobs to be able to keep playing.

 

[merkong]

The 3500/7k and 4500/9k levels I have not seen before. I like the rebuys for the smaller, more social games - more fun for noobs to be able to keep playing.

Yeah, I guess when you’re looking to shake it up you just jam.

We roll this format in 7 hours. A very rare afternoon start to fade what they’re billing as a historic snow event here in Minnesnowta. Everyone should be on their way home to begin planning for the impact just before it arrives.

 

[merkong]

Good morning. We’re T-Minus 7 hours from one of the first ever afternoon sessions I’ve spread in over 600 games.

We’re doing this in an attempt to fade a major winter snow event and everyone should be heading home just as the flakes start to fly around 1900-2000.

I’ve curtained the windows in the room with leftover speedcloth so it will seem like a more normal start time.

We’ll also be playing the STORM tourney format (Oh the irony) complete with a few extra blind levels, and add-ons and rebuys deep into the game.

It will also kick off the intermittent tourney offering which will result in a leaderboard for the newly annointed “People’s Championship” series (Everyone loves a leaderboard). This series will stay complete with the STORM format (changing the acronym if the next event brings snow), low stakes in terms of financials, remain capped at 8 players, will start down to 4 players if schedules collide, feature very nice sluggos as betting units, and stayed focused on our tight knit relationships and camaraderie.

The room is ready with the early start. I’ll be asking for pics from all players to bring to the thread.

Enjoy your wins from last night and your Saturday night poker.

Now, everyone take a lap.

Kenny

 

[merkong]

Waiting for the crew. Assigning seats for this short-table shootout. Should be fun.

Also, looking like the major weather event might touch us a little later which is nice. No change in the ferocity reports from the local weather people.

Meh. I’m already planning on spending the entire day tomorrow blowing snow and swearing.

Let’s go! (As in spring. I want to golf!)

 

[nynit]

Good luck! With your game and the weather!

 

[merkong]

Last nights unconventional tourney tilt was a nice hit. We did stretch the blind timer out some. The rebuys were executed as planned and accomplished what they were designed to; let the beaten slide back into the match with a reasonable degree of competitive hope.Everyone added on as anticipated which did plump the prize pool.

The early start was deemed as nothing short of genius even though the spirit crushing winter storm was only a few hours behind schedule. Chips racked, table covered and people on their way home by 2100.

Woke up to approximately 10 inches on the ground with another 18 hours of snow projected to fall. The wind that will wreak havoc on us soon have yet to rear its ugly mug. Pushed a shovel for a few minutes just to gauge the texture and pack… No bueno. Back to the dining room table to finish my coffee. Next up will be the big two-stage. I’ll clear it all and plan a bite to eat and my next moves which involve waiting for another pass, and a little elliptical/rowing machine/light lift/yoga session. Then there’s the golf on the TV.

I’ve already been in touch with my crew from last night to alert them to lay low and enjoy the snow falling outside their windows. We’re not moving too well in MN today. I also told them to watch for a communication regarding both our next session and a rubric for plans including hopes, dreams and ideas for the direction we’re steering this group. Being the surviving six from the high stakes game and being focused on friendship and camaraderie v. making poker a side hustle, I need it to be abundantly clear that everyone needs to have a stake in what we do and how we do it.

Poker. Whatever right?

Oh, here’s a couple of pics as promised.

Snow… Am I right?

The Banker on the left and Pistol during the follow up cash game with the heavy plastic WPT’s I just found in the cabinet.

$14/rack Tourney Sluggos!

The Boss cradling his stack. Banker looks on.

The clubhouse at our home track.

Man… I’m glad we have a table recloth in the works. It’s time.

Cheers everyone!

 

[merkong]

The Memorial Day Trifecta is now only hours out. Four longstanding members of the Godfather Club including myself, The Banker, Hulk, and The Rat will convene at headquarters Saturday morning and depart in The Bankers whip for a Western Wisconsin Track and play 18 holes with an 0645 go time.

Later that day the usual suspects and others including Dago and Mad Max will sit down for some microstakes cash Hold’em. The only game where telling the player you just bluffed off the best hand to “Go f@ck yourself” is not only acceptable but encouraged and could become mandatory.

The same four maniacs that convened at HQ at 0545 a mere 24 hours earlier will do so once again and run that same glorious track in Prescott for a Sunday AM round with an 0654 go time to complete the first annual Memorial Day Trifecta.

Godfather promising an album of pics for this momentous event.

Let’s Go.

 

[merkong]

Figured I’d make sure I made good on at least a couple photos.

Built stacks for the initials for the Saturday Memorial Day Trifecta - Leg Two.

The HHRs in play as quarters and dollars and the Fuscia’s coming along as the Fracs.

Let’s go!

 

[JMGill12]

This is such as aspirtion set-up and game that you're running! I'm sad that I didn't know of this forum or catch wind of this game when I was in the Twin Cities!