2012 Home Poker Invitational

Hosted by:

THURSDAY, JULY 19
7PM - Doors Open
7PM - Start drinking (2 Half Kegs TBD)

Table 1 - $.10/$.25 Hold'em, Omaha 8, Crazy Pineapple (Buy In: $20-$40)

FRIDAY, JULY 20 (2+2 HP ONLY GAME)
Noon - Doors Open
7PM - Portillos Beef - $10/person

Table 1 - $2/4 LHE/O8 (Buy In: $40-NO MAX)
Table 2 - $.10/.25 NLHE (Buy In: $20-$40)

SATURDAY, JULY 21
Noon - Doors Open with donuts/coffee and sandwiches
3PM - Main Event Tournament
7PM - Chicago Pizza - $10/person
??? - Cash Games restart

Table 1 - $1/2 Mixed Games (Pfap's cards will be used)
Table 2 - .10/.25 NL/PLO8 (Buy In:$20-$40)
Table 3 - .25/.50 NLHE ONLY (Buy In: $20-$100)

SUNDAY, JULY 22
Noon - Doors Open with donuts/coffee and sandwiches
Noon - Help JZ finish off kegs

Table 1 - ???



MAIN EVENT TOURNAMENT
Buyin: $50 ($40 prize pool, $10 Bounty)
Chips: TBD
Starting Stack: 10K
Blinds: WSOP structure; 20 min levels

For players visiting from outside of the Chicagoland area, contact me for hotel recommendations.


(Updated 2/21)

Thursday Night's Please Let Me Be In the Black Starter
1. Jzpiano
2. Palindrome
3. Schmendr1ck
4. Breich

Friday 2+2 Only Game
1. Jzpiano
2. Palindrome
3. Schmendr1ck
4. Zak3nnay0
5. Hoss1193
6. Breich
7. The Palimax

Saturday Donkament
1. Jzpiano
2. Palindrome
3. Schmendr1ck
4. tallsocksguy
5. Zak3nnay0
6. Hoss1193
7. Breich
8. The Palimax
9. silly_jack_ace
10. Morph3us

Sunday's Get Even Before My Flight Leaves Session
1. Jzpiano
2. Breich


ACCOMMODATIONS
The best place to stay is the town over in Naperville, IL which has a lot of nice hotels for the business folk that are close to the tollway that makes it a 15 minute drive over.

Hotel Arista
2139 CityGate Lane, Naperville, Illinois 60563
Reservations: 888-504-0088 | Phone: 630-579-4100
Regular - 239
AAA Rate - 207
No Breakfast

County Inn and Suites
1837 Centre Point Circle Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 505-3353
Regular - 109
AAA Rate - 98
Breakfast Included

Courtyard Marriott
1155 East Diehl Road · Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 505-0550
Regular - 109
AAA Rate - 89
No Breakfast

I'm currently a strong maybe. The other half has provisionally approved my going pending her school schedule for summer semester. As soon as I know 100%, I'll let you know. I'll be there for Friday and Saturday. I'll likely use Thursday and Sunday as driving days.

I have been approved by my better half as well. She rolled her eyes but said I should go. This may have something to do with the AC/Foxwoods/Mohegan Sun trip I'm currently planning as well.

I'm going to try to make Thursday work but I think I will have to return Sunday afternoon. I will do my best to help with the kegs during the rest of the weekend. Thanks for hosting this jzpiano!

Let me know when you do your Connecticut trip

My buddies and I are still trying to figure out which specific place we would like to go but we all want to head out east. I have never been to the east coast before. I always hear about how great Foxwoods is. Do you have a preference between the two? Ever been to AC?

Once we get a final guest list done I can make some ID badges here at work. I work in a print shop so I can do it for free. It might be nice to easily identify people.

Sign me up, including Thursday. I doubt I'll make it on Sunday, since I'll probably have an early flight back to Florida. Of course, with any luck the Saturday game will still be going on when the sun comes up, so I'll get back to the hotel just in time to shower, check out, and go to the airport.

I have been to AC once. Mohegan is 15 minutes closer but Foxwoods is much bigger for poker

I'm totally down for the tourney! i'm right in lombard and frequent hollywood a bunch. this would be awesome, plus i've seen your setup and holy bajeebus would i like to splash around w/ those chips!!!

Glad to hear we are starting to get a nice crowd. I figured most wouldn't be able to come Sunday so hopefully my regs will fill most of the seats with some stragglers filling in.

Sooo excited for this!!!

I'm terrible at quickly making name-to-face associations, and I think this is a great idea.

I thought about doing that anyways, but mine would suck so palindrome if you want to handle that it would be appreciated by all I'm sure.

We've talked through PM before if I recall correctly so it would be good to put a name with a face. In the meantime your welcome anytime to come play with us even though I know the stakes are a bit lower than you like to play.

would it be more troublesome than a "Hello my name is..." sticker?

What else is there to do in the Chicago area poker-wise?

I can't make the Thursday game. I'll be there by the end of the Friday game, but being there at the beginning will be very difficult since I'm from the West coast. I'll lose two hours just by getting on the plane >.>

I'm in. Not sure which days, but at least Fri/Sat.

I'm still in for whatever percentage I was in for before, but at least I know when and where so I can start formulating a getaway plan...