I know that this space isn't usually used to discuss weekly tournies, but I had to post this so that the appropriate support can be given to Choctaw in Durant, OK. Plus there are many players from the DFW area who read these threads.

Let me start off by saying that I am not employed by Choctaw and I am not a spokesperson for Choctaw

Starting the first Saturday in July, Choctaw will be running a deep stack tourney that will have a $175 buy in, 15,000 chips and 30 minute levels. The tiering of the levels includes all necessary levels and does not skip critical levels later in the tourney. This tournament will run the first two Saturdays of each month beginning in July. If you can make it, I think it would be a great tourney to support so that they continue to experiment with these types of tournaments and gravitate away from the shallow, mercy of the deck types of games that we are accustomed to in this region.

Thanks!

If I don't have to work I'll be there for sure

I'll miss the two in July but I will definitely be there in August. Come up and say hi, would like to meet you. I'll be the donk spewing chips!

Wish one our casinos here in Tunica would do something like this. They just like "crap shoots" and don't forget dinner in Vegas.

sounds great!!! am trying to schedule a weekend to come up and play a Mega at WinStar, now can play one of these AND a Mega on one trip. niiiice

Yummy

Same here...if I am in town then I am there. Let's get out and support these great games that are being offered.

Will definitely be checking this out. any idea on the start time?

I believe noon.

I've played in many MTTs at Choctaw, you're going to have to be way way way more specific in order for me to be able to identify you.

I'll be there every week until I move

FYI, the poker room was closed last night along with much of the casino and is supposed to be back up by Thursday. Apparently they will start running a makeshift room at "center stage." Prob will affect action.

Are they ever going to have AT&T cell access in the building?

yeah, i read a tweet saying they had a bunch of water damage, but were planning on reopening thursday

$175 buy-in? sounds good, might try and make it up there for the first one

If everyone in this thread shows up to play the tournament will be too hard to win. Y'all tell me when you aren't going to make it so I'll know when I can go and have a chance to win. Sounds like fun.

ROFL, that is the best joke I have heard today.

This. It's one thing to have spotty/mediocre reception, but the last two times I've been in the poker room, I have had 0 AT&T reception. Sucks having to go downstairs and walk 100 yards every hour or so to make sure I don't have texts or voicemails. With a 4yo and a 1yo, hard to just be out of pocket for hours at a time.

Kind of a derail, but when my 2 kids were that young my wife was completely capable of caring for them while I was away at work/golf/poker/whatever and she didn't' feel a need to pepper me with texts and phonecalls when I was busy.

I don't see why you need immediate access just because of small children back at home? And if it's a true emergency she can call the desk and have them page you, or better yet 911 since you are probably over an hour away anyways.

People seem to forget before cell phones and even earlier beepers kids were raised and life was carried on without any problems.

i understand both of your points. Twice I was playing at Winstar when their phone reception was crap, and tornadoes were near our house. Our power was out and she was trying to get weather updates. It's not like she is texting me that one of them took a dump. Another time, my 3 year old was crying because she 'really missed daddy'. I don't HAVE to take that call, but I would prefer to, you know? But no, when I'm generally at work/poker/golf, I don't get peppered either.

To bigtex's point, I understand and agree with that. The problem now is that you get used to that, and it becomes hard to say "hey suck it up because I am playing poker, which is more important". My wife is very supportive of my poker. I live in Austin, and in the last 18 months have gone to New Orleans, Winstar, Choctaw, Tunica, Vegas twice just for poker trips. It's still nice to be reachable, since we have this technology. Additionally, it's not just the wife. I have supervisory responsibilities at work, my mother is chronically sick, if I am with people there, it's nice to be able to arrange meals, etc via text, and so on and so forth.

It's not gonna stop me from going to Choctaw to play these tournies. But it will affect where I stay and where I play cash games if I am going up for a Choctaw/Winstar Mega weekend, and I doubt I'm the only one.

You might consider a prepaid tracfone if they don't want to call and have you paged for emergencies.

not going to all that hassle/expense with tracfone. last time I gave her the hotel # and told her to do that in an emergency. my daughter missing me and needing to hear my voice probably doesn't make it to that. should I send it to all work employees, my brother, my dad, etc?

The world is not going to stop if I can't be reached. But it is a hell of a lot more convenient for me, my family, my colleagues, etc, if I can at least send/receive text messages/emails. And when there is another casino 50 miles away (same driving distance from my house) that has the capability for me to be reached, it becomes an easy choice.

I agree with Black Aces, in this day and age it shouldn't be that hard to fix this problem. One of the reasons I can get away to play poker as much as I do is that I can receive texts and answer emails remotely. If Choctaw had one of those "repeaters" (I think that's what they are called), I'd be great.

Guess I've been married too long the only time my wife calls is to say send money home or like while in Biloxi she said hurry home you just bought me a new truck with your winnings and we pick it up tomorrow.

Big Tex, at least she can buy things with your winnings...it could be that other call...don't come home because you can't cash!