Should I play this live flipament?

So apparently there's a $40 live tournament taking place near where I live on Saturday at 2pm.
Notes:
-this is a "fundraiser" so only about half the prize pool will actually be in play
-there will be about 90 players participating
-an amateur is setting up the structure, so it may be far from ideal :/
+I feel that I will be one of the best players there
+I would like to get some more live experience
+a lot of donks will be playing in this
+they'll sell food there

Those 2 reasons alone should be enough to make you go. Go take down some $$, enjoy yourself, get some good food while you're at it.

what a lucky guy, why do you need a confirmation to do what would help your game.

Worst thing you'll get from this is experince, if you can affoard it I suggest you go,

I'd play it for fun and not take any great expectations. If you get donked out, well, you've got that warm fuzzy feeling of supporting a charity, right?

Only if you can drink during...

You can... but seriously, should I play?

As in, is playing this tournament -$EV? I'd say it probably is. Lots of donks to fight your way through, and only half a prize pool. Not promising.

That would be enough to get me there, -EV or not.

Really depends man. Is $40 going to hurt your pocketbook? If you can afford to lose $40 no problem, then go ahead.. any live experience is good for your game, and if you think you stand a good chance.. why not?

If you can't easily spare $40.. then no, not a good idea.

heck yes , it will be fun , $40 bucks is like a BR online but I would do it in a heartbeat. food , drink , poker , doing it live with all donks , I mean donks are regular fun people that just don't play much. you'll probably have a few things go a little whack but it's for fun and charity. never know you may get a nice donation.

No idea what the blind structure will be? Can you find out before hand? If it's decent and the charity is worthwhile why not.

Seems to be the only problem; I talked to the host and he says he is not sure what the blind structure will be (yet?), as he is an amateur and probably doesn't even know what blind structure really means.

They have these around here occasionally, never had one at a time convenient for me, but can't see any real down side, experience is experience.
The ones I see are set up by folks who know the game, tne undecided blind structure would make me wonder.

Might be worthwhile to direct him to a site like homepokertourney.com so he can get some good ideas for the tournament. Tell him if he ever wants to have another one after this one, he'll be better off to do some work to run the 1st one properly.

Yeah. I figure I'll play anyway, and if it sucks then I guess I'm out $40 if I lose and whatever amount richer if I cash.

Also, apparently it's going to be 8 players per table (wtf), and final table gets paid, so I guess it won't be completely impossible for me to make some money granted I play my A-game.

Go and run it into the ground. Suck em dry like a thai whore, vanq.

sigh, the things brandy will make you say.

If it were me, I would volunteer to help set it up as long as it didn't keep me from playing.

Go play! It's for the childdrrennnn

Yes, play. I love live tournaments and everytime I play (2-3 times a week) I learn something new that improves my game. 2 weeks ago I would place in the 20ish range out of 40-50 people. This week I've had 2 15 place finishes. Not something to brag about obviously, but I have gotten a lot better.

you should totally go. first, it is a great chance to improve your live game, as you said you wanted to do that, and then if you are one of the best, you may even end up in the money. and if you don't, oh well - money for charity.

good luck!

brandy, that's the name of the thai whore, right? don't let her boss you around, chuck

This thing is probably going to be massively -EV with only half the prize pool actually going to the players and probably an horrible structure to get the tournament done in less than 5 hours but if you need live play experience that badly, play in it but don't expect that superior play is going to help you a lot.

See it as a fee for live play + an expensive scratch ticket.

I think you should definitely play. Just to get yourself out there and playing. Live play (imo) is so different from online. I like the suggestion of offering to help with the blind structure, or steering the host to the website mentioned above. You already know that it's probably not going to be the most ideal live situation, but my question is, why not? (Unless you can't afford the $40.)

What is your vicinity to some casinos? I live in California, so an Indian casino is never far away. Not sure what the case is in Canada, though. If you have any in your area, I would recommend checking it out, and joining one of their smaller tournaments once or twice a month. Hopefully there will be more people there to play some serious poker, unlike the charity event, where it's sure to be a donkfest (and many people who really don't have a clue).

Better might be you volunteering to deal the games.

If you can put aside your poker sensibilites for the day - I say yes, go ahead and play it.

If not - I like dj's idea - ask if you can deal it.

There will be so many problems with string betting, betting out of turn, bad chip counting, bad showdowns, and more that if you can't put aside playing in a professionally run environment - don't play it.

After all, are we in this for fun, or profit? The former - go play and have fun. The latter - put $40 into your bankroll.

lol

Can a mod just lock my account from 7pm -7am every night pls?

Absolutely go play!

If you make money that's a nice bonus, food, alcohol and experience are all the reasons you should need!

Man I wish there were place to play live near where I live.

where in canada is this? just curious

Montreal

ill tell you what being a good player is the key trust me. i did the same in florida . there was about 30 players in it and in the first 10 min i lost half my stack to new players that called me down with an ace in there hand. halving nothing before the river but hey i started playing semi tight and it worked i finished 3rd and had a good time. ask me sometime and ill tell you my final hand. it has been a topic i have told everyone i lost to crap but won a little money and made some new friends ( who wanted to learn more about holdem ) . so have fun

So..... Did you go?