The Malaysian Poker Scene
All shapes.
All sizes.
Poker players, and poker venues, in Malaysia come in all shapes and all sizes.
What does Malaysia offer in terms of the domestic poker scene?
You have the single-table home games played over a dining table with casual plastic chips. You have the multiple-table poker venues played over speed felt tables with clay chips.
You have the regular home game groups, the same 6-8 faces on a friday night. You have the rooms with streams of poker players from all walks of life.
You have the rooms located in cheap digs. You have the rooms located in upmarket, exclusive, highly-secure residential accommodation (or in commercial set-ups).
There’s a wide variety of places to play with, as well as people to play with. On the one hand, you will have the smaller fly-by-night groups with small player pools renting cheap places to play. On the other extreme, you have Sanctuary, Residency, Terracotta and Haven, as the four premier rooms in Malaysia to play at, complete with multiple poker tables, Paulson chips, and a full-strength team of dealers and ushers.
What are players in Malaysia like?
Like mostly everywhere else in the world, there is a wide range of playing styles present. Tight to passive players. Loose to aggressive players. Players who are just starting out, as well as players with deep experience.
The game in Malaysia is probably softer than most other countries, but that only means that it’s a softer game that you can hone your skills / crush.
Where are poker rooms in Malaysia mostly located at?
Most of the poker rooms in Malaysia are located in the Klang Valley area, with about 10-15 rooms operating at present throughout Malaysia. Most rooms are single-table operations, with infrequent or irregular sessions (read: 1-3 times a week).
How do you get an invite into poker rooms in Malaysia?
You have to know someone. That’s key. Alternatively, you can write in to us at kl.poker.room@gmail.com and we will make the formal introductions for you.
What about options for online play in Malaysia?
Malaysia, like other nations, has a burgeoning group of online grinders, those who can profitably grind poker 4-8 hours a day. The sites of choice include:
1SPoker http://www.1spoker.com
Dafa Poker http://www.dafapoker.com
Full Tilt Poker http://www.fulltiltpoker.com
PokerKing http://www.pokerking.me
PokerStars http://www.pokerstars.com
Relaunch of pokerevents.wordpress.com
This is a relaunch of the original http://pokerevents.wordpress.com site. After 2 years on the web, it’s time for a breath of fresh air. This website has served as a gathering point for a legion of poker players in Malaysia, and hopefully will be a port of call for a future generation of poker players in Malaysia.
Whether you are new to the game, or a seasoned veteran.
Whether Malaysia is your home, or a temporary haven.
Whether you prefer to play online, or play over the felt.
Whether relaxing in the company of friends, or being competitive with every card dealt.
We hope you find http://pokerevents.wordpress.com a good and useful guide to the Malaysian poker scene.
Updated: Listing of Upcoming Events
This is a listing of major upcoming poker tournaments in Malaysia.
End-April/Early-May: The Malaysian Quarterly Poker Championship.
Buy-in: 400 (360+40)
Player cap: 40
Blind duration: 30 mins
Starting stack: 200x BB
Rebuy and add-on option: Yes, both rebuys and 1 add-on permitted
Payout: Top 15% (rounded up)
Results of recent tournament events
1st: Aaron C.
2nd: Mike S.
3rd: [ ]
4th: Andrew O.
5th: Saxon W.
1st: Aaron C.
2nd: Keong
3rd:
4th:
5th:
Karaoke Night – Time to sing like Mariah Carey, or belt out a number like Justin Timberlake…
Venue: Red Box, Gardens Signature
Time: 10pm – 2am
Date: To be decided
Hosted by the Room, including food and drinks (plus alcohol).
2010 Malaysian National Poker Championships
Follow this link to the event of the year http://pokerchamps.wordpress.com
Note: The championships are scheduled for 23-24 October 2010.
Buyin: 500
29th July 2010 – KLPR’s Quarterly Tournament
KLPR’s Quarterly Tournament is here.
Date: 29th July 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 9pm Malaysian time / 9am US ET
Venue: Private Tournament hosted on Pokerstars 
Tournament title on Pokerstars: “KLPR Quarterly”
Tournament ID on Pokerstars: 288978770
How to find us on Pokerstars? Go to Tourney -> Private -> Then look for KLPR Quarterly held on 29th July 2010. Alternatively, go to Requests -> Find a Tournament -> Then look for tournament ID 288978770.
Starting stack: 1,500 chips
Starting blind: 10/20
Blind duration: 15 minutes
Prize: To be announced
It doesn’t matter if you are in Sarawak, Auckland, Melbourne, Paris, Phuket, Macau, Hong Kong, Tokyo or good ol’ Kuala Lumpur. Our Quarterly Tournament will be held online as part of our overall digital initiative.
How to register:
1. You have to be a qualified player. You achieve qualification by placing 1st-4th in selected KLPR weekly tournaments.
2. You have to be a registered member with Pokerstars. Download the software from Pokerstars and set up an account for FREE. Once your account is registered / set-up, inform us of your Pokerstars ID.
3. Prior to the start of the tournament, we will send you funds for the buy-in to your Pokerstars account. Qualified players receive these funds for FREE.
4. In addition to the funds, we will also provide you a password for this Pokerstars Tournament. Use this password to register for the tournament.
Note: Other routes for qualification – We will consider allowing direct buy-ins. Stay tuned!
Attached below are the list of qualified names.
1. Adam
2. Aki
3. Andreas
4. Ben Ee
5. Ben L
6. Bill
7. Ch’ng Toh
8. Chester
9. Daniel
10. Danny T
11. Dash
12. David D
13. Farid
14. Jeffrey C
15. Kenneth K
16. Kenny
17. Kuhan P
18. Lee
19. Mark P
20. Michael S
21. Richard T
22. Ronald
23. Shawn S
24. Sun T
25. Tim G
26. Vicky L
27. Yong
KLPR is now on Twitter :)
As part of our digital initiatives, KLPR is now on Twitter =)
Birds are always welcome at KLPR =) Especially cute little birds =)
We are of course very well known for our creative naming ability… hence, you can find us on Twitter @ klpokerroom =)
Follow us on Twitter to receive game invites, event notifications, and everything else in between.
League standings – 5th June
1. Vicky and Daniel – 20 points
3. Kenny – 13 points
5. Jeffrey and Mark – 11 points
7. Lee – 10 points
8. Shawn – 8 points
9. Andreas and Ronald – 6 points
11. Bill, Chester, Kenneth and Richard – 5 points
15. Ben, Danny, Sun, Dash, Adam, Aki – 4 points
21. Ben E, Ch’ng Toh, Michael, Kuhan, Farid – 3 points
26. David, Ka Vee, Thomas, Yong – 2 points
30. Aaron, Ngo, Terence – 1 point
5th June tournament – conquered by Tim :)
1st – Tim
2nd – Aki
3rd – Mark
4th – Adam
5th – Dash
29th May tournament results
1st – Daniel
2nd – Vicky
3rd – Dash
4th – Kenny
5th – Lee
Sanctuary’s largest tournament ever took place on the 19th of May. The event largely went without a hitch* even as we handled the last-minute additions (apologies to anyone that we couldn’t incorporate into the event due to capacity constraints).
After 3 hours and 45 minutes of play (excluding breaks), the tournament was decided on the 15th blind level with a heads-up match between Sam Y and Afiq that saw the chip lead oscillate from Sam to Afiq (Afiq’s 99 dominating Sam’s 77), before returning to Sam courtesy of a turned straight. Sam took it home from there with his aggressive play.
[This post to be updated].
Final results
1. Sam Y
2. Afiq
3. Danny T
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6.
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8. Daniel C
Buy-in: 100 + 0 (rake-free)
Starting stack: 5,000 chips
Starting blind: 25/50
Blind duration: 15 minutes
*Much thanks to the team and players who utilised their months of regular KLPR tournament experience to ensure the event went smoothly.
Can’t beat your opponent on the table? Sick of him or her river-ing you? Well then, do what Rambo teaches you. Pick up a gun and shoot him / her!
Some KLPR players forgot the meaning of the word "cover" and decided to make a mad dash into the open...
KLPR is hosting open warfare on the Canyon battlefield this 29th of May. And we are subsidising half the cost for all our members
Date: 29th May 2010 (Saturday)
Start time: 9am
Venue: Canyon Paintball (Map below)
Cost: RM50 per participant
It’s half-price. KLPR will subsidize half the cost of the Paintball session for every participant. The normal cost is RM100 for paintball marker, mask, 500 bullets and protective vest. So it will cost RM50 per participant.
Prizes awarded:
(1) Top Male Player - the Gunnery Seargeant Award – RM100 in chips for your next KLPR poker game.
(2) Top Female Player – the GI Jane Award – RM100 in chips for your next KLPR poker game.
(3) Person who gets shot/”killed” the most times – the Homer Simpson Award – RM100 in chips for your next KLPR poker game.
*For (3), if you get shot that many times, it’s going to be quite painful… might as well get rewarded
Sanctuary’s Weekly Tournament – 15th May 2010
[Results to be updated]
15th May tournament results
1st – Daniel
2nd – Lee
3rd – Andreas
4th – Adam
5th – Kenny
Sanctuary’s Weekly Tournament – 8th May 2010
1st – Ronald
2nd – Kenny
3rd – Lee
4th – Daniel
5th – Vicky
1st May tournament results
1st – Daniel
2nd – Sun
3rd – Farid
4th – Vicky
5th – Kuhan
Vicky placed first, Jeffrey placed second, Andreas placed third, Kenny placed fourth and Thomas placed fifth at our Saturday tournament on the 17th of April. Congrats to all cash-prize finishers.
With 6 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current tournament leaderboard standings are:
1st. Vicky L – 13 points (2x1P, 1x4P, 1x5P)
2nd. Jeffrey C – 11 points (2x2P, 1x3P)
Tied for 3rd. Mark P – 8 points (1x1P, 1x3P)
Tied for 3rd. Shawn S – 8 points (2x2P)
5th. Kenny – 6 points (1x2P, 1x4P)
Tied for 6th. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 6th. Chester – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 6th. Kenneth K – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 6th. Richard – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 10th. Ben L – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 10th. Danny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 12th. Andreas – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Ch’ng Toh – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Michael S – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 17th. David D – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 17th. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 17th. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 17th. Kuhan – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 17th. Thomas C – 2 points (2x5P)
Tied for 17th. Yong – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 19th. Aaron C – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 19th. Ngo – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 19th. Ronald – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 19th. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
5. Vicky L
6. Shawn S
7. Mark P
8. Kuhan
9. Richard
10. Danny T
11. Michael S
12. David D
13. Chester
14. Kenny
15. Ch’ng Toh
16. Kenneth K.
17. Ben L.
18. Yong
19. Andreas
PP for Sanc Q: 2,550
Our next awesome Movie Outing: Iron Man 2 – 1st May 2010
Free tickets available, on request, for a Saturday afternoon showing of Iron Man 2
We will provide exact timing details closer to the date. It should be approximately around 12 noon-1pm for a Saturday showing
Iron Man looking angry after getting a bad beat on the poker table...
Iron Man's armour renders him invulnerable to pocket aces
Iron Man busy dodging rockets on and off the poker table...
Grey is good
Buddies in battle
Sleek and shiny, ready to rumble at the cinema screen nearest to you
2nd May: We present the Michael S. Heads-Up Tournament :)
They just couldn't see eye-to-eye, so it was time to settle things on the poker table instead
We fully support the aspirations and endeavours of our members. To this end, we are going to host Michael S.’s Heads-Up Tournament at Sanctuary, and we hope you can join our fun and games. Prepare for a Sunday afternoon “slaughter”
Note: Side plug – Michael S.’s band Ask Me Again’s English debut is on Hitz.Fm MET10 at 4pm and Ayamas debut and the interview on the Champur Charts on Fly.Fm at 7pm onwards, this Sunday (25th April). We will be tuning in at Sanctuary!
Here’s how the Heads-Up tournament generally works. You pair off, in a face-off, against another opponent in a game of NLHE. One person walks away We will run it as double-elimination, so you will get, in effect, 2 lives. Lose twice and you are outttt….
Buy-in: To be decided by Michael S.
Starting stack: To be decided by Michael S.
Duration of each blind level: To be decided by Michael S. Should be in the 6-10 minutes range.
Prize payout: To be decided by Michael S.
Player cap: 24 (although we may be able to extend it out to 32).
Here’s how the process will work:
1. All participant names will be individually assigned to separate tournament cards.
2. The tournament cards will be randomly shuffled and paired up.
3. After the round, players will be ranked by performance and separated into loss brackets, i.e. those who have lost none, and those who have lost 1 round. (All who have lost 2 rounds are eliminated).
4. They will again be randomly paired starting from the top-ranked player downwards, with the provision that a player cannot play the same person twice in that bracket, unless they have played all the other players in that bracket.
24th April: Sanctuary’s Weekly Tournament
Knights were just poker players that got more exercise...
Our first 6 editions of the tournament are now completed. This Saturday, 24th April, we are hosting the 7th edition of Sanctuary’s 36-player weekly tournament.
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300+30
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,500
Freezeout / No rebuy
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes will spread out among the top finishers based on turnout (generally top 20% get paid). 10% of the pool will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure for our weekly tournament
Presenting… “The Zone”
Placeholder – to update.
Kenneth K. placed first, Ben L. placed second, Jeffrey placed third, Yong placed fourth and Ngo placed fifth at our Saturday tournament on the 17th of April. Congrats to all cash-prize finishers.
With 6 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current tournament leaderboard standings are:
Tied for 1st. Mark P – 8 points (1x1P, 1x3P)
Tied for 1st. Shawn S – 8 points (2x2P)
Tied for 1st. Vicky L – 8 points (1x1P, 1x 4P, 1x5P)
4th. Jeffrey C – 7 points (1x2P, 1x3P)
Tied for 5th. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 5th. Chester – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 5th. Kenneth K – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 5th. Richard – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 9th. Ben L – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 9th. Danny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 9th. Kenny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 12th. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Ch’ng Toh – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 12th. Michael S – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 16th. David D – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 16th. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 16th. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 16th. Kuhan – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 16th. Yong – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 21st. Aaron C – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 21st. Ngo – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 21st. Ronald – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 21st. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 21st. Thomas C – 1 point (1x5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
5. Vicky L (sacrificed 1 extra seat)
6. Shawn S
7. Mark P
8. Kuhan
9. Richard
10. Danny T
11. Michael S
12. David D
13. Chester
14. Kenny
15. Ch’ng Toh
16. Kenneth K.
17. Ben L.
18. Yong
PP for Sanc Q: 2,550
Current List of Step 2 Satellite Seats
1. Ben L. (12/4)
2. Ken K. (12/4)
Yummy! The Porsche 918 Spyder unveiled
Totally non-poker related. But this car is simply yummy.
I wonder how many Pokerstars FPPs would qualify me for this...
Win Seats to APPT Macau :)
Satellites have arrived to award cash packages of 20k to send you to APPT Macau
Here’s how it works.
Step 1 Satellites will commence from 12th April (Monday) onwards. We will run these satellites on every weeknight, depending on demand.
Buy-in: 490
Starting stack: 2,500
Blind duration: 20 minutes
Prize: 2 winners will receive at Step 2 ticket each that will entitle them to participate in a Step 2 Satellite.
Step 2 Satellites will be held on 25th April (Sunday), 2nd May (Sunday) and 9th May (Sunday).
Note: Depending on demand, we will also hold Step 2 Satellites on other days, provided it does not conflict with our weekly Saturday tournament.
Buy-in: 2,200 or a Step 2 ticket
Starting stack: 3,500
Blind duration: 20 minutes
Prize: 1 winner will receive 20k cash which will go towards his or her buy-in for APPT Macau, as well as leave him or her with some additional cash for travel, accommodation and other expenses.
Key update: KLPR is streamlining its blind structures. We have done away with our previous turbo, regular and deep blind structures, and replaced with 2 structures: The non-ante blind structure and the ante blind structure. Turbo and non-turbo tournaments are only distinguished by the duration of the blind levels. The standard structure, or regular structure, will carry a blind duration of 20 minutes.
KLPR's non-ante blind structure
Frequently-asked questions:
1. What happens if a player wins the package but chooses not to go?
Then the 20k cash is for him or her to keep You can spend the 20k cash any way you want
2. What happens if a player wins a Step 2 ticket but elects not to play in a Step 2, or a Step 2 satellite is not held due to insufficient numbers?
Then, after 23rd May, all outstanding holders of a Step 2 ticket will receive 1,700 cash for each Step 2 ticket for them to keep
Sanctuary’s Current Tournament Standings as at 10 April
Chester placed first, Kenny placed second, Ch’ng Toh placed third, Vicky placed fourth and Ronald placed fifth at our 30-player Saturday tournament on the 10th of April. Awesome turnout, congrats to all cash-prize finishers.
With 5 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current tournament leaderboard standings are:
Tied for 1st. Mark P – 8 points (1x1P, 1x 3P)
Tied for 1st. Shawn S – 8 points (2x2P)
Tied for 1st. Vicky L – 8 points (1x1P, 1x 4P, 1x5P)
Tied for 4th. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 4th. Chester – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 4th. Richard – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 7th. Danny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 7th. Jeffrey C – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 7th. Kenny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 10th. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 10th. Ch’ng Toh – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 10th. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 10th. Michael S – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 14th. David D – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 14th. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 14th. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 14th. Kuhan – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 18th. Aaron C – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 18th. Ronald – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 18th. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 18th. Thomas C – 1 point (1x 5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
5. Vicky L (sacrificed 1 extra seat)
6. Shawn S
7. Mark P
8. Kuhan
9. Richard
10. Danny T
11. Michael S
12. David D
13. Chester
14. Kenny
15. Ch’ng Toh
PP for Sanc Q: 2,250
10th April: Sanctuary’s Weekly Tournament (Freezeout)
Our first 4 editions of the tournament are now completed. This Saturday, 10th April, we are hosting the 5th edition of Sanctuary’s 36-player weekly tournament.
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300+30
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,500
Freezeout / No rebuy
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes awarded to top 4: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 24%, 3rd: 16%, 4th: 10%. The additional 10% will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure
Richard the Lionheart placed first, Danny second, Michael “Birthday Boy” S. placed third, David D placed fourth and Aaron bubbled at fifth at the Saturday tournament on the 3rd of April.
With 4 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current tournament leaderboard standings are:
Tied for 1st. Mark P – 8 points (1x1P, 1x 3P)
Tied for 1st. Shawn S – 8 points (2x2P)
3rd. Vicky L – 6 points (1x1P, 1x5P)
Tied for 4th. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 4th. Richard – 5 points (1x1P)
Tied for 6th. Danny – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 6th. Jeffrey C – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 8th. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 8th. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 8th. Michael S – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 11th. David D – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 11th. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 11th. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 11th. Kuhan – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 15th. Aaron C – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 15th. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 15th. Thomas C – 1 point (1x 5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
5. Vicky L
6. Shawn S
7. Mark P
8. Kuhan
9. Richard
10. Danny T
11. Michael S
12. David D
PP for Sanc Q: 1,350
Deep-rack... er... Deep-stack poker tournaments proved popular...
Our first 3 editions of the tournament are now completed. This Saturday, 3rd April, we are hosting the 4th edition of Sanctuary’s 36-player weekly tournament, right after our Clash of the Titans movie outing.
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300+30
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,500
Freezeout / No rebuy
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes awarded to top 4: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 24%, 3rd: 16%, 4th: 10%. The additional 10% will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure
Sanctuary’s current tournament standings as at 27 March
Vicky placed first, Shawn second, Mark third, Kuhan fourth and Thomas bubbled at fifth at the Saturday tournament on the 27th of March.
With 3 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current tournament leaderboard standings are:
Tied for 1st. Mark P – 8 points (1x1P, 1x 3P)
Tied for 1st. Shawn S – 8 points (2x2P)
3rd. Vicky L – 6 points (1x1P, 1x5P)
4th. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
5th. Jeffrey C – 4 points (1x2P)
Tied for 6th. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 6th. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
Tied for 8th. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 8th. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 8th. Kuhan – 2 points (1x4P)
Tied for 11th. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
Tied for 11th. Thomas C – 1 point (1x 5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
5. Vicky
6. Shawn
7. Mark
8. Kuhan
PP for Sanc Q: 810
Chucky takes 3rd at the APPT’s season opener in Manila :)
Charles Chua a.k.a. Chucky a.k.a. Mr Macau in kick-ass action
With the immortal words, “Now we can play”, Chucky / Charles Chua / “Mr Macau” launched himself upwards and bagged no. 3 at APPT Manila.
Congrats!
KLPR Movie Outing: Clash of the Titans – 3rd April (Sat)
Clash of the Titans, a.k.a. Saam and Thomas going heads-up on the table
Free movie tickets for this screening are now available upon request. Limited tickets available, so hurry Send your request to kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com or let the room hosts know.
Surprisingly enough, strip poker tournaments are very popular with the boys 
Our 1st and 2nd editions of the tournament are now completed. This Saturday, 27th March, we are hosting the 3rd edition of Sanctuary’s 36-player weekly tournament.
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300+30*
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,500
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes awarded to top 4: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 24%, 3rd: 16%, 4th: 10%. The additional 10% will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure
Current Sanctuary tournament standings (ranked by points)
Name – Points
1. Mark P – 5 points (1x1P)
1. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
3. Shawn S – 4 points (1x2P)
3. Jeffrey C – 4 points (1x2P)
5. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
5. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
7. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
7. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
9. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
9. Vicky L – 1 point (1x5P)
Points (1st: 5 points, 2nd: 4 points, 3rd: 3 points, 4th: 2 points, 5th: 1 point)
Sanctuary’s current tournament standings
With 2 editions of the tournament out of the way, our current standings are:
1. Mark P – 5 points (1x1P)
1. Bill – 5 points (1x1P)
3. Shawn S – 4 points (1x2P)
3. Jeffrey C – 4 points (1x2P)
5. Daniel C – 3 points (1x3P)
5. Ben E – 3 points (1x3P)
7. Ka Vee Y – 2 points (1x4P)
7. Lee – 2 points (1x4P)
9. Terence L – 1 point (1x5P)
9. Vicky L – 1 point (1x5P)
The following players are currently qualified for the Sanctuary Quarterly tournament.
1. Bill
2. Jeffrey C
3. Ben E
4. Lee
PP for Sanc Q: 390
20 March: Sanctuary’s 2nd Weekly Tournament (No rebuy)
This is what happens when you play poker all day, and don't exercise!
With the 1st edition of the tournament out of the way, we are on to the 2nd edition of Sanctuary’s 36-player weekly tournament.
Updates to the tournament:
(1) Increased starting stack: From 3,000 to 3,500.
(2) There was no 10% contribution to the Quarterly tournament for the 13 March tournament. From 20 March onwards, 10% of the prize pool will be allocated to the Quarterly tournament.
(3) There will be no rebuy option.
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300+30*
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,500
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes awarded to top 4: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 24%, 3rd: 16%, 4th: 10%. The additional 10% will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure
Current Sanctuary tournament standings (ranked by points)
Name – Points
1. Mark P. – 5 (1 1st place)
2. Shawn S. – 4 (1 2nd place)
3. Daniel C. – 3 (1 3rd place)
4. Ka Vee Y. – 2 (1 4th place)
5. Terence L. – 1 (1 5th place)
Points (1st: 5 points, 2nd: 4 points, 3rd: 3 points, 4th: 2 points, 5th: 1 point)
The long, long wait for pocket aces on a tournament table...
Sanctuary is launching its 36-player weekly tournament starting this Saturday (13th March).
Start time: 3pm
Player cap: 36 (Spread across 4 9-max tables)
Buy-in: 300*
Blind duration: 20 mins
Starting stack: 3,000
Unlimited Re-buys: 3,000 chips for 300* (Unlimited rebuys permitted during the 1st 3 levels)
Up to 2 Add-ons: 3,000 chips for 300* (Up to 2 add-ons permitted at the end of the 3rd level)
The blind structure follows KLPR’s standard blind structure and is depicted at the end of this post.
Sign-up by informing a KLPR host/hostess or emailing us at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com
Prizes awarded to top 4: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 24%, 3rd: 16%, 4th: 10%. The additional 10% will snowball into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament. The top 4 finishers from each Weekly Tournament will receive free entry into Sanctuary’s Quarterly Tournament.
Blind structure
*Buy-ins, re-buys and add-ons follow 250+50.
1st March: Sanctuary
Sanctuary, a.k.a. KLPR 1, launches 1st March
Announcing… Sanctuary.
*No further details available for now.*
We will provide pictures when they become available.
22nd February: Vicky’s Room
We can only promise you that it won't be this pink... Vicky's Room launches 22nd Feb
Announcing… Vicky’s Room.
*No further details available for now.*
26th Dec: Skytrex
We marched bravely into the unknown...
Guess who's getting jiggy with it?
The newlyweds
The Boatman - Ladies, would you get into a boat with the winking Boatman?
For some, bird-licking is their favourity activity...
Danny, the Horse Whisperer...
Daniel said this picture was obscene... we don't know what he's talking about... Vicky was busy feeding her bush to the little pony
Sze Mun thinking, this is one lucky well-fed pony...
Daniel stuck a bush in his pants and had the Pony eat him... now we know about his animal fetish
26th-28th Dec: KLPR Year-End Trip!
Hmmm... someone didn't tell me everything looked so high up *shudder*
26th Dec / DAY 1
730am Meet up at KLPR Headquarters.
820am Arrive at Skytrex Shah Alam (after some demonic driving by Danny…)
830am Let’s skytrex!
We should be done by late evening because we can chill and relax after the high ropes courses. How can we chillout? How about riding a bike around the gardens in the forest.. Jungle trekking? or perhaps some kayaking?
Jungle trek along Bukit Sapu Tangan or walk up to the observation tower to have a breathless view of the forest reserve.
After shah alam, we will head off to klang for some seafood. The restaurant name is called Coconut Flower Farm. It’s cheap and good =) After dinner we will head off back to KLPR Headquarters to get some sleep
http://www.skytrex-adventure.com/vicinity.php
27th Dec / DAY 2
830am Everyone is awake and ready to go for breakfast
1000am Arrive at Sunway Lagoon
Activities start and we have 5 different parks to choose from.. Water, amusement, extreme, wildlife and scream.
Activities will end about 6pm with the option of us continuing with night park =)
Dinner and misc.. Back at KLPR Headquarters by 1030 and have an early rest.
http://www.sunway.com.my/lagoon/attract.asp
28th Dec / DAY 3
Tricky and early day.
345am wake up and get ready for sunrise…. hahaha… let’s see who can wake up. V asked us to bring a stretcher to carry her…
430am Depart from KLPR Headquarters
530am Reach Broga Semenyih and start hiking up to the top
630am Reach the peak of the hill and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunrise..
Chill and relax till 12pm and head off to Broga rock temple (optional) then to pusat memancing ikan for some awesome lunch. Fresh fish and lady’s finger =)
After lunch, we will head back to town…
Saam takes the title of 2009 Malaysian Poker Champion!
At our recently concluded 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship which hosted a field of 23 players, Saam Nee proved his mettle by winning yet another KLPR tournament. The final hand was Saam’s 27 against Eric’s JA on a board of A22. The 11,500 cash payout was divided among the top 5 players.
1st: Saam (4,600)
2nd: Eric (2,760)
3rd: Hadi (1,840)
4th: Andreas (1,380)
5th: Benjamin (920)
Marie… a name historically associated with royalty (Marie Antoinette, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Princess Marie Jose of Belgium – the last Queen of Italy)… now also claims another royal title, that of Poker Princess.
The tournament was decided after between 4 hours and 20 minutes to 4 hours and 40 minutes of playing time (excluding breaks) as it ended on the 14th blind level with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and antes of 500. The stacks were equal at some points, with about 45,000 per stack, and during the last blind level, neither had a stack larger than 8x Big Blind when they were equal.
The early lead was with Marie Ann who eliminated Ling as Bubble Girl when Marie Ann’s KK held up against Ling’s Ax. An AQ gave Vicky the lead with a pre-flop all in against Marie Ann’s A9. Stacks eventually equalised again, and the lead passed back to Marie Ann as she chipped away at Vicky’s stack. A pre-flop all-in by Vicky with King High vs Marie Ann’s Queen high sealed the deal for Marie Ann as her 8 paired the board.
For their efforts, both Poker Princess Marie Ann and Queen Victoria took home Burberry bags to hold their future royal shopping and tiaras
Nicky nicks the champion’s title for KLPR’s first online tournament!
The first KLPR tournament on Pokerstars
15 players gathered online to play at KLPR’s inaugural online tournament. They were taking advantage of permission granted by Pokerstars to KLPR to host private table events at Pokerstars.
Note: All KLPR online private table events have a maximum capacity of 5,000 participants and will follow the Pokerstars’ standard starting stack of 1,500 chips, 15-min blind levels and their standard blind structure.
After 2 hours of online play, Nicky (ncwx) emerged champion with Bean (zcees39) coming in 2nd place. Eric (rednatic) came in 3rd, while KC (topdeck8) bubbled in 4th.
Congrats to all participants who made the event a fun and memorable one, not to mention Victoria Beckham and the Backstreet Boys who watched the event live from the cash game tables at KLPR.
Yay! Our online room, powered by Pokerstars, has arrived… KLPR’s inaugural online tournament is tonight (1am Malaysian time)
Starting Dec 10, thanks to Pokerstars, KLPR is pleased to be able to offer you online options for your poker playing
To kick things off, KLPR is hosting an online poker tournament (US$1+US$0.10, NLHE) tonight at Pokerstars.
If you are interested in having some fun playing poker tonight, get onto Pokerstars, Go to “Tourney”, Go to “Private”. It’s listed as Tournament ID#220366561. The tournament start time is 1am Malaysian time, 1200 US EST. The tournament name is “KLPR 1+0.10 Special”. The password is “KLPRFIRST”.
These online tournaments will become a regular feature of KLPR and will complement our offline playing schedule
Poker Princess Aspirant #5: Kellie
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
Feb 1
2. Describe yourself in one word.
Blur
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
Full house I guess – not sure how to answer this??
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
anything chocolate
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
wine (rose) and pineapple juice
6. What is your dream car?
any sports car that comes along with gorgeous driver
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
Cross-stitch
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
not being first one out in the few handful games played
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
“Eh, its your turn!”
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
On a cruise ship to a romantic destination
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
my telling face
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
travelling alone in China
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
None that i can think of……..
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
hopefully with better poker skills to increase side income
15. What was the last memorable book you read?
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
16. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
The Life of Coco Chanel
17. Describe your idea of a perfect evening.
Me and friends hanging out at a good ambience place and chat the night away
18. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
Gin Rummy
19. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions fear me.
(1)
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
(3)
Poker Princess Aspirant #4: Evelyn
Presenting Poker Princess Aspirant #4, Evelyn G.
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
23rd April
2. Describe yourself in one word.
solidity
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
AQ, JQ
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
any kind of fried or grilled food, cakes, pastry
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
coffee, Java chip frappuccino
6. What is your dream car?
Hummer H3…LOL
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
hmmmm.. knows how to cook *-)
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
Bluffing successfully 8 out of 10 hands…kekeke
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
fierce?..according to someone!! :@
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
snorkeling, diving, surfing, fishing, whatever i can do at Maldives!!
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
snake phobia..serious.. even is just in print form (KLPR: Have a friend who trembles at the mere mention of “snake” or “ular”…)
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
Kissing with a dog
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
ashin
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
I got no idea for tis!
15. What was the last memorable book you read?
My diary
16. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
new moon
17. Describe your idea of a perfect evening.
go for a walk on the beach
18. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
BJ (KLPR: Blackjack)
19. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions fear me.
2 =] (KLPR: Usually the tell-tale sign of a shark)
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
2..
Poker Princess Aspirant #3: Janice
Presenting Aspiring Poker Princess, Janice.
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
11/11
2. Describe yourself in one word.
funny
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
KK which is crack AA
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
Aiscream
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
Any kind of red wine
6. What is your dream car?
as long as the car got 4 tire then is alright for me.
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
finally know how to cook..
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
playing home game and always beat my boyfriend
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
yesss….
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
sleep, eat, play… (KLPR: Play… poker? )
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
worm..
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
catch a worm which is i never done in my life..
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
katy perry
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
erm… nothing change
15. What was the last memorable book you read?
nope
16. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
poker king
17. Describe your idea of a perfect evening.
sleep at home
18. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
farm villa
19. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions fear me.
i think 4. cuz i still not really sure how to deal the card.. this is my bf job. hehehe..
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
i think 8
Poker Princess Aspirant #2: Marie Ann from Gilligan’s Island
Here’s a true test of age: How many of you remember Gilligan’s Island? Gilligan’s Island, a 1964-1967 television series, was often screened as a re-run on Malaysian TV and remains a popular American cultural icon. One of the most popular characters was Mary Ann, the stereotypical All-American girl next door.
Presenting Aspiring Poker Princess, Marie Ann.
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
22nd june
2. Describe yourself in one word.
Stoned
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
King deuce, it just works (KLPR: Reminds us of Jerry’s J2 favourite hand).
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
Nasi goreng kambing
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
Soho, coffee
6. What is your dream car?
BMW M6
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
Finishing high school
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
Bad beats
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
“marie, are you listening?”
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
Doing absolutely nothing on the beach
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?lizards!!!!!! *&%#%#
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
Going heads up with my own boyfriend?
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
Paris hilton??? lol
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Highstakes poker? lol (KLPR: Woaahhh… contender to Durr)
15. What was the last memorable book you read?
Poker for dummies! lol… memoirs of a geisha
16. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
layer cake
17. Describe your idea of a perfect evening.
me, couch, tv (KLPR:… and highstakes poker on TV?)
18. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
NGAU/COW/LEMBU???
19. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions fear
me.
(4)
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like
Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
(5.5)
Poker Princess Aspirant #1: Bee-ware of the Bee-Sting
Introducing Poker Princess Aspirant #1, Bee.
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
26th June
2. Describe yourself in one word.
Stubborn
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
Pocket Ace!!! and Aces quads on the river =p
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
Herbal Soup?
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
Choya with ice-cream soda ^^
Ice lemon tea
6. What is your dream car?
Merz SLR
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
Winning the inter-college/university Taekwondo sparring competition ( Fly category ) ^^
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
Winning my first game @heads-up with a regular poker player! =p
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
Check.
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
A romantic trip to Paris with my significant other half =)
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
I am afraid of heights.
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
Flying fox at 22meters above ground!
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
Nil, I am one of a kind =p
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Having my own successful business ( runs automatically ) =)
15. Are you currently seeing anyone?
Yeap ^^
16. Do you fancy anyone in the Room? (Don’t specify)
which Room? (KLPR: Just how many poker rooms do you fancy boys in? )
17. What attracts you to someone else (whether a member of the same sex or opposite sex)?
Personality
18. What was the last memorable book you read?
He’s not that into you, haha!! =p
19. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
District 9
20. Describe your idea of a perfect evening. (Bearing in mind that this website is RA-21)
Watching DVD, snacking whilst resting comfortably on the couch, not worrying about work the next day.
21. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
Mahjong! =p
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) WSOP champions fear
me.
I give it a 3….since I only started playing recently =)
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
4 or 5…I get abit lazy sometimes >.<
(c) Kissing: (1) Like a wet fish… to (10) I can induce fireworks with my tongue.
The max of course! =p
13th Dec: The Search for… Malaysia’s next top Supermodel? No, it’s the search for Malaysia’s Poker Princess :)
[This is a placeholder notice, subject to amendment]
The Search for Malaysia's Poker Princess
Pink Haven proudly presents… the Search for Malaysia’s Poker Princess! This exclusive freeroll will tell us who’s the best female poker player for 2009. The first place winner of this exclusive freeroll will win for herself a Gucci handbag, courtesy of Pink Haven. 2nd place will receive a Burberry handbag, while 3rd place walks away with a gorgeous Burberry wristlet, the perfect clubbing accessory. More prizes will be given away. Everyone’s a winner.
Isn't this bag gorgeous?
This is a freeroll – there is no entry fee. We are just feeling generous this Christmas. We are targeting to hold this 1-day event on the 13th of December (Sunday). To qualify:
1. You need to be female, aged between 12 and 120.
2. You will need to complete a player profile.
Don’t worry about your level of poker knowledge. We will have one of our seasoned veterans of the game coach you as a group about 1 hour before the start of the tournament on the concepts of starting hands, odds, and position. Those who are familiar can skip the coaching session.
To secure your place, as a first step, send an email to kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com.
Because of the likely queue for slots, we will award spaces based on a mixture of personality and your competency – we want to hear from you if you think you are personable enough to warm people’s hearts (and tell us why so!), if you warm the keyboards with your fingers playing Pokerstars, or if you warm the seats at Crown playing live games.
So, if you haven’t found a special gift for your girlfriend / loved one this christmas, tell her that she can earn her dream present playing poker! (And she will probably understand why you come to play at KLPR so often )
Want to be generous to a good friend? Teach her how to play poker!
Out of gift ideas this Christmas? Why don’t you suggest that she play some poker!
Now, girls, who was it that said learning how to play poker doesn’t pay?
26th Nov Satellite Winners: Daniel’s the 3rd time winner, followed by birthday boy Michael :)
The prize pool has now climbed to 4,000 (Note: We are not accepting direct buy-ins until the 12th of Dec).
For the 26th Nov satellite, the winners are Daniel C and birthday boy Michael H
25th Nov Satellite Winners: Daniel does it again! :)
Vicky’s comment: “Daniel is a luck box.”
The satellite held on 25th Nov was won by Daniel, who banks in additional cash from his extra seat. He started strong with a raise on the first hand and never looked back. The other players suffered because of Vicky’s comment which prompted Daniel to try his luck again at the Satellites The other seat was won by Eddie. Congratulations to both.
Update to seat policy: If you have Main Event Seats, they are now transferable. Yes, you may make private arrangements and transfer your Main Event seat to another player. Alternatively, you can still return the seat to the Room in return for cash.
27th Nov: Next batch of offline satellites
Apart from the 10-man satellites on demand (like the one scheduled for tomorrow – 25th Nov), we are organising multiple 10-man satellites on selected days (like last weekend).
The next session with 2 10-man satellites is to be held this Friday, 27th Nov. We are now taking seat reservations. Please email, comment or let us know via text that you want a seat.
Date: Friday, 27th November 2009
Time: 2pm
Entry fee: 100+30
Max. participants: 10 per satellite
Starting stack: 3,000
Blind duration: 20 minutes
Prize: Top 2 of each satellite will receive 1 seat each to the main event. Seats are not transferable but are exchangeable for cash if you can’t make it for the Main Event. You may win more than 1 seat e.g. if you participate in more than 1 satellite. If you have 1 seat to exchange, it’s exchangeable for 375 and the other 125 snowballs into the Main Event prize pool. If you retain 1 seat, and exchange the additional seats for cash, it’s 500 per seat. [Note: In principle, you get full cash for the extra seats but we encourage you to retain 1 seat to play in the Main Event - if you exchange this 1 seat, then you get part-cash and the rest snowballs into the Main Event prize pool.]
The Offline Satellite Structure for the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship
21st Nov Satellite Winners: Daniel, Dykstra, Eugene and Ling
We congratulate the winners of the 1st satellites to the 2009MPC: Daniel, Dykstra, Eugene and Ling. More satellites available, stay tuned.
Nespresso Machine…
After hearing the initial input from a few of you (thanks for the comments offline and offline), the Room has decided to get a Nespresso machine…
Next step: Where in Singapore / Hong Kong can you get a machine from? Details please!
The Espresso Machine project…
Given that one espresso machine can cost anywhere between RM6k to RM15k, it’s time for the community to pull together and put on their thinking caps.
1. Where can we source for espresso machines?
2. Based on your experience (or others’ experience), what’s the best espresso machine – one that will make approx. 20 cups per day?
3. Because making a good cup of coffee requires not just a machine but also skill & experience, whom among you have had experience making espressos from a machine? We’ll designate a Chief Espresso Officer so that we can transmit knowledge among room members.
Here are some brands to consider: Nuova Simonelli Appia, Gaggia Baby D, Gaggia Baby Twin, La Scala Butterfly, Rancilio Silvia, Grimac, La Marzocco, Vibiemme DomoBar.
As with anything KLPR does, we will approach this with a very analytical approach, perform cost-benefit analysis, determine the best option, before proceeding to implement.
The Deuces Interview with… Slim Joe
Big enough to store 2 pocket aces
Plucked clean, with not even a single nose hair… These eyes (and nose) are to be feared from across the table… they belong to…
The Guru of Poker
22 Questions with Joseph “Slim Joe” C
I had the good fortune of meeting Joseph at the side of my first tournament – the Genting tournament. This was just prior to KLPR taking root. I remember meeting this charming, patient, relaxed person playing at the event – and with Joseph, what you see is what you get. Always himself, he’s no different than when I met him then – with his infectious humour, he has certainly livened up life at the Room. “Slim Joe”, we are grateful for your friendship and companionship.
1. When were you born?
17th june
2. Describe yourself in one word.
slim
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
right hand…. guys understand….
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
curry mee…. but not the ones in kl…
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
beer…
6. What is your dream car? (or bike!)
Ducati 1098s
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
farting and burping at the same time (KLPR: Please demonstrate in the room!)
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
genting tourney i guess… (KLPR: Top 30 and Top 10 in 2 tournaments!)
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
heavier than meets the eye (KLPR: I thought it was either “Fold your way to Glory” or “Baby, you call and it’s all over!”
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
definitely vegas. poker, shows, and most importantly…. buffet lines!
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
warm beer…
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
start business when everyone told me not to
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
andrew zimmern from ‘bizarre foods’. ‘if it looks good, eat it!’
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
hopefully my bodyweight 5 years ago…
15. Are you currently seeing anyone?
am i?
16. Do you fancy anyone in the Room? (Don’t specify)
yes. danny. (KLPR: The other Mr Slim )
17. What attracts you to someone else (whether a member of the same sex or opposite sex)?
his pink nipples. (KLPR: Ooohhh reminds us of the time we saw Danny in just a towel with water dropping from his pink nipples!)
18. What was the last memorable book you read?
according to dan harrington……
19. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
confessions of a pokerholic
20. Describe your idea of a perfect evening. (Bearing in mind that this website is RA-21)
poker at KLPR with the *special* dealers that mark promised….
21. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
texas hold’em
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) WSOP champions fear me.
definitely 10. get suckouted one too many times and the champions will beg me to stop playing… besides, if thats not enough to tilt them, ill get Saam Nee to sit beside them… thats the day the pros see and ‘hear’ fear….
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
definitely 10. combine their waistlines and there you have me!
(c) Kissing: (1) Like a wet fish… to (10) I can induce fireworks with my tongue.
definitely 10 too… i blew out kerosine to create a flame ball last time camping..
So... remember, you start with 2 hole cards... then there's a flop, then turn, then river...
The Deuces Interview with… Danny a.k.a. Mr All-In (and we mean with his cards, not something else)
Danny holds out his plate, asking you to put your poker chips in it
The photograph above depicts the wonders of photoshop. You might wonder where the other half of Danny went.
22 Questions with Danny T.
The first time I met Danny, I knew this was one genuine, cheery, friendly, helpful guy. He has borne out this trait in him over many a time. He’s someone we can all count on. Thank you for coming into our lives, and in particular, my life. You have enriched us with your humour, and spoilt us with your helpfulness.
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
17 March 1985
2. Describe yourself in one word.
All In Man
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
Put all in without see my card n hit 4 A went the river card out
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
Red Bean In Ice Kacang
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
Just Narmal Ice Water (KLPR: Yeah, right… we were at Quattro, so we know better…)
6. What is your dream car?
Lamborghini Murcielago
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
Work in my office n to be a top sale man,soon will me a IT Line younger boy in Malaysia
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
Cracking Poket K when i got 2 3 offsuit
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
Baby All In (KLPR: Is that what you say to other poker players, or to your loved one? )
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
Walk around all the casino “Las Vegas”,”Macau” if Macau can spend some time with my Darling Vivian to shopping at Hong Kong
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
Sexy Body
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
Marry With Vivian to be my wife n join the APPT poker Player (KLPR: Are you sure you are already married to Vivian? We will have to ask her )
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
celebrity!!!maybe when vivian got my baby hehe
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Be A Rich n younger Business Man
15. Are you currently seeing anyone?
Of Coz!!!!
16. Do you fancy anyone in the Room? (Don’t specify)
yes,Mark n Daniel hehe ^_^
17. What attracts you to someone else (whether a member of the same sex or opposite sex)?
need my good buddy Mark n daniel share his experience and help me lol…
18. What was the last memorable book you read?
nop!!
19. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
2012 in GSC Gold Class
20. Describe your idea of a perfect evening. (Bearing in mind that this website is RA-21)
At evening time sleep a well then watch a well movie then invite buddy come my house for poker after game go supper or can go mamak drink tae tarik also not bad!!!^_^my life is so easy
21. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
Baccarat i like this game a lot always get 8 or 9 hehe
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) WSOP champions fear me.
I will say 6,i dun care who is there just sound it “I All In”i dun mind to lose some time we need lucky also if cant get good card
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
I will say 3,i got long long time no do my sport already anyone got do sport pls invite me,want to keep fit already ^_^
(c) Kissing: (1) Like a wet fish… to (10) I can induce fireworks with my tongue.
I kiss my darling Vivian every time feel sweets…
The first batch of offline satellites to the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship is upon us. We are now taking seat reservations – We have had players already start reserving their seats for this Saturday’s satellite. If there is excessive demand for a satellite this Saturday, we will also launch a second satellite.
Note: This is only a listing of names of those who have RSVPed for the satellite. If 2 satellites are launching at 2pm, we will randomly reassign players across both the satellites.
Reserved seats for Satellite #1 (Event #MPCS1)
Table A, Seat 1: Benjamin L.
Table A, Seat 2: Justin W.
Table A, Seat 3: Eugene T.
Table A, Seat 4: Nick / Jit
Table A, Seat 5: Dykstra G.
Table A, Seat 6: Keong
Table A, Seat 7: Danny T.
Table A, Seat 8: Joseph C.
Table A, Seat 9: Saam N.
Table A, Seat 10: Calvin K.
Reserved seats for Satellite #2 (Event #MPCS2)
Table B, Seat 1: James L.
Table B, Seat 2: Jeffrey C.
Table B, Seat 3: Mark P.
Table B, Seat 4: Andreas T.
Table B, Seat 5: Ling T.
Table B, Seat 6: Keong’s friend (Melbourne)
Table B, Seat 7: Sun T.
Table B, Seat 8: Daniel C.
Table B, Seat 9: Victor L.
Table B, Seat 10: Vicky L.
Date: Saturday, 21st November 2009
Time: 2pm
Entry fee: 100+30
Max. participants: 10 per satellite
Starting stack: 3,000
Blind duration: 20 minutes
Prize: Top 2 of each satellite will receive 1 seat each to the main event. Seats are not transferable but are exchangeable for cash if you can’t make it for the Main Event. You may win more than 1 seat e.g. if you participate in more than 1 satellite. If you have 1 seat to exchange, it’s exchangeable for 375 and the other 125 snowballs into the Main Event prize pool. If you retain 1 seat, and exchange the additional seats for cash, it’s 500 per seat. [Note: In principle, you get full cash for the extra seats but we encourage you to retain 1 seat to play in the Main Event - if you exchange this 1 seat, then you get part-cash and the rest snowballs into the Main Event prize pool.]
The Offline Satellite Structure for the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship
17 Dec: Avatar! Most hyped movie ever? You be the judge. Limited free tickets available.
On a lovely Thursday, 2 days before the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship, we will be giving out limited free tickets for a screening of James Cameron’s latest epic, Avatar. Probably the most hyped movie ever made – certainly the most expensive at US$230 million – the movie chronicles an epic conflict on a far-away world called Pandora, where humans and the native species of Pandora, the Na’vi, engage in war over the planet’s resources and existence.
We will be giving away 10 free tickets to this screening. RSVP by leaving a comment, sending an email to kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com or by informing the KLPR team.
Date: 17 December 2009 (Thursday)
Time: Approximately 730pm slot
Venue: GSC @ either MidValley or The Gardens
Come encounter James Cameron's latest movie spectacular - Avatar!
SPOILER AHEAD – What is the movie about? Don’t read if you want to be kept completely mystified until the screening..
The tale revolves around Jake Sully, a former U.S. Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Jake is selected to participate in the Avatar programme, which will enable him to walk. Jake travels to Pandora, a lush jungle-covered extraterrestrial moon filled with incredible life forms, some beautiful, many terrifying, and which is also home to the Na’vi, a sentient humanoid race, who are considered primitive, yet are more physically capable than humans. The Na’vi stand over three metres tall, with tails and sparkling blue skin, and they live in harmony with their unspoiled world. As humans encroach deeper into Pandora’s forests in search of valuable minerals, the Na’vi unleash their formidable warrior abilities to defend their threatened existence. The Avatar programme refers to genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids. Humans are unable to breath Pandora’s air, but through their Avatar bodies, humans can explore Pandora. Jake is sent deep into Pandora’s jungles as a scout for the soldiers that will follow, and thus encounters many of Pandora’s beauties and dangers. During his sojourn into the jungles of Pandora, he meets a young Na’vi female, Neytiri. Over time, Jake integrates himself into the Na’vi clan, and begins to fall in love with Neytiri. As a result, Jake finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth and the Na’vi, forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of earth and the Na’vi.
3 Dec: Ninja Assassin. Another reason why your mother told you to stop playing with knives ;)
His scarred body was the result of many sessions of rough sex...
Hot hoochie-mama, it’s a movie from the Wachowski Brothers this time!
Limited free tickets (up to 10) available for a 3rd December screening of Ninja Assassin (as if Ninjas do anything else other than assassinate people, but who are we to question the wise film-makers…)
Date: 3rd December (Thursday)
Time: Approximately 730pm
Venue: GSC @ either MidValley or The Gardens
Inaugural issue of our newsletter: The Right Reads
The first page of the inaugural issue of our newsletter - Details on the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship, Saam as KLPR player of the month, our online room, the year-end christmas party...
Page 2 of our inaugural issue - Details on the Pink Haven revamp, the new shufflers and a sneak peak at Project Apex
Ta-dah… the decision has been made… (and lots of thanks to Vicky a.k.a. Madam Loh!)
Thank you to everyone, particularly KC and Keong for providing illuminating insights on the PS3 Slim and Wii (in the end, KC was used as the advocate for PS3 Slim and Keong was used as the advocate for Wii).
And the winner is…
Making an appearance at your Room
and…
Also making an appearance at your Room
Yes, that’s right, we have decided to get both in. The PS3 Slim will be arriving first, followed in time by the Wii.
The decision was made on the following basis:
1. The even number of votes for both the PS3 Slim and Wii. Most of the votes for the PS3 Slim centred around its capability while most of the votes for the Wii centred around its popularity. The PS3 Slim and Wii combination is pretty much like a standard KLPR player – talented, capable, yet very sociable and popular
2. Madam Loh, ahem! Vicky, is introducing her xBox into the room. This was a nice gesture, and we thought to ourselves, oh what the heck, let’s just squeeze a little bit more out of the budget since we can end up with a 3-console system. Vicky, *thank you*.
Danny and Vivian helped the Room set up the LCD yesterday (Danny is tremendously handy with a screwdriver ) and Danny is procuring both the PS3 Slim and Wii – the PS3 Slim will be in sometime today (possibly at night). We will leave it to Danny to decide on how it’s all arranged and set up.
As for room layout, the sofa will be replaced with Beanie Bags to make room for temporary space for Wii games
From the Room to all of you – Enjoy!
Yew Thong and Vicky, the Room’s Bowling King and Queen
In poker, there are always “tells”.
That’s the same for real-life. Vicky and Yew Thong were the members of the Room who appeared keenest on bowling. Sure enough, the 2 of them racked up enough strikes and points between them to respectively lead their teams.
Given that the members sit around on the tables so much, they sure moved smoothly on the lanes Bean powered his way down the lane starting with some initial strikes, and Hin “Mr Shark’s Fin” also proved adept at sliding it down the big hole.
Those who turned up for the session included: Bean, Chi Yung, Danny, Eric, Hin, Mark, Sun, Vicky, Vivian, Yew Thong.
Team 1 comprising Bean, Chi Yung, Hin, Mark, Vicky, scored about 560+ to defeat Team 2 comprising Danny, Eric, Sun, Vivian, Yew Thong, which scored about 480+. Given that the potential score is 1500, guess the difference is not really that great
Before the session, we had dinner at Co Do (above Little Vietnam) at MidValley, and we were joined by Victor and Keong. Great food, excellent company.
The gateway to good vietnamese cuisine
Bowling session at Cosmic Bowl, Midvalley @ 730pm today
Pink Haven will be open from 9pm onwards.
Separately, there will be a bowling session at Cosmic Bowl, Midvalley @ 730pm onwards today.
http://www.cosmicbowl.com.my
WSOP 2009 Final Table: Screening at KLPR
Saam says this guy is just warming up the seat for him
We will be screening the WSOP 2009 Final Table tonight (if time / facilities permit) (right after the bowling session).
It’s time to get your Pokerstars account!
Don’t leave it to the very last minute. Start signing up for your Pokerstars account if you haven’t already done so.
Why should you do it now?
1. The Room’s going to provide online options soon enough, and the first major online option will be the online satellites for Main Event seats at the 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship held on 19th and 20th of December.
2. Going forward, the Room will supply Pokerstars credit to all players who require it for participation in KLPR’s online tournaments. You don’t have to worry about securing any Pokerstars credit.
KLPR, Powered by You. And Dell.
Connectivity has arrived at KLPR
As most of you already know, we have already installed an in-house laptop at KLPR, complete with wireless broadband connectivity. For this quarter, and the next quarter (i.e. 1st quarter 2010), the reasons for the laptop are:
1. To facilitate interbank transfers to (and from) the Room account.
2. To provide a working tool for Room members who may have work-related tasks to perform.
3. To allow players to go online to play Pokerstars, etc. *while they are not playing at the table*.
4. To allow other general surfing.
At all times, the usage of the Room laptop will be based on the order of importance as defined above. We retain the policy of no laptops at the playing table. You should not remove the wireless broadband devices from the Room. At all times, do seek permission of the Room to use the laptop and *do not install any software on the laptop without prior authorisation of the Room*.
There’s another reason for the introduction of the laptop, but that reason dovetails with a large-scale multi-location roll-out that is taking place in about 6-7 months time (during 2nd quarter 2010). Believe me, you will be pretty amazed when that roll-out takes place. It will be a definite “Oh wow!” moment Right now, our team is working on the implementation plans for KLPR, Pink Haven and the code-named Sanctuary, Indochine, Mountain, Poseidon and Keris projects for 1st quarter 2010 and 2nd quarter 2010, so forgive us if we (particularly Mark) are sometimes a bit distracted while preparing for the future. Each project is designed to be a landscape-shifting event in itself, and all of them need to be fully completed before the full roll-out can commence.
Part 1 of the new KLPR entertainment/gaming system
Sorry, Thomas, the girl doesn't come with the TV
This is the easy part. The second part is more complicated and we are currently conducting surveys on the gaming platform we are going to use. The early leading contender is the Wii system.
Macau Magic
Was there something in the air at Macau? Recently, Saam and Thomas went to Macau together, slept together (hopefully separate beds), played at the tables together, and each of them came back and claimed an 11th place finish.
Thomas claimed an 11th place finish at the 80k event, and Saam claimed an 11th place finish at the 160k event.
What did they do? Apart from any x-rated activities that we have to shield our eyes and ears from, what was the Macau magic that spread over them?
P.S. Danny was there too, but by his own account (and we have reason to believe it’s true), he didn’t sleep with them. So he made do with a 29th place finish at the 160k event
A fine performance by KLPR: Results of Genting’s RM160k tournament
Eddie cashed in 5th place (his second final table).
Saam bubbled at 11th place.
Terry (our former 1/2 player) was at 12th place.
Hin battled it out to 13th place.
Vicky defeated 329 other persons to arrive at 21st place There’s always a positive way to look at things
Danny beat the bubble to make it to 29th place.
Daniel just finished outside of the money at 36th place.
Eric and Andrew also made the final 90 players. At one point, Eric, Vicky and Daniel were all playing at the same table, with Vicky and Daniel side-by-side for a large part of the session. Hin and Saam were also playing side-by-side at the same table, both flanking the dealer.
So KLPR put in yet another credible performance. Though I didn’t make it to the next day (sigh, missed Day 2 for the first time in 4 Genting tournaments), I was really happy and proud of the way the Room handled themselves, and how collectively, the Room played their hearts out for each and every hand, win or lose. You guys did great, and congratulations to all.
p.s. We are going to replace out the KLPR patches with polo Ts that Daniel will look into.
p.p.s. We have been receiving a lot of membership requests – which is usually the case after a major live event – please bear in mind our Room’s membership policy re: bringing them for one of our non-poker events first. There’s a bowling night and a clubbing night this week alone, so those will be good avenues for them to get to know the Room.
It’s Bowling Night, Time to Fight, See Who Can Roll a Ball, at MidValley Shopping Mall..
Thomas' bowling friends tended to buy underwear that was too large for them...
Date: 11th Nov (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm
p.s. I wanted to choose BSC, but Vicky’s kindergarden took over the bowling alley 
2009 Malaysian Poker Championship (Limited to 60 places)
The 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship is here! Will we have our own bracelet?
The 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship is here! Brought to you by KLPR and Pink Haven, this tournament is intended to separate the men from the boys. For the sake of political correctness, it will also separate the women from the girls
The Main Event will be held over 2 days, on the weekend before Christmas (and our Christmas Paarrrttyy!). There are several ways you can get in on the action. Apart from a direct buy-in into this 40-person to 60-person tournament, we will be holding offline and online satellites leading up to the Main Event. Each satellite will provide one (1) place to the Main Event. Satellites commence from mid-November onwards (see schedule below).
Satellite to 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship brought to you by KLPR and Pink Haven
Date: 21st Nov, 22nd Nov,28th Nov, 29th Nov, 5th Dec, 6th Dec, 12th Dec, 13th Dec
Start time: 2pm on each day
Entry fee: 100+30
1. Each Satellite has exactly ten (10) persons.
2. There is only one (1) winner per Satellite.
3. A Satellite winner may play in subsequent Satellites. See below – Any extra Main Event seats they win may be exchanged for cash.
4. Main Event seats are not transferable but they are exchangeable for cash i.e. a Satellite winner may opt to receive cash instead of a Main Event seat. In this event, the Satellite winner will receive 750 (75% of the prize pool) as his prize while the remaining 250 (25% of the prize pool) will snowball into the Main Event prize pool. If you win more than one (1) Main Event seat, you may exchange the extra Main Event seats for the full 1,000 cash.
Online Satellite to 2009 Malaysian Poker Championship brought to you by KLPR and Pink Haven
Date: To be announced
Start time: To be announced
Entry fee: 100+20 (less than the offline Satellite)
1. To be held at a Pokerstars Private Room – Password will be provided to entrants.
2. Your entry fee will include free US$1.10 sent to your Pokerstars account to cover your buy-in into this private event. Any cash prizes from Pokerstars from the online satellite are yours to keep Note: If you will supply your own Pokerstars credit, then the entry fee will be 100+15.
3. Each Satellite has exactly ten (10) persons.
4. There is only one (1) winner per Satellite.
5. A Satellite winner may play in subsequent Satellites. See below – Any extra Main Event seats they win may be exchanged for cash.
6. Main Event seats are not transferable but they are exchangeable for cash i.e. a Satellite winner may opt to receive cash instead of a Main Event seat. In this event, the Satellite winner will receive 750 (75% of the prize pool) as his prize while the remaining 250 (25% of the prize pool) will snowball into the Main Event prize pool. If you win more than one (1) Main Event seat, you may exchange the extra Main Event seats for the full 1,000 cash.
2009 Malaysian Poker Championship – Main Event – brought to you by KLPR and Pink Haven
Date: 1st Flight at KLPR on 19th December, 2nd Flight at Pink Haven on 19th December, Final Flight at KLPR on 20th December
Start time: 1st Flight: 2pm, 2nd Flight: 2pm, Final Flight: 2pm.
Players may enter either via:
a. Direct buy-in: 500+100
b. Main Event seat won via Satellite.
1. This event will have a maximum of forty (40) players, spread across two (2) flights of maximum twenty (20) players each.
2. Players will play down until a total of ten (10) players remain in each flight. Hand-by-hand play will begin when there are eleven (11) players remaining in each flight.
3. The final flight will consist of twenty (20) players. Hand-by-hand play will begin when there are eleven (11) players remaining in the final flight.
Note: If there is exceptionally high demand, we will create an additional flight of twenty (20) players and cap it to sixty (60) players total, in which case each flight will play down till there are six (6) players remaining per flight.
26th Dec: KLPR & Pink Haven Year-End Christmas Party
KLPR & Pink Haven Year-End Christmas Party
Date: 26th December (day after Christmas)
Venue: To be decided
Start time: 7pm
We shall do a Secret Santa session. Compulsorily, everyone must bring a date (we don’t care if you are a guy and you are bringing another guy). The date must not be a blood relative (so Eugene can’t say Ling qualifies as a date).
The Gambler: You got to know when to hold ‘em, and when to fold ‘em…
On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin’ out the window at the darkness
‘Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
He said, “Son, I’ve made my life out of readin’ people’s faces,
And knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
so if you don’t mind my sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I’ll give you some advice.”
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, “If you’re gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.
Ev’ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin’
Is knowin’ what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
‘Cause ev’ry hand’s a winner and ev’ry hand’s a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.”
When he’d finished speakin’, he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.
Hi everyone,
Let’s discuss Genting strategy. Please note that this is not a prescription for a playing style, but just observations so that we can all share thoughts and formulate strategies.
These are the underlying principles for our discussion:
1. Do not complain about uncles & aunties playing it. They are a fact. You can’t do anything about it. Complaining doesn’t mean that they disappear. You won’t improve yourself if you complain about the uncles & aunties factor. I think it’s good that Saam can get past the fact that the auntie rivered him. However he played that hand, the auntie would have called him and done the same thing. It was her day, her time.
2. Do not gripe about cooler hands. Again, they are a fact. You can’t do anything about it. I have had the best hand and had it busted on the river. And at the same time, I have had the worst hand and taken out the best hand (my infamous 55 vs KK vs AA… darn it, why couldn’t it have happenned again with my 55 vs AA last Sunday!). I have benefited from having had AA and someone else having KK – my very first tournament. It happens.
What we want to focus on for these coming few days is to discuss observations, understand different strategies, with the ultimate aim of positioning as many of ourselves to cash in the event. You can discuss online, in your email groups, on this blog, our private facebook group, or even offline across the table.
These are my personal observations / thoughts thus far. I know we all have different ways of playing it, but I believe that there are 2 camps, and it’s important to remember / bear these in mind, particularly if you are playing the Genting poker challenge for the first few times (this weekend’s will be my 4th time).
There are 2 “strategy” camps:
1. “Survive to make Day 2″ – Some find this really difficult given the rapidly crushing blind levels. Under this strategy, you are not going to build up a large stack going into Day 2. You are going to lose a few blinds, and you will probably hover around the same level, and maybe double up once or at most twice. Don’t expect to have a 100k stack.
I know who’s (generally) on this strategy: Mark, Vicky, Joseph, Eric, Samuel.
2. “Go big to build a stack on Day 2″ – Steal in mid-game, steal often. Add to your stack over time to have a credible stack. Play your position. The best example, the one that everyone remembers (even non-KLPR members) was Eugene. He had a perfect table read, and he dominated the tight table he was on. Once you have a large stack, you are in a very dominant position to finish well. More than half of large-stack finishers (i.e. those with the top third of chips) will finish in the top 30 or above.
I know who’s (generally) on this strategy: Eugene, Daniel, Michael, Lee, Saam.
My personal opinion on the 2 strategies:
I find Strategy #1 not very difficult, but maybe it’s my boring “oldie” personality, I am happy to sit patiently through 3 hours reading a book all by myself =) I think survival just requires patience. Contrary to popular belief, you do not want to play against the clock and slow things down. You want to speed things up and see as many hands as possible. You need to find good hands that you can either take down the blinds, or build a stack on.
So far, I am not a fan of Strategy #2 because I think I have benefited from Strategy #1 with my previous final table finishes at Genting and Macau, so I am content with Strategy #1 (though I know I need to work on many different aspects of my game to make it more consistent).
That aside, the main reason that I am not a fan of Strategy #2 is because I have seen so many stack reversals between Day 1 and Day 2, i.e. large stack gets knocked out. For my 8th place finish, I think I had about a 20-30k stack. For Thomas’ 11th place finish, he also had about a 20k-30k stack. I believe Joseph was similarly stacked for the last event, in which he then came from behind with his card rush to hit 8th place (My goodness, I think our room in total has at least 8 Genting final table finishers for this year alone! That’s pretty awesome if you think about it!). Eric was also reasonably stacked, not large-stacked. Yes, the odds are against you when you are facing the 60-100k stacks, but I always feel that you need to qualify for the starting line first.
This is what I suggest us discussing / debating so that we are mentally prepared. Generally, I have observed (you can add to this or correct me if I am wrong):
1. It’s impossible to steal during the early blinds (i.e. 100/200, 200/400) unless you are prepared to risk 8-10x the big blind. People think of the number rather than the bet size relative to the blind.
2. It’s easier to steal during the mid-blinds (i.e. 500/1000, 1000/2000). This is possibly cos people are tightening up to position themselves to make Day 2.
3. Once you are in Day 2, at the start, it’s mainly pre-flop shoving. Watch people pick a spot, pick a pair of cards, as the short-stackers are gunning to double up to put themselves in contention.
4. As Day 2 wears on, it tightens up again, as people are positioning themselves to make top 30.
5. Once you are in the top 30, everything’s fluid cos there are those who are content to have made it and thus are going loose aggressive, and there are those who are actively positioning themselves to make final table, even if it’s just 8th-10th place.
I think anyone’s playing strategy has to bear the above in mind. What are your thoughts? Share your observations and opinions. What will you do differently compared to what you did last weekend?
You can share your thoughts in the comments box below, on our private facebook group, or across the table. Let’s start debating strategies so that we have better perspective on the event.
We really made a weekend out of it, with the following KLPR and Pink Haven players making it through the preliminary flights to qualify for the Sunday semi-final (apologies for any omissions).
Of the 98 players (out of the initial 400 across 4 flights of 100), 14 of them were KLPR and Pink Haven players:
Chi Yung, Jeffrey, Jerry, Joo, Lee, Lim, Mark, Rueben, Sam, Samuel, Thomas, Vicky, Yew Thong, Yong.
Lee cashed in 5th place. His K8 lost to a K4 when a 4 hit the board.
Thomas bubbled in 11th place.
Jeffrey got eliminated in 14th place, losing a hand to Lee.
Yew Thong, built up a stack but unfortunately got eliminated in 24th place when his AT pre-flop shove got called by 99, and the flop turned up JJ9.
Credible finish by Chi Yung who also built up a stack but on a board of KQ3, where Chi Yung held KQ, the turn came an A and a river 6, and his 2 pair got eliminated by a slowplayed set of Aces.
Pink Haven: Thomas, the new caretaker
In spite of his busy schedule crushing live games and online tournaments, Thomas will manage Pink Haven over the next 2 months. Thomas will keep you posted on games.
Note: Thomas is now officially known as Genting no. 11 =) In view of his outstanding performance at the Genting tournament.
Appointment of KLPR Marketing Director
We have appointed “A” to head up KLPR’s marketing activities. Her broad remit is to design our go-to-market approach including our overall themes. For example, every quarter, KLPR (and Pink Haven) has had different themes, and our activities are adjusted to suit the themes. “A” has been contributing silently in the background, feeding back information and designing our themes though she does not attend our game sessions. Usually once “A” has decided on a theme, she will leave it to us to implement it.
For quarter 1 July – 30 Sept 2009, we were in a “Community” theme, hence the concentration / preponderance of certain activities to support that theme e.g. movie nights, etc.
For quarter 1 Oct 2009 to 31 Dec 2009, we are currently in a “You” theme, also known as our “Develop One’s Self” theme, hence the concentration of activities surrounding the improvement of one’s gameplay e.g. promoting individual hand or tournament discussions, possibly a “lecture” series will be introduced during this quarter.
Every quarter, she will be responsible for designing our new theme, or mantra, for that quarter.
How important are themes? Why do we spend so much time on designing, and implementing, a theme?
Well, themes are an important differentiator as they help us carry a consistent message to all our members as well as the outside world. They provide a cohesive theme around which everyone can gather. It’s a very subtle effect. When people ask about places to play, they can describe physical places easily. But themes are what makes a place more “memorable”, and that in itself, is a marketing strategy. Themes are also used to drive changes in policies, or shift member behaviour. If you are looking to shape overall community behaviour, the implementation of a theme helps do so. A direct policy change is always more difficult to push through than a theme change. Once a theme takes hold, then a room participant may not recognize it, but his / her perception / behaviour is being ever so slowly, subtly adjusted over time by the consistent implementation of a particular theme.
Think of a theme as the sail on a boat. We are all passengers on the boat, and the sail is a common visual item that we can all gaze upon and follow as it takes us together in new directions.
Genting Satellite: Conquered by Andrew and Mr “Four-ple” Sam
Andrew and Mr “Four-ple” Sam won the Genting Satellite held on 27th Oct Congrats!
p.s. Sam is busy expanding our vocabulary. You want to double up, triple up? Well, Sam wants to “four-ple” up or “five-ple” up (though it is Vicky that does it more consistently). You want to steal a pot? According to Sam, a pot gets “stealer-ed” not stolen
25th Oct: NLHE tournament results – Joseph sweeps the competition
NLHE tournament, 10,000 starting stack, 12-minute blind levels.
1st: Joseph (1,000)
2nd: Keong (600)
3rd: Mark (400)
25th Oct: NLHE + PLO8 Championship
Casino executive Robert Turner first brought Omaha into a casino setting when he introduced the game to Bill Boyd who offered it as a game at the Las Vegas Golden Nugget Casino (calling it “Nugget Hold’em”). Many years down the road, Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (or Omaha 8, as it’s commonly known) has now arrived at KLPR. To celebrate this, we will be holding our first No-Limit Hold’Em (NLHE) + PLO8 championship (which are 2 components of H.O.R.S.E. events).
Firstly, the difference between Omaha Hi-Lo and NLHE are these:
(1) Each player is dealt four cards to his private hand instead of two.
(2) At showdown, each player’s hand is the best five-card hand he can make from exactly three of the five cards on the board, plus exactly two of his own cards. Unlike Texas hold ‘em, a player cannot play four or five of the cards on the board with fewer than two of his own, nor can a player use three or four hole cards to disguise a strong hand.
(3) The pot is split into 2 parts – (a) The one with the “High” hand (same as NLHE) and (b) The one with the “Low” hand. Straights, flushes all don’t count for a “Low” hand. A2345 is the nut Low. Only numbers below 8 count towards a “Low” hand thus the board needs to have 3 cards with 8 or below.
Everything else is the same e.g. the betting rounds and layout of community cards are identical.
Secondly, the NLHE + PLO8 tournament details.
Date: 25th October (Sunday)
Start time: 2pm
Starting chip stack varies depending on buy-in amount
100+30 buy-in: 5,000 chips
200+30 buy-in: 11,000 chips (10% chip bonus)
300+30 buy-in: 13,000 chips (20% chip bonus)
Rebuys are permitted during the first twelve (12) levels of the tournament at 100+30 per 5,000 chips.
Blind duration: 10 minutes.
Play alternates between No-Limit Hold’Em and Omaha Hi-Lo every 10 minutes.
Effectively, you will have 20 minutes at any particular blind level, so be prepared for the long grind. Rebuys can be performed up to 2 hours into the tournament.
Blind level / Small blind / Big blind
1: NLHE SB:25 BB:50
2: PLO8 SB:25 BB:50
3: NLHE SB:50 BB:100
4: PLO8 SB:50 BB:100
5: NLHE SB:100 BB:200 Ante:25
6: PLO8 SB:100 BB:200 Ante:25
7: NLHE SB:150 BB:300 Ante:25
8: PLO8 SB:150 BB:300 Ante:25
9: NLHE SB:200 BB:400 Ante:50
10: PLO8 SB:200 BB:400 Ante:50
11: NLHE SB:300 BB:600 Ante:75
12: PLO8 SB:300 BB:600 Ante:75 (All 25s raced off at end of Level 12, no more rebuys)
13: NLHE SB:400 BB:800 Ante:100
14: PLO8 SB:400 BB:800 Ante:100
15: NLHE SB:600 BB:1200 Ante:100
16: PLO8 SB:600 BB:1200 Ante:100
17: NLHE SB:800 BB:1600 Ante:200
18: PLO8 SB:800 BB:1600 Ante:200
19: NLHE SB:1000 BB:2000 Ante:300
20: PLO8 SB:1000 BB:2000 Ante:300
21: NLHE SB:1500 BB:3000 Ante:400
22: PLO8 SB:1500 BB:3000 Ante:400 (All 100s raced off)
23: NLHE SB:2000 BB:4000 Ante:500
24: PLO8 SB:2000 BB:4000 Ante:500
25: NLHE SB:3000 BB:6000 Ante:500
26: PLO8 SB:3000 BB:6000 Ante:500 (All 500s raced off)
27: NLHE SB:4000 BB:8000 Ante:1000
28: PLO8 SB:4000 BB:8000 Ante:1000
29: NLHE SB:6000 BB:12000 Ante:1000
30: PLO8 SB:6000 BB:12000 Ante:1000
31: NLHE SB:8000 BB:16000 Ante:2000
32: PLO8 SB:8000 BB:16000 Ante:2000
33: NLHE SB:10000 BB:20000 Ante:3000
34: PLO8 SB:10000 BB:20000 Ante:3000
A truly rare event happenned at KLPR yesterday. We have all seen straight flushes vs quads, quads vs full houses, etc.
But yesterday – we saw 5 players in a 10-handed game get dealt:
UTG (Sun) – AA
Cutoff + 1 (Bean) – KK
Cutoff (Hin) – QQ
Button (Eugene) – TT
Small Blind (Joseph) – JJ
[and just for completeness, Neil folded JAo on BB]
AA limped, KK raised, QQ called, TT re-raised, JJ shoved all-in (more than met the minimum raise), AA called, KK re-raised all-in, QQ called… and TT, on the button, pondered for awhile before folding it off.
Turn came the Q and Hin took down one of the largest pots in KLPR’s history.
But what’s the probability of the above outcome happenning?
The math may be fuzzy, but the probability of a player receiving a pair for the starting 2 cards in game is 0.45% so the probability of seeing an AA on a 10-handed table is 4.5%. The probability of seeing AA, KK, QQ, JJ and TT? 0.0000016 or 0.00016%. That’s 16 times in 10,000,000 or about 1.6 times in 1,000,000.
A one-in-a-million event? You be the judge
18th Oct: Genting Satellite Results
Firstly, we welcome Chi Yung, Kent, Kit to our community.
Secondly, results of the Genting satellite held yesterday: Hin, Kit – 350 each.
17th Oct: Genting Satellite Results
The results of the first 3 satellites are in!
G80K1: Mark, Yong – 300 each
G80K2: Eugene, Mark -315 each
G80K3: Chi Yung, Yew Thong – 350 each
6th Nov – 8th Nov: Genting RM160k Poker Challenge
Dear members,
Apart from the Genting RM80k Poker Challenge, there’s also the RM160k Poker Challenge. 3 days, RM160k in cash, with a finite number of hands standing in between you and the title.
As always, KLPR will be running rake-free 10-man satellites leading up to the event, with each satellite awarding 3 paid places for the event (or alternatively RM500 cash each).
G160K Satellite #1, 26th October, 2pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G160K Satellite #2, 27th October, 2pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G160K Satellite #3, 28th October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G160K Satellite #4, 29th October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
Another event for KLPR members to collect cash at
30th October – 1st November: Genting RM80k Poker Challenge
Dear members,
The Genting RM80k Poker Challenge is back. Let’s take it down! KLPR will be running rake-free 10-man satellites leading up to the event, with each satellite awarding 3 paid places for the event (or alternatively RM300 cash each).
G80K Satellite #1, 17th October, 2pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G80K Satellite #2, 18th October, 2pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G80K Satellite #3, 19th October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G80K Satellite #4, 20th October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G80K Satellite #5, 21st October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
G80K Satellite #6, 22nd October, 8pm @ KLPR: Seats given to [ ], [ ] and [ ].
Another tournament for KLPR members to take down!
12th Oct: Updates to Flexible Buy-ins for KLPR’s SnGs
Hi everyone,
You may have noticed that we have implemented flexibility for buy-ins in some of our SnGs (not all). For some of our SnGs, we permit players to choose the level of buy-in they are comfortable with.
There are 2 methods, and we have trialled the first method already. This is a good time for us to share with you the second method.
Method 1: Tiered prize pool
Basic principle: A player’s chosen level of buy-in corresponds to the level of prizes he or she is eligible for.
How it works: A player trades-off a lower buy-in in return for a smaller prize pool and paying a higher relative fixed cost element. A player gains the flexibility in return for incurring these additional “costs”. Buy-in more and gain access to larger prize pools.
Example: Assume a 9-man tournament has 3 players buying in for 100+30, 3 players buying in for 200+30 and 3 players buying in for 300+30. There are thus 3 prize pools.
Prize pool #1 is worth 9×100 = 900, with 9 players contesting it. The 3x 100+30, 3x 200+30 and 3x 300+30.
Prize pool #2 is worth 6×100 = 600, with 6 players contesting it. The 3x 200+30 and 3x 300+30.
Prize pool #3 is worth 3×100 = 300, with 3 players contesting it. The 3x 300+30.
Restrictions with this method: Rebuys and add-ons are not permitted. However, Method 2 allows rebuys and add-ons.
Method 2: Tiered chip stack
Basic principle: A player’s chosen level of buy-in corresponds to his or her starting chip stack.
How it works: A player trades-off a lower buy-in in return for a smaller starting chip stack and paying a higher relative fixed cost element. As per above, a player gains the flexibility in return for incurring these additional “costs”. Buy-in more and gain access to a larger starting stack.
Example: Where the starting blind is 5/10, i.e. you can buy-in as:
100+30: 1,000 chips (7.69 chips per RM1)
200+30: 2,200 chips (2,000 chips plus a 10% chip bonus) (9.57 chips per RM1)
300+30: 3,600 chips (3,000 chips plus a 20% chip bonus) (10.91 chips per RM1)
with 100+30 for each 1,000 chip rebuy during the 1st 3 levels, and 100+30 for the final add-on at the end of the 3rd level.
Under this scenario, all players participate in a single prize pool.
12th Oct: Korea vs Malaysia… it’s a draw! :)
Korea vs Malaysia… not in badminton but in SnG.
Joseph, a new addition to the Room, tied with Sam for our Sunday evening SnG.
Position: Name (Payout)
1st/2nd: “New” Joseph (600 – split the 1,200 with Sam Nee)
1st/2nd: Sam Nee (600 – split the 1,200 with “New” Joseph)
3rd: Justin (180)
4th: Joseph
5th: Daniel
6th: Hin (420)*
7th: Mark
8th: Ken Peng
9th: Yew Thong
*Hin’s 6th place payout was higher than the 3rd place payout as there were 9 players in the 1st tier prize pool, 6 players in the 2nd tier prize pool and 3 players in the 3rd tier prize pool. Hin participated in all 3 prize pools and finished 3rd in the 2nd tier prize pool and 1st in the 3rd tier prize pool.
KLPR Contest / Reality Show: Find Vicky a Boyfriend
Welcome to the newest reality show: Find Vicky a boyfriend.
Because she spends ages with us here, Vicky has tasked KLPR to help find her a boyfriend. The boyfriend should:
(1) Be able to play poker.
(2) Be able to fold hands to her if they are on the same table.
(3) Be able to cook, clean, run errands for her… as she may be busy playing poker.
(4) Be tech-savvy… so that he can fix her computer in case she needs to play online poker.
(5) Be beefy and muscular… so that he can protect her when she walks home with her poker winnings.
(6) Be bisexual… so that he can flirt with other male players, thus distracting them and giving her an advantage on the poker table.
(7) Have nice strong hands… so that he can riffle the poker deck competently when they play heads-up on their romantic date nights.
P.S. Before you fall of the chair giggling uncontrollably, this is just a placeholder notice for our next notification. We did not win the rights to host the “Find Vicky a Boyfriend” reality show (but we are not going to cry about it in the papers unlike some local model celebrity).
Dear members,
We have grown to the point where we are considering recruiting a full-time KLPR Guru. If you have potential candidates in mind (either yourself or others), please contact Mark at kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com or in person. At the moment, we are literally exhausted from the various activities, be it planning & executing events, refurbishing the Room, etc. Would like to lighten the load on the various volunteers supporting the Room at the moment.
Role: KLPR Guru a.k.a. Room-Supervisor-cum-Project-Manager-cum-Personal-Assistant
“There can be only one” – Jet Li, in “The One”
Job scope:
(1) Participates in strategic planning activities for the Room.
(2) Manages all key functions of the Room (Membership, budgeting, marketing processes, etc).
(3) Supervises all Room openings & closings, events and projects.
(4) Supervises Room staff, including dealers. Handles dealer recruitment and training.
(5) Executes any planned or ad-hoc task required for the Room.
Basically, the KLPR Guru will look after all Room activities and assets, across geographies (whether Klang Valley or outside Malaysia), under guidance from the KLPR management committee.
Compensation and benefits:
(1) Salary plus incentive structure.
(2) Reimbursement of all out-of-pocket expenses related to the job e.g. travel & accommodation to our overseas Rooms.
Your key benefit:
(1) You will get guidance and first-hand-insight on strategic planning, business modelling, branding & marketing, membership development, membership communication, financial budgeting programmes. You will understand from start-to-finish our decision-making processes, cost-benefit analysis, methods to manage and drive change, etc. Learn and practice how to analyse issues and craft solutions.
(2) As Mark will be handing over KLPR sometime between August 2010 and August 2011, and depending significantly on your on-the-job performance, you may be in line (with other designated successors) to inherit the KLPR assets as part of KLPR’s succession planning programme. This covers all of KLPR’s assets within the Klang Valley, as well as outside the Klang Valley (Hint: Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and East Malaysia are on the cards – one of metrics by which KLPR measures success has always been the diversity of its base, not just in terms of skill levels, races, age groups or professions, but also in terms of nationalities).
Challenges: Working under tight deadlines and key performance targets is no easy task. You will also be working under extremely demanding and goal-oriented taskmasters. You will be constantly challenged to come up with new innovative ideas and deliver projects. Life is a journey of experiences and working for / with KLPR will be no different – You will be expected to grow as a person.
This job is ideal for:
(1) Someone who is on an interim career break and is willing to try something different for a while. We are looking for someone who can spend at least 6 months on this and is willing to help train a replacement if they are moving on.
(2) Someone who can think fast and act faster. We are looking for A-graders, not in grades, but in terms of passion and ability to deliver.
(3) Someone who is not only passionate about the game, but also reasonably competent at the game*. For certain reasons, this is a key evaluating criteria for a candidate.
(4) Above loving the game, someone who loves our community – and can cherish it, build it and grow it beyond our borders, be it beyond the Klang Valley or beyond Malaysia.
(5) Someone who wants to assist in leading the community forward, cementing the community and building KLPR into Asia’s (not just Malaysia’s) leading cluster of Rooms. To make it happen, you will be an integral part of a Room that is well-capitalised with significant financial support and commitment to invest in the player base.
*To prevent potential conflicts, a selected candidate may be restricted from playing while he / she is coached on playing methods. We want a safe, conservative player, to reflect a safe, conservative pair of hands to help steer the ship.
Project Net: KLPR goes online…
Have received some email enquiries re: our various classified projects, so I’d thought I’d share with you a teaser on what one of the projects is about, i.e. Project Net.
PROJECT NET: The evolution of KLPR tournament play
KLPR goes online. Well, we are already online in the sense of our private forums, this event-related blog, and other sub-sites. But KLPR is taking it up a notch, or two, or two hundred.
Side-note: Vision and Execution. Everything KLPR does is driven by the siblings of success, Vision and Execution. Clarity of any given Vision is key, and ability to execute an agreed Vision in a speedy, effective and efficient manner is equally important. KLPR is thankful for the various inputs and support it has received from Room members on this Vision, as well as other Visions that have been successfully implemented.
Vision: KLPR players gathering online to play a KLPR-hosted tournament. Anytime, anyday, 24 hours, 7 days a week availability.
It’s as succinct as that. The mechanics behind it (the chosen platform, scheduling, buy-ins, payouts, code of conduct enforcement)? Well, leave all that mundane, nitty-gritty parts to us, we’ll work the magic for you. You just have to enjoy the game
Within the next week, all of you will be receiving invitations to participate in this online tournament feature (which will take place on a KLPR off-day). Sidle up to your computer in your pajamas and a hot cup of cocoa and you will follow some simple instructions that we will provide on how to log-on to the chosen platform. You will key in an assigned password and voila! you will be part of KLPR’s first (of many) online tournaments.
Designated project managers: Mark, Sam and Thomas
Chosen platform: To be revealed.
Scheduling: 10pm on a weekday, from the comfort of your home or other cafe. Target date: Monday, 12th October.
Buy-ins: For those with balances at KLPR, there will be an auto-deduct feature. For those without balances at KLPR, you will have to perform an interbank transfer beforehand.
Payouts: Immediately upon conclusion of the tournament, either to your account at KLPR or to your bank account.
Code of conduct: Apart from the fact that KLPR is already highly selective in its membership, there will be enforcement of a strict code of conduct throughout the tournament.
Is this going to be challenging? Yes, certainly. There’s a high probability of failure for Project Net (that’s us, managing your expectations). This is not a new idea. Countless others, more brilliant and talented than all of us combined, have thought of it. Many have tried. But none have succeeded.
Well, hopefully, KLPR, with your support, will succeed where others have faltered. We have already thought of how it will launch, how it will work, and what the post-tournament report will be like (we will put up screenshots, for example).
Now, all that’s left, is for us to make it work Look out for that invitation in your email / msg-box.
Hajdeby!
This chair will be used to hold Danny's sexy bum
Please bear with the assorted boxes* lining the corridors of KLPR as we are in the middle of refurbishing KLPR. As part of the refurbishment, and because we care about your comfort, we have replaced our existing Herman chairs with Hajdeby swivel chairs
http://www.ikea.com.my/catalog/product_display.asp?art=60173494-21478-3-9-525298973-67311804
At first, we chose the swivel chair for the dealers as we felt it would facilitate dealing. But the initial trial of the chairs proved positive, hence we have decided to replace out Herman chairs in favour of Hajdeby swivel chairs. Apparently “Hajdeby” means “deal”
Please note that the weight restriction on a Hajdeby swivel chair is 100kg, so we will maintain Herman chairs as well, for our larger-sized players as well as Vicky (just joking!)
*If you need boxes, come get them Vicky has booked some for the kids in her kindergarden class.
3rd Oct: Pink Haven Map and SnG results
Pink Haven is now open
(1) Who is managing Pink Haven?
Thomas is managing Pink Haven.
(2) Are Pink Haven’s house rules and policies exactly identical to KLPR?
The overall experience is the same but Pink Haven will have its own set of house rules and policies. Pink Haven’s house rules and policies may be largely based on KLPR’s house rules and policies. There will be differences. For example, while KLPR has a no-rake policy for tables with 5 players or less*, this does not apply to Pink Haven.
*Some players may still be unaware of the no-rake-if-5-players-or-less policy. KLPR does not rake tables where there are 5 players or less. This is measured by the number of chip stacks present on the table. Once there are less than 6 players bought-in on a table, that table is rake-free. This only applies if there’s only 1 table running (if there were 2 tables running, with 6 and 5 players respectively, both would be raked, though this is rare – in most situations when there are 2 tables running, with 6 and 5 players respectively, we would cut into 1 table of 10, with a 1-person queue).
(3) How do I get to Pink Haven?
Find your way to Pink Haven, a slice of Poker Heaven
Another map, we can pick you up at Starbucks and walk you into Pink Haven
For Pink Haven’s opening, we played an SnG with a 50 buy-in. With blind levels doubling every 10 minutes, the eventual finishers were:
1st: Daniel
2nd: Jhin
3rd: Vicky
with Mark in bubble position
25th October: KLPR’s H.O.R.S.E. event
In the tradition of KLPR bringing you new, fun things to do, KLPR is proud to present to you the H.O.R.S.E. event. H.O.R.S.E. is a form of poker consisting of rounds of play cycling among:
1. Texas Hold ‘em (Generally, fixed limit, but KLPR’s variant is no limit)
2. Omaha eight or better
3. Razz
4. Seven card Stud; and
5. Seven card stud Eight or better
Starting stack: 10,000 chips
Buy-in: 300+30
Escalating blinds, with rebuys of 10,000 chips for 300 at the first 3 blind levels.
The game begins with no-limit hold’em and rotates to Omaha eight or better, Razz, Seven card stud and seven card stud Eight or better after each orbit.
[More background to H.O.R.S.E. event to be inserted.]
2nd Oct: Bean “tendang” Danny + Hand Analysis contest results
(1) Mr Bean skillfully dispatched Doraemon back to Japan. Congrats to Bean!
The total prize pool was 2,600.
[To be inserted]
(2)
The Deuces Interview with… Nicholas Cage… err… Nicholas Tan
While he slept, naughty poker players tattoo-ed his arm
22 questions with Nicholas T.
Nicholas, semi-Shark, was introduced to the Room by James. Based overseas, Nick makes occasional visits to the Room whenever he’s back, hoping to dazzle us with either his poker skills or tattoos. He’s displaying his sexy arm up there to entice Vicky.
Here’s the Deuces, 22 questions, interview with Nicholas. Enjoy!
1. When were you born? (Just day and month)
7th October
2. Describe yourself in one word.
Honest (KLPR: Really? We should ask him what his hole cards are, next time )
3. What is your favourite hand and why?
Jacks cos can be profitable when slow playing it, but are able to let them go when I know I’m beat.
4. What is your favourite food (non-drink) item?
Any good chicken wings! pizza hut, nando’s, KFC…….*drools*
5. What is your favourite alcohol drink and non-alcohol drink?
Double gin & tonic! Ribena (KLPR: Thank goodness the Room has ample supply )
6. What is your dream car?
Audi R8
7. What is your most notable non-poker accomplishment?
Finishing my long dreaded 7yrs of architectural studies with a bang!
8. What is your most notable poker accomplishment?
Haven’t played long enough to play in any big tourneys. Winning KLPR’s first ever freeroll perhaps? hahahha
9. What sentence/quote/phrase/saying is most associated with you?
Oh my God… What the f**k?..
10. If you had 2 weeks to yourself, for a dream holiday in the world, how would you spend it?
Driving my dream car, roadtrip to every major city in Europe.
11. Superman had Kryptonite, Samson had Delilah – What’s your weakness? Or what fears do you have?
Hate it when money gets in the way of a dream / vision / goal.
12. What’s the most daring thing you have ever done?
Driving on the wrong side of the road on Sprint highway after clubbing
13. Which celebrity (in any field) do you most identify with?
Nicky Lee? (a korean born taiwanese singer) *note: not self pro-claimed* LOL
14. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Leading my own team in a major Interior Design firm in London
15. Are you currently seeing anyone?
Yeap
16. Do you fancy anyone in the Room? (Don’t specify)
Nope
17. What attracts you to someone else (whether a member of the same sex or opposite sex)?
Wits & charisma
18. What was the last memorable book you read?
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
19. What was the last memorable movie you saw?
District 9
20. Describe your idea of a perfect evening. (Bearing in mind that this website is RA-21)
Having a good dinner over the New York skyline, get in a limo & then being driven to a high stakes cash game
21. Apart from poker, what is your favourite game of chance?
Blackjack
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, on the following:
(a) Poker playing: (1) Come take money from me… to (10) WSOP champions fear me.
5 maybe?
(b) Physical sports: (1) I get no exercise whatsoever… to (10) I am like Schumacher, Jordan and Henry rolled into one.
8 but moving to 7 or 6 in a few months time. haha
(c) Kissing: (1) Like a wet fish… to (10) I can induce fireworks with my tongue.
0. like a dry fish. LOL
2nd Oct: Mr Bean takes on Danny “Doraemon”
The 2 perpetually smiling faces in the Room square up to each other
Mr Bean. He’s been to the US, to Paris, and now he’s coming to KL.
Doraemon. He’s from Japan. Like Danny, he likes Japanese chicks
Mr Bean. He likes to holiday in Hawaii.
Danny. He likes girls who are kawaii*
Mr Bean. He’s got long legs.
Danny. He likes long legs.
Mr Bean. He’s got a teddy bear.
Danny. He’s like a teddy bear.
Mr Bean. He likes to eat chicken rice.
Danny. He likes to eat chicken…
Mr Bean. He likes to drive a Mini.
Danny. He likes girls in a Mini-anything.
The 2 buddies in the Room are squaring up into one of the biggest, best heads-up matches to-date.
HBO wanted the rights to televise this heads-up match, but we declined. They can take their money and go elsewhere! You don’t have to subscribe to pay-per-view, and you can get ringside seats! We don’t have ringside girls, but we got Christine, and she will have to do…
10,000 chips, 10-minute intervals, 2 buddies, 1 prize. This 2nd October, live in your very own KL Poker Room, come find out if Mr Bean will send Doraemon packing to Disneyland, or if Doraemon will produce pocket aces from his magic pocket**.
*Kawaii refers to cuteness in Japanese culture. For more details, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuteness_in_Japanese_culture
**Little known facts about Doraemon:
(1) Doraemon is actually a robot sent back in time by Nobita Nobi’s great-great grandson Sewashi to improve Nobita’s circumstances so that his descendants may enjoy a better future.
(2) Doraemon has a pocket from which he produces many gadgets, medicines, and tools from the future. The pocket is called yojigen-pocket, or 4-dimensional pocket. Often, after Nobita’s pleading and/or goading, Doraemon produces a futuristic gadget out of his aforementioned pouch to help Nobita fix his problem, enact revenge, or flaunt to his friends.
(3) Although he can hear perfectly well, Doraemon has no ears: his robotic ears were eaten by a mouse, giving him a series-long phobia of the creatures.
Win RM200 in our Hand Analysis Contest, sponsored by Ben and KLPR
Dear KLPR members,
Hand Analysis Contest with sponsorship by Ben and KLPR
Ben recently participated in a NLHE game. Read through the game description below, and guess the hands of the UTG+1, Cutoff and Button. If you guess correctly, and if you put forward a rationale for your guess, you will receive
(a) RM100 Isetan voucher from Ben
(b) RM100 credit with the Room for use on our NLHE table.
Free entry! Take your best guess.
Game description:
7 players; blinds RM100-RM200; minimum buyin RM15k, maximum buyin 50k.
Ben is in middle position with AQs (spades).
Pre-flop:
UTG+1 bets 800.
Ben (with AQs) raises to 2,000.
Cutoff re-raises to 5,600.
Button calls.
UTG+1 calls.
Ben calls.
All else fold.
Pot = 22,700
Ben’s guess/observations:
At least one or more of these players would be holding premium hands…AK or AJ.
I ruled out any premium pocket pairs. Small or medium pairs maybe…but unlikely…
UTG+1 is a solid and tight player….aggressive when holding premium hands Stack size….RM 26k
Cutoff is a loose and aggressive player…stack size 50k.
Button being a charted accountant is a very conservative player but tendency towards being a calling station….stack size 32k.
Ben’s stack size….36k.
Flop is Ad Kc 9h
UTG+1 checks
Ben checks
Cutoff checks
Button checks
Pot = 22,700
Ben’s guess/observations:
At this stage I don’t know where I stand…whether I am having the best hand…or not.
I need to know whether anyone is holding a AK.
Turn is 5h
Board is Ad Kc 9h 5h
Ben holds Qs As
UTG+1 checks
Ben raises to 4,500
Cut-off re-raises to 11,000
Button calls immediately.
After a long pause…UTG+1 shoves all in ….about 20,000.
Ben’s guess/observations:
It is obvious at least two players are having an ace pair. The question was whether anyone having AK….and someone for sure shall be on a draw. It does not matter who.
My guess… cutoff is having top pair with flush draw
button is holding KJ or KQ suited or something in that range.perhaps with a strong draw..
UTG1 is the one having AK.
If UTG1 is having AK, with an AQ I am already drawing dead….the pot odds do not matter anymore….
Ben folds.
Cutoff re-raises all-in
Button calls.
River is Qc.
Board is Ad Kc 9h 5h Qc.
QUESTION: What hands are all the three players holding?
Your answer must be the precise hand for each player.
Please submit by this Friday, 2 October 2009.
Submit the answer, either via paper or email to kl(dot)poker(dot)room(at)gmail(dot)com, in the following format:
(1) UTG+1′s hand:
(2) Cutoff’s hand:
(3) Button’s hand:
and include a brief explanation for your answer.
Ben’s note:
If I am at KLPR, I will hand the voucher to Mark or Daniel and at KLPR we will decide on the winner. I will come to KLPR with a written answer and before deliberation, some other member shall be holding the paper.
No one knows the answer except Ben. It’s an excellent case study based on a real-life situation, hence we are going to add to Ben’s prize with the RM100 credit. Hope to hear your answers.
