Omaha-8 Pot Luck

See CPT8.pdf for chip distribution, blind structure, prizes, and other details.

Season 2 starts with a bang!

Each Season 2 CPT night will feature a different game. Don't worry; the first tournament will always be No Limit Texas Hold'em. But those who wait around (or show up late) for a second tournament are in for the "feature" game. The goal is to hold one tournament each featuring the components of H.O.R.S.E.  Ultimately, the CPT Season 2 Tournament of Champions will be a true H.O.R.S.E. tournament!

As usual, the buy-in is $10 per tournament. The night starts with the standard T1500 No Limit Texas Hold'em game. This month, it's followed by Omaha Eight or Better Pot Limit. This is a High/Low split-pot game. For those who wish to brush up on the rules, go here.

Hope to see you at CPT8. Good luck, and may your aces hold up to the river!

Eights are WILD!

No, not in the poker game... but I just wanted to remind you that if we get exactly 8 or 16 players showing up to CPT8 (first tournament only), it'll be superseded by "CPT - Heads Up"!

From evite:

Welcome to Season 2 of the Chem Poker Tour!

I hope you're ready for some serious poker. Despite popular belief, No Limit Texas Hold'em isn't the only poker game out there. This season, emphasis will be on other games. But not to worry: Due to it's popularity, each month's event will start with a T1500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. What's new is that, for those who are interested in playing late, each month's CPT event will include a second tournament that features a different component of H.O.R.S.E. Traditionally, a H.O.R.S.E. tournament includes alternating rounds of:

• Hold'em
• Omaha High/Low 8-or-better Split
• Razz (i.e. 7-card Stud LOW)
• Stud (i.e. 7-card Stud HIGH)
• stud Eight (i.e. 7-card Stud High/Low 8-or-better Split)

with each game played LIMIT. However, to speed up our first tournament of the season, we'll play this Omaha High/Low event Pot Limit. The season will culminate in a full-out "H.O.R.S.E. Tournament of Champions" to be held in June or July after 6 regular Thursday night CPT events, so if you expect to qualify, it's probably in your best interests to practice each month.

To start it off, CPT8 will feature an Omaha-8 High/Low Split Pot-Limit tournament. There are links on the official CPT web site (http://individual.utoronto.ca/jdunford/CPT ) for those who want to brush up on the rules.

As usual, the buy-in for each tournament is $10, so bring extra $$ if you plan to play in both the No Limit Hold'em and "feature" tournaments. Also, we'll stick with last season's policy on rebuys available until the first break, As always, ALL tournaments count in the season (and career) stats!

Don't forget to check out last season's stats, photo gallery, and more at the official CPT web site. And as always, photos and results will be updated no later than the weekend after each CPT event.