Season 5 Champion: MagnetEng!

Congratulations to MagnetEng, who won the Championship Tournament along with a number of bounties, and in the process became the Season 5 Champion as well! Nicely done!

Coming in second in the Championship Tournament was beano583, with COLUMBIADC taking third.

In the overall standings, EJ89 and thetoycave both dropped down one spot to finish second and third for the season, respectively.

The results:



The final standings:

MagnetEng(2)	191.11
EJ89(2)	165.82
thetoycave(1)	152.18
ravensfutbal(1)	149.92
COLUMBIADC(1)	149.44
maddoggy44(2)	146.84
beano583	132.36
nekendrick	114.58
HiRoller88	109.60
*longhair 99(1)	94.05
potnets	92.73
ScottyBallin	88.77
xICEPICKx	72.43
LaxStarr1995	56.87
*r_webb18	29.15
rusdog13	18.04
elusively	16.00
mxrider	12.43

The intention of the scoring in the Championship Tournament is to balance two goals: give everyone a fair chance to improve their standing, while still giving an edge to the points leaders. This season showed that the system is working, IMO. MagnetEng came into the tournament in 5th place and was able to take down the top spot by winning the tournament along with a number of bounties. beano583 started in ninth, and had a chance at moving into the number three spot with a win - very close, and with a few more bounties who knows how it may have ended up. If anyone has more feedback on the scoring please pass it along.

Thanks to everyone for playing this season! We will be starting Season 6: Mixed Games in a few weeks, and it would be great to have a bigger turnout. Please spread the word!

Championship Game Day!

The top 9 are all registered and are no doubt going through their pregame rituals. Not in? Jump on the rail and watch the fun!

Season 5 Championship

It's Championship Week, and congratulations to the Top 9 players that will be competing Tuesday: EJ89, thetoycave, ravensfutbal, maddoggy44, MagnetEng, COLUMBIADC, nekendrick, HiRoller88, and beano583. Here are the tournament details:

Format: NL Hold'em
Buy-in: $10+$1
Date: January 19
Time: 9pm EST
Tourney ID: 231712210
Tourney Name: MD DonkFest S5CH
Tourney Password: emailed to participants

NOTE: I need an email address for beano583.

NOTE: Due to the way PokerStars currently runs private tournaments we are unable to disable late registration or limit the players to 9. Because of this, the tournament will start on two tables until the late registration period ends. I tried to get this changed but could not; PokerStars has said they will consider adding this feature in the future.

As we did last season, in addition to the regular scoring there will be bonus points for the top 3 tournament winners, along with a weighted bounty system.

Bonus points
There will be additional bonus points for finishing in the money in the Championship Tournament, as follows:

Place	Bonus
1)	20 pts
2)	10 pts
3)	5 pts

Bounties
There will be a bounty on everyone in the Championship, but it will be a weighted bounty based on the leaderboard going into the tourney, as follows:

Place	Bounty
1)EJ89 2)thetoycave	9 pts 8 pts
3)ravensfutbal	7 pts
4)maddoggy44	6 pts
5)MagnetEng	5 pts
6)COLUMBIADC	4 pts
7)nekendrick	3 pts
8)HiRoller88	2 pts
9)beano583	1 pt

The tournament winner will keep his own bounty. There are a lot of points up for grabs in this tournament!

Payout
The league prize pool for Season 2 is $270. Three places will be paid based on overall league points for the season, as follows:

1st place - $135.00
2nd place - $81.00
3rd place - $54.00

Good luck everyone!

Week 10 Results

NOTE: Beano583 - send me your email address (mddonkfest at gmail)

Season 5's regular season came to a close last night, with 13 runners looking to secure a spot in the Top 9 for next week's Championship Tournament. Potnets was able to grab his only cash of the season by taking third, but it wasn't enough to crack the Top 9. Thetoycave, with a league-leading 5 cashes, took second, and the mysterious maddoggy44 scored a second win, becoming the third 2-time winner of the season.

The results:



The Top 9 (lowest score dropped):

EJ89(2)	155.82
thetoycave(1)	144.93
ravensfutbal(1)	144.92
maddoggy44(2)	136.42
MagnetEng(2)	129.11
COLUMBIADC(1)	109.12
nekendrick	108.97
HiRoller88	103.26
beano583	102.15

Congratulations to the Top 9 for making it to the Championship Tournament! Details on the tournament will be posted shortly. The tournament password will be emailed to the participants. Losers Nonparticipants like yours truly are encouraged to heckle cheer from the rail, and possibly beg for $1 ("I'll pay you double tomorrow!!").

Game Day!

Tonight is Week 10, the final regular tourney of Season 5 and your last chance to secure a spot in the Top 9. Why is that important? The Top 9 will compete next week in the Championship Tournament to determine the Season 5 Champion. The Championship Tournament features lots of opportunities to grab more points, including bounties on everyone and bonus points for cashing, so everyone has a decent chance to make a big move.

Week 9 Results

Week 9 proved to be very interesting, setting us up for a very exciting season end next week. Things are very tight at the top of the leader board, and there are quite a few players vying for a spot in the Top 9 for the Championship.

EJ89 had an excellent night, becoming our second two-time winner, claiming the bounty, and moving into the top overall spot. Beano583 took second, and thetoycave came in third.

The results:



The updated Top 9 (lowest score dropped):

EJ89(2)	144.70
ravensfutbal(1)	137.90
thetoycave(1)	124.43
MagnetEng(2)	121.36
COLUMBIADC(1)	103.25
nekendrick	102.57
maddoggy44(1)	100.36
beano583	92.43
HiRoller88	90.23

Week 8 Results

Week 8 found 12 players taking a brief break from holiday feasting to do battle on the virtual felt. COLUMBIADC emerged victorious, taking the bounty of EJ89 as well. EJ89 placed second, and thetoycave took third.

The results:

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The updated Top 9 (lowest score dropped):

ravensfutbal(1)	126.32
MagnetEng(2)	114.63
EJ89(1)	111.53
thetoycave(1)	110.28
nekendrick	97.08
COLUMBIADC(1)	95.71
maddoggy44(1)	94.30
*longhair 99(1)	83.61
HiRoller88	81.69

There are only two weeks left to capture or maintain your spot in the Top 9. The Top 9 will then compete in the Season 5 Championship Tournament to determine our season champion.

Game Day!

Week 8 of Season 5 tonight!

Week 7 Results

We had a repeat Sunday Million ticket winner this season - congrats to ravensfutbal for keeping the lead through Week 7! He also took 3rd in the tournament for his 4th cash of the season.

Ej89 was the tourney winner, and beano583 came in second.

The results:



The updated Top 9 (lowest score dropped):

ravensfutbal(1)	114.00
MagnetEng(2)	105.49
thetoycave(1)	95.28
EJ89(1)	92.04
nekendrick	89.83
maddoggy44(1)	83.81
*longhair 99(1)	78.17
HiRoller88	73.60
ScottyBallin	72.41

Week 6 Results

At the end of Week 6 things are tighter than ever at the top of the leader board! Less than 15 points separate the top 4 players, so the Week 7 Sunday Million ticket is still very much up for grabs.

Ravensfutbal took out thetoycave for the bounty, took third in the tourney, and edged back into the overall league lead. xICEPICKx was on the ropes once or twice during the tourney, but fought back to take second place. MagnetEng became this season's first multiple winner with his second win of the season. Nice job!

The results:



The updated Top 9 (lowest score dropped):

ravensfutbal(1)	99.00
MagnetEng(2)	93.17
thetoycave(1)	89.48
nekendrick	84.83
maddoggy44(1)	76.56
*longhair 99(1)	72.43
ScottyBallin	65.97
HiRoller88	65.51
EJ89	57.40

Next week is Week 7, and the leader after Week 7 gets the season's second Sunday Million entry ($215 value!). So make sure you are in!

Game Day!

Week 6 tonight!

Week 5 Results

At the midpoint of the season there is considerable jockeying for position at the top of the leader board. This week thetoycave stepped it up and took down the tourney, edging into first place in the league (less than 3 points separate the top 3). HiRoller88 took second, and LaxStarr1995 somehow managed to find third. xICEPICKx knocked out maddoggy44 for the 5 point bounty.

So far this season we have had five people cash twice, but we are still looking for a repeat winner.

The results:



The updated top 9 (lowest score for season dropped):

thetoycave(1)	80.34
nekendrick	78.00
ravensfutbal(1)	77.40
maddoggy44(1)	66.28
MagnetEng(1)	60.75
*longhair 99(1)	58.72
ScottyBallin	58.50
HiRoller88	57.28
EJ89	51.12

Game Day!

Week 5 tonight - be there!

Week 4 Results

14 players turned out for the Week 4 battle. EJ89 took out MagnetEng for the 5 point bounty. ravensfutbal cashed again with a 3rd place finish, with nekendrick taking 2nd place. The Week 4 winner was maddoggy44.

The results:



The updated Top 9:

nekendrick	78.00
ravensfutbal(1)	76.33
maddoggy44(1)	62.59
MagnetEng(1)	60.75
*longhair 99(1)	58.72
ScottyBallin	55.30
thetoycave	52.41
COLUMBIADC	42.77
potnets	42.44

Game Day!

Week4 tonight!

Week 3 Results

Wow! Quite a competitive night! ravensfutbal brought a decent lead into Week 3, hoping to take down the Sunday Million ticket, but when he went out in 12th place the race was on. ScottyBallin cashed in 3rd place, thetoycave took 2nd, and our Week 3 winner was MagnetEng. When the total points were tallied though, ravensfutbal just edged nekendrick to hang on for the points lead and the Sunday Million ticket. Congratulations!

The results:



The updated Top 9:

ravensfutbal(1)	59.73
nekendrick	56.54
MagnetEng(1)	53.28
*longhair 99(1)	48.44
thetoycave	46.61
ScottyBallin	46.16
potnets	37.44
HiRoller88	34.89
beano583	33.53

Game Day!

Week 3 is tonight - be there!

Week 2 Results

15 players battled it out in Week 2. ravensfutbal tenaciously defended the bounty, but was eventually taken down by nekendrick who finished in second. ScottyBallin took third, and this week's victor was longhair99.

The results:



The updated Top 9:

ravensfutbal(1)	53.55
nekendrick	44.22
*longhair 99(1)	39.75
*r_webb18	29.15
HiRoller88	29.15
ScottyBallin	28.80
beano583	28.53
COLUMBIADC	25.69
thetoycave	24.22

ravensfutbal maintains the league lead heading into Week 3. The leader after Week 3 will receive an entry into the Sunday Million. Good luck!

Game Day!

Week 2 of Season 5 is tonight. These first few weeks of the season are important, since the points leader after Week 3 gets an entry ticket for the Sunday Million!

Also, it's not too late to join the league, or to get a friend or two to join. The low score for the season is dropped, so missing a week or two doesn't mean you are out of the running.

Week 1 Results

Thanks to everyone who showed up to kick off Season 5! We had 17 players vying to take down the first game of this NL Holdem season. There was plenty of action throughout the tourney. Newcomer r_webb18 eventually pulled out to a huge lead, taking down the 5-point bounty on HiRoller88 who cashed yet again in third. But the heads-up match quickly turned things around, and r_webb18 settled for second after being chased down by our first winner, ravensfutbal.

The results:



The updated Top 9:

ravensfutbal(1)	41.23
*r_webb18	29.15
HiRoller88	23.80
beano583	20.62
COLUMBIADC	18.44
nekendrick	16.83
LaxStarr1995	15.58
thetoycave	14.58
rusdog13	13.04

The bounty next week will be on ravensfutbal. I would tell him to "Play Like A Raven!" but that hasn't been so good lately... (sorry Brian... :-) If you know others who would like to play - it's not too late to join!