Congratulations, Jeff!

Congratulations to Jeff Peek, the new Autocracy Poker Champion! Jeff outplayed and outlasted a tough final table including two former APC Champions plus two former APC money winners.

Here are the final table results:

7th place: Dan
6th place: Erin
5th place: Rob
4th place: Alice
3rd place: Paul (wins $70)
2nd place: Brian D. (wins $100)
1st place: Jeff (wins $190)

Jeff's win, his first cash at an APC event, puts him in the illustrious company of previous champions Dan and Erin, as well as Lisa, Tom, Paul, and myself as money winners in the short but storied history of the APC.

Thanks to all who participated! And thanks to those who took pictures. I hope everyone had a great time. Hope to see you all at APC4 next year!

Here are some more pics:




I love this pic because it looks like I'm yelling at Steve:






The final table:

And a couple of Guitar Heroes round out the festivities:

Third Annual Autocracy Poker Challenge

It's almost time for the Third Annual Autocracy Poker Challenge! Here are the tournament details:

The structure remains the same as in previous years, with the single exception that this year, there will be unlimited rebuys allowed during the first four rounds (i.e., until the first break.) For those of you who haven't been to the previous Autocracy Poker Challenges (APCs for short), or need a refresher, here is how it works:

• $10 gets you 1,000 in tournament chips.
• Rounds are 20 minutes long, and blinds increase at the end of each round.
• After every four rounds, there is a break.
• The first break is the food break, at which time you will be fed.
• If you bust out at any time before the food break, you may rebuy. Another $10 gets you another 1,000 chips.
  
• During the food break, you may add-on another 1,000 chips for $10, whether you re-bought or not. This is the final opportunity to buy in for more chips.

General Rules:

• Rule #1: Play nice and have fun. Yes, there are a few bucks to be won, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not an anything worth fighting over. Let your cards and your chips do the fighting.
• Rule #2: Jeez, I really don't feel like writing up a bunch of rules, and I know you don't want to read them anyway. All disputes will be settled autocratically by the host.
  

Blind Structure

(small blind - big blind)

1. 10 - 20
2. 15 - 30
3. 20 - 40
4. 25 - 50

Food break - final add-ons/rebuys

5. 50 - 100
6. 75 - 150
7. 100 - 200
8. 150 - 300

Break

9. 200 - 400
10. 300 - 600
11. 400 - 800
12. 500 - 1000

Break

13. 1000 - 2000
14. 1500 - 3000
15. 2000 - 4000
16. 2500 - 5000

Break - blinds will double every 15 minutes after this round.

History of the APC
"Action" Dan Furlani won the inaugural Autocracy Poker Challenge, winning the heads-up battle vs. Tom "42" Chalker. Dan tore through the competition with a calculated mixture of bluffing and aggression to take home the title.

The winner of APC 2, and current Autocracy Poker Champion is "The Princess of Poker" Erin McMurray, who also defeated Tom "42" Chalker in a stressful heads-up finale. Erin grabbed the lead early and never looked back as she kept knocking out opponents with her tight-aggressive style of play.


Who will be the next Autocracy Poker Champion? Find out on March 29th! Maybe it will be YOU!