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    Poker Charter 2014

    My Name is (ahh nearly slipped out)
    I am a regular poker player in Dublin, last April my poker reached a new low.
    I decided to give it a last ditched effort to try salvaging the hobby I love.
    After lots of deliberation and soul searching “The Charter” was born.
    My theory was “if I can’t do it for me, maybe I can do it for someone else!”
    Here is a copy my Charter;

    Poker Charter
    ________________



    Date 21stApril 2014

    My Name is ####### ######
    This my poker charter as of the above date
    Any poker tournament, any winnings will be split on a ratio i.e.

    1/3 of any winnings will be donated to charity, the charity benefiting (if any) is the:
    The Capuchin Day Centre,
    29 Bow Street, Dublin 7.

    1/3 of the winnings to be shared with family (friends).

    1/3 to be decided on whatever, usually my bankroll.
    This Charter will last for six months; on the 21st October this charter will be revised. A full record of tournaments will be kept at the end of each fortnight payments if any will be passed onto the charity.


    Failure to adhere fully to this charter will mean a complete withdrawal from Texas Holdem on a permanent basis.

    --------------------------
    ###### #######



    All comments welcomed?
    Last edited by PokerCharter; 27-06-14, 17:10. Reason: Misspelling

    #2
    Is it winnings you are splitting or profit? How do you calculate that? If you 'win' 5k in one month from an outlay of 3k, but lose 4k the next month how does that work? Seems like a strange one. If it's for 6 months why are you revising it in 4 months?
    Last edited by 6starpool; 27-06-14, 17:43.

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      #3
      1/3 of winnings , cost of tournies comes from me/bankroll otherwise i'm just fooling myself.
      Charter is operating since 21st april , 2 months now.

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        #4
        Very noble and good luck with this if you follow through. You actually beat me to it but I was going to start a similar log for July to New Year. As a recretional player both live and online I will be starting one on Tuesday with 25% of profit at the end of every month going to the Hospice in Harolds Cross. glgl all.

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          #5
          Interesting idea. Best of luck with it anyhow.

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            #6
            Thank you , i appreciate the feedback.

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              #7
              Originally posted by 5starpool View Post
              Is it winnings you are splitting or profit? How do you calculate that? If you 'win' 5k in one month from an outlay of 3k, but lose 4k the next month how does that work? Seems like a strange one. If it's for 6 months why are you revising it in 4 months?
              Thanks , blog put on back burner, twitter and facebook setup but not really good at it so don't know how that will go?. :-)

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                #8
                Interesting idea.

                Don't answer if you don't want, but as you've been committed to the charter since April 21st, how have you got on with it in the period since then?

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                  #9
                  In money terms the charity has received €945 , prefer not to go into exact details.
                  On another level "the charter" has helped me be more focused on the job in hand.

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                    #10
                    As i mentioned, twitter and facebook has been setup

                    Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.


                    Any advice how to get this going would be appreciated.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by PokerCharter View Post
                      In money terms the charity has received €945 , prefer not to go into exact details.
                      On another level "the charter" has helped me be more focused on the job in hand.
                      How did it help keep you focused?

                      Was has donating the money focused you?

                      Why only one charity ?
                      Girls just wanna have fun

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                        #12
                        How did it help keep you focused?
                        I am naturally a loose aggressive player , my concentration would falter when i needed it most.
                        My play was so erratic i considered packing in poker full stop!
                        I came up with the idea of the charter to give me a goal orientated approach. I printed it out signed it and keep it in my wallet all the time , just to remind me.

                        Was has donating the money focused you?
                        Assume you mean "Why has donating the money focused you?" A good friend of mine always gave what he called "Lucky Money" to friends when he got lucky in the bookies , to him he was spreading the luck around.
                        The charity i picked , impressed me hugely with their approach to homeless people. No one gets turned away. No questions asked, they give without expecting anything in return. People needing help is the best focus i could have. " it's not about me ! It's about them"

                        Why only one charity ?
                        This was a personal decision, I read a quote in an article saying 'i'm the CEO of the Capuchin Day Care Centre and my salary is nil" , that's why for the moment it's one charity.

                        Check out what the do here
                        http://www.capuchindaycentre.ie/Capu...ss_People.html

                        Hope this answers your Q's

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                          #13
                          offer domain name and hosting

                          I am taking care of 2 poker domains
                          www.holdem.ie and www.aceofspades.ie both hosted together.

                          Your Charter runs to end of October...
                          I can park test site currently there and give you access to these domains until November (1 month after charter finishes), providing everything is up front and marketing on sites is directly translated into charity... No middle men... You could use banner ads and payments could be made directly to charity(i'm sure some of the bigger clubs would come on board)...

                          I will install a blank version of Joomla on site.
                          I can setup email accounts running of theses as well i.e. charter@holdem.ie or charity@holdem.ie etc , etc... emails can be forwarded to any email account or you can use your own account...

                          PM if interested...


                          Best of Luck...

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by aceofspades.ie View Post
                            I am taking care of 2 poker domains
                            www.holdem.ie and www.aceofspades.ie both hosted together.

                            Your Charter runs to end of October...
                            I can park test site currently there and give you access to these domains until November (1 month after charter finishes), providing everything is up front and marketing on sites is directly translated into charity... No middle men... You could use banner ads and payments could be made directly to charity(i'm sure some of the bigger clubs would come on board)...

                            I will install a blank version of Joomla on site.
                            I can setup email accounts running of theses as well i.e. charter@holdem.ie or charity@holdem.ie etc , etc... emails can be forwarded to any email account or you can use your own account...

                            PM if interested...


                            Best of Luck...
                            Offer accepted

                            PM contact details

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                              #15
                              Big thank you

                              Originally posted by 5starpool View Post
                              Is it winnings you are splitting or profit? How do you calculate that? If you 'win' 5k in one month from an outlay of 3k, but lose 4k the next month how does that work? Seems like a strange one. If it's for 6 months why are you revising it in 4 months?
                              THANKS

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                                #16
                                THANKS

                                Originally posted by PokerCharter View Post
                                Thanks , blog put on back burner, twitter and facebook setup but not really good at it so don't know how that will go?. :-)
                                THANKS

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                                  #17
                                  THANKS

                                  Originally posted by Lplated View Post
                                  Interesting idea.

                                  Don't answer if you don't want, but as you've been committed to the charter since April 21st, how have you got on with it in the period since then?
                                  THANKS

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                                    #18
                                    THANKS

                                    Originally posted by miriams View Post
                                    How did it help keep you focused?

                                    Was has donating the money focused you?

                                    Why only one charity ?
                                    THANKS

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                                      #19
                                      THANKS

                                      Originally posted by aceofspades.ie View Post
                                      I am taking care of 2 poker domains
                                      www.holdem.ie and www.aceofspades.ie both hosted together.

                                      Your Charter runs to end of October...
                                      I can park test site currently there and give you access to these domains until November (1 month after charter finishes), providing everything is up front and marketing on sites is directly translated into charity... No middle men... You could use banner ads and payments could be made directly to charity(i'm sure some of the bigger clubs would come on board)...

                                      I will install a blank version of Joomla on site.
                                      I can setup email accounts running of theses as well i.e. charter@holdem.ie or charity@holdem.ie etc , etc... emails can be forwarded to any email account or you can use your own account...

                                      PM if interested...


                                      Best of Luck...
                                      THANKS

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                                        #20
                                        THANKS

                                        Originally posted by Dice75 View Post
                                        Very noble and good luck with this if you follow through. You actually beat me to it but I was going to start a similar log for July to New Year. As a recretional player both live and online I will be starting one on Tuesday with 25% of profit at the end of every month going to the Hospice in Harolds Cross. glgl all.
                                        THANKS

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                                          #21
                                          THANKS

                                          Originally posted by 5starpool View Post
                                          Interesting idea. Best of luck with it anyhow.
                                          THANKS

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                                            #22
                                            THANKS

                                            Hope i got everyone
                                            If no BIG THANKS

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                                              #23
                                              Happy to donate a Tuesday Night Double Chance €55 ticket for this worthy project.

                                              PM us your details to confirm.


                                              Originally posted by PokerCharter View Post
                                              My Name is (ahh nearly slipped out)
                                              I am a regular poker player in Dublin, last April my poker reached a new low.
                                              I decided to give it a last ditched effort to try salvaging the hobby I love.
                                              After lots of deliberation and soul searching “The Charter” was born.
                                              My theory was “if I can’t do it for me, maybe I can do it for someone else!”
                                              Here is a copy my Charter;

                                              Poker Charter
                                              ________________



                                              Date 21stApril 2014

                                              My Name is ####### ######
                                              This my poker charter as of the above date
                                              Any poker tournament, any winnings will be split on a ratio i.e.

                                              1/3 of any winnings will be donated to charity, the charity benefiting (if any) is the:
                                              The Capuchin Day Centre,
                                              29 Bow Street, Dublin 7.

                                              1/3 of the winnings to be shared with family (friends).

                                              1/3 to be decided on whatever, usually my bankroll.
                                              This Charter will last for six months; on the 21st October this charter will be revised. A full record of tournaments will be kept at the end of each fortnight payments if any will be passed onto the charity.


                                              Failure to adhere fully to this charter will mean a complete withdrawal from Texas Holdem on a permanent basis.

                                              --------------------------
                                              ###### #######



                                              All comments welcomed?
                                              sigpic
                                              Lower Fitzwilliam St. Dublin 2
                                              Tel: 01 611 4677 | www.fitzwilliamcardclub.com | facebook.com/thefitzcasino | twitter.com/thefitzcasino

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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by FitzwilliamCardClub View Post
                                                Happy to donate a Tuesday Night Double Chance €55 ticket for this worthy project.

                                                PM us your details to confirm.
                                                Thank you very much for your kind offer, as you said it is a very worthy cause.
                                                If possible could you make a donation instead to the centre.
                                                Link is on the website www.holdem.ie In return i will make sure you get a mention on the website.

                                                Thank you for your support.

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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by PokerCharter View Post
                                                  My Name is (ahh nearly slipped out)
                                                  I am a regular poker player in Dublin, last April my poker reached a new low.
                                                  I decided to give it a last ditched effort to try salvaging the hobby I love.
                                                  After lots of deliberation and soul searching “The Charter” was born.
                                                  My theory was “if I can’t do it for me, maybe I can do it for someone else!”
                                                  Here is a copy my Charter;

                                                  Poker Charter
                                                  ________________



                                                  Date 21stApril 2014

                                                  My Name is ####### ######
                                                  This my poker charter as of the above date
                                                  Any poker tournament, any winnings will be split on a ratio i.e.

                                                  1/3 of any winnings will be donated to charity, the charity benefiting (if any) is the:
                                                  The Capuchin Day Centre,
                                                  29 Bow Street, Dublin 7.

                                                  1/3 of the winnings to be shared with family (friends).

                                                  1/3 to be decided on whatever, usually my bankroll.
                                                  This Charter will last for six months; on the 21st October this charter will be revised. A full record of tournaments will be kept at the end of each fortnight payments if any will be passed onto the charity.


                                                  Failure to adhere fully to this charter will mean a complete withdrawal from Texas Holdem on a permanent basis.

                                                  --------------------------
                                                  ###### #######



                                                  All comments welcomed?
                                                  How has this been going? Is it just live or online you are playing?

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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by patg2 View Post
                                                    How has this been going? Is it just live or online you are playing?
                                                    Going well thanks , went through a bad patch recently where flips weren't going my way back on track now.

                                                    Live tournaments only no cash ! €2,000+ been passed over to charity since PokerCharter began. The work these people do is fantastic. Speaking to the volunteers they talk of the "new poor". Every cent donated goes where it's needed.

                                                    Humbling experience.
                                                    All that and my poker has improved. Win. Win :-)
                                                    Last edited by PokerCharter; 02-09-14, 12:17. Reason: Amended

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                                                      #27
                                                      Well done! Hope it's still going well for you. Haven't played poker in ages but getting a slight urge watching a few of the main event episodes. Might try something similar to yourself with my remaining roll on party. Will have to be cash though as i can't commit the time to tournaments

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                                                        #28
                                                        Hmmm, bad start, down 3BIs. The charity will owe me quite a bit of money if this continues

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                                                          #29
                                                          Finished up 7 BIs for my october effort in a mere 2600 hands. The local special needs kids should soon be high fiving the shit out of me
                                                          /thread hijack

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