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Rumors

Rumors is located at 1861 S. Hydraulic (264-0077). They have an odd poker schedule.

Rumors current poker schedule

Sun	no games
Mon	2:30 pm		11:30 pm
Tue	2:30 pm	7:30 pm
Wed	2:30 pm		11:30 pm
Thu	2:30 pm
Fri	2:30 pm	8:30 pm	11:30 pm
Sat	2:30 pm		11:30 pm

(09-06-07) An update from P. S. Changes to Rumor's schedule - They are adding a Friday session at 8:30, so they will have three Friday sessions: 2:30, 8:30, & 11:30. The Thursday 7:30 session is being dropped, so there will be two Thursday sessions: 2:30 & 11:30.

(08-20-07) An update from P. S. Rumor’s has announced a group trip to Wendover, Nevada. Airfare and room accommodations are $209 for single occupancy and $179 for double occupancy at either Peppermill or Montego Bay Hotel and Casino. You can win this trip for two persons at a $10 rent-a-chair hold'em tournament to be held Sat. September 1 at 8 p.m. Limited to the first 48 paid entries. If the tournament is sold out, you will have the option of taking $250 in lieu of the trip.

(05-21-07) An update from L.S. Hey just wanted to update on Rumor's summer hours. Everything is the same except Thursday and Saturday's.

On Thursday they play at 2:30pm, and 11:30pm

On Saturday they play at 2:30pm and 11:30pm

So basically added two more tournaments to the schedule. 7:30 Thurs and 2:30 Sat.

(01-07-07) An update from P. S. Current $1,000 tournament series points are earned 12/18/06 - 4/21/07.

The $1,000 finals will be held on 4/25/07 at 7:30. Prizes are 1st-$300, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$150, 4th-$120, 5th-$100, 6th-$70, 7th-$40, 8th-$20.

Pool points do not now transfer to poker tournaments. Poker points are earned as follows in each poker tournament: 1st-50, 2nd-35, 3rd-25, 4th-15, 5th-10, 6th-9, 7th-8, 8th-7, 9th-6.

Player of the week works as previously reported.

They still have a monthly tournament as previously reported. The top four places receive cash prizes as follows: 1st-40%, 2nd-30%, 3rd-20%, 4th-10%.

(07-06-05) An update from P. S. Current series - points are earned 4/24 - 8/19 towards a finals tournament to be held Tues. Aug. 22 at 7:30. The top 48 in points and

12 alternates are invited. Alternates will come in for no-shows and early-outs. Prizes are: 1st-$400, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$200, 4th-$100.

Session prizes are: 6-15 players 1st-$10; 10-29 players 1st-$10 2nd-$5; 30-39 players 1st-$20 2nd-$10; 40 or more players 1st-$20 2nd-$10 3rd-$5. A full stack of chips is $2,800. If you enter the tournament after the first blind level you are shorted as follows:

2nd-$2,600; 3rd-$2,200; 4th-$1,800. This allows you to enter the tournament later than most other venues.

They have a juke box donation available. You can donate $1 at sign-up and receive an additional $500 in starting chips.

A monthly tournament is now held in addition to the $1,000 tournament which spans several months. The top 48 in points and 12 alternates are invited. Alternates will come in for no-shows and early-outs. It is played on the 1st or 2nd Saturday of the following month at 2:30. The top four places win cash. The prize pool consists of 50% of the juke box donations from the month.

Also have a Player of the Week. The prize for Player of the Week is 20% of the juke box donations received during that week. Points toward Player of the Week are earned only by making the final table in a session. Points for finishing at the final table are as follows: 1st-50, 2nd-35, 3rd-25, 4th-15, 5th-10, 6th-9, 7th-8, 8th-7, 9th-6.

(12-26-05) A report from P.S. New series - points earned Dec. 19 - April 22. Finals Tues. April 25 at 7:30. Top 48 points holders. Points earned for playing pool and poker remain the same. Finals prizes remain the same. Two time changes: Thursday and Saturday night start at 11:00 instead of 10:45. Session
cash prizes: 6-15 players - $10 1st; 16-29 players - $10 1st, $5 2nd; 30-39 players - $20 1st, $10 2nd; 40 or more players - $20 1st, $10 2nd, $5 3rd.

(10-07-05) A report from P.S. Rumors will be adding 2:30 sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays effective Monday October 10. This was announced tonight at the midnight tournament.

(08-11-05) A report from P. S. New poker schedule: Mon., Wed., Fri. - Midnight; Tues. - 2:30 & 7:30; Thurs. - 2:30 & 10:45; Sat. 10:45. Session cash prizes remain the same.

Points tournament: points are accumulated August 24 thru Dec. 17th. Points can be earned by playing pool or poker.

Pool points: 2 for every in-house league match played; 2 for each 3-ball tournament played; 2 for each round robin tournament played.

Poker points: 1st - 50; 2nd - 35; 3rd - 20; 4th - 10; 5 for playing.

Finals for the points tournament will be Tuesday, December 20th at 7:30.
The top 48 in points will play. (Must be 21 years of age.) Finals
prizes are 1st - $500; 2nd - $300; 3rd - $150; 4th - $50.

(08-11-05) A review from P. S. Here is a typical midnight tournament blind schedule. Keep in mind that the time before closing is short so blinds for midnight tournaments are
shorter than they would be at the earlier tournaments they conduct.

Also, they will tweak the blind times as needed if they start late. 25/50 - 18 min; 50/100 - 15 min; 100/200 - 12 min; 200/400 - 10 min; 300/600 - 10 min; 500/1,000 - 9 min; 1,000/2,000 - 9 min; 2,000/4,000 - 8 min; 3,000/6,000 - 7 min; 5,000/10,000 - 7 min; 10,000/20,000 - 6 min; 20,000/40,000 until the tournament is over..

One thing that would help their tournaments move more quickly in the late rounds is to color up their black ($1,000) chips to green ($5,000) chips. This would simplify play which would speed the tournament up and allow them to finish more easily before closing time.

(08-06-05) A review from P.S. Primarily a pool establishment. The Thursday 10:30 p.m. poker tournament had to be delayed until around 11 p.m. when the 3-ball tournament finished. They set up five poker tables using portable felt tops. Each can accommodate eight players. The table at the far north end is very dimly lit and does not utilize a poker table top. The top is a smooth black plastic. Dealing is an adventure because cards slide easily without friction. The table south of the bar which they use for the final table has some chairs where you sink very low and can hardly see the table top.

At some point when blinds are high (possibly $2,000/$4,000) the blind period goes to 7 minutes! Needless to say this gets bizarre results with players going all in and side pots needing to be figured out. It's not unusual for only two hands to be played before blinds go up again. The automated system shut itself off when blinds reach
$20,000/$40,000!

Session cash prizes: 6-10 players - $10 for 1st. 11-20 players - $10 for 1st, $5 for 2nd. 21-30 players - $20 for 1st, $10 for 2nd. 31 or more players - $20 for 1st, $10 for 2nd, $5 for 3rd.

Points tournament: points are accumulated from April 18 to August 19. You can accumulate points by playing pool or poker.

Pool points: 5 for every in-house league match played; 5 for each 3-ball tournament; 5 for each Round Robin tournament.

Poker points: 5 for playing; 30 for 1st; 20 for 2nd; 10 for 3rd. Finals will be August 23rd at 7:30 playing for $1,000 total purse -1st-$500, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$150, 4th-$50. Top 40 points holders will participate in the finals tournament.

(05-29-05) A report from G. Played at Rumors again yesterday and clarified with the lady there that only the top 3 places each session qualify for points. (Last time I checked your page on Rumors it said 5 places receive points) Currently it looks like it takes about 70 points to be in the top 40 necessary for the $$$$ tourney in August.