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Poker Tourney - Hold Em?

I'm holding a poker tourney this weekend and need a little help. I've got some confusion on this from other players in the past. Let's say I start the blinds at 25 and 50. A player wants to raise. Doesn't the raise have to be at least 100? Or does it only have to be more than 50? Also, if a player raises to let's say 200, can a player after him raise to 300 or does it have to be double? I have always played that the raises have to be at least double whatever the previous bet was. One more question, when playing with time limits on the blinds, let's say they are 20 mins. When the timer goes off, do you start the clock right away or wait for the current hand to finish? What if you there are multiple tables? I have always played that you start the clock right away.

Your raise has to be at least the amount of the last bet/raise made, which in the case of blinds is taken to be the amount of the big blind. So if the big blind is 50, the raise has to be at least 50 more, or 100 total.

Your other scenario depends on what the bet was before the 200... if it was the 100 we played above, then yes, minimum to raise is the amount of the raise (100 more), so at least 300 total. If it was raised to 200 from the big blind, minimum raise is the amount of that raise (150 more), so at least 350 total. If the 200 was the first bet in the round, a raise must be at least that much (200 more), so at least 400 total.

For the blind clock, if there are multiple tables, start the clock right away, and everyone starts the new blind at the next hand (unless there is a break, at which point the clock stops, and the break starts when all tables finish their hands). If there's only one table left, it's up to you... We normally don't start the clock until the next hand if there's one table left, so we get the full time at that level.

Organizing Papers Using The Fast Method

Hey take a look at your kitchen table, is there a load of paper clutter there; ok maybe your desk or your dining room table. Hey maybe paper tends to clutter in little piles all around your house!

Ha, ok so you got a slight problem paper clutter problem on your hands and you want to defeat it. I got just the thing, it’s called the FAST method; an acronym for File Action Shred Toss; and it works gangbusters for getting through a large pile of unorganized paper.

Let’s get to it!

Step 1: Four boxes
Set yourself up four separate boxes (those filing boxes are great for this sort of thing) or areas on the floor beside your paper mess. Give each area or box its label: File, Action, Shred, Toss; Good

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Step 2: Get Pumped
Turn on the radio to your favorite music station and let the move you. Otherwise don’t do any radio and eliminate all unnecessary distraction.  This means No TV, No Talk Radio, No Telephone, No Instant messaging on  the computer (in fact turn off your computer). The point is to stay motivated and focused!

Step 3: Set Your Timer
A great way I keep motivated is by the clock for a set time. Set your timer for 40min of paper sorting focus, your objective is to plow through as much as this crazy paper mess in 40 min. Then you’ll take a break and repeat.

Step 4: Go Time!
With your timer set, grab a handful paper with your left and deal out your paper to the labeled boxes or areas like dealing poker cards. Do a quick scan of the page and toss into the right box.

To the “File” if it needs to be archived, To the “Action” if you need to respond to this information, To the “Shred” if it contains sensitive information but no longer needed, and to the “Toss” if it’s all it’s good for is recycling.

Bam, Bam, Bam, go through it, not stopping for anything.

Ok, that’s It! After you’re a few 40min sessions you’ll have your paper pile sorted in four manageable sections. So, now you can rid yourself of the “T” and “S” and as for the “F” and “A”  you can go though that in a more detailed way after well deserved break.

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Sid Green is overly obsessed with efficient cleanliness while being environmentally responsible; it’s kindly creepy, actually. Learn more about Organizing Papers by checking out Sid's blog at CleanGreenBean.com and join the Clean Green Revolution.