# <center> Today in the SPL (5/13/18): Freerolls, Updates, and More from the Steem Poker League </center> # 
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### <center> Hello Steemians and SPL Poker Players! </center> ### 

<center> Does your team have what it takes, or are you going to let Team Wild run off with the trophy without a fight? It’s time to play baby! Please also show your support the league with your upvote. </center>

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## Updates, News, and Notes ##   
* Team Up is back! It’s week 6 out of 8. Does your team still have a shot? Here are the current rankings: 

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* New Freeroll! Adsactly (alexvan & @adsactly-witness) is hosting a brand new weekly 20 SBD Monday tournament at 6 PM Central. Check out the full details and upvote [here](https://steemit.com/witness/@spl/adsactly-to-host-weekly-20-sbd-poker-tournament-in-the-steem-poker-league-spl). Make sure to follow him and consider voting him as a witness. 

* Yesterday’s Action: 
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<center> *Late in the Tucket, @Kerry234 pushes @Sevendst19 all-in. Seven thinks about it and makes a good call with a pair of kings and a queen kicker (in addition to the board pair)*</center>


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<center> *In the first few hands of the Tucket, I call a hefty pre-flop raise with king queen suited and feel pretty confident after the 45Q flop. I reraise FarSeer, who then calls. My bet on the turn quickly turns into an all-in, and I get to see his 74 suited take down the pot and knock me out of the tournament. Nice hand* </center> 

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<center> *Both players all-in before the flop, @Sevendst19's pair of fours is enough to knock out Tadas*</center>

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<center> *After both players go all-in, a brutal runout gives @yazp a straight and the victory, a 7 SBD prize!* </center>

* Yesterday’s winners: 

> @Yazp won the 10 SBD Tucket. Make sure to earn your ticket to next week’s tournament through a Tucket satellite in the Sit N Go lobby. 

> My chip lead evaporated after some nasty runouts (I know, excuses are worthless) against @arcaneinfo, who eventually took down the 10 SBD @pokering Heads-Up Shootout. I’ll see you next week Arcane! 

Other News and Notes:

* In this week’s post about the Dawg Pound, our buddy @Rawdawg highlights his tournament, which has now run 9 weeks in a row and given out 45 SBD. [Make sure to read and upvote the post here](https://steemit.com/spl/@rawdawg/top-dawgs-of-the-steem-poker-league). Can you guess who the only player is to have won it 3 times? 

* @FutureMind is hosting another freeroll. [Get the details and upvote the post here](https://steemit.com/spl/@futuremind/spl-futuremind-freeroll-round-2). Thank you FutureMind! 

* @oendertuerk runs one of the best weekly tournaments in the league with a Thursday afternoon 10 SBD freeroll. [Check out his recap post for this week and please upvote to keep this game going here](https://steemitstage.com/poker/@oendertuerk/4dyf9v-the-results-of-yesterdays-tourney-das-ergebnis-des-gestrigen-turniers-en-de).

* Show host @pcste some love and upvote his tournament post [here](https://steemit.com/spl/@pcste/steem-poker-league-pcste-10-sbd-wednesday-freeroll-10pm-gmt-09-05-18-lucksacks-com-the-site-for-players-not-for-profit). 

* Did you know you can host your own SPL tournament? Join our Discord channel to learn how. Visit the #roll-your-own-tourney page in our channel to get started. 

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## Today’s Freerolls: Sunday, May 13 ## 
It’s time to TEAM UP! Over 65 SBD up for grabs. Come and get some! 
* 10:00 AM CDT: .20 SBD HORSE (16 Players Max) 
* 10:00 AM CDT: 10 SBD @JonSnow1983 NLH Freeroll 
* 1:00 PM CDT: 5 SBD @Rawdawg DAWG POUND 5 SBD Winner-Take-All (20 Players Max) 
* 2:00 PM CDT: .20 SBD PLO8 (20 Players Max)
* 3:00 PM CDT: 50 SBD Sunday Freeroll & Team Up Tournament 
* 6:00 PM CDT: .20 SBD Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (20 Players Max)

Also, join ongoing Sit &Go’s and tournaments throughout the day. To find out when these tournaments are happening in your time zone, [use this time zone converter](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html). And make sure to play in “Tucket” Sit N Go’s to win a ticket to play in the weekly Tucket Freeroll. 

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## Current SPL Leaderboard ## 
 
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## How to Join the SPL ## 
We would love to have you as a part of our online poker community. To be a member of the Steem Poker League, we need you to do the following:
* Have a reputation over 35
* Have a valid introduction post
* Be a current, active Steemian
* Come to our Discord Channel and get to know the other players! It can help your pending-to-active transition if you have an established @spl member vouch for you!
* Register on lucksacks.com, the official home of the SPL

Please comment, trash talk, or post nonsense (other than spam) below, and I’ll see you at the tables! 

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<center> *Banner created by @NicNas* </center>

~Putting My Game Face on for Today, “Hoodish,” aka @MichaelLuchies