I'm gonna have a go at this over Xmas I think. Gets me away from the "festivities" (yeah, I share tikay's views on the season lol) and I can hopefully earn some money.
Pity I will only be able to watch the first half hour of the show live - my housemate is a religious MOTD fan! Thank god for Sky+
Did I hear that right? The winner takes all, & everyone else goes home with nothing?
Cheers."
That's correct Dave, though I'm sure the whole Community will share in the reflected glory of the eventual winner. And we'll all have a bunch of fun along the way, as it's the Sky Poker viewers who will decide who wins.
If all the prizes are Tournament Packages, aren't the Tournament only players going to be picked bv the Mentors? What about us cash players - will the Mentors bother looking at the Cash Games?
Thanks a lot,
CashMonkey".
No - players from ALL disciplines will be selected & judged. It's just the PRIZE that is for Tournaments. You can rest assured that the Mentors WILL be looking very closely at the Cash Games, AND the STT's, DYM's, as well as MTT's.
EVERY PLAYER, no matter what they play, has the chance to win this.
"I think I heard Ed saying the Mentors had an "interest" in the winning player - what does this mean? Will this affect who the Mentors pick?"
Yes - the Mentor of the Player who wins will receive 10% of the Winnings the winner gets from his Three Tourneys.
So it WILL affect who he picks - because it's in his best interest to pick the Player who he thinks is most likely to win most. And it also means the Mentor will work very hard, & give of his own time freely, to mentor his picks.
"What do we have to do to get on this Show? Do we have to sign up to say we'd like to be picked, or will we just get an e-Mail all of a sudden saying we're in with a shout?"
EVERY player on Sky Poker is "in with a shout". You do not have to sign up, Register, or do anything - except play!
If you play well, you have a chance. That's all you need to do. Those who play best have the best chance.
"Ive only just joined Sky Poker - what are the chances you'll be looking at the new guys as well as the old hands? I'd love to win the prize,. but I'm afraid you'll pick the players that have been here for a long time instead".
The Mentors will be looking at ALL Players. It's not how long they have been here, it's how well they play. I imagine a LOT of new players will be on the Site, trying to win this - they ALL have the same chance to win. The best player will win, irrespective of whether they are new to the Site, or a regular.
ALL players on Sky Poker, viewers on Channel 865, & Community Members, will be able to Vote on who wins.
TonyTuck wrote..... "Ive only just joined Sky Poker - what are the chances you'll be looking at the new guys as well as the old hands? I'd love to win the prize,. but I'm afraid you'll pick the players that have been here for a long time instead". The Mentors will be looking at ALL Players. It's not how long they have been here, it's how well they play. I imagine a LOT of new players will be on the Site, trying to win this - they ALL have the same chance to win. The best player will win, irrespective of whether they are new to the Site, or a regular. ALL players on Sky Poker, viewers on Channel 865, & Community Members, will be able to Vote on who wins. Posted by Tikay10
This bothers me a LOT about this competition, whats to stop professional players joining the site just to get a free seat to the WSOP?
Wow! This is going to be a really tough choice me thinks as there are some great players here! I guess from the show that potential and behaviour come into it too, but having looked at mentors and training sites etc myself then whoever wins will surely have their Xmas and birthday rolled into one!
The best of luck to everyone and I'm sure that all the community will be supporting the winner 100%. xx
In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : This bothers me a LOT about this competition, whats to stop professional players joining the site just to get a free seat to the WSOP? Posted by Kiwini4u
The top Pros - the REAL Pros - will be sponsored by, or associated with, other Online Sites, so they won't be able to.
Unsponsored Pros will no doubt give it a whirl, & I hope they do, they'll be very welcome, the more the merrier.
But the winner will be the one who the Sky Poker Community gives the most Votes to.
So any newcomers will have to play very well to win the hearts & minds of the Voters.
Wow! This is going to be a really tough choice me thinks as there are some great players here! I guess from the show that potential and behaviour come into it too, but having looked at mentors and training sites etc myself then whoever wins will surely have their Xmas and birthday rolled into one! The best of luck to everyone and I'm sure that all the community will be supporting the winner 100%. xx Posted by SUPERNOVA
Good read!
If I had a Vote - & I probably don't - I'd want to select a Player who could not only play well, but who played within their bankroll, did not tilt, & had scope to improve.
So, if we applied those criteria to Rich Orford, just for example, he'd only gets one tick - "scope to improve"......;)
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Pity I will only be able to watch the first half hour of the show live - my housemate is a religious MOTD fan! Thank god for Sky+
A bunch of e-Mailed questions came into the Live Show, but we did not have time to read them, so I'll answer them below.
I am NOT a "spokesperson" for Sky Poker, or for Total Player, but I think the questions deserve answers, so I'll answer as best I can.
Dave1976 asked......
"Hi Rich,
Did I hear that right? The winner takes all, & everyone else goes home with nothing?
Cheers."
That's correct Dave, though I'm sure the whole Community will share in the reflected glory of the eventual winner. And we'll all have a bunch of fun along the way, as it's the Sky Poker viewers who will decide who wins.
CashMonkey wrote......
"Hi Guys,
If all the prizes are Tournament Packages, aren't the Tournament only players going to be picked bv the Mentors? What about us cash players - will the Mentors bother looking at the Cash Games?
Thanks a lot,
CashMonkey".
No - players from ALL disciplines will be selected & judged. It's just the PRIZE that is for Tournaments. You can rest assured that the Mentors WILL be looking very closely at the Cash Games, AND the STT's, DYM's, as well as MTT's.
EVERY PLAYER, no matter what they play, has the chance to win this.
The Flying Jock, AKA Cliff, wrote.....
"I think I heard Ed saying the Mentors had an "interest" in the winning player - what does this mean? Will this affect who the Mentors pick?"
Yes - the Mentor of the Player who wins will receive 10% of the Winnings the winner gets from his Three Tourneys.
So it WILL affect who he picks - because it's in his best interest to pick the Player who he thinks is most likely to win most. And it also means the Mentor will work very hard, & give of his own time freely, to mentor his picks.
Otto wrote....
"What do we have to do to get on this Show? Do we have to sign up to say we'd like to be picked, or will we just get an e-Mail all of a sudden saying we're in with a shout?"
EVERY player on Sky Poker is "in with a shout". You do not have to sign up, Register, or do anything - except play!
If you play well, you have a chance. That's all you need to do. Those who play best have the best chance.
TonyTuck wrote.....
"Ive only just joined Sky Poker - what are the chances you'll be looking at the new guys as well as the old hands? I'd love to win the prize,. but I'm afraid you'll pick the players that have been here for a long time instead".
The Mentors will be looking at ALL Players. It's not how long they have been here, it's how well they play. I imagine a LOT of new players will be on the Site, trying to win this - they ALL have the same chance to win. The best player will win, irrespective of whether they are new to the Site, or a regular.
ALL players on Sky Poker, viewers on Channel 865, & Community Members, will be able to Vote on who wins.
Will we know if the mentors are watching please?
The best of luck to everyone and I'm sure that all the community will be supporting the winner 100%. xx
Still I'll give it a shot! I'll try to stop donking my chips in for a few weeks!
gl all
Unsponsored Pros will no doubt give it a whirl, & I hope they do, they'll be very welcome, the more the merrier.
But the winner will be the one who the Sky Poker Community gives the most Votes to.
So any newcomers will have to play very well to win the hearts & minds of the Voters.
If I had a Vote - & I probably don't - I'd want to select a Player who could not only play well, but who played within their bankroll, did not tilt, & had scope to improve.
So, if we applied those criteria to Rich Orford, just for example, he'd only gets one tick - "scope to improve"......;)
A lot of players have PM'd me today, wanting to know how they can best optimise their chances.
Just play as well as you can, that's all. That's how the Mentors will find you.
I will reply to the PM's soonest (I'm a bit overwhelmed today), but that'll be my reply.
When should you "start"? Err, NOW!