It's been fun guys, eventful journey, after being nominated on week 2 and getting dropped, to being dropped on the final 6. What happened in-between was wicked. Best of luck to the final 3.
Maybe write a detailed blog about my tp experience - but i'll keep it brief on here - as the credit and focus should be on the best 3 players on sky poker, nutter, Dan and Sparce, very well played guys - enjoy the next few weeks.
i think dantb10 will win the whole thing, hes been to vegas shown he can mix it up in the big tournies there. i think 1st dantb10 2nd sparce 3rd nutter
Hurstyyyyyyy - I'm sureeeeeeeeeeeeee u just predicted Dan to go out tonight ......... now u think he will win? hmm
I think we got the best stt player, the best mtt player, and the best cash player - but who has the all round game? - Fascinating stuff-I hope Tuck wins the comp - great mentor - and great knowledge of the game - stay with sky !!!
Hurstyyyyyyy - I'm sureeeeeeeeeeeeee u just predicted Dan to go out tonight ......... now u think he will win? hmm I think we got the best stt player, the best mtt player, and the best cash player - but who has the all round game? - Fascinating stuff-I hope Tuck wins the comp - great mentor - and great knowledge of the game - stay with sky !!! DOHH Posted by DOHHHHHHH
true but that was 50/50 call both very good and very solid i thought gliterbabe may just edge it, if gliterbabe had gone through id say he would win, the best 2 left in IMO so i was saying either one depending who went out. problem?
i remember dave tuckman saying that this week was an easy choice between nutter and dohhhh. im just curious as to why? he obviously believed dohhhh had a massive potential which was the reason for losing phil. he said phil was the better rounded player at the minute but dohhh had potential. yet this week he completely contradicted himself by saying dohhh wasnt going through because he felt he wasnt ready and needed to learn more, also saying nutter was a more rounded player again than dohhh. so why take dohhh through in the first place if this was the case, why not say that dohh wasnt ready yet last week and let 2 already top players battle it out. this is no dig at dohhhh as he will probably start ranting saying i am. but it just seems silly with daves reasons? i mean id like dave to answer this post for me. phil has proved hes got it with a 2nd place finish in primo and now a 4th place finish in spt, and he claims nutter to be the best player hes ever seen, very bold statement i have to say. why wasnt it those 2 players in the last 2 for dave? i do feel as the dohhhh was cheated because it sounded like dave had made his mind up way before tonight, if dohhhh wasnt ready but had potential last week then nothing is going to have changed by this week.
In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : true but that was 50/50 call both very good and very solid i thought gliterbabe may just edge it, if gliterbabe had gone through id say he would win, the best 2 left in IMO so i was saying either one depending who went out. problem? Posted by hurst05
Noooo no problem I was just confused. I think me and Phil both thought at the start of phase 2, that we were fighting for second place. I spoke to Phil before the week started, and we agreed that to other-throw Ben we would have to do something special (win a main event) - Which I came close to on Wednesday coming 11th.
If David had his winner in mind at the start of the week, this is understandable, but I had / and Phil would have had, 15 hours of poker to try and change his mind. (14 hours taking into account connection problems
I played 8 heads up games against Ben, and won 4 lost 4. I came 11th out of 440 in a main event, and Ben came 22nd in the same one. Other than those 2 stats, we both had a disappointing week in the MTT's.
So the gap between us at the start of the week, hadn't been narrowed, as we had almost identical results. Therefore the decision was going to be the same.
Just grateful I was given the chance (extra 15 hours) to try and bridge the gap.
Tuck's a good guy - it would be beneficial for everyone who plays poker on sky if he stays with the site, and hopefully does some master-cash/cash unlimited shows.
well done guys . unlucky to the 3 that went out. im soooooooo dissapointed sharky went .very gl to the 3 guys left i wish you all the luck in the world. xxx
Missed the show last night, congratulations to the 3 who are left in, gutted for the 3 of you who missed out especially glitterbabe really thoguht he would go through.
Hey Browndog it's me the guy who knows nothing about anything. I guess the blind squirrel found the nut! What did I say last week re Nutter and Sparce and shock I was right, need I say more.
Three outstanding players left in, it will be close, but for me Nutter wins it as Dan will qualify elsewhere as he did again last year. Sky should also send Sparce to Vegas to play the cash tables, that would be great to see.
I look forward to your over heated reply Browndog.
Id really like to see Dan win, I think hes a great player and comes across really well in the interviews. Seems like a decent bloke. Unlucky to the 3 that didnt get through.
i remember dave tuckman saying that this week was an easy choice between nutter and dohhhh. im just curious as to why? he obviously believed dohhhh had a massive potential which was the reason for losing phil. he said phil was the better rounded player at the minute but dohhh had potential. yet this week he completely contradicted himself by saying dohhh wasnt going through because he felt he wasnt ready and needed to learn more, also saying nutter was a more rounded player again than dohhh. so why take dohhh through in the first place if this was the case, why not say that dohh wasnt ready yet last week and let 2 already top players battle it out. this is no dig at dohhhh as he will probably start ranting saying i am. but it just seems silly with daves reasons? i mean id like dave to answer this post for me. phil has proved hes got it with a 2nd place finish in primo and now a 4th place finish in spt, and he claims nutter to be the best player hes ever seen, very bold statement i have to say. why wasnt it those 2 players in the last 2 for dave? i do feel as the dohhhh was cheated because it sounded like dave had made his mind up way before tonight, if dohhhh wasnt ready but had potential last week then nothing is going to have changed by this week. Posted by hurst05
Got to admit what you state is true and would love to see an explaination.dav
i remember dave tuckman saying that this week was an easy choice between nutter and dohhhh. im just curious as to why? he obviously believed dohhhh had a massive potential which was the reason for losing phil. he said phil was the better rounded player at the minute but dohhh had potential. yet this week he completely contradicted himself by saying dohhh wasnt going through because he felt he wasnt ready and needed to learn more, also saying nutter was a more rounded player again than dohhh. so why take dohhh through in the first place if this was the case, why not say that dohh wasnt ready yet last week and let 2 already top players battle it out. this is no dig at dohhhh as he will probably start ranting saying i am. but it just seems silly with daves reasons? i mean id like dave to answer this post for me. phil has proved hes got it with a 2nd place finish in primo and now a 4th place finish in spt, and he claims nutter to be the best player hes ever seen, very bold statement i have to say. why wasnt it those 2 players in the last 2 for dave? i do feel as the dohhhh was cheated because it sounded like dave had made his mind up way before tonight, if dohhhh wasnt ready but had potential last week then nothing is going to have changed by this week. Posted by hurst05
This is a very strange thing to say. A week has passed and a lot of poker has been played. David will have access to a lot more information than we, casual bystanders, have access to. This will include hand histories and correspondence with his players. I'm sure that he will have based his decision on his accumulated experience throughout the TP competition. It is impossible to make decisions that everyone agrees with but to say that a candidate has been cheated is ludicrous.
In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : This is a very strange thing to say. A week has passed and a lot of poker has been played. David will have access to a lot more information than we, casual bystanders, have access to. This will include hand histories and correspondence with his players. I'm sure that he will have based his decision on his accumulated experience throughout the TP competition. It is impossible to make decisions that everyone agrees with but to say that a candidate has been cheated is ludicrous. Posted by MereNovice
Hi mere i was not agreeing about the player being CHEATED part,just with his anology of PHIL12UK.I think it was a huge mistake to drop him last week as he had already proved he is a special player and his recent results as you know have been outstanding.dav
In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : This is a very strange thing to say. A week has passed and a lot of poker has been played. David will have access to a lot more information than we, casual bystanders, have access to. This will include hand histories and correspondence with his players. I'm sure that he will have based his decision on his accumulated experience throughout the TP competition. It is impossible to make decisions that everyone agrees with but to say that a candidate has been cheated is ludicrous. Posted by MereNovice
you take the word cheated too serious, i meant it in the context of he was unlucky yadda yadda. you have your own opinion but all im saying is why was the decision so easy? if it was really hard last week how can it be really easy this, hes basically saying in that he picked dohhh last week because of his potential but then dropped him this week because of his potential if you get what im saying. why not have picked 2 good all round players that are in their prime and have a real tough week in deciding the final guy
Just a note to say Well done to Dan, David and Ben in getting down to the last three. Unlucky and commiserations to Wayne, Naomi and of course Doh in not getting through.
I went to my 1st SPT @ Luton and met and spoke to all the TP ers that were there and ALL five were very nice people indeed and many thanks go to especially Dan and Ben who 1st welcomed me down there.
In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : you take the word cheated too serious, i meant it in the context of he was unlucky yadda yadda. you have your own opinion but all im saying is why was the decision so easy? if it was really hard last week how can it be really easy this, hes basically saying in that he picked dohhh last week because of his potential but then dropped him this week because of his potential if you get what im saying. why not have picked 2 good all round players that are in their prime and have a real tough week in deciding the final guy Posted by hurst05
Easily explained - The choice between PHIL & DOHHH was difficult but Nutter was already nailed on. Dohhh had to do something special this week to unseat nutter from going through and this didn't happen. Different decision to last week
(not a knock on Dohhh by the way as i think he is an awesome player who deserved to get as far as he did)
Hi guys, back from the SPT and just about recovered from a minging hangover! Was great to see you all there, and I had some great fun playing all those sit and go's with all our crazy rules and forfeits! Apologies go to Tikay for me slapping his behind having lost a prop bet (honest that was why!).
As for Total Player I am over the moon that I got selected, so thanks to Matt. I have really enjoyed chatting to you over msn and hearing your advice. I really hope that I can now push through and go for that first prize, though i know it will be tough as I have two really good opponents, + i am not entirely sure how this votey thingy works!
As for Naomi I send my commiserations. You have shown what a great player and person you are, and as I said I think you have a really strong game. You really showed us what you can do especially with that last sit and go and that live cashing on friday night. Also commiserations go out to wayne and dohh. Havent really chatted to you much dohh but you have done really well and have undoubtedly improved your game loads. As for wayne i have enjoyed our chats on msn and have learnt from this experience never to have a last longer bet with you!
A very well done to dant and nutter (luckbox cough cough). Has been fun chatting to you guys and look forward to taking part in this next stage with you!
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Could easily have had an hour (or two) of master cash.
Three outstanding players left in, it will be close, but for me Nutter wins it as Dan will qualify elsewhere as he did again last year. Sky should also send Sparce to Vegas to play the cash tables, that would be great to see.
I look forward to your over heated reply Browndog.
A week has passed and a lot of poker has been played.
David will have access to a lot more information than we, casual bystanders, have access to. This will include hand histories and correspondence with his players.
I'm sure that he will have based his decision on his accumulated experience throughout the TP competition.
It is impossible to make decisions that everyone agrees with but to say that a candidate has been cheated is ludicrous.
Just a note to say Well done to Dan, David and Ben in getting down to the last three. Unlucky and commiserations to Wayne, Naomi and of course Doh in not getting through.
I went to my 1st SPT @ Luton and met and spoke to all the TP ers that were there and ALL five were very nice people indeed and many thanks go to especially Dan and Ben who 1st welcomed me down there.
(not a knock on Dohhh by the way as i think he is an awesome player who deserved to get as far as he did)