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What's it all about, Neil Channing?
Tikay10
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For those who missed last night's Show, the various poker media sites that have made it known, or the Twitter feeds which are on fire today, Neil Channing has been appointed as Sky Poker Ambassador.
More follows, as to what has happened, what has been said, & the sort of things Neil will be doing with Sky Poker.
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There are articles all over the internet about it now, here's one, which is a sort of Neil Channing Poker CV......
"Neil Channing joins Sky Poker as Ambassador
It was announced on Sky Poker TV last night that Neil Channing, very much respected throughout poker, has joined Sky Poker as their new Ambassador with immediate effect.
Neil has quite a CV in poker, & sits 10th in the All-Time Money list for Great Britain & Ireland.
He has no less than 33 WSOP Cashes, which includes 3 Finals & two runner-up spots, & of course famously won the Irish Open, collecting over €800,000.
He also won a GUKPT Main Event, was 2nd in another, as well as 5 other cashes on the GUKPT Tour, & currently sits in 10th spot in the all-time GUKPT Money List.
Fittingly, his last recorded live cash was in August this year, at the Sky Poker 6-Max UKPC.
More recently, he played 3 Events in the Sky Poker UKOPS, the highlight being 2nd of 469 in the Main Event for just over £6,500.
Neil will be making regular appearances on Ch 861, Sky Poker TV, writing Blogs, & interacting on the Sky Poker Forum, playing Online regularly on SkyPoker.com, as well as representing Sky Poker at various Live Events, including the upcoming Sky Poker UKPC @ DTD in February.
He joins Julian “Nicest Man in Poker” Thew at Sky Poker, where Julian is the resident Site Pro, so that’s quite a pairing.
At a time when many Online Poker Sites are struggling to keep their traffic levels stable, Sky Poker traffic is increasing rapidly, & at a record high in all three formats, MTT’s, Cash & SNG’s.
They also recently introduced “Touch ID” (log in via fingerprint on Mobile Devices) the first Online Poker site so to do.
Neil won’t be able to use third party software on Sky Poker, as it is not permitted there, which is a big reason for its success, but that is unlikely to stop Neil continuing to succeed, as he is a firm believer in a level playing field."
And this appeared on UK PokerNews.com this morning...........
"Neil Channing joins Sky Poker as an Ambassador
British legend Neil Channing is now a Sky Pokerr Ambassador after he was unveiled during Sky Poker TV on Thursday night. Channing joins fellow British star Julian Thew in Sky Poker's stable.
With more than $3.4 million in live tournament winnings, Channing is one of the most successful British players of all time.
In 2008, Channing took down the Irish Open for a massive €801,400 score, which is by far the largest cash of his career so far.
Two years later, Channing finished second in the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) London Main Event for £84,700 before going on to win the GUKPT Luton Main Eventt a few months later for an additional £64,050.
It isn't only on the United Kingdom circuit that Channing has excelled. The Reading-born pro has been a regular feature at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas for many years, notching up 33 in-the-money finishes, three of which were final table appearances and two of those were runner-up finishes.
Quite fittingly, Channing's last came came at the Sky Poker UK 6-Max Poker Championships Main Eventt where he busted in 14th place from 500 entrants.
According to our sources at Sky Poker, Channing will be making regular appearances on Sky Channel 861, Sky Poker TV, writing blogs for the Sky Poker site and interacting with players via the Sky Poker Forum. Channing will also play online regularly on SkyPoker.com, as well as representing Sky Poker at various live events, including the upcoming Sky Poker UKPC at Dusk Till Dawn in February 2015.
Adding someone with Channing's experience and following as an ambassador is a great move by Sky Poker and I for one am surprised that nobody has snapped up the man known affectionately as “BadBeat” before now. Everyone at UK & Ireland PokerNews wishes Channing the best of luck in his new role."
Barny Boatman Tweeted this earlier today.....
"Congratulations to @SkyPoker for signing the great @SenseiChanning . I hope for their sake they're not paying him by the word."
In plain speak, although I don't have all the details, obviously, Neil will.....
Appear on Ch 861 more frequently, & not just "Betting Preview" Shows.
Write the occasional Blog for Sky Poker.
Pop onto the Community regularly & field questions. He may not be able to manage all of them, but he'll do what he can.
Play Sky Poker MTT's from time to time. No fixed schedule, just "as & when".
Play Sky Poker Cash Games from time to time, again no fixed schedule. He said on last night's Show that he will more likely play 10p-20p& the like than £1 £2 stuff.
Represent Sky Poker at Live Events. He will certainly be at the Sky Poker UKPC in February. He will also be playing the Unibet "Golden Cash Game" next Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday @ Aspers in London.
Any questions fire away. I'll chat with Neil today & see what he thinks, but probably best if he starts an "Ask Channing" thread, as it will be easier to keep all the questions together that way.
hmm maybe channing can implement some ideas from BBP.. live staking??? hmmmmm
Sigh, I feel the need to add something sarcastic but I don't know what yet.
TBC....
It has poker, hair and mouth references.
Perfect column name IMO.
Excellent news on you becoming Ambassador for Sky Poker.
I am a low level player, but love playing poker, normally play deepstacks.
Would consider it a massive honour if you could find the time to participate in the £2.20 @ 2.20 deepstack.
All the best.
Rainman397
p.s my idea for your blog name is CHANNING,S CAULDRON
As it happens, I wrote to Neil today & told him all about you & your comp.
Fingers crossed.
Thank you for passing on information to Mr Channing.
Would also be excellent if you could spare the time again, need a top player to take away Mr Orfords crown.
All the best.
Rainman397
Plus I do miss the blog articles from BBP so very much hope we get regular blog updates via this website moving forwards!
welcome aboard Neil
IMO, Sky have struck Gold, and as sure as eggs is eggs
Sky poker will prosper, I have no doubt about it'
Welcome to my poker site Mr Channing.
Regards Alan