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Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015

aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
edited December 2014 in Poker Chat


It occurred to me that there will be another event next year yet without feedback the opportunity to improve the whole experience might be lost. 

It was a fine event and a prize worth playing for.  It missed one key element which I hope is addressed next time.  The whole promotion missed tikay's personal connection to the skypoker population.  Not only would tikay have been the one to help the skypoker group bond in Punta Cana but also his blogs, interviews, reports back to the UK show, forum threads would have been of great interest for all.

I think tikay was the one missing piece of the jigsaw.  in hindsight, tikay should have been there.  his presence this year would have heightened the profile of the promotion in 2014 and would have meant greater volumes next time in 2015.




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  • alex1229alex1229 Member Posts: 680
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    It occurred to me that there will be another event next year yet without feedback the opportunity to improve the whole experience might be lost.  It was a fine event and a prize worth playing for.  It missed one key element which I hope is addressed next time.  The whole promotion missed tikay's personal connection to the skypoker population.  Not only would tikay have been the one to help the skypoker group bond in Punta Cana but also his blogs, interviews, reports back to the UK show, forum threads would have been of great interest for all. I think tikay was the one missing piece of the jigsaw.  in hindsight, tikay should have been there.  his presence this year would have heightened the profile of the promotion in 2014 and would have meant greater volumes next time in 2015.
    Posted by aussie09
    They should have had a sky rep out there, i hear they spent all their time with the Betfair reps ?
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  • samantha25samantha25 Member Posts: 1,445
    edited November 2014
    I'm happy to be the SKY rep next year :) job accepted 
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  • mrsduckmrsduck Member Posts: 1,901
    edited November 2014
    I decided not to try and win a package for the sole reason that no one would be there to look after me and I would be scared all alone!!
    Lolz but true!

    Hope they have a rep next time and I'll go for it!
    :)
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  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited November 2014


    the package included "hotel credits" worth $1500 so they say.  in the event it is a scam.  this sum should never be factored into to the total worth.  i understand that it wasn't.

    the scam is that they offer credits that you can spend on golf, massage, better wine at dinner etc. but they levy a 20% service charge on top.  all very well except they have inflated the prices of such things five-fold.  would you pay $200 for a round of golf or $100 to get your nails done?

    i wondered about the good wine upgrade using credits and asked at dinner one night.  they took away the wine list priced in dollars and replaced it with one priced in credits.  a similar bottle was five times higher in credits than in dollars.  $80 for a pinot grigio.  so no, the house wine was just fine and all-inclusive. 



     
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  • Phantom66Phantom66 Member Posts: 5,542
    edited November 2014
    Perhaps if they don't have UKOPS running the SAME WEEK it might help free someone up to cover it/support the players?
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  • alex1229alex1229 Member Posts: 680
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    I'm happy to be the SKY rep next year :) job accepted 
    Posted by samantha25
    Im come and help you out ;)
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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush Member Posts: 4,494
    edited November 2014
    I've never won a VLV package or anything similar, but I agree with you Rob, Tikay really makes these things a great experience for not only the players there but the community back home. He seems to make the players so comfortable and with his video diary and blogs he makes everyone back home feel as if they were there and really gives you that "I'm going to go for this next year" feel. 
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  • MaggiesdadMaggiesdad Member Posts: 439
    edited November 2014
    We had a ball in Vegas and Tikay was a HUGE part of that. Sky missed a trick this time it seems.....
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  • Sir-GarySir-Gary Member Posts: 1,052
    edited November 2014
    Mrs Duck, myself, and I  am sure others would have looked after you we are a friendly lot in general poker players.
    Samantha25, That is my job if a rep is needed all they have to do is cover my expenses.
    I think having the UKOPS the same week was a bit disapointing, obviously a lot of the people in Punta Cana would have been playing a lot of the UKOPS, also it lost some promotional value to Sky this way.
    Aussie said the $1500 was a scam, a bit harsh I feel, but his desciption of the pricing was reasonably accurate. If for example you bought something for say $100 in hotel credits, you had to pay$20 in real money. What you ended up with usually was something though not cheap worth about $20.
    Well I might try to win this again next year if SKY run it, and I advise you to do the same it is a prize well worth winning. 
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  • F_IvanovicF_Ivanovic Member Posts: 2,412
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    the package included "hotel credits" worth $1500 so they say.  in the event it is a scam.  this sum should never be factored into to the total worth.  i understand that it wasn't. the scam is that they offer credits that you can spend on golf, massage, better wine at dinner etc. but they levy a 20% service charge on top.  all very well except they have inflated the prices of such things five-fold.  would you pay $200 for a round of golf or $100 to get your nails done? i wondered about the good wine upgrade using credits and asked at dinner one night.  they took away the wine list priced in dollars and replaced it with one priced in credits.  a similar bottle was five times higher in credits than in dollars.  $80 for a pinot grigio.  so no, the house wine was just fine and all-inclusive.   
    Posted by aussie09
    I read this too when looking at the hotel reviews. Agreed that the $1500 should never have been factored into the total worth! 
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  • Sir-GarySir-Gary Member Posts: 1,052
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015 : I read this too when looking at the hotel reviews. Agreed that the $1500 should never have been factored into the total worth! 
    Posted by F_Ivanovic
     It wasn't, It was free by the hotel. Of course giving you nothing free is not very generous
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  • F_IvanovicF_Ivanovic Member Posts: 2,412
    edited November 2014
    @ Sir-Gary, if it's not a scam, then what else is it? The $1500 resort credits is in fact only worth $300 so basically the whole package has $1200 missing. Not so bad for the people that won it through freerolls or the promotions but for those that won it by satelliting in (and all those that entered the satellites), they were effectively paying way more than the 10% rake because of a decreased prize pool.
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  • poppy765poppy765 Member Posts: 1,521
    edited November 2014
    fwiw, if they run it again it's essential to cover two flights with the prize money. the 'all inclusive' package was for two but i reckon the people that went must've spent a grand of there own money to cover travel for two at short notice...
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  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited November 2014


    my 15 minutes of fame...






    from 500+ entrants. at the end of day one, i was 6th. 
    small consolation, knocked out day 2 by the eventual winner, Ari Engel.



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  • smoki3smoki3 Member Posts: 83
    edited November 2014
    It has been mentoned about the flight costs, and i think it would be better if all the finals and days that the packages were awarded happened sooner than they did - 2 weeks to get the flights was not enough notice like most i had to get connecting flights as no direct ones were available. No, the £800 towards tavel was not enough to cover 2 flights but it was never stated that it was to cover the whole cost in any of the packages - what is frustrating though is 'extra' money was given to people who asked (so i learned after the event). I have since brought ths up with sky with no success - so i would say that in future if they do give any of the package winners 'extra' money in future - then everyone gets the same as we all played for the same packages IMO.
    P.S. nice to meet you all there, shame i couldnt spend more time with you all but taking the kids obviously dictated that.
    thanks
    Ryan
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  • smoki3smoki3 Member Posts: 83
    edited November 2014
    Did have an amazing time though - so thanks to sky for the experience!
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  • samantha25samantha25 Member Posts: 1,445
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015 : Im come and help you out ;)
    Posted by alex1229
    Fine, I need a skivvey to do bar runs for me :)

    Sir Garyz... sorry, I am much better equipted for the job, they need someone who can live on 2/3hrs sleep (gotta keep the troops drunk) and scare people into winning. I obtain both those talents ;0)
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr Member Posts: 8,036
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015 : Fine, I need a skivvey to do bar runs for me :) Sir Garyz... sorry, I am much better equipted for the job, they need someone who can live on 2/3hrs sleep (gotta keep the troops drunk) and scare people into winning. I obtain both those talents ;0)
    Posted by samantha25
    Good job they don't need someone who can spell.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    It has been mentoned about the flight costs, and i think it would be better if all the finals and days that the packages were awarded happened sooner than they did - 2 weeks to get the flights was not enough notice like most i had to get connecting flights as no direct ones were available. No, the £800 towards tavel was not enough to cover 2 flights but it was never stated that it was to cover the whole cost in any of the packages - what is frustrating though is 'extra' money was given to people who asked (so i learned after the event). I have since brought ths up with sky with no success - so i would say that in future if they do give any of the package winners 'extra' money in future - then everyone gets the same as we all played for the same packages IMO. P.S. nice to meet you all there, shame i couldnt spend more time with you all but taking the kids obviously dictated that. thanks Ryan
    Posted by smoki3
    That is pretty dreadful if that's the case (and I don't doubt you're telling the truth).
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  • F_IvanovicF_Ivanovic Member Posts: 2,412
    edited November 2014
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015:
    In Response to Re: Suggestions for Punta Cana 2015 :  It wasn't, It was free by the hotel. Of course giving you nothing free is not very generous
    Posted by Sir-Gary
    It wasn't free though, was it? The $1500 was part of the package and the prize pools on sky for the Punta Cana Final reflected that.
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