36 1 Christopher Brammer 36 3 Mark Armstrong 36 4 Ben Farrell 36 5 Robert Davies 36 6 James Jeffrey 36 7 Ionut Flavius Voinea 36 8 Keith Johnson 36 9 Stephen Nash
400-800 blinds
1 button Jeffrey
Farrell raises to 1750 Davies calls Johnson calls in the big blind
5c Qh 6h
check Farrell 2200 Johnson calls
6c
check check
8h
Johnson 5,500 Farrell folds
2 button Voinea
Voinea 1700 otb Nash 7000 bb Voinea folds
3 button Johnson
Johnson 2000 otb Nash calls Brammer 8800 in the bb both fold
4 button nash
Voinea 1800 Armstrong bb calls
4h 8d 2c
check check
4d
check, 2200, call
Js
check, 11200, call
Voinea shows 8h 8c to win
5 button Brammer
Jeffrey 2000 Armstrong calls Farell 7700 bb Jeffrey folds Armstrong all in with a shortstack call
Armstrong A-8o Farrell A-4o
A-9-3-3-Q
6 button Armstrong
Voinea 1800 Nash calls Brammer calls Armstrong calls Both blinds call i want to call too for the value. i do mentally. i am playing Ace bit of hearts, for reference
Qh 8h Ts
check to Voinea, 4200 Nash calls Brammer calls In my imaginary world, i have got the nut draw. i call. playing possum
5h
Bingo. Oh wait, i am not playing
checked to Brammer 8500 Voinea check calls
heads up to the river
Jd
check check
I miss an imaginary value bet
Voinea shows down Kh 9h
Brammer purses a lip, and mucks
behind the table i wonder what might have been. If i could play poker
153 Ammar Barakat 154 Anonymous 155 Paul King 156 Stephen Woodhead 157 John Bonadies 158 Sylvia Hewitt 159 Adam Daniel 160 Anonymous 161 Jeffrey Duvall 162 Timothy Chung 163 Akaash Bhatia 164 Tim Wright 165 Paolo Turatti 166 Jiushuang W ang 167 Dara Okearney 168 Malcolm Chapman 169 Stephen Jakes 170 Andrew Hulme 171 Fraser Bellamy 172 Mike Hill 173 Paul Chesser 174 Anonymous 175 Paul Jackson 176 Stacy Coore 177 Grant Wheelhouse 178 Anonymous 179 Lee Mcmillan 180 Daniel Parsonage 181 Samir Tageldin 182 Frank Williams 183 Robert Panayi 184 Abdul-halim Barakat 185 Florian Duta 186 John Eames
will get a list of chip leaders again after the break
Ben Wnsor 250,000 Igor Kotan 240,000 Ionut Vinea 220,000 Lee Naylor 200,000 Steve Watts 200,000 Eleanor Gudger 180,000 Lawrence Bailey 160,000 Sylvia Hewitt 160,000
141 of 217 left 600-1200 just going average 75,000 Ben Wnsor 250,000 Igor Kotan 240,000 Ionut Vinea 220,000 Lee Naylor 200,000 Steve Watts 200,000 Eleanor Gudger 180,000 Lawrence Bailey 160,000 Sylvia Hewitt 160,000 Posted by SPT
UKPC Saturday- 12pm & 4pm Day 1s {please read below}
I have just finished a meeting with Simon and the DTD Team regarding Saturday's UKPC schedule. They are faced with the following logistical problem:
400 + qualifiers have selected to play Saturday Day 1 which uses 45 tables out of the 50 available dealing 9 handed, because of the deep structure by the end of late reg only 10% of these players will have been eliminated, so the maximum players that can be seated during late reg is less than 100. We normally get 250-300 DBIs on the last Day 1 for UKPCs, so we need to deal to 650-700 tomorrow.
Simon and the DTD Team's answer to this problem is to cram the Club with 15 extra tables and deal the event 10 handed and extend late registration by 4 levels, which means that they would be able to seat up to 600 players and another 100 during late reg.
I have personally overruled everyone. I do not want any players (qualifiers or DBIs) queuing for hours, being cramped and being forced to enter into a premium event with < 50BBs. So I have instructed the following;
Day 1 12PM - all Sky qualifiers are in from the start and DTD qualifiers have first option to enter with no waiting. DBI players have the option to wait for seats in the 12pm Day 1 OR can enter the 4pm Flight and start with the same stack as the 12pm players which is much fairer. If any qualifiers wish to move to 4pm, please contact Nicola Veitch on Facebook.
Day 1 4PM - This will late reg till 8.40pm and finish at 3am, Day 2 starts Sunday 1pm, so players have a 10 hour turnaround.
* The 8-Max will now move to a 7pm start, 9 levels played which will finish at 1:40am for a 2pm Day 2 start on Sunday.
This is the first time we have offered a Saturday Day 1 so we now know that 90% of qualifiers will choose Saturday going forward and can plan accordingly, I would rather the DTD Team work harder tomorrow so the place isn't chaos and uncomfortable for players - yes we have a big club - but 65 tables with no marquee is way too much to deal a premium event at the club, and 10 handed is not a product that we should be offering, buying in at < 50BB because there are not seats avaliable not acceptable.
Rob Yong UKPC Saturday- 12pm & 4pm Day 1s {please read below} I have just finished a meeting with Simon and the DTD Team regarding Saturday's UKPC schedule. They are faced with the following logistical problem: 400 + qualifiers have selected to play Saturday Day 1 which uses 45 tables out of the 50 available dealing 9 handed, because of the deep structure by the end of late reg only 10% of these players will have been eliminated, so the maximum players that can be seated during late reg is less than 100. We normally get 250-300 DBIs on the last Day 1 for UKPCs, so we need to deal to 650-700 tomorrow. Simon and the DTD Team's answer to this problem is to cram the Club with 15 extra tables and deal the event 10 handed and extend late registration by 4 levels, which means that they would be able to seat up to 600 players and another 100 during late reg. I have personally overruled everyone. I do not want any players (qualifiers or DBIs) queuing for hours, being cramped and being forced to enter into a premium event with < 50BBs. So I have instructed the following; Day 1 12PM - all Sky qualifiers are in from the start and DTD qualifiers have first option to enter with no waiting. DBI players have the option to wait for seats in the 12pm Day 1 OR can enter the 4pm Flight and start with the same stack as the 12pm players which is much fairer. If any qualifiers wish to move to 4pm, please contact Nicola Veitch on Facebook. Day 1 4PM - This will late reg till 8.40pm and finish at 3am, Day 2 starts Sunday 1pm, so players have a 10 hour turnaround. * The 8-Max will now move to a 7pm start, 9 levels played which will finish at 1:40am for a 2pm Day 2 start on Sunday. This is the first time we have offered a Saturday Day 1 so we now know that 90% of qualifiers will choose Saturday going forward and can plan accordingly, I would rather the DTD Team work harder tomorrow so the place isn't chaos and uncomfortable for players - yes we have a big club - but 65 tables with no marquee is way too much to deal a premium event at the club, and 10 handed is not a product that we should be offering, buying in at < 50BB because there are not seats avaliable not acceptable. Posted by SPT
Well done with this TK. I think the additional flight, whilst not ideal, is better than the propose alternative.
Can you confirm for sure that the UKPC Main Event Day2 on Sunday will be a 1pm start and not as originally scheduled as 12.00.
In Response to Re: Blog: Sky Poker £1m GTD UKPC Main Event Day Ones : Thanks TK. Just for clarification. If a player busts the 12pm, I take it that they are NOT allowed to enter the 4pm. Cheers, Graham Posted by StayOrGo
absolutely they are.
thats not the primary aim of it, which is to fit everyone in comfortably, but yes you can
In Response to Re: Blog: Sky Poker £1m GTD UKPC Main Event Day Ones : absolutely they are. thats not the primary aim of it, which is to fit everyone in comfortably, but yes you can Posted by SPT
I'm not too fussed personally but it does feel like that goes against the idea that Saturday would be played like a freezeout as that's what recs seemed to want.
Anyway, just wanted to confirm, will the midday flight tomorrow play 10handed all day?
In Response to Re: Blog: Sky Poker £1m GTD UKPC Main Event Day Ones : absolutely they are. thats not the primary aim of it, which is to fit everyone in comfortably, but yes you can Posted by SPT
Well it's nice in a way that the Sky players can potentially have two bullets.
I just hope that not too many buy in again and lose £1,100 that is outside their bankroll.
However I guess it is their choice at the end of the day.
Comments
36 3 Mark Armstrong
36 4 Ben Farrell
36 5 Robert Davies
36 6 James Jeffrey
36 7 Ionut Flavius Voinea
36 8 Keith Johnson
36 9 Stephen Nash
400-800 blinds
1 button Jeffrey
Farrell raises to 1750
Davies calls
Johnson calls in the big blind
5c Qh 6h
check
Farrell 2200
Johnson calls
6c
check check
8h
Johnson 5,500
Farrell folds
2 button Voinea
Voinea 1700 otb
Nash 7000 bb
Voinea folds
3 button Johnson
Johnson 2000 otb
Nash calls
Brammer 8800 in the bb
both fold
4 button nash
Voinea 1800
Armstrong bb calls
4h 8d 2c
check check
4d
check, 2200, call
Js
check, 11200, call
Voinea shows 8h 8c to win
5 button Brammer
Jeffrey 2000
Armstrong calls
Farell 7700 bb
Jeffrey folds
Armstrong all in with a shortstack
call
Armstrong A-8o
Farrell A-4o
A-9-3-3-Q
6 button Armstrong
Voinea 1800
Nash calls
Brammer calls
Armstrong calls
Both blinds call
i want to call too for the value. i do mentally. i am playing Ace bit of hearts, for reference
Qh 8h Ts
check to Voinea, 4200
Nash calls
Brammer calls
In my imaginary world, i have got the nut draw. i call. playing possum
5h
Bingo. Oh wait, i am not playing
checked to Brammer 8500
Voinea check calls
heads up to the river
Jd
check check
I miss an imaginary value bet
Voinea shows down Kh 9h
Brammer purses a lip, and mucks
behind the table i wonder what might have been. If i could play poker
160 for 217 remain
blinds go 500-1000 next
average around 70,000
exits since i last listed them are
153 Ammar Barakat
154 Anonymous
155 Paul King
156 Stephen Woodhead
157 John Bonadies
158 Sylvia Hewitt
159 Adam Daniel
160 Anonymous
161 Jeffrey Duvall
162 Timothy Chung
163 Akaash Bhatia
164 Tim Wright
165 Paolo Turatti
166 Jiushuang W ang
167 Dara Okearney
168 Malcolm Chapman
169 Stephen Jakes
170 Andrew Hulme
171 Fraser Bellamy
172 Mike Hill
173 Paul Chesser
174 Anonymous
175 Paul Jackson
176 Stacy Coore
177 Grant Wheelhouse
178 Anonymous
179 Lee Mcmillan
180 Daniel Parsonage
181 Samir Tageldin
182 Frank Williams
183 Robert Panayi
184 Abdul-halim Barakat
185 Florian Duta
186 John Eames
will get a list of chip leaders again after the break
600-1200 just going
average 75,000
Ben Wnsor 250,000
Igor Kotan 240,000
Ionut Vinea 220,000
Lee Naylor 200,000
Steve Watts 200,000
Eleanor Gudger 180,000
Lawrence Bailey 160,000
Sylvia Hewitt 160,000
wearing too many hats!
UKPC Saturday- 12pm & 4pm Day 1s {please read below}
I have just finished a meeting with Simon and the DTD Team regarding Saturday's UKPC schedule. They are faced with the following logistical problem:
400 + qualifiers have selected to play Saturday Day 1 which uses 45 tables out of the 50 available dealing 9 handed, because of the deep structure by the end of late reg only 10% of these players will have been eliminated, so the maximum players that can be seated during late reg is less than 100. We normally get 250-300 DBIs on the last Day 1 for UKPCs, so we need to deal to 650-700 tomorrow.
Simon and the DTD Team's answer to this problem is to cram the Club with 15 extra tables and deal the event 10 handed and extend late registration by 4 levels, which means that they would be able to seat up to 600 players and another 100 during late reg.
I have personally overruled everyone. I do not want any players (qualifiers or DBIs) queuing for hours, being cramped and being forced to enter into a premium event with < 50BBs. So I have instructed the following;
Day 1 12PM - all Sky qualifiers are in from the start and DTD qualifiers have first option to enter with no waiting. DBI players have the option to wait for seats in the 12pm Day 1 OR can enter the 4pm Flight and start with the same stack as the 12pm players which is much fairer. If any qualifiers wish to move to 4pm, please contact Nicola Veitch on Facebook.
Day 1 4PM - This will late reg till 8.40pm and finish at 3am, Day 2 starts Sunday 1pm, so players have a 10 hour turnaround.
* The 8-Max will now move to a 7pm start, 9 levels played which will finish at 1:40am for a 2pm Day 2 start on Sunday.
This is the first time we have offered a Saturday Day 1 so we now know that 90% of qualifiers will choose Saturday going forward and can plan accordingly, I would rather the DTD Team work harder tomorrow so the place isn't chaos and uncomfortable for players - yes we have a big club - but 65 tables with no marquee is way too much to deal a premium event at the club, and 10 handed is not a product that we should be offering, buying in at < 50BB because there are not seats avaliable not acceptable.
Just to emphasise, this does not affect the Sky Poker qualifiers.
Their scheduled start time remains 12 Noon, exactly as originally stated.
longer turnaround for those that finish late satruday
^^^^
Hi Graham,
Yes, in case of confusion, the start time on Day 2, Sunday, is now 1pm (1300), not Noon (1200) as previously advertised.
The huge proportion of players who preferred the Saturday Day One was quite an eye-opener, but it has caused a bottleneck.
^^^^
Not as far as I am aware, Graham, no.
thats not the primary aim of it, which is to fit everyone in comfortably, but yes you can
A few chip counts as at 9.15pm.
Blinds are 1,000-2,000/300, average stack 109,595.
Steve Watts 140,000
Richard Gryko 115,000
Sam Grafton 140,000
Neil Channing 100,000
Keith Johnson 130,000
John Gale 140,000
Trevor Reardon 160,000
Alex Goulder 95,000
Mad Turk 300,000
My post & Tighty's conflicted, & assuming he is correct, my Post stands - I was not aware of that.