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SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend

SPTSPT Member Posts: 5,648
edited July 2010 in The Sky Poker Tour
Sky Poker UK Tour Leg 5 - Saturday 24th July 2010

Final event details for players who have qualified for Leg 5 of the Sky Poker Tour 2009-10 at Aspers Casino, Swansea

Date:

Saturday 24th July with play starting at 2:00pm. Sky Poker Staff will be available in reception from 12.00pm, please see them at the Welcome desk on arrival.

Venue:

Aspers at Salubrious Place
Wind Street
Swansea
SA1 1EE 

 0845 450 7779

Car Parking

If you need to park at Salubrious Place the nationwide NCP Parking is on nearby York Street in Swansea. The multi-storey car park in Swansea has over 256 spaces. The car park in Swansea is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It takes all major credit cards for payment and excepts the Gateway national parking account card.

Dress code:            

The dress code is smart casual, no flip-flops or Football Shirts

Registration:

Registration will take place on the day and Aspers Swansea is open Twenty Four Hours a Day and we encourage Sky Poker players to register as early as possible.

Players can leave the venue after registration but we encourage you to be back in your allocated seats by 1.45pm (for a 2.00pm start).  However, it is not obligatory to be in your seat at the start of the event.
 
Aspers is membership free and open to those aged 18 or over. Photo ID required if you look under 21.

 *Valid forms of ID are Photo Driving Licence, Passport or Debit or Credit card. If you bring along a Debit or Credit card we must be able to validate the address to which the cards are registered. We can do this electronically or by a supporting document, e.g. Utility bill.

Schedule:

Play commences at 2pm sharp.

Structure:

Please note, times will be strictly adhered to and play will recommence even if all players are not in their seats.

5,000 starting chips

2.00pm  25-50

2.30pm  50-100

3.00pm  100-200

3.30pm  15 minute break

3.45pm  150-300

4.15pm  200-400  25 (running ante)

4.45pm  300-600  50

5.15pm  45 minute buffet break

6.00pm  400-800 100

6.30pm  600-1200 100

7pm  800-1600 200

7.30pm  15 minute break

7.45pm 1000-2000 200

8.15pm  1500-3000 300

8.45pm  2000-4000 400

9.15pm 15 minute break

9.45pm  3000-6000 500

10.15pm  4000-8000 500

10.45pm  5000-10000 1000

(break on hitting final table makes timings approx from around here)

11.15pm 6000-12000 1000

11.45pm  8000-16000 1500

12.15am 10000-20000 2000

12.45am 15000-30000 3000

1.15am 20000-40000 4000

Prizes:

Based on 150 players, and will be adjusted if the number of participants is below that figure. 

1st £4,000

2nd £2,650

3rd £1,800

4th £1,350

5th £1,050

6th £900

7th £750

8th £600

9th £450

10th-15th £250 each

All prizes monies are paid into your Sky Poker account within 48 hours and will not be paid out at the venue on the day.

Buffet

A free buffet will be laid on for players on Saturday at approximately 5pm. A bar and restaurant will be available at the Aspers Casino at all times.

Press

Journalists, photographers and Sky Poker TV will be present throughout the tournament. By entering this tournament you accept that your image may be used in Sky Poker press marketing campaigns.

Sky Poker TV

The Sky Poker TV crew will be at the event and will be filming highlights of the tournament as well as interviewing players where appropriate.

Live Update

Sky Poker will be live updating, technology permitting, the Tournament on the Sky Poker forum throughout the day, following the progress of the competition. We will be posting player pictures and chip counts.  Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the forum.

Finally...

As part of Sky Poker, we would like you to be aware of your role in our collective responsibility to ensure that this event of the 2009-10 Sky Poker Tour is memorable for every participant and not just the winners at the end. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that every player comes away having had the best possible tournament experience.

We, the Sky Poker team, look forward to seeing you at the event together with Sky Poker presenters and analysts Tony Kendall, Ed Giddens and Richard Orford.

See you at the tables

The Sky Poker Team

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Comments

  • phil12ukphil12uk Member Posts: 2,856
    edited July 2010
    May be a silly question but if we registered with the casino at last year's SPT - do we need photo ID again or will the club membership from last year suffice?
  • SwansFCSwansFC Member Posts: 308
    edited July 2010

    can you double the starting stack ? :D

  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    fast structure?? do we have to be out by 9???

    was looking forward but think ill just play bingo instead...

    only 5k start and missing a few levels out.... didnt know this was a scary torney
  • SwansFCSwansFC Member Posts: 308
    edited July 2010
    only just looked at the blinds, 100/200 at level 3 seriously? not going to be much poker being played
  • SPTSPT Member Posts: 5,648
    edited July 2010
    It's a structure designed to complete the tournament in one day, by about midnight, as with all the other legs.
  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    It's a structure designed to complete the tournament in one day, by about midnight, as with all the other legs.
    Posted by SPT
    i play live in aspers swansea every week!!!! tuesday in aspers has a 10k chip start and 30 min blinds... (which include a few levels you have missed out)

    8pm start (not 2)
    and it is still finished by about 2 am

    granted it only has bout 70 runners not 125 but i dont think that would effect it that much!!!

    i know you are just doing what you think is best, but as it is a £110 buy in event i was hoping that there would be a bit of value in it and poker skill would come through instead of all in of fold by the end of level 5
  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    It's a structure designed to complete the tournament in one day, by about midnight, as with all the other legs.
    Posted by SPT
    how many qualify to the final in dtd?? i know it was 10 last year (i came 13th)

    the money is good but my main aim is to qualify for dtd
  • FlashFlushFlashFlush Member Posts: 4,494
    edited July 2010
    Its top 3 get a seat this year bigflop

    I agreed with your comments about the structure, but I found the structure from last year and only 1 level is missing (75/150) Last years tourney seemed to have quite alot of play and would of been good to just use the same structure again. Oh well its only 1 level, we will just need to be a bit busier this time.

    Cya at the weekend.
  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    yeah see you saturday mate.. did meet you last year.. my alias was daz2310 then, but had to change it for security reasons
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,636
    edited July 2010

    Just noticed that the 56p level is 'missing' as well !!!

    What a Fiasco......       :)    
    Amended the schedule to suit.......
    5,000 starting chips  ( Mr Orford sits down )2.00pm  25-50  -         
    2.05pm  ( Mr Orford down to 500 chips )
    2.30pm  50-100
    2.31pm  (  Mr Orford starts the 1st SnG after his exit )
  • AArodAAAArodAA Member Posts: 18
    edited July 2010
    Still have not seen anything to confirm my qualification foe this event, Has a player list been posted anywhere?
  • mr_mbromr_mbro Member Posts: 1,152
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    Still have not seen anything to confirm my qualification foe this event, Has a player list been posted anywhere?
    Posted by AArodAA
    Hi
    If you go to the MY SKY POKER section in blue, at the top of the page and click on my tables, it should show any tournies you have yet to play. If you don't have that contact sky about it.

    col
  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    Still have not seen anything to confirm my qualification foe this event, Has a player list been posted anywhere?
    Posted by AArodAA
    just been in the tournament lobby and you are on the list.. see you saturday
  • AArodAAAArodAA Member Posts: 18
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend : just been in the tournament lobby and you are on the list.. see you saturday
    Posted by bigflop1
    Cheers - Will look forward to meeting some of you this weekend
  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr Member Posts: 4,211
    edited July 2010
    This will be the first SPT leg I've been too and while I'm obviously intending to walk off with 1st place the more likely scenario is an entirely different outcome (!)...which leads me to asking this queston, will there be any SNG tournaments people who have been knocked out can enter and if so, how much do they usually cost?

    Am looking forward to meeting everyone and putting faces to people's 'names'!!

    See you all on Saturday.


  • SPTSPT Member Posts: 5,648
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    This will be the first SPT leg I've been too and while I'm obviously intending to walk off with 1st place the more likely scenario is an entirely different outcome (!)...which leads me to asking this queston, will there be any SNG tournaments people who have been knocked out can enter and if so, how much do they usually cost? Am looking forward to meeting everyone and putting faces to people's 'names'!! See you all on Saturday.
    Posted by Brrrrrrr
    SNGs typically begin when the presenters playing the SPT get knocked out, usually 5pm onwards

    £10, £20 or buy ins to suit those playing

    Omaha masterclass during the day too that people can listen to or participate in

    and maybe some of my fun SNGs later, where anything is possible!
  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend : SNGs typically begin when the presenters playing the SPT get knocked out, usually 5pm onwards £10, £20 or buy ins to suit those playing Omaha masterclass during the day too that people can listen to or participate in and maybe some of my fun SNGs later, where anything is possible!
    Posted by SPT
    5pm???? richard offord is usually on his 5th sng by then!!!

    in last years swansea event richard was out and in his 1st sit n go by the end of the 1st level :)
  • MachkaMachka Member Posts: 4,627
    edited July 2010
    In Luton they even managed to sneak a SnG in before the main event.
  • Hanks98Hanks98 Member Posts: 17
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend:
    In Response to Re: SPT Swansea: Player Briefing for the weekend : SNGs typically begin when the presenters playing the SPT get knocked out, usually 5pm onwards £10, £20 or buy ins to suit those playing Omaha masterclass during the day too that people can listen to or participate in and maybe some of my fun SNGs later, where anything is possible!
    Posted by SPT
    My Dad will be coming along to watch/encourage/console me and he loves his poker although due to lack of pc doesn't play online. Would he be able to join in the SNGs?
  • SPTSPT Member Posts: 5,648
    edited July 2010
    Yes the SNGs are open to all those who are there supporting SPT players
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