1, what will happen if the winner of this does not like/want to play live? can thy still have cash for points x2 for 3 months? 2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have been picked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked?
1, what will happen if the winner of this does not like/want to play live? can thy still have cash for points x2 for 3 months? 2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have been picked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked? Posted by freechips1[/QUOTE
1 have thet actullay said what being on team sky does for you?
2 yes would be nice if they explained why those 4 not going to say any more but it dont seem right
1, what will happen if the winner of this does not like/want to play live? can thy still have cash for points x2 for 3 months? 2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have beenpicked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked? Posted by freechips1
This is a fair point. I`m interested to know why the 5 were picked for the team. As there are many good players on here that could easily have been added. Not a knock at those 5 picked already just interested to know why in particular these 5. For example do they have specific qualities/abilities etc? If so, what are they that put them in the first 5? Thanks xx
Well, lolu is an absolute shoe-in after his vegas efforts, and dan as total player totally deserves it- no idea what the critera is but there's no real questioning the pedigree of gliter or james (though I haven't seen james play much, if I'm honest).
Ultimately though, team sky can pick who they like to put on their team.... I guess the simple fact is who the presenters and analysts feel, based on their viewing of the players, will succeed best at the events they're sending them to. I'd have quite liked to see offshoot and sparce get a place, personally... they really impress me when I watcht hem play.
1, what will happen if the winner of this does not like/want to play live? can thy still have cash for points x2 for 3 months? 2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have been picked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked? Posted by freechips1[/QUOTE 1 have thet actullay said what being on team sky does for you? 2 yes would be nice if they explained why those 4 not going to say any more but it dont seem right Posted by sara36dd08
being on team sky gets you dble cash for points, you get paid half your points as normal and the other half is put aside. Sky will buy you into live mtt events with a max value of £1000. The cash for points that is put aside will pay part of or in full of this £1000 mtt entry. If your cash for points put aside is £3000 then you will/might be put in a few mtt.
Here's an idea for you all.... rather than moan/b!tch about who has been picked we say well done and good luck to them.
Ask constructive questions about what you are not sure of by all means but some of those comments just seem out of order and not fair on the players picked
Obv all Tikay's 'favourites' have been chosen but there wasn't quite enough room for Browndog & Doh....lol lol lol < I bet I will get slated for that one!!
On a more serious note, best of luck to all of you on the Sky poker Team and future team members. I genuinely wish you all the best.
Here's an idea for you all.... rather than moan/b!tch about who has been picked we say well done and good luck to them. Ask constructive questions about what you are not sure of by all means but some of those comments just seem out of order and not fair on the players picked Posted by FlashFlush
Tbf I haven't seen anyone criticise any of the players who were picked. Just that it would be nice, in the interests of fairness, to find out how these players were picked over many other equally good players such as sparce, coxylboro, offshoot etc.
Obv all Tikay's 'favourites' have been chosen but there wasn't quite enough room for Browndog & Doh....lol lol lol < I bet I will get slated for that one!! On a more serious note, best of luck to all of you on the Sky poker Team and future team members. I genuinely wish you all the best. Posted by MAXALLY
Genuine lol @ this and a "sigh lol" at the old "stop moaning, start bum licking" line - was only a matter of time till someone pulled that 1 out.
Its rigged Alan!
How can they overlook a player of my calibre, with all my live experience and enthusiasm!! lol
Not sure about brownndog tho ;-)
I'll settle for free entry into the Thursday night BOUNTY HUNTER once every 3 months !!!! that ok TK?
i have to play a stupid amount to get in the top 30 its more volume than skill. Even if I do grind for 3 months I could just get huge cooler and be out of the tournament anyway.
I understand the need to tie it in with points but shouldn't it be mixed in with profit relative to your level (maybe nl30 up) Or even a series of tournaments over a month?
Here's an idea for you all.... rather than moan/b!tch about who has been picked we say well done and good luck to them. Ask constructive questions about what you are not sure of by all means but some of those comments just seem out of order and not fair on the players picked Posted by FlashFlush
Why has a player who rearly plays on the site been picked? (given upto £1000 mtt entry and dble cash for points for 3 months)
Here's an idea for you all.... rather than moan/b!tch about who has been picked we say well done and good luck to them. Ask constructive questions about what you are not sure of by all means but some of those comments just seem out of order and not fair on the players picked Posted by FlashFlush
i think your wrong here flash ,
peeps on here are entitled to fair comment on who
they think should be considered for team .
i personally think browndog has played a lot of high stakes poker &
is a very very good loyal skypoker player .
he would defo have been my 1st choice .
but well done to all who were picked & great idea by skypoker to create a team.
on a side note i think skypoker are silly not to sponsor lolufold ,
so dohhhh this means total player that was going to be yearly has now been scrapped so no offence ment to dan hes a top guy but hes getting a second chance after a fairly average year i agree with you the other may have said no lolufold yes to have a famous player on the team helps i agree with wayne (glitterbabe) hes allways at spts top guy and a great cash player deserves his chance but maybe they should have started with just the 2 presenters and put a wild card in each time if they want these people Posted by sara36dd08
Thanks for the top guy bit, but could you define a 'FAIRLY AVERAGE YEAR' please, and also how you know how my year has gone?
I would take a guess that you have no idea what this year has been like for me poker wise?
It has without doubt been the best year in my poker career, for live tournament cashes/wins, online tournament wins, and for serious grinding of the cash tables online.
It has been a sick year for me to be honest and all the hard work i have put in is being rewarded.
Getting a second chance??? at what? I never blew my first chance did i?
Anyway, i am really looking forward to this idea. I know people will be against it because thats just the nature of poker and poker forums, each to their own and thats fine with me.
But please dont make statements like the one above, when you could not possibly justify the comment. It couldnt be farther from the truth.
GL to all who participate, and GL all at the tables!
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Thanks for the top guy bit, but could you define a 'FAIRLY AVERAGE YEAR' please, and also how you know how my year has gone? I would take a guess that you have no idea what this year has been like for me poker wise? It has without doubt been the best year in my poker career, for live tournament cashes/wins, online tournament wins, and for serious grinding of the cash tables online. It has been a sick year for me to be honest and all the hard work i have put in is being rewarded.this idea. I know people will be against it because thats just the nature of poker and poker forums, each to their own and thats fine with me. But please dont make statements like the one above, when you could not possibly justify the comment. It couldnt be farther from the truth. GL to all who participate, and GL all at the tables! Getting a second chance??? at what? I never blew my first chance did i? Anyway, i am really looking forward to Posted by dantb10
Well said Dan!
Many congrats to you, Wayne, James and Redmond, all very well deserved places.
I love the idea of this team sky poker thingy and with tikay and lml involved it will be mega fun!
Anyone who has played or watched him play can testify how good he really is!! Everytime you look at the cash tables from 100nl - 300nl you will see how he plays and builds his stack quickly and mantains it whilst boosting his BR on a regular basis. In mtt's, when the DS was on the Sunday Evenings at £55 a pop - Dan was probably the biggest winner in terms of ROI in that event so that shows his class in that format as well where it had fierce competition with the quality of runners in it. Dan states that this is his most succesfull year - you only need to look at his stats to confirm this - they go through the roof and not only on this site but others as well where he has binked some impressive results this year!!
He was the winner of TP and now we are picking the best of Sky to begin Team Sky so this has been an incredible year for him and long may it continue so for that I wish Dan and the rest of them the very best of luck and look forward to supporting them in their exciting journey!!
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2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have been picked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked?
For example do they have specific qualities/abilities etc? If so, what are they that put them in the first 5? Thanks xx
Ultimately though, team sky can pick who they like to put on their team.... I guess the simple fact is who the presenters and analysts feel, based on their viewing of the players, will succeed best at the events they're sending them to. I'd have quite liked to see offshoot and sparce get a place, personally... they really impress me when I watcht hem play.
Obv all Tikay's 'favourites' have been chosen but there wasn't quite enough room for Browndog & Doh....lol lol lol < I bet I will get slated for that one!!
On a more serious note, best of luck to all of you on the Sky poker Team and future team members. I genuinely wish you all the best.
i have to play a stupid amount to get in the top 30 its more volume than skill. Even if I do grind for 3 months I could just get huge cooler and be out of the tournament anyway.
I understand the need to tie it in with points but shouldn't it be mixed in with profit relative to your level (maybe nl30 up) Or even a series of tournaments over a month?
Thanks for the top guy bit, but could you define a 'FAIRLY AVERAGE YEAR' please, and also how you know how my year has gone?
I would take a guess that you have no idea what this year has been like for me poker wise?
It has without doubt been the best year in my poker career, for live tournament cashes/wins, online tournament wins, and for serious grinding of the cash tables online.
It has been a sick year for me to be honest and all the hard work i have put in is being rewarded.
Getting a second chance??? at what? I never blew my first chance did i?
Anyway, i am really looking forward to this idea. I know people will be against it because thats just the nature of poker and poker forums, each to their own and thats fine with me.
But please dont make statements like the one above, when you could not possibly justify the comment. It couldnt be farther from the truth.
GL to all who participate, and GL all at the tables!
Many congrats to you, Wayne, James and Redmond, all very well deserved places.
I love the idea of this team sky poker thingy and with tikay and lml involved it will be mega fun!
Good luck all
Anyone who has played or watched him play can testify how good he really is!!
Everytime you look at the cash tables from 100nl - 300nl you will see how he plays and builds his stack quickly and mantains it whilst boosting his BR on a regular basis. In mtt's, when the DS was on the Sunday Evenings at £55 a pop - Dan was probably the biggest winner in terms of ROI in that event so that shows his class in that format as well where it had fierce competition with the quality of runners in it. Dan states that this is his most succesfull year - you only need to look at his stats to confirm this - they go through the roof and not only on this site but others as well where he has binked some impressive results this year!!
He was the winner of TP and now we are picking the best of Sky to begin Team Sky so this has been an incredible year for him and long may it continue so for that I wish Dan and the rest of them the very best of luck and look forward to supporting them in their exciting journey!!