Tikay "Dan has been a quite magnificent Ambassador for Sky Poker. He conducts himself with dignity" Really Tikay, SPT final DTD, sit and go Saturday evening. Dan was clearly intoxicated at the table, the dealer requested that he not hold his drink over the table, Dan ignored this request and carried on drinking. I thought drink and poker didn't mix for serious players. I was also under the impression that dealers were to be respected and their polite requests followed. There were others at the table who thought Dan's behaviour more than sub par for any poker player let alone one you describe as a quite magnificent Ambassador for Sky Poker, one who conducts himself with dignity! In his interview pre the SPT final he admitted on camera that he was up until 5.30am the previous night drinking, hardly the preperation for skys premier live event that would be recommended by the top pro's. Posted by stien
So he isnt allowed to have a drink now? during a fun sit and go!
What a load of nonsense, alot of the top poker players like a drink!
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : ...and the different concept is? Posted by candi
I thought that was pretty clear if you've read the breakdown on the Team Sky Poker page Candi
Total Player.. Players mentored and a process of elimination to get to one final player who wins a prize
Team Sky Poker.. A team of players who through points and play also get entered into live tournaments. Anyone can conceivably involve themselves and make it into the next quarter of the team.
There is no mentoring. Players go on the skill they have so far and of course the skills they build.
There is no FINAL WINNER who get's one massive prize.
Everyone who is a part of team Sky Poker will be part of a TEAM for the minimum of the three month period.
Of course there are other perks etc.. but these will all be revealed in good time.
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Lol so you are complaining. Mate its quality not quantity you ever heard of the saying. Yeah some of these players are decent you've mentioned and I'm sure they will get a chance if Sky think there good enough. Posted by lJAMESl
when or where have i complained? i have not. The question i have asked can not be answered by you, it can only be answered by the people who have picked the players.
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : I thought that was pretty clear if you've read the breakdown on the Team Sky Poker page Candi Total Player.. Players mentored and a process of elimination to get to one final player who wins a prize Team Sky Poker.. A team of players who through points and play also get entered into live tournaments. Anyone can conceivably involve themselves and make it into the next quarter of the team. There is no mentoring. Players go on the skill they have so far and of course the skills they build. There is no FINAL WINNER who get's one massive prize. Everyone who is a part of team Sky Poker will be part of a TEAM for the minimum of the three month period. Of course their are other perks etc.. but these will all be revealed in good time. Posted by LML
Another idea that maybe would have prevented this thread from going the way it has is that it may have been a better idea not to choose anyone as the first 5 in the first place. Instead, maybe to start the process with just an analyst and presenter.Followed by ALL Skypoker players competing for a place in the team.
and your opinion about this? Why couldnt the first team be made available to ALL Skypoker players originally instead of the first 5 chosen?
Sky have brought an excellent new concept to the site. They've given the chance for ANYONE who puts the hands in to be a sponsered player. Unlike other sites they haven't gone to some guy whos binked a couple of GUKPTs and then tied them down to an exclusive deal. They've gone to players who have all been on this site from the start.
To launch the concept, they have chosen some of the most well known and loyal community members of the site. These members are also well known in the poker community in general for their success on the live poker scene. I play a lot live and whenever I mention that I play 90pc of my online hands on Sky they generally lol like morons, having these guys as part of Team Sky Poker will hopefully change that and bring a lot of traffic to the site can only be a good thing.
Yet people are moaning about their amount of hands in the last couple of months, one guys drinking antics at one event when he was NOT a sponsered player and people moaning about it being a democratic decision.
This is a business decision and the chosen 5 have all been chosen on a variety of criteria. And for all we know other members of the Sky Poker community could hvae been offered the chance but couldn't take Sky up on it due to personal reasons.
Stop being idiots and think about every single reason why these guys have been chosen rather than coming out with the odd comment about why they shouldn't have been.
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... posted at 9/10/2010 6:48 PM BST on SkyPoker.com candi Posts: 2229 First: 21/5/2009 Last: 9/10/2010 Another idea that maybe would have prevented this thread from going the way it has is that it may have been a better idea not to choose anyone as the first 5 in the first place. Instead, maybe to start the process with just an analyst and presenter. Followed by ALL Skypoker players competing for a place in the team. and your opinion about this? Why couldnt the first team be made available to ALL Skypoker players originally instead of the first 5 chosen? Posted by candi
Why should it be? (With all due respect).
As I've reiterated the team is an evolving body. It would have been something else entirely if it had been opened up to find the first 5 from conception. Sky Poker wanted to start with a team from the outset, and it took them 9months of working out why, who and what before that happened.
It's done. It's decided. So to be honest what happens NEXT is what's up to you guys.
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Why should it be? As I've reiterated the team is an evolving body. It would have been something else entirely if it had been opened up to find the first 5 from conception. Sky Poker wanted to start with a team from the outset which and it took them 9months of working out why, who and what. It's done. It's decided. So to be honest what happens NEXT is what's up to you guys. Posted by LML
...and why shouldn`t it be?
...in what way would it have been something entirely different if it had been opened up to find the first 5 from conception?
lol so much jealousy in this thread. Sky have brought an excellent new concept to the site. They've given the chance for ANYONE who puts the hands in to be a sponsered player. Unlike other sites they haven't gone to some guy whos binked a couple of GUKPTs and then tied them down to an exclusive deal. They've gone to players who have all been on this site from the start. To launch the concept, they have chosen some of the most well known and loyal community members of the site. These members are also well known in the poker community in general for their success on the live poker scene. I play a lot live and whenever I mention that I play 90pc of my online hands on Sky they generally lol like morons, having these guys as part of Team Sky Poker will hopefully change that and bring a lot of traffic to the site can only be a good thing. Yet people are moaning about their amount of hands in the last couple of months, one guys drinking antics at one event when he was NOT a sponsered player and people moaning about it being a democratic decision. This is a business decision and the chosen 5 have all been chosen on a variety of criteria. And for all we know other members of the Sky Poker community could hvae been offered the chance but couldn't take Sky up on it due to personal reasons. Stop being idiots and think about every single reason why these guys have been chosen rather than coming out with the odd comment about why they shouldn't have been. posted by Scotty77
I really don`t think that any of the Skypoker community are jealous of those players that have been picked. You don`t know that, so I see that as an unfair accusation to the community members that you are implying are jealous. Everyone knows that the 4 players that have been chosen are good poker players and I am confident that we all share the same idea and wish them well. I think you are misunderstanding and misrepresenting community members by saying they are jealous when all they are doing is asking questions AND THAT IS ALL.
Surely its obvious why? Because the important people at Sky who make the decisions have better knowledge (stats, win-rates, ability, personality, live record) than any member of the community could ever realise.
Their clearly saying this is a decision that doesn't involve the forum, as none of you are qualified to forward your opinion. Enough said imo. The bitterness is getting a bit embarassing and putting a downer on what can be a great thing.
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : So he isnt allowed to have a drink now? during a fun sit and go! What a load of nonsense, alot of the top poker players like a drink! Posted by GREGHOGG
Ok I'll spell it out smashed and obnoxious, his behaviour towards the dealer was appalling. If he's at a Sky event he has a duty to behave, if he's sat at a poker table he also has a duty to behave. I guess the sycophants can't see the wood for the trees on this one. Dan deserves his place on team sky poker, but come on take the rose coloured spectacles off. Obviously Glitterbabe doesn't he's an average grinder at best, he creates lots of rake for the site, so he doesn't get poker points rewards for this? Sky are rewarding him twice for rake building?
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Ok I'll spell it out smashed and obnoxious, his behaviour towards the dealer was appalling. If he's at a Sky event he has a duty to behave, if he's sat at a poker table he also has a duty to behave. I guess the sycophants can't see the wood for the trees on this one. Dan deserves his place on team sky poker, but come on take the rose coloured spectacles off. Obviously Glitterbabe doesn't he's an average grinder at best, he creates lots of rake for the site, so he doesn't get poker points rewards for this? Sky are rewarding him twice for rake building? Posted by stien
Jeez you need to take a chill pill.
You say Dan was smashed and obnoxious, funny how you bring that up now - if you were offended then speak up on the night and not now trying to taint his name.
As for your GB comments - lmao, why come on and try to tarnish a loyal and very good players name - He deserves his place in the same way as all the others and imo your comments are full of jealousy and your criticism is not constructive - just negative!!
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Ok I'll spell it out smashed and obnoxious, his behaviour towards the dealer was appalling. If he's at a Sky event he has a duty to behave, if he's sat at a poker table he also has a duty to behave. I guess the sycophants can't see the wood for the trees on this one. Dan deserves his place on team sky poker, but come on take the rose coloured spectacles off. Obviously Glitterbabe doesn't he's an average grinder at best, he creates lots of rake for the site, so he doesn't get poker points rewards for this? Sky are rewarding him twice for rake building? Posted by stien
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL and o yeah whats that? LOLOLOLOL
I was sat at the STT table with Dan. FYI EVERYONE! in that sit n go was in the same group that night, we bought each other drinks all night and it was a mates sit n go not a "Team skypoker" sit n go, just the "Faces" at the table attacted quite an audience with Dan, nutter, browndog, chirpy, ljamesl, myself, 5toneface, mickjenn and others playing. The dealer was well looked after.. he realised it was a "Mess around" and we tipped him HEAVILY (30% of the PP) which the rest went behind the bar. OK it may of got loud at times but once we realised it was getting that way we kept it down and then moved to the bar area. So no harm was done..??
As for your comments about Wayne? OMG if I wanted some1 to represtent Sky I think the player I would choose would be a full time pro, who puts in loads of hours and has shown continued loyalty to Sky since day1 ... can any1 else say that apart from Wayne?
I was talking to another regular about the picks for TSP and pretty much word for word I said exactly what gibbo said.
IMO those are the perfect 1st 4 picks and best of luck to everyone else trying to join such a great list (I for 1 am trying my hardest to do so)
Anyone who turns up to a sky poker tour event and leaves anywhere close to being sober should be insta-snap-discluded from this whole promotion IMO Posted by DOHHHHHHH
In Response to Re: THE NEW POKER LEAGUE...... : Ok I'll spell it out smashed and obnoxious, his behaviour towards the dealer was appalling. If he's at a Sky event he has a duty to behave, if he's sat at a poker table he also has a duty to behave. I guess the sycophants can't see the wood for the trees on this one. Dan deserves his place on team sky poker, but come on take the rose coloured spectacles off. Obviously Glitterbabe doesn't he's an average grinder at best, he creates lots of rake for the site, so he doesn't get poker points rewards for this? Sky are rewarding him twice for rake building? Posted by stien
Anyone who turns up to a sky poker tour event and leaves anywhere close to being sober should be insta-snap-discluded from this whole promotion IMO Posted by DOHHHHHHH
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What a load of nonsense, alot of the top poker players like a drink!
I`m still awaiting the response of what makes it different as I`m not aware of the difference. And I only said such as TP , not that is should be xx
The question i have asked can not be answered by you, it can only be answered by the people who have picked the players.
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and your opinion about this? Why couldnt the first team be made available to ALL Skypoker players originally instead of the first 5 chosen?
Sky have brought an excellent new concept to the site. They've given the chance for ANYONE who puts the hands in to be a sponsered player. Unlike other sites they haven't gone to some guy whos binked a couple of GUKPTs and then tied them down to an exclusive deal. They've gone to players who have all been on this site from the start.
To launch the concept, they have chosen some of the most well known and loyal community members of the site. These members are also well known in the poker community in general for their success on the live poker scene. I play a lot live and whenever I mention that I play 90pc of my online hands on Sky they generally lol like morons, having these guys as part of Team Sky Poker will hopefully change that and bring a lot of traffic to the site can only be a good thing.
Yet people are moaning about their amount of hands in the last couple of months, one guys drinking antics at one event when he was NOT a sponsered player and people moaning about it being a democratic decision.
This is a business decision and the chosen 5 have all been chosen on a variety of criteria. And for all we know other members of the Sky Poker community could hvae been offered the chance but couldn't take Sky up on it due to personal reasons.
Stop being idiots and think about every single reason why these guys have been chosen rather than coming out with the odd comment about why they shouldn't have been.
...in what way would it have been something entirely different if it had been opened up to find the first 5 from conception?
Ok I'll spell it out smashed and obnoxious, his behaviour towards the dealer was appalling. If he's at a Sky event he has a duty to behave, if he's sat at a poker table he also has a duty to behave. I guess the sycophants can't see the wood for the trees on this one. Dan deserves his place on team sky poker, but come on take the rose coloured spectacles off. Obviously Glitterbabe doesn't he's an average grinder at best, he creates lots of rake for the site, so he doesn't get poker points rewards for this? Sky are rewarding him twice for rake building?
Once again, GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS to James, Wayne, Redmond and Dan.
I was sat at the STT table with Dan. FYI EVERYONE! in that sit n go was in the same group that night, we bought each other drinks all night and it was a mates sit n go not a "Team skypoker" sit n go, just the "Faces" at the table attacted quite an audience with Dan, nutter, browndog, chirpy, ljamesl, myself, 5toneface, mickjenn and others playing.
The dealer was well looked after.. he realised it was a "Mess around" and we tipped him HEAVILY (30% of the PP) which the rest went behind the bar. OK it may of got loud at times but once we realised it was getting that way we kept it down and then moved to the bar area. So no harm was done..??
As for your comments about Wayne? OMG if I wanted some1 to represtent Sky I think the player I would choose would be a full time pro, who puts in loads of hours and has shown continued loyalty to Sky since day1 ... can any1 else say that apart from Wayne?
I was talking to another regular about the picks for TSP and pretty much word for word I said exactly what gibbo said.
IMO those are the perfect 1st 4 picks and best of luck to everyone else trying to join such a great list (I for 1 am trying my hardest to do so)