You don't get much bigger than this! This weekend on Sky Poker it's a blockbuster- Carlo and I on both nights bringing you live pokertainment from 9pm AND updates and phonecalls from the first leg of the brand new SPT season as it kicks off at Dusk Till Dawn! See the SPT thread which is already up and running + the full live stream from the event on Saturday afternoon onwards on this very site! BUT this weekend is just the starters- because here comes the main course. The next 3 live shows on 865 have been given over entirely to the juggernaught that is the first ever UKOPS! Here's the schedule...Thursday 3rd November- UKOPS High Roller Event- including on Sport 4 at 10pm.Saturday 5TH November- UKOPS Event 7- £10,000 No Limit Hold'emSunday 6th November- UKOPS Main EventAnd, here's your hosts!:Thursday3rd NovemberUKOPS High Roller (SS4 @ 22:00)PresenterRichard OrfordExpertTony KendallSaturday5th NovemberUKOPS EVENT 7PresenterAnna FowlerExpertTony KendallSunday6th NovemberUKOPS Main EventPresenterJames HartiganExpertTrevor HarrisGuestBarry Carter Just one word for you...EPIC!
Right, listen up y'all! The UKOPS super sat has been cancelled today and has been replaced with a £2000 Gtd NLHE event, 10 min blinds, 2000 chips, £22 entry There’s also a Semi final to tomorrow night’s £10,000 UKOPS event 2 at 9.15pm tonight. And we're planning to run the above every night this week! Good luck to everyone in Event 1 tonight! Posted by RICHORFORD
My only gripe is that these UKOPS events aren't on the TV. If Sky Poker were looking for this to be massive it would have been nice for people to see themselves on TV. The first one is on Thursday and is the £530 High Roller which will contain the same old same old. All the players who are on Sky the whole time in the big buy-in events. Guess I'll have to hope you don't focus on those same players when covering the Main Event. Best of luck to all taking part. Rant over.lol. Best wishes. Shaun the Villa fan in Bham
I agree with Shaun, what's the point of hyping up these events if they're not going to be on TV when all that's running are repeats of previous shows? If they want people to come back for more i don't think it's fair to entice people in and then not use such an amazing tool like having their own TV channel to broadcast the events on. This (UKOPS) is easily the biggest thing to ever happen to SkyPoker so i can't grasp why they arn't trying to make it something that isn't just a 1-off rake generating machine. It has real potential and i hope they listen to the players and realise that this has legs for the future given the right direction. (all of this is just my opinion though, obviously Cheers, Smitalos
I spent a great deal of time following the thread this weekend on the live event at DTD. Great entertainment. Now another premium event for Sky with UKOPS but no updates? I dont get it - ideal opportunity for Sky to keep us minnows in the pool
UKOPS1 huge success in terms of entrants, and the few quid Sky overlaid in the initial satellites was certainly repaid, and then some. Such a shame that Sky didn't seize the bull by the horns and commit properly to this event by putting it on TV live.
First rule of marketing - never go at anything half-heartedly.
UKOPS1 huge success in terms of entrants, and the few quid Sky overlaid in the initial satellites was certainly repaid, and then some. Such a shame that Sky didn't seize the bull by the horns and commit properly to this event by putting it on TV live. First rule of marketing - never go at anything half-heartedly. Posted by Eyeman
UKOPS1 huge success in terms of entrants, and the few quid Sky overlaid in the initial satellites was certainly repaid, and then some. Such a shame that Sky didn't seize the bull by the horns and commit properly to this event by putting it on TV live. First rule of marketing - never go at anything half-heartedly. Posted by Eyeman
One thing an Online Poker room never lacks is advice from players, but I don't suppose you'd like to hazard a guess at the cost of Live TV for a single night, would you Graham?
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This weekend on Sky Poker it's a blockbuster- Carlo and I on both nights bringing you live pokertainment from 9pm AND updates and phonecalls from the first leg of the brand new SPT season as it kicks off at Dusk Till Dawn!
See the SPT thread which is already up and running + the full live stream from the event on Saturday afternoon onwards on this very site!
BUT this weekend is just the starters- because here comes the main course. The next 3 live shows on 865 have been given over entirely to the juggernaught that is the first ever UKOPS!
Here's the schedule...Thursday 3rd November- UKOPS High Roller Event- including on Sport 4 at 10pm.Saturday 5TH November- UKOPS Event 7- £10,000 No Limit Hold'emSunday 6th November- UKOPS Main EventAnd, here's your hosts!: Thursday3rd NovemberUKOPS High Roller (SS4 @ 22:00)PresenterRichard OrfordExpertTony Kendall Saturday5th NovemberUKOPS EVENT 7PresenterAnna FowlerExpertTony Kendall Sunday6th NovemberUKOPS Main EventPresenterJames HartiganExpertTrevor HarrisGuestBarry Carter
Just one word for you...EPIC!
The satelites have proved popular and could have run for an extra few weeks with more time building up to the main events
gr8 idea and hope to see it back soon
I wish they did cos the 'Gold' one I bought off e-bay a couple of years ago is starting to turn green
There’s also a Semi final to tomorrow night’s £10,000 UKOPS event 2 at 9.15pm tonight.
And we're planning to run the above every night this week!
Good luck to everyone in Event 1 tonight!
If they want people to come back for more i don't think it's fair to entice people in and then not use such an amazing tool like having their own TV channel to broadcast the events on.
This (UKOPS) is easily the biggest thing to ever happen to SkyPoker so i can't grasp why they arn't trying to make it something that isn't just a 1-off rake generating machine. It has real potential and i hope they listen to the players and realise that this has legs for the future given the right direction.
(all of this is just my opinion though, obviously
Cheers,
Smitalos
watched it fromn a few tables out and WD to Giddins as well for almost making FT
Monday 31st October 2011
UKOPS Event 1 £20,000 Gtd. Bounty Hunter
https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=go_tnmt_lobby&game_id=5195640&guid=0a2b9d20-ca77-41d3-b20c-1abde39ab67
Congrats Snedd - Great Win!
wp graeme..
name change to super_rich_snedd
Incredible result for one of the regular guys, Sneddy, can't tell you how pleased I am for you.