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Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll

GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
edited November 2011 in Poker Chat

While posting updates on the tournaments results thread lately I've noticed that the evening Main Events have been consistantly exceeding their guarantees by quite a wide margin.

For example here are last nights figures;

Sky Sports Bounty Hunter; guarantee £12,000, actual prize pool £15,930, 132% of guarantee

Sky Roller; guarantee £5,000, actual prize pool £7,200, 144% of guarantee

In my opinion the time has come to increase the guarantees. We all know that bigger guarantees always attract bigger fields.

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  • PiAnOpLaYaPiAnOpLaYa Member Posts: 554
    edited November 2011
    Not sure  how much difference it will make.

    But they all seem to be smashing the guarantee at the moment
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited November 2011
    I think this time of year higher traffic is gtd so imo increasing the guarantees will boost it up even more.I mean just look at the UKOPS with the very large buy-ins.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited November 2011

    Not only on the headline tournys, everyone knows about them already.

    Smaller tournys...

    1k Velocity @ 10pm pleaseeeeeee
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  • Sky_LeeSky_Lee Member Posts: 952
    edited November 2011
    Main event guarantees changed this week..

    Tuesday £4,000 Open - increased to £6,000
    Wednesday £4,000 Double Stack - increased to £6,000
    Friday £5,000 Rebuy Open - increased to £6,000

    From next week..

    Monday £8,000 Bounty Hunter - increased to £10,000
    Thursday £12,000 Bounty Hunter - increased to £15,000 (in the lobby now)

    Regards
    Lee

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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited November 2011
    Great stuff sky lee , now lets hope the numbers keep on justifying these increases
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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    Not only on the headline tournys, everyone knows about them already. Smaller tournys... 1k Velocity @ 10pm pleaseeeeeee
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    And the DTD!!!
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll : And the DTD!!!
    Posted by Poker_Fail
    You know what 12 months ago, Pokertrev and I think it was Born a Blade ran 2 different deepstack leagues, before DTD was around....

    It was a £5 league and a £2 league......

    It was hugely popular, and smashed the gtd PP everytime, I played it 1 night....

    Next morning I suggested the gtd PP be increased in aknowledgement of the success of the tourny. I did this on their thread on the forum....

    I got absolutely slaughtered from most on the thread, and by 6 different people via PM...

    Saying "stop trying to ruin our league if the gtd PP is bigger it will attract more donks who will call everything and not respect anyones raises and it will ruin the tournaments"

    You can't make it up !!!!!


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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll : You know what 12 months ago, Pokertrev and I think it was Born a Blade ran 2 different deepstack leagues, before DTD was around.... It was a £5 league and a £2 league...... It was hugely popular, and smashed the gtd PP everytime, I played it 1 night.... Next morning I suggested the gtd PP be increased in aknowledgement of the success of the tourny. I did this on their thread on the forum.... I got absolutely slaughtered from most on the thread, and by 6 different people via PM... Saying "stop trying to ruin our league if the gtd PP is bigger it will attract more donks who will call everything and not respect anyones raises and it will ruin the tournaments" You can't make it up !!!!!
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    i have to say this LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
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  • Sky_LeeSky_Lee Member Posts: 952
    edited November 2011
    Forgot to also mention...

    £2,000 Guaranteed at 9pm every night

    £1500 Bounty Hunter at 9.30pm Mon to Wed - increased to £2000

    £2000 Bounty Hunter at 9.30pm Thurs to Sun - increased to £3000

    Regards
    Lee
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    Forgot to also mention... £2,000 Guaranteed at 9pm every night £1500 Bounty Hunter at 9.30pm Mon to Wed - increased to £2000 £2000 Bounty Hunter at 9.30pm Thurs to Sun - increased to £3000 Regards Lee
    Posted by Sky_Lee
    I think its great that you listen to your customers, quick too i may add. Could you also check your pm's please Lee?
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll : You know what 12 months ago, Pokertrev and I think it was Born a Blade ran 2 different deepstack leagues, before DTD was around.... It was a £5 league and a £2 league...... It was hugely popular, and smashed the gtd PP everytime, I played it 1 night.... Next morning I suggested the gtd PP be increased in aknowledgement of the success of the tourny. I did this on their thread on the forum.... I got absolutely slaughtered from most on the thread, and by 6 different people via PM... Saying "stop trying to ruin our league if the gtd PP is bigger it will attract more donks who will call everything and not respect anyones raises and it will ruin the tournaments" You can't make it up !!!!!
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Yh I remember those leagues, good times, but they actually PM'd you, crazy stuff lol
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  • DazlerDazler Member Posts: 3,970
    edited November 2011
    i remember when the open was gar 10k for a 10 quid buy in now you have to pay 20quid or more to win less these days. Used to play main event every night now i cant remember the last time i played a main too expensive for me. + it was televised every night live which added to the fun and attraction.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    i remember when the open was gar 10k for a 10 quid buy in now you have to pay 20quid or more to win less these days. Used to play main event every night now i cant remember the last time i played a main too expensive for me. + it was televised every night live which added to the fun and attraction.
    Posted by Dazler
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    yeah totally agree. Shame they can't have just 1 televised tourney that's not such a big buy-in! Or even just show highlights, could be the one of the DTD events or bits of each or anything, but would be nice to be able to get some tv time without having to pay £20-£50 for the priviledge as it's way out of my bankroll for an MTT
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited November 2011
    It looks like the increased guarantees are doing the job, there was a bumper field of 610 in last nights ME, up from 548 in the same tournament last week.
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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited November 2011
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll:
    In Response to Re: Is it time to increase Sky Poker's Main Event guarantees? Poll : You know what 12 months ago, Pokertrev and I think it was Born a Blade ran 2 different deepstack leagues, before DTD was around.... It was a £5 league and a £2 league...... It was hugely popular, and smashed the gtd PP everytime, I played it 1 night.... Next morning I suggested the gtd PP be increased in aknowledgement of the success of the tourny. I did this on their thread on the forum.... I got absolutely slaughtered from most on the thread, and by 6 different people via PM... Saying "stop trying to ruin our league if the gtd PP is bigger it will attract more donks who will call everything and not respect anyones raises and it will ruin the tournaments" You can't make it up !!!!!
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    LOL that sucks! but these days I think most people would agree that more = better
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