All Categories› Poker Chat

You need to be logged in to your Sky Poker account above to post discussions and comments.

You might need to refresh your page afterwards.

Thursday's live show with James, tikay & Simon Trumper (***OFFICIAL THREAD***)

J-HartiganJ-Hartigan Member Posts: 2,756
edited March 2012 in Poker Chat
From 7pm, expect five hours of live poker discussion and analysis on channel 865. The final two hours will be simulcast on Sky Sports 4 / Sky Sports HD 4.

From 8pm, tikay and I will be joined by our special guest Simon 'Aces' Trumper.


Simon was one of the original Late Night Poker line-up - and was the champion of Season 2. He topped the European Omaha rankings in 2004 and finished 5th in the $10,000 PLO Championship at the 2005 WSOP. Over the last 16 years, he's accrued lifetime tournament earnings of $1.2m, but he's probably best known to the Sky Poker community as the Live Poker Director and host of Dusk Till Dawn - the home of the SPT Grand Final.

Questions for Simon should be e-mailed to skyopen@bskyb.com, tweeted using the hashtag #SkyPokerTV, or posted in this forum thread.

In Sky Poker School at 9pm, we'll be discussing playing the bubble in MTTs. Please contribute your thoughts on this topic. We also want you to send in your Hand IDs from the £15k Sky Sports Bounty Hunter.

Oh, and here's a fascinating fact about Simon: he used to be a professional Robert De Niro lookalike!
Trumper

De Niro

Do you know any fascinating facts about famous poker pros?

For that matter, can you suggest any other well-known players who could potentially make a living impersonating A-list celebrities? I may consider awarding a prize to the best poker lookalike ;-)

· Share on Twitter
«1

Comments

  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited February 2012

    Some nice and easy questions for Simon...

    1) Any funny stories about Tikay please?
    2) Does it annoy you when Tikay keeps shouting 'FLOOR!' when he plays?
    3) Whats' the hardest ruling you've ever had to make?
    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,780
    edited February 2012

    Floor!
    · Share on Twitter
  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan Member Posts: 2,756
    edited March 2012
    A reminder that the man they call 'Aces' will be located next to tikay on the Sky Poker sofa for four hours this evening.

    Questions please!

    Anyone interested in hearing Simon's version of the so-called "Barry Greenstein Incident?"

    · Share on Twitter
  • DTWBANDITDTWBANDIT Member Posts: 6,451
    edited March 2012


       Have a Great Show James, Tikay & Simon shall be Listening (on lappy) while playing £15k bh & mini
    · Share on Twitter
  • J-HartiganJ-Hartigan Member Posts: 2,756
    edited March 2012
    Obviously, with Viva Las Vegas 2012 now officially launched, we're happy to answer any questions you may have about the promotion...or Vegas in general!
    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,780
    edited March 2012



    Vegas, babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
    · Share on Twitter
  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited March 2012
    When you first started playing, could you have imagined that a club like DTD ever being possible?

    When you play live now, do you get irritated by how badly poker is run at other venues in the UK?

    Where do you see live poker being in the next 5 years...any new directions possible or do you think its gonna be more of the same?


    · Share on Twitter
  • shaun84shaun84 Member Posts: 685
    edited March 2012
    Good evening to all three gentlemen. I will be watching tonight as always, and hopefully playing the Main and Mini. I am so pumped about Viva Las Vegas. I would like to say a big congratulations to all of you at Sky Poker for such a great promotion. The sats look great with a real chance for players of all bankrolls to qualify for the biggest game in Poker. I'm so glad the structure of the sats has been so carefully planned and thought through. It means that small bankrolled players can play the Micro Sats for £2.50 and its like a mini MTT with decent clocks and a good starting stack. Well done to all involved and keep up the stellar work. Best wishes. Shaun the Villa fan in Bham 
    · Share on Twitter
  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited March 2012

    A Vegas question for Simon please.

    If you were a TV poker 'expert' and went to Vegas for a few weeks on holiday but failed to cash in a single tournament, would you be embarassed?

    Tikay can answer that too if he wants to :)
    · Share on Twitter
  • EvilPinguEvilPingu Member Posts: 3,462
    edited March 2012
    Off out tonight so will probably be watching on Sky+.

    Easy question for Simon - Top tip for someone playing live for the first time?
    · Share on Twitter
  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited March 2012

    What do you think of the standard of play in Vegas generally?

    Is it easier to spot the fish in Vegas cash games? (tourists, businessmen? etc)
    · Share on Twitter
  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited March 2012

    Have a good show, James and Tikay,

    To Simon, is there good enough business case to open a DTD in Edinburgh?

    Hope so.  I am proud that DTD exists in the UK, such a great venue.



    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,780
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Thursday's live show with James, tikay & Simon Trumper (***OFFICIAL THREAD***):
    A Vegas question for Simon please. If you were a TV poker 'expert' and went to Vegas for a few weeks on holiday but failed to cash in a single tournament, would you be embarassed? Tikay can answer that too if he wants to :)
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    Sigh.

    No need, no need at all.

    I'm not even sure I have cashed in a Live Tourney since then, either!

    #KickAManWhenHeIsDownAments
    · Share on Twitter
  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Thursday's live show with James, tikay & Simon Trumper (***OFFICIAL THREAD***):
    In Response to Re: Thursday's live show with James, tikay & Simon Trumper (***OFFICIAL THREAD***) : Sigh. No need, no need at all. I'm not even sure I have cashed in a Live Tourney since then, either! #KickAManWhenHeIsDownAments
    Posted by Tikay10
    Perhaps you should swap seats with James and let him be the analyst - he has a great record in Vegas cashes!
    · Share on Twitter
  • Sky_DanBSky_DanB Member Posts: 205
    edited March 2012

    Evening All!

    From 7pm it's Master Cash 11 50p/£1 Get involved if you want your hands shown on TV!

    Remember get your questions for Simon and Tikay along with Hand id's from the TV tables!

    · Share on Twitter
  • MohicanMohican Member Posts: 1,436
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Thursday's live show with James, tikay & Simon Trumper (***OFFICIAL THREAD***):
    A Vegas question for Simon please. If you were a TV poker 'expert' and went to Vegas for a few weeks on holiday but failed to cash in a single tournament, would you be embarassed? Tikay can answer that too if he wants to :)
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    Didn't a certain Sky sponsored pro do the same last year at the W.S.O.P. as well?

    Looky likey-
    Toby Flood rugby player



    John Duthie poker player




    · Share on Twitter
  • POKERTREVPOKERTREV Member Posts: 9,607
    edited March 2012
    Wow - I was dead excited when I opened up Twitter Today and Sky had Tweeted that Simon was going to be on the show.

    Questions or Simon.
    Do you still enjoy playing poker as much now you are Poker Director & Host of DTD?
    What sort of person would be best suited to be a card dealer?
    Are you allowed to play Poker at your own casino? or do you have to play elswhere?

    DTD is one of the best run Casinos I have been too Simon, so keep up the good work and look forward to seeing you at the SPT Grand Final. 
    · Share on Twitter
  • bugaloobugaloo Member Posts: 487
    edited March 2012
    just a quick note of thanks again to simon and his excellent staff at dtd

    as a disabled player i really appreicate his clubs facilities and hospitality on the occasions i visit

    i have mentioned this before on the show but thought id mention again as simon is in the studio

    thanks to all again
    · Share on Twitter
  • kidgirlgykidgirlgy Member Posts: 188
    edited March 2012
    Hi James and Tony

    Thank you for mentioning me. Yep Tony was a bit wrong.  Yep James you was nearly right.  I won 36400 dollars. I came 332nd out of 7400 people. In the sat for Vegas as we speak.  Good luck to every one in the Vegas competition.  I would love to go again, we shall see.
    Every Sky poker player should try, yes it was an amazing exerience.

    Love

    Sue

    XX
    · Share on Twitter
  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited March 2012




    Redmond Lee



    Will Young




    · Share on Twitter
Sign In or Register to comment.