gutted!!!

kev8

After playing since last Sunday for £1 in the survivor torny just gone out in forth place top three paid great value for money but gutted, well done to the three finalist, may be next week!!!!!! see you at the tables.

Dazler

vul kev8 wd though for getting that far.

spornybol

ul kev and also w/d getting that far, i done it couple months back where 6 got through on friday and 13/14 players bought in, unlike these that buy in direct i had the satifaction of going all week to final table, so be proud of achievement  

kev8

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ul kev and also w/d getting that far, i done it couple months back where 6 got through on friday and 13/14 players bought in, unlike these that buy in direct i had the satifaction of going all week to final table, so be proud of achievement  
Posted by spornybol

thanks for that reply i must admit i was a bit gutted when i saw the 6 that qualified go up to 15.  £64 is not in my bankroll for sure. Although you have to respect thier position and getting a good return for their investment should they cash, I would personally like to see the indroduction of the final day be just that, for those that have manged to survive, when you can throw money at poker i do feel it take away a bit of the whole achievment aspect, but maybe i just feel like that because im not in that posion, would make a intersesting point for tikay to disscuss with the others maybe? In days to come i think i will reflect and take it on the chin and learn from it but last night and today feeling a little sore, lol. I do have to say i got a bad seat on the final table to the right of SUPERSNEDD i thought he played a good game constanly stealing and putting pressure on but when your short stacked and getting 10 2 and 6 3 for ten rounds running it became very difficult to shove back and play him at his own game. 

YOUNG_GUN

UL sir good effort

There woud be too much overalay if they didnt have all the late buy ins, also if people cant make a day in the week it gives them a chance. 

Personally ive never played it as i cant pay a couple days in the week, but very good effort hopefully next time you can go a bit further

Glenelg

Very UL kev!  I railed the FT and it was good to watch & learn.  
Probably not much consolation but you've had about 7or 8 hours poker "fun" for £1!! 

FlyingDagg

Well done Kev it's a big ask to go all the way. I sort of managed it a few weeks ago. I played on Sunday and got through but on Monday wasnt feeling too well so withdrew. Decided to buy in again on Tuesday, got to the final and finished 2nd!   Players have the right to buy in all week and you cannot deny them that right just because its a final. 4th is a great effort considering how many enter in total and good luck in future.

5_aces

Unlucky Kev thought you had it last night you played a good game and the luck was more with me this time.
Like you said there is always next week and what you learn from getting the chance to play with more well known and higher stake players cannot be found in a book and can only help your game.

This was the fourth time in the last 6 weeks I have got through to saturday, each week finishing higher, similar position to you last week but 5th and finally getting lucky last night so you can do it.

The tournament itself gives you the chance to play and learn against Sky's high stake players for just a £1 as like you £64 is way above my level so take heart from the way you played and go for it.

GaryQQQ

Well played Kev, so close.

Survivor was a great idea but it's totally lost it's way in my opinion. Every Saturday these days 60%+ of the field are MTT sharks who buy-in for £64 and they probably take 80%+ of the prizemoney between them. This is very tough on the hardy players like yourself who've battled through all week to make the final. The name 'survivor' is a misnomer now, the format needs to be tweaked to restore the tournament to it's original values.

I'm not sure what the solution is, perhaps the buy-in prices need to be increased as the week goes on so that those who enter earlier get better value. If a 10% premium were added each day the buy-ins would be Sun £1, Mon £2.20, Tue £4.84, Wed £10.64, Thur £23.42, Fri £51.53 and Sat £113.37. Just a suggestion, though maybe this would kill the tournament. Something needs to change, the way it's going at the moment we're not far from the point where hardly anybody plays Survivor through the week and it's essentially a £64 Saturday freezeout.

When Survivor was launched the guarantee was £2.500, that's already dropped to £1,000 and most weeks there's overlay. The tournament has never been raked and must have cost Sky a lot of money.

kev8

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Unlucky Kev thought you had it last night you played a good game and the luck was more with me this time. Like you said there is always next week and what you learn from getting the chance to play with more well known and higher stake players cannot be found in a book and can only help your game. This was the fourth time in the last 6 weeks I have got through to saturday, each week finishing higher, similar position to you last week but 5th and finally getting lucky last night so you can do it. The tournament itself gives you the chance to play and learn against Sky's high stake players for just a £1 as like you £64 is way above my level so take heart from the way you played and go for it.
Posted by 5_aces

well done mate on last night taking nothing away from the other two but when i checked to see who won it i was happy for you as i had seen your name at the tables during the week.  It has been nice to see the feed back on this thread and hopfully not to far away it will be my turn.

kev8

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Well played Kev, so close. Survivor was a great idea but it's totally lost it's way in my opinion. Every Saturday these days 60%+ of the field are MTT sharks who buy-in for £64 and they probably take 80%+ of the prizemoney between them. This is very tough on the hardy players like yourself who've battled through all week to make the final. The name 'survivor' is a misnomer now, the format needs to be tweaked to restore the tournament to it's original values. I'm not sure what the solution is, perhaps the buy-in prices need to be increased as the week goes on so that those who enter earlier get better value. If a 10% premium were added each day the buy-ins would be Sun £1, Mon £2.20, Tue £4.84, Wed £10.64, Thur £23.42, Fri £51.53 and Sat £113.37. Just a suggestion, though maybe this would kill the tournament. Something needs to change, the way it's going at the moment we're not far from the point where hardly anybody plays Survivor through the week and it's essentially a £64 Saturday freezeout. When Survivor was launched the guarantee was £2.500, that's already dropped to £1,000 and most weeks there's overlay. The tournament has never been raked and must have cost Sky a lot of money.
Posted by GaryQQQ

cheers for that Gary, I was thinking it should change its name to the £1000 garanteed rags to riches torny as the word Survivor is lost a liitle in the aspect of it all, lol....

spornybol

In Response to Re: gutted!!!:

In Response to Re: gutted!!! : well done mate on last night taking nothing away from the other two but when i checked to see who won it i was happy for you as i had seen your name at the tables during the week.  It has been nice to see the feed back on this thread and hopfully not to far away it will be my turn.
Posted by kev8

you`v given me back hunger to try this again, so have now got through tomorrow but this time no matter who buys-n on nite, i`m planning on improving by taking it down 

Lambert180

Yeah really well done mate. I've only ever played it once, played nice and patient all week, got to the final for £1 then turned into a nutter and was out within about 20 mins lol.

kev8

Nearly but yet so far again, after sataliting in first attempt to the semi and then trough to the final of the 12k bounty hunter yesterday I got moved table for the third time about two hours in with the field down to about 70 where Tommy D was waiting for me, first hand at the new table i pick up ace king put a raise in to 1200 as did another player only for him to shove all in, I called the other player folded tommy d. turned over the mighty jacks and the rest is history. No so gutted as the last time, it could of gone either way and as i like to say you can not win if you fold lol.