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Be part of our trial - with free value!

Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
edited April 2012 in Poker Chat

EDIT - WE HAVE ANOTHER OF THESE AT 3:15PM, DON'T MISS IT!

Morning all

Just to let you know, we are going to try something for a bit of fun later.

It's being nicknamed 'Heads-up Shuffle' for now and is basically a heads-up multi-table tournament with 2-seat tables. But here's the twist, rather than playing the same person until one of you is KO'd, you get moved around periodically throughout the tournament.

This should make it more fun and avoid the need to wait around as much.

So because its a trial we are doing our first one as a freeroll.

Strategy will be interesting!

Thanks
Sky Poker
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012

    We'll be running this at 12:15pm.

    Lunchtime fun FTW!
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  • splashiessplashies Member Posts: 3,680
    edited April 2012
    I'm in...but i cant see it in the tournament lobby yet?
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012

    It will be shown soon. We'll probably open registration half an hour before to avoid people registering and not turning up (with it being a freeroll).
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  • splashiessplashies Member Posts: 3,680
    edited April 2012
    Ah yes, very sensible idea that.

    I'm looking forward to it!
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2012
    I'm in, or will be anyway
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,524
    edited April 2012
    May give it a bash :-)

    If you're trying new things i had an idea the other day.
    How about a mixed game where it swaps between Holdem to Omaha at each level??
    Don't even know if its possible or not!
    KTF!
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012

    Good luck, hope you enjoy it.

    Hope it works too, it is a trial and the first time we've done it! :)

    If it doesn't work, Tikay will get the blame obviously.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited April 2012
    How do the 'shuffles' work?

    Is the timing of the 'shuffle' totally random? Does it revolve around players being ko'd? Or can it happen randomly without anyone being ko'd.

    eg, we're 4 handed, (2 tables of 2) for 5 minutes. 

    Nothing happens, no big pots, can we be 'shuffled' at that point?


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  • rock_duderock_dude Member Posts: 9
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    Morning all Just to let you know, we are going to try something for a bit of fun later. It's being nicknamed 'Heads-up Shuffle' for now and is basically a heads-up multi-table tournament with 2-seat tables. But here's the twist, rather than playing the same person until one of you is KO'd, you get moved around periodically throughout the tournament. This should make it more fun and avoid the need to wait around as much. So because its a trial we are doing our first one as a freeroll. Strategy will be interesting! Thanks Sky Poker
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    Wish you'd do these things after work! Or does everyone on sky poker just not work?


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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    In Response to Be part of our trial - with free value! : Wish you'd do these things after work! Or does everyone on sky poker just not work?
    Posted by rock_dude
    And yet you're here posting lol
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    How do the 'shuffles' work? Is the timing of the 'shuffle' totally random? Does it revolve around players being ko'd? Or can it happen randomly without anyone being ko'd. eg, we're 4 handed, (2 tables of 2) for 5 minutes.  Nothing happens, no big pots, can we be 'shuffled' at that point?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    For this trial, it shuffles after 2 tables have closed. This is one of the things we can tweak based on how the trial goes and what feedback there is.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value! : For this trial, it shuffles after 2 tables have closed. This is one of the things we can tweak based on how the trial goes and what feedback there is.
    Posted by Sky_Poker

    Thanx, like the idea. 

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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    In Response to Be part of our trial - with free value! : Wish you'd do these things after work! Or does everyone on sky poker just not work?
    Posted by rock_dude

    Hi Rock_Dude - we're just doing it as a trial first during a quieter time but rest assured we'll do more at other times based on how it goes.

    Thanks
    Sky Poker
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    How do the 'shuffles' work? Is the timing of the 'shuffle' totally random? Does it revolve around players being ko'd? Or can it happen randomly without anyone being ko'd. eg, we're 4 handed, (2 tables of 2) for 5 minutes.  Nothing happens, no big pots, can we be 'shuffled' at that point?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    I imagined it to be like Rush Poker so you could get moved at any point, so in theory you could be 2000 v 2000 in chips, get him down to 1500 v 500 and then you could get moved to a table where you have 1500 and the opponent has 1900
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  • Woogie8688Woogie8688 Member Posts: 811
    edited April 2012
    As its free I would love to play. Be rude not too !!

    But me being thick where will it be displayed ?

    I assume Lobby - Tournaments - Freeroll

    But i know what the 1st 3 letters of assume would make me !!!
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  • DUNMIDOSHDUNMIDOSH Member Posts: 1,473
    edited April 2012
    Love the way you're experimenting
    When you say multi table what is the max number of tables?
    willl the tables be specified for example 4, 8, 12 etc or will tournament start at a specified time?
    Sorry the question is a bit simple but i've never played HU
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    As its free I would love to play. Be rude not too !! But me being thick where will it be displayed ? I assume Lobby - Tournaments - Freeroll But i know what the 1st 3 letters of assume would make me !!!
    Posted by Woogie8688
    It's highlighted at the top of the lobby

    If you can't see it at the moment you need to untick the 'Reg Only' box at the bottom of the lobby (because registration opens 30mins befor its not show currently).
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    Love the way you're experimenting When you say multi table what is the max number of tables? willl the tables be specified for example 4, 8, 12 etc or will tournament start at a specified time? Sorry the question is a bit simple but i've never played HU
    Posted by DUNMIDOSH
    For this one we set the max at 800. It starts on time (one of the beauties of this format). It wont get anywhere near 800 this time so really it depends on how many people enter.
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  • kb245kb245 Member Posts: 435
    edited April 2012
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value!:
    In Response to Re: Be part of our trial - with free value! : For this one we set the max at 800. It starts on time (one of the beauties of this format). It wont get anywhere near 800 this time so really it depends on how many people enter.
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    50 points! youre takin the pisss. when will you get into your heads that payin to play is not free:(((((
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  • belsibubbelsibub Member Posts: 2,527
    edited April 2012
    50 points for £50 freeroll? 25 points is the norm.
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