what would be a good idea is who ever wins the totk or DTD event on mondays actualy gets to play a free game for a certain amount against the man him self hu.
In Response to Re: Take On Tikay But he never Plays??? : Nonsense....... at least be honest about you're motivations you massive troll Posted by Slykllist
should just rename all the mtts to dtd1/dtd2/dtd3 imo Posted by liamboi11
But then wouldn't the DTD would be called DDD?
For those that don't know the history, there used to be four Take on Tikay Tournaments throughout the week (Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri) with different buy in levels. I think they started about 18 months/ 2 years ago. Tikay designed the tournament and when they got up and running he played nearly all of them. He did so for quite some time. Next in our timeline the DTD started by DTWBandit and Scouse Red, which incorporated two deep stacks and the monday ToT MTTs into the forum competition (still IMO the best achievement by any forum members on Sky).
If you notice the other ToT MTTs have been discontinued. The only reason the Monday one is still there IMO is for the DTD. And I would surmise the only reason it's still called that is for the DTD. So if you look at it you'll see the run of Take on Tikay tournaments, and his involvement in playing them has stopped really, but Sky have kept that one in with that name for the community.
What worries me is that if Sky done away with or renamed the Monday ToT there would be a ton of members, more than likely including the OP, who would be on a thread asking why SkyPoker would break up/interfere with the DTD.
"Take on tikay" may be misleading to many, especially newbies here, & anyway, if I don't play it, it's just wrong to call it that.
No idea why we never changed it before, just one of those things really, never really gave it any thought.
I am actually in Leeds today, at Head Office, so I'm going to speak to Adam & ask him to remove the "Take on tikay" "Title" from that Tourney with immediate effect.
For the record, there used to be three "TOTTY's" (take on tikay's), & I played every one, for a very long time, don't exactly recall for how long, but maybe a year or two. I have not actually played on the site in 2012, for a variety of reasons, some of which have been alluded to in the thread. The main problem is I find it hard to play 4 Tables AND field the innumerable questions at the same time, especially "Customer Care" type questions. Turning my chat off is not exactly "on-Message", either, people say "why does he not reply?", so a bit awkward really. AceBarry, God rest his soul, used to act as my wingman, too, & help me field questions, but sadly, that is no longer possible.
I plan to start playing on the site again very shortly, but to begin with, it will be mainly Omaha, & Omaha Hi-Lo, which, whilst in Vegas recently, I promised I would do. Quite looking forward to it actually, though "chatting" whilst 2, 3 & 4 Tabling Omaha & 8 or Better will probably be beyond my abilities.
Makes sense to change the name, it is/was misleading, albeit unintentionally. My work shifts mean I hardly ever play evening games, but I can still remember being quite excited the first time I entered a TOTTY and thinking 'I wonder if Tikay will be on my table', so it was a bit of a let down when I realised he wasn't even in the field at all.
I'm sure we can think of another name that begins with the letter T and retain the same structure so the DTD can continue without interruption..
Going off on a tangent; I always find the name DTD a bit confusing because the UKs biggest and best cardroom (where the SPT final is played) is also known as the DTD. I've always thought the 'Monday Forum League' or similar would be a more apt title, although I realise that as somebody who doesn't participate my opinion won't carry much weight.
In Response to Re: Take On Tikay But he never Plays??? : But then wouldn't the DTD would be called DDD? For those that don't know the history, there used to be four Take on Tikay Tournaments throughout the week (Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri) with different buy in levels. I think they started about 18 months/ 2 years ago. Tikay designed the tournament and when they got up and running he played nearly all of them. He did so for quite some time. Next in our timeline the DTD started by DTWBandit and Scouse Red, which incorporated two deep stacks and the monday ToT MTTs into the forum competition (still IMO the best achievement by any forum members on Sky). If you notice the other ToT MTTs have been discontinued. The only reason the Monday one is still there IMO is for the DTD. And I would surmise the only reason it's still called that is for the DTD. So if you look at it you'll see the run of Take on Tikay tournaments, and his involvement in playing them has stopped really, but Sky have kept that one in with that name for the community. What worries me is that if Sky done away with or renamed the Monday ToT there would be a ton of members, more than likely including the OP, who would be on a thread asking why SkyPoker would break up/interfere with the DTD. Posted by TommyD
Just to correct something there for you Tommy, not that it matters much, but it was originally the two deepstacks and a B/H. The decision was made to drop the B/H as it was not deemed to be on the same par as the other two games, and back in the day, all 3 game scores were included. The Monday TOTTY game was then used instead and hence the DTD comp was born as it is today.
Adam has implemented the name change, "Take on tikay" has been dropped as the Tourney Title.
I have no idea if it will get a new name, or just be badged as a "normal" "DeepStack Freezeout".
However, it will not affect the regular, & existing, Monday Night Forum DTD, which will continue "as is", albeit with some tinkering with the name of one of them.
In Response to Re: Take On Tikay But he never Plays??? : Nonsense....... at least be honest about you're motivations you massive troll Posted by Slykllist
I dont understand why the name has to be changed at all, in the DTD I can never remember which of the deepstacks is which but I always know which is the Take on Tikay.
This country has always named things after the great people as a legacy to bear their name for the future so why shouldnt the poker tournaments on sky carry those names into the future.
I can just imagine Sky sports cricket doing a commentary from Somerset & David Gower telling Sir Ian Botham that he can't sit in the commentary box as there is a stand in the ground that bears his name "So you have to go & sit in it"!!
I personally think that more tournaments should be named after the great & good from Sky poker eg as Tikay mentioned people like AceBarry, DTWBandit, Scouse_red there must be others over the past 5 years who deserve a tournament in their honour. I have not been playing on Sky that long but its main strength is the good people of the community that play, so why shouldn't they be honoured in some small way.
In Response to Re: Take On Tikay But he never Plays??? : Just to correct something there for you Tommy, not that it matters much, but it was originally the two deepstacks and a B/H. The decision was made to drop the B/H as it was not deemed to be on the same par as the other two games, and back in the day, all 3 game scores were included. The Monday TOTTY game was then used instead and hence the DTD comp was born as it is today. #historylessonended Posted by MAXALLY
Hi why is the Monday DTD tourny at 830 called Take On Tikay... as he never plays in it? in fact can anyone remember the last time he played in it? bit misleading...... Posted by djblacke04
In Response to Re: Take On Tikay But he never Plays??? : Thank you that is precisely the point... Posted by djblacke04
It is a bit of false advetising although he did play in the early days. Just rename it or stick a gtd prize on it as it is still part of the DTD and will get the numbers
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For those that don't know the history, there used to be four Take on Tikay Tournaments throughout the week (Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri) with different buy in levels. I think they started about 18 months/ 2 years ago. Tikay designed the tournament and when they got up and running he played nearly all of them. He did so for quite some time. Next in our timeline the DTD started by DTWBandit and Scouse Red, which incorporated two deep stacks and the monday ToT MTTs into the forum competition (still IMO the best achievement by any forum members on Sky).
If you notice the other ToT MTTs have been discontinued. The only reason the Monday one is still there IMO is for the DTD. And I would surmise the only reason it's still called that is for the DTD. So if you look at it you'll see the run of Take on Tikay tournaments, and his involvement in playing them has stopped really, but Sky have kept that one in with that name for the community.
What worries me is that if Sky done away with or renamed the Monday ToT there would be a ton of members, more than likely including the OP, who would be on a thread asking why SkyPoker would break up/interfere with the DTD.
Good morning.
The OP makes a fair point.
"Take on tikay" may be misleading to many, especially newbies here, & anyway, if I don't play it, it's just wrong to call it that.
No idea why we never changed it before, just one of those things really, never really gave it any thought.
I am actually in Leeds today, at Head Office, so I'm going to speak to Adam & ask him to remove the "Take on tikay" "Title" from that Tourney with immediate effect.
For the record, there used to be three "TOTTY's" (take on tikay's), & I played every one, for a very long time, don't exactly recall for how long, but maybe a year or two. I have not actually played on the site in 2012, for a variety of reasons, some of which have been alluded to in the thread. The main problem is I find it hard to play 4 Tables AND field the innumerable questions at the same time, especially "Customer Care" type questions. Turning my chat off is not exactly "on-Message", either, people say "why does he not reply?", so a bit awkward really. AceBarry, God rest his soul, used to act as my wingman, too, & help me field questions, but sadly, that is no longer possible.
I plan to start playing on the site again very shortly, but to begin with, it will be mainly Omaha, & Omaha Hi-Lo, which, whilst in Vegas recently, I promised I would do. Quite looking forward to it actually, though "chatting" whilst 2, 3 & 4 Tabling Omaha & 8 or Better will probably be beyond my abilities.
I'm sure we can think of another name that begins with the letter T and retain the same structure so the DTD can continue without interruption..
Going off on a tangent; I always find the name DTD a bit confusing because the UKs biggest and best cardroom (where the SPT final is played) is also known as the DTD. I've always thought the 'Monday Forum League' or similar would be a more apt title, although I realise that as somebody who doesn't participate my opinion won't carry much weight.
Its 3 sided , hard to crack and contains nuts !
Sorted.
Adam has implemented the name change, "Take on tikay" has been dropped as the Tourney Title.
I have no idea if it will get a new name, or just be badged as a "normal" "DeepStack Freezeout".
However, it will not affect the regular, & existing, Monday Night Forum DTD, which will continue "as is", albeit with some tinkering with the name of one of them.
The THREE DTD Monday Night Tourneys have ALL been re-named, & this will take place with immediate effect.
ALL THREE will now be labelled "DTD", as follows.....
7.15pm Monday, £2.20 Entry - DTD 1
7.45 Monday, £1.10 Entry - DTD 2
8.30 Monday, £2.20 Entry - DTD 3
The GUARANTEES have been changed, or some of them (I don't recall which, or how much), but they will now be.....
DTD 1 - £200
DTD 2 - £150
DTD 3 - £200
Like the peanuts. Sorted.
All they had to do was take the ........" On" away and leave " TAKE TIKAY" Oops !
"Orford side event" not got that ring to it. Mmm ?
MP
EDIT _ bit behind - shudda read last page