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CIN Tourny

HartshorNHartshorN Member Posts: 616
edited November 2009 in Poker Chat
Hi, i know this is pretty short notice.

However i thought we could possibly create a children in need tourny? Give something to the people less fortunate to us, even if it only the odd 50 or so pound.

Idea was.

1/2 Pound tourny.

No prizes, just for fun. Or if Sky also feel generous winner could receive entry to the open or primo.

If there's charitable people out there, why not give money through enjoyment?
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited November 2009
    In Response to CIN Tourny:
    Hi, i know this is pretty short notice. However i thought we could possibly create a children in need tourny? Give something to the people less fortunate to us, even if it only the odd 50 or so pound. Idea was. 1/2 Pound tourny. No prizes, just for fun. Or if Sky also feel generous winner could receive entry to the open or primo. If there's charitable people out there, why not give money through enjoyment?
    Posted by HartshorN

    I think this would be a great idea but make it an 11 quid, maybe half the buyin could go to Chidren In Need and the other half for bounties that you keep? I actually think this would get a large number of runners...

    Just a suggestion...
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  • HartshorNHartshorN Member Posts: 616
    edited November 2009
    11 doesn't cater for my bankroll at the moment :( Maybe a 5iver, offered the smaller numbers in order to get more runners.
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: CIN Tourny:
    11 doesn't cater for my bankroll at the moment :( Maybe a 5iver, offered the smaller numbers in order to get more runners.
    Posted by HartshorN
    Fair comment, i just thought that a BH style thing at a higher buyin might raise more money by attracting more players than a purely charity based standard 1/2 quid tournie..

    However, I would be happy to play in this regardless of buyin..
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  • HartshorNHartshorN Member Posts: 616
    edited November 2009
    Yeh same greg.

    See how much interest we can gather :) Hopefully it's alot and hope sky cna get invovled too.
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited November 2009
    On second thoughts, it is a nice idea, but i fear due to short notice it might not happen this time, but im sure sky would be happy to consider similar charity tournaments in future...
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  • DeadluckDeadluck Member Posts: 521
    edited November 2009
    as long as it's rake free i'd play.
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    id play say £1 all going charity braggin rights for winner
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  • chelschels Member Posts: 149
    edited November 2009
    love this idea x
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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3 Member Posts: 2,418
    edited November 2009
    But why not just donate money to charity anyway? If theres charitable people out there then they shouldnt need an excuse to donate to charity. Are children in need once a year? No.
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  • HartshorNHartshorN Member Posts: 616
    edited November 2009
    I'm doing it to bring the community together, and for us all to have a good laugh and a game of poker. After all it is a Poker forum

    Today ive been collecting donations for a concert, and tommorow is fancy dress, Doing my bit OUTSIDE of poker also.
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: CIN Tourny:
    But why not just donate money to charity anyway? If theres charitable people out there then they shouldnt need an excuse to donate to charity. Are children in need once a year? No.
    Posted by BlackFish3
    thats it hit on the head, always some reason not to do something, i'll play a sit n go instead save a pound to charity
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  • chelschels Member Posts: 149
    edited November 2009
    ignore blackfish, hes a mardy bum
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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3 Member Posts: 2,418
    edited November 2009
    Why do you need an incentive to give to charity? Did i say i was against this idea... no. You shouldn't need an incentive though... but people do. Have to question why this is...
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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3 Member Posts: 2,418
    edited November 2009
    chels... good to just ignore people's oppinions isn't it. This is an open forum for discussion so keep your negative comments to yourself and participate more positively.
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: CIN Tourny:
    Why do you need an incentive to give to charity? Did i say i was against this idea... no. You shouldn't need an incentive though... but people do. Have to question why this is...
    Posted by BlackFish3
    no incentive - if you look at my posts i said make it £1 entry prize only bragging rights - is this ok?
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited November 2009
    blackfish no offence but i give to charities all year long,i do not need an excuse but i would still like sky to run a tourny for it as i think it would be a great gesture
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    i really believe because of the attitude of some players this tourny will never materialise, ok i raise £500 - £600 to a good cause of my choice (military) but that should not matter , who cares if its an incentive, you really think the celebs do it without appearance money? i say sky - lets get a £1 mtt going on friday night all money to CIN if players dont want to play so be it - lets have no ego's please
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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3 Member Posts: 2,418
    edited November 2009
    I think you have taken my posts the wrong way. I understand loony, hartshorn and debdobs... i like the idea its just i dont like how people 'become' charitable once a year.
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009

    a lot of people become charatable 'once a year' thats not a bad thing, thats why charities 'target' people, if this CIN is targeting , then whats wrong with that? Not everyone goes around looking at what to donate to we all need a bit of nudging eh?

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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3 Member Posts: 2,418
    edited November 2009
    Because its not genuine... its giving for the occasion, giving in order to play in a poker tournament to have fun etc... surely it would be better for Sky to donate the running costs straight to charity if people were really this 'pure'?
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