The GUKPT Champion of Champions Event thread

[GreekStein]

nice one posh boy, celebratory pheasant shooting must be iminent

defo line of the day

[Free_Rollin]

I was going to get there tonight for the £500. However, if it's not advertised well, not sure if there's much point in going? Doubt there will be a lot of value, since you're likely to be competing with champions!

Any ideas of numbers in previous events/ predictions for tonights turn out?

[AlrightJack]

There is only one David Johnson playing in the event. There were a few mistakes on the original list:

David Johnson actually has 12,000 chips. The seven other players who won their way in via the National League will get 7,000 rather than 5,000 chips. Their names are:

Steve Bunce, Steve Vigor, Robert Topp, James Patterson, Gary Brewer, Mohammed Qureshi & Glenn Wisbey

Also, Paul Tucker should have 7,000 chips, not 12,000 as stated on the list.

Paul Thomas was not on the list, but he is playing and has 5,000 chips

Andrew Booth is playing (not Andrew Wood as stated on the list)

[luther101]

I was going to get there tonight for the £500. However, if it's not advertised well, not sure if there's much point in going? Doubt there will be a lot of value, since you're likely to be competing with champions!

Any ideas of numbers in previous events/ predictions for tonights turn out?

Mon £150        .....      76 runners.
Tue £300        .....      37 runners.
Wed £250       .....      27 runners.

Shockingly bad promotion/advertising for the Fezzie      .....      hence no runners!

When will they ever learn?

[AlexMartin]

laughably organised. let bluesquare run the whole mofo operation in its entirity (sp?, maybe an e in that bad boy) and watch uk poker blossom again.

[AlrightJack]

This festival has been advertised all year long in the GUKPT brochure. I'm not saying that is all that should have been done - I don't know what promotion the host casino has done themselves, but as far as GUKPT is concerned, we published details of the event a long time ago.

[Free_Rollin]

I was going to get there tonight for the £500. However, if it's not advertised well, not sure if there's much point in going? Doubt there will be a lot of value, since you're likely to be competing with champions!

Any ideas of numbers in previous events/ predictions for tonights turn out?

Mon £150        .....      76 runners.
Tue £300        .....      37 runners.
Wed £250       .....      27 runners.

Shockingly bad promotion/advertising for the Fezzie      .....      hence no runners!

When will they ever learn?

Cheers for the reply! Think I might give it a miss... GL to all blondes playing though!

[Dubai]

In Champ of Champ week, probably should have mixed variety of tournys and call them all Championship Events. Have a £2k PLO, £2k 6max, £1k shootout etc, £500 rebuy. Least it will add some prestige and its not like the number of runners can be worse

[luther101]

This festival has been advertised all year long in the GUKPT brochure. I'm not saying that is all that should have been done - I don't know what promotion the host casino has done themselves, but as far as GUKPT is concerned, we published details of the event a long time ago.

Certainly not having a pop at you/Deena etc - but do have a look at the G website Mr Raab     ....      apparently we're still in November!

Not the slightest hint of any 'upcoming' Festival     ......        the locals knew the numbers would be sparse - and voted with their feet.

  

[Free_Rollin]

This festival has been advertised all year long in the GUKPT brochure. I'm not saying that is all that should have been done - I don't know what promotion the host casino has done themselves, but as far as GUKPT is concerned, we published details of the event a long time ago.

Tbh, I wasn't even aware that the Champions of Champions was a week affair, until only a few days ago. I originally thought it was just the actual champions event, and that's it. I may be the only one thinking this, but judging by the numbers, I'm probably not alone. Just perhaps more promotion on the side events needed, that's all.

[TightEnd]

- I don't know what promotion the host casino has done themselves

No criticism is implied of the GUKPT organisers, everyone knows when the Champ of Champs event itself is and because it is a "qualification only" event with no other GUKPT events alongside (I think?) then there isn't a great need for GUKPT people to promote it big style, I think.

The host casino, which I desperately want to support, compliment and applaud has done ZERO marketing for this. As others have said the G Luton website doesn't mention the week of events. No texts to players, no flyers through the mail, nothing that I have seen in magazines. Staff not allowed or choose not to post on poker forums, no satellites before the week to guarantee extra runners....just simple stuff that would get the profile of the events up

 Thus the numbers for the side events are low, the buzz is non-existent and the PR is dreadful. A shame.

[GreekStein]

meh, the Vic is overrated.

dunno whether it's standards are the same as before or since ive been to dtd it just seems much worse.

[AlrightJack]

meh, the Vic is overrated.

dunno whether it's standards are the same as before or since ive been to dtd it just seems much worse.

What has this got to do with the Vic? This thread is about Luton.

[redarmi]

Can anyone tell me what time the £200 starts tonight and the structure?  I can't find it anywhere which makes me think they will struggle for runners.

[GreekStein]

meh, the Vic is overrated.

dunno whether it's standards are the same as before or since ive been to dtd it just seems much worse.

What has this got to do with the Vic? This thread is about Luton.

Yeah meant to post on the whinge thread and clicked this by mistake. nvm i'll live.