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Any plans for reports etc from this weeks festival?

Hi Simon,

Plans not finalised yet, but we will do Live Updates on the Main Event for sure.

Do you find the Live Updates "interesting", enjoyable, or just handy? We need to try & get feedback, as we are trying to decide whether to continue with them. They are hard work, though fun to do, but at the moment they dont earn blonde any money, but they do attract viewers to blonde.

We have some talks lined up with a few potential sponsors, so maybe that will solve the problem, but feedback - honest feedback, good or bad - is important.

So what's good about them, & what's bad about them?

Feedback, Blondepoker updates are the best thing on the net since poker and porn

you could only improve them by talking about me winning.

seriously though, they are done by someone who knows poker and knows the players and its a crying shame that you dont get paid for all the hard work you put in

Blondepoker live updates are the original and the best, now we've had them we would be gutted to lose them, must be hard though, I struggle to stay alert enough to read em.

long may you reign. Regards, RED-DOG

Hmm, do you EVER win, Red?

But thanks for your kind words Tom, the cheque is in the post....

Live Updates are not original to blonde, PokerVoice used to do them, Poker Network still do in Aussie, & of course pokerineurope still do.

But I think ours are different in that we encourage & get viewers to interact with us, & that brings them to life, & fills the gaps in the "boring bits".

Time will tell, but thanks again for your comments.

DO NOT ABANDON LIVE UPDATES!!!!!
I know I speak for many people on here when I say it is one of the main attractions of the site. When I can't get to events at least I know whos doing what. Keep up the good work guys, I know it must be hard work but there are benefits (sponsorship, spending time with your peers and of course the kisses from Isabelle ;) )
ariston

Tournament updates are  the biggest asset of the whole site in my opinion.

You can get news and stuff at many forums and such sites.

Site traffic must show a big rise when the covered events are on i'd think.

Most of us, i'm sure, realise it's hard work.

Keep it up please.

Sandy

Hi Tony

Got to agree with the others, the live updates are very good.

I know it's got to be very hard work and I am sure you would rather be playing, or chatting, or watching, or drinking, or etc....

I cant get about at the moment else I would be happy to help you keep this service up, maybe if some of the others who appreciate what you do, could help you out at times.

Anyway good luck with the site.

Bob

ps. I really enjoyed reading that article about you.

 if you fold up the live updates that would be one serious BAD BEAT
 it's great work please keep it flowing.

                       NEVES.

I aint planning on playing at the Vic this week Tony but I will gladly come down and do the updates for you. You must keep this service up nomatter what- Your fans have spoken. Dont know if you run alexa software or something similar but to optimise your audience you need to offer something the others dont- mainly the updates. If you are playing this week and not doing the updates I am happy to help out, even if its via text.
russ

Got to second what everyone else has said. Although I don't post on here much, when I'm stuck in front of the computer griniding it out I love to follow the live updates, and I even read Ironside's posts  ;). I think if you get rid of the live updates you may find you lose a lot of your site traffic.

I'll be at the Vic this week, and  if you need help posting live updates you can add me to the list of volunteers. Anything to keep me out of the cash games!

The updates are fantastic, the way they are written and the feel for the event helps us wannabe's keep in touch with the action....poker has been crying out for this kind of coverage.

Tony,

The list of top class players that tune in especially on final night shows that everyone from fans to players Know this is the place to be.

yeah the updates are class!! imo ironside spoils them somewhat with his quotes, they are getting on my tits,   i tip ali mallu, and rumit to have a good week at the vic,

I totally agree with the comments of everyone above.

The live updates on here are great. You bring through the personalities of the players
As a newbie to the game, your updates give a real sense of being at the event. It makes you want to play in one of these events.  If it encourages more players to turn up at the tournaments, then surely that is a good thing?
If you were just seeing the result that said that Matey Boy won it again, who would really care about it? With your reports, you feel the twists and turns of the event as it happens.

Hi Tikay,

For people like me (with a 9 to5 job and an interest in poker), the live updates are great. No "downside" to them for us punters. I imagine its a shed load of work for you guys at the event. Maybe if Blonde followers are at future events if they can help out it would ease some pressure?

Keep up the good work guys!

yep, excellent service.
pokernetwork & pokervoice did a great job too, but you guys are operating on a weekly basis now & the banter is great.
if you wanted to improve the service tk, get out the instruction manual for that blonde camera you recently purchased & get a few pics up.

Fair point Julian.

I have the camera, & can take the pics OK, just gotta find out how to get the damn things into the computer.

We have a whole bag of ideas to improve & develop the Live Updates, & pics are just one of them. Give us time, & we will get there.

i posted that 8 minutes ago - i really think that at this stage you should be aiming for a maximum window of 5 minutes

Sorry Boss. Will pay more attention in future. Was posting a reply to another of your posts. Guess you must be VERY busy at work today.....

Letting tikay loose with a camera could produce interesting results...might get to see a bit more of Isabelle eh ?
The fashion police would also be interested, especially if Howard's around.
Great coverage cause its interactive, the banter is superb , with Ironside, ariston and Red Dog giving Tikay a run for his money.
Keep it goimg and im sure you will reap the benefits within 6 months

The updates are great.... i enjoyed reading back through the coverage of Monte Carlo.

I am more than happy to help with updates when i bust out of tournaments early  ;)

Think you have enough help on offer now Tikay so can we have a guarantee? Live updates stay!!!
ariston

Hi Again Guys,

Sorry about the lack of betting available for the Irish Open last weekend but Easter gaets a bit crazy with all the sport taking place. :( Plus, I was too busy losing money in Walsall

Betting for the European Poker Classics at The Vic this weekend is now available and, by request, we have a Special bet entitled "Top of the Blondes" which will stir up a bit of interest, I imagine! :o

You can find our odds at the usual site    http://www.intertops.com/sportsbook/cgi-win-2/itwww.exe?

Best Regards and See You All on Sunday,
Mike

hi
my first and probably last post on the forum until i become more qualified at this game i'm starting to love - but just wanted to say DEFINITELY KEEP UP THE LIVE TOURNEY UPDATES - they are great reading for those of us not there, and maybe like me, not ready or capable for the move up from small stakes internet poker. Your updates really capture the atmosphere at these big events and are great reading during the quieter moments of online MTT's.

One more point to add - your forum members all seem to know what they are talking about and you do not seem to suffer from the slaters / baiters / timewasters that plague other similar sites. not sure how you've managed this but everyone here seems helpful and friendly and there is a good spirit to the place. keep up the fantastic work.....it is both innovative and refreshing.

hope you got big tits as there is alot more quotes to come

the reason i quote is because tikay or who ever is doing the live reporting is trying to answer question and get info at the same time if i am refering to a post earlier in the thread i will quote that post so that they dont have to wonder what the hell i am going on about.

if i am replying to another poster i normally always also quote that way if the reporters are busy they can ignore it rather than wonder what i am talking about

now if you are refering to the fact i post too much then instead of making 0.093 posts per day  to the forum since you joined, open your mouth and say something then you wouldn't have to read all my boring crap.

for those of you who like my posts i will continue to post untill the blondepoker crew ask me not to

for those of you that dont like my posts i aint sat there with a gun forcing you to read them

mr guru_raj dont stop posting now that yopu have worked out what your doing (execpt press the post button when your finished not the enter key) i am one of the least quailfed poker players in britain (as i play just for a hobby) but i post about an average amount of posts on the forums so you have a few to catch up with



now finally to tikay if you dare stop doing the live updates i will set my main man rumit onto you and you dont want that do you(rumit as i promised i wont tip you in any live reports but best of luck to you)

cheers ironside, comments noted and my enter key is appropriately disabled... cheers, tom

Ironside,

Dont you DARE stop posting, & for me, you can quote as much as you want.

Your posts have added much to our Live Updates, and indded our Forum as a whole, & I don't imagine for one moment that your critic meant it personally, it was just a throwaway comment.

And where would we be without your stunningly hoepless predictions?

Keep 'em coming my friend, keep 'em coming.

It was good to hook up with you for an hour or two on Wednesday at The Vic, & I hope your long homeward journey went well.