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Basically the 2 blokes hosting tonight are clueless.  Its that Jonny Gould who use to do the baseball on five and some other bloke (so called EXPERT i think).

66 v KQ on a 6 7 K 10 board and they are both shouting "only a K can save him now"!!!!!

LOL clueless.

Then another 10 comes on the river and they are saying Full house for the guy with 66.

Well what would a King on the river made????????????????

How do they get on TV. 

Well it made me laugh.

Don't worry, it'll be better tomorrow night.

 ;boltpp;

Im coming out in a rash just thinking about it !!!

you want to get some cream for that!!

I only watched it for 15 minutes but I thought Jonny was carrying the other guy who misread the board 3 times that I saw as well as the kinda cringeworthy 66 v KQ hand. Must be hard doing live TV of course. I just kept thinking about Totalise's point that you should have reached a certain standard of play before you try to teach people how to play. I somehow doubt the presenter plays 25/50 which tote was saying is where he thinks people are good enough to coach. He was saying how great some all in was when some guy had a straight and all it was gonna do was force worse hands to fold. Seemed a bit surreal to me. Not trying to rain on anyones parade. GL to all involved, must try to catch a bit of Kev tomorrow.

Has Hells Bells called in sick yet for tomorrow?

I caught a bit of it tonight and im sorry to say some of the analysis was erm well how do i put this amateurish. Im not attaching blame to Johnny Gould who is their to anchor and present not do the poker, but the analyst was terrible IMO. My only hope is that whoever he is teaching sits down at my table tommorrow.

There was one hand a j 10 9 6 rainbow board and on the river it went bet then big raise and the original bettor managed to laydown the mighty j3o. The analyst was proclaiming this as a world class laydown, hmmm ok.

who was the analyst?

remember the analysis is aimed at the total beginners who found poker via the red button

and alot of the comentators on big shows like the WSOP make gaffes

that being said tonights pro made tikay look like phil ivey

Paul Musselle was the Expert this evening, he can also take the Presenter's role when need be & he does it well.

Johnny Gould is a world-class Presenter in my opinion, he does not lay claim to be a huge Poker Expert, but he is all enthusiasm, energy & drive, & for those who work with him, he's known as the ultimate pro. His enthusiasm & oohing & aaring are not "for effect", he genuinely loves Poker & I think he conveys the spirit of the game wonderfully to the sort of player the show targets.

That'd be a neat trick, to make me look like Phl Ivey......

Who is that?

I also think Jonny Gould is great, loved him on the baseball, my post was really aimed at the expert.

Well I'm hardly gonna criticise him, as it's my turn tomorow (Tuesday).......

Think I'll turn blonde off for a few days!

Errr which is your view? ???

They're still ironing out the creases, and it's not really aimed at the intermediate and beyond, which is what the guy from Sky came on here and said, (something that impressed me most). Give them a break and I'm sure they'll improve. :)

ok smart**** yes i said both were clueless but gould is just the presenter, the expert should know a bit more.

I think just saying it is aimed at beginners does not excuse them from not knowing the rules of the game, its not hard to find people who do know the rules.

Chilli was good though, and she won a s&g..................................Bless :)up

It looks to me as if they are reading the cards backwards - are they? That would explain a bit of hesitation on their parts?

The presenter was actually pretty good - he made some decent gags as well - but wasn't helped too much by the 'expert' who seemed a bit like a rabbit in headlights.  Obviously, not everyone can be the consummate professional like Tikay...;whistle;

Tonight will be repulsive compulsive viewing though.  Helen Chamberlain is quality, Tikay is....Tikay, and Kev will be the cherry on the icing of the pie cake.

Very tricky to explain that, Tracey. The "table" is "beamed" onto the studio floor, like what is known as, I believe, a "heads-up display". For technical reasons, it's beamed "the wrong way round", but that means when the Presenter & Expert look at it, it appears to be the right way round. On second thoughts, it's too difficult to explain! I hear what you all say about last night's expert, but technically, it's a very challenging show to work on. The Expert has a "clicker" too, to move the action on, & that makes life even more complicated. I will try & write up an article abouot how it all works, & it'll make it easier to understand the odd gaffe that gets made.

The Studio is something to behold, 4 cameras whizzing around, a state of the art tracking system in the ceiling, working in tandem with each camera, it's mighty impresive stuff.

And entirely green - walls, floors, everything, is bright green. Green!

Sets your skin tone off perfectly...

You, Tamworth Boy, are pushing it. Bet you get a tough table in Cardioff this weekend. I'll damn well make sure you do.

What is on in cardiff this weekend

It was so funny in newcy. Me and the missus travelled up for the wknd but my mate also played and came up seperately. I met him just before the start and laughed how funny would it be out of 210 runners if we had come up here and were sat next to each other. Guess what happened!! Well there was someone in between us but it was only ironside!!!

I think the fact that this show is aimed primarily at beginners makes it all the more important that incorrect information is not given out, as it will be taken as fact by people learning to play the game.

I was watching one of the repeats the other night when Norman Pace was on.  He commented that a guy holding suited cards who had flopped a flush draw was 4/1 to make his flush.  He said that he shouldn't have called a post-flop bet from his opponent, as he was only getting 3/1 for his money.  The turn didn't help, and he again said, 'he's 4/1 to make his flush'.  The presenter said that he presumed the odds on hitting the flush were longer now as there was only one card left (don't know if he was trying to help Norman out of a hole without directly correcting him), and Norman said 'no, it's still 4/1'.

Everyone makes mistakes, that's human, but on what is apparently supposed to be an informative poker show aimed at beginners, it would be nice to see mistakes pointed out (someone in the gallery having a word in the ear perhaps?) so that they can be immediately corrected.

I have a question as well which I emailed in the other day but didn't get answered.  When we see players' profiles it shows us the number of flops seen and the number of pots won.  The presenters/commentators present this as number of pots won from the number of flops seen (eg wow he's seen 80 flops and one 60 of those pots) - I'd be interested to know if the pots won figure includes pots won pre-flop.

Dilemma tonight with Kev being on as it clashes with Life on Mars and my Sky+ is playing up.  Drama or comedy??

Go for the tragi-comedy that is Kev.

Thanks Tikay, much appreciated.  It'll keep me focused and honest early doors.

:)up

Assuming all his flush outs are clean, the odds on the flop of hitting the flush on the turn are 9/47 = 19.1% ~ 4:1

The odds on the turn of hitting on the river are 9/46 = 19.6% ~ 4:1.

I didn't see the programme you're referring to but I'm guessing this is what he was saying, so I'm not sure what the mistake you're trying to point out is with regard to the odds.  

However, his analysis does completely ignore implied odds so I don't necessarily agree with his reasoning about not calling.

Also, if all the money had gone in on the flop and the player was guaranteed to see both the turn and river cards, then the relevant odds of him making his flush would be closer to 2:1, as he can hit on either the turn or river.

yep 4/1 to hit the flush on the turn, and 4/1 to hit on the river, but they way it was presented in this particular show that he had odds of only 4/1 to hit the flush at any point after the flop.

I saw the show for the first time last night but for only about 15 minutes.
Do they only ever show suckouts?
It seemed every hand had runner runner flushes.

I have noticed this, but it must be a bit of a dillema. If you are selecting a hand to show, do you show a hand where nothing happens eg fold fold fold. Whereas PNL will show continuous play which shows interesting and uninteresting hands. Often they will end up talking about something else as nothing is happening. Not sure what the answer is. My main view for the moment is whether the show is entertaining and my answer is yes. Will it be perfect for poker "experts", probably not, but sure with practise that this will improve.

A little Update for you from the Sky Suits who, as you know, monitor these threads.

It seems they took Paul Musselle on as a Presenter, rather than an Expert, but due to rostering problems, he "stood in" as the Expert to help out. I gather that in future, they will try to keep him to his main role, which is as the Presenter - at which he has great experience, & is much respected.

The guy got a bit of stick on Monday, fair enough, but it seems like it was not actually his fault.

Just so's you know.

You can start on me next. I'm ready & waiting...... ;nemesis;

Do you know who's going to be presenting on 1st March, as people willl be needing a wider screen than last night for that episode?

i tell you what,, all this site ever does is critisise.,.,.,for 1 ive been wanting a poker show on tv since 425 has gone,as im sure a lot of you did.,.,they been going 5 minutes and its getting slagged,
guys this show is live,they are allowed to make mistakes,teething problems,ive seen tk make a few but i havent come on to slag him,give them a break i say,the show is fast moving and im sure there are all nervous with it being live tv,these problems will sort themselves out in due course,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,
 myself to be honest find it funny when they miss things out,that jhonny gould guy is funny as fook,i wouldnt mind playing him h/u for £1,000,000 lol
give them a break i say otherwise >>>>>sky gets to see this then they think ahhh well lets drop it its not working .,.,.,.,anything on tv for poker is good imho.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,,.

sofaithout feedback things wont sort themselves out because the suits wont know there is a problem

 :goodpost: ;iagree; with everything apart from the slagging tk off. There should always be allocated thread space for some tk slagging. He deserves it! He's english!

Got in late last night from work, said to the missus ''there is a cool new poker show on sky, do you mind if we watch it for a bit as I plan to start playing it, 2 of the lads from the forum are on, 1 is playing, and the other is presenting.

She turned it over at the exact point Tikay was talking about Mussels and Slugs.

She called it tripe and turned it straight back over again lololol

Tikay please tone it down as I had to watch bloody America's next top model due to your chat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bumped into Tikay as a presenter when he was on PNL last year.  Now , personally, I like the 'old farty git' style of presenting that he does so perfectly ( I'm sure it's just an act in front of the cameras - isn't it ? )

I've been keeping an eye on sky poker, during the breaks in PNL.  I saw a show a few nights ago with Casper Berry ( a PNL bod & bloody good at it , for those of you that don't bother with pnl ) with some really, REALLY enthusiastic presenter, who really REALLY annoyed me.  I don't know his name, but that show just didn't work. 

Last night's, however, was different.  That beautiful young blond  ;joestrummer;( and Helen )  worked great together.  The show was funny, lively, informative ( I mean where else can we hear about the trams & trains in old Mill Hill town, sod the poker , we all know about hand values ).  I especially liked the way that Tikay was claiming to have picked both guys in the HU as his choice of winner.  I'm sure Helen liked that.


Two other small points.

Are Dan Hipgrave & Lynsey Horn a couple ?  If so he is one lucky man.

More importantly.  I hear that Sky have poached several of the pnl team.  Good.  But I have heard that The GREAT Nick Wealthall isn't one of them.  Now Tikay, I don't know what influence you have with the powers at the top,  but I'm sure you've worked with Nick several times, & if he's not better than a few of the dweebs I've seen these last few days, then I don't know what to say.  Admittedly he hasn't got the greatest face for TV, but with all due respect, you ain't no male model either ( well not for the last couple of years at least, I'm sure you were in the past   ;) )

Up until last night I watched pnl, then switched to sky poker during the news breaks.  Last night I watched Sky poker , & flicked over to PNL during the adverts.  Good show, WP.

Nope, it's a secret.....

It was barnacles & slugs actually. And buses & trolleybuses. Mussels are boring. These are serious issues.

Your not criticising this site are you?

Sofa,

I'm sure people posting comments aren't doing it with the sole intention to criticise: we have been asked to give feedback (which will inevitably include some constructive criticism) and told that the sky suits will be taking note.  Hopefully if we all work together on this with open dialogue the show will get bigger and better and be a roaring success. 

I also think you'll find that the majority of people on here making points are the ones who are regularly supporting the show by watching, emailing in and playing in the games. 

easy lord EYEBROW or ill take you of my wheeler dealer list lol

Lord Eyebrow! Love it! Red's new moniker.

tom i just emailed you

They will already have them coz I am there on the 28th stinking the place out

"Farty old git". Eh? You talking to me sunshine?......

By general concensus, Casper Berry's debut was excellent. The show needs a "blend" of styles, & he complements that blend perfectly, imo. They are still experimentng with the "who works best with whom" thing.

Lynsey & Dan a couple? It would be wrong for me to comment either way, but it'd be a fool who tried to pull the wool over you guys eyes.... Believe what you see & see what you believe. They are both immensely likeable, & I've known Lynsey for a while, she's a good friend. I don't know Dan, but I believe he's a singer chappie or something.

Now, & excuse the pedantics, but Sky Poker have not "poached" any PNL staff. I get your drift though. I am open & honest on blonde 100% of the time, but this one is a bit off limits for me. I'd just say that a number of individuals work for both shows, & both Sky & PNL are entirely comfortable with that arrangement. In fact, I have been invited to return to PNL, & with Sky's blessing & approval, have accepted. So, as one can see, the Management of both shows are entirely comfortable with the situation. They both recognize that it's good to have the "800's" section of Sky populated by several shows, we can both pull each other along.

Nick Wealthall? I think everyone would agree that Nick is a top-notch Presenter. I really am getting beyond my remit now, so I'll leave it at that!

Finally, I am "Poker Consultant" to Sky Poker, but not PR man, so I'd better shut up now, before I get a slapping.

Thank you for your kind comments.

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Thank you Muahahahaha. I like your style.

That wasn't an email, that was spam!

next time you get corned beef if your lucky lmao

I must admit, I wondered who they were as well.  You have to take it as it is,  the SKY version is like ITV with celebs and PNL is more of a slick channel 4 style show.  I prefer PNL, but I am sure the SKY version will be watched by many people and will continue to do well in the future.  It is good that there are two different styles of poker shows on TV each night in my view

There's not just one sky bloke out there reading the forums - there's a fair few of us and we're taking careful note of the comments (good, bad and horrible). Thanks, Tikay, for keeping people abreast of what's happening. We're only a couple of weeks old and have got a long way to go and hope the service in all areas improves to your satisfaction over the coming months.
re. Paul Musselle - he's a really great bloke who threw himself in at the deep end to help us out. He'll be more on the presenting side in future and you'll see people like Tikak, Carlo, Mark Banin, Caspar Berry and Tom Sambrook appearing as experts.
That should keep those of you who really know their game a bit happier.
Keep the comments coming (but no swearing, Tikay doesn't like it!).

Quality, that name is gonna stick :D :D :D

Good spot! Tikay'll never forgive me...but it does have a nice ring to it!!

kak where I live is a name for poo/shit etc!!!!

I am saying nowt

hi all.

 it's norman pace here. i have been a big fan of blonde for a couple of years now. always tune in for live updates which are completely brilliant at all times. i've always been a bit reticent to post, however, cos you lot can be a bit scary for the average player. in fact there is a very high nerd quotient in the poker community in general, no names, you know who you are.

i feel, as a member of the sky poker team, a bit exposed. suddenly, from nowhere, we're all spouting about the beautiful game LIVE on national telly. none of us want to look like idiots for our lack of poker knowledge so believe me, we're working very hard to improve on a daily basis.

tikay has gone someway to explain how complicated reading hands is in the studio. there are still a few bugs in the system and unfortunately they are mainly to do with the feed to the studio floor that the presenters are seeing.

paul musselle is a great bloke and a very, very good presenter. he's charming and intelligent and a total pro to work with.

as for myself, i'm going to be presenting as well as analysing over the next couple on months. i tell you, every day i wake up and i know i'm going to work on sky poker, i feel excited. it's great to be in at the beginning of something like this and all of us feel that way.

keep the constuctive criticism coming guys

norman

Sigh.

Shut it, Couch.

Mr Pace!

Nice to hear from you.

For those unaware, there is huge poker ability in the Pace family - Mrs Pace that is - she is on several sites as "c-bass", & on Sky Poker, I think she is "squeak". If she played the circuit regularly, she'd be Top Ten in the Rankings, she has great game. Norman, on the other hand, is a great comedian....

Welcome Norman.

No need to be shy about posting - you'll soon graduate to nerd status like the rest of us!!

Good luck with the show.  I'm sure that everyone providing feedback is doing so with the desire to make the show a big success, even if we're not the most diplomatic bunch at times.

Sheriff

Tikak and J7o

J7o is from now on to be known as the pie-man.  I'm looking forward to the first time I see the Wilson dominated by the pie-man.

rotflmfao

ty sheriff. oh and grandad, you ain't seen charlie pace yet.

Grandad?

What?

FFS, this is out of order.

He'll be sorry.

Is Charlie your Son, Norman?

Anyone else think an episode with Tikay and Norman, in character as Billy and Johnny, would be a surefire winner?

For those of you who don't know Norman was the slightly less fat short one from Hale and Pace and was a kind of celebrity in the 80s.

good to see you on here norm btw ;)

And him and his slightly fatter taller partner were fantastic to work with - and they are still massive stars in Australia, which is bonzer.

hale is massive in any country mate :D

lol!  you'll fit in here nicely Norman!  Welcome to blonde :)

c bass  ;tightend;  :respect:

We have had many a coming together, (in a poker sense) Please pass on my regards

ty all.

what have i begun? tikay charlie pace is my younger son. he's in training. you could learn from this.
:}

Watched for the first time tonight,,, great show IMO.

That "old fella" always makes me laugh!!

May even venture into one of the opens myself - donate some money.....

Not as M3boy though.............. but you WILL recognise it as me when  (if) you see the name ;)

Oh and  ;welcome; to Blonde Norman

M-of-3  ??

im preferred hale because im sure i read somewhere he was welsh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 ;kneelsucker;

LOL Kev, thought about it

 ::)

Just wanted to say a big  :hello: and  ;welcome; to spiny.  Hope you enjoy the forum and good to see you on "The Open".

In fact, always having enjoyed your style , whether it be televised comedy or more straight theatrical appearances, including presentations/discussions at my brilliant local Nottingham Playhouse, it is good to see you increasingly on the Poker TV circuit.

Enjoy it all and Bainn and I look forward to seeing more of you and Mrs Pace playing and sure, Spiny and Tikay would make brilliant viewing, as the Sheriff says!

Thanks Helen, In fact, although Norman does not Post much, he's more of a lurker, he's been a blonde for ages, & is a particular devotee of our Live Updates, of which he reads every one, & Posts on them from time to time. He's an out & out poker enthusuast, & that shines through in his commentating.

Well stop lurking in the shadows and do some bloody posting Norman. Im sure everyone would appreciate it. And i used my 1000th post to try and persuade you so you had better get on here now. I did have some landmark speech put together for the occassion but thats gone out the window now!!!

Nice one Norman. Must admit I was impressed when you were on the other night (and not just as I had a spot prize).  :)up

I think a good move for Sky would be to get Tuff fish is as the pro....
That night would be legendary viewing.

who is tuff fish??????

Who is tuff Fish???
i thought everybody knows who the legend is.
Got you tube and doa  search, he has to be the best poker commentator for any poker show.

Wow, that's like a football fan asking who's david beckam

whose david beckham

durrr, Posh Spice's husband of course! :D

oh yeah silly me she the ginger one?  ;nana;

Anyone playing tonight

Ive had my training session in a $1 stt

won it

so im in ( my 1st game )

c u all there

Tonight took me 15 minutes to get the table to open and connect, ended up 101st i think

verdict


game is slow,blinds fast,loose amateur plays...........



im in tomorrow......lol

GL

overwhelmed by your collective loveliness. am considering investing in peroxide.

Think you might clash with Helen!
Enjoyed the show last night, especially the banter with Rodney. Think you were trying to be too polite with feedback to him though.  :)up

I'm the one actually putting the programme on !! very enjoyable , and didn't rosy look sweet ???  :)

Perfect structure for James then? I think he could of found his new home ;)

If it was for more than £10 i would be loving it!

They do a 6k guaranteed one - £25 buy in I think

yup, sunday night. £25+2. 286 runners last week. nearly 2k for 1st. dead loose. gamble and enjoy. :}

decided to give the cash table a go tonight.  I am going to be so rich.

Best of luck with that Claire....

Also not had chance previously to say congrats on your final table the other night!   ;applause;

So...er.....congrats on your final table the other night!!   ;D

thanks Keithy :)

These tables are unreal.  Just saw a guy trying to steal a pot with  5c 9c  the board showed something like  Qc Jh 7c 8h  Ad  Don't imagine he was too pleased to be called, but the £80+ got shipped over.  No idea what the caller had!

The biggest issue I have with sky poker is that they don't always cover the end of the tournament. Seems a bit of a half-hearted effort if they can't be bothered to show the heads-up battle - one of the most interesting / skillful / lack-of-skillful (depending on who's playing) aspects of poker.

Last night they managed to get a few hands in of the final table as it didn't last too long. I guess it's hard for them to be too critical but it did seem last night the standard of play was shocking.

Sky Poker are trying to find a balance between running a solid, professional online/interactive game and presenting an entertaining TV show.
One of the reasons they don't get to the end of the tournament and see the winner is that play usually tightens up on Final Table, and, after three hours of live commentary on their feet, the presenters are cream-crackered. Tikay has to be given oxygen and a rub down between hand reviews. If the game hasn't finished by 0020 the producers have to take a toiugh decision whether to plough on or call it a day.
The channel hopes to hit the right balance between speed of blinds and getting all the heads up action on screen as soon as they can.
Please keep your comments coming to Blonde as the 'suits' are definitely listening!

I just love those rub-downs, but Helen refused, dammit.

Are there any plans to make the software downloadable rather than having to play through a browser.

Also what about rebuys/bigger guarantee's?

Why not start the tournament earlier then? Surely there's no reason for the tournament to start exactly the same time as the TV show? It also gives you more hands to choose from before you even start.

Sorry Tikay, is that you paying to rub Helen down or paying to be rubbed down by Helen? There's an important difference.
I hear Jonny Gould is willing to let you rub him down for twelve pounds and fifteen pence, including VAT.

I believe one of tonight's guests is our own BB3 champ, Snatiramas.

Good luck fella!

GL!!!!!!

I've quite enjoyed the bits I've watched last night and tonight.   Learnt a couple of things too :)

Are you sure???

I dont think you  should bring the start time forward as it would then clash with all the other  big gtd comps a lot of us play in. At 8pm at least 4 of the main gtd comps start  and by 9 I'm normally out of all 4 so can play the sky thing ;)

Also whens hells bells on next please????

Well, the Roster is always subject to change, but at present, I believe Helen's next show is scheduled to be on Wednesday. But worry not, you've got me me Friday......

Look out on Thursday (tomorrow/today) for another blonde Guest, too!

Im not having that....the bloody cheeck of it......Gouldy charged me £22.50!!!!

Gouldy(blondeite Stillhair)  rung me after tonight's show, he wants to go to bB4. Told him we were full up......

9th March sure to be a good show ;)

Why's that then?

 ;carlocitrone;

Well a month after winning a couple of bottle's of champagne in the pre-launch staff trials they eventually turn up at my desk. I still haven't had any word about the HD box i (ok rookie) won and my entry into the sunday gauranteed as a spot prize that our Norman was kind enough to present me on one of the first nights has never turned up.

When I asked about the entry I got the answer we were not allowed to offer any cash prizes   :dontask: checked all the e-mails and never a mention of anything about this and no mention on the shows when they were awarded.

Being on the payroll you try to be positive about it but when they feel the need to take the p1ss out of their staff (who they get far more than their pound of flesh from already) then it's getting a bit much.

Never mind though seems like you fellas are all having a great time tho  :)up

Don't think i'll bother with it much now but will probably watch a bit back and forth. Seen phil last night for a bit and thought he came across superb, very natural.

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I just had such a laugh.......................oh well back to selling printers

this is something I'd be keen on too.  I've had problems with the flash player causing my browser to shut down whilst I'm playing.  Luckily it's not yet happened to me at a crucial point in a tournament, but unfortunatley the other night it happened half way through a cash hand where I had already invested a few quid into the pot, and was likely to get a big return once the hand had been played out.  Of course, by the time I got it all up and running again the hand was long over and the other guy had the dosh I'd already put in.

On the plus side, I've now won more than enough through skypoker to buy myself my much needed new Sky+ box :D

Bloody typical!

Snatty gets the female guests and I get an all-male show full of good-looking bar-stewards!

Put it this way, Carlo is the ugly one!

 ;frustrated;

Enjoy yourself Curtis! :D

I've just got a lucky face Curtis.....have a great evening

looking good Sheriff - the camera loves you baby :)

have a good show.
 ;applause;

Enjoy yourself Curtis  ;yippee; ;yippee; ;yippee;

Cant watch, but enjoy it and have a laugh.  GOOD LUCK.

Just put it on now, GOOOODDDD LUUUCCCKKK sheriff!!!!!! Have a good un!

* Claws on!!!!!!!

* Claw you fish lol!

KJ claw? belter

Thought as it was a special occasion I should post something.

Have fun,   ;goodluck;

trying to explain poker to the parents and it aint easy!!!

Soph

get in Claw. Good job the straight folded.

Wow!

If events this rare are happening tonight, I'm due a Royal Flush!!!

xxx

Claw seeing lots of flops  again :P gl

Anyone know who Bad Beet is on Sky Poker? He's on my table and his location says 'studio'

LOL - you thought that was fishy?!?!  if they show my last hand I'm going to have to go into hiding!!!  ;flushy;

the one in middle who on sky sports news, and does poker shows.

they still think you are a bloke.  rotflmfao

First Royal Flush on Sky?

was that a reply to my bad beet question? I don't have sky poker on tv, as don't have sky so can't see who you are talking about. I'm nwright on sky poker btw.

best looking bloke on the net

Yep it was reply. I am watching darts now so dont know his name, but hes guest on show.

yeah Sheriff - tell em I'm a girlie!  

Getting a bit peeved here - my IE has crashed on me four times already :(

 Blimey Claw ....I just log on and your owning this Sky Poker again!!!

Nice one..... keep it up GIRLIE !!!!!

lol sheriff.

Hey Soph  :hello: must say Curtis is a natural  :)up

does anyone else think the cameraman in that trailer looks like the baron?

Hey Charmaine

:hello:

It's a bit wierd watching him on tv!

Not sure what my parents are making of the whole thing!!

no totty in sight!!!

depends on your perspective :)

out 3 before the money :(

Unlucky Claw

Sheriff is having a good show, well played mate :)

Pauls going on 9th March , i hope he has as much fun lol

Sheriff's doing well.  A natural.

 *g

Face made for radio though, especially in this crowd!

 ;marks;

Curtis, ur a natural m8 - half as good as you and I will be happy ;)

BTW, Carlo was STILL playing DC cash game in Luton this morning when I left - and that was around 5am !

I wonder if he recovered any losses from the previous day ;)

Paul - you'll be value as well.

Blondes are made for telly.

Well done Curtis :)   Did a great job.  Looking forward to Pauls show now :)

What on earth are they stopping now for?  Missing the FT?  What can be on next that's better?  Oh a replay! 

Sort it out!  Start an hour earlier if need be, can't not show the final table after spending 3 hours showing all the build up.

Yeah it does seem a shame to stop before the games finished.  Either an earlier start or capping the number of players at 300 or so would do it.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Had a blast doing the show.  Having seen how the tables are projected onto the floor now, it makes you appreciate how tricky a job it is to analyse the hands.  I thought Carlo and Paul did a great job this evening.

Its hard to get a feel for how the show is being seen by others, so it was nice to check blonde and see some positive feedback.

Much appreciated!

Sheriff

What was your final position?

Well done curtis, You were fantastic!  So was Kev and Snatty for that matter, relaxed enough to make spagetti look tense. I put it all down to blonde, after a few months on here, you can cope with anything.

Out in 32nd from 451 entries.

Top 50 got paid.

nice one... Im on Saturday night... so see you all in the sit and go's at about 10 past 9 :)

Again?  Already?

Good stuff Kev, looking forward to it (if I can get away with watching)

yeah, i think they are secretly hoping i will make a tit of myself and reveal my hand again LOL

I have more strings to my bow than that, i can make a tit of myself in a multitude of different ways LOL

Ahh, that explains why Anneka said there was another order of food for the green room arriving today.

I'm sure you'll have a cracking time again!

I watched the first few hrs before bed and found it excellent to watch well done sherriff nice to hear a good Yorkshire accent on TV, :) very good guest hope they have you back soon.

Great effort Sheriff yet again a blonde shows how to understand and play the game and totally agree about how hard it is for the presenters doing the virtual hands. Looking forward to seeing Colchester "you'll never guess what I have here" Kev and top notch player M3Boy coming up on my screen soon

 Jd 7c

rotflmfao


It would make sense to start the tourney earlier, giving time for the conclusion to be aired.  If it finishes earlier, some good hands (or series of hands) could be shown and analysed to provide more in-depth discussion.  Maybe showing things like how the same cards can be played differently according to position, stack size, etc. 

I think the show is improving each night in terms of production.  Obviously that will take a step backwards tonight and tomorrow - but that'll be due to the experts and the guests who are on.  You can't polish a turd as the saying goes...

of course you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it's still a turd

think i might start writing an inquiring question for tonights show to see if grandad can think on his feet

Ask him about things that happened in the war - you know what old people are like  - they are better at remembering things that happened a long time ago.

The Boer War?

Fear not good people of blonde ... for it was me that emailed the show and got tikay to do his tube train impression,

Tonight I shall be sending in an equally "Make tikay look a tit on telly" question. ;)

Do you really have to send a question into the show for this to happen?  ;whistle;

Listen you donkeys & donkets, I may be working this afternoon, but I am reading all this, & taking notes.

In other words, you're skiving.

Correct!

What time do you get out of the studio afterwards if you do this and where are the studios?

Why, you gonna have me shot? I may have to women with me, one on each arm.

Studios are in Feltham - near the young offenders institution.

Well i got a call yesterday from whoever it is who books people but i am not sure i would be any good on the show (yes thats right i am nervous) i was also wondering if it is possible to go from the studios and still find a decent game on somewhere.

P.S. I was supposed to be e-mailed some details buy i havent got them, you have my new e-mail addy so could you pass them on, cheers.

Feltham, West London, Guets get done about Midnight, maybe earlier.

The Western is half an hour way by car, great cash action there.

I will pass Claire (Sky Claire, not Claw!) your new e-Addy - please PM it to me.

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Top 50 got paid.
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Just seen you are on again tonight. Good luck and try not to ogle Lynsey (too much).

Cheeky git!

She's on with her fella again, anyway, but she does look rather good, I must admit.

Its definitely an improvement on the all-male 'pretty boy' special last time out.

When you mentioned pretty boys thought you meant last nights show.  :)up

were Horneris and LeKnave on ???

Fair point.  :D

Busted out tonight coin flip big slick versus pair of eights and his pair held up.

so pleased they didn't show my exit hand tonight  ;flushy;

 rotflmfao

So how did you do Sherriff?

The Open is completely hopeless. The only highlights are when the former poker night live presenters are on. If Sky really wanted a high quality poker show they should have invested in poker night live rather than bother with this amateurish production.

Welcome to Blonde and may I say what a strange opening post.

Maybe they saw bain on the show the other night? 

:dontask:

Hi Zmich,

Each to their own, & welcome to blonde.

Yes it's sad to think of the demise of Poker Night Live, (which, fingers crossed, may yet return in some guise) but it's about being "fit for purpose".

PNL had sponsors, & it was the Show's job to deliver players to their Cardroom. The numbers, for whatever reason, steadily declined. (Maybe I'm partly to blame....), but by the time the Show was pulled, the Nightly $10 Tourney was attracting just 10 or 20 runners. Very sad. Many of us, me included, had great affection for PNL, & we hope it'll be back. There was a hue & cry when it ended "it's a calamity, da de da de da", (I agree, as it happens) but where were these guys when the Show was only able to attract 15 or 20 Runners for it's Prime Time Tourney? The Sponsors were clearly not getting their money's worth, so push came to shove.

"The Open", on Sky Poker Channel 846, now delivers almost 1,000 players PER SHOW, each and every evening, counting "The Open", "Velocity" & "Scary", plus the SNG's. The cardroom, starting from a clean piece of paper in late January  - no players, no liquidity, no network - is now in profit already, & has 1,000's of players Online regularly, well ahead of target.

And with the income, they are building a Channel, not a Show, there are 2 Shows as of now, & a third about to start, with more in  the pipeline for this year.

So, "amateurish production" (in fairness, in Production terms, it's high-quality, but if you mean poor to watch, that's a different thing) it may be, "hopeless" too pehaps, but it's "fit for purpose", & does it's job well. You'd also be amazed (I know I am) by how many folks I meet around Cardrooms & even in shops & the like who say they enjoy the show.

Note I am biased, as I am connected with both the Channel, & the Show.

Hope you enjoy blonde.

It's fine to say the show is fit for purpose and that it does a job, but how successful could it be if they cut out just some of the worst bits?  Why be happy with 1000 regulars when for a lil extra effort you could get 1500.....2000...2500.....

Fair point. They do try to review & improve, have weekly meetings, just generally, bit by bit, make it better. To be fair to them, they are just 4 or 5 months down a very long road, & the Show will change, evolve & generally get better. The nightly numbers still show a nicely rising graph, & they will - without a doubt - reach the numbers you suggest. But it's tough to accommodate more players on the nightly featured Tourneys until certain technical gizmos have been bolted on to the Cardroom & Show.

As the Sky Suits read all this, what, by your definitrion, are "the worst bits"? They genuinely want & need feedback, and as long as it's not overtly insulting to individuals, (perhaps I'm exempt there, get stuck in to me by all means....) I'm sure they'll be pleased to see what bits viewers think need some work.

The worst thing about sky poker for me is the software. I hate it, hate it, hate it.. sorry to say it so much, but the whole concept is excellent, the presenting is good (in general), better whe Norm, Helen, tikay are on, maybe less robotic if thats a fair comment, but the others need time, and they are improving week by week, and am happy to watch whomever is on, as to be honest it's entertaining.

Not sure if they are thinking of getting a downloadable software, but I sure hope, as the 2 or 3 times i have played, I have always had problems getting my table or when I get moved from table to table, i can miss 5 minutes of the game, and with the blind structure their is, u cant miss that much. Sorry if the subject of software may have come up earlier in the thread, only read about 9 pages.

As far as anything else goes, sky poker is good, it looks new, the advice is good, maybe the only other thing before i go (as I have it on now), is that sometimes some of the presenters make it kind of obvious what is going to happen by talking about the outcomes before they happen rather than after the hand is finished.

oh that got long and serious.. Keep the good show going sky people..

 I may not be a Sky suit, but I'm part of their team, so thanks for the comments. We are, as ever, reading and taking the best advice back to the office for consultation. There's some really useful criticism here.  "Why isn't Sky Poker the same as PNL?", asks a disgruntled short term postee. The only answer to that is "Because it's not".
Can you clarify which bad bits we should cut out? Not sure if that's a reference to The Open or software problems.

And THAT Sir, is EXACTLY the kind of feedback they want.

As to the Presenters & Analysts being "robotic" (to a greater or lesser degree) that's quite interesting. Because of the technical side of things - it's a seriously complex Show to produce & direct - we have to work to a Running Order - over 90 items - & a sort of script, & it's not really technically feasible to get too far outside of that. I'm luckier than most, as I've been with them off-screen since October, so I know what the aims & aspirations are, what they are trying to achieve, & what they want from us guys, I also am quite friendly with the Production Team. So I push the boundaries a bit - as far as I dare - with off-beat twaddle & blather, just to liven things up, do my "own" little Competitions, just try make it different, and that's easier for me as an amateur, than it is for those who are Pro TV Presenters, or who have not been there quite so long, & are finding their feet. But as time passes, the personalities of everyone will come out. Then I'll be for the tin-tack, no doubt, but hey, it's been more fun than I can tell ya.

The Production Crew, you know, are so enthuisiastic. They are all about 12 (well, OK, mid-twenties) but they just get on with it, & get the job done. Sky can & should be very proud of that Crew.

One thing I was musing the other day is that I don't think I've ever seen a hand analysed on the show where the play didn't go all the way down to the river (please correct me if I'm wrong).  It would be good to see a number of other hands where some clever play has taken a pot on the flop or the turn.   I'm not sure if it's a regular feature now, but I recall seeing in some shows where the action at a single table is followed for 4 or 5 hands in a row.  Personally, I'd like to see all the studio analysis done in that way.  Maybe take one table every couple of levels and just talk through a few hands, even if some of them are just 'ordinary'.

Hi Claire,

At present, every night, they do a spot where they concentrate on a random table & just take a bunch of consecutive hands, & take them as they come, "ordinary" or not. Is this what you mean?

And as for non-stop "take them as they come, uninterrupted table coverage", well yes, I think that's on the way too, but in a different format/vehicle - maybe even Cash games. All in good time, they'll get there. They already know that they can't just show whizz-bang-pop hands, so they are starting to mix it up nicely now.

At first, it was a matter of getting to grips with the technology (you've seen it!), but now they've got that pretty much dusted, they are widening the brief.

yep - that's what I was referring to.  To be honest, I only watch the show a couple of times a week, and rarely watch it all, so wasn't sure if this happened every night.  I think it's a good thing.

I also think the hand analysis is the best part of the show, and my only other grumble is that I would like to see more hands early on (perhaps they could be whizzed through a bit quicker?).

Another good point Claire- "whizzing through the hands quicker". They have done a software trick & can now do the Hand Reviews faster, & thus squeeze in more hands. Every time I started to blather on last week about trains & snails & whatnot, Kara gave me another hand to review. I think the girl has got my number.

And isn't Kars a real STAR? She must be the revelation of the Show, & I think she will go far.

she has a great irish accent...

Yep - have to agree Kara is great - a real natural.

u been lookin at the cuffs Claire

 :o

You ain't so bad yourself Tikay,  although they love taking the piss on Blonde LOL

Why you don't have more friends worries me ? Is it the manbag or something.....

Dougie.

Kara is bloody wonderful!!

I must admit, I enjoy watching it when Kara, Helen, Tikay or Norman are on.  The right balance between entertainment and poker.  It's a difficult balance between 'good poker' and a show that can be aired over 3 hours.  I'm sure it will develop over time.

I don't play the Open that frequently - the structure doesn't suit my tight game.  But I do play it for fun occasionally - especially when there's a fellow Blonde on the show.

More friends? Angell thinks I'm bloody marvellous. Gotta love cats.

Just watching now and they go to a table (think 2 tables left) and say they are going to stay on it for 3 hands.

1st shorty 66 into KK
2nd A4 pushes into AQ
3rd A4 pushes into KK (same guy with KK Rack!)  all hold BTW (cause they don't for me)

Would be more interesting especially given some of the mental play that i have seen on here if they spent some time in the earlier levels.

Funny this thread got re-igniting today as i played it last night for the first time in ages i normally avoid it due to nature of the game is pretty tough to play for me. I don't mind the quick structure as it is not hugely different to Tribeca MTT's with 8 min levels but unfortunately Tribeca probably gave you about 3 times the hands per level (a guess but certainly far more). The software/website being so slow in the amount of hands dealt is the big problem for me as i would like to play it more with a bit more room/time as there is huge value in a lot of the play there IMO.

Total pipedream but can you imagine the traffic on the site if they had the old Tribeca software a lot of the people here are missing i suspect?

 :D

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I think they'll be interested in that suggestion of the "consecutive hands" section earlier in the show, good point Jimmy.

Unbelievable, disconnect on final table :~(   

Cheeky-T who they kept calling a 'he' even thouge 'she' had a femail avatar ????

Dougie.

I was that short stack who pushed with 66. I had been card dead for ages and had only survived as long as I did by pushing with nothing at the right time to pick up the blinds. Was naturally gutted to see table chip leader with KK and hit a K on the flop as he had been bullying the table and always hitting his hands.
Given the blind structure there is unfortuantely no choice but to push with very marginal hands. I think at the time I pushed I was in 11/12 place on less than 5 bb.

I appreciate that the format has to fit with the time slot of the TV show, but an extra 30-60 minutes durration to the length of the tourney from tweaking the blind structure a bit would make the more exciting latter stages much less of a crapshoot.
I know this has been mentioned in other threads a few times previously but I think if a method could be worked out to slow down the last stages of the tourney that it would be much more enjoyable and attract more people (no point until the maximum number of players is raised beyond 600)
Starting an hour or so earlier and slowing down the blinds would give the production crew a chance to pick the select hands (by select I mean normal play for a lot of them including hands which don't always go to the river) which could be shown in the first part of the show. I know the reason against this has been stated that there is a chance the studio guests would be out of the tourney before the TV show has even started, but to be honest now that I have been watching the show for a long while I am only interested in the guests play when they progress further into the competition.
Maybe if they do go out early their hands could be shown prior to letting us know they were out, that way we would not be expecting the hand shown to end up with them losing and might actually prove to be more interesting as a viewer. (just dont implement any such crazy ideas prior to the end of july when I am on a winners night as a guest!)

Let's face it, the guests on the show seem to be playing a smaller and smaller part more recently and more focus is rightly placed on the hand analysis so maybe this format wouldn't have as much of a negative effect on the show as it previosuly would have.


One general comment on the show for the sky suits, by far the best guest on the show so far was on the primo night with Action Jackson. His input was great and his observations very astute. Particularly when the chip leader and 2nd place were sat adjacent to each other and both were trying to assert themselves as the table boss with raises and reraises. I'm so glad I got moved from this table after I pushed the chip leader about alot as it was only a matter of time until she picked up a big hand against me and a train wreck ensued!


In short(!) keep doing what you lot are doing, keep the new features and formats coming as this is what keeps everything as fresh as can be and stops the show becoming too tired.

Look forward to meeting some of you in Brum tomorrow, any oats supplied will be greatly recieved!

So good points here.

Just want to re-( re-re- ? ) reiterate the idea on slowing down the blinds towards the last few tables.  It's always good to see the FT last at least a little while.  That, added to hand on hand action ( !? ) would give us, at least an idea, of who is a lucky donk, & who is at least semi-skilled.

And to the hand analysis ; I'm an ex pnl'er and think you can see the difference when these guys get their teeth into it.  but especially I wanted to say what a great move it is to get Nick W involved.  I always had him down as vastly underated at the analysis lark, and it great to see the way he can keep things light, but still chuck in the odd nugget.

Whoever decided to put him on with Kara as a first show deserves a bonus, they always work well together.

Also , for the future. 

I see a some nights there are only 2 guests.  Why not go all the way and have some nights with just the one, really special guest. 

Harping back to the ex pnl ( I'll tell you what's wrong with it - It's dead, that's what's wrong with it ).  Nick Persaud did some GREAT analysis in the late days  - Maybe Foxy could do the same on his return from his 'hols'.  To get a TOP pro on a show like that would be rather cool.

Also, who was responsible for getting Jesus, The Unabomber & The Magician on.  Ffs give him a job on sky - sharpish.

And finally.  Steve Davis.  You get him on for an evening, with Helen & Casper.   I'd watch it.

Possibly a controversial suggestion, but I actually think the show would work better without studio guests.  Maybe I'm wrong, but (unless it's someone we know) I can't imagine people tune in just because of the draw of the 'celebrities'.  The time spent chatting to the guests and reviewing their hands etc could be better spent, I feel, on the analysis of the game.  The door would also be left open then for the games to start an hour or so before the show broadcasts, allowing for either a slower structure towards the end of the games, as some have suggested, or for a larger field of players.

Ok scrap my previous ideas then if it would leave me exposed as a lucky donk! I don't want my donk tactics revealed lol.

I like the idea you put forward of having one really special guest. This could maybe be them entering the tourny if it starts an hour befor the show goes out then so be it. Chances are that a good player would still be in by the time it goes to air. If they are out then they could assist more actively with hand analysis like action jackson did on primo night.
I think people would much prefer to see someone they know as a top player instead of minor celebs (as most guests tend to be). Obviously I exclude all blondites from this comment as they are all major poker icons!

Maybe keep winners night once a week as this gives the punters a good feeling of involvment, most of the blondes who have been guests would still have a route onto the show this way. Get rid of guests all together as Claw suggests on most nights, with the budget (are they payed by way of used pairs of Tikays socks?!) being spent for the week on a sunday or primo night on a higher calibre of guest.

As exciting as it may be to watch people going all in on the last few tables because of the blind structure with mediocre hands the final tables would have much better poker played at them if the tourny started an hour or so earlier with slower blinds.

Having guests with personalities is more important for entertainment vaule than winners nights tbh. Most aint got owt to say or contribute.

Sky clearly want a donk fest tourney and people entertained not to be acutally informed by a skilled player :P

I assume that the 'celebrity' guests are meant to bring non-poker playing viewers into the web of addiction.  If 'er from Hollyoaks plays the game, well I'll give it a go, sort of idea.

I've always had the feeling that Sky wants to appeal to non players first, and satisfy existing players second.

As long as it brings more & more people into the game, it can't be a bad thing.  But I must admit, having a kiddies tv presenter on could possibly be aiming at the wrong age group.  Next week on Jeremy Kyle - Tikay taught my 3 year old never to chase a gutshot.  How the hell am I meant to beat him now ?

I see you are clearly referencing moi.

Seriously though, I do accept peoples varying views on the show, hell, even I have to admit that the structure leaves little room for what players call "Proper poker", but Sky are aiming for a different demographic to the regular players.

"The Open" is intended as a fun, introduction to poker, for players who want to learn, maybe improve their game and have an evenings entertainment for the price of a couple of pints. The analysis provided by some experts is excellent, and to be honest, the standard of play has improved since it began, and possibly seeing what the other guy had in a hand you were involved in can reinforce a new players decision process when they see they made a good read and great laydown.

Sky also want this to be a community, we all see the same people playing and with the introduction of the live events, they are being given the oppotunity to meet their online opponents and possibly make new friends.

"The Open" may not be perfect, but then, when have we players ever completely agreed on any comp ?

Just accept the show for what it is and for what it is trying to do.

No I didn't mean you  )

How can you learn to play poker when its a crabshoot after 20mins? I accept the opens like that I don't play it, but it would be nice and beneficial to sky poker to have at least 1 MTT a night, non-televised to have a decent non-donkfest structure.

I am hurt.

We're hurt.  We had to watch you...

Look Kyfish, I know you have secret yearnings for me, if it was so terrible for you to watch, you would have just turned over.

You have to realise, NOTHING can ever happen between us.

I object, strongly, & take offence at that comment.

Sometimes it IS right to chase a Gutshot. Bring the lad up right, I say. Parents, huh! ;)

I think that may well be the best solution. The open is obviously working in it's current format (although I prefered the older 1500 stack with slower blinds) and is consistantly brining in new players which is probably Sky's aim. With the Open bringing in new players, they may wish at a later date go and play in a slower structure non televised event (maybe the top 10 finishers could be namechecked like velocity used to).

A few more higher buy in MTT's wouldnt go amiss. All these £1.20, £3.30 etc entry can be fun but there is not much scope for winning much. I guess we all have other sites of course for other things and maybe Sky knows this and is not trying to compete for a reason.

Turn over?  With your 'bain in the arse' gag there were dead comedians turning over in their graves.

I was simply paying tribute to the comedians of yesteryear, you know, like the Eighties...

Thanks for all the notes. My perspective on the guests (and we prefer calling them guests rather than celebrities) is, yes, they illustrate a mix of skills, abilities and backgrounds and represent players of all levels who might be watching and can empathise with a bad beat, or a first time go at The Open, and so on.

Generally, the guests have been good talkers and have contributed to the fun side of the show - to try and offer a balance between analysis and the more light hearted side of the game. I think most of the guests have done a great job, whether they are a genuine name or not. I also think the players have been a great asset to the show. And nearly everyone wants to come back.

Action was a great guest but we also get comments that truly good players scareoff the less confident newbie. But we'll see more like him in weeks to come.

Just to let you know, I've passed on a lot of comments - both positive and negative - to the Sky Poker team, and you may see some of your sage advice being implemented in coming weeks.

Good luck to everyone travelling to Birmingham. Sorry I can't be there, I'm on a stake-out in Fort Lauderdale.

vic any news on when 1 card 2 card HU holdem ECTREME TURBO, will be hitting sky poker?

I think that nice Simon Young and Norman Nopace should be on more often

Ah, clearly your other post was true then and you really have been drinking tonight!  ;sark;    ;)

Ahem, Call with A-6????

How ya doin' Keithy?

Seriously, you "did" me, fair and square.

 :)up

What you have, 4-4?

lol......I just knew the A-6 reference would be in there somewhere!  Let it go....  ;angel;

I'm fine and dandy thanks, actually thought you were good the other night on Sky especially the five minutes or so where you and Spiny seemed to lose it completely!  Very funny!    ;applause;

Nah, heads up at BB4 I had A-K suited. Trapped Keithy good time with some great speech play. I push all in with A-K clubs and for some reason Keith is a bit suspicious because he is holding the rather impressive A-6. He calls. Guess what happens?

..... and Norman I never "lost it". it was a temprorary loss of service".

.... or a complete shambles!

But very funny, nonetheless.

How can you criticise other's play when you went and called my all in with pocket 3s with your pocket Qs?? You Fish, you! ;)

And thank you so much Tikay (and everyone else) for the lovely things you say - I love working with you too! It's easy to look like I'm enjoying myself when I really do LOVE my job. I'm a lucky girl :)

I am confused, Kara's Myspace says she is 60 years old. Is this plastic surgery or do Canadians just wear well?  :dontask:

It's the clean air :)

I am off to the Rockies/Vancouver at the end of August, hope the clean air has the same effect on me.  ;)

In your case I would reccomend long term exposure for best results, say, 7 years ?

Do you think they have seen "Casino, Casino" over there ?

I am taking copies of the DVD in case they haven't.  ;)

 ;booder;

another question for the Sky suits if they're around..... a few weeks ago on the The Open players were asked to email in if they'd be interested in getting some coaching from the experts.  I'd jump at that chance to get in on this, and emailed in right away registering my interst and asking for some more detail on the format the coaching would take, but not heard anything since :(

Is there any news on this?

Hi Claire,

The Sky Suits are all at Wimbledon or Henley, so I'm in charge today. Wall-to-wall Simpsons alternating with Epic Train Journeys on all Sky Channels this evening. Except 846, between 9pm & midnight, when Sky Poker have a young dude as Analyst, and songwriter Cole Porter and female impressionist Francine Lewis.

Now, the Poker Acdemy.

It filled up pretty quick, now they are putting the nuts & bolts together, & the full details will be announced soon. We just need to find a poker expert......

It'll happen, soon. There are so many plans coming out of here, it's too much fun. Last Saturdays "Live" affair was well received by the Senior Sky Suits, & planning has already begun for the next one. It'll be held in .....err, sorry, you'll have to wait. Soonish though. ;)

Ironside - I haven't forgotten! These things taken time.

Simon Young - stop promoting your own services via a third party forum! Tikay, I'm surprised tyou let that kind of thing through.

And I'm not in Henley or Wimbledon. I flew into Felthamtown last night from Orlando airport. Having seen the weather, I'm flying straight back.

One thing after chatting with a lot of regulars on sky during the last few days, is that for the open, velocity 1 and 2, and the primo tourny is that they'd like to see a leaderboard. I do happen to think thats a bloody good idea... it gives people something extra to play for whilst adding in the loyalty, rewards the regular players etc..

Prizes could be anything... Addition to bankroll, invite to the next sky live ( PLEEASSSEEE hold this in Manchester), invites onto the show etc

If you mean a Weekly/Monthly type of Tournament Leaderboard, I believe that's in hand, & will appear soon, probably with the soon-to-be-revealed Sky Poker Blog &/or Forum.

Yeah thats pretty much it.. thought it would be coming.. just thought I'd add this one as there's been a lot of chat about it in the last week or 2... good to hear!

"Probability is like gravity," says Crockett, "you can't negotiate with gravity." Or perhaps he said 'gravy'. Yes, he might have said gravy. You can't negotiate with gravy either. And gravy has as much in common with probability as gravity does. Tubbs says, in a gravelly voice; "you can't negotiate with gravy".

Blondepoker forum, APAT forum.....................Sky Poker forum. I think that I shall need a full time secretary just to keep up with all these forums. Will all willing applicants please forward details and PHOTO to.........................

Kinboshi with all his screens need not apply

 ;nanana;

Just in case they show one of my hands on sky tonight, I must point out that my wife is playing instead of me. Of course if she wins I will take full credit.
She has just had a practise on two cheap 12 seater sitngos and came 1st in 1 and 2nd in the other. This screen print shows that luck may run in the family.  :D

I suspect it might not actually be Cole Porter on the programme tonight!   ;whistle;

It IS

Every time I say goodbye, I cry a little.......lovely stuff.

He's wearing well that's all I'll say  !    rotflmfao

Oh Tikay, I get such a kick out of you!    ;sark;

The Mrs isn't happy, she faced a raise and decided to go all in with
 9s 9d
and was called by
 Qh 3d
He hit quad queens  ::)

She then made a slight recovery and then went all in with
 Ks Ad
And was called by
 Qh Kc
The other player hit a straight on the river and knocked her out.
"welcome to the worldof poker"  ;D

have you taken the 50p?

Sorry, £1

Good point.
 :)up

Welcome to the asylum Michelle.

Welcome Michelle,

And a very good 1st post.

Geo

 :hello: Michelle!

Hi Michelle and  ;welcome; to Blonde
We have spoken on Sky tables a few times and its nice you have taken the leap and joined us.I am sure you will  be entertained and educated.Just look out for the testesterone boys playing virtual " who has the biggest "  lol
Thanks for your previous good wishes and say  :hello: to your mum Panzer for me.
See you over the tables and hopefully somewhere live soon

Terry

What a lovely surprise Michelle!

Glad you are enjoying Sky, I'm doing the Show on Tuesday (I think) so be there, & drop an e-Mail in please!

I've seen you & Panzer playing The Open many times, along ith Claw75 (Claire) & Apothercary (Terri).

Where do you live?

you've done it now Michelle!  I predict you will shortly become the latest future Mrs Kendall :D

I LOVE YOU Michelle.

Shall we Hold, or Fold?

Claire - keep this between us please, don't want T to find out. ;)

...or Kara.

or Flushy