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The microsite has been delayed but it will be up tomorrow.  However, the outright betting market is up, so, to start some controversy, here are the odds...

http://www.bluesq.com/bet?action=go_events&type_id=3315

'Burnley' John Falconer                                 9/2
Ian 'At-iT' Bradley                                        5/1
Joe 'The Joker' Grech                                 5/1
Simon 'The Edge' Nowab aka Chubby           6/1
Mickey 'The Legend' Wernick                      7/1
Stuart 'Final Table' Nash                              7/1
James 'Royal Flush' Dempsey                       9/1
Jen 'The Live Updater' Mason                     10/1
JP 'The Kid' Kelly                                      10/1
Blue Square 'The unknown' qualifier            14/1

Each way 1/5 the odds, 1,2,3

i might have a punt on JP great price...

don't like my price mind, come on russ what you make of them?

Burnley is the worthy favourite and is a kickin on the e/w market- free money blondites. Royalfish is a bit overpriced seeing his advantage in the online comps so may be worth a little bet. Atit at 5-1? you having a laugh Jonathan? Give the guy a chance to have a bet.  ;)

Here's the details of the challenge so you know what your doing your cash on...


Blue Square's Unusual Suspects Info

The Suspects

John Falconer
Stuart Nash
Mickey Wernick
Joe Grech
Simon Nowab
Jen Mason
Ian Bradley
JP Kelly
James Dempsey

The Concept

Blue Square’s Unusual Suspects is a unique poker challenge in which several established and up and coming poker players will compete for survival in a series of online and offline tournaments.

The competition will be split into six rounds. Each round will comprise a number of online and offline tournaments.

At the end of the first round the three suspects with the least number of points will be eliminated.

The remaining six suspects will be joined by the winner of the Blue Square’s Unusual Suspects Online Poker League to compete in the second round of events. Last longer points from Round one will not count towards the round two total.  The online league winner will be awarded points that equal the average bonus points (to the nearest whole point) from Round 1. At the end of the second round the three players with the least number of points will be eliminated.

The remaining four suspects will go on to compete in round three. All points will be carried forward from round 2 and will count towards the round three total.  At the end of round three the player with the least number of points will be eliminated.

The remaining three suspects will go on to compete in round four. All points will be carried forward from the previous rounds. At the end of round four the player with the least number of points will be eliminated.

The two remaining suspects will go on to compete in round five. Points will be carried forward from the previous rounds. At the end of the fifth round the player with the most points will be deemed to be the overall Blue Square’s Unusual Suspects winner and will take their seat at the EPT Finale in Monte Carlo.

The Points System

Last Longer Points will be awarded to each player for each tournament based on relative finishing position.

1st   12 pts
2nd   9 pts
3rd   7 pts
4th   6 pts
5th   5 pts
6th   4 pts
7th   3 pts
8th   2 pts
9th   1 pt

Bonus Points for offline tournaments

1st place finish - 12 pts
2nd-3rd place finish - 8 pts
4th-9th place finish - 4 pts
Any other prize money finish - 2 pts

Bonus Points for online tournaments

1st place finish - 6 pts
2nd-3rd place finish - 4 pts
4th-9th place finish - 2 pts
Any other prize money finish - 1 pt

Heads Up Matches (in later rounds)

5 points per win

The Events

Round 1 - 9 players compete. 3 players will be eliminated

Event   Date      Location   Tournament Details

1.   10th October   Launch Party   Single-table Tournament
2.   12th October   Brighton    £200 Shootout Tournament
3.   13th October   Brighton   £300 Freezeout Tournament
4.   23rd October   Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament
5   26th October   Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament

Online League to win a place in the Unusual Suspects runs on Blue Square Poker from October 8th - 26th

Last longer points from Round one will not count towards the round two total.  The online league winner will be awarded points that equal the average bonus points (to the nearest whole point) from Round 1.

Round 2 - 7 players compete. 3 players will be eliminated

Event   Date      Location                    Tournament Details

6.   3rd November   TBC                   Single-table Tournament
7.   4th November   Sheffield                   £750 Freezeout
8.   TBC      Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament
9   TBC      Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament
10   TBC      Blue Square   Single-table online tournament

Round 3 - 4 players compete. 1 player will be eliminated

Event   Date      Location                   Tournament Details

11.   30th November   Slovenia                   €1,000 Freezeout
12.   30th November   Slovenia                   Heads Up Matches
13.   TBC      Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament
14.   TBC       Blue Square   Single-table online tournament

Round 4 - 3 players compete. 1 player will be eliminated

15.   15th December   Helsinki      €2,000 Freezeout
16.   16th December   Helsinki      Heads Up Matches
17.   TBC      Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament

Round 5 - 2 players compete. 1 player will be eliminated

18.   Jan/Feb      Blue Square   Multi-table online tournament
19.   Jan/Feb      Blue Square    Multi-table online tournament
20.   Jan/Feb      EPT      €4,000 Freezeout (either Deauville or Copenhagen, tbc)
21.   Jan/Feb      EPT      Heads Up Matches

Round 6 -  The winner takes his or her seat

22.   March      Monte Carlo   €10,000 Freezeout


Additional Rules

·   Finishing positions will be determined by the officially published tournament results, regardless of any deals that may have taken place.
·   Finishing positions may be tied in shootout events
·   No soft play is allowed
·   Blue Square reserves the right to withhold points from any round if there is any evidence to suggest soft or dubious play
·   Any player failing to participate in any event may be disqualified from the competition.
·   Blue Square will exercise discretion in situations where failure to take part in an event is beyond the reasonable control of the player and may award

               compensatory points if deemed necessary.
.               In the event of a tie for points at the end of a round, relative finishing positions in all offline tournaments to date will decide the placings
.               Blue Square reserves the right to amend the points structure and schedule of events.

Online Competition

Become an Unusual Suspect by winning the Unusual Suspects Online Poker League on Blue Square Poker. The winner will join the Unusual Suspects in Round 2 and will compete on the same terms as the other participants, so win the league and you could end up at the €10,000 EPT Finale in Monte Carlo.

To compete simply take part in the daily Unusual Suspects No Limit Freezeout tournaments at 8.30pm every night from October 8th to October 26th.

For every Unusual Suspects League tournament you take part in you will receive 1 point.

Additional Bonus points will be awarded to the final table players as follows:

1st place   12 pts
2nd place   8 pts
3rd place   7 pts
4th place   6 pts
5th place   5 pts
6th place   4 pts
7th place   3 pts
8th place   2 pts
9th place   1 pt

After the final tournament on October 26th the player with the most points will be invited to join the Unusual Suspects as a participant (terms and conditions apply). If there is a tie for first place, the winner will be the player with the most number of 1st place finishes in league tournaments will be deemed to have won. If there is still a tie the number of 2nd placed finishes will be taken into account, and so on until a winner has been declared.


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I should also point out that participants are not allowed to back anyone other than themselves, so no backing JP Ian...

We may alter prices at some point, but we'll leave it for now.

ok i won't!

Russ can you do something for me...

tut tut

Ian you know I wouldn't help somebody break the rules in such a comp, now about that brucey bonus J?.........

Russ,

Fraid I wouldn't get away with it , but I'll email you tomorrow with a suggestion that may appeal to you.

JR

does tikay know that his live updater will be busy untill march when she wins this event

Yep, Tikay knows.

I think i'll have a punt on myself Ian hehe.

i've seen you play save your money give it to me and i'll put it on jen for you

touché

After the beating Ian and JP just took in a limit session from the MASTER! I think they should both move out to 20-1 and i should move to evens!

There is some massive value in this market.

I am very tempted to partake of a couple of wagers.

Are all the players sure to play all the events?

ie Are Blue Squirrel  putting them in?

I think I know who you want to back Keith, more than happy to lay a few bets before we adjust any odds.

In case anyone hasn't spotted it, the online qualifier, who will have to have won an online league to take part must be good value at 14/1.

Yes, the Squirrel are putting the players in to all events for as long as they remain in the competition.

What do you think of the concept Keith?

Congrats on the new arrival btw.

AJ, Can I use money in my BlueSq poker account to back players here?

If so, how?

There are two outstanding bets...no idea if they are the same two as keith is thinking of!

yes, u can, good luck

Come on lads tell us all who you have backed!!

If i was able to i would stick a few quid on JP. And a few quid on the net qualifer.

JP e/w, Nash to win

Nash! You surprise me. I know he is a great player, but when interviewed on 425 he says he doesn't like internet poker, many of the Comps are online, I think this will tell.

he's a peacock, anything with exposure, he brings his A game

7-1 is overpriced

Burnley John at 9/2 ... no value

Chubbs at 6/1 again no value there

Vidal at 5/1  more unpredictable than Burnley Johns watch ;)

Flushy at 9's with his online results and recent form looks like a reasonable EW bet

Jen at 10's could well suprise this lot, her results have been good in the few comps she has played and wont be intimidated by the blokes

But if the last Colchester shilling had to be wagered it would have to go on Stuart Nash to Bring home the bacon.

But for personal reasons i shall mostly be supporting John and Simon ;)

Good luck to you all.

With no disrespect to any of the other players I think JP is massively overpriced.

He is, quite simply, the best young player I've played against anywhere.

If he wants it badly enough he can go to the very top of the poker ladder.

I would make him clear favourite to win this.

I have had a little saver on Jen too. I've only played her once and she impressed me greatly. Very cool under pressure and deceptively aggressive. Too big at 10/1.

Get on! I think I've talked myself into going in for more....

Keith, shhhh

but you are right, as usual

JP's the biz....

Jen's brilliant

Pitty i aint at 120-1 again eh keith!

Have to agree with keith... i like those bets! and also Stu Nash is one of the favs in my eyes!!!

Think my price was a mis-print it should read 50-1...

I played with JP a couple of times, im not usually impressed with anyone but as he is also same age bracket as me i was impressed and id make him near favourite in this field. Will certainly have a few quid.

Jack can i ask mate, does the online BS qualifier, need to pay for all the comps out of his/her pocker, or with BS pay for all the qualifiers tourneys, ie the £200 / £300 buy-ins?

Dave,

It would hardly be much of a prize for winning an online league if you had topay for the entries yourself.  Yes, BS covers buy ins (with certain terms and condistions applying) and expenses.

Good luck!

AJ

does the winner of the league get buy ins too ALL the events on the list or only till they get knocked out of the usual suspects?

Another question. Can anyone tell me the what the buy in is for the on-line league competions running from the 8th? Thanks.
Alan

The league winner gets buys ins until they get knocked out.

The buy ins for the online league tournaments are

Monday $5
Tuesday $10
Wednesday $15
Thursday $10
Friday $5
Saturday $50
Sunday $25

All tournaments have added prize money too and start at 8.30pm

whens site up john?

Take a LEAF out of willhills book, i should be 50-1!

Well done to Blue sq, this seems an interestng compatition,specially from my view as an online league entrant.
Best I clear my diary cos there's lots of comps to get stuck into.
Q, foe AJ.... what price you gonna give to win the online qualifiers.
 asp ah ad ac

We'll have betting on the online league after the weekend.  PM me your screename so we're sure to include you.

first event 8.30pm Saturday, is that right?

aye

10-1 now eh? keep pushing it out!

10/1? What you on about? Still 9s.

ah yeah i am now, still that pesky JP is a shorter price!

You should be 15+ can't believe the internet qualifier is a bigger price...

 :o

Best wishes to Jen from everyone at AWOP - we hope you have loads of good luck

 *a *g *l *o *p *prp *r

Is your avitar a heavy smoker?

Lol yeah - just like me

I wish I had listened when people say that smoking stumps your growth - I may have been bigger than 5 foot 1 and a half (the half is important- especially when trying to get on the rides at the Pleaseure Beach)

So for the online league it doesn't matter whether it's a $50 of a $5 tourney you still get the same points? Also where can I read the Terms and conditions please?

http://www.bluesq.com/poker/join_suspects.shtml (http://www.bluesq.com/poker/join_suspects.shtml)

Thanks, I suppose there will be more players in the lower buyins making it harder to get in the top nine.

The website is now up. Main entry URL is http://www.bluesq.com/suspects

johnny any chance blue square have neteller up and running yet?

spoke to our FD earlier this week and he is still in negotiations. It may be that we have other ewallets up and running before Neteller.  Sorry...

ah well save me getting a passport

you dont need a passport for Sheffield!

He won't get thru anyway flushy, he'lll over play his AK

Yeah but on Tribeca they overplay thier A2! So he will be laughing!

wats every 1 think of mickeys price i think he is a massive favourite with the results hes had this year.no disrespect to burley john but i have been on a few of his tables this year and he hasnt impressed me.i know he has had the results jp is far to  big price i reckon he a mock 1st an 2nd.

LOL @ Burley John