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Hi guys,

I'm sorry to say (well not that sorry, I get the night off ;) ) but us hard working folk at dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) will be taking this Friday off for our Christmas party.  I know, I know we've only been open a couple of weeks but the hard behind the scenes work has being gone on for sometime and we'd like to take the chance to celebrate the end of the year together. We are truely sorry for any inconvenience but assure you'll we'll be open Saturday and all through the holliday season. Have a Merry Christmas!

Friday 14th?

Opps! Yes 14th

Is this a joke? You only open four days a week ?

Our Christmas party is twinned with the SF Group (Rob's main company) its why it falls on a Friday.

No doubt there will be people who turn up to a shut DTD maybe even who have travelled a long way ;madasahatstand;

Enjoy the party.

Rob could just leave the keys under the doormat and people could let themselves in for a self-deal game.

That would be a shame Rich and we're doing our best to prevent that from happening. If you've got some helpful suggestions I'd be more then happy to hear them.

it was on the website schedule for quite some time now so surely anyone traveling any distance would of checked that before making plans

i know i would of

Some sort of comp. voucher for next time would be nice.......but dont mention it on here...the queue will be round the block  ;D

My 1st idea would be don't close, go out on the Monday. (But I know that's not helpful as it's all planned now.)

Send out a newsletter and make sure it's prominent on there that DTD is shut this Fri.

I was thinking of coming over this weekend (2hr+ drive), who knows if I may have just turned up to a closed club except for this thread :P

Excellent idea. 

A trip to dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) for me will involve advance planning for  cheap flights etc.

Unfortunate as it is, the club cannot be faulted for this, the staff could all have been spending their Xmas looking for a new job .........


Dougie.

It would be extremely unfortunate to arrive a casino having travelled a long way and be unable to get in - I would hope that wouldn't happen to anyone.

DTD isn't a Casino though, it's a poker only club.

yeah..maybe even a STT for those of us unfortunate enough not to play on the 14th...9 players..top 5 get a WSOP ME package and 50k spending money! :)

Shutting for one day after all the trials and tribulations over the past 2 years is not going to do any halm in the grand scheme of the world, there was a chance that we would never open the doors a few months ago.

Our newletter mailshot to all dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) members (online and offline), our web site diary schedule, plasma displays in the club and nightly annoucements in the club by Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) all stated clearly that we will be closed on the 14th, we have gone to very effort possible that people do not turn up expecting the club to be open.


Merry Xmas and Goodwell to all men (except the moaners/groaners/whingers and whiners who think I (or life) always owes them something)

Rob

what do spaces 6-9 get :dontask: 

Have a good party guys, I think you certainly deserve it :)

Have a great time guys.

Regards

M



 

c'mon everyone these people need a blow out -- it's been a slog and as such all people involved need to chill out and have a good time.. as for the people posting that this presents a problem  -- get real its not the end of the world

enjoy your night out -- relax and get slaughtered and have the best hangover in the world

For once I agree with Ironside, this was mentioned on the schedule found on DTD's site and anyone planning a journey, even if it is only a couple of hours, will surely have checked this before hand ?

Sincerely hope Rob, Nick, Simon, Darren, the DTD crew and the SF group have one hell of a christmas bash !

God bless everyone.

At the end of the day, l remember in a post that Rob wrote very early on that he was opening the club for himself and friends and didn't care what people thought. We are privaledged to be allowed to use the place and l think enough funds have been shelled out to justify a night off and for him to do what he wishes.

Have a cracker!

Enjoy it! Just gutted I can't do 4 6am days in a row this week :(.

you can, but it would entail movies or soem non DTD entertainment ;)

would that it werent the friday that it was shut down but things cant be helped... we have the coolest venue in europe at our doorstep

ffs, I can't believe I  have to agree with both Ironside and Bainn, what's the world coming to?

I can't help thinking that if it a Grosvenor, Gala or Stanley casino that was somehow only operating 4 nights a week decided to shut up shop on one of those 4 days for a party, people would have been saying things along the lines of "utter incompetence, this would NEVER happen at DTD"...  ;)

Seriously, enjoy the party. Merry Christmas to one and all.

You are probably right Jonathan, the casinos do seem to get a lot of stick when they do anything remotely controversial, I have read the Luton G thread this week and that seems a bit harsh. I am also finding that some poker players are even harder to keep happy that I thought.

However, I am on the "anyone moans too much - you won't be welcome in my club system" as it is a privatley owned club. I am viewing people that moan about the dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) club the same as someone who moans about my house and expects to come in, as I have always said, I'm just happy to that we have a legal club, the numbers of people that we get in the club are much less important that the enjoyment that we all get out of it. That's the difference between a commerial venture (like my recruitment business) and a lifestyle business such as dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) or my football club.

In my recruitment business, I put up with all sorts of hassle for my customers, but I make a handsome profit from them, dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) and my football club are -ve EV businesses (lol) so I am not gonna be so willing to be hassled in these, going to the club needs to be "quality time for me", not added pressure.

Conseqently, a lot of poker players who know me and my team won't give DTD as much stick as the casinos, but I'm sure there will be a minority of players who will still have a dig, cause they are just those types of personalities.

Happy Xmas Jon

Cheers Rob


 

 ;iagree;

wish i could find something to moan about your house .
now that is an eye opener .

have a good night you lot ,dont forget to get to bed early work next day .

merry xmas to you and all your staff.

                                                     barry.

Can I moan about not being allowed to moan?

Haha, Red Dog, we live in a world of free speech and democracy, everyone can moan as much as they want about dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload), but only the people who do not moan are welcome in the club - seems very fair to me, there are plenty places to play poker in the Midlands for those not happy with dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload).

On a serious note, I have made it totally clear that constructive cristism is welcomed but the right way to do this is directly to the people that can actually make a difference (like TK says in the Luton G thread), so email strumper@dtdpoker.com with any problems you have with dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload). Currently every week we all sit down and go through these issues and decide appropriate action.

..and the 4 days opening is a godsend, we have 3 days to fix all the things that have broke (coffee machine, tourney clock etc etc). dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) is not a big casino organisation that knows exactly what they are doing, myself and Nick have other jobs outside of dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload), plus, it nice to keep the club up close and personal. Shutting for 1 night so the staff can join my xmas do is an example of why dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) is not a commerical organisation.

Happy Xmas Red Dog and Bazza

This thread is a prime example of people complaining just for the sake of complaining. Rob has invested a lot of time, money and effort into providing the poker community with a great place to play, yet is asking very little back in terms of actual financial gain. With this in mind, I think we can forgive him and his team for having the odd night off to celebrate Christmas, however odd the timing may seem.

However, I do agree with what Jon says. dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) opening opening seems to have resulted in many folk taking digs at the other venues and using dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) to do so. This, in my opinion, is unfair, as there are many casinos across the country where the staff work effortlessly hard in their respective cardrooms.

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 ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend;

Snoops mate, l am not being awkward here mate but is this a post for the sake of posting. That is NOT the case, many people who have made statements about LUTON have yet to visit D.T.D and frankly l have been easy on them. The place has turned into an incompetent dump, wether that is the the result of the GUKPT , the staff or what l don't know. I put up a thread asking for opinions and the results of that have been evident that it has gone to the dogs. As Kim Costa said to me the other night "the casinos have sh1t on Poker Players for years"!

No, it's not a post for the sake of posting, I just feel that it's unfair to compare cardrooms to one that has only been open for a fortnight, isn't open every day, is solely focused on poker and, as Rob confesses, works on a loss. I have been to dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload), and it is a cracking joint, Rob should be immensely proud, but I just think it's unjust to compare it to other casinos across the nation for the aforementioned reasons.

To quote Jonathan Raab...


... and I can't help but think that's probably true.

Snoops l am not comparing Luton with DTD in the opinions thread, l am comparing LUTON, with LUTON earlier this year. Even Richard Prew done a report for some site and he opened the report with a statement of how strong the support was for these Luton Festivals with 200+ attending. Even earler this year in the old Luton can people remember when they put the screens across so that the restaurant could stay open therefore capping the comp at 120. Now they have loads of tables and unfortunately LOADS of excuses.

Michael, that report was written pre-GUKPT when Grosvenor, Blue Sq and the players all supported the traditional festivals as the top of the UK poker tree

Now for varying reasons that support is lacking, but its not just Luton its across the estate

happy xmas rob and all his staff enjoy your party. ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner;


hopefully will get upto the place over xmas or early in the new year.

Merry xmas to all I shall be jumping in the jumbo jet on Tuesday (from Brisbane) arrive in Eastwood on Wednesday so should hopefully drag my jet lagged body to DTD on the Thursday (just look for the bloke who hasnt slept in 60 hours). :)

Out of interest do you reckon DTD operating at a loss will be a permanent thing? I mean last week cash games were going all the way till 6 and surely the online state is improving as more club players realize the benefits of playing on DTD online?

As Rob has said, dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)  isn't a money making venture and  so the break even point is the obvious goal. However there is no doubt that the overheads and running cost are very challenging to cover....and because he says its a big no to other forms of gambling coming to the club, we must support dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) both online and live as much as possible.

Hopefully make it own tonight instead of tomorrow night.

                                    To Rob and your team who undoubtably truly deserve this night out.




Regards Maureen.x