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In here at the minute and the comp. has not started yet as the place is heaving. I believe there are 80 on the reserve list. There is already 8 cash games going and everywhere is crammed to the max. Full of Blondes too!

Doesn't need an extension, needs more dealers. I believe Aces is working on it...but they do take time to be trained up and stuff.

Not DTD's fault, they're doing the best they can.

Tonight we had 16 dealers, 2 supervisors and a manager and were probably 10 staff short !

At 5.50 we had a queue outside the building with 93 players already confirmed via online registration, by 6.15 we were sold out at our initial cap of 108 and by 7.20 we had at least 50 alternates and 249 players through the doors. Their was a slight technical hitch during which we added an extra table, this gave us 13 dealers in the comp and 3 cash games in full swing with no dealers for breaks. We had lists for up to 3 STT and 5 cash games all of which had to wait an hour as we filled the comp with alternates up to a total of 137.

Paul Jackson , Mick McCool and myself dealt STT to try to help the 70 or so players waiting ( thanks guys ) and eventually as the tournament tables broke the cash games started and by 1am we had 11 running.

Next week we have 7 new dealers starting with 1 or 2 on holiday we should still have 22 available Thursday, i have 2 choices , keep the cap at 108 pre seat draw and allow alternates keeping the field below 135 or cap at 135 pre seat draw ie 15 tables with maximum of further 9 alternates for 144 , the maximum that could be finished in time before 6pm, i have decided to go for the latter, if players want big fields and big prize pools with a possibility of a late finish i am happy to give it to them, if the field constantly hits 144 and players want the structure tweaked for an earlier finish i can do that too.

In the meantime apologies for those that had to wait tonight, next week will be a lot easier with at least 5 cash games and an STT available from 7pm.

I have at least 2 more full time dealers starting in January and a further 7 being trained from the middle of January ready for February when we plan to start our first phase of expansion !

The only change to the current schedule will be from Friday 11th Jan when the current £100 will be replaced with a £75.

Hopefully tonights £100 will be around the 60 - 80 runner mark and cash games and STT will be available from the start.

We have definitely been victims of our own success but obviously players are voting with their attaendance and often travelling several miles to play here and we will strive to achieve the staffing levels required as quickly as possible without diluting the experience.

Thanks for your patience and continued support.

ACES

Thanks for taking the time to keep us updated Simon.

I suspect the most people won't mind a late finish if they do well in a comp. I certainly don't, but then I don't have a proper job.

Like a lot of things that are brand new, you wont be able to get it perfect right away, but I think everyone here is enjoying being part of the trial and error anyway. Cheers for the updates.

PS. I asked santa for the occassional DTD Omaha comp, just putting it out there.

Thats one hell of a long structure!
i think its great DTD has got of to a flying start, and you just know its only going to get better.
Is it looking that Fridays will be a £75 from now on or is just a trial run to see how many runners it will get?

Cheers

Hi ACES. We couldn't get in the game last night but appreciate everything you are doing to try to accomodate larger fields. It is great to see such a strong dialogue between dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) and the players. Keep up the excellent work :)

just make sure that there is enough time during the breaks for trips next door when i come down next weekend

*insert your own AK punchline here*

Sandy

Amazing - I thought there was a question mark over whether there would really be any demand for DTD?

This must obviously just be a blip  ;whistle;

 ;cheerleader; for DTD

This club is what all poker players have been dreaming about so there is no surprise that it has been successful.

I have sat next to players from Preston Newcastle Manchester London Hull Leeds and others - its worth the travelling- make a weekend of it.

It gets better every week and the best thing is that management is listening to the customers, not like in casinos.
The delay on Thursday showed that theres a different mindset - there was no complaints , everyone just waited patiently
It was good to hear there is a phone ban at the tables
 
The festivals will be something else!!

 - cant wait

i played on thursday & the place was hopping at 7pm, i don't think i've ever encountered such a bustling atmosphere for a regular tournament - it was great.
looking forward to returning, hopefully tomorrow!

I think that reducing the buy-in on fridays to £75 will be a great move, it seems clear that Thursdays are more popular due to the smaller buyin and this might convince me to play on fridays as well.

last time i checked omaha comps ARE planned

merry christmas ;)

Omaha comps, game on!

I played a £100 freezeout at the Gala in Leeds two weeks ago, On the same night Spurs were playing live on TV and the tourney info screen had been turned over to the football instead of displaying the blinds,clock, players left etc etc.

One player on my table asked the TD if he could return the screen to the tourney info as this was more important than a footy match. The TD replied tongue in cheek I have to add that 'If you want decent buy in comps with good service and the tourney update screen visible at all times you would be better off playing at Dusk Til Dawn'

The converstaion for the next five mins was about DTD and the players that had played there made it clear that it is THE poker venue which is great news as the word isnt just spreading, it has spread.