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Maybe I'm not the best person to judge here, as I have little time for coin-flip-aments at the best of times, but DTD's new tournament schedule makes me even less inclined to tear myself away from the cash tables.

Earlier starts - I always struggle with an 8pm start, so expecting me to wind down from work, hug the wife and baby, do the washing up etc and still get there on time...it ain't gonna happen...

Less chips - the tournaments were already crapshoots so let's get you to shoving territory even sooner...not good...

Four minute shorter levels - now we really are taking the mickey.

Sorry, but this is only going to put me off playing tournaments even more. On the plus side the cash games should get livelier a bit sooner.

I love DTD but I'm not sure they've thought this through.

Time will tell.

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Absolutely love it.

Played the first one tonight and was so enthusiastic I got there ready for the start.

Sadly I didn't make it past the first break level orbit hand

I was on that table, I was about to say hello. but you'd gone :). 2 peeps out first hand. Was pretty com :).

two peeps first hand? details please.

Hi Scott, didn't realise you were on blonde.

7.30 start is 100 times better than 8.00

New tourneys look pretty amazing to me

seems they have thought it through then as they would rather have 5 cash tables going than 10-20 tourny tables

Board was 56779 or something close. Not sure how much was in early, but river went: bet from middle position, Matt shoved 66 on button, SB called with an 8, MP called with 99. I sat down as the river was dealt having missed the first 30s of the tournament finishing a fag :).

I just love the title of this thread, the warmth of some of my members towards supporting the club brings a tear to my eye.

Here I am sitting in the club for the second night running, as well as every night last week, analysing the new formats, clocks.structures/chips, looking at ways to benefit every player at the club and build decent prize pools for our regulars, both those that want early finishes as well as those that want to play all night, and some jockey is opening a thread about hating the new DTD tournament schedule, quite amazing what goes through some peoples minds when they get behind their keyboard.

Rest assured, loads of thought goes into everything we do at the club, and things need to be tried and then tweaked, we have set a budget of losing up to £20k in GTE's to get our weekly schedule right, by "right", I mean 100 runners in all £50+ comps, no venue in the UK achieves that every evening, so its a tough task but with tweaks over the next 4 weeks, I am willing to bet anyone that we will get there.

Cheers Rob

not sure anyone is going to want to bet against you rob lol

Just remember Rob you are a glass half full person, I'd say most poker players are not, simple explanation really. I'll be there next week to have a crack mid week as I'm busy as fk at the moment, but as a worker it looks good to me :)

Rob,

Just to be clear, I never said I hated DTD, just the new tournament schedule. I reserve my right in a free country to have an opinion. I also pointed out that primarily as a cash game player maybe my view wasn't as relevant as others who do play the tournament scene more than me.

I was not setting out to have a go at DTD the club at all, I was just making an observation from one side of the fence and wasn't doing anything other than pondering the matter and maybe opening up the floor for peoples' opinions. If my opinion on the new schedule is in the minority, then that's fine.

I have nothing but warmth and affection for DTD and everything you have done Rob for poker players and many of my previous posts if you care to look just reiterate that I want the place to succeed as much as the next guy.

Having never been called a jockey before who knows whether I should take offence or not to that one, but perhaps I deserve it for the title of the thread which on reflection is a little on the harsh side.

Whatever, sigh...at least it got a reaction and some feedback from other posters so I suppose that is a good thing.

Good luck with the new schedule - even if I don't like it, it would seem others do.

Pyso

Pyso,

I don't mind criticism, we need it to keep improving things at the club, its actually welcomed and helps us, Alex, Simon, Nick and myself review all feedback on a weekly basis, our members comments, face to face, in writing, in the suggestions box, and on open forums, are a real help, the negative ones are more helpful that telling us we got something right, as getting it right is linked directly to how many people come in the club for any specific event we put on, customers vote with there feet.

However, what really gets on my nerves, is when anyone goes out of there way to have a go, and opening a New thread with the words "Hating" and "DTD" in the title, fits into that category, when a simple comment/opinion on the general DTD thread, an email  or better, a few words with Simon, would do the job.

We get criticised equally as much on our face book group, but the tone and manner is different to forums, I am sure it because people are posting in their real names/pictures and therefore are more likely to think before they type, in your case,  its your view, as it is my view that you are a jockey for opening a thread with that title if you really do like the club. I stand by my view. I wouldnt worry too much about me calling you a jockey, it is not really an insult, its like a term of endearence, a bit like a plonker, or numpty. I don't know who you are, but if you are ever in the club feel free to have a word with me about this.

Cheers Rob

Ironic that when you use a turn of phrase on a forum that sometimes it isn't taken the way you perhaps meant eh?

Fair enough Rob, I understand why you would be frustrated by the way I went about posting and to be fair on reflection it was a bit 'in your face'. This is the trouble with forums, as outrageous74 has pointed out, sometimes the tone and message can get entirely and irrevocably mixed up. Anyone that knows me would say that I am probably one of the least confrontational members of DTD so it's ironic that I have managed to upset the owner..

For me it was a case of being frustrated at not having the tournaments on offer that I actually would play, so when the structure went south for me, my disappointment, I felt, rightly or wrongly, merited a post on blonde. Don't worry, I have no problem coming up and having a word, and I will do next time I see you.

All the best,

Pyso

Any tournament that is going to start at 7.30/8.00 and finish that night is always gonna be a crapshoot eventually so may as well just get it over with and increase the hourly imo.

Was fairly amazed at the standard of play from people complaining about the structure who seemed to be really peeved about the damage these changes will do to their self-professed "edge" lol.

So you Don't mind Criticism But only a week ago you banned a member for it?

I would imagine this is the distinction that is key. Criticism, but constructive criticism, is what Rob is asking for

There's a big difference between criticism and accusing someone of theft.

Fwiw it didn't accuse anyone of theft!

Please feel free to point out where I did. It was very much a poorly selected turn of phrase. And also fwiw, money was quite clearly taken from the prize pool, although I can now appreciate robs stance on this, I believe it should be made expressly clear.

I don't want to turn this into a debate, and I won't, but please do say things that simply aren't true! I posted on here to point out that sometimes something you say can come across the wrong way. I think it is more evident it was a mistake, given the fact I apologised immediately rather than stand my ground!

It did come across as if you were saying DtD were cynically just taking the money; just as the subject of this thread is entirely reasonable - but the name of it isn't quite appropriate - both things are just a question of careful wording.

Correct Rex, Pyso thought it was appropriate to start a brand new thread solely about hating the DTD schedule, so I had a pop back by telling him he was a jockey for doing that, end of, no halm done, no hard feelings, it never entered my mind to ban him.

In fact, I have only ever barred 3 people from Dusk Till Dawn for writing stuff (Mick Mccool being the first), this is a minuscule/microscopic % of the poker community that has criticised Dusk Till Dawn at some point, and it is 0.0075% of our membership to be exact. These stats demonstrate and prove without a shadow of a doubt, I would not/have never/will not bar anyone for being critical.

I will on occasion answer back if I feel they are being a bit unfair. But, for the avoidance of doubt, I would consider barring someone (no matter much £££ they spend in the club), if I believe they have lied about DTD, been slanderous about DTD, or been malicious towards DTD, for the simple reason that I don't want them in our club, why would we want to mix with anyone who has done that, we are a private club, there is no right of entry. So, criticise away, it genuinely helps us improve things.

Cheers Rob

hey rob, i love DTD

DTD is the nuts. Gutted it isnt in southampton area. : (

then again not much is!!

 so tilting ..

I LOVE DTD

Paul Ho is also a jockey, a jockey invloving socks.

Well done last night mate.

Thanks
Stuart ur right about the deepstack rebuy u do start with 3k chips the toilet told me yesterday

Hopkin >>>>>>>> Piss pots

i prefer the shorter clock & a 5hr event is much more appealing midweek than an 8hr one,
& better still plenty don't adapt to the fast pace  ;fishing;

IS IT!!!

agreed. It's way better now. Good work dtd

Hur hur rob yong called you a nob jockey.


in my head.