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Bit of fun to add to the action in Notts next week...

Teams of 4 players: Each player will try and earn points for their team via the following methods;

Make Day 2  +5pts
Cash           +15pts
Final Table   +25pts
Win            +50pts

(Points are total, not cumulative)

Penalty Points
Pure Bubble   -20pts
Within 10 places of the Bubble  -5pts
Re-Entering  -5pts

Team Bonus Points
2 Players make day 2  +2
3 Players make day 2  +3
4 Players make day 3  +5

2 Players cash +5
3 Players cash +10
4 Players cash +15

Entry: £100 + £10 per person (The tenner going towards Emannuel House charity, which DTD will match each donation, pound for pound. See:  http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=60644.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=60644.0)

Rules:

Each team must have submitted a player list, comedy team name, and payment by 8pm on Weds 17th April.

Each team must nominate a captain, whos points will be doubled.

The payment must be made per team by the captain, i.e. send or pay in cash in one transaction, and this is how it will be returned to the winning team.

The team with the most points will collect the whole pot, and distribute it between their team.

Members of your team playing the online leg must declare so before the start of the tournament so we can track entries. It is not necessary to declare your screen name. If a player does not declare and makes day 2, no points will be awarded to that player.

In the event of a team finishing on equal points, the team with the player who went deepest in the tournament will win.

Payment details will be sent to captains via PM once a team has been submitted on this thread.

Final Table classed as the official streamed table of 8.



Pretty sure we can get a good number of teams for this. If you are interested in playing but need some people to team up with, say so on here and we can pair you up with people in the same situation. Any ideas to add, or things i might have missed, re: rules and non farce situations, let me know on here.

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TEAMS:

1) 2Fat2ThinFTW: Keith Johnson (ONLINE) (c), George Bedi, Ben Dobson, Mitch Johnson.

2) Team ISIT? : Alex Goulder (c), Chinese Frankie, Julian Thew, Wadey  (ONLINE).

3) TeamGascoigne: Simon Deadman (c), Ian Gascoigne, James Keys, Ed Gascoigne

4) 4guys1cup: Jamie Sykes (c) Pleno, Oscar Bergling, Jamie Burland (ONLINE).

5) Jake Cody (c) Richard Trigg, Paul Foltyn, Sam Grafton.

6) Team Django: Timothy Chung (c), Yiannis Liperis, Mark McCluskey, Seun Oluwole.

7) Open Face Sex Panthers: Steve Warburton (c), Nick Tate, Tim Hickling, Ben Jones.



Free Agents:
Resdes
Pinchop73

I am in.Just need to start 'selecting' the team now.

Mitch is this run off 'level weights' or is it a handicap?

Just thinking, given the entry to this comp is £100, Ian 'Iancredible Hundred' Gascoigne is essentially nailed on and wanted to be sure you all have a fair chance against him.

Take him on without a handicap if you wish but don't say I didn't warn you...

wow amazing.

anything getting taken away because of re-entering or not?

winner takes all?

Questions:

Are the points cumulative i.e If i cash will i receive 15 points (5+10)? or just 10 points?
Within 5 of the bubble, assuming this only applies if i finish wrong side of the bubble.  i.e. If i finish 68th and the bubble is 70th do i still lose 2 points?
If 2 people pure bubble i.e. on the same hand do they both get -20?
Is the final table the final 9 or is it 8?

Suggestions:

Think there should be penalties for re-entering day 1.  say -5 for every re-entry.

In, sounds great

Don't actually know whos playing from Northampton yet, including myself. If I play/we get a team we are in.

In if I can make it

In.

Thought it would be hard to track re entries because of online leg. Can do a penalty for that tho if you want.

Keith: no, points are a total. So it's basically it's 5 for day 2, and a further 5 for cashing.

Could maybe change the bubble thing to the 3 closest non cashers are -2 or whatever.

Winner takes all was the plan.

Final table will be 8, as the stream.

Captains earn double/treble negative scores, or not?

Personally i think it should be 1st bullet only. Makes it fair then.


Unsure about the captain thing. I think treble points is a bit much though. Captain 2x and rest 1x points?

Could do that, just means that your never really out of it if your captain is still in. I.e the rest of your team bust day 1, you still have a sweat.

Maybe just double for captain and vice captain...

vice captain a bit unnecessary for a 4man team?

Point scoring format seems way too flat and nit rewarding

Don't think there is much need to double points for anyone.  Surely there is going to be a sweat as long as someone is still in.  At least until the final table anyway?

Think it should be 1 entry only.  You can declare your online entry in advance.  If you don't declare in advance it doesn't count.  Given 1b and 1c lists will be published it should be clear if someone has pulled a fast one.

Probs rite.

What you suggest, 5, 15, 25, 50 sound better?

I think +5 point for busting day 1, and -10 points for anyone making day 2 and not cashing would be fun. Give it more of a gambley feel

But yeah i mean if you have someone who wins the comp, you shouldnt ever be in a position where you lose a team bet barring miracles

All of this.

Captain extra points seems silly

Teams must have a Social Secretary and Health and Safety Officer or not a complete team surely.

And a chaffeur obviously ;)

I'll start the bidding at 0.1 to have Aaron on my team

I like the double points for captain as it'll create a bit of spice/comedy to the politics within the team. 

Yeah, also like the fact that choosing the wrong player could cost everyone a bag. :)

WLTM: 2 Scandi wizzkids to counterbalance complement the poker 'skills' of myself and the father. Must be good at poker and willing to consider a small bribe for joining Team Gascoigne. Sheffield Wednesday fandom a plus, but not essential.

There isn't a team event I know where the captain takes extra points.

Well there is now.  Pipe down

LOL.

Didnt know there were set rules for running something for comedy / charity.

Also, pretty standard in fantasy football etc that you assign a captain that gets you bonus points.

What event is that?

Links to team event with extra points for captain plz

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=60823.30

OP edited with new scoring system and captain rules.

First team now in.

Haha - that should keep him busy for a while at least

This is a team side bet, not event. Any other team event would not have this dick measuring ego contest!

It seems a very unfair set of rules with regards to captain & re-entry.

Dont play then.  Cya

There is nothing 'un-fair' about the captaincy thing. It just adds a little extra to the point scoring.

I am happy to change the re-entry rule tho if the majority think it would be better to make the player stipulate which day they are entering. My way of thinking, is that the more of the people who actually make the second day, will add to the fun of the event.

Boba, that is something my 12 year old sister would reply with, try harder.

My points here Mitch is that it's a team game, should one player be worth more than the other? That old chestnut of "there is no I in team" - think all of the team should be on level field. I think others are similar view.

As for RE, definitely shouldn't count someone's second entry.

Keeping the Captaincy thing seems logical now team 2 fat 2 thin have put keith as captain. No doubt he will bust when he sees a juicy 5/10 game going.

Plus aaron if you don't like the rules don't play simples. Mitch has put it out there and people are discussing rules i like the captain double points thing. If your captain makes the final table yeah you've probably win.. but don't you deserve to? Same as if one of your players win's you probably win... even though you don't deserve to as you will have won enough £££ to be having a bath in fivers.

I will be in if i can satisfy the 3 conditions.

1. Find a team
2. Find a buy in
3. Find £110 to flick in.

Currently im going to start with the £110 i think that's probably the easiest. So far ive looked down the back of my sofa, and in the bins in my house. But no luck. Any other suggestions?

Is Alex's score multiplied by 1.5?

Should be divided by ldo

Too Good!

may be an idea to list people who are looking for teams in op? that way everyone knows whose looking.

Yeah, good idea, let me know if u would like me to do this for you.

Ian has asked if applicants to Team Gascoigne will complete an Apprentice style application before sitting an interview in his boardroom.

* DISCLAIMER: This may not be strictly true. *

    Ed we have not been inundated with applicants so far. Not sure why. Normally the guys at DTD love playing with me.

He's a chesterfield fan tho!!!!

Haha, genius.

Not sure if I'm playing yet.  But if I was, I'd like to be on Team Gascoigne - assuming I'd be accepted having gone through the rigorous recruitment process.

tanking team Gascoigne. Who's captain Ed or Ian? :D

Our star signing. Expect a press release in the coming days.

Sorry Ed, seems Alex jumps ship as easily as he jumps into £1/£1 games after hit and run the £2/£5. Hes joined #TEAMISIT

#teamgascoigne made no effort to sign me, Ed's "star signing" comment was in reference to their hitherto unnamed team captain

    Just a few legals to sort out over UK image rights and we
can make an announcement.

Can I make a team with none blondes ?

Yeah, anyone whos playing.

Great idea Mitch! Expect a team
Announcement soon. Talks have broken down to sign and appoint team captain Simon deadman. Club officals were late in talks with his agent and he's already in talks with 4 other teams, Although I expect a big signing tomorrow and with a gtd min cash fruit bat warrior to bulk up our points already putting pen to paper....this could be fun!

Instead of a captain, why not call them a joker? Each team won't be short of joker material...

gl all.

OK don't really post much given I'm a noob, happy to chuck in £110 and be in a team. Don't really know anyone going to make my own team so guess if anyone wants to take me ............

       #TeamGascoigne1 delighted to announce Simon Deadman on board with the captains armband.Further announcements across all the teams expected in the next few days.

Give Boshi the money

In for this if someone needs an extra team member. Cheers

Added you both to 'Free Agents' section on opening post.

If anybody would like to join them, we have a team.

Don't be shy, it worked for One Direction!

Jamie Sykes (c) , Jamie Burland, Oscar Bergling, Patrick Leonard.

Name tbd.

Yeah, I majestically defeated Pleno at a turbo HUSNG for captaincy.

Just tanking on a hilarious name.

        #TeamGascoigne1 now complete with the addition of James Keys.

Can you be in more than 1 team?

Ok, submitting a team.

I'm the captain (Jamie Sykes) of Pleno, Oscar Bergling and the one and only Jamie Burland.

Together, we are "4guys1cup".

Submitting a team, just waiting to hear from our fourth.

Sounds kind of hard to track the online players.

Hmmmm, I'm gonna go with no.

Unless somebody can persuade me it's a good idea to allow it.

Yeh online v hard to track should be no minus for renter

Think would be better to make people who play online to declare it pre.

That way you can't freeroll and only declare if you bust.

If you play and miraculously make day 2 without playing live, we will know.

How about big bonus points for multiple team members completing a task.

For example, where you would get +5 for making day 2, if 2 team mates make day 2 they get double points, +10 for each, if three do it it's +15 for each and a massive +25 each if all team members get through for the scoop points. The same system would apply to making the money and making ft.

Dunno if that sounds too complicated, I don't think it is; just a bit more adding up needed.

It gives it more of a team effort feel to it.

+1 this ^^^

Don't you think the chance of a 100k pay off enough of an incentive? :)

Love this idea.

Seems popular. Will add this into OP when I'm not on my phone.

sounds sick, going to make a team

Ffs

Anyone going to open a book for some rail sweat?

Jake Cody (captain) Richard Trigg, Paul Foltyn, Sam Grafton

Where do we pay?

Will PM all the captains the payment details in a few days.

You need a team name too...

Would be great if everyone could FB or tweet this link to the weekend's Mega Sats please

http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/news/monte-carlo--online-sunday-mega-sats/2327

DTD's biggest ever satellites, a huge commitment, and every little helps to enable them to get the numbers...

All you have to do is click the twitter or facebook link top right, now that function has been added

Team name 'Pay us now' or 'Any buyouts?'

I will price it up if given a days notice and teams are all complete

Are you entering a team?

Have updated OP with the team bonuses and the rules on re-entry.

Have slightly altered the scoring system Yian suggested into bonus points rather than 'doubling'. Hopefully these are fair, feedback welcome of course.

Will get the terms set in stone ASAP so Dubai can run a book.

Just to be clear, IF ONE OF YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING THE ONLINE LEG, IT MUST BE DECLARED ON THIS THREAD. Ill send a reminder to captains when I send payment info PM's out.

Cheers.

Team Django

Timothy Chung (c)
Yiannis Liperis
Neil Ryder
Seun Oluwole

Thanks for supporting the Charity guys. Cheers Rob

Just read this....give a price for Pay Us Now when all up. I want 100.

Cool, added to OP.

6 teams in so far. Have just messaged everyone re:payment.

Will extend cut off for last entry till 12pm on the day of the first live day 1 for teams who wont have anybody involved in the online leg.

Hoping to get a couple more teams when the majority of the big sattelites are over.

10 teams would make it £1k for the winner, so basically would mean you have freerolled the event and be a nice chunk for the charity.

Yes come on guys,we need more teams ! Should be fun and a real sweat.

If people didnt see earlier in the thread, there are a few people waiting to be paired up with others to make a team if you dont have 4 players but would like to be involved.

These guys are listed in the opening post, so drop them a PM or something.

Let's do this!

Haha, love the enthusiasm, terrible computer skills.

Also, think the typo in your sig would be a good name for me and you as a duo...

Yeh I'm leaving it lol

Happy the bonus points were well received, you haven't added the points for multiple team members making ft in op though. Or is there a reason not to do that?

Pretty unlikely occurrence but possible.

pretty sure that team wont need the extra points

Yeah, your gonna win anyway.

you can have 2/1 with me on our team for £100 if you like ;)

I'm going to play the online leg, EarlofLemongrab on DTD

lol at 4guys1cup

*shudders*

(http://img.pandawhale.com/31164-Brian-vomit-gif-1ZSg.gif)

All heart you are mate.....where's bookie Crab gone

Is someone gonna do a book still? Which team will be the longest odds as it stands?

Yeh looking forward to this cone on everybody else. Where are ya!

I am relying on Tom Langley winning a seat or two via satelites otherwise he said he won't play :(

Still touting myself around if anyone needs a player. Only played at DTD twice, £37k in cashes. Will be playing online day 1 and looking for 2nd bullet for Friday if need be.

Already decided am just gonna go 5/1 everyone if its 6 teams, betting to 100%, under the following circumstances the only people who can bet are those that I honestly believe who happily take the worst of a bet with me as well as taking the best of it, and if they don't take the piss stakes wise- For everyone else prices and limits will be on an individual basis. Some people will be allowed any amounts at a fair price, some people will be allowed £1 at a good price and any amount they want at a worse price. Punishes the once a year life nits gamblers that try and pick u off

So I can pick any team from the list and you are giving me 5/1? This seems very good to me, because maths is showing which team would be best to back regarding the points scoring.

Also, odds on which team to finish bottom please?

I am travelling next 36hours....let me know if booked and what category of punter I fall into....lol.  £100 please on Team Trigg ET al. Hope life's is good....

RedDes
Middy
Pinchop
?? PM me if iterested

Sounds like were all in for the online leg tonight, Team online one time??

sounds good, u wanna be cpt pinchop? lemme know where to send the £110

Have pm'd you bud.

Mitch, I'll try get this team going, will be in touch

Claypole you're booked £100 on Triggs mob @5/1 if 6 teams, 6/1 if 7 teams. You fit the criteria I set to a tee, always would punt the worst of it, don't take advantage and even only asked for £100, glgl

Aaron you are basically the complete opposite, you have loads of misinformed opinions and have shown zero willingness to gamble at all. Tell me which team u want and il give you a personal price

<3

Dave i'll have a 1er on Team Gas if thats ok - think i still owe you some anyway from the golf...

and lol Aaron :D

Nws mate ur on as well. Same as Claypole, £100 Team Gas @5/1 if 6 teams, 6/1 if 7 etc

I'd imagine that will be fine :D

£40 Team ISIT? Nobody can claim I don't often take the worst of it. :(

you got deadman :D

Yeah ur on same prices as the other lads, no need to send, sort after. Will try and leave a couple of teams as winners for the "book"

Captain Deadman nonetheless. We're banking on a Simon, James 1-2. Obviously in that order ;)

Nice one broseph. Now just need to go get me a team ISIT t-shit printed up.

FAO Mitch Johnson: Team ISIT member, former Monte Carlo champion and all round tournament supremo, Wahed Ashraf, has confirmed that he will be playing the online leg tonight,

As a noob I assume you will give me a personal price on each team which I don't mind I understand trust needs to be built etc. I would send funds via bank xfer or stars. Looking to place a small wager of probably £20-£50. Just PM me the prices of each team.

Thanks

Nah go on u got what u want, cant be bothered to look at teams anyway- stars CrabMaki, saves me having to pm u bank details then as well

the mutual of Dubai - degen until proven nit.

Have we managed to get a team together in time for this? I'm off to bed for a bit, well until just before day1a online. Let me know where I need to ship any monies if we're in!

Any odds on team Django? The lesser known team.

What odds do u want and how much do u want? I dont know half the names in all the teams anyway

Doing my best to find a 4th team mate bud, everybody's asleep at the mo!

9/1 for £100

Youve got 3/1 for upto £500.

If you had asked for £100@4/1 i would have gave you 8/1

I wasn't being cheeky, I simply asked for the top end of what I thought was fair for you to then tell me what I could have.

No point in me asking for 4/1 which I won't take in hope that you'll give me 8.

I think all teams deserve their own price imo. I wouldn't take less than 7 on Django.

It's cool of you to do this anyway gl.

i'll back me vs team django if you want - what price you want on that :D

you can have 3/1

I dont know any of u, might be 4 online whizz kids that been getting it for years for all i know.

Given uve offered Dave some odds at least u might be a bit of a gambler.

You can have £100@ prices everyone else got. 5/1 6 runners, 6/1 7 runners etc Cant go any higher as will end up making a loss on every team

Teams have until 8pm TONIGHT, to enter and send money.

Latest addition is Steve Warburtons, 'Open Face Sex Panthers'.

Pinchop, any luck with finalising your team yet?

Will you take cash at the club Mitch tomorrow or Friday?

Yeah, just spoke to Tim about it on FB.

Know all the captains pretty well, so can take cash aslong as its before day 1B, and you dont have anybody playing online.

Would prefer getting it sorted if people are playing 1c as i wont be at the cllub til later on.

Make sure your captain has the whole teams buy in tho, dont want to be keeping records of loads of £110 that people have given me throughout the day.

Yeah that's no problem, we're all going to be there from tomorrow.

is that my score vs your teams highest scoring individual score or total score vs me on my own?

Team total score, in the nature of tournaments it's kind of hard for more than 1 of the 4 of us to cash. You could just make day 2 and we could all brick.

4th team member proving elusive atm.
Once I have that sorted we'll be in like Flynn

degens itt

tut tut and indeed tut.

Mitch, wiffed the 4th teamster so going to have to call this a day. Cheers, gl

Declaring online participation innit

Farce Alert.

Ok, so after stating that online players must declare pre, I've just seen this on twitter from Ben who's in my team;

@f3nix35: Busted #DTD1k online on the penultimate level. Looks like I'll be driving up to Notts early 2moro for day 1b. 6 turbos to win first tho :)

So after nagging everyone to check within their team, it apears I forgot.

Guess we're down to 3. SIGH!

Don't you just lose 5 points?

Can we change our team name to 2fat1thin1dimftl then?

Epic chaos before we start. rotflmfao

No, rules say you you have to declare an online player, and if he re-enters you lose 5.

If its not stated that somebody was playing, they can't gain any points.

(Was to avoid possible grims and to help track scores)

After speaking to people today, they think a better punishment is for Ben to stay in but lose the 5 points.

After re reading my own rule, I think this is correct.

'"Members of your team playing the online leg must declare so before the start of the tournament so we can track entries. It is not necessary to declare your screen name. If a player does not declare and makes day 2, no points will be awarded to that player."

In my head it was down a little differently. Will let the majority decide what they want to do.

Ben in playing again 2moro so potentially could be -10

Would appreciate a few people voting either way before the start 2moro.

Cheers.

No objection.

Whole team disqualified ainec

Who's with me?

I think ending the day chippy could be good for bonus pts next time!

With Alex on this.Looks like total angle shoot. Whole team to be kicked out or............Mitch to go 5 levels with no food.

Are you going to update the points after day 1c so we can see who's in the lead heading into day 2? I think that's a cool idea cos then you can anti-rail people etc.

Will try. Plan on playing at DTD later and don't want a mega late night before day 2 so ill see if I get chance. If anyone else wants to do it, feel free!

Ben back in for us then, and Tim asked last night if he could swap a player who wouldn't now be able to make it. Mark McCluskey is in for Neil Ryder. Op updated.

GL all.

Day 2 Standings:

1) 2Fat2ThinFTW: Keith Johnson (c) 25000, George Bedi 107600, Ben Dobson 60500, Mitch Johnson 203900. Team total: 20 (includes 2 x re entry penalties)

2) Team ISIT? : Alex Goulder (c) 117500, Chinese Frankie 39800, Julian Thew, Wadey . Team Total: 7 (includes 2 x re entry penalties)

3) TeamGascoigne: Simon Deadman (c), Ian Gascoigne, James Keys 30400, Ed Gascoigne Team Total: 0 (includes 1 x re entry penalty)

4) 4guys1cup: Jamie Sykes (c) 25800 Pleno 133400, Oscar Bergling 81100, Jamie Burland 33600. Team Total: 25 (includes 1 x re entry penalties)

5) Team Cody: Jake Cody (c) Richard Trigg 99000, Paul Foltyn 164200, Sam Grafton. Team Total: 2 (includes 2 x re entry penalties)

6) Team Django: Timothy Chung (c) 233500, Yiannis Liperis 88100, Mark McCluskey, Seun Oluwole. Team Total: 17

7) Open Face Sex Panthers: Steve Warburton (c), Nick Tate, Tim Hickling, Ben Jones. Team Total: 0 (WP boys, same time next year?)

So, 4guys1cup lead the way so far, with all 4 players still left in for day 2, but with more points up for grabs, along with possible penalty points for the bubble boys, its anybody's game.... Well almost. GG 'The panthers'.

Good Luck all for day 2.

I was joking(ish) but i been of blonde for a few days hence why i didnt respond. That was a ridiculously bad bad though.

How many penalty point for spelling my name incorrectly Mich?

Wow, a lot riding on James Keys today but the team have faith. Go James........

Hold!!!

Shit gonna be flipped if he wins :D

Think I would have to win the tournament AND selectively bubble certain other players, but it's not impossible :D

Easy

Your right! It's not impossible. Just think back to the time they all told you would never beat David Gorr, even with a 15-1 chip lead. U nearly proved them wrong then, no reason to not go one step further this time.

#theoldonesarethebest

#literally

Excellent captain selection tekkers Mitch

Doob eye,

Barring something like disqualification for drugs I think I owe you £40, shipped to the account I had on record. .

Told ya I take the worst of it.. Team "ISIT" one too many Is and one H too few..

GL the rest in.

       Surely there will be a bar stewards enquiry if the organiser of the side event wins the main event ? Or at least a massive night out for all the entrants..................

Massive buffet more likely

      Hilarious comment by Ed following recent couple of days visit to DTD. ' I had seen all these references to his eating on Blonde and I wondered if it was true or just chat. Having spent a few late nights at the club I see what everyone means '.

Makes it sound harsher than it was. Mitch was pretty adamant about the chocolate muffin mind.

Just would like to wish everyone GL in getting paid. X

Do we win this thing if Trigg wins the coup??

Think Chung being captain and playing 1 hand at the final gives him 50 points which is as much as Trigg for winning

Boooom..wp Tim !

Hi Guys

Mitch gave me £280 tonight to donate to the Emmanuel House fund from the money collected for this team challenge.

Just like to say thanks for this generous donation, it will help us towards our target of £50,000 that DTD will match.

Hope to see some of you at the party tomorrow night:)

Cheers

ACES

Team Django wins.

Will do full scores and get them up when I get chance.