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Away man, any Blondites ganning? does anyone know what sorta structure/clock they use in whyeye land?

If any of yuz have any info, about hotels or anything like, or want to sign us in, can yer purra post on here

Or, you could allus send us a pm mind, bonnie lad

Head on!

The man, simply, is comedy genius

guaranteed to put a smile on your face

yep i'll be there... we are the future up north! i mean just look at our las vegas results!!! how many final tables did the infamous notts mob make???

to be honest if u do venture up north its unlikely that u'll pick up a result, u'll be facing such  high class field and well alot of local lunatics ;)

i'll get the chips/clock etc and let u all no! i;ll just ring the fountain of knowledge james browning and get the details!

two ticks!

Well it's a toss up between The Palm Beach or this for me and as i've never ventured this far north before i'm leaning towards this one. The chance to get in another deep stacked cash holdem game with At It Bradley also adds to the VALOOOO!!!

Can you post a couple of local hotels and At It can you sign me in?

EUROPEAN RANKING EVENTS

Thursday - 100+10nl 4000chips
Friday - 100+10pl 4000chips

not sure on the exact length of the clock but rebuys will be around 130mins and about a half an hour clock

7.45 reg 8pm start

SATURDAY+SUNDAY

500+25 double chance

5000 + 5000 SECOND ADD TO BE TAKEN BY THE END OF LEVEL 2 ( ADD-ON CAN BE TAKEN AT ANY TIME IN 1ST 2 LEVELS)

25-50 50-100 75-150 100-200 ALL 30 MIN LEVELS

150-300 200-400 300-600 500-1000 800-1600 1000-2000 1500-3000 2000-4000 3000-6000 4000-8000 5000-10000 etc ALL 40 MIN LEVELS

6.45reg 7pm start (2day competition)

Final will be on Sunday 3pm start and on the night there is a 50nl rebuy to finish off the long weekend!

think that should about do it... i told u he's a fountain of knowledge these comps sound really good 500 seems excellent! heard some scandies have been on the phone and could be heading over!

Cheers

Ian

Thanks Ian, Do you think it will sell out early, how many can they seat, and will you sign me in?

Tom

yeah i'll sign u in, what events are you coming for? the cardroom has just een refurbished and moved upstairs so i think it will seat 100+ now also they can use the restaurant if necessary... i'm going up there for the fifty pound comp tomorrow so i'll find out the sell-out details! i'll pay u in if it sounds real busy think it'll be ok tho.

pm me ur number and we can sort it all out

Ian

Perhaps this is the wrong place for the following comments, but.

Tikay a snake in the grass for reporting deals being made??? No I don't think so. These things need reporting because players won't or don't do it themselves. But how about PIE. Who polices them and their rankings that are now sponsored. Not too long ago an Event had to be running the previous year to be called a Ranking Event. Then lo and behold along come 2 in the same month that no-one knew about being run never mind being a ranking event only a few short months ago.

No disrespect to the casino's involved but surely they cannot have ranking events yet. Surely criteria cannot be changed because the person in charge wants to change it. Surely the so called integrity of the rankings is now called into question after they accused players and card room managers of a certain lack of it. At the start of the year all the rankings events should be known. That way players who are interested in playing in ranking events, know where and when they are. New events should not be pushed in wherever they can at a months notice.

Now instead of having a week or two spare for a relaxing holiday, people will be forced (If they want ranking points) into playing at an unheard of( IN card room terms) venue, where they may have poorly experienced staff dealing and making mistakes. I'm not saying that nowhere makes mistakes. But surely new venues will make more, and as per usual the poor suffering poker player may have to pay the price for the mistake unlike the member of staff.

neb       jon shoreman FULLY answered your queries on poker-in europe ,as well as REFUTING the bung accusation some anon poster made.
surely ALL  live poker is to be embraced,as only a short while ago grosvenor and stanley closed cardrooms in this city/uk due to lack of foresight.


hopefully the full schedule will be confirmed tonite,inc levels, and will update all on wed.

any blondes confirmed to play??

Are house dealers supplied for all of the events ?

I seem to remember Tikay going up for the monthly 100 tourney which I believe was self-dealt.

picture does it for me.  ::)

dealers and kidney tables to be supplied.


500 d/c freeze   -  4 x30 min levels starting at 25/50   then 40 mins thereafter .

its gonna be our 1st festival and will be well attended.

cya all  soon.

Thanks for that, do you have any info on Thursday/Fridays games? ie, clock, starting chips, dealers etc

I have phoned the casino a couple of times but no one seems to know

Regards

Tom

rest  of schedule being finalised tonite.

will update tomorrow.

did u get fixed up with accomodation??

Not yet, haven't decided if Im going to play the Thursday/Friday, waiting to find out details for those first, hope they wont be on a 20 minute clock

Will wait for your update

If you can recomend a hotel thats not to expensive I would appreciate it

Thanks for all your help

Tom

tom

have tried to phone festival organiser for details but unavailable at moment.

will update asap.

regards

clive

news just in  

both thurs/fri will run to the normal schedule BUT will be closely monitored to reflect runners to give a fair crack dependant on turnout   v pro-active mgt .

so 4000 chips  2x 45 min levels at 25/50 50/100 then last 15 mins at same plus last 3 hands=110 mins approx.
post rebuy 100/200 on a 20 min clock.


hope this helps.

cya all soon.

is this a stanleys comp?

what i can say about stanleys is there staff are very friendly and willing to learn but are very inexperianced and need alot of practice before i would let them loose on a ranking event

also did i hear the emention of stairs? hope they have a lift

i doubt if i would be going though as i wouldn't be able to book till last minute making it expensive for flights and too far to drive

yep stanleys do have a lift,  and we have two  wheelchair users  who grace our poker room.
ditto the grosvenor btw for future  use.

Well I'm not sure what "closely monitored to reflect runners to give a fair crack  dependant on turnout" means

I think these things shoud be decided beforehand, its a 400 mile round trip for me plus 3/4 nights in a hotel I think I'm entitled to know what im gettin, or If changes are to be made, what those changes are likley to be.

IMHO, as ranking events the 100 rebuys should be 2x45 min at 25/50, 50/100 then 30 min throughout, and the 500 should be 45 min or 1 hour throughout

If it is changed on the day, or worse, mid comp, it will no doubt upset some players and please others.

I am very grateful for all your help

Tom

As there one day events they want results not just chip count! 'pro-active' means that the clock may be extended not shortened and to provide a better game for the players... james browning is helping the management out alot with the structures etc so i expacet player friendly comps!

500 event seems very good and the 100 comps run very well... think they'll be worth the trip up red-dog!

dealers are being sent over from manchester, so should be experienced!

camel was spotted scouting out the venue tonight! He was scouting his prey already!

hope to see you all this week

Ian

Please dont think I was criticising, i wasnt, but I did play in a comp earlier this year where the levels were shortend half way through

Feel better now you've told me what 'pro-active' means though  ;D

i did'nt think u were criticising red-dog, and if u were i'm not a local anyway! i agree that the events should have aslong a clock as possible! the management seem quite interested in the poker and are hoping to make poker work, so they will listen to the players to try and make it a success!