before you buy try   kelkoo.co.uk

When the Media realise there is good Advrertising revenue to be made and public spending on poker and related merchandise increases, then you may get some decent poker shows.

However based on the rubbish that the states produces I doubt it. The ESPN coverage of the WSOP and documentaries like "beyond the felt" offer the only decent viewing.

Then again as long as poker grows in popularity I dont really care that much.....Maybe we need to catch a politician like John Prrescot  losing all his wedge on line to The Tank instead of cheating on his wife. Now that would make an interesting TV....hmmmmm I wonder what the headline would be?

Any suggestions

 

Damn folks I dont know what I would do without you to make me laugh. Some of the comments in this thread are piceless especially Hiedi's on page 1

I cant take John Prescot seriously and thank god neither can some of you

 

Hell of a result by Ross Boatman 100k for 20th nice pay day!!!  I think he may be a good bet to pick up a wsop bracelet this year.

Paul was on my table all day.He caught AA against TJs kk early on and never looked back. Excellent player and a nice bloke. We battled for 12 hours, I eventually got knocked out 29th ( I cashed in the $1500...22nd so I am happy ) but Paul went on and fully deserved his high finish. It was a great tournament and I cannot wait for the WSOP. Hopefully there will be a "Blonde at the bar bash" arranged one night?

I have to say this is the best thread I have read.

I think BP has a great future with so many loyal and passionate supporters. I have owned advertising agencies for nearly 20 years and have rarely seen such a community spirit.

I made my point earlier and I stick by it but I respect and admire the feelings of the posters and hope that BP continues to grow.

 

I am aware that as I have a poker room on tribeca and really enjoy this forum that I must be careful how this post sounds.

It is almost impossible to attract enough players without offering some incentive especially when you are a skin. We have spent a fortune in marketing (over 100k to date) and do not have the profile players that blonde has and we know it is going to take a long time to build credibility and trust. therivercard was launched 3 months ago and we resisted offering a bonus and it cost us. We now offer a really good incentive and we are now growing nicely across the globe. We will also improve on this offer because players know their value and as they play more they want more. We intend to have our own cage by the end of the year and then we will have the revenue to support growth into other areas.

I am saying this because I really want blonde to work, the more player’s tribeca has the better. We can then create cross promotions to our members and hopefully pull more players away from stars, party and paradise. Poker has, like any business a growth and consolidation process and there are already too many sites. I think blonde has a fantastic profile great exposure and the best forum. This however will not make people play on a site that does not give a player value. Remember Doyle also offers incentives on the same site.
I do however understand why you do not offer an incentive and if I didn’t have to I would not. I hope that your approach works and I am proved wrong but there are only so many players and there is not enough growth to keep the number of sites running. Tribeca has a good player base therefore blonde will always have player liquidity but it has to fight like us.

I hope this post is taken in the spirit it was meant, which is to help blonde to succeed.

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I'm 6'3 / 6'4 - flying Virgin economy to NY next week...looks like it could be a long 8 hours!

If your flying Virgin make sure you join the frequent flyer club.New York is worth about 5000 points and you only need 20000 to upgrade. so if you fly 2-3 times a year its worth it....and its free.

All the best Ironside, get back to the tables soon!

Tikay is correct in wanting a governing body.     

I have spent a lot of time and money working in an industry that generates huge cash resources for a few select groups. Yet it is an industry that has over 2 million members! Unless poker is to be treated as a commercial venture where there are CLEAR guidelines and regulations supported and governed with the aim of supporting the players as well as the operators then it will not prosper.

There is little or no chance of poker having a voice as long as uneducated, narrow minded politicians and gaming board representatives who are bought off by the larger organisations control what is and is not acceptable.

The only way that poker will be accepted is if it creates a worldwide tour, appoints an official governing body, attracts serious main stream sponsors and secures several years TV rights. Then after 2 years if the tour is successful then it may be able to lobby for an independent review (which is what it will take for poker to have its own rules and guidelines). This will also needs to be supported by several prominent politicians and casinos.

I love poker and have had over 20 years of enjoyment in playing, meeting and working with the people that make it the most fascinating game there is. I only hope that there is enough momentum over the coming years to ensure that a regulatory body that understands poker and its players is formed. I for one would help this happen in any way I could.

Other than Gatwick the only one I know is Monarch somtimes fly from Manchester on a weekly charter and have seats for sale (I dont know if this is the still the case).Or you could try and taking a short flight this end to Paris,Amsterdam or Germany who I believe fly direct as well.

If you do go Virgin ensure you join there frequent flyers club the miles you get will be worth it and 2 more flights and you have enough for a fre upgrade.

I would like to thank everyone for here hard work over the weekend to make the Blonde bash as much fun as possible.

Tikay losing 5-0 to Ironside (at least that was the score when I left at 4.30am) was fun to witness.

Standing in weatherspoons with Big Armo and and 700 locals as Ireland scored a last minute try was an interesting experience in cross border relationships 

getting my ass kicked in the tourney and playing like a muppet confirmed my belief that I should take up cross country running and never look at a poker room again......

.....then overplaying AQ in a cash game simply made me realise that I should take up drinking again as cross country running is bloody hard work.


I am sure that everyone had a great time I know I did and I look forward to the next one.

Thanks


 

More snippets of info:

The blondepoker Internet room will use the tribecca software. It will be part of the Bowman's hub/network which is used extensively in Canada and North America.

It will not be part of the PokerInEurope/Victor Chandler network.

Therefore, we don't anticipate any problems along the lines of 'you already have an account....'

I look forward to seeing how this works . As therivercard is a Tribeca skin and having gone through all this for some time I am really glad that you have chosen this network. I am pesently using VC as a cage but intend to run my own cage by the end of the year.I do think you ought to check the "you already have an account " situation though. I have had several players trying to sign up for the 100% bonus who have old accounts with a different cage and we have experienced some problems.

If anyone wants to contact me I would be only to happy to help where possible. I look forward to seeing you on the network.



 

Ok

My last comment on this

If a fish calls on A9 and someone else decides to call with kQ you are a 2-1 dog. JJ is a dangerous hand