Anyone want an over/under bet? I`ll bet under 1600!!!

Good luck Pete Linton take it down!!

A fantastic achievement just the boost the game needs at the moment. I for one didn`t think when the guarantee was announced it would be met just shows what I know!! Congrats to all at stars and DTD sick I am missing the event. I predict 1599 total runners good luck to all.

June 21st ---- July 15th

Deal, but with only 53 playing on day 1A at the moment my 375ish may be a bit off the mark!!

I`ve retired its just an guess time will tell.

To be honest it will not be that much of a grind. When I started playing GUKPT events in 2008 I looked at the structure and timing of them and the final table was hit about level 21 or so and that was with the mighty stack of 10,000 and average of 275/350 runners.
     The last deepstack I played in Ireland with 580 runners and 50,000 chips still hit final table ( without me unfortunately ) at I think level 26. Admittedly this is 77 min levels but anyone want to guess the level final table reached maybe Trigg will run a book!
      Bookie`s guess with say 375ish runners level  22.

Without doubt a fantastic event DTD deserve all the success they get. Any drop in numbers because of Irish open ( and i will be one ) will i`m sure be compensated by the buzz created by this event people talk and that is the best publicity in the world. Well done to all concerned and poor Tighty the man never stopped lol.
       I don`t see the problem with guests on the forum surely the more hits the better for DTD and therefore the better for blonde surely people have the right to be anonymous if they wish.

I can do 6 already!!!!

Playing Thurs

Wonderfull its posts like this that forums are made for. No such thing as bad publicity or bad product placement...err well maybe.

Playing 1B no deals as always

I think this is a great thread and opens questions about where we want our sport/game to go in the future. If we want poker to be anything but a niche sport then this kind of thing needs to be discussed throughout the game. It is not good for major events to be seen in this light. It has always been my opinion ( my opinion which I am entitled to ) that deals should not be allowed in European ranking events as they devalue the event.
      As staking is widespread in the game I think that at the start of a final table in a European ranking/major event any such relevant financial involvement should be stated as it will have at sometimes but not allways have a bearing on the dynamic of the play at that final table.

Wow all that cash wish i was a bookie licence to print money

I`ll have £40 on Marc Foggin if thats ok. Da Bookie speaks!!!!! poker pricewise lol