does a certain MR JAMIE GOLD have some thing to do with this .
wasn't he the co founder with MR JOHN EXLEY ,of poker down the pub ?.

Hi

Neither Jamie Gold or John Exley are associated with Poker in the Pub or the Masters Experience. Both are run by Living it Loving it, any further details are available on www.livingitlovingit.com

Many thanks

Over the past three months we have been bombarding you with Masters Poker Academy updates, ticket offers and speaker information. Unfortunately, though we are confident that the event format and speakers would be beneficial for any aspiring poker player, we have not seen the interest we have originally hoped for.

Whether we have misread the signs and feedback when doing our market research, or we have picked the wrong time or location, we have not seen the level of ticket sales to justify the Academy continuing in it’s original format. Thank you all for you interest in the Academy and for the people who have already purchased tickets, we will be refunding these fully.

However, we have a number of fantastic speakers who have committed a lot of time and effort towards this project. So not to waste these efforts, we are going to run the Academy for FREE at the Bandstand in the Trafford Centre. The topics will change to suit the audience and will run on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st. There will be a number of Pro’s speaking; Jon “Skalie” Kalmar, Paul “The Marbella Kid” Zimbler and Scott O’rielly. We will also offer the chance to play a free tournament with the poker pro’s advising and reviewing game play! 

Don’t forget the Trafford Centre also has the Masters Trade Show that is now going to be an even more fantastic and exciting event. With Ladbrokes, Sporting Bet, Circus Casino and G-Casino all exhibiting on both Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st and as I mentioned, FREE pro advice and talks. Come along on either Saturday or Sunday and improve your game with great advice and tips from the speakers, we will update you with more details on Monday!

The Masters Experience is still going ahead and is still set to be a great weekend of poker and gaming. The Masters Festival at the Circus Casino Manchester still boasts a Friday Irish Open qualifier £125 + 10 at 8pm with a guaranteed seat (conditional on 25 runners or more), Saturday brings the main event of a £250 + £25 NLH and a Sunday £100 + 10 PLH/PLO.

There is a free poker tournament from 6.30 this Thursday. It is at the Oceana in the Xscape complex. There is a small £50 prize but it is totally free to enter. The night is a trial for a possible league. There are 60 seats, so if you live nearby come on down and play!

All the Festival tournaments are open to all. Hope you are able to attend.

Glad you like the line up, still one or two more to be added. When i have the final names confirmed i will post the complete list! Hope to see a few of you there!

Yes! there is a guaranteed seat and you are right its a freeze out, the starting chips will be 5000 and the casino will send us the blind structure this week. We expect between 50 and 70 runners. The prize package is £3500!

The games listed as free tournaments are to win a free seat in the main event and we will run some extra satellites along the way.

On Tuesday 16th March we will be having a £20+£2 rebuy comp - 90 minutes of rebuys, 2000 starting chips, 50/100 blinds, 30 min clock, 9pm start, free buffet at 11:15

On Thursday 18th March we will be having a £10+£1  freezout comp - 5000 starting chips, 50/100 blinds. 30 min clock for 2 levels then 20 min clock

For the Irish open qualifier we will have 5000 starting chips, 50/100 blinds, 30 min clock for 2 levels then 20 min clock

And for the main event; 10,000 starting chips, 50/100 blinds 30 min clock for 2 levels 20 min clock

more details on www.masterspokerfestival.com 

[Dealer Dealt 8pm Irish Open Qualifier £125 + 10 TBC]

Schedule of Events for the Masters Poker Festival

Sunday 14th March 6.30pm £20 NLH Freeze-out

Monday 15th March 5pm Free Poker Tournament
                            8pm £15 NLH Freeze-out
Tuesday 16th March 5pm Free Poker Tournament
                             8pm Casino's Choice
Wednesday 17th March 5pm Free Poker Tournament
                                  8pm £10 NLH Freeze-out
Thursday 18th March 5pm Free Poker Tournament
                             8pm Casino's Choice
Friday 19th March 5pm Free Poker Tournament
                          Dealer Dealt 8pm Irish Open Qualifier £125 + 10 TBC
Saturday 20th March 1pm Free Poker Tournament Play Off
                            Dealer Dealt 3pm £250 + £25 NLH Main Event Tournament
Sunday 21st March
6pm £100 + 10 PLH/PLO Tournament

If you have a look at http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=42020

It is one of the mopre up to date profiles.

We are getting more speakers finalised as we speak and will be announcing them asap

James

hopefully i can give you some answers.

On the topic of Scott!!!
I have 100% confidence in Scott’s successes and extensive knowledge of the game. If you have a look at his online profile then you will be able to get a better representation of his play and ability. Scott has done very well in the USA and Australia, he plays both live and online.. If you review his WSOP and other cashes, I am sure you will find what you are looking for.

I can accept that certain online player databases only track a limited amount of play, however we have known Scott for over 5 years and believe him to be ideal for this role.

Dave is a VERY different issue!!!!!! I will not be allowing him to give any poker advice or training!!! No, in all seriousness, Dave’s ability lies in business and recognising talent, he will not be giving lectures but he is , with the help of Scott, putting together the team of speakers.

On the question of other speakers, we are holding out on announcing any definites at the moment because of requests from our sponsors. We have a selection of  candidates but because of the nature of the event, we cannot just see their online profile and take sponsors suggestions, we need to meet them.
Our aim with the Masters Academy is to supply an effective and educational training experience. We want it to truly help peoples gain and improve not only the skill of our attendees but the reputation of poker as more than a gambling tool. This is why it is so important that we make sure the speakers not only have a strong poker knowledge but are confident, articulate and easy to relate to. We hope to announce the final line up of speakers later this month!

Also, we are running several Masters events and are still searching for a range of speakers. The current speakers have some travel limitations etc and also we want to buil up a strong group across the UK and Europe. So if anyone has any interest and thinks they are suitable, do get in touch and we can talk further about speaker slots or academy attendance!

Does this answer your questions, thank you for your interest! Anything else you needed to know?