Hi

To be clear, here are my points on this thread;

1. The decision to disqualify the 2 players was entirely Nick (as MD of DTD) and Simon's (as DTD Club Director). The first I knew of this was when I came in at 6pm after a mammoth cash game session the previous night. This decision has 0% to do with the sponsors, Sky, it's a solely DTD decision following conference calls between ipoker and DTD; I understand that ipoker contacted DTD told us that the 2 players would not be paid their prizes based on their review of the actually satellite, the reason given was "Collusion".

2. I have read through this thread and I find it bizarre how people are expressing opinions when they are not privy to the actually facts, I find it even more bizarre why posters such as Camel want to get so passionately involved when you are more likely to see it start snowing in the DTD card room than for Camel to be seen in DTD, in particular the comments about 'satellites inviting collusion', I find comments like that offensive to the most simple of brains, next thing we will be saying is that walking outside of your house encourages you to be mugged.

3. For the avoidance of doubt, there are only 3 people that can ever speak on behalf of DTD, Simon, me and Nick. Simon has posted on here and made it clear what the position is, anything posted by anyone else, including Tightend, is their opinion.

4. Finally I am gobsmacked that posters on here are demanding hand histories to be posted, we won't get involved in a trial by forum and outing people, this matter is strictly between DTD and the 2 players, and was dealt with face to face between Simon and the 2 players.

5. Finally, when we make decisions, that's our business, noone has the right to demand we must do this and do that, there is massive choice available to players in both online and live poker, if players don't like what we do, the world is a simple place, speak to us directly rather than flame away publicly, or don't come into our Club.

Peace.

Rob 

not often i disagree with rob and i find it impossible to disagree with a word he said here

well said rob

Best of British to Tony Salmon

good luck chap

Regards

M

Are there still traffic issues coming in from J24 ?

Glenn,

Tighty is half right, but forget the A52, has the most boring crash barriers in the East Mids.

M1 J21A, A46 & then A606 is by far the best at present, no traffic, & it takes you right to the DTD front door without going into Nottingham. Much the best option. 

yep spot on Tikay

I go this route everyday in the rush hour. Off the M1 onto the A46 Just past Leicester Forest Services  your 30 Minutes from DTD Coming from the south.

Any Nav system will want to keep you on the M1 ignore it. 6 Miles down the A46 turn left @ the roundabout 9 Miles staying on the A46 to the A606 into Notts

Regards

M

  

It's not a cheap way of getting a better car. It's actually really expensive as you're owning a car during the worst of it's depreciation years then you give it back just as it slows down a bit and swap it for another new one.

All that should matter is total cost of ownership. If you're leasing a car for 3 years at £300/month then it's costing you £10800 simple as that.....

Oh apart from the 3 payments deposit you have to make which makes it £11700....

The good thing with leasing is you know exactly where you stand. 3 up front payments, 36 monthly payments, give the car back, simple.

Personally I've always gone for financing through a dealer as this works out cheaper than leasing. I can't tell you much about leasing but I can definitely help with financing through a dealer (which is what M Power will offer). You can look at dealer financing the same way as leasing because at the end of it you can just give the car back.

You'll definitely get a much better deal if you go to a dealer but you've got to be really careful. The salesman will sell you the car then someone else sells you the finance. That's generally how it works at the big dealerships. M Power's lot all have separate finance sections now because it's such huge business. You'll get a good deal but don't accept their first offer. I promise they can beat it.

When you go to a dealer and sign up for a finance deal they completely muff you with numbers. I'm really good with numbers and I can say without doubt that they had me tied up in knots. How some people who are a little bit less savvy (or just plain stupid) go on I'll never know, they must just sign up for anything.

When they give you your quote just go away and think about it for a while. Add the numbers up carefully and check that all important 'total cost of ownership'. Don't sign for it without going away and checking it all over with a calculator and a pen and paper.

M Power will doubtless offer a good deal on a BMW but you'll definitely get better if you put in some legwork and borrow the money elsewhere. Sainsburys will do a decent lump of a loan at around 5% and there's no way Sytner will get near that no matter what they say. Just check the APR and then work out what it costs overall. That being said BMW deals are very good just not the absolute best.

When I bought my latest BMW I haggled like crazy over the finance. They're desperate to sell it to you. I got the total cost over 3 years down from his initial "brilliant deal" by around £2.5k just by being a bit pushy and showing him how much it would cost by going elsewhere. The APR dropped from over 10% to 7.2% which on a car of any decent value is a big chunk of money.

I eventually took the BMW finance because they threw in a few extras if I agreed to take it. 1 month later though I took a different loan out to pay that off and will save £2k over 3 years.

The problem with financing a car yourself is you have to borrow the whole amount. On a £30k car that's a big loan. If you finance or lease it you only have to borrow enough money to cover the depreciation and interest on the difference. Don't forget whatever happens you're still paying interest on the full value, not just the bit you're paying off. They'll try to baffle you by making the monthly payment look appealing but please don't forget to account for your deposit in the monthly calculation because you won't be getting that back at the end of it.

Don't be shy about talking to the finance companies by the way. They don't only finance brand new cars. If you find a reasonably new car and approach a finance company they will often buy it on your behalf and lease it to you. That obviously saves a big lump of depreciation. The company I've financed my car through will finance pretty much any car as long as it won't be more than 8 years old at the time the finance deal finishes. I could've bought a 5 year old car and financed it for 3 years if I really wanted to.

If I was you I'd recommend working everything backwards. Decide how much you're prepared to lose on a car per year and then take it from there. If you're buying a £30k car then you know that in 3 years it's going to be worth around £15k so at best it's going to cost you £5k/yr in depreciation. Factor in interest at 8% which is £1200/yr on the bit you never pay off and maybe around £600/yr on average for the bit you're paying off and suddenly you're at £6.8k/yr or £560/month for a £30k car. Now what they do is persuade you to put a deposit down to reduce your monthly payments. Do not be fooled by this!! if you put a £6k deposit down your payments would drop to maybe £380/month and suddenly you think you've got a great deal but chances are you'll never see that deposit again so when you come to buy your next car you've got no £6k to put down and are faced with £560/month to get back to where you want to be. So if you always want to be in a nice £30k car less than 3 years old you're going to be spending around £7k a year for the privilege unless you can buy it outright.

All this is just words of warning. There are some great deals to be had from dealers especially around 'new reg' time but just don't rush in to anything.

One more thing with regard to Sytner (M Power). At new reg time they aren't shy of pre registering a few cars to get their numbers up. That means that if they're a bit short of their targets at the end of March/September they'll buy a load of new BMWs or Minis and you get huge savings. I saved £12k off the book price on a car which had 10 miles on the clock. This means I'm looking at much lower depreciation than I would have been which turns in to big savings per month.

If you choose to go the dealer financing route let me know and I'll happily chat you through what I did. I'll also tell you that although I love my shiny new car with hindsight I should've got one a year or 2 old!!! Be very careful buying new!!

Good luck.

Matt that is a very good post. Accurate and polite.

Just be careful with 3+/6+36 deals If you fall on hard times you need to pay up the contract.
With a dealer financed regulated agreement you can get out of the deal at any time.
You also have your half and thirds. Pay for half the car including intrest charges and you can walk away.
Just make sure any dealer you buy from, the finance is on the car and NOT done as a personal loan.     

 

Good post Matt

Regards

M

Hi Dave

What do you want the car for?
How many miles a year?
How long do you keep a car for?
What type of car do you need?
Whats important to you about a car? Is it fast , Frugal , Technology. Looks etc
What do you want to spend?

I do help the blonde community with cars.

I'm sure wether you want a Wraith or a MINI I can give you the best advise and help.

PM me and I will give you my number/email if you want a chat.

Best regards   

M
     

   
 

If I was @ DTD I would not allow Anon's.

If it was in the T&C's of the Casino they have a choice weather to play or not. I don't think a "Anon" does any good
to promote grass roots poker or make a winners story re-portable for outside media and marketing.   

They seem to feature quite alot in later stages of Tournaments. So they must be good players of the game
as a grouping of " Anons"

If they have taken a shot with the online Satellites which many overlay and are not willing to be part of the updates
or tell there story of a £5 Sat turning into a £35000 Bink. It's not bringing anything to the party for DTD.
or to encourage the grass root player into having a punt.

Try being Anon at the EPT or a wsop event. Don't think it would happen.

Tighty cracking updates as always. You have Patience of a saint.

Ban Anons i say you have nothing at all to lose.

Regards

M 

     

Well done Fran you must be delighted. well played Lily and once again well done you to.

Oh not forgetting I should imagine a very proud Grand father.

Regards

M


 

John Grice is Out.

Our table broke.

Got moved and picked no hands up at all. Then with 35 Minutes to go got moved to the Video table.

Last 3 hands called of the day had 180kish coming back to 10/20k on Sunday. Penultimate hand
pushed my chips in NO LOOK and was called with KQ and the mighty  36os failed to get lucky.

Really enjoyed turning £15 online into £1800. Sat next to Mitch J. Mitch played poker like Beckham kicks a ball. #amazing

Great updates.

Tighty took my picture. I asked him how do I  look? "I've not got a lot to work with" #charming

Regards

M  


  

 
 
  

Playing On the Net

£50  4 Seats sat

Regards

M

 

Looking @ The Orleans website

$373 7 Days for a Deluxe Queen Twin is good value for WSOP time

June / July . The rooms are good and it does have a big busy card room.

A bit out the way but there is a free shuttle to the strip.

Regards

M

     

Do you pay resort fees for Orleans or downtown hotels?

$9 a day for fitness Centre , In room Coffee , Wifi

Regards

M

 

Looking @ The Orleans website

$373 7 Days for a Deluxe Queen Twin is good value for WSOP time

June / July . The rooms are good and it does have a big busy card room.

A bit out the way but there is a free shuttle to the strip.

Regards

M

     

How 24 hrs can make a difference

 Greg Hill
December 13 near Sutton on Trent via mobile
Yep, still shit at poker!

Well played. Nice Xmas touch

Regards

M
 

Good Luck to Tony.

Nice result , I hope he gets the lot and lifts the trophy.

Tighty after a Marathon of updating of the highest quality. Thank you Sir.     

Regards

M

Great updates as ever Tighty

Would like to see Tony Salmon take this down

Regards

M

 

     Missing this diary.