EPT Expansion.

[Woodsey]

Difference is obv ... people are queueing to get into DTD !

And it only costs £10 for a beer and a burger........

[doubleup]

“This year’s EPT will be bigger and better than ever, kicking off in August in one of our new scheduled destinations – magnificent Moscow in Russia. Overall, the tour will visit an unprecedented thirteen countries* - an increase of four events on top of last season. As well as Russia, the tour will include new stops in Portugal this November and other destinations to be announced shortly.” said Duthie

VENUE   CITY/COUNTRY   TOURNAMENT   DATES   BUY-IN   CAP
Radisson SAS   MoscowRUSSIA   EPT RUSSIA OPEN   August 17-23, 2009   200K+12K RUB($6,900 USD)   600

Is that not in a bit of danger now? I'm sure I read that the Russian Government was banning gambling anywhere but in 4 dedicated areas where there hasn't been a hotel or casino built yet - effective July. Their idea is to better control the gambling and make their own 'vegas'.

edit: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/06/russia_unprepared_for_gambling_ban.htm

I think that poker is classified as a game of skill on Russia - I'd be more concerned about getting any winnings converted into other currency and getting that currency home.

[gatso]

I think that poker is classified as a game of skill on Russia

more than that, poker has for a couple of years been classed as a sport in russia. I believe they were the first country to do this

[byronkincaid]

“This year’s EPT will be bigger and better than ever, kicking off in August in one of our new scheduled destinations – magnificent Moscow in Russia. Overall, the tour will visit an unprecedented thirteen countries* - an increase of four events on top of last season. As well as Russia, the tour will include new stops in Portugal this November and other destinations to be announced shortly.” said Duthie

VENUE   CITY/COUNTRY   TOURNAMENT   DATES   BUY-IN   CAP
Radisson SAS   MoscowRUSSIA   EPT RUSSIA OPEN   August 17-23, 2009   200K+12K RUB($6,900 USD)   600

Is that not in a bit of danger now? I'm sure I read that the Russian Government was banning gambling anywhere but in 4 dedicated areas where there hasn't been a hotel or casino built yet - effective July. Their idea is to better control the gambling and make their own 'vegas'.

edit: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/06/russia_unprepared_for_gambling_ban.htm

I think that poker is classified as a game of skill on Russia - I'd be more concerned about getting any winnings converted into other currency and getting that currency home.

i think ept wins are paid into your stars acount.

[Dingdell]

“This year’s EPT will be bigger and better than ever, kicking off in August in one of our new scheduled destinations – magnificent Moscow in Russia. Overall, the tour will visit an unprecedented thirteen countries* - an increase of four events on top of last season. As well as Russia, the tour will include new stops in Portugal this November and other destinations to be announced shortly.” said Duthie

VENUE   CITY/COUNTRY   TOURNAMENT   DATES   BUY-IN   CAP
Radisson SAS   MoscowRUSSIA   EPT RUSSIA OPEN   August 17-23, 2009   200K+12K RUB($6,900 USD)   600

Is that not in a bit of danger now? I'm sure I read that the Russian Government was banning gambling anywhere but in 4 dedicated areas where there hasn't been a hotel or casino built yet - effective July. Their idea is to better control the gambling and make their own 'vegas'.

edit: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/06/russia_unprepared_for_gambling_ban.htm

I think that poker is classified as a game of skill on Russia - I'd be more concerned about getting any winnings converted into other currency and getting that currency home.

If I remember rightly there was a whole thread on the time Tikay and others got stopped at a Russian airport and searched. I think some money changed hands?

[RED-DOG]

Actually, DTD is lit at night and it looks fantastic.

Me and Tony were remarking on that very thing just the other day.

[tikay]

“This year’s EPT will be bigger and better than ever, kicking off in August in one of our new scheduled destinations – magnificent Moscow in Russia. Overall, the tour will visit an unprecedented thirteen countries* - an increase of four events on top of last season. As well as Russia, the tour will include new stops in Portugal this November and other destinations to be announced shortly.” said Duthie

VENUE   CITY/COUNTRY   TOURNAMENT   DATES   BUY-IN   CAP
Radisson SAS   MoscowRUSSIA   EPT RUSSIA OPEN   August 17-23, 2009   200K+12K RUB($6,900 USD)   600

Is that not in a bit of danger now? I'm sure I read that the Russian Government was banning gambling anywhere but in 4 dedicated areas where there hasn't been a hotel or casino built yet - effective July. Their idea is to better control the gambling and make their own 'vegas'.

edit: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/06/russia_unprepared_for_gambling_ban.htm

I think that poker is classified as a game of skill on Russia - I'd be more concerned about getting any winnings converted into other currency and getting that currency home.

If I remember rightly there was a whole thread on the time Tikay and others got stopped at a Russian airport and searched. I think some money changed hands?

Lol, not wrong. It was Moscow Airport. Ronnie De Beauloux, Pat Keane, Ed Giddens, & myself, $90,000 to the good when we entered the Airport, but $60,000 of "fines" got imposed, so our $90,000 was $30,000 by the time the plane took off. The com bit was Racing Ronnie demanding a receipt for the $20,000 they confinscated from him! To be fair, the money was stuffed down his pants, & in his socks.

Self-inflicted, mind. Some serious chirping went off in the Casino the night before, when one of our Crew threw the $90,000 - it was bundled up like a large brick - onto a Cash-Table, with the words "is that enough to sit down with you boys?"......! All we had to do was wire the money home, but we never thought it through. And of course, after the Billy Big Boots malarky the night before, someone grassed us up. Can't say I blamed them.

The Law at the time was that you HAD to declare how much currency you took in & took out. BUT the maximum you could take out was $10,000.

Always struck me as odd that in both Moscow & St Petersburg, the currency in shops was the Rouble, you paid for Hotels in Euros, & played poker in US Dollars. And when you won, the Dollars were brand-spanking crispy smelly new. Now how does THAT work?

I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.

[tikay]

Actually, DTD is lit at night and it looks fantastic.

Me and Tony were remarking on that very thing just the other day.

Sigh.

[julian]

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I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.
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for the reference alone consider one hat doffed in your direction sir

[tikay]

[quote/]
I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.

for the reference alone consider one hat doffed in your direction sir
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Ooh, I LOVE you Jules.

Kinboshi, Boldie, Flushy, in your eye.

[doubleup]

[quote/]
I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.

for the reference alone consider one hat doffed in your direction sir

Ooh, I LOVE you Jules.

Kinboshi, Boldie, Flushy, in your eye.
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ha - Banksy would have been shot dead in Russia just as he gave the can of paint a shake prior to starting "work"

 

[tikay]

[quote/]
I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.

for the reference alone consider one hat doffed in your direction sir

Ooh, I LOVE you Jules.

Kinboshi, Boldie, Flushy, in your eye.

ha - Banksy would have been shot dead in Russia just as he gave the can of paint a shake prior to starting "work"

 
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There is much to be said for Russia, graffiti "artists" (vandals) would not last 2 minutes there.

[boldie]

[quote/]
I'm not fussed if I never play another EPT, but if they went to St Petersburg, I reserve the right to change my mind. They have the world's finest Art Gallery there, The Hermitage (within the Winter Palace)  - proper art, paintings & things - not that Banksy bollox.

for the reference alone consider one hat doffed in your direction sir

Ooh, I LOVE you Jules.

Kinboshi, Boldie, Flushy, in your eye.
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lol..I think he means that he's impressed that an old-timer like yourself has even heard of someone as young and hip as Banksy.