Grovsenor Grand Prix 2006 - Interactive Final Day

[littlemissC]

nice % swap mate, :-)

Wasn't a % swap Pab. I put £50 on (£25 each way) on Zahir with Blue Square. Was so impressed by his play at the Poker Masters I thought 151/1 was excellent value. ...it was 

wow i just saw this,great result nick

[julian]

nice1 zippy
(& vodka red bull)....

[tikay]

Very true that Tom, very true.

The deal itself (being done) was not what I had an opinion on, it was that it changes the competition greatly until there are 5 left BECAUSE £10k is now locked up. Even Mr TK does not like savers (documented on blonde threads twice) because it "alters" the structure and decision making of the short stacks and hence can have a massive effect on the tournament as a whole.

But to be personally attacked for having a diferent opinion from someone else is just wrong.

Anyways, nuff said.

Great updates as usual

Im off to bed.

GL to those playing - and well done to them on a nice little payday

Actually Paul, my general view has not been that I don't like savers. It's that savers affect the subsequent play. There's a world of difference between those two views.

[tikay]

Wonderful Update Floppy, thank you. My apologies that I had to depart at around Midnight.

And BIG congrats to Zippy, who's game jusrt keeps improving every week.

[M3boy]

TK thats my view exactly.

And if you think a saver changes the subsequent play, do you not agree that the "lock down" of £10k for 13th to 6th GREATLY affected the subsequent play? - THAT was the point I was trying to make.

Not once did I say the deal was wrong - as it is not for me to say "right" or "wrong" as I was not involved.

[tikay]

TK thats my view exactly.

And if you think a saver changes the subsequent play, do you not agree that the "lock down" of £10k for 13th to 6th GREATLY affected the subsequent play? - THAT was the point I was trying to make.

Not once did I say the deal was wrong - as it is not for me to say "right" or "wrong" as I was not involved.

Yes, of course it affected the play. That's the only reason I "won" the £750 at Luton - the game played different after we did the deal.

I say again......

I don't, generally, have a problem with savers. I have done scores of them.

Savers affect the play of the game. I don't have a problem with that, generally.

[AndrewT]

TK thats my view exactly.

And if you think a saver changes the subsequent play, do you not agree that the "lock down" of £10k for 13th to 6th GREATLY affected the subsequent play? - THAT was the point I was trying to make.

Not once did I say the deal was wrong - as it is not for me to say "right" or "wrong" as I was not involved.

A very great many things affect subsequent poker play. It is up to players to make the necessary adjustments to their game to best suit the new conditions.

As has been said before, no one ever has to agree to a deal/prize structure alteration. If any player feels that a deal would not be to their advantage, they can refuse.

[ariston]

well done zippy and all the others who made the big money.
my take on the deal- if people want to deal they will, if they don't they wont. I can't believe people keep harping on about deals like they are ruining the game, its our money and if we want to distribute it in what we see as a more fit way then thats our choice. Saying the chip leader must have been leaned on is also a joke, in this game a chip lead can be wiped out in a couple of hands( we have all been there). In the recent big omaha comp on stars I was chip leader approaching the bubble and out 2 hands later after twice flopping the nuts with cover, bad things happen in poker and 10k each for the next few out was a good deal imo. It wouldn't have changed the game dynamics that much as they were still playing for a 75k 1st prize. The chip leader when the deal was done was Mick and I can promise you he will not be leaned on in a deal (he is notorious for not being a fan of deals)- obviously with it turning into a crapshoot he felt it was the right decision.

[b4matt]

Yeeeeee Haaaaaa n1 zippy

[Jim-D]

Really enjoyed this update, Shame i fell asleep around 3am,

Very well done guys and congrats to Zippy.

[Royal Flush]

WOW well done Tony....£40k! Congrats m8.

[ifm]

 

AAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome result for Matt, nice bloke and a very good player, also nice to see a Walsall regular take a big chunk of the cash!!
He was also one of my 2 tips
If Alrightjack reads this i did think it odd that Matt said he felt outclassed in the event the other week (he qualified thru Blusqr) as he has been a regular winner at Walsall and The Broadway for a while now.

[ifm]

I do have a question about the deal(s), Grosvenor introduced a rule a year or so back stating that deals were not to be approved/acknowledged by the card rooms, have they changed the rule back?
I think floppy said they froze the clock for deal making?

[NoflopsHomer]

I do have a question about the deal(s), Grosvenor introduced a rule a year or so back stating that deals were not to be approved/acknowledged by the card rooms, have they changed the rule back?
I think floppy said they froze the clock for deal making?

BlueSq/Grosvenor were taking pictures of Zippy with the £100,000 over-sized cheque, so I assume what you said is still the case.

[AMJ2006]

zippy here,thanks 4 the support guys,and vodka u ou me more then just adrink,,,,,,thanks guys and see u all soon.........