Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Mixed news for some, I suppose, but earlier this week, Sky Poker confirmed a further extension of their sponsorship of Sky Poker, it's been extended for 3 months to end of September, after that, who knows?

All a bit awkward for me in many ways, as I sit both sides of the fence, & I'm on the Management Team next door now. Hat juggling ftw.

The arrangement has not worked out quite as expected, but that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. blonde-attributed revenues, on the whole, are less than hoped, but there have been some notable sign-ups, & many blondes, though not exactly loving the software, shall we say, have made an effort to spend some time there. Big thanks to them.

However, blonde has been a shop window to the outside world for Sky Poker, & in particular, Tighty has been tireless in his promotional work, & it was this that swung the deal.

So, apologies for the spammage, & in truth, I've struggled to do my Diary much recently as so much of my life evolves around working next door, & I sense peeps don't want any more of that than necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for your tolerance of the spam, & to those who have supported the sponsor, sincere thanks - it pays the wages.

Other potential sponsors are waiting in the wings, so if the Sky Poker thing eventually ends, hopefully Plan B is in place. But for now, you'll have to tolerate more of the same.

[tikay]

I've been meaning to Post about some "fun" staking whilst I am in Vegas, Mondy set the ball rolling months ago, & I've been wrestling with my conscience & some practical problems associated with it, ever since.

But a few friends are not as fortunate as myself, & can't get to Vegas, & just want a cheap, fun, sweat, & play some tourneys vicariously.

I won't be playing the ME, but I will be playing every day from June 20th until July 3rd.

I'll try & Post some details later - gotta be in the Studio in 5 mins - but it's not a Staking Request as such, just something for a fun sweat.

I've agreed with MereNovice that, if we do it, he'll keep & Post the Spreadsheet & assess who owns what, & what their entitlement, if any, is, & he'll be the arbitrator in the unlikely event of any disputes, too.

I'll be Tweeting at every Level, or break, & doing daily blogs & photos, a penning story or two, too.

I have a very rough idea of my playing schedule, & will Post it a bit later this evening. Just this & that, really, & I ain't gonna be doing a James Keys, trust me.

Tweets will be along the lines of Pass, Pass, Pass Pass Pass.....

In case anyone is interested, my Twitter moniker is Tony_Kendall. I do try to keep the spam on there to a minimum.....

[action man]

let me know your US number mate so i can reserve you for din dins

[DaveShoelace]

Mixed news for some, I suppose, but earlier this week, Sky Poker confirmed a further extension of their sponsorship of Sky Poker, it's been extended for 3 months to end of September, after that, who knows?

All a bit awkward for me in many ways, as I sit both sides of the fence, & I'm on the Management Team next door now. Hat juggling ftw.

The arrangement has not worked out quite as expected, but that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. blonde-attributed revenues, on the whole, are less than hoped, but there have been some notable sign-ups, & many blondes, though not exactly loving the software, shall we say, have made an effort to spend some time there. Big thanks to them.

However, blonde has been a shop window to the outside world for Sky Poker, & in particular, Tighty has been tireless in his promotional work, & it was this that swung the deal.

So, apologies for the spammage, & in truth, I've struggled to do my Diary much recently as so much of my life evolves around working next door, & I sense peeps don't want any more of that than necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for your tolerance of the spam, & to those who have supported the sponsor, sincere thanks - it pays the wages.

Other potential sponsors are waiting in the wings, so if the Sky Poker thing eventually ends, hopefully Plan B is in place. But for now, you'll have to tolerate more of the same.

I think you might be wrong there Tony old chum, I think people DO want to hear about the ins and outs of working for a poker tv station/poker site, one of the appeals of this diary for me is the 'industry insider' element and I assume I am not alone. Likewise you have your band of loyal fans who like to hear you say 'triple range merge' and act daft with Orford on the show, whom I assume also want to hear about it on here.

As for the spamming, just be prolific, transparent, and unashamed about it. Most of the folks on this forum are savvy about these things and appreciate that without them, we might not have a forum. Plus these days we are so used to being advertised to from every angle its not difficult for us to filter out that which we dont want to hear.

As for the site itself, I've started playing quite regularly on there, I quite like the flagship events like the roller and the primo etc. I've always been a fan, but lately I have become a very big fan of the outfit alltogether (it helps that I've sampled the delights of the sky sports canteen a few times now) and although its not ideal for mass multi tabling, I really enjoy playing on it when, to be honest, I hated playing on it 2 years ago. I have seen a lot of familar screen names on there lately, so again I doubt I am alone.

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

[KarmaDope]

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

What he said.

[tikay]

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

What he said.

In which case, I will - tonight's Sky Roller MIGHT just have it's biggest ever field. 34 reg'd with 45 mina to go. A smattering of blondes, but not many.

1267 5000   
1dirtydog 5000   
andrew1947 5000   
animated_j 5000   
aussie09 5000   
billtackle 5000   
Boonicon 5000   
BOYDID 5000   
BULLYBOY10 5000   
burnanator 5000   
cassa 5000   
CHILLIE 5000   
Codex 5000   
eirrabs04 5000   
FORDYCE 5000   
gixxerk4 5000   
goldenb238 5000   
Harrycat33 5000   
HATTERBOY 5000   
JRY 5000   
Liberachi7 5000   
lpool67 5000   
markie5533 5000   
mrg7 5000   
muse12 5000   
natjor 5000   
peg1 5000   
phelan05 5000   
phil12uk 5000   
robby993 5000   
sam1986 5000   
scotty77 5000   
try_again 5000   
Wacko90 5000

[tikay]

let me know your US number mate so i can reserve you for din dins

Will do, Rick, as long as you promise not to degen-ise me. CCR anyone?

I arrive on Monday, & will be at Caesars & Venetian most days, except for when the biggie is oin at Binions.

[tikay]

Mixed news for some, I suppose, but earlier this week, Sky Poker confirmed a further extension of their sponsorship of Sky Poker, it's been extended for 3 months to end of September, after that, who knows?

All a bit awkward for me in many ways, as I sit both sides of the fence, & I'm on the Management Team next door now. Hat juggling ftw.

The arrangement has not worked out quite as expected, but that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. blonde-attributed revenues, on the whole, are less than hoped, but there have been some notable sign-ups, & many blondes, though not exactly loving the software, shall we say, have made an effort to spend some time there. Big thanks to them.

However, blonde has been a shop window to the outside world for Sky Poker, & in particular, Tighty has been tireless in his promotional work, & it was this that swung the deal.

So, apologies for the spammage, & in truth, I've struggled to do my Diary much recently as so much of my life evolves around working next door, & I sense peeps don't want any more of that than necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for your tolerance of the spam, & to those who have supported the sponsor, sincere thanks - it pays the wages.

Other potential sponsors are waiting in the wings, so if the Sky Poker thing eventually ends, hopefully Plan B is in place. But for now, you'll have to tolerate more of the same.

I think you might be wrong there Tony old chum, I think people DO want to hear about the ins and outs of working for a poker tv station/poker site, one of the appeals of this diary for me is the 'industry insider' element and I assume I am not alone. Likewise you have your band of loyal fans who like to hear you say 'triple range merge' and act daft with Orford on the show, whom I assume also want to hear about it on here.

As for the spamming, just be prolific, transparent, and unashamed about it. Most of the folks on this forum are savvy about these things and appreciate that without them, we might not have a forum. Plus these days we are so used to being advertised to from every angle its not difficult for us to filter out that which we dont want to hear.

As for the site itself, I've started playing quite regularly on there, I quite like the flagship events like the roller and the primo etc. I've always been a fan, but lately I have become a very big fan of the outfit alltogether (it helps that I've sampled the delights of the sky sports canteen a few times now) and although its not ideal for mass multi tabling, I really enjoy playing on it when, to be honest, I hated playing on it 2 years ago. I have seen a lot of familar screen names on there lately, so again I doubt I am alone.

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

Yikes, thanks Barry.

I'm not sure that many DO want to know what it is like on the "other side" of a Poker Room, but it's been an absolute jaw-dropper for me to learn how these things work, & I doubt anyone realises the nuances involved & buttons that need opushing.

But, in recent months, as I've fitted into a new seat over there, I've learned so much as to what makes an Online Poker room tick. We get Daily Reports, Weekly reports, & monthly briefings from a Director, & my eyes used to glaze over, because they spoke in another language.

Acquisition, nurture, winback, grow, P1, Uniques, churn, MPU, MPD, UPD, PPC, & a hundred other things which I now - sort of - understand, & for a maths geek, picking apart the numbers at 10am every morning is as good as sex. Almost. 

Anyway, I have a Show to do now, my last for a month or more, so I'd better go & see Make-Up.

[TommyD]

Caught the end of the show, great stuff!

Best of luck in Vegas Sir.

[scotty77]

Great show tonight.  Glad that you didn't have to bring out a red jumper as filler lol

Do you have a schedule for Vegas in mind?  Just wanna see what your playing to give me a guide what to play when I'm out there!

[TRIP5]

Mixed news for some, I suppose, but earlier this week, Sky Poker confirmed a further extension of their sponsorship of Sky Poker, it's been extended for 3 months to end of September, after that, who knows?

All a bit awkward for me in many ways, as I sit both sides of the fence, & I'm on the Management Team next door now. Hat juggling ftw.

The arrangement has not worked out quite as expected, but that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. blonde-attributed revenues, on the whole, are less than hoped, but there have been some notable sign-ups, & many blondes, though not exactly loving the software, shall we say, have made an effort to spend some time there. Big thanks to them.

However, blonde has been a shop window to the outside world for Sky Poker, & in particular, Tighty has been tireless in his promotional work, & it was this that swung the deal.

So, apologies for the spammage, & in truth, I've struggled to do my Diary much recently as so much of my life evolves around working next door, & I sense peeps don't want any more of that than necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for your tolerance of the spam, & to those who have supported the sponsor, sincere thanks - it pays the wages.

Other potential sponsors are waiting in the wings, so if the Sky Poker thing eventually ends, hopefully Plan B is in place. But for now, you'll have to tolerate more of the same.

I think you might be wrong there Tony old chum, I think people DO want to hear about the ins and outs of working for a poker tv station/poker site, one of the appeals of this diary for me is the 'industry insider' element and I assume I am not alone. Likewise you have your band of loyal fans who like to hear you say 'triple range merge' and act daft with Orford on the show, whom I assume also want to hear about it on here.

As for the spamming, just be prolific, transparent, and unashamed about it. Most of the folks on this forum are savvy about these things and appreciate that without them, we might not have a forum. Plus these days we are so used to being advertised to from every angle its not difficult for us to filter out that which we dont want to hear.

As for the site itself, I've started playing quite regularly on there, I quite like the flagship events like the roller and the primo etc. I've always been a fan, but lately I have become a very big fan of the outfit alltogether (it helps that I've sampled the delights of the sky sports canteen a few times now) and although its not ideal for mass multi tabling, I really enjoy playing on it when, to be honest, I hated playing on it 2 years ago. I have seen a lot of familar screen names on there lately, so again I doubt I am alone.

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

Absolutely excellent post!!! Very much this!! Before the SP sponsorship you didn't feel the need to not mention your work on here so there should be no need now!! This is YOUR diary..you can put what ever the feck you like on it..just like everyone else!! It would be a very sad day indeed if you felt the need to perma-auto-edit your own diary ffs!!!

P.S. Grats on the promotion Mr 'White-Collar'

Micro stakage for Vegas Snoozebox Binkage plsss

xx

[RED-DOG]

Caught the end of the show, great stuff!

Yes. That's most people's favourite part.   

[millidonk]

Mixed news for some, I suppose, but earlier this week, Sky Poker confirmed a further extension of their sponsorship of Sky Poker, it's been extended for 3 months to end of September, after that, who knows?

All a bit awkward for me in many ways, as I sit both sides of the fence, & I'm on the Management Team next door now. Hat juggling ftw.

The arrangement has not worked out quite as expected, but that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. blonde-attributed revenues, on the whole, are less than hoped, but there have been some notable sign-ups, & many blondes, though not exactly loving the software, shall we say, have made an effort to spend some time there. Big thanks to them.

However, blonde has been a shop window to the outside world for Sky Poker, & in particular, Tighty has been tireless in his promotional work, & it was this that swung the deal.

So, apologies for the spammage, & in truth, I've struggled to do my Diary much recently as so much of my life evolves around working next door, & I sense peeps don't want any more of that than necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for your tolerance of the spam, & to those who have supported the sponsor, sincere thanks - it pays the wages.

Other potential sponsors are waiting in the wings, so if the Sky Poker thing eventually ends, hopefully Plan B is in place. But for now, you'll have to tolerate more of the same.

I think you might be wrong there Tony old chum, I think people DO want to hear about the ins and outs of working for a poker tv station/poker site, one of the appeals of this diary for me is the 'industry insider' element and I assume I am not alone. Likewise you have your band of loyal fans who like to hear you say 'triple range merge' and act daft with Orford on the show, whom I assume also want to hear about it on here.

As for the spamming, just be prolific, transparent, and unashamed about it. Most of the folks on this forum are savvy about these things and appreciate that without them, we might not have a forum. Plus these days we are so used to being advertised to from every angle its not difficult for us to filter out that which we dont want to hear.

As for the site itself, I've started playing quite regularly on there, I quite like the flagship events like the roller and the primo etc. I've always been a fan, but lately I have become a very big fan of the outfit alltogether (it helps that I've sampled the delights of the sky sports canteen a few times now) and although its not ideal for mass multi tabling, I really enjoy playing on it when, to be honest, I hated playing on it 2 years ago. I have seen a lot of familar screen names on there lately, so again I doubt I am alone.

So in short, keep the spam up and frollock around on both sides of the fence imo.

Absolutely excellent post!!! Very much this!! Before the SP sponsorship you didn't feel the need to not mention your work on here so there should be no need now!! This is YOUR diary..you can put what ever the feck you like on it..just like everyone else!! It would be a very sad day indeed if you felt the need to perma-auto-edit your own diary ffs!!!

P.S. Grats on the promotion Mr 'White-Collar'

Micro stakage for Vegas Snoozebox Binkage plsss

xx

Agree with all of this. Also do you have the power to get me on a date with Hells Bells??

[EvilPie]

Caught the end of the show, great stuff!

Yes. That's most people's favourite part.   

[kinboshi]

Caught the end of the show, great stuff!

Yes. That's most people's favourite part.