Doesn't need an extension, needs more dealers. I believe Aces is working on it...but they do take time to be trained up and stuff.
Not
dtd's fault, they're doing the best they can.
Tonight we had 16 dealers, 2 supervisors and a manager and were probably 10 staff short !
At 5.50 we had a queue outside the building with 93 players already confirmed via online registration, by 6.15 we were sold out at our initial cap of 108 and by 7.20 we had at least 50 alternates and 249 players through the doors. Their was a slight technical hitch during which we added an extra table, this gave us 13 dealers in the comp and 3 cash games in full swing with no dealers for breaks. We had lists for up to 3 STT and 5 cash games all of which had to wait an hour as we filled the comp with alternates up to a total of 137.
Paul Jackson , Mick McCool and myself dealt STT to try to help the 70 or so players waiting ( thanks guys ) and eventually as the tournament tables broke the cash games started and by 1am we had 11 running.
Next week we have 7 new dealers starting with 1 or 2 on holiday we should still have 22 available Thursday, i have 2 choices , keep the cap at 108 pre seat draw and allow alternates keeping the field below 135 or cap at 135 pre seat draw ie 15 tables with maximum of further 9 alternates for 144 , the maximum that could be finished in time before 6pm, i have decided to go for the latter, if players want big fields and big prize pools with a possibility of a late finish i am happy to give it to them, if the field constantly hits 144 and players want the structure tweaked for an earlier finish i can do that too.
In the meantime apologies for those that had to wait tonight, next week will be a lot easier with at least 5 cash games and an STT available from 7pm.
I have at least 2 more full time dealers starting in January and a further 7 being trained from the middle of January ready for February when we plan to start our first phase of expansion !
The only change to the current schedule will be from Friday 11th Jan when the current £100 will be replaced with a £75.
Hopefully tonights £100 will be around the 60 - 80 runner mark and cash games and STT will be available from the start.
We have definitely been victims of our own success but obviously players are voting with their attaendance and often travelling several miles to play here and we will strive to achieve the staffing levels required as quickly as possible without diluting the experience.
Thanks for your patience and continued support.
ACES
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