Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[turny]

why are so many cardroom staff misinformed?

The staff didn't misinform me, the TD did.

im pretty sure with no 150/300 level you wouldnt have chosen to play this tournament so relatively speaking broadway stole £300 plus juice from you.

[boldie]

Played the £300 at the broadway tonight. The blinds were 100/200 and I'm down to less than 5k in chips. That's OK though, the next level is 150/300 (I know this because I rang up and checked. Then I look at the plasma and it says "Next level 200/400"  WHAT??

I speak to the super.

"You told me there was a 150/300 level when I rang"

"Er.... um... no, that's in the £500"


A lady who I know is capable of making a move or two makes it 700 on my bb, I call with K 8 of hearts.

Flop comes K high, I bet for 1000, she re raises  me. I now have less than 3k behind. I know I should pass but now I am short stacked, the next blinds are 200/400 and I'm pissed off. I made four phone calls to check the clock and structure, I know what I was told.

I push. Matey girl calls, she has aces, good luck to her, I played terribly.

this is so annoying and has a huge effect on the tournament.
why are so many cardroom staff misinformed?and it always seems to be the ones chosen to answer the phone and take questions from intending players.

so frustrating when you play a tournament and the structure isnt what you have been told and/or is changed by the cardroom staff whilst the tournament is running.

another one that annoys me is when they decide to turn the blinds back on the final, everyone there goes "great thank you, we have more play what a great cardroom etc" but is it great?
what about the poor saps who went out 10th,11th,12th who had to gamble with there shortstack as they had less than 10 big blinds and if knowing the above could have held on in there and there relative short stack becomes 20 or 30 bb all of a sudden when the final is reached.

imo a structure shouldnt be touched once a tournament is in progress, if the structure becomes bad a TD should learn by it and tweek his structure for the following event not the event in play.

agree completely.

[RED-DOG]

IMHO all cardrooms should publish clock, blind levels, ante levels, and prize structure before the start of every comp.

It's ridiculous to have to make phone call after phone call trying in vain to get this information, or worse still, getting the wrong information.

Often, no one knows apart from the TD, and he doesn't usually arrive until 10 minutes before the comp starts.

I have even been told "We just start the computer and see what it says".

To expect people to pay £300 £500 or £1000 to play a tournament when this most basic of information is unavailable is quite frankly farcical.

Just write it down, and leave a copy at reception, it's not rocket science, it's that easy. Unless of course, you haven't even bothered to think about it. (Nah, that's just too ridiculous).



 

[Snatiramas]

IMHO all cardrooms should publish clock, blind levels, ante levels, and prize structure before the start of every comp.

It's ridiculous to have to make phone call after phone call trying in vain to get this information, or worse still, getting the wrong information.

Often, no one knows apart from the TD, and he doesn't usually arrive until 10 minutes before the comp starts.

I have even been told "We just start the computer and see what it says".

To expect people to pay £300 £500 or £1000 to play a tournament when this most basic of information is unavailable is quite frankly farcical.

Just write it down, and leave a copy at reception, it's not rocket science, it's that easy. Unless of course, you haven't even bothered to think about it. (Nah, that's just too ridiculous).



 

I didn't realise this stuff bothered you Tom

[RED-DOG]

Up yours!

[turny]

IMHO all cardrooms should publish clock, blind levels, ante levels, and prize structure before the start of every comp.

It's ridiculous to have to make phone call after phone call trying in vain to get this information, or worse still, getting the wrong information.

Often, no one knows apart from the TD, and he doesn't usually arrive until 10 minutes before the comp starts.

I have even been told "We just start the computer and see what it says".

To expect people to pay £300 £500 or £1000 to play a tournament when this most basic of information is unavailable is quite frankly farcical.

Just write it down, and leave a copy at reception, it's not rocket science, it's that easy. Unless of course, you haven't even bothered to think about it. (Nah, that's just too ridiculous).



 

 

[kinboshi]

IMHO all cardrooms should publish clock, blind levels, ante levels, and prize structure before the start of every comp.

It's ridiculous to have to make phone call after phone call trying in vain to get this information, or worse still, getting the wrong information.

Often, no one knows apart from the TD, and he doesn't usually arrive until 10 minutes before the comp starts.

I have even been told "We just start the computer and see what it says".

To expect people to pay £300 £500 or £1000 to play a tournament when this most basic of information is unavailable is quite frankly farcical.

Just write it down, and leave a copy at reception, it's not rocket science, it's that easy. Unless of course, you haven't even bothered to think about it. (Nah, that's just too ridiculous).



 

I didn't realise this stuff bothered you Tom

An equaliser!

Snatty 1
Pensioner 1

[turny]

IMHO all cardrooms should publish clock, blind levels, ante levels, and prize structure before the start of every comp.

It's ridiculous to have to make phone call after phone call trying in vain to get this information, or worse still, getting the wrong information.

Often, no one knows apart from the TD, and he doesn't usually arrive until 10 minutes before the comp starts.

I have even been told "We just start the computer and see what it says".

To expect people to pay £300 £500 or £1000 to play a tournament when this most basic of information is unavailable is quite frankly farcical.

Just write it down, and leave a copy at reception, it's not rocket science, it's that easy. Unless of course, you haven't even bothered to think about it. (Nah, that's just too ridiculous).



 

I didn't realise this stuff bothered you Tom

An equaliser!

Snatty 1
Pensioner 1

iif it comes down to wit my moneys on the fat guy! 

[Dewi_cool]

thanks

[celtic]

he actually meant me dewi but nice try

[Snatiramas]

You are both just shadows of my former self

but please I prefer waistline challenged to fat

or maybe I am just a side effect of the eat everything on your plate generation. Who was to know that portion sizes would quadruple. I mean if you did not eat everything on your plate you could not have desert........now that really is logical. Get them to over eat and then stuff chocolates down them.
Of course the reality is that I have something psychologically wrong with me. I know what to eat and I know what not to eat and yet still....................

[AndrewT]

but please I prefer waistline challenged to fat

May I suggest the phrase 'circumferentially gifted'.

[Dingdell]

but please I prefer waistline challenged to fat

May I suggest the phrase 'circumferentially gifted'.

Who asked you skinny?

[RED-DOG]

Delightfully rotund?

[RED-DOG]

Pleasantly porcine?