"Dusk till Dawn" Poker Club In Nottingham Diary (by Rob Yong)

[ACE2M]

i was geuinely gutted when you got 3 outered in dublin, winning it would have been such a boost for dtd. Good luck with everything.

[robyong]

I was also wondering what the first tourny would be?

Good result Rob, well deserved.

Tractor
- as soon as we know what we doing comp wise we will put them up. I can give you a rough idea now of my thoughts:
- 1 monthly £500+ Frrezeout (money guarenteed at 200x buy-in)
- 3 weekly comps ranging form £50 freezouts to £200 freezouts (we staying away from re-buys)
- 3 major festivals per year ( we want EPT and WPT plus our own DTD Festival but who knows what will happen here?)

i was geuinely gutted when you got 3 outered in dublin, winning it would have been such a boost for dtd. Good luck with everything.

Yes, it would have really helped DTD, but I never really felt I would win it to be honest, when the turn came down I said to Will Thorston - here comes to J and we both sort of knew - it was weird. It was Rolands comp, a guy who is a good mate of mine so I'm happy for him. I never felt bad afterwards even though everyone was feeling bad for me, I really did my best with the cards I had and really only bad beated 1 person when I was all in with Q5 v KQ for a small pot. Every other time I was ahead or in a race. It was nice that I had so much support in Dublin from players I did not really know that well, a lot of people were rooting for me and that was really cool. I'm playing Amsterdamn and hope I can improve there.

Cheers Rob

[Shooter78]

I was really impressed with the way you held yourself in Dublin. Much respect for other players and still on form after going out in a harsh way. I really enjoyed having a few drinks with you after and listening to yours and William's stories. Hope to catch up in Amstertam or beyond.

Marc

[robyong]

I was really impressed with the way you held yourself in Dublin. Much respect for other players and still on form after going out in a harsh way. I really enjoyed having a few drinks with you after and listening to yours and William's stories. Hope to catch up in Amstertam or beyond.

Marc

Cheers Marc, there are a lot of interesting stories on the poker circuit, it would be nice for some of the press to do more articles on guys like William Thorston who have created million dollar bankrolls from $200! I know many of the scandnavian players who have done this who I now play against online . They are still modest guys yet have achieved so much in poker.........only problem is they drink too much. When I challenged WIlliam to a drinking contest later at 5am in the morning he ordered 60 vodka red bulls.................and he was still ready to go to another cash game at 8am that morning (so glad that I declined). I was so ill the next day.

[palacedeano]

wow - i have just spent nearly three hours reading this thread.  i wish you all the luck in the world with this project and will be up for the monthly £500 festivals with a few of the gutshot regulars.

i'm exhausted just reading the up's and down's of the whole process.  sounds to me like you could do with a couple of weeks in the maldives - where, at the taj there is no internet connection!

dean

[Sheriff Fatman]

- 3 major festivals per year ( we want EPT and WPT plus our own DTD Festival but who knows what will happen here?)

Rob

Have you had any preliminary discussions with WPT at this stage?  I understand they have an exclusivity clause with their host casinos which prevents them from hosting 'rival' tour events.

Is this likely to be an issue with regard to your plans?

Sheriff

[Gryff]

Hello.
You've never heard of or met me Rob and I havn't posted on this thread nor really seen it posted much but I really respect your decision not to have roulette and blackjack to boost the income of the club, especially with the financial pressure the club is under - it would be a cheap and easy way to secure funds and I'm sure you've gotten a lot of flakk from the financial bods involved.

That said if the club needs more revenue streams to keep going nobody would hold it against you if you do place either in the club at some point in the future if it secured the venue as europes top poker venue.

[robyong]

- 3 major festivals per year ( we want EPT and WPT plus our own DTD Festival but who knows what will happen here?)

Rob

Have you had any preliminary discussions with WPT at this stage?  I understand they have an exclusivity clause with their host casinos which prevents them from hosting 'rival' tour events.

Is this likely to be an issue with regard to your plans?

Sheriff

The WPT are aware of Dusk Till Dawn and I know that they are interested in the UK as a potential location, whether it be at DTD or another venue. I and other people have spoken to various people at the WPT but only on a casual basis. I expect to invite them over when the club is complete and start discussions with them at that point. As for exclusivity, I do not think the WPT will be able to ask for this is Europe, there are not the venues available to place this pre-requisite in Europe (ask the EPT), unlike the US, where there is an abundance of venues. I want DTD to be a facility available to a range of potential tournamant organisors, so I won't be agreeing to any exclusivity clauses, but I don't think we would need to.

I have also spoken to John Duffy at the EPT and given him the floorplan. Again, he wants to see the facility when it is finished and he is always looking for potential venues accross Europe, I guess we are one of a few he may consider in the future. The EPT is growing from strength to strength, runners are increasing and the comps are getting better and better run. I think I could definatley work with John in the future, but nothing is cast in stone here either.

We have also talked to other tournament organisors, including the big web sites, who are looking for "legal" live venues in the UK that can take large fields. Again, I am interested in this. For example, I would be interested in working with The Willam Hill Grand Prix, Ladrokes Poker Million, Paddy Power etc but again, they need to see the quality of the venue. In summary, I would love DTD to hold 3 major festivals  (an EPT, a WPT, and  a "DTD X") plus host 6 other major events..........we'll have to see what happens........

I also think there is potential to work with other poker clubs in the UK such as Gutshot, but I have not investigated this yet.

[Graham C]

I know it must have been posted here somewhere but I can't find it, when is the online cardroom going live please?  I need a new Crypo based site

[tikay]

I know it must have been posted here somewhere but I can't find it, when is the online cardroom going live please?  I need a new Crypo based site

Thay are about a month away from going live.

[Graham C]

Thanks Tikay

[Woodsey]

I notice their website is up and running now

[Graham C]

Looking good.  I love the idea of being a trader, not sure that you want me losing all the money though.  Would love to give it a go though.  I take it 40 table hours per week could mean 2 tables with 20 hours?

[Acidmouse]

url please?

[kinboshi]

dtdpoker.com

I sincerely hope that it's just a very short-term holding site though.  Doesn't do the whole DTD idea and effort Rob's put in to it so far any justice at all.