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« Reply #60 on: November 01, 2009, 03:56:25 PM » |
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Not sure the GUKPT can ever be described as the prestige tour. Last 2 events had only 132 and 120 entrants. Stars could blitz this if they really wanted.
The last two events have had the WSOPE, EPT, EPO, Ladbrokes Irish Festival, Irish Winter Festival and International Poker Open occur either the same time or very close to them plus a lot of other smaller festival events. Plus just look at some of the names that have won a GUKPT main event (and side event for that matter) - its an event all the UK pros want to win. Yep, stars could probably blitz any tour on the planet, even the wsop, but that doesn't mean that the GUKPT isnt a prestigious tour. |
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« Reply #61 on: November 01, 2009, 04:09:47 PM » |
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Meh at prestige unless it is going to get you a sponsorship deal, a bunch of pros playing each other with little dead money seems like pretty dumb idea to me. Then again thats poker for you, when peoples egos and inflated views of their own ability get in the way of reality.
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« Reply #62 on: November 01, 2009, 04:18:47 PM » |
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The Virgin Festival will be no more so thats one less tour off the schedule!
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« Reply #63 on: November 01, 2009, 04:21:12 PM » |
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The Virgin Festival will be no more so thats one less tour off the schedule!
why what happened? the virgin tour wouldnt have been competing with players with teh stars tour and was on a par with the apat events |
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Chili
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« Reply #64 on: November 02, 2009, 03:33:20 AM » |
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The Virgin Festival will be no more so thats one less tour off the schedule!
why what happened? the virgin tour wouldnt have been competing with players with teh stars tour and was on a par with the apat events Joe Legge moved onto Betfair so I can't see any festival being organised without him tbh. Just mentioned virgin becuase it was mentioned earlier in this thread, not becuase it was in direct compettion. |
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« Reply #65 on: November 02, 2009, 03:42:19 AM » |
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The Virgin Festival will be no more so thats one less tour off the schedule!
why what happened? the virgin tour wouldnt have been competing with players with teh stars tour and was on a par with the apat events Joe Legge moved onto Betfair so I can't see any festival being organised without him tbh. Just mentioned virgin becuase it was mentioned earlier in this thread, not becuase it was in direct compettion. Might get a betfair festival then? |
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« Reply #66 on: November 02, 2009, 07:59:45 AM » |
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The Virgin Festival will be no more so thats one less tour off the schedule!
why what happened? the virgin tour wouldnt have been competing with players with teh stars tour and was on a par with the apat events Joe Legge moved onto Betfair so I can't see any festival being organised without him tbh. Just mentioned virgin becuase it was mentioned earlier in this thread, not becuase it was in direct compettion. Might get a betfair festival then? they already have a little one in london: http://wsope.betfair.com/ |
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« Reply #67 on: November 02, 2009, 09:06:22 AM » |
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At the end of the day the lower buy ins are getting the biggest fields.
Last weekend was very busy but Bristol got 150 main event runners, DTD sold out both 20/20 comps.
Stars will sell these out most punters can afford them.
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Dale
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« Reply #68 on: November 02, 2009, 03:52:14 PM » |
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just sent them this:
Hi,
I see you have the package for the UKIPT-Galway tournament at $4590 which inlcludes:
Tournament Entry
Hotel
$500 Spending Money
I don't see how this adds up. The tourney is €2000 buyin and 4 nights at the Radisson Galway for Dec 11th-15th is €420. So that's €2420 and the current exchange rate is 1.48USD to the EUR.
€2420 = $3581.60
add on the $500 spending money and thats $4081.60.
So why is the package $508.40 or 12.5% more expensive than it's true value?
regards,
Daleroxxu
Hello Dale,
Thank you for your email.
Please find below the breakdown of the UKIPT Galway package:
Buy-In - $3,070
Hotel - $1,020
Expenses - $500
TOTAL - $4,590
Please note the exchange rate used was 1.534 which was the valid exchange
rate two weeks ago when the package was created and the satellites
launched.
Even if the exchange rates changes between now and the start of the event,
the value of the package is fixed at that rate.
Regards,
Miguel B
PokerStars Live Events Team
pretty bad value imo - just incase anyone was thinking of buying a package through the site with cash or FPPs you'd be about $500 better off buying in direct and booking hotel yourself. |
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« Reply #69 on: November 02, 2009, 04:39:22 PM » |
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How many nights at the hotel does that $1,020 cover?
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« Reply #70 on: November 02, 2009, 04:44:13 PM » |
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« Reply #71 on: November 02, 2009, 04:46:42 PM » |
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Why are they paying €166 a night then. when you can just ring up and get €105?
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« Reply #72 on: November 02, 2009, 04:59:13 PM » |
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Went to the hotel's website to compare. Checking in on Dec 11 and out in Dec. 15 = €650
650.00 EUR = 963.734 USD
It's not that far off the Stars quote. Welcome to Ireland folks.
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« Reply #73 on: November 02, 2009, 05:04:28 PM » |
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Went to the hotel's website to compare. Checking in on Dec 11 and out in Dec. 15 = €650
650.00 EUR = 963.734 USD
It's not that far off the Stars quote. Welcome to Ireland folks.
Though it seems if there's only one of you in the room the cost is €570 - so if you win a package you're paying for two people even if there's only one of you going. |
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« Reply #74 on: November 02, 2009, 05:27:46 PM » |
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Even if the exchange rates changes between now and the start of the event,
the value of the package is fixed at that rate.
I'm sure that they said they were going to look at this and revise if us$/€ rates got too far out of line (for ept anyway) - don't whether they did, but don't see why this should be any different. |
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