Rob Yong's Blog V3 "WSOP 2010 & Life After DTD Opened"

[craigbetts]

Am loving this thread..

Wp Mr Rob Yong!

[paulhouk03]

Am loving this thread..

Wp Mr Rob Yong!

+1

[thetank]

That's the first 10 fact post I've ever read. I'm usually a 9 facts or less man.

Loving the blog thing, keep 'em coming.

[Shogun112]

Nice read.

I have to say, I dont know Rob at all, nor does Rob know me.  I do know who he is when he walks into the place and also know who the other important people are.

I go to DTD once a month or so because I live 110 miles away, long drive, but, It is, without doubt the very best place I have played poker, and for me that also includes the Vegas casinos I have also played in.  I will try and get one of those seats when it happens.  I did read the original diary thread for the club which I found pretty interesting, and will now have this thread set to notify.

GL Rob.

Carl.

[George2Loose]

Rob I think you're spot on about Mick. I myself had a falling out with him not long ago (who hasn't) Just think he has a raging temper and sometimes let's it get the better of him

[Claw75]

Rob, I think your post just confirms what most people understood to be the facts of the case from reading between the lines. Kudos to you for keeping it factual and not resorting to tit-for-tat emotional rants (tempting as I'm sure it must have been at times).

Looking forward to the next instalment.

[CHIPPYMAN]

we;; done rob
what u said r true and i sincerely believe it
well done anyway 4 keeping dtd still open after all that rumours
THE BEST POKER CLUB IN TOWN 

[pleno1]

haha mick sounds com, sure dont wanna be on his table.

Loving the blog, keep it coming

[Woodsey]

we;; done rob
what u said r true and i sincerely believe it
well done anyway 4 keeping dtd still open after all that rumours
THE BEST POKER CLUB IN TOWN   is it

Fixed your post Frankie

[Pyso]

Rob,

Nice post so far, keep it up.

Just thought I’d add my two penneth for what it’s worth. I’m a fairly regular visitor to DTD as for me it’s only twenty minutes away and clearly one of the best places anywhere in Europe to play live poker.

I have very few gripes with the place - ok, the loos are a mess, the juice is a little high and the acoustics of the place do a marvellous job of amplifying Frankie’s cries of “..is it…!”

But the bottom line is that you have given us a great venue, really out of your love of the game and what it has given you over the years. We all kind of know that DTD is being run at a loss so I think we should all be very grateful that we can play there while we can.

I’m sure you have gone down the correct route of having as many big weekend festivals as possible as this is where the place comes alive and surely generates the most revenue.

To that end, and I don’t think this is aiming too high, have you considered pitching for the WSOP Europe? We’ve already had the likes of Hellmuth and Brunson play in Nottingham, so why not?

You pointed out that despite all the extra taxes (how can any poker player vote Labour now?) that you felt the need to invest further. I’m sure this is correct, a case of two steps back to go four forward. Likewise the DTD World Series idea makes a lot of sense too.

Please stick with it and keep the faith. You are a few steps away from DTD being an absolutely critical player in the world of live poker, if you are not there already in fact.

Oh, and can we have the Omaha tournaments back - I felt they were dropped too soon.

Anyway, good luck.

[GreekStein]

Pyso,

How many runners did the PLO comps get? I love PLO but people just don't play it enough in comps and I can't see it ever really sustaining any decent amount of runners.

Great blog Rob - Heads up match round 2 soon?

[Royal Flush]

To that end, and I don’t think this is aiming too high, have you considered pitching for the WSOP Europe?

DTD is not owned by Harrah's.

[Longy]

Rob,

Nice post so far, keep it up.

Just thought I’d add my two penneth for what it’s worth. I’m a fairly regular visitor to DTD as for me it’s only twenty minutes away and clearly one of the best places anywhere in Europe to play live poker.

I have very few gripes with the place - ok, the loos are a mess, the juice is a little high and the acoustics of the place do a marvellous job of amplifying Frankie’s cries of “..is it…!”

But the bottom line is that you have given us a great venue, really out of your love of the game and what it has given you over the years. We all kind of know that DTD is being run at a loss so I think we should all be very grateful that we can play there while we can.

I’m sure you have gone down the correct route of having as many big weekend festivals as possible as this is where the place comes alive and surely generates the most revenue.

To that end, and I don’t think this is aiming too high, have you considered pitching for the WSOP Europe? We’ve already had the likes of Hellmuth and Brunson play in Nottingham, so why not?

You pointed out that despite all the extra taxes (how can any poker player vote Labour now?) that you felt the need to invest further. I’m sure this is correct, a case of two steps back to go four forward. Likewise the DTD World Series idea makes a lot of sense too.

Please stick with it and keep the faith. You are a few steps away from DTD being an absolutely critical player in the world of live poker, if you are not there already in fact.

Oh, and can we have the Omaha tournaments back - I felt they were dropped too soon.

Anyway, good luck.

I can think of a few thousand reasons why I might quite like the status quo, as a poker pro.

[outragous76]

Rob

Great post re mick mcc, and honest too.

I think it is also very gracious of you to extend a public olive branch to mick, especially under the circumstances.

Hopefully mick will see the light and remove himself from the fringes of the poker society and get back involved with DTD

I personally have no problem with mick and think he would be a good addition back at DTD, with his own kind of poker attitude, but kept somewhere within the boundaries )

[Cottonbud]

Hey Rob - Nice read!

I really enjoy DTD and think its a great club. The service is superb and I always will play there if you have big events and I am available.

I have recently become friendly with Mick and personally I believe he is a nice guy with a big heart. I've just started reading his blog as of late, so don't know what the DTD thing is about really - neither do I mind because like I mentioned above, I really rate DTD as a poker venue. I'm sure Mick does too but you guys have just had your differences. I enjoy his jokes and stories along the way he has a good sense of humor and is a good writer imo.

Hopefully you guys will sort things out and will be re-united again in the future.