The DTD Grand Prix 29th-31st Oct 2010...Record Breaking Comp?

[TightEnd]

DUSK TILL DAWN Poker Club Attempts Record Number of Runners!



Dusk Till Dawn, Europe’s largest poker venue, is attempting to break the record for the largest ever poker tournament held in the UK.  The record currently stands at 730 runners, held by the EPT London.  The Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix will take place on Friday 29th – Sunday 31st October. Players will have the option of playing Day 1A on Friday or Day 1B on Saturday, before returning to play Day 2 on Sunday.  Each person will be playing for their slice of the £40,000 guaranteed prize pool – which equates to a staggering 800 runners.  The winner will net a cool £13,000 – that’s 260 times their £50 entry fee!

Dusk Till Dawn Owner, Rob Yong, says this is the most exciting event ever to be staged at the club, although he admits setting the guarantee at 800 runners is a bit ambitious.

“We had to set it above the current UK record of 730 runners to show we are serious about breaking it.  I also wanted the buy-in to be accessible to all bankrolls, so for a modest buy-in of £50, players will get a great structure with 10,000 chips and a 45 minute clock.  With that in mind, the guaranteed £40,000 prize money means that this tournament is equivalent to a £500 entry tournament with 80 runners - so the value is simply amazing for our players.

We have made the tournament Online Buy-in Only, directly through Dusk Till Dawn’s Online Poker Room, as most of our club members already have online accounts with us.  Buying in is very straightforward, and this process means we can be better prepared for the event itself, in terms of staffing levels and player registrations.  We couldn’t cope with a queue of 800 people at our cash desk.  Our online poker room has recently migrated to a new improved banking wallet, so I am also hoping this event will help to get our players familiar with it.

I am excited but also a bit nervous.  Obviously we really hope that the event will be a success and we get as close as possible to the 730 record.  I am expecting a sizeable overlay as this is our first attempt, so anything above 500 runners would be reasonable.  However, we do have over 40,000 members, and with such good value on offer, if our members get behind this event and support us, we might get a pleasant surprise.”

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN VIA DUSK TILL DAWN’S ONLINE POKER ROOM

Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix 2010
Friday 29th – Sunday 31st October 2010

DAY 1A   1:00pm   Friday 29th October      450 Cap
DAY 1B   1:00pm   Saturday 30th October      450 Cap
DAY 2      1:00pm   Sunday 31st October      
(Doors open at 12 noon everyday)

Buy-In:   £50 + £8 (Through Dusk Till Dawn Online Poker ONLY – No Cash Entries)
      Registration Closes 11am Friday 29th October

Prizepool:    Guaranteed £40,000 (800 runners)

Structure:    10,000 Chips, 45 Minute Clock


See www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/grandprix for full details on the event and registration

[RED-DOG]

Wiiiiiiiiii.....   800 runners!

Let's do it.

[tikay]

Impressive stuff, & good to see Rob looking after the "regular guys" who can't or won't play the bigger stakes stuff, as per usual.

[titaniumbean]

gogogogog I cant beat 1 person let's try and beat 800 weeeeeeeeeeeeee

[JK]

Should be awesome. Definately playing this

[Woodsey]

Good idea, I think you should maybe consider a later starting time on Friday though if that is logistically possible, difficult I know.

[Karabiner]

Deal me in, I love a challenge and the golf season's over.

[EvilPie]

Good idea, I think you should maybe consider a later starting time on Friday though if that is logistically possible, difficult I know.

Agree with Woodsey here. Can't see 450 people taking the afternoon off work for a £50 freezeout.

Also can't understand why there's no buy in at the club? I expect this is a bluff and that you will actually allow it when the time comes but if it isn't it's just crazy.

The "we can't handle 800 at the cash desk" argument doesn't cut it because you're capped at 450 each day and you have more than that on the deepstack weekends since you've had a super 50 alongside.

Great comp though and will probably play if all the bar staff in town happen to go on strike that weekend.

Good luck DTD!!!

[Skgv]

Good idea, I think you should maybe consider a later starting time on Friday though if that is logistically possible, difficult I know.

Agree with Woodsey here. Can't see 450 people taking the afternoon off work for a £50 freezeout.

Also can't understand why there's no buy in at the club? I expect this is a bluff and that you will actually allow it when the time comes but if it isn't it's just crazy.

The "we can't handle 800 at the cash desk" argument doesn't cut it because you're capped at 450 each day and you have more than that on the deepstack weekends since you've had a super 50 alongside.

Great comp though and will probably play if all the bar staff in town happen to go on strike that weekend.

Good luck DTD!!!

great posts recently from you highlight maybe a love interest is rocking with your new found confindence. Great courage at making some valid points! Impressed.............X

[DMorgan]

Good for DTD to be trying something big but I can see this being a tough one for the club. The record isn't going to be 730 for very long - theres a £100fo with a £100k guarantee at the EPT which is obv gunna smash 730 runners.

As matt said aswell - you're really gunna struggle to get people down for a £50 comp at 1pm on a friday. The buyin is aimed at exactly the kind of players that can't be there at that time. You might get a few people to travel if they can crash a mates somewhere local but people aren't gunna pay for hotels to come to a £50er.

I'm a shameless dtd fanboy so i'll obv be there, gl with it anyway

[NigDawG]

Good for DTD to be trying something big but I can see this being a tough one for the club. The record isn't going to be 730 for very long - theres a £100fo with a £100k guarantee at the EPT which is obv gunna smash 730 runners.

As matt said aswell - you're really gunna struggle to get people down for a £50 comp at 1pm on a friday. The buyin is aimed at exactly the kind of players that can't be there at that time. You might get a few people to travel if they can crash a mates somewhere local but people aren't gunna pay for hotels to come to a £50er.

I'm a shameless dtd fanboy so i'll obv be there, gl with it anyway

I heard that the £100k gtd EPT comp is not strictly a freezeout fwiw

[Woodsey]

Good idea, I think you should maybe consider a later starting time on Friday though if that is logistically possible, difficult I know.

Agree with Woodsey here. Can't see 450 people taking the afternoon off work for a £50 freezeout.

Also can't understand why there's no buy in at the club? I expect this is a bluff and that you will actually allow it when the time comes but if it isn't it's just crazy.

The "we can't handle 800 at the cash desk" argument doesn't cut it because you're capped at 450 each day and you have more than that on the deepstack weekends since you've had a super 50 alongside.

Great comp though and will probably play if all the bar staff in town happen to go on strike that weekend.

Good luck DTD!!!

To get people to deposit online and maybe at least try their site innit. Not the worst idea to get people to deposit.............

[gatso]

I heard that the £100k gtd EPT comp is not strictly a freezeout fwiw

what does that mean?

it's a 100+20 fo with 1/2 the vig going to charity isn't it?

[DaveShoelace]

Wouldnt suprise me if Stars went out of their way to get 901 players for this £100 event everyone is talking about.

Either way good stuff from DTD, I agree about it being unlikely that 450 players will attend on friday but hope I am wrong, in that respect would have been better on a bank holiday but obv none coming up.

[pleno1]

£100 with a £5 reg fee would be better imo especially for the friday runners. Maybe have a high rollers 1 day tourny on the sat to attract fri runners.