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

[gatso]

Not if there's a massive overlay.

good point. so as there`s almost certain to be an overlay and everyone has to buy in online that means it`s almost certain that everyone entered will be due some money back (presumably different amounts as exchange rates change?)

that`s gonna create a hell of a lot more work than allowing people to reg in cash at the club

[Pyso]

It cost me 62 quid and a few pennies to enter online but it would be churlish to grumble. Such an overlay will make for tremendous value.

Although you never know - in true "build it and they will come" stylee, DTD might just pull it off. Methinks the TV coverage will have a positive effect on the numbers. The poker world is full of wannabe TV heroes who think they are god´s gift to poker.

I´m not expecting the extra 4 quid I paid to go back into the prize fund. I understand what DTD are trying to do on several levels and am happy to go along with it. If I managed to cash (and that´s about as likely as Forest getting promoted this year) I would have no problem having the funds in my online account. I´m only a few clicks away from retrieving it - hardly a problem really.

I wish the club well. It should be a great event and I´m already looking forward to it.

[gatso]

It cost me 62 quid and a few pennies to enter online but it would be churlish to grumble. Such an overlay will make for tremendous value.

you`re happy to pay 24% juice?

[RED-DOG]

It cost me 62 quid and a few pennies to enter online but it would be churlish to grumble. Such an overlay will make for tremendous value.

you`re happy to pay 24% juice?

In these circumstances, taking into account what DTD is trying to do, and allowing for the fact that there could be a big overlay, and not forgetting that the exchange rate could change in my favour, then yes, I for one am happy.

[gatso]

so if they`d announced this as a £50+12 you would`ve thought it was fine because of what they were trying to do? bonkers

not sure of your point on the exchange rate. £62 is never going to be less than £58

[RED-DOG]

so if they`d announced this as a £50+12 you would`ve thought it was fine because of what they were trying to do? bonkers

not sure of your point on the exchange rate. £62 is never going to be less than £58

I'm the tightest man on the planet when it comes to rake / juice etc, but DTD isn't some faceless company run by people who don't care about anyone but the shareholders, it's my local club run by my mates.

I honestly don't think Rob has any need to run a poker club, or to cope with all the grief that it brings. I really believe that he does it simply because he loves the game and the players.

Why would he continue to foot the bill for huge overlays, if he was going to  try to rip us off for a few pounds extra juice.

Rob doesn't moan when the pendulum swings the other way, (which it often does) So yes, if the juce happens to be a bit steep in this instance, I'm happy to pay.

[gatso]

I`m not suggesting that rob is trying to rip anyone off. I assume that if there`s an overlay then people will get the money back so that they haven`t overpaid

I`m questioning yourself and pyso being happy to pay 24% juice if that was the case

[RED-DOG]

I`m not suggesting that rob is trying to rip anyone off. I assume that if there`s an overlay then people will get the money back so that they haven`t overpaid

I`m questioning yourself and pyso being happy to pay 24% juice if that was the case

Do you mean in addition to the reasons I gave above?

Well juice is relative. it costs just as much to field a 3 day, £50 event as it does to field a 3 day,  £3000 + £300 juice event.

[Cf]

I`m not suggesting that rob is trying to rip anyone off. I assume that if there`s an overlay then people will get the money back so that they haven`t overpaid

Overpaid? They'll have set the € price at an earlier date. Just because it now costs £62 to deposit that amount of €s is your problem. As far as DTD are concerned you've paid £58. The £4 is lost in exchange rates. This could swing the other way too... could have cost less than £58 but in my experience buying into the deepstacks it has always ended up costing me more.

Thankfully you can now buy in to all those events on the DTD website in sterling. Doesn't seem like you can for the grand prix though.

[Rotty]

It cost me 62 quid and a few pennies to enter online but it would be churlish to grumble. Such an overlay will make for tremendous value.

you`re happy to pay 24% juice?

I can live with it

It hardly matters if there is an overlay and tbh DTD look like being out of pocket anyway so to create more expense and loads of work for them for a couple of quid is not something I would want to do

[kinboshi]

It's not really a problem, and for the recreational player the level of juice isn't always a massive consideration.  Of course, we'd all like to pay less juice. I've said in the past that I'd rather play a £50+10 tournament at DTD that's fully dealer-dealt and well organised than play one at a casino where it's self-deal for a lot of the comp, even if it's juice free. 

Do all sites on the 'Boss' network do everything in Euros (in terms of the users' accounts)? 

[Foggy]

well registered at last.  I see it actually costs £61 to enter online!!!!

Also registered, see you there mate

[DaveShoelace]

You get much more than you would in this tournament than you would in a standard £50+£5 freeze out (Possibly TV exposure, deep stack structure, mahoosive first prize, almost nailed on overlay, blonde live updates etc) so I think the juice is fair. Plus assuming that there is an overlay its probably going to pay out more like it was a £75+£5 tourney or someink anyway.

[gatso]

Overpaid?

err, yes. if I want to buy in today then I have to pay more than the advertised price. how can you question that that is overpaying?

I don`t understand why if it`s going to be online buyin only it isn`t either done in sterling or made a €50+8 (is this legal)

[Cf]

Overpaid?

err, yes. if I want to buy in today then I have to pay more than the advertised price. how can you question that that is overpaying?

I don`t understand why if it`s going to be online buyin only it isn`t either done in sterling or made a €50+8 (is this legal)

Maybe I worded it wrong. I'm not questioning the fact that we are overpaying buying in via €. We are doing obv. But we're not overpaying as far as DTD are concerned so don't expect to be getting the extra £4 back.