Blonde no longer doing DTD deepstack updates?

[jack2off]

?

[AndrewT]

No. The sponsorship deal with DTD ended at the end of last month.

[jack2off]

From what I remember, they always did the updates before Rob sponsored them for a year?

no more live updates for blonde then? or is it just the sky poker tour now?

shame!

[TightEnd]

We'd love to do DTD updates still but have received no indication from DTD that they would like to continue with them in 2011. There was no contact prior to this weekend, for example, so sadly must assume they have other plans. Of course updates from there cost money which was never recouped directly from sufficient blonde members playing on DTD Online through us, and it was difficult to quantify or prove the impact of the blonde updates on numbers playing the deepstack, or playing at DTD generally. It was good PR, but PR doesn't necessarily make the finances work.

From our point of view our new sponsor doesn't mind us promoting the DTD club via updates from there.

Not doing any Sky tour events, they are updated on the Sky forum

Would hope to do events such as GUKPTs, and elsewhere, later in 2011. In the beginning these will be on a voluntary/benefactor basis until we can afford them.   

At heart though I and I am sure many blondes would like to see DTD updates most. We owe DTD Rob, Nick and Simon a lot and will always support them in whatever way we can and if asked.

[TightEnd]

Would hope to do events such as GUKPTs, and elsewhere, later in 2011. In the beginning these will be on a voluntary/benefactor basis until we can afford them.   

and I should add, the possibility of doing these depends on the success of the new sponsorship deal with Sky.

If not, and we aren't earning any money then - I've done six or seven voluntary live updates on blonde, solo GUKPTs, DTD Grand Prix etc. I'd probably be daft enough to do more, including at DTD for free, but my schedule of weekends organising events and family commitments means I would rather not, understandably.

If anyone else wants to volunteer to update for free.....let me know 

[Dewi_cool]

I know that donations to keep the updates going have been discussed in the past, can we not look at this a bit further?

[TightEnd]

I know that donations to keep the updates going have been discussed in the past, can we not look at this a bit further?

this is what I mean by benefactors. 2-3 updates have been done with sizeable donations by a small number of people in the past

This is not sustainable on a regular basis. As one offs fine, but not really a strategy to plan ahead

A thread before Xmas gave some indications of the types of numbers interested, and it wasn't that encouraging.

Most blondes seem to regard live updates as "nice to have" but there is no real appetite for the sums required to fund them, from any feedbak in these threads

A general "donate Paypal" button is a possibility, if I can persuade tikay to have one, eventually!

[bhoywonder]

What are the costs of covering say the dtd deepstack?

[TightEnd]

What are the costs of covering say the dtd deepstack?

2 people for two days and two nights

basic travel (£100), one shared hotel room (£150), basic wage (£400)

£650

that assumes DTD would have us back, though. It's all moot if DTD have other plans

[bhoywonder]

What are the costs of covering say the dtd deepstack?

2 people for two days and two nights

basic travel (£100), one shared hotel room (£150), basic wage (£400)

£650

that assumes DTD would have us back, though. It's all moot if DTD have other plans

Thats interesting

Presumably dtd has a marketing dept.

It would be obvious to most if this forum was the sole site for updates to absorb all the costs

I would have thought they would recoup through added interest generated here

Then again Alan sugar isn't chapping at my door

N there may be other factors I know not of

[nirvana]

What are the costs of covering say the dtd deepstack?

2 people for two days and two nights

basic travel (£100), one shared hotel room (£150), basic wage (£400)

£650

that assumes DTD would have us back, though. It's all moot if DTD have other plans

If one looked ahead to Feb:

a) Could DTD actually be asked if Blonde could self fund an update from there - perhaps a phone call could be made based on all the mutual regard and respect that we read about
b) Could you then seek donations from members to finance the update

Then there would be no ifs buts and maybes - all seems so coy

[outragous76]

read

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nothing sinister - i just think this has all been said before  (dtd will be self updating soon if i had to guess)

[jack2off]

its not actually that much money, promotes dtd and is usually good banter etc on the live update post.

I cant see why DTD would not want it?

be shame to lose it. Id be happy to donate.

[tikay]

I've had scores of questions, & there have been just as many Posts around blonde, asking about the "loss" of the DTD Deepstack Weekend Live Updates. Quite a few people seem to have got hold of different "stories".

Nick W has just called me, & wants to clear up any of these misunderstandings & rumours.

DTD's position is that they are more than happy for blonde to do the Live Updates as previously, except that they would not be able to sponsor them, that is to say, they would not pay for them.

I've asked Rich, & the Mods, to give some thought to this. We certainly cannot afford to finance them from Company funds, that's for sure.

I was pretty sad on 2 counts over the weekend - that there was no blonde Update of the DTD Deepie - it's part of the fabric here - & that DTD suffered a bit of an eye-watering weekend overlay.

Rich, the Mods, & I, will chew the cud on this, & all constructive Member feedback is welcome.

[TheChipPrince]

I imagine you've answered this question 10 fold, but why is it your against a 'donate' button?