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[the sicilian]

Sicilian won the £200 side event and 2 young luton regs heads up in the main - Gary Banks & Will Davies, both pretty charming young men and well deserving of  a decent success.

It's been a great week there tbf

luton boys done good   

[Chompy]

Sicilian won the £200 side event and 2 young luton regs heads up in the main - Gary Banks & Will Davies, both pretty charming young men and well deserving of  a decent success.

It's been a great week there tbf

That £200 side event has a tradition of throwing up fluke winners.

[77dave]

Good to see simon Trumper and wadey come down from dtd to play the main

[tikay]

Whilst looking for something else, I stumbled across this photo of a Luton face, complete with splendid ear-ring.

It was taken so long ago, the guy has probably grown hair since.

[Chompy]

Johnny Vaccarella's Hendo Mob photo unless I'm mistaken?

[tonytats]

To the manager : we - that's me and my partner Denise plus a friend Ivor frost decided to attend and play this tournament at Ivor's suggestion although owing to poor prior experiences previously against my thoughts , but I gave in and attended and for the record I would like to record the following complaints / moans / criticisms
1. Insufficient parking @ 1540 we could not get parked in the free casino car park as I'm a tight bastard I refused to park in the pay car park across the way ,so I slightly blocked the entrance to the factory ,then got called out to move it later - fair enough it's busy congratulations
2. With a £12 k guarantee you are obviously expecting 120 runners as you never like adding to a prize pool ?
So why when I went to register at 1550. / 350 pm was it full - 80 runners and I was number 18? On the alternate list and had to wait a level and a half 45 min before I could be seated !
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE DEALERS AT THE START !
3. The new poker room has crap wifi ! I was unable to use it at the recent gukpt festival - ok it was busy
Today with 100? People in the room I was still unable to access it ,plus no signal on my o2 3/4 g
4. Our dealer was not very experienced 3 times from table 10 he called for the floor for a ruling each occasion he shouted floor and was ignored 3 times on each occasion - ok you're busy again !
5 . I was planning on eating in the break with my partner Denise a guy on the table ordered food - a burger and fries . Nothing to tricky ? Surely ?
He was told it was an hour wait
So we didn't bother ordering any food
At the break I Half expected to see the restaurant busy but it was empty!!
So what's with the hour wait ?
6. The valets - are the slowest least efficient useless workers I have ever met
I gave up and went to the tea machine to serve my self but there were no china t cups / mugs 4 drawers of emptiness
So I had my hot chocolate in a Pepsi paper cup I found
Then of course there was no side table to place it on ! - why would I expect there to be
7. The toilets near the poker room there's 2 cubicles if you need a dump / crap - really is this even legal for 180/200 people and let's guess what ?
Yes one of thems out of order
I could go on and on about how bad our experience was today. But I must sound like a right old moaner
So I've decided  never to darken your door again and handed my membership in on the way out
You may wish to take note of the above but i won't hold my breath !
Try visiting your nearby genting to see a nicely run poker room ,you may even bump into me there ..  Tony


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[Marky147]

Happy New Year mate 

[4KSuited]

To the manager : we - that's me and my partner Denise plus a friend Ivor frost decided to attend and play this tournament at Ivor's suggestion although owing to poor prior experiences previously against my thoughts , but I gave in and attended and for the record I would like to record the following complaints / moans / criticisms
1. Insufficient parking @ 1540 we could not get parked in the free casino car park as I'm a tight bastard I refused to park in the pay car park across the way ,so I slightly blocked the entrance to the factory ,then got called out to move it later - fair enough it's busy congratulations
2. With a £12 k guarantee you are obviously expecting 120 runners as you never like adding to a prize pool ?
So why when I went to register at 1550. / 350 pm was it full - 80 runners and I was number 18? On the alternate list and had to wait a level and a half 45 min before I could be seated !
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE DEALERS AT THE START !
3. The new poker room has crap wifi ! I was unable to use it at the recent gukpt festival - ok it was busy
Today with 100? People in the room I was still unable to access it ,plus no signal on my o2 3/4 g
4. Our dealer was not very experienced 3 times from table 10 he called for the floor for a ruling each occasion he shouted floor and was ignored 3 times on each occasion - ok you're busy again !
5 . I was planning on eating in the break with my partner Denise a guy on the table ordered food - a burger and fries . Nothing to tricky ? Surely ?
He was told it was an hour wait
So we didn't bother ordering any food
At the break I Half expected to see the restaurant busy but it was empty!!
So what's with the hour wait ?
6. The valets - are the slowest least efficient useless workers I have ever met
I gave up and went to the tea machine to serve my self but there were no china t cups / mugs 4 drawers of emptiness
So I had my hot chocolate in a Pepsi paper cup I found
Then of course there was no side table to place it on ! - why would I expect there to be
7. The toilets near the poker room there's 2 cubicles if you need a dump / crap - really is this even legal for 180/200 people and let's guess what ?
Yes one of thems out of order
I could go on and on about how bad our experience was today. But I must sound like a right old moaner
So I've decided  never to darken your door again and handed my membership in on the way out
You may wish to take note of the above but i won't hold my breath !
Try visiting your nearby genting to see a nicely run poker room ,you may even bump into me there ..  Tony


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Hey Tony, I'm not the manager of Luton G, but I was there today too, and I understand your complaints, but sometimes a cardroom can be the victim of its own success - like today.
1. About 30 parking spots were lost due to the extension. Rather than park over the road, there's a couple of streets you can park in (single yellow line) within 2 mins walking distance. It's not the poker room manager's fault that the Grosvenor Casino group couldn't give a shit about the convenience of their customers.
2. I was surprised they got 160+ runners, as there was Day 1 of a 2-dayer happening over at Genting today aswell. Shortage of dealers; hard to defend that one if there wasn't a minimum of 10 to start.
3. Never had a prob with the wifi there - inc today
4. Inexperienced dealers in a 10+ table comp? - comes with the territory, really.
5. Eating a meal during a 160+ runner comp? Asking for trouble, isn't it? Don't you usually get eliminated just after it arrives? Or if not, get grease/oil/food all over the chips? Everyone knows that you'll only be playing premiums while you eat...
6. Valets trying to serve 160+ demanding poker players? I wouldn't do that job for treble their pay.
7. If I need a dump, I always get there early enough to have one before they get disgusting - you now, with piss all over the seat & floor coz lots of guys can't be bothered to lift up the seat for a slash and can't be bothered to piss accurately. There is a second toilet with 6 or 7 traps at the front of the casino. I worry more about the number of 'customers' who use the facilities and then walk straight out the door - and back to the poker tables.... IMO the bogs at Genting are far worse, as they never seem to clean them during the evening.

Anyway, it seems like your decision has been made Tony, which is a real shame. Jim has already done a lot to turn things around at the G, and a number of your complaints are about things outside of his control. Notwithstanding the parking issue, the G will be a really good venue for poker players. I just make allowances when they run these bigger comps.

But look on the bright side; at least you can tell Ivor "I bloody told you that place is crap, so next time I get to choose where we play."

[Omm]

To the manager : we - that's me and my partner Denise plus a friend Ivor frost decided to attend and play this tournament at Ivor's suggestion although owing to poor prior experiences previously against my thoughts , but I gave in and attended and for the record I would like to record the following complaints / moans / criticisms
1. Insufficient parking @ 1540 we could not get parked in the free casino car park as I'm a tight bastard I refused to park in the pay car park across the way ,so I slightly blocked the entrance to the factory ,then got called out to move it later - fair enough it's busy congratulations
2. With a £12 k guarantee you are obviously expecting 120 runners as you never like adding to a prize pool ?
So why when I went to register at 1550. / 350 pm was it full - 80 runners and I was number 18? On the alternate list and had to wait a level and a half 45 min before I could be seated !
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE DEALERS AT THE START !
3. The new poker room has crap wifi ! I was unable to use it at the recent gukpt festival - ok it was busy
Today with 100? People in the room I was still unable to access it ,plus no signal on my o2 3/4 g
4. Our dealer was not very experienced 3 times from table 10 he called for the floor for a ruling each occasion he shouted floor and was ignored 3 times on each occasion - ok you're busy again !
5 . I was planning on eating in the break with my partner Denise a guy on the table ordered food - a burger and fries . Nothing to tricky ? Surely ?
He was told it was an hour wait
So we didn't bother ordering any food
At the break I Half expected to see the restaurant busy but it was empty!!
So what's with the hour wait ?
6. The valets - are the slowest least efficient useless workers I have ever met
I gave up and went to the tea machine to serve my self but there were no china t cups / mugs 4 drawers of emptiness
So I had my hot chocolate in a Pepsi paper cup I found
Then of course there was no side table to place it on ! - why would I expect there to be
7. The toilets near the poker room there's 2 cubicles if you need a dump / crap - really is this even legal for 180/200 people and let's guess what ?
Yes one of thems out of order
I could go on and on about how bad our experience was today. But I must sound like a right old moaner
So I've decided  never to darken your door again and handed my membership in on the way out
You may wish to take note of the above but i won't hold my breath !
Try visiting your nearby genting to see a nicely run poker room ,you may even bump into me there ..  Tony


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Really? Why not just talk to him while you were there? I'm presuming you don't know that Jim (77dave on here) has only just taken over in the last few weeks. I'm not sure even he is good enough to make everything as it should be in 30 days. Although I know for a fact that he is very much concentrating on making sure the staff get the training and confidence they need to do the job. Parking has always been an issue with or without the new extension (you can def help yourself here by getting there early, maybe for some food before the tournament?). Anyway I'm sure Jim doesn't need me sticking up for him but let's judge what's happening in 6 months time, that should be plenty for him to get his house in order.

By the way congrats on the new job Jim, I have no doubt you have what it takes to make G a tremendous card room again.

[tonytats]

Why was there no cash table open for people arriving early like my mate ?
Why is the tea machine empty / not working ? / not even ready to go !
Surely simple things like this are basic customer entitlements
It's advertised as a 24 hour casino
Yet acts like n old gala type room
Does the vic make cash game players wait until after the tourney starts before seating players ?
Why should I expect the dealer at my table to know the rules /be able to make a minor decision ?- because if he can't he shouldn't be let loose with ten players
It's nothing against the new guy - just the same old shit I've put up with for years
It's why I don't choose to go there
I'm sure they will manage fine without my custom

[celtic]

Just heard that Luton legend dick lynch died today.

RIP. Dick x

[Chompy]

Beyond gutted here. He only started playing regularly in Luton a few months ago after a long break and was still sharp as a tack. Place won't be the same for sure.

[tikay]

Awful news, awful

What a character he was. Played good poker, too, cashed with great frequency.

[RED-DOG]

Awww..

Dick was my mate. We clicked the first time we met and I always enjoyed his company at Luton and at the odd festival around the country.


There's an empty desk in the old school.

RIP Dick.

[The Camel]

Very sad news.

RIP.