£500,000 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships @DTD - to be on Sky Sports

[tikay]

How many levels will be played during the Day 1s of the ME?

I honestly don't know, but I'll drop a note to Mr Trumpet & ask him.

Bear with us please.

[FezioJnr]

Not a problem, appreciated. An idea of scheduled breaks, if there's a dinner break, etc... Just so we can get an idea of the anticipated finish time for the day.

Cheers

Tom

[smurf]

Managed to get a seat on sky last night after starting from a £2.80 satellite
Biggest tourney I've ever made - one New Years resolution ticked off.
Been feeling like this at work this morning

 

[TightEnd]

£100 satellite on DTD tonight at 9pm, feeders from 5pm

10 x £1100 Sky Poker UKPC seats GTD

Click to see full-size image.

[tikay]

Managed to get a seat on sky last night after starting from a £2.80 satellite
Biggest tourney I've ever made - one New Years resolution ticked off.
Been feeling like this at work this morning

 

Wow, that's trememdous news, well done!

I commentated on part of the coverage from that during last night's Show, but I don''t know what alias/screen-name you use Next Door, so I never knew you were in it. 

Your (screen-name) must now be in the Sky Poker Lobby, so many congrats.

Last night's qualifiers Next Door were......

ANGRYSWAN
rayutd
g-master
DiggerD
AKismyname
3wheeler
Jamspangle
Wizardboy

For reasons of Data Protection, I can't ask which one you are, nor do you have to say, but I'm chuffed to bits for you.

We've had a busy morning today on UKPC, I must have sent 50 or 60 e-Mails about it, it's all coming together very nicely.

[smurf]

Cheers Tikay...I'm on the list and looking forward to it

[AlexMartin]

any more info on the hu event? expected runners?

[Vinodh]

Managed to get a seat on sky last night after starting from a £2.80 satellite
Biggest tourney I've ever made - one New Years resolution ticked off.
Been feeling like this at work this morning

 

Well done smurf!!! See you next month there

[TightEnd]

Marcel Luske and Devilfish are confirmed for the UKPC and sides.

I stand to be corrected, but I think it is shaping up that most of the UK all time winners will be playing, alongside lots of satellite qualifiers (100+ from Sky Poker alone) too making this one of the most diverse major tournament fields likely to be seen in the Uk for a long time

[TightEnd]

any more info on the hu event? expected runners?

Hi Alex

It will run "as and when" over the week, and you'll be able tos ee the draw playing out on a baord shown at the club. Looking at the list of attendees and the attractiveness of the schedule overall, I would be confident that a lot of guys will want to play it.

32 runners? 64? not sure but something of that magnitude I would think

[TightEnd]

Not a problem, appreciated. An idea of scheduled breaks, if there's a dinner break, etc... Just so we can get an idea of the anticipated finish time for the day.

Cheers

Tom

From Simon Trumper

9 levels a Day

With a split level dinner break (half the field has dinner, the other half plays a level, then the other half has dinner while those who have eaten play the same level, then the field comes together again)

and 20 minute breaks early/late

Tot all that up and it leads to a finish just before midnight on the Day Ones

[Junior Senior]

anyone estimate how long we expect the 7pm super feeder to last. gotta work out if i got time to get it done before 9:15pm

[TightEnd]

anyone estimate how long we expect the 7pm super feeder to last. gotta work out if i got time to get it done before 9:15pm

I think its structured to finish to allow people to enter the 9pm (late) if they wish Greg.

[Junior Senior]

cool. thanks.

[tikay]

His Lordship Sir Simon Trumper - or "Plumper" as he is now known, having lumped a ton of weight on - will be appearing on Channel 861 on tonight's Show, talking (endlessly.....) about, & taking questions on, the Sky Poker UKPC.

I hope I can rely on you all to give him a hard time.

Any questions, please e-Mail them to skyopen@bskyb.com

If Simon is not your bag, I'll be on the Show too. If I'm not your thing - entirely possibly, one might reasonably assume - the Presenter tonight will be professional photographer & good all round egg, Miss Anna Fowler.