Sky Poker £1m GTD UKPC Main Event Day Ones

[TightEnd]

we are up to 200 runners today, added to 121 yesterday so 321 and registration open for another 80 minutes

tomorrow should be full with 500 runners plus, but might have to be an absolutely bumper day to hit the guarantee

we will see


anybody coming to play?

[RH12]

Thank you sir

[TightEnd]

steve warburton

[TightEnd]

out today

189    Faisal Shabbir
190    Carl Taylor
191    Brijesh Das
192    Krishna Nagaraju
193    Colin Gillon
194    Albert Sapiano
195    Paul Hardy
196    Tom Kugelstadt
197    Shuaida Cheng
198    Noel Broadbent
199    Bruce Atkinson
200    Ian Gellatly
201    Stephen Ayres
202    Mark Dobson

[cambridgealex]

weird structure, agonisingly slow for 9 levels then too quick in the last 3 or 4 levels

was similar in the 2k. i dont mind having bigger starting stacks if thats what people want but we really dont need to be 500bb deep ever. imo if 50k stacks then we should be starting @ 100/200 (with 25 antes would make it even better but fine without if it has to be that way for the main). it's a waste of everyone's time in those first few levels, and particularly for re-entry events we should be encouraging a bit more action early. would also encourage people to register on time, although again this might only be an issue in side events.

Absolutely this.

DTD seemed to have nailed structures in recent years, so why it's like this for this event seems bizarre.

Gave me couple extra hours in bed tho waiting for the antes to kick in though!

[arbboy]

weird structure, agonisingly slow for 9 levels then too quick in the last 3 or 4 levels

was similar in the 2k. i dont mind having bigger starting stacks if thats what people want but we really dont need to be 500bb deep ever. imo if 50k stacks then we should be starting @ 100/200 (with 25 antes would make it even better but fine without if it has to be that way for the main). it's a waste of everyone's time in those first few levels, and particularly for re-entry events we should be encouraging a bit more action early. would also encourage people to register on time, although again this might only be an issue in side events.

Absolutely this.

DTD seemed to have nailed structures in recent years, so why it's like this for this event seems bizarre.

Gave me couple extra hours in bed tho waiting for the antes to kick in though!

What is the optimal time to turn up then Alex?  After first break?  Level 4 so 2.20pm?  Is that the 100/200 (25) level?  25/50 50/100 and 75/150 first 3 levels?

[TightEnd]

structure

50    100         1
75    150         2
75    150    25    3
100    200    25    4
150    300    50    5
200    400    50    6
250    500    75    7
300    600    75    8
400    800    100    9
500    1000 100    10
600    1200 200    11
800    1600 200    12
1000 2000 300    13
1200 2400 400    14
1500 3000 500    15

[cambridgealex]

Yeh level 4 for me arboy

[TightEnd]

we are coming to the second brea of the day with 185 of 212 left

walked the room and found the following 100k stacks, with average 54,000 at 200-400

Eleanor Gudger 150,000
Middy 120,000
Ben Winsor 120,000
Michael White 120,000
Tomasz Caba 110,000
Robert Wite 100,000
James Parker 100,000
Lawrence Bayley 100,000

[arbboy]

structure

50    100         1
75    150         2
75    150    25    3
100    200    25    4
150    300    50    5
200    400    50    6
250    500    75    7
300    600    75    8
400    800    100    9
500    1000 100    10
600    1200 200    11
800    1600 200    12
1000 2000 300    13
1200 2400 400    14
1500 3000 500    15

Cheers tighty.  Party poker sat seat can you turn up when you want tomorrow and have full stack when you arrive or are chips in play from the start?  9 handed? 10 handed?

[TightEnd]

structure

50    100         1
75    150         2
75    150    25    3
100    200    25    4
150    300    50    5
200    400    50    6
250    500    75    7
300    600    75    8
400    800    100    9
500    1000 100    10
600    1200 200    11
800    1600 200    12
1000 2000 300    13
1200 2400 400    14
1500 3000 500    15

Cheers tighty.  Party poker sat seat can you turn up when you want tomorrow and have full stack when you arrive or are chips in play from the start?  9 handed? 10 handed?

9 handed

cash desk on arrival, full stack only in play when you sit down (party qualifiers)

[TightEnd]

Fraser and Alex

fashionably late, and on one of the later tables to open

Click to see full-size image.

[TightEnd]

Sam Grafton in giant polka dots

[TightEnd]

inaction jack. he'll warm up with about 50 left!

[TightEnd]

We have another big stack

Igban Kotan got Kings in against the Aces of Sean Hart, aipf

Spiked a King on the river to knock Hart out and go to 120,000

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We finished the registration period today with 217 runners, 338 total

Day1c tomorrow at midday for value hunters!