Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Archive Boards => Archive => General Live Poker Discussion => Topic started by: Chipaccrual on October 05, 2008, 12:58:05 PM
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Leg 2 of the Sky Poker UK tour has now sold out.
How many APAT"ers have we got going ?
Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham. On Saturday 8th November with a £5000GTD prize pool. In addition to the £5000 GTD prize pool we are giving the top 10 players a seat into the £25k GTD SPUKT Grand Final in June worth £220 each!
And a bit of warning for our friends up north, the SPUKT Leg 3 is to be held at The Gala Casino, Edinburgh on 31st January 2009. Watch the skypoker website for more information.
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i cant seemt o find the answer on sky poker website but . . . is entry only via sky poker qualifications or can you buy directly in on the day?
also how long are the levels at the sky poker tour events?
thansk in advance ;D
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You can only get in by satellite - and it"s sold out
I think the sky levels are about 1 minute online
So probably about 3 minutes live ;D
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You can only get in by satellite - and it"s sold out
I think the sky levels are about 1 minute online
So probably about 3 minutes live ;D
So so true ;D ;D
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Well, as you know I qualified on the same night as you Leigh - think it was a week field that night or something...
The structure of these events is excellent, as is the atmosphere. Very similar to APAT.
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i"m in too. apat FTW
Jas
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Well, as you know I qualified on the same night as you Leigh - think it was a week field that night or something...
The structure of these events is excellent, as is the atmosphere. Very similar to APAT.
I didn"t like to brag Dan, but as you brought the subject up, yes I have qualified.
And I agree about the weak field that night, apart from Jason, obviously. ;D
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LOL :-*
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Sats for Edinburgh now up and running.Managed to win my seat last night.
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Sats for Edinburgh now up and running.Managed to win my seat last night.
Is it aqll online Sats or will they have any live in the Maybury.
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where can i find the sats on the website??
kenny
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Found them lol, any ideas if they on all week??
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Found them lol, any ideas if they on all week??
If it"s like the other legs, they keep running them daily until the seats are gone.
GL APATers
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APATers Swinebag (Rob) and janc59 (Charlie) were in tonights with me. I was sitting 2nd with 18 left and went out 14th after stupidly taking TT into battle against KK AIPF. Yep, I"m a muppet!
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Rob"s 6/7 with 5 seats up for grabs. 6th place gets £44 back.
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APATers Swinebag (Rob) and janc59 (Charlie) were in tonights with me. I was sitting 2nd with 18 left and went out 14th after stupidly taking TT into battle against KK AIPF. Yep, I"m a muppet!
I take it your nd on sky.I might have silently boked you Neil ::)
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Yep, I"m -ND-
How"d you bok me?
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Was watching your table,but as normal i wasn"t saying anything.
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
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i"m in the bubble if you want to come down and bok me.
edit: just doubled up the short stack, so may be able to bok myself.
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i"m in the bubble if you want to come down and bok me.
edit: just doubled up the short stack, so may be able to bok myself.
got a link to table, so i can rail?
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i"m in the bubble if you want to come down and bok me.
edit: just doubled up the short stack, so may be able to bok myself.
saw that, what were you thinking, A9 os ???
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Link to table (https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=launch_tab&game_type=T&item_type=T&item_id=2113536)
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
Really, why?
I like it
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get me a pair of big donkey ears.
got what I deserved. tried to be the hero with the A9 even though the shorty was folding for england before he/she finally shoved.
the shove with 1010 was pretty weak too.
last time I post on the bubble
eeeeeeeeeyoooore!!!
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UL Rob. You can have 4 more tries with the prize money though. I have £13 more set aside to try to qual so it"s the £2 Sats for me from now on.
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well thats me set up a sky poker account, just need to wait till i get paid on wed to play these sats lol ;D
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well thats me set up a sky poker account, just need to wait till i get paid on wed to play these sats lol ;D
had a look at my sky poker account..havent played on it in months had 20p!!...linked to sky bet..20p 4-0 win brazil vs venualzuela..20-1...won £4.20...
enter sat tonite....chip leader for a while....last 3 came around...blinds..500 /1000....matey big chip lead..sweeping up...me and other player..short...folding or all in type of play...i try to be agressor..all in..folded..did it again then big stack calls another of my all ins..kq..he has 74s...7 on flop....totally gutted,,my annoyance is that he never called the other palyers all in once and he must have had better than 74s..in the previous 4 or 5 hands....ps$$ed off!
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
Really, why?
I like it
Me too ;)
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
Really, why?
I like it
Me too ;)
But that"s only because it"s your lucky casino - I only judge by the important criteria.
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
Really, why?
I like it
Me too ;)
But that"s only because it"s your lucky casino - I only judge by the important criteria.
So do I!
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Leg 2 of the SPUKT takes place at one of Sky Poker"s favourite venues - The Broadway Casino, Birmingham...
Easily the worst casino I"ve been to!!
Really, why?
I like it
Me too ;)
But that"s only because it"s your lucky casino - I only judge by the important criteria.
I must admit, I haven"t been back since - so don"t know what it"s like since the card room manager changed.
Got a 100% record there to be maintained. Chances of that happening, slim to very slim.
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I"m currently railing some APATers in tonight"s £12 qualifier - Eck (-Eck68-), Kenny (theguymc84) and Charlie (janc59).
5 seats up for grabs. GL Fellas!
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man im super card dead it crazy!
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well just floped quad aces easy lol!!
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WP Kenny and Eck who won a seat tonight :)
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wp guys, gonna give this a shot tomo night 8)
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WP Kenny and Eck who won a seat tonight :)
Cheers Neil
Absolute comedy in the end Kenny has 905 chips 6 handed with 5 seats think blinds were 300/600. Then some genius decides to get them all in v big chipper with an open ended draw misses and Kenny wins the seat.
Well done Kenny on getting through btw i find it hard to deal with so many crackpots at one time tbh and i"ve played on the same table as MickyP as well :D
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Thats me in now too. (S_khatru)
Was looking ropey for a while. I was down quite low but I doubled up with aces.
(theguymc84) was a lucky boy. :)
well done everyone.
see yous at the Maybury.
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well guy thanks it was awsome play that got me in lol :P I wish. made a bad move 7 handed into big stack as i though he can hit every flop.
but hey i dont care i sneaked in, no idea what that guy was doing. it was crazy.
well played u guys! did u get a triple up eck ??
kenny
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WP Kenny and Eck who won a seat tonight :)
Cheers Neil
Absolute comedy in the end Kenny has 905 chips 6 handed with 5 seats think blinds were 300/600. Then some genius decides to get them all in v big chipper with an open ended draw misses and Kenny wins the seat.
Well done Kenny on getting through btw i find it hard to deal with so many crackpots at one time tbh and i"ve played on the same table as MickyP as well :D
Are you trying to insinuate ,i"m a crackpot.Unorthodox i would call it.
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WP Kenny and Eck who won a seat tonight :)
Cheers Neil
Absolute comedy in the end Kenny has 905 chips 6 handed with 5 seats think blinds were 300/600. Then some genius decides to get them all in v big chipper with an open ended draw misses and Kenny wins the seat.
Well done Kenny on getting through btw i find it hard to deal with so many crackpots at one time tbh and i"ve played on the same table as MickyP as well :D
Are you trying to insinuate ,i"m a crackpot.Unorthodox i would call it.
Nope its a crackpot u call it....
did u get a triple up eck ??
Did early on when my 88 made Quaaads :D
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nice lol.
kenny
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I tried this last night but went out 16th or something out of 31 :( Had a few idiots at my table - including one guy who was bluffing like mad... I was sitting with a pretty decent stack after hitting a full house two hands earlier when I go into another hand, cant remember exact cards but anyway we"re in the hand with a lot of money in the pot, turn card has just peeled off and I have third pair, YES THIRD PAIR, and he goes all in - I just feel he has nothing and call his all in and my read is right as he has just got a flush draw on the turn and thats it - had nothing when he called my bet on flop - you know what happens next of course. Flush on the river. 50p in the tin...
Crippled me and I was done basically ...
Maybe give it another bash!
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just bubbled in the £2.65 sat :"(
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UL Billy. I have £7.70 left to try qualify so I"ll hopefully be hittin the Sats later today too. If you see me in the £12 game again, you"ll know I"ve folded my way to it ;)
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I"m in made it though tonight looking forward to seeing you all
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I"m in made it though tonight looking foreward to seeing you all
wp
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I"m in made it though tonight looking foreward to seeing you all
Nice work Charlie see you in Edinburgh (http://planetsmilies.net/happy-smiley-808.gif) (http://planetsmilies.net)
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I"m in made it though tonight looking foreward to seeing you all
Edinburgh must be your favourite place Charlie.Well done see you there.
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thanks, something to look forward to after christmas
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N1 Charlie. I hope to see you there.
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Think Nigel won a seat to one of these today but not sure how it works as there were only 5 of us started. Knocked me out when his 88 held up against my AQ. He was a bit of a card rack early and built up a huge chip lead for HU.
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Playing tonight for a seat.
Ive got a good feeling.
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How do you know which ones are for the Scottish legs?
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How do you know which ones are for the Scottish legs?
It tells you Grant....
To much Florida Sun :D :D :D
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How was Vegas Davie? Hope you had a great time. Did you remember to get me a chip and win loads of other ones? 8)
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How was Vegas Davie? Hope you had a great time. Did you remember to get me a chip and win loads of other ones? 8)
I will tell you when i get back ;D ;D ;D ;D
I go on Wednesday.
How was Florida.
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How was Vegas Davie? Hope you had a great time. Did you remember to get me a chip and win loads of other ones? 8)
I will tell you when i get back ;D ;D ;D ;D
I go on Wednesday.
How was Florida.
Florida was superb and I"m still knacked. Had all these idiots dressed in costumes at the theme parks ask to get their photos taken with me, what"s that all about? One of them looked like Homer Simpson and others like Betty Boop, Goofy etc. Think there was a pre halloween fancy dress thing going on :P
Thought Vegas was the first week in October. Sky Poker screen only shows me the first part of the table description so I"ll have to mess about with it, adjust settings or something.
You going to Mint on Sunday then?
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Whats your name in Sky poker
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Whats your name in Sky poker
Guess!!! You"re very close to looking at it!
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Whats your name in Sky poker
Guess!!! You"re very close to looking at it!
Tell Me..
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Whats your name in Sky poker
Guess!!! You"re very close to looking at it!
Tell Me..
67SANTINO. Now I remember why I stopped playing on line. In the past 2 days I"ve run 2 high flushes on the turn, bet enough but still been called and ran into rivered full houses >:( , and also ran a full house into rivered quads last night when my trips where way ahead of the 2 pairs that called me :"(
Back to 5p/10p blinds now to try to restore my dignity but won"t get on until after midnight as I"m working till then.
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I"m looking for a cheaper hotel than the Marriott @£74 prefer somewhere close if possible any ideas anyone
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I"m looking for a cheaper hotel than the Marriott @£74 prefer somewhere close if possible any ideas anyone
Marriot worth they stay charlie, right across from casino you will save the difference of that and a cheaper effort in taxis.
Stayed there for the scottish open and it was very nice, comfiest bed i have slept in for ages only bummer was 2 hours after falling asleep fire alarm went off :D
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I"m looking for a cheaper hotel than the Marriott @£74 prefer somewhere close if possible any ideas anyone
Marriot worth they stay charlie, right across from casino you will save the difference of that and a cheaper effort in taxis.
Stayed there for the scottish open and it was very nice, comfiest bed i have slept in for ages only bummer was 2 hours after falling asleep fire alarm went off :D
I stayed there too, the alarm woke the wife, I slept like a pig lol
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Qualified last night. HAPPY DAYS ;D ;) ;)
Bit of a struggle when i tried to fold my way there.
How does Sky inform us of the proceeding"s.
GL to those still to qualify
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f >:( >:( kin ragin, was way out in front in a qualifier for this tonight(with the last of my funds) only to lose internet connection. ffs tiscali ffs. finally got reconnected an hour later to see that i bubbled(3rd). gauranteed to get u on tilt. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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I wish you could just buy direct into this - pain in the 4RS3 having to navigate the minefield of idiots in the satellites when I"d happily just pay £50 to play. I know part of the point"s probably to get more users for Sky Poker but i"m never going to use it other than this >:( Dunno whether or not to it"s worth investing another £12 for the pleasure of another bad beat...
Unlucky with the disconnection Billy...
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know what ur saying chris. im only on sky poker to qualify too, and would happily buy in direct. was really hopin to play this event. its not the first time i been disconnected during these sats either. dunno if i can be bothered tryin again and possibly throwin away more buyins!
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know what ur saying chris. im only on sky poker to qualify too, and would happily buy in direct. was really hopin to play this event. its not the first time i been disconnected during these sats either. dunno if i can be bothered tryin again and possibly throwin away more buyins!
I know what you mean about the disconnection problem (I'd just joined Skypoker on Monday and was concerned about reliability with there being no application to download) I played one of these last night and we were down to about 12 players (I was pretty short stacked as usual) and the game froze >:(
The web page for the lobby also froze so I did the usual Ctrl/Alt/Del and ended the application, started explorer again and logged in ok only to be met with a frozen page and no access to the lobby or game.
Tried this 3 times before noticing that when I ended the application explorer was still showing as running in the processes list in Task Manager, but not in the applications. Once I ended that one as well I managed to get back into the web site and game ok ???
Very frustrating but after getting back into the game I was lucky to manage a quick double up to get me back to short stacked!!
Did manage to qualify and hope you have another crack at it Billy as it would be great to see you there.
Best of luck M8
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I know what you mean about the disconnection problem (I'd just joined Skypoker on Monday and was concerned about reliability with there being no application to download)
Did manage to qualify and hope you have another crack at it Billy as it would be great to see you there.
Best of luck M8
yeah that was my concern too, with no application, it surely has to make it less reliable? dunno bout reloadin if my money is gonna get wasted.
congrats on qualifying tho, thats quite a few regulars made it (man the pressure is on lol). will see how it goes. i have my induction thurs/fri for the fire service, and my trainin starts on monday for 12 weeks. so dunno if i will have time. wp again.
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Disconnects can happen on any network as we know, but the flash based application is actually extremely stable. Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
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Ohh, the temptation to "big brother" Des" inflammatory attack on Scottish poker is almost overwhelming me...... ;D
Is this the start of the European Team Event banter...?
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Disconnects can happen on any network as we know, but the flash based application is actually extremely stable. Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
"Flash based applications" can be a problem when you cant get flash player working on your PC. I had to sit out the whole tourney on Sunday with a blank screen. (Sky did refund me, which I thought was very generous, seeing as it wasn"t their fault)
As for the dig at the Scottish APAT dynamos, it was one of them who came to my rescue, so I wont hear a bad word about them......
....even if its true ;D
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Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
im already on tilt.....dont push me....dont push me.....
*note to self.....heaven forbid des ever requires the services of a firefighter....let it burn b*tch ;)
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Disconnects can happen on any network as we know, but the flash based application is actually extremely stable. Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
Who you trying to kid, lets just say all say it cos we know its true. Sky Poker is a pile of .
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... Scottish APAT dynamos ...
I"m been called all sorts of things on here recently. I like this one.
I"m going to ignore the slander of our great Nation and let our Scottish Team do our talking. Nae pressure now folks ... :)
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For all those struggling with Sky Poker - what browser are you using? I play using Firefox and have never (insta-bok probably) had a a problem with it.
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For all those struggling with Sky Poker - what browser are you using? I play using Firefox and have never (insta-bok probably) had a a problem with it.
+1
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Disconnects can happen on any network as we know, but the flash based application is actually extremely stable. Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
Who you trying to kid, lets just say all say it cos we know its true. Sky Poker is a pile of .
When I said the flash app was extremely stable Ross, it was from a position of knowing that what I said was the case.
Over 8,000 players play every day at Sky Poker and the company offers a good value live tour, in addition to the only dedicated poker channel in the UK. I will declare; as some of you already know, that I have changed roles at Sky in the last few weeks to become the Head of the Sky Poker business & channel, and some of the programming and product developments scheduled are very exciting.
So by all means state your views, but don"t state them as defacto for everyone, because that is unreasonable imo.
Before anyone asks, this does not impact APAT's position with Blue Square or any third party poker operator.
The normal business of belittling our Scottish players can now resume ;)
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Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
im already on tilt.....dont push me....dont push me.....
*note to self.....heaven forbid des ever requires the services of a firefighter....let it burn b*tch ;)
lol billy.....i know when you look at that beautifully shot cool avatar photo of yours, that you"ll forgive me the occasional bit of banter!
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lol billy.....i know when you look at that beautifully shot cool avatar photo of yours, that you"ll forgive me the occasional bit of banter!
yes and no.....yeah its a good photo....but damn im pretty, and a monkey could take a cool pic of me! ;D 8) i"ll let you off anyway.....this time ;)
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Disconnects can happen on any network as we know, but the flash based application is actually extremely stable. Just a shame that some of the dynamos of the Scottish APAT scene don"t appear to have the game to qualify through to the Maybury ;D
Who you trying to kid, lets just say all say it cos we know its true. Sky Poker is a pile of .
When I said the flash app was extremely stable Ross, it was from a position of knowing that what I said was the case.
Over 8,000 players play every day at Sky Poker and the company offers a good value live tour, in addition to the only dedicated poker channel in the UK. I will declare; as some of you already know, that I have changed roles at Sky in the last few weeks to become the Head of the Sky Poker business & channel, and some of the programming and product developments scheduled are very exciting.
So by all means state your views, but don"t state them as defacto for everyone, because that is unreasonable imo.
Before anyone asks, this does not impact APAT's position with Blue Square or any third party poker operator.
The normal business of belittling our Scottish players can now resume ;)
Good response 8), no offense was intended Des and my comment was a bit more tongue in cheek than perhaps it came across as I did know your links to Sky Poker.
Apologies if it you felt i was trying to represent the masses but why do you sensor the words pokerlicious yumminess anyway? :o
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hats of to sky poker. i just contacted them regarding my disconnection and was refunded for my buy in! (minus the reg fee)
Very good and speedy customer service, especially considering it was prob tiscali"s fault anyway! impressed :)
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hats of to sky poker. i just contacted them regarding my disconnection and was refunded for my buy in! (minus the reg fee)
Very good and speedy customer service, especially considering it was prob tiscali"s fault anyway! impressed :)
Did you use the magic phrase :-
"You do know that I know Des, don"t you ?"
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hats of to sky poker. i just contacted them regarding my disconnection and was refunded for my buy in! (minus the reg fee)
Very good and speedy customer service, especially considering it was prob tiscali"s fault anyway! impressed :)
Did you use the magic phrase :-
"You do know that I know Des, don"t you ?"
Although that doesn"t work when they reply with, "Yes, he"s warned us about you".
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For all those struggling with Sky Poker - what browser are you using? I play using Firefox and have never (insta-bok probably) had a problem with it.
Firefox user here and no probs either. My gripes with Sky are the fast structures, the inability to resize tables and the sh!te hands that keep sucking out on me.
And oh how I wish I had "the game" along with the patience to drive for two hours and an endless supply of petrol "to qualify through to the Maybury". Cheeky *****!
If like BillyHo you have problems with Sky Poker (or even internet problems whilst you just so happen to be playing there), call Des on his mobile anytime (day or night) on 07*** *** ***.
Will I fill in the blanks above? Let"s wait and see if he slags off the Scots any more!!
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For all those struggling with Sky Poker - what browser are you using? I play using Firefox and have never (insta-bok probably) had a problem with it.
Firefox user here and no probs either. My gripes with Sky are the fast structures, the inability to resize tables and the sh!te hands that keep sucking out on me.
And oh how I wish I had "the game" along with the patience to drive for two hours and an endless supply of petrol "to qualify through to the Maybury". Cheeky *****!
If like BillyHo you have problems with Sky Poker (or even internet problems whilst you just so happen to be playing there), call Des on his mobile anytime (day or night) on 07*** *** ***.
Will I fill in the blanks above? Let"s wait and see if he slags off the Scots any more!!
lol...if it wasn"t for Mary, we"d be offering favourable odds on the wooden spoon in Brighton :D
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The cash games on Sky Poker are very good. I think the play the presenter is on tonight (might be wrong), and you can play against tikay or Norman Pace. I bet the waiting lists for those tables are huge!
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If like BillyHo you have problems with Sky Poker (or even internet problems whilst you just so happen to be playing there), call Des on his mobile anytime (day or night) on 07880 *** ***.
In fact, let"s play this game of chicken with his home number - 0208 *** ****
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If like BillyHo you have problems with Sky Poker (or even internet problems whilst you just so happen to be playing there), call Des on his mobile anytime (day or night) on 07880 *** ***.
In fact, let"s play this game of chicken with his home number - 0208 *** ****
;D
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have just returned to sky poker after having 6 months without being able to get the tables up,,,,think it was summink 2 do with updating adobe flash,,,the live events have a great atmosphere but a long way to go for not a massive prize,,,very good for new to live players,,,oh and the blinds, last time i went and played in a live sky event at the broadway were 20 mins.The online tourneys are good if u dont want to spend 8 hours in a tourney but its pretty luck orientated,,although there are plenty of nutcases to take advantage of lol.
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bubbled this for the second time now!! >:(
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Good Luck to all APATers playing at the Broadway today. :D
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Good Luck to all APATers playing at the Broadway today. :D
+1
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Although I don"t post here much I am indeed a registered member and I was 2nd in the game for £1099 and my seat in the final :)
Maybe with a little less cider in me I could have won it but the mission was to get the final seat so the ££££"s were a bonus.
I blame the fact that the game over ran by a good couple of hours for my extra cider intake ;) :)
It was a great day which followed my appearance live in the Sky studio the night before where i played in the primo and a few other games trying to win some money for charity.
I have a lot of fun with Sky poker and I love the live events.
Take care all and stay lucky.
cryptic3
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Qualifiers are running for Newcastle now.
Ive qualified for Edinburgh and Newcastle now at the first attempt so am happy with that. ;D
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I"ve just qualified for the sky live tour at aspers in march. can anyone tell me what the structure of the tournament is. for those who"ve been to earlier rounds do they have any side tournaments running for if (when) I get knocked out.