live events

[WarBwastardo]

Will this event go ahead even if only ten runners are registered after two weeks are up? And would the winner still get the GUKPT seat?

[SirPercival]

Personally, to use your other example, I wasn"t that keen to return to Walsall after the venue"s performance last year. Don"t particularly want to reward what I considered to be a shoddy effort. Same applied to another venue from last year

Would be interested to know what you thought was shoddy about Walsall last year Rich? I played both days including FT and didn"t hear anybody complaining about anything except the behaviour of a couple of APAT members. What on earth did the casino get wrong to be considered so shoddy as not to go back?

(MintTrav stay out of this OK  )

2 points I noted Andy. The late start, which was partly due to some players not appearing on the players list (including me). I was squeezed had to play 11 handed as did another few tables I think.

Secondly the extended break before the FT was due IMO to poor organization on the casinos part.

[WYoung83]

 I thought it was run ok in walsall ( i went out too early to know any difference btw) but i did hear a few people moaning at playing 11 handed, which must of been quite strange and very cramped at the table.
Final table break only affects a few people of course, and it can actually be an advantadge if you have a long break before a Final Table imo.

[Jon MW]

Personally, to use your other example, I wasn"t that keen to return to Walsall after the venue"s performance last year. Don"t particularly want to reward what I considered to be a shoddy effort. Same applied to another venue from last year

Would be interested to know what you thought was shoddy about Walsall last year Rich? I played both days including FT and didn"t hear anybody complaining about anything except the behaviour of a couple of APAT members. What on earth did the casino get wrong to be considered so shoddy as not to go back?

(MintTrav stay out of this OK  )

2 points I noted Andy. The late start, which was partly due to some players not appearing on the players list (including me). I was squeezed had to play 11 handed as did another few tables I think.

Secondly the extended break before the FT was due IMO to poor organization on the casinos part.

The dealers also weren"t all fully (or much at all) trained properly

There might have been other things but can"t remember what they were

[Paulie_D]

Will this event go ahead even if only ten runners are registered after two weeks are up? And would the winner still get the GUKPT seat?

I think it"s a bit early to be thinking in those terms just yet.

I"m sure that Betfair and APAT will have a minimum number in mind at which the overlay would seem disproportionate to the prize pool but that"s for them to hash out.

Certainly it hasn"t been the blinding success (so far) that APAT were obviously hoping for but a slow burn is better than no burn.

Another point to consider is that, knowing two of the players personally, would they get priority in the newly opened seats in the Amateur event if the Pro event were to be cancelled?

I would hope so as that would seem to be the most equitable outcome.

[TightEnd]

Walsall.

Pre-competition (inputting player list) was a fiasco and caused APAT enormous difficulties. Flexibility in dealing with the issue was non-existent

Dealing with the behaviour issues on the first night in the way we advised was disappointing/didn"t happen

Staffing levels and dealing standards below the levels we"d expect

Management attitude to us poor

Break before final table excessive and attitude in dealing with it poor


It wasn"t the only venue that under-performed in S3, and those also don"t appear on the S4 schedule


Professional Event. Too early to tell. Going to market it in a few different ways in a few different places next week. Will make a decision on whether to release  (any) unsold seats into the amateur event with a fortnight to go

[AJDUK]

Thanks Rich. Most of this didn"t get through to me, although the 2hr break before FT was OTT. Credit to you that you must have managed these issues behind the scenes leaving us to get on with it.

Have to say though that the GUKPT has run very well and totally on time. Very good dealers - don"t know if they"re shipped in but a lot had midlands accents. No misdeals in 10 hours of poker is pretty good.

[SirPercival]

Thanks Rich. Most of this didn"t get through to me, although the 2hr break before FT was OTT. Credit to you that you must have managed these issues behind the scenes leaving us to get on with it.

Have to say though that the GUKPT has run very well and totally on time. Very good dealers - don"t know if they"re shipped in but a lot had midlands accents. No misdeals in 10 hours of poker is pretty good.

blatant brag post IMO  

[KarmaDope]

Have to say though that the GUKPT has run very well and totally on time. Very good dealers - don"t know if they"re shipped in but a lot had midlands accents. No misdeals in 10 hours of poker is pretty good.

Dunno if its changed recently but when I used to work for BSQ as an updater on the tour, most of the dealers were shipped in, but iirc Zak Miller and Jim Field worked pretty much all of them.