Another Norfolk poker player

[antthecat]

i have registered for the carrow road bonanza, thanks simon for the info. should be a good event. im also going to recruit a few others so will be a goodun.

[MintTrav]

I had an email from Jennings about the NCFC event, but both it and their website give virtually no details of the tournament. Looks like this is deliberate so presumably the prizes don"t justify a journey, but do you know any details?

[antthecat]

you have to register for an online tourney first in which has 200 max runners and top 8(?) get paid cash, it sounds like a tourney with no value, buyin is 25 euros, its listed under private tourneys, its on the 28th at 8pm for online and the live freeroll is on the 3rd may but do not know start time, you must play online to enter the NCFC freeroll.

my opinion is that they want to run a few live tourneys and use these as a proving ground but it should be a lot of fun and first in the freeroll is guaranteed a televised tournament seat, where or what is another matter though.
hope this helps.

[MintTrav]

Thanks for that; I was actually wondering whether you might know something about the live event if you are local. I don"t think it can be up to much if they are keeping the details quiet, so I guess I"ll pass.

[antthecat]

did play a little online and donked off a fiver, never mind, not too much tomorrow, wont be playing the league as did not get paid yet(bugger) and have not gone to bank and deposited as work is busy, been fitting a petrol engine in a diesel camper van, why i cant fit or rebuild the diesel is beyond me but there we go, up to my ears in wiring loom trying to get a spark. also had an oil baron drilling where as i was working as had a huge oil slick where the engine fell and i forgot to drain the sump, lots of cat litter around, very messy, i have to lay in that mess monday morning, not wanting to wake up to that.

speak soon

[antthecat]

sunday and played (reluctantly as just had bad news from a friend) down the pub, im well out of the playoff position so i was only interested in a result and some cash, was playing well until i was called a "dick" for pointing out that he string betted, he announced 300(blinds 150/300) and raise, i said that it is only a call but he was allowed to raise by the td(wtf?) so looked at  :as: and reshoved ott(i was emotional at this point only to the news that i was told earlier) everyone else folds and he asks for a count, halfway through counting the raise he called(why bother asking u will ask) and showed  ks kd but karma was against him when a flop of   ::, turn and river were bricks and i was table chip leader on the break, he was moaning that how could i shove with a8 sooted to his raise, if he did not annoy me then i would fold but i was fuming and admittedly make a donkey shove and get rewarded.  later on i made the final table only when i was a bit behind preflop with  kc th vs the landlords  :as: qs (blinds were high and chips were not too great shape) and a ten on the river kept me fighting to take down the tourney and 100 points and £45.

now waiting to play this online tourney to register for the ncfc live event on sunday, wish me luck.

[antthecat]

the online event has been cancelled, wtf. wanted to have a stint online but hey-ho, just wondering if the live event is still on. i suppose 22 runners was not enough maybe but bugger, this is so annoying.

[monkeyman]

As I start typing this, I"ve been on the phone 15 minutes waiting to get through to Jennings to get an answer to the following questions:

1)How can they claim tonight"s online tournament had a "guaranteed" prize fund and yet be cancelled?
2)I presume that the Live event with "Prizes including a seat in a televised tournament" will also be cancelled

Jennings, get your collective arse in gear and answer  

[antthecat]

i got through, had a problem with the poker software as far as customer services(bookkeeping) but the live event should be still running regardless.

[monkeyman]

Got through to Jennings after a 25 minute wait and apparently, the cancellation tonight was due so a "system error". Both tonight"s online tourney and sunday"s proposed live event, for which they have presumably hired the venue, arranged for dealers to work, hired tables, will be rescheduled.
  If anyone from Jennings or with any connection with this weeks tournaments is reading this:
1) I really hope you do as promised and rearrange both events. Call me cynical, but I"ll believe it when I see it, as poker players in this part of the country get f*** all support from anybody.
2) I will not play a single hand on a cash table or enter any MTT or STT on Jennings poker until the promised events with the promised prizes are made available again.

Over to you guys......

[antthecat]

ffs, its annoying, as u said players from this part of the country do get sod all help, im waiting for a email to confirm my email address for blackbelt poker(trying 1 of 3 options) and it seems norfolk is a black hole for poker, we need to do something about that. i think jenningsbet are making up a load of perverbial and as there was not enough runners to cover costs then they simply pulled the plug. hope they organise something promptly.

[monkeyman]

Thanks for that; I was actually wondering whether you might know something about the live event if you are local. I don"t think it can be up to much if they are keeping the details quiet, so I guess I"ll pass.

Only just read back this far and you"d be correct in assuming there was zero publicity locally. Nothing in the local press and not even anything on the Norwich City website. Bearing in mind the venue in question has plenty of space for 200 runners, a free carpark nearby and even a Holiday Inn about 50 yards away, you"d have thought they might have made a bit more effort..............

[monkeyman]

And another thing, I believe the venue concerned is being used by the football club who are showing a screening of our relegation confirmation match against Charlton. Even allowing for the match starting at 13.15, are Jennings really going to wait until the game has finished at about 15.05 then set up the tables ready for a 16.00 start? Something doesn"t quite smell right..........

[antthecat]

i have received a email to confirm there was a server error, according to jenningsbet they will reorganise another date. got to go, playing up norwich, going good. speak in a bit.

[antthecat]

busted out, had 10bb with running antes so had to shove with  kh but got called with  qh qd, did not improve and now off home. cant wait to see when they are going to organise this live event at ncfc.

speak soon