-
First live Tournament
Very new to poker , been playing online now for about 8 weeks mostly playing the 0.60p DYM .. Also been out and bought quite a few books and try to watch as much on the tv as poss..... Would really like to try a live event but it seams very daunting to a newbie , My closest place is DtD in Nottingham . I popped over one…
-
how to play pocket jacks
http://youtu.be/kP9CBtSW0kA loooooooool so fricking funny
-
Rail chat options - ideas
Hi everyone We logged in this morning to read the additional comments about rail chat options and the thread had gone. Apologies for those of you who took time to make suggestions but feel free to post any others you might have. We won't post the long explanation again but basically we want ideas as to what the best…
-
Friday Orfordable League (August Week 3) Win a 6K Re-Buy Open Seat
Hi all The Friday Orfordable League (August Week 3) this Friday 17th August. Its runs for 5 weeks this Month and you only need to post 2 valid scores. Everyone is Welcome to join in. This Friday 17th August. If you HAVEN'T already done so, Post your names in this thread if you wish to be entered into the August league and…
-
TAX RULES WHEN YOU'VE BEEN STAKED
Hello all, Can anyone please advise me on the following: If I am staked for part of the buy in for a big tournament and am fortunate enough to get a big cash, is the proportion of the winnings that I then transfer to the person who staked me taxable in any any way - do either I or him have to pay tax on that in some form…
-
No £110 Bounty Hunter tonight?
I noticed to days ago that the £110 bounty hunter was on tonight then in the lobby today it is not showing but showing that the £55 bounty hunter is on instead. Has this tournament been replaced with a £55 bounty hunter instead?
-
Friday Facebook Giveaway!
Hello again! It's Friday which means we are giving away FREE tournament tokens on our Faceboook page! All you have to do is click here and answer the question correctly to be entered into the free prize draw. The 3 lucky winners will win the following: 1st - £22 Tournament Token2nd - £11 Tournament Token3rd - £5.50…
-
How Many Tables Do You Need To Play?
Alright guys I having just been watching the sky channel and heard scotty77 say if he had to start over again and had only £100 to play poker with he would start at the micro stakes and play loads of tables. Well my question is how many tables would you have to play at time to see any sort of profit from those tables?…
-
Quick Poll - £1,000 Freeroll
Another quick poll for you - let's say there was a £1,000 Freeroll on Sky Poker and you were one of 250 runners in it....
-
Thurs night Live CH861 7pm with Fowler and Rutter ****official show thread***
Hi all, have you had a good week? I made it to Hamburg and back safe and sound :) although 6/10 for the landing! I am now ready, so ready for my Holidays next week. In fact my mind is already there, which has made working sooo hard this week, and also I seem to get annoyed at the smallest things! Like people who don't know…
-
Sky Poker School
Does anyone know where this section of the site has gone? All the videos about the basics of the game, then some great guides like JohnConnors guide to DYMs and Dohhhh's guide to micro stakes cash... where's it all gone?
-
How Many DYM Do You Have To Play Per Hour Per Day?
Alright guys Scotty77 said that about two years ago he use to play 5.50 dym to get his bankroll up. My question is how many do you need to play per hour per day??
-
No Mini skirt tonight?
Why no mini mtt tonight in the lobby?
-
Who would YOU choose as your poker coach?
JockBMW has recently posted a blog series about some poker coaching he got from Coxylboro. The results seem to have worked for him and he enjoyed the whole experience a lot. It got me thinking though, so here's your question: If you could be coached by another Sky Poker player, who would it be and why? As a poker player, I…
-
Comedy lookalikes
Hi all, Here's the place to post all your comedy lookalikes of Sky Poker players, presenters, analysts and famous poker players. Or perhaps you know someone who looks like one of the Sky Poker avatars? Either way, if you think it will give us all a laugh, don't be shy! Here's a couple from you guys. The first from Pete…
-
i think ive lost my poker buzz
as we all know poker is a game of ups and downs, well ive hit a down. now i dont mean at the tables and its all went wrong far from it. i cant complain how my year has went as ive been a consistent winner every month ive just lost my spark to get up and play. now many of you know i log some long hours at the tables and…
-
Playing in USA
Going away for a few weeks soon, can I still play skypoker when I am there
-
Priority Club
What is the priority club and how do you become a member?
-
a sort of temporary goodbye
Just to let people know i wont be at the tables for a while, taking a break for personal reasons. I wish you all run good at the tables, and win plently. I will be around on the forums reading but unlikley to post much.
-
**Attention Tweeters!**
We are giving away a massive prize over on Twitter later today. It's our biggest ever Twitter giveaway we've ever done, EVER! I'd even say it's worth joining Twitter, making an account, following us and entering to be in with a chance of winning! I will say no more, keep your eagle eyes on your newsfeeds from about 3pm to…
-
not happy
Why do pop up's cause me to log out and back in when I try to cancel them. Angry from Surbiton.!!
-
£4,000 Guaranteed Bounty Hunter TONIGHT!
Hey everyone, On the subject of bigger buy-in tournaments, we have decided to run an additional tournament this evening! The tournament will be a £4,000 Guaranteed Bounty Hunter with a direct buy-in cost of £55.00. The start time will be 9pm. If you feel like the direct buy-in may be a little on the steep side then we have…
-
Quick Poll - Tournament buy-in and Prizepool
Hi all As we've discussed before, there's an interesting balance between buy-ins, runners and prize pools. Anyway, here's a simple question for you....
-
Quiz competition in The Shed
For those of you who like a good quiz, we are running a fun competition over in The Shed between now and Friday evening. Some small prizes are up for grabs and the whole thing is meant to be light-hearted. If it goes well we'll repeat it in the future. Come and get involved! The Shed Quiz Thread
-
BH rake size
Just noticed this morning that the £5 BH tournies still have a rake of 15% but there are regular £3 tournies where the rake is 10% Can the rake be reduced on the £5's aswell please :)
-
Rich and Ryan do Tuesday Night Live on 861 ***official Sky Poker TV thread****
Hi chaps and chappesses, Your next live show on Channel 861 is this Tuesday night from 7pm till midnight. Taking you through your very own dedicated Sky Poker night of television will be myself, Richard Orford and fearsome Sky Poker player-turned-pundit Ryan Spittles. On the cards... 7pm – 8pm Live cash coverage from the…
-
All In Satellites
Just railed one of these (yes Im sad like that) for a laugh and Im a bit confused? Is it supposed to be everyone is all in every hand? From what I saw there were players folding and the only two positions that were all in were the blinds. So more like a no moves satellite. All in or fold...unless youre in the blinds in…
-
***Forum Team Olympics Competiton - FINAL MEDAL TABLE and Complete Results, including MEDAL RACE***
Blimey!!! One more event and MYSHARKY will be doing the Heptahlon :) Good Luck Fella, hope you do well.
-
OLYMPIC MEDAL COMPETITION..................WINNER IS MRBURNS4
Thanks to all of you that entered the competition. A couple of things i have to say: 1. Younggun did not reply to messages on either sky or facebook as to his tie-break guess, therefore his entry is invalid. 2. lol i call. The entries closed before the games started. I can't let you enter a guess after a week of…
-
Forum DTD Monday 13/08/2012 - Tonights WINNER is SAMANTHA25 TKP VWP
Good Luck All 1. BOXSTER (T-51) 2. DTWBANDIT (TKP)
