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Team Sky Poker - The Next Generation...
We are planning the next wave of Team Sky Poker.
Suggestions / feedback welcome....
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Make it so!
We thought the recent team worked well as you said but still good to hear views.
We do intend to mix the team up to get some new faces.
Thewy might stay in if he's nice to Tikay
Thanks
Unless Sky are kinda enough to keep me on
Sending a crew to play in a live tournament seems the right way to go and logistically for the updates it really helps if it is a DTD tournie or DTD Branded, mainly for Tighty. The GUKPTs are sort of on the decline and you might have problems updating etc there although I am willing to be corrected on any of these points. The Gentings are getting going so might be worth a consideration but the above logistical problems apply and maybe other problems I can't see. I think live updates to the level we had at DTD are vital for the community feel to the whole thing. Personally I think the monthly deepstacks at DTD are a good place to run it. You do have the ISPT coming up but with the length of time between the day 1s and day 2s this may not be workable.
Picks and qualifiers, I think you probably need both but if you drop one of them it should be the picks. Everyone should have a shot at it and sooner or later we'll get someone who satted in for a few quid hitting a lovely score, then you've got your story. I'd probably announce the picks differently but again I'm unaware of the process of how the picks are made. FWIW I'd announce them on one of the weekly live shows, either with the qualifier winner on a Sunday or weekly on another night if you think doing two together dilutes the news for either member.
Either way, keep it as connected to the community as the last one and give everyone the opportunity to get involved then it can't go far wrong.
I really thought it had the base from which to grow something unique, & special, & I hope it continues. I don't know any other site which does anything like it.
My thoughts? It depends on how you want to cut the "spend cake".
Personally, rather than, say, one big outing per year, or whatever, I think 3 or 4 smaller ones would maybe work better, if only because it spreads the opportunities to be part of it amongst a lot more players.
If the Live Events were, say, £250, we could do four for the same money as was spent on the £1,100-er, at £300-ish, three for the same money, that sort of thing. So instead of 11 Players getting a shot at it, there would be 33 or 44 slots up for grabs, & we could do it once per quarter. Has to be better imo.
Should those who have had a shot get another go?
I think a maximum of x should, say 2 or 3. Thewy is our Site Pro, so to my mind, he is the Captain, & should be there. After all, he's been winning Tourneys forever, & he sets a great example in table behaviour. Maybe we could/should include the player who did best last time, as a sort of incentive.
Open mind really, but more outings at smaller Tourneys would be my main thought - it spreads the chances around so many more players.
+1
EDIT: I do think more frequent, smaller BI outtings are the way forward. More people get a chance to be involved and it gives Sky a bit more 'bang for the buck'.
All fair comment, most especially the enboldened part, which was my responsibility, & with hindsight, I could/should have done it better.
I would definitely do it different next time, without a shadow of doubt.
I should be Manager again too, for sure, as I had a letter from the Board, saying they had every confidence in me. What could possibly go wrong?
Well if I had my way there would, & I should, as I got that letter from the board, signed by Mr Venky as I recall.
edit: mayb 90% qualifers and keep in 2 or 3 main stay sky pros for guidance, support and leadership in the team for the away days
Major benefit to SKY is the chance for anyone to qualify and be a part of it and maybe one person binks and you have a marketing piece of gold - kinda moneymaker but on a smaller scale
Yes to the more event's and smaller, slicing the cake a little thinner to please more people is never a bad thing
* might not be true
Obviously it's always a risk letting 'anyone' get through because Sky have no idea what they're getting. Primarily TSP is about representing Sky well, and you really have no idea if that's going to be the case when you don't know who is getting a place. That said, it should definitely be available to all, so it's a hard balancing act.
A last longer Ryan? Man you know how to hurt me....
I agree with Ryan's post. I would say you do need to have at least a couple of the TSP MTT qualifiers alongside the leagues from a marketing standpoint. Nothing better to sell on a live show that 'Sign up tonight and you can win a place on TSP with guaranteed entry to XXX MTT for £X'
Of course we'd like Community Regulars, but only a minute fraction of the Player-Base actively use the Community. That does not mean they should be excluded.