Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table

Sky_Lee

Hi all,

So the first round of fixtures have been played, how did your team do?

Well here's where you find out! (results and table can also be found here)

Greens, Blues and Yellows lead the way after recording victories, with the Yellow team partilcularly impressive with a thrashing of the Reds!

August 27th Results:

The Greens (57) vs (43) The Whites

The Blues (63) vs (37) The Purples

The Reds (26) vs (74) The Yellows


Table:

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
Green	1	1	0	0	3
Blue	1	1	0	0	3
Yellow	1	1	0	0	3
Red	1	0	0	1	0
White	1	0	0	1	0
Purple	1	0	0	1	0

Make sure you're on site tomorrow night for round 2!

randyrambo

In Response to Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table:

Hi all, So the first round of fixtures have been played, how did your team do? Well here's where you find out! ( results and table can also be found here ) Greens, Blues and Yellows lead the way after recording victories, with the Yellow team partilcularly impressive with a thrashing of the Reds! August 27th Results: The Greens (57) vs (43) The Whites The Blues (63) vs (37) The Purples The Reds (26) vs (74) The Yellows Table: Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points Green 1 1 0 0 3 Blue 1 1 0 0 3 Yellow 1 1 0 0 3 Red 1 0 0 1 0 White 1 0 0 1 0 Purple 1 0 0 1 0 Make sure you're on site tomorrow night for round 2!
Posted by Sky_Lee

GO YELLOWS

Phantom66

Thanks Lee, how much did TK pay you to put Green top (because points difference would be Yellow and alphabetical order would be blue)

Come on PURPS let's knock the Greens off "top spot" tomorrow.

Sky_Lee

Yes...Tikay did insist Greens be top!

unknown_username

Crushing loss from us purples, maybe we should have another training session ahead of tomorrows game :-).

Can sky players please amend town location to show which team they are in, could be great tactic in next game.

Gl all at the tables

FlashFlush

Boom yellows! Well played! I do think we should be top on goal difference though. :-)

devonfish5

couldn't sky post which team players are in when playing?

go you blues

(* *)
   ^

CUJimmi

Didn't do bad in the game last night but would've been good to know who was in my team and who was in the other, tactics would come into it then, of course I'm in the GREEN team,any advice for us Tikay?

ibluffhard

i said the same thing, pointless knocking out a team m8 tbh...

Sky_Poker

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couldn't sky post which team players are in when playing? go you blues (* *)    ^
Posted by devonfish5

We thought about this but (a) the team lists are very long (b) lots of people are posting on the forum threads already and (c) people should probably play their game irrespective of who they are playing against - otherwise it might open up suggestion of collusion etc.

At the end of the day the results, as shown, will work out which team did best overall in that game with people playing as they usually do.

Just our thoughts for now but happy to reconsider.

Thanks
Sky Poker

OHIMGOOD

In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table : We thought about this but (a) the team lists are very long (b) lots of people are posting on the forum threads already and (c) people should probably play their game irrespective of who they are playing against - otherwise it might open up suggestion of collusion etc. At the end of the day the results, as shown, will work out which team did best overall in that game with people playing as they usually do. Just our thoughts for now but happy to reconsider. Thanks Sky Poker
Posted by Sky_Poker

Collusion?????????????// Trying NOT to knock out your team mate in a TEAM game is hardly collusion........Its a FLIPPING freeroll..................Yes collusion in a £50 buyin is something to try to stop, but in a fun team based freeroll? IS IT REALLY A THREAT?

Sky_Poker

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In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table : Collusion?????????????// Trying NOT to knock out your team mate in a TEAM game is hardly collusion........Its a FLIPPING freeroll..................Yes collusion in a £50 buyin is something to try to stop, but in a fun team based freeroll? IS IT REALLY A THREAT?
Posted by OHIMGOOD

Again, just a thought, you'd be surprised what people get angry about!

Even though it's a freeroll, there's still money at play.

Sky_Poker

And, as we said, happy to reconsider based on people's views.

Funky17

Go Team Green! Well done to everyone who placed.

The general feeling at my table was that it was quite disappointing  not knowing what team a player belonged to.

Richard49

I would say knowing who your team mates are would add to the fun of the Premiership.

aussie09

In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table : We thought about this but (a) the team lists are very long (b) lots of people are posting on the forum threads already and (c) people should probably play their game irrespective of who they are playing against - otherwise it might open up suggestion of collusion etc. At the end of the day the results, as shown, will work out which team did best overall in that game with people playing as they usually do. Just our thoughts for now but happy to reconsider. Thanks Sky Poker
Posted by Sky_Poker

totally silly.  it is all about collusion and team working, surely?  otherwise you are making it pointless.  nullifying the very thing you are promoting.  oh dear.

Sky_Poker

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I would say knowing who your team mates are would add to the fun of the Premiership.
Posted by Richard49

OK, good to know that.

Thanks for the feedback.

Sky_Poker

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In Response to Re: Sky Poker Premiership Results & Table : totally silly.  it is all about collusion and team working, surely?  otherwise you are making it pointless.  nullifying the very thing you are promoting.  oh dear.
Posted by aussie09

It has been suggested to us.

Thanks for the feedback.

pompeynic

I do think that adding colours or team names would add to the fun as already stated by others. team game says it all. thanks for listening 

FCHD

It's surely essential to know who your team mates are

Rich_Poor

Perhaps sky should consult Mr Shane Warne about running a team event!! ;-D

They run very successfully on............

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The opposition's site.

Phantom66

I agree 100% it would be good to know who your team mates are l

There are individual prizes up for grabs and people will mainly play for themselves. Currently only a small % of players are talking about it on the forums and the chat zone on the tables was as chatty as Marcel Marceau on a trappist monk retreat,

I don't think it is collusion in a team event if you "take one for the team". I can only think of a few marginal decisions where knowing team id's would make you play differently though. E.g if you are below average stack with 10 bigs better to go for a coin flip versus a team mate than a foe. If you are stacked up and BB is short on the bubble, don't put pressure on them if they are a team mate and give them a walk if you can.

Basically if you win chips off anyone (friend or foe) it is good for you and at worst has a neutral impact on the team.

If you donate chips to a friend it makes it a little more bearable and donating to a foe makes you feel worse but your chipstack and your individual tournament life are the same either way.

For me there are few possible downsides and many upsides especially regarding banter and generating interest in the event as a "team event" as opposed to just a FreeRoll.

Sky_Poker

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I agree 100% it would be good to know who your team mates are l There are individual prizes up for grabs and people will mainly play for themselves. Currently only a small % of players are talking about it on the forums and the chat zone on the tables was as chatty as Marcel Marceau on a trappist monk retreat, I don't think it is collusion in a team event if you "take one for the team". I can only think of a few marginal decisions where knowing team id's would make you play differently though. E.g if you are below average stack with 10 bigs better to go for a coin flip versus a team mate than a foe. If you are stacked up and BB is short on the bubble, don't put pressure on them if they are a team mate and give them a walk if you can. Basically if you win chips off anyone (friend or foe) it is good for you and at worst has a neutral impact on the team. If you donate chips to a friend it makes it a little more bearable and donating to a foe makes you feel worse but your chipstack and your individual tournament life are the same either way. For me there are few possible downsides and many upsides especially regarding banter and generating interest in the event as a "team event" as opposed to just a FreeRoll.
Posted by Phantom66

Good post, thank you.

pappy_747

i used to play in a team game on another site.
we knew exactly who was on who's team. you DID NOT knock out your own team mates. however, one of the big problems of this format was that sometimes we would have a table of 6 soley of one team only. so everyone just kept folding until the tables got moved around.
only when 1 entire team was knocked out would it then be ok to knock out one of your own team mates.

Sky_Poker

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i used to play in a team game on another site. we knew exactly who was on who's team. you DID NOT knock out your own team mates. however, one of the big problems of this format was that sometimes we would have a table of 6 soley of one team only. so everyone just kept folding until the tables got moved around. only when 1 entire team was knocked out would it then be ok to knock out one of your own team mates.
Posted by pappy_747

Interesting.

unknown_username

Of course it is, the only time there was trouble before is from people who dont enter these freerolls to be part of a team but to win money for themselves and dont like team play. If you dont like to be part of a team and dont want to play as a team dont sign up for them.

Name one team/sport competition where 

1. you dont know who your teamates are 
2. You get rewarded for beating them.

Suggest sky go one way or the other

1. dont have team comps where you dont know your team and cant play as a team

or 

2 6 teams right so six seater tables with one person from each team on the table. winner goers through to another mixed table etc etc . 

Can see option 2 could be very difficult for SKY   so suggest 1. let us know our teams and tell the people who dont like Team play to go and play their normal games which they would do if this promotion wasnt on.

TEAM comps deserve TEAM players

walesboy

In previous years team players were known through lists produced/shown on the forum and chatting.
It added to the sense of team and didn't detract from the competition.
In fact I thought it added to it

DOFFA

I ALSO THINK WE SHOULD KNOW OUR TEAMMATES. ITS LIKE 22 PLAYERS ON A FOOTBALL PITCH ALL WEARING THE SAME STRIP. TOTAL SCANDAL

bbMike

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one of the big problems of this format was that sometimes we would have a table of 6 soley of one team only. so everyone just kept folding until the tables got moved around
Posted by pappy_747

Strategically I think this is a big mistake. If you keep folding round you're basically all getting smaller stacks relative to the field as the blinds go up and people go out. When your table breaks you'll likely be a short stack facing chipped up opposition. Think you're better to play normally in this situation and let the better players move forward with the collective stacks they build.

jax31

I agree, we should know who our teammates are.

JPW33

More important goal difference must surely decide whos in what position if level on games ???? So YELLOWS are TOP !!!!!!