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To quote a certain Hall of Fame Linebacker turned Head Coach of a mediocre team in the NFC West: "You want WINNERS! You want people who WANT to win!"
Some of the players just put more time and thought into their games. Some of the players just wanted it more...or better yet, were willing to work harder for it. Btw, Jakally and Nutter sent in page after page of poker explanations. This impressed me. I had another guy (who will remain nameless) who wrote in "I've got thousands upon thousands of hands, I can't go through them all - this is the best I could do. Hope David understands."
Don't get me wrong, that is fine - not everybody wants to do what it takes to become the Total Player. Most of us are very happy to play recreationally and that is great. But....if you want to be the Total Player, you need to go that extra mile.
I recently had the pleasure to interview Elky and I asked him simply, "what makes you so good?" - His answer was the same as a lot of the great players in the world. He said....I work really, really hard on my game.
Remember we're looking for someone who can sit across from Elky and Ivey and Negreanu and hold their own....not just idolize them.
Firstly, welcome to the site.
I thought it was refreshing to see that you didn't always agree with the play of the 10 players put forward for your inspection and consideration.
You are not well known to the site and i believe you are in a better position to assess your charges without ANY preconceived ideas of the players abilities(no disrespect to Ed and Matt).
If your looking for a solid player who cant play that many hours and WOULD benefit from your advice, then im your man lololol.
I look forward to seeing your groups performance, and remember, in soccer, its the manager who takes the bullet for bad performances hehehe.
Regards
col
how old the winner must be ,
only kidding james,
you may not believe this but i voted you no.1 poker analyst,
and still would if i had the choice again,
but plzzz tell your boss to clear up the mistake in the age rule .
I think the post has been overlooked, maybe intentionally, but whoever says its guna be a community/forum vote is talking kak.
I think you'll find it was Tikay and Rich Orford on the original show, so be ready for some backlash for that statement as the community doesn't like people questioning Tony's honesty.
col
He isnt lying, n maybe TK is such a genuine fella that he doesnt realise what is blatantly obvious and staring everyone in the face,
Not every1 is as straight down the line as TK is, in fact, hardly anyone is!
But I thought we'd cleared up the age issue? Clause 20?
"Sky Poker retains the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control."
It's certainly beyond Sky Poker's reasonable control if the Nevada Gaming Commission isn't prepared to lower the state's legal gaming age to allow the winner of Total Player to enter the World Series of Poker main event!
I think your walking a bit of a tightrope with that statment.If the NGC had an 18yo rule, then changed it to 21 yo, that is out of skys control, but those are the existing rules before this competition started. That was not the case for the last 2 WSOP qualifiers on this site. If the site makes a big song and dance about the BIG prize, being a comp were you KNOW you have to be 21 or over to play in(by law), then imo, it should be restricted.
regards
col
By the way, Total Player is NOT a World Series of Poker qualifier, Col. The trip to Vegas is only PART of the prize package.
before total player competition was set up.
the nevada gaming commission have this rule in place a very very long time.
was it just a clear case that it was overlooked this year.
a simple error that your gov needs to sort,
does not seem fair on 18, 19 and 20 year old players on skypoker.
No it wasnt lost on me, but we all have to be careful as ive seen other threads get out of control by trying to be sarcastic with comments. I was not saying that Total Player is a WSOP qualifier and i have added to the earlier post. Yes, the trip to Vegas is only PART of the prize, but it is also the PINICALE of the prize.
Please dont think im against this but i will discuss/argue some points. This point wont affect me at all as im over 21, by a fair bit, but if i was uder 21 i would like clarification as to what would be available to me then, instead of the WSOP.
col
If that is the case then all the promotion that everyone can have a shot at this would then be wrong, and could lead to Sky being in hot water legally.
col
PS can i make a point. I am playing devils advocate in these posts.
If this was not aimed at me then i apologise for this post.
I will not have a chance to be picked as i have taken the decision to play my normal amount of play, which doesnt fullfill the criteria, and not increase that just to chase the prize. That said, i have organised competitions in the past and have ALWAYS had some people question some part of the rules. As i have said in another post i will play devils advocate but even if i wasnt, i am entitled to my opinion and have the right to put any concerns forward.
col
I have no interest in moaning about low stakes versus high stakes players, I cannot qualify because I am not resident in the uk---I just think players should see this promotion for what it is--- An effort to make more money for sky, and not a fantastic gesture to thank players for their loyalty or patronage. Thats what the 100 quid freerolls are for --lol
someone trying to sort out the tp rules,
have you read the problem with the age rule,
best you do before moaning about posters,
trying to positively help the 18, 19 and 20 year olds on here.
NUFF SAID
I have been advised that one player under the age of 21 contacted us early this morning to enquire about what would happen if they won the 1st prize, given that they would not be able to participate in Las Vegas. As you have all been debating today this is a grey-ish area in the terms and conditions which needs clarifying, however, we are not going to rush into a decision on how this will/would be handled this afternoon.
The player who raised the query is being contacted directly and we will make both them and everyone else aware of our position in the next 48 hours.
I can assure you now that our single aim in making a decision is to be as fair and just as possible to all affected parties.
So thank you all for raising your concerns on behalf of the Under 21's, this matter is being dealt with.
Regards
Adam