OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD

Tikay10

Hi all.

I'm just back from Derbyshire  I had to go home after last night's Show - & I'm doing PTP tonight.

If you don't mind, I'll pick up on ALL the questions tomorrow (Monday)morning.

There are a few incorrect assumptions on the Thread, probably/possibly because my wording of the Boot Camp Format may not have been clear enough - I had to do it after the Show, & it was late.

I'll clear all these up in the morning.

Thanks.

unknown_username

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Hi all. I'm just back from Derbyshire  I had to go home after last night's Show - & I'm doing PTP tonight. If you don't mind, I'll pick up on ALL the questions tomorrow (Monday)morning. There are a few incorrect assumptions on the Thread, probably/possibly because my wording of the Boot Camp Format may not have been clear enough - I had to do it after the Show, & it was late. I'll clear all these up in the morning. Thanks.
Posted by Tikay10

  No problem BOB   .. eeerrrr  sorry TK    !! Now  whatever made me call  you BOB Bob  I mean Tony  ??     

          )    i'm confused  .  com     Who can ya turn to  ? 

pokerbcity

Hi, Just had quick read through the thread, thanks for everyone’s kind words and well done to the other players selected.  Also cheers for everyone who stuck up for me in all of that controversy!

I am a bit disappointed with the bankroll challenge.  I was hoping that we would get to play each other rather than just getting on the grind.  Is it possible to set up a total player cash table, SNG table where only the players selected can play, one for each mentor? enter all of us into the same MTT's?

Would I be able to issue a challenge to play anyone in the competition (1st person to accept) heads up £.25/.50 and £11 HU SNGS until one of us looses their total player £500 roll?  Therefor getting eliminated.  I want to get straight into this with a good start or die on my feet.  I’m useless at HU SNGS and my heads up cash isn’t great against good players but I find diving in to be the best way to learn and progress.  In my opinion 2 months isn’t long enough to prove “Longterm profitability” so I would prefer to get the cards in the air and let variance be.  Ok it wont be durrr vs. isildur but hopefully it would be fun to watch! lol

Or am I completely missing the point?  Will we get to compete in the later stages? Even if this can’t happen I am looking forward to getting on the grind and working on my game, especially hand analysis with Matt and the players selected. I have never really done any hand analysis so hopefully this can improve my game.  I will also try and post more on the forum if I’m welcome, I still owe a huge debt to you for all the great support I got in Vegas.

Will

phil12uk

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Hi, Just had quick read through the thread, thanks for everyone’s kind words and well done to the other players selected.  Also cheers for everyone who stuck up for me in all of that controversy! I am a bit disappointed with the bankroll challenge.  I was hoping that we would get to play each other rather than just getting on the grind.  Is it possible to set up a total player cash table, SNG table where only the players selected can play, one for each mentor? enter all of us into the same MTT's? Would I be able to issue a challenge to play anyone in the competition (1st person to accept) heads up £.25/.50 and £11 HU SNGS until one of us looses their total player £500 roll?  Therefor getting eliminated.  I want to get straight into this with a good start or die on my feet.  I’m useless at HU SNGS and my heads up cash isn’t great against good players but I find diving in to be the best way to learn and progress.  In my opinion 2 months isn’t long enough to prove “Longterm profitability” so I would prefer to get the cards in the air and let variance be.  Ok it wont be durrr vs. isildur but hopefully it would be fun to watch! lol Or am I completely missing the point?  Will we get to compete in the later stages? Even if this can’t happen I am looking forward to getting on the grind and working on my game, especially hand analysis with Matt and the players selected. I have never really done any hand analysis so hopefully this can improve my game.  I will also try and post more on the forum if I’m welcome, I still owe a huge debt to you for all the great support I got in Vegas. Will
Posted by pokerbcity

Good to hear from u m8.

From what I can gather, and i may be wrong, ed's team get to use their bankroll for the next 3 evenings, matt's the week after and david's the week after that.  Therefore, the only people who could take u up on ur challenge - even if allowed - would be the people in ur team as no one else has access to their TP accounts during that time.

Tikay will clear all confusion up tomorrow so we'll have to wait and see what the challenge entails.

Good luck with the whole competition,

Phil

dantb10

Should we really be playin 50nl with £500??

cottlad

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Should we really be playin 50nl with £500??
Posted by dantb10

no!  but thems the rules

Tikay10

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In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : Good to hear from u m8. From what I can gather, and i may be wrong, ed's team get to use their bankroll for the next 3 evenings, matt's the week after and david's the week after that.  Therefore, the only people who could take u up on ur challenge - even if allowed - would be the people in ur team as no one else has access to their TP accounts during that time. Tikay will clear all confusion up tomorrow so we'll have to wait and see what the challenge entails. Good luck with the whole competition, Phil
Posted by phil12uk

Correctamondo. I would advise waiting until then OR reading the Boot Camp Format I Posted last night carefully, & interpreting it as you see fit.

I can't reply properly right now, as I'm PTP-ing, sorry.

Alternatively, "Picks" should contact their Mentor.

JAMIEP

Hi all just skimmed through this thread just wanted to say gl to all those selected esp (cottlad, sharksbite, gliterbabe, danb, nutter and will )

penguin7

WOW !!!  Ive been away for the weekend working in Paris, deliberately having a poker break in the hope I will be fresh for this weeks events. Just read the email with the details and the thread and it certainly sounds like fun. Its after midnight now and Ive just got back and Im bound to have loads of questions tomorrow.
Good luck to the final three picks ,in particular to Dylan who I was chatting to during a tourny last week. WD M8!
And all the best to the other five of Eds picks over the next three days, I hope all of us can play some great poker and enjoy the challenge.
Tony

Tikay10

Hi all, especially the Mentor Picks. I hope you all had a good weekend.

Before I pick up on the questions, I just want to advise all the TP Picks that their Accounts have all been set up now, & I believe you will have been advised of your Account Log-In Details. All the Accounts have £500 in them. 

Team Ed start first - tonight, tomorrow, & Wednesday - so here are Ed's Team confirmed Screen-Names.

TP_Cottlad

TP_Dantb

TP_Penguin

TP_GliterB

TP_YippeeY

TP_Pryce6

All 6 of tham have been entered in tonight's 8pm Bounty Hunter, tomorrow night's Open, & will be entered in Wednesday's Double Stack once it goes up in the Lobby. These entry fees will NOT be deducted from their Bankroll. 

Tikay10

TP-specific Accounts have also been set up for Team Matt & Team Tuck, though they cannot be used until next Monday & the following Monday respectively. All these TP Accounts have £500 in them.

The Screen-Names are.....

Team Matt

TP_SharksB

TP_PokerBC

TP_Sparce

TP_LJAMESL

TP_BoyleB

TP_FlashF

Team Tuck

TP_Nutter

TP_Jakally

TP_Phil12

TP_Keysa

TP_Dohhhh

TP_Dylan12

Tikay10

The questions......

I'll clarify a few things which have been asked several times, to save time.

Please note, these are clarifications only, they are just my intrerpretation of the Published Format. I am not part of the "Rules Committee", it's all outwith my remit, so I'm simply speaking as I see it. If you have any doubts, you should contact your Mentor.

Playing Hours.

You may ONLY play on the TP Accounts in the specified hours & days - 7pm - 11pm Monday, Tursday & Wednesday, of your relevant week.

Of course, if you are in a Tourney or SNG which started within the specified hours, & it runs beyond 11pm, that's fine.

If you are playing Cash, you MUST stand up at the end of the Time Period.

Multi-Tabling Cash Games.

Multi-Tabling is fine if you so wish.

Players must play a TOTAL of 3 hours on the 25p-50p Cash Tables, spread across the 3 days any way they wish.

6 Tables for 30 minutes each, 3 Tables for 1 hour each, (spread over the 3 days) etc, it is up to you. You just need to spend a gross aggregate time of 6 hours at the 25p-50p Cash Tables in total. You CAN play at higher Levels if you wish.

Losing your Bankroll during the Boot Camp Format.

If a Pick loses his or her entire Bankroll, this will NOT necessarily mean he or she is eliminated. Equally, the Pick who wins most will not necessarily be selected for the next Phase. It is NOT a Bankroll Challenge, it just happens that part of this phase involves a bankroll. The Mentors will be looking much wider than Bankroll, which is, of course, subject to short-term positive or negative Variance. 

Tikay10

PokerBCity asked if he could issue a challenge to the other Mentor Picks, to "cut to the chase" so to speak.

I think he should discuss that with his mentor, personally.

If he wishes to do it that way, (within the specified criteria as to playing hours & days etc) that's entirely up to him, but the result of it may not necessarily have any bearing on the Mentor's judgement & decision. The Picks have been given a brief on what they should play, & if I were their Mentor (I'm not!) I'd advise them to stick to the specified format.

I'll pick up on Will's other questions seperately.

Tikay10

I'll work through the other stuff now, but if any of TONIGHT'S players need questions answering or points clarifying, please ask immediately, as they are obviously time-sensitive.

Some questions were Posted on another Thread. All questions & answers should be on this Thread, please, so everyone has the same info available to them. I'll try & answer those other thread questions, but it will be on this Thread.

Tikay10

Anyone is welcome, encouraged even, to Rail the TP guys when they are doing their stuff.

The TP spirit has come together beautifully the last few weeks, & it will help the players if they feel the Sky Poker Community spirit behind them.

If the players do not respond to chat, please understand that they are under some pressure to perform, & they may not want to chat. They will also, I imagine, be engaging in dialogue with their Mentors duiring the Evenings as they play.

It'd be great to see the players encouraged to do well.

TommyD

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Does anyone know how to make your avatar a cartoon version of yourself?  Is this possible as I think I've seen a few people such as "Dohhhhhhh" with this? Anyway, Good luck to all and I'll see you at the tables!  Better get back to the studying now!  Sorry for rambling on so much!!!! Michael 
Posted by style2737

Hey Style

Welcome to the site and congrats for making the short-list on TP.  It's more than most players (myself included) managed so very well done.

In answer to your question, go to 'The Shed' area of the forum and all the instructions you need are in a post with a sticky on it called 'Cartoonize Yourself.'

See you at the tables

acebarry10

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In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : Hey Style Welcome to the site and congrats for making the short-list on TP.  It's more than most players (myself included) managed so very well done. In answer to your question, go to 'The Shed' area of the forum and all the instructions you need are in a post with a sticky on it called 'Cartoonize Yourself.' See you at the tables
Posted by TommyD

Hi style

Or alternitavly click here

Tikay10

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Should we really be playin 50nl with £500??
Posted by dantb10

In the real world, no. But as someone said, those are the Rules, it's the same for everyone, & I'm sure the Mentors will make due allowance.

If the Bankroll was, say, £1,000, it makes the potential cost to Sky Poker a bit prohibitive, & if too much gets spent at this end of Total Player, less would be available at the Prize end.

Hopefully, most of the players will turn a profit - which they get to keep. 

Tikay10

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In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : Good to hear from u m8. From what I can gather, and i may be wrong, ed's team get to use their bankroll for the next 3 evenings, matt's the week after and david's the week after that.  Therefore, the only people who could take u up on ur challenge - even if allowed - would be the people in ur team as no one else has access to their TP accounts during that time. Tikay will clear all confusion up tomorrow so we'll have to wait and see what the challenge entails. Good luck with the whole competition, Phil
Posted by phil12uk

Correct.

I hope any confusion has now been cleared up. If not, just ask on this Thread, or speak to your Mentor.

Tikay10

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Hi, Just had quick read through the thread, thanks for everyone’s kind words and well done to the other players selected.  Also cheers for everyone who stuck up for me in all of that controversy! I am a bit disappointed with the bankroll challenge.  I was hoping that we would get to play each other rather than just getting on the grind.  Is it possible to set up a total player cash table, SNG table where only the players selected can play, one for each mentor? enter all of us into the same MTT's? Would I be able to issue a challenge to play anyone in the competition (1st person to accept) heads up £.25/.50 and £11 HU SNGS until one of us looses their total player £500 roll?  Therefor getting eliminated.  I want to get straight into this with a good start or die on my feet.  I’m useless at HU SNGS and my heads up cash isn’t great against good players but I find diving in to be the best way to learn and progress.  In my opinion 2 months isn’t long enough to prove “Longterm profitability” so I would prefer to get the cards in the air and let variance be.  Ok it wont be durrr vs. isildur but hopefully it would be fun to watch! lol Or am I completely missing the point?  Will we get to compete in the later stages? Even if this can’t happen I am looking forward to getting on the grind and working on my game, especially hand analysis with Matt and the players selected. I have never really done any hand analysis so hopefully this can improve my game.  I will also try and post more on the forum if I’m welcome, I still owe a huge debt to you for all the great support I got in Vegas. Will
Posted by pokerbcity

Hi Will,

I've answered the main thrust of your question already.

"....If you are welcome here...."? I'm sure you will always be welcome here, you have a legion of admirers, afte your Vegas exploits in consercutive years.

You were hoping the TP-ers would get to play each other? Maybe they will, at a later stage.......

Good Luck with it, Will.

Tikay10

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Hi everyone, I'm Michael Kane ("not a lot of people know that", I know :P) [AKA "Style 2737"] This is my first post on any of the forums! Congratulations to "Dohhhhhhh", "Keysersozi" and "Dylan12" You must be buzzing right now! I was a bit disappointed to get into David's top 10 and narrowly miss out on the top 3 but it was exciting to watch the show all the same.  Good luck to all 18 players! I wish I'd known about total player earlier as I've only started playing on sky again over the last couple of weeks and so the only show I could have possibly featured in was tonight's.  Needless to say, the show is really exciting and a credit to the innovators at Sky as the clear hype surrounding it is due to the format of the competition.  Compared to many of the other sponsorship deals available on other online sites (participation in qualification tournaments), this competition is far superior as the weekly format creates excitement for everyone involved!  It is also ideal for identifying consistently good players which removes the luck which is inherent in an individual tournament.  How will the "wild card" concept Richard referred to work as I don't know much about it?  Is it possible that any mentor could drop a player and replace him/her with any of the top 42 short-listed players? (i.e. top 10 players from the weekly episodes who have missed out.  I appreciate that this number may be less than 42 as some players who ultimately got picked could have been in the top ten previously). Additionally, I stress that I do not have sour grapes but I have to say that on the evidence I seen tonight I genuinely believe that David Tuckman made a mistake as I think I'm a better player than "Dylan12".  Although I suppose 1 hand is not enough evidence to go on and maybe Dylan12 showed more promise than myself in his other selected hands.   As to the other 2 selections, I don't have any issues there though I don't necessarily feel that they are better than me. Finally, I'd just like to commend Sky Poker and its excellent team.  I've played on a few online sites and I'm glad I randomly found Sky poker on the TV just over a year ago.  It is by far the best site I've played on! Further, I have also learned and improved my game considerably simply from listening to experienced players such as "Tikay" and James (Horton I think??) analyse hands.  I would encourage any aspiring top player to watch channel 865, even just for 30 mins here and there.  I have never been one to spend much time following professional poker players or watching poker on TV but Sky's coverage and team of analysts can undoubtedly enhance anyone's game. I'd also like to add that I never realised how tight a playing community there was on sky poker.  I only just looked at the forums and blogs last night.  I am happy to be part of it and I hope I can contribute.  I am really looking forward to the SPT Glasgow leg at the Alea which is an excellent casino and my usual venue for playing anyway.  I hope to see some of you there in May and hopefully at Nottingham in September.  I'm hoping to be doing post graduate study in New York next year but I'll come back for Nottingham if I make it, lol!   Does anyone know how to make your avatar a cartoon version of yourself?  Is this possible as I think I've seen a few people such as "Dohhhhhhh" with this? Anyway, Good luck to all and I'll see you at the tables!  Better get back to the studying now!  Sorry for rambling on so much!!!! Michael 
Posted by style2737

Hi Michael,

Lovely Post Sir, & I look forward to seeing you at the Glasgow Leg of the SPT.

PS - It's "James Hartigan", not "Horton".

TP_Dantb

That time is nearly upon us!

Im off to bed for an hour or 2, need to be in tip top mental state for 7pm

Good luck to all ed's picks tonight, should be fun!

Tikay10

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What happens if we play 3 tables of cash for 1 hour?  Does this count as the 3 hours needed? Also, i'm struggling to guess how we can demonstrate good BRM if we have to sit at 50nl minimum with 500? Looking forward to the challenge.... gla
Posted by cottlad

Both questions now answered - ask again if you are unsure, or speak to your Mentor.

Good Luck!

Tikay10

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That time is nearly upon us! Im off to bed for an hour or 2, need to be in tip top mental state for 7pm Good luck to all ed's picks tonight, should be fun!
Posted by TP_Dantb

Oh, I like your new name!

Good Luck tonight & the other nights Dan. I've got some work to do tonight (Online, as it happens), but I'll try & drop by & Rail you all a bit later.

How's Thomas?

Tikay10

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Hey Dylan, well done on getting picked, bet ur heart was racing in that last 5 mins of the show right? I was nominated on week 2 but didnt make it, it was boxing day when the show was aired, and having checked the forum at 3am when I got in, I knew before watching the repeat of the show that I wasnt selected. This time watching it live, wow was amazing, just the sort of buzz u get from actually playing poker, even bigger in fact. Anyway Phil thats a gd question about the time periods...I hope my computer doesnt let me down, Im gunna have to play at least 2 tables at once, and sometimes my comp doesnt even allow me to do that.....10 sngs will take at least 4 hours wont it/ alongside hopefully going deep in the main event....Then theres the cash to get in, agh Im glad we're the third week and not the first - see how the others go.lol The way I read it last night we are free to play all day everyday, but having read over it again, it looks like only the 12 hours of play spread across the 3 days. Guna have to get some SNG practise in over the next week or so! DOHH
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

Yo Dohx7,

Yes, the play has to be within the specified time-windows.

You can only play 1 Table at a time? May I ask what browser you are using? Even my old steam-driven Lappie (which died a few weeks ago as it happens, RIP,) could 2 & 3 Table comfortably. I use Firefox, close all the Tabs, & most important of all, I do NOT have the Lobby open. Give it a try this week & next week, before it's time-sensitive, it might solve the problem.

TP_Dantb

Hey mate,

really looking forward to it tonight, tommy is fine, asleep as it happens! (4 once!)

Nope!! just as im about to add post he's up!

Oh well, the sleep will have to wait!

Catch you later

DOHHHHHHH

I've actually got butterflies in my stomach reading this thread. 2 hours till it kicks off! Im gonna be shaking when Its my go for the first ten minutes, I hope that doesn't make me misclick!! haha

I love playing under pressure, it was the same when I used to play football and cricket, the big games, the cup finals, I used to feel like this!!! - AND ITS NOT MY GO FOR 2 WEEKS!!! agghhhh.

Good luck to everyone tonight! - Im definately gonna be watching you all at some stage! Cant wait!

DOHH

TP_Dantb

Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, if you clear your cache, web browser history temporary internet files thingy majiggy (?) your system will run quicker!

so im told!

Tikay10

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In Response to Re: OFFICIAL TOTAL PLAYER THREAD : In additon to this question, is the bankroll challenge purely during the specified times or can players sit and build up this roll at all times as players with jobs would obv have less time than those who already do this for a living?
Posted by phil12uk

Hi Phil,

Specified hours ONLY.

As a matter of interest, how many hours per week do School Teachers work these days. 5, 10? And do you still have to work 20 weeks every year?

Tikay10

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I've actually got butterflies in my stomach reading this thread. 2 hours till it kicks off! Im gonna be shaking when Its my go for the first ten minutes, I hope that doesn't make me misclick!! haha I love playing under pressure, it was the same when I used to play football and cricket, the big games, the cup finals, I used to feel like this!!! - AND ITS NOT MY GO FOR 2 WEEKS!!! agghhhh. Good luck to everyone tonight! - Im definately gonna be watching you all at some stage! Cant wait! DOHH
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

I think you'll thrive on the pressure!

Don't forget to try those suggestions by Dan & myself on your Computer. It might solve the problem immediately. Hope so, anyway.