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Morning all.
BIG day today, when the 2nd weekly Final takes p[lace @ 9.15pm.
Direct Entry is eye-watrering @ £240, but there are satelites all day to this, & the 7.15pm Semi-Final (£52).
So far, tonight's Final has 29 runners, so the 5 Guaranteed Seats are covered, but it's easy to think there may be 40 or 45 runners, so @ 1 in 5, 8 ort 9 x £1,100 Seats will be up for grabs tonight.
Hope you are amongst them, these players are already seated for tonight's Final....
I'll keep an eye on your progress this evening, it'd be really something to qualify for a fiver, & end up at Nottingham in February sat amongst the good & great of poker & a few Sports celebs.
Good morning.
45 players were in last night's weekly final, (some had already qualified) and there are now 18 hardy souls who have a £1,100 seat in February at the Main Event of the Sky Poker UK Poker Championship Main Event, as follows......
Last night's Final was like a Who's Who of Sky Poker, so many familiar names.
TommyD qualified for the 2nd straight week - how does he do it? - & the red-hot form of Swansea's finest export, HAYSIE, got his seat, too. HAYSIE, who has been with Sky Poker since Day One, finalled the SPT Grand Final, followed that up by winning £10 shy of £10,000 in the UKOPS Main, & now this. He is 73 years old, so one for the Old Skool there.
Commisserations - minor - to OCD, who Seat-Bubbled, but got a very pleasing £880 for his efforts.
Commisserations - major - to rivermunky who pure-bubbled.
The portly veteran JAKALLY was close up, as was Bristolian Andrew1947, who was always prominent.
anisman1 - in for a fiver - had a terrific run, finishing 15th, just ahead of SPT specialist IrishRose, with VLV winner kidgirlgy, smitalos, & Derbyshire's MacMonster not far behind.
I8PALACE, bearlyther, beaneh, lJAMESl, Lambert180, SHOGUNS & SNG specialist Nutter5932 were towards the rear of the field, with the likes of the splendidly aggressive & redoubtable COXYLBORO putting in eye-catching but regrettably brief efforts.
Quite a fun evening, all things considered.
The Satellite roundabout starts again today, leading up to next Sunday's 3rd Weekly Final, which will have FIVE Seats Guaranteed.
Also, don't forget the Super-Sat on Thursday evening, in which there will be a Guaranteed seat worth £1,100, & the other 5 Finalists will all get a £240 seat into Sunday's Final.
The Event proper starts in 3 months time, so this early interest is quite remarkable.
On this Thursday's Show, Rob Yong will be the special guest, between 8pm & 10pm, to talk about the Sky Poker UK Poker Championships generally.
Rob is a fascinating, complex, & extremely bright chap, & has done much to change for the better the landscape of B & M based poker in the UK in the last 7 years. He helped introduce better & more innovative structures, bigger Guarantees, & "rescued" the ISPT Wembley thing earlier this year. He featured in one of the Sky Poker Cash Games, too, & finalled an SPT last year.
If you have any questions for Rob, post them either on this thread, the Show Thread on Thursday, or send them to Skyopen@bskyb.com please.
We will have Simon Trumper as a Show Guest in a few weeks time, too. I'll be alongside Rob on Thursday, but the Presenter & Analyst will both get the night off when Simon does his Guest Slot, as he never stops talking - he's worse than Lord Grumpy - so that'll save a few bob on Talent Fees.
Congratulations to "Doudeau" who added his name to the list of those with a seat last night, after winning the Super Sat.
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Sunday's Final already has 22 runners, as below.......
Satellites galore, bla bla bla.
Get in!
I know it is SUPER ROLLER night tonight, but don't forget, there are FIVE x £1,100 UKPC Seats GUARANTEED this evening in the weekly Final @ 9.15pm.
There are tons of feeders & satellites, including the 7.15pm Semi Final, with feeders & all sorts to that.
Good luck!
Tonight's Weekly Final, with 5 Guaranteed £1,100 seats, already has these 28 hopefuls......
...and they will be bidding to join these 20, all of whom have their seat booked to the £500,000 Guaranteed UK Poker Championships, @ DTD in February, which promises a first prize in excess of £100,000.
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A happy Monday morning to you all, & especially the 7 qualifiers last night, from the field of 37.
These players all won their £1,100 seat to the Sky Poker UK Poker Championships.......
Brain_BS
Bernie02
anoncowboy
rivermunky
HappyHead
DazW0lf
kevcoke69
The unfortunate Seat Bubble was "robusto1" though his or her pain was eased by a £440 prize by way of consolation. No such consolation for "goldtia", who was the Money Bubble.
Good sized field, remarkably so given that the event is still nearly 3 months away, & poker players are notorious for not thinking about Events until a few days in advance. The Super Roller was on, too, which did not seem to harm the UKPC satellite numbers.
The weekly qualifying roundabout starts again today. One seat will be guaranteed in Thursday's 9.45pm Rebuy Super Sat, & FIVE seats Guaranteed again in Sunday's Final.
All good.
Here are the glorious 27.......
I may be wrong, but as far as I can see, yesterday was the first time ever that "Brain_BS" had ever played any Tournaments on Sky Poker.
If that is indeed the case, welcome aboard Mr Brain, nice start, very nice.
I do hope you enjoy the actual experience, too, you may be pleasantly surprised by who else is playing this Event, some serious "names", & not just from the poker world.
Come & say hi before it starts, & I'll give you a big "good luck" kiss.
Can someone tell me what players usually do regarding accommodation for the Nottingham tournament?.
Thx in advance.
Hotels in Nottingham?
There are hotels galore, but most poker players playing at DTD use The Holiday Inn, @ Castle Marina. Make sure you use "Castle Marina", as there is another one, not so well located.
From there, it is about 6 to 7 minutes, & a fiver or so, in a Taxi to DTD, though generally so many players stay there that folks share.
Will this be your biggest ever Tournament, have you got much experience at this level, or even Live?
Far to travel?
This is by far the biggest, and i'm based in Kent.
I take it from other posts i've read that i can de reg and get £1100?.
I've not forgotten this, I'll reply later this evening, or in the morning.
For the moment,the post above by moonooooo is, largely speaking, correct, but I'll go into more detail, so that you better understand the reasons, & "why".