As UKOPS XI draws to a close, on what has been a great week in so many ways, especially the Community, I think we should also now give some thanks to a few guys who have helped with UKOPS stuff this week on this thread & elsewhere, so there will be Free Entry tonight into the £11 Mini (8.30) for these three Gents.....
Scouse_Red
MAXALLY
FCHD
An £11 entry in no way compensates them for their time & effort, but I doubt they did it for "reward", they were just oiling the Community wheels, so good luck all 3 of them.
So now I just have to write a rather awkward e-Mail to Head Office.
Dear Nice Suit People,
You know you said it's OK to give away a few Freebies?
Well here's the thing, it seemed SO unlikely that anyone could get within £30 ((less than 1%) of the actual answer, so I offered a £110 Free Entry, confident in the knowledge that it was unlikely to be won.
Anyway, some golf dude got really lucky & scooped the £110 prize, so not much we can do about it, these things happen, right?
Also, in a moment of weakness, I also gave away another £55 worth of prizes, so yesterday's bill comes to £165.
So now I just have to write a rather awkward e-Mail to Head Office. Dear Nice Suit People, You know you said it's OK to give away a few Freebies? Well here's the thing, it seemed SO unlikely that anyone could get within £30 ((less than 1%) of the actual answer, so I offered a £110 Free Entry, confident in the knowledge that it was unlikely to be won. Anyway, some golf dude got really lucky & scooped the £110 prize, so not much we can do about it, these things happen, right? Also, in a moment of weakness, I also gave away another £55 worth of prizes, so yesterday's bill comes to £165. Best regards, Richard Orford" Posted by Tikay10
Hahaha, excellent stuff sir, of course you do know Mr Orford will be getting a pat on the back for showing initiative on how to build good rapport with the good folk who frequent this fine poker site,I wouldn't be surprised if the talk was something like "Well done Richard, the numbers wre very good for last week thanks to your keen initiative, we have decided to give you a pay rise and a holiday in Barbados just to show our gratitude".
Well done to Hendrick, I was on his table last night and he's a thoroughly nice chap with a good game, am sure he will do well.
In Response to Re: UKOPS XI - Saturday's Prize pools will total? £22 Free UKOPS Seat to be won. : Hahaha, excellent stuff sir, of course you do know Mr Orford will be getting a pat on the back for showing initiative on how to build good rapport with the good folk who frequent this fine poker site,I wouldn't be surprised if the talk was something like "Well done Richard, the numbers wre very good for last week thanks to your keen initiative, we have decided to give you a pay rise and a holiday in Barbados just to show our gratitude". Well done to Hendrick, I was on his table last night and he's a thoroughly nice chap with a good game, am sure he will do well. Posted by tomgoodun
Ugh, never thought of that, how awful would that be?
More seriously, we have given away about £300 worth of UKOPS seats in this thing this week, & it is very hard to quantify or meaure the "value" to the Business. But it has helped raise awareness of UKOPS, here & on Twitter, & I think we have had some 600 Entries in the daily Free Comps so far, so it's probably not the worst value in the world for the Business. There have been 20 or more "debut Posters", & over 50 Posters with less than 10 previous Posts, so must be good for the Community, too. And the Community, it seems to me, is a part of the Sky Poker USP, so it deffo had some value.
And yes, Hendrik is a lovely chap, currently, with many others, doing Macac's PLO8 Challenge, which is great fun.
Just heard back from the Office, it seems Hendrik already has a seat into tonight's UKOPS Main Event!
I suppose we could disqualify him.......;)
Anyway Hendrik, you now have a "credit" of £110 worth of MTT entries. Let me know what MTT's you'd like to enter, & I'll do the rest. As a suggestion, why not await the next Sunday Roller, & play that for Free?
As UKOPS XI draws to a close, on what has been a great week in so many ways, especially the Community, I think we should also now give some thanks to a few guys who have helped with UKOPS stuff this week on this thread & elsewhere, so there will be Free Entry tonight into the £11 Mini (8.30) for these three Gents..... Scouse_Red MAXALLY FCHD An £11 entry in no way compensates them for their time & effort, but I doubt they did it for "reward", they were just oiling the Community wheels, so good luck all 3 of them. Thanks lads. Posted by Tikay10
thank you Tikay, what a fantastic gesture,
It's just good to know as we can all see from the number of entries in all the comps that have taken plsce this week that "The Community".... In my eyes "THE" thing that sets Sky Poker apart is thriving.
Uh-oh, spanner in the works. Just heard back from the Office, it seems Hendrik already has a seat into tonight's UKOPS Main Event! I suppose we could disqualify him.......;) Anyway Hendrik, you now have a "credit" of £110 worth of MTT entries. Let me know what MTT's you'd like to enter, & I'll do the rest. As a suggestion, why not await the next Sunday Roller, & play that for Free? Up to you, let me know please. Posted by Tikay10
Wow, that brilliant, sounds like my next two Sunday evenings are sorted.
Thanks very much Sky and Tikay for thinking up such a brilliant add on to a fabulous UKOPS week (although this is actually the first thing connected with UKOPS that I have won LOL)
As UKOPS XI draws to a close, on what has been a great week in so many ways, especially the Community, I think we should also now give some thanks to a few guys who have helped with UKOPS stuff this week on this thread & elsewhere, so there will be Free Entry tonight into the £11 Mini (8.30) for these three Gents..... Scouse_Red MAXALLY FCHD An £11 entry in no way compensates them for their time & effort, but I doubt they did it for "reward", they were just oiling the Community wheels, so good luck all 3 of them. Thanks lads. Posted by Tikay10
Cheers Tikay, I do appreciate that. Like you said, none of us do these things for rewards, but to just help out on the community forum.
Hey Tikay, Not sure if you are back from your wee trip away to a tunnel this week or not. I don't see my name in the roller this week, do I need to contact customer services or will you sort this out? Neil Posted by HENDRIK62
In Response to Re: UKOPS XI - Saturday's Prize pools will total? £22 Free UKOPS Seat to be won. : Hi Neil, Just seen this, sorry, I was away all weekend. Did it get sorted out? Posted by Tikay10
Hi Tikay,
I realised you were away so I got in touch with customer services and they were able to sort it out.
Played in the Roller on Sunday, enjoyed it as I always do when I get the chance to play (great event when you start with 10000 chips), played nicely after a tentative start, even made the top 6 for a short while, had an accident, stagnated for a while then bust out midtable....c'est la vie :-)
Thanks again to you and Sky for a great evenings entertainment, one day that £5k will be mine.
Comments
Good morning.
The total UKOPS Prize Pools lat night amounted to.....
£38,249
....which has really put.....
...as we have a ROLLOVER JACKPOT WINNER.
So hendrik62, who I believe is a Golf Professional by trade, wins Free Entry into tonight's £110 UKOPS £40,000 Guaranteed Main Event.
Totes amazeballs!
Many congrats hendrik, hope you enjoy a deep run tonight, & I know that many of the Plopper Crew will be railing you all the way.
Controversial Ruling Incoming
Strictly speaking, hendrik ALSO wins Free Entry into the £22 Challenger tonight, as that was the actual prize.
However, I'm going to DISQUALIFY him from that, so we spread the good news a bit wider, & award the £22 Challenger Prize to the NEXT NEAREST.
So, LUFC333, well done, & you win a seat into tonight's £22 UKOPS Challenger @ 9pm.
As UKOPS XI draws to a close, on what has been a great week in so many ways, especially the Community, I think we should also now give some thanks to a few guys who have helped with UKOPS stuff this week on this thread & elsewhere, so there will be Free Entry tonight into the £11 Mini (8.30) for these three Gents.....
Scouse_Red
MAXALLY
FCHD
An £11 entry in no way compensates them for their time & effort, but I doubt they did it for "reward", they were just oiling the Community wheels, so good luck all 3 of them.
Thanks lads.
So to summarise, these are the Free Entries into tonight's UKOPS XI Events.....
hendrik62 - £110 Entry, £40,000 Guaranteed Main Event @ 8pm
LUFC33 - £22 Entry, £5,000 Guaranteed Challenger @ 9pm
Scouse_Red, MAXALLY & FCHD - £11 Entry, £3,000 Guaranteed Mini @ 8.30pm.
So now I just have to write a rather awkward e-Mail to Head Office.
Dear Nice Suit People,
You know you said it's OK to give away a few Freebies?
Well here's the thing, it seemed SO unlikely that anyone could get within £30 ((less than 1%) of the actual answer, so I offered a £110 Free Entry, confident in the knowledge that it was unlikely to be won.
Anyway, some golf dude got really lucky & scooped the £110 prize, so not much we can do about it, these things happen, right?
Also, in a moment of weakness, I also gave away another £55 worth of prizes, so yesterday's bill comes to £165.
Best regards,
Richard Orford"
More seriously, we have given away about £300 worth of UKOPS seats in this thing this week, & it is very hard to quantify or meaure the "value" to the Business. But it has helped raise awareness of UKOPS, here & on Twitter, & I think we have had some 600 Entries in the daily Free Comps so far, so it's probably not the worst value in the world for the Business. There have been 20 or more "debut Posters", & over 50 Posters with less than 10 previous Posts, so must be good for the Community, too. And the Community, it seems to me, is a part of the Sky Poker USP, so it deffo had some value.
And yes, Hendrik is a lovely chap, currently, with many others, doing Macac's PLO8 Challenge, which is great fun.
Uh-oh, spanner in the works.
Just heard back from the Office, it seems Hendrik already has a seat into tonight's UKOPS Main Event!
I suppose we could disqualify him.......;)
Anyway Hendrik, you now have a "credit" of £110 worth of MTT entries. Let me know what MTT's you'd like to enter, & I'll do the rest. As a suggestion, why not await the next Sunday Roller, & play that for Free?
Up to you, let me know please.
Just seen this, sorry, I was away all weekend.
Did it get sorted out?