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Swansea - Just a little bit disappointing?
i feel the same eyeman.. even though i play regular in aspers swansea.. the fact that they have chopped the poker room in 2... (the 2nd room is usually that noisy chines dominos thing??) they had enough complaint s about it at the time and lost a few regular players, but they still decided to do it!!
i have never played there but i would suggest the new card room in cardiff bay called croups to be next years south wales venue!! aspers swansea can no longer host over 80++ tournies..
i also missed the fun of tikay on the mic...last years swansea leg was much better than this year!!!
i have never played there but i would suggest the new card room in cardiff bay called croups to be next years south wales venue!! aspers swansea can no longer host over 80++ tournies..
i also missed the fun of tikay on the mic...last years swansea leg was much better than this year!!!
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Having done the sycophantic bit, was anyone else just a tad disappointed at the Swansea event compared to the others this year? The 2 rooms was a blow, but there just didn't seem to be the feel that we had at the other events. There were no "all-in - call" moments until near the bubble, and once I was out (admittedly early on), it wasn't at all easy to rail the rest of the players. Some of my disapopointment also comes from people telling me how good Swansea was last year. Time for a new venue perhaps?
Anyway, here's hoping I see some of the faces at Nottingham in a couple of months.
And a genuine thank you once again to all concerned.
i missed the brilliant all in commentaries by tikay that characterised glasgow spt.
We have to take these issues into consideration for planning future tours and likely venues.
The "two rooms" point is a big one, not just for atmosphere but also because of how difficult it made logisitics around the final table.
I had a great weekend in Wales and enjoyed the event and meeting many people I'm used to playing with each night.
As you seem to be keen to have the feedback, I'll add a couple of points regarding the venue...
(1) They didn't have enough screens showing the tourney info. There didn't appear to be one in the 2nd room? and only one facing the room in the main area. There was one near me (Table 1) but I was told it was broken. I think it's important to keep an eye on the average stack size.
(2) The first dealer we had could have had more experience at hold'em. On several occasions she shipped the money to the wrong person (I don't think she knew the hand rankings) and she miss-dealed several times through missing out one seat where there was a no-show. And...
Anyway, enough of the moaning - it was a great event and I hope to be able to qualify to DTD as soon as poss.
totally agree with all of the above apart from Ivegotace the only place to go is Les Croupiers Cardiff its a 20 table dealer dealt card room away from the gaming room. the only problem is the food its not as bad as Swansea but its not good when there are 150 to 200 runners
DAI
back to learn my trade online, but now i've had a taste i hope to get some more live action sooner rather than later.
and good on the guy - big rich? running the fun games - my wife managed to get a 'result' that meant we didn't walk away with absolutely nothing.
good work all!
The structure of the tournament could do with a look at as well I think, I understand the tournament needs to be completed in the 1 day, but why not start either 1 or 2 hours earlier and have more chips or add in a level or 2.
The sit n go's were great fun, ended up doing an indian poker sit n go which was a great laugh, although it led to me buying a round that totaled £60!!!
Great weekend overall just a pitty the main was a bit dull compared to others.
see you all in notts
ps dont know what you are moaning about flash.......you were in "pole position" all night......
The structure has to take 150 players to a winner, with breaks, in time for a conclusion around midnight on the same day, with a 2pm start
It does this.
It could have an extra early level (75-150) or a slightly larger stack/longer clock leading to a later finish (might well do so if the Tour is being run in 2010-11) but as is it's designed to achieve what I was asked to achieve.
Hi All.
To address the comments which, in the main, are all of a muchness.
1) Two Rooms.
Ugh ugh ugh. As some of you know, both Rich & I had "something to say" about this. We wouldf NEVER have gone there if we'd known. It was 1 room the previous year, but some locals tipped us off about the "wall". So we sought clarification, & let's just say, there was some "confusion" as to how they responded. We went there under the illusion that the "partition" (lol!) between the 2 Rooms would be removed for the day.
We had a meeting on Monday to review the Swansea Event. Being diplomatic, all I can say is that we will never again go to a Venue where we are forced into 2 seperate rooms.
We plan to go take a look at Les Croupiers in Cardiff soon. More news when I get it
2) Commentary, lack of "abuse" etc.
I'm sorry - I was gutted. I was aching to do the usual "abuse", the "all-in & a call" stuff with added spice. But it just does not work when the players are split into 2 rooms. When it broke to 1 room, the tables were so close together, I could not easily navigate between them at speed, even with the newly reduced waistline. I was not in great form personally, either, as a result of some bad personal stuff going down elsewhere at the time. No excuses though, you got me bang to rights, it was not up to the, or my, usual standard.
3) Structure.
It's quite hard to explain this, but the brief is quite clear. Start at the earliest practical time (2pm in our view), & finish around Midnight. Within those constraints, cut it any way you like, but the structure can't be improved.
That apart, though, it WAS a good day, just, perhaps, not quite as good as usual, or as I'd have wished. The Side Games next door, especially the Tighty SNG's - he's a proper Legend - were awesomely good, & I know from the noise coming from those Tables how much fun everyone had. We actually even had to fight the Mangement to get the Chips for the Side Games!
Anyways, a big thank you to everyone who attended. Next time, it'll be that little bit better.
xx
That is all!.......
Didnt make Swansea, but this was definitely what I missed at Luton. And I fail to see how those beautiful legs of yours cant navigate between a few tables ;-)