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2, This will be frowned upon by many, How did sky pick the 4 players that have been picked already? (redmond, james, dan and wayne). One of these players has rearly played on sky over the past few months. I and im sure many others would like to know why these players where picked?
For example do they have specific qualities/abilities etc? If so, what are they that put them in the first 5? Thanks xx
Ultimately though, team sky can pick who they like to put on their team.... I guess the simple fact is who the presenters and analysts feel, based on their viewing of the players, will succeed best at the events they're sending them to. I'd have quite liked to see offshoot and sparce get a place, personally... they really impress me when I watcht hem play.
Obv all Tikay's 'favourites' have been chosen but there wasn't quite enough room for Browndog & Doh....lol lol lol < I bet I will get slated for that one!!
On a more serious note, best of luck to all of you on the Sky poker Team and future team members. I genuinely wish you all the best.
i have to play a stupid amount to get in the top 30 its more volume than skill. Even if I do grind for 3 months I could just get huge cooler and be out of the tournament anyway.
I understand the need to tie it in with points but shouldn't it be mixed in with profit relative to your level (maybe nl30 up) Or even a series of tournaments over a month?
Thanks for the top guy bit, but could you define a 'FAIRLY AVERAGE YEAR' please, and also how you know how my year has gone?
I would take a guess that you have no idea what this year has been like for me poker wise?
It has without doubt been the best year in my poker career, for live tournament cashes/wins, online tournament wins, and for serious grinding of the cash tables online.
It has been a sick year for me to be honest and all the hard work i have put in is being rewarded.
Getting a second chance??? at what? I never blew my first chance did i?
Anyway, i am really looking forward to this idea. I know people will be against it because thats just the nature of poker and poker forums, each to their own and thats fine with me.
But please dont make statements like the one above, when you could not possibly justify the comment. It couldnt be farther from the truth.
GL to all who participate, and GL all at the tables!
Many congrats to you, Wayne, James and Redmond, all very well deserved places.
I love the idea of this team sky poker thingy and with tikay and lml involved it will be mega fun!
Good luck all
Anyone who has played or watched him play can testify how good he really is!!
Everytime you look at the cash tables from 100nl - 300nl you will see how he plays and builds his stack quickly and mantains it whilst boosting his BR on a regular basis. In mtt's, when the DS was on the Sunday Evenings at £55 a pop - Dan was probably the biggest winner in terms of ROI in that event so that shows his class in that format as well where it had fierce competition with the quality of runners in it. Dan states that this is his most succesfull year - you only need to look at his stats to confirm this - they go through the roof and not only on this site but others as well where he has binked some impressive results this year!!
He was the winner of TP and now we are picking the best of Sky to begin Team Sky so this has been an incredible year for him and long may it continue so for that I wish Dan and the rest of them the very best of luck and look forward to supporting them in their exciting journey!!
With regards what I have highlighted, what do you know that people will be against? I ask this as I have not seen as of yet anyone post that they are against the idea. Thanks xx
When i say 'people will be against it' i am not implying that people who have already posted on the subject are against the idea. I merely envisage that the concept will not be liked by all, because it is in our nature to form opinions on subjects. Which i am all for.
Its generally what happens when sites bring in new concepts. Some people dont like change, others do. Its all personal preference.
There are no reasons from a personal point of view why i would be against it, but i obviously cant speak for others who will have their own views.
Hope this explains what i meant.
I dont see it as being fair that a vey good player who untill the past week has rearly played on the site, he is now getting a £1000 mtt entry payed for him. Surley it would be far beter and more fair to have given this place to a player who plays sky on a regular basis.
Good evening.
I'll try & deal with the questions, please bear with me while I sift through the thread.
I'll start with an easy one.
"....this means total player that was going to be yearly has now been scrapped...."
"....total player was better imo....."
Total Player is studio & Production intensive, & with the Channel 865 Studio move currently in the late stages of extremely complex technical planning, it was felt wise to defer any decision on if & when Total Player will return. It needs a multi-month run, & they cannot comtemplate it during the studio move period, & until the new Studio has been bedded in.
For what it's worth, I would think it almost certainly will return, but that's not the official line, it's just my view.
I spoke with Rich Milner earlier this evening, (he is responsible for allocating the funding) who was, like most of us, a bit taken aback at the tone of this Thread, & he used the Total Player comments as an example. He reiterated what I already knew - no decision has been taken to abandon Total Player.
In the Press Release I wrote this afternoon, & sent up to Jack & Richard @ Head Office for approval, & which will be in the print media & all over the internet shortly, I said.....
SkyPoker.com continue to build their poker community, and the latest offering is “Team Sky Poker”, which will be entirely composed of Sky Poker regulars. The existing features of Sky Poker will all remain – the Forum, Community, Freerolls, PremierShip Freerolls, Sky Poker Tour, Play The Presenter, Total Player, the TV Channel, and now, Team Sky Poker has arrived.
Total Player has NOT been scrapped. Can someone tell me where anyone ever said it was, please?
"....so no offence ment to dan hes a top guy but hes getting a second chance after a fairly average year....."
I will, shortly, outline the criteria by which the founding five were selected, & how the initial three month period is being used to set the standard for everyone who aspires to be part of Tam Sky Poker.
For now, I would say this.
Dan has been a quite magnificent Ambassador for Sky Poker. He conducts himself with dignity, makes himself available for various promotional stuff, does not have an enemy in the game, is a quite superb player, & in the view of Sky Poker, he's had an excellent year.
He has often gone beyond the call of duty, & that's a 2 way street, as Sky Poker have delivered what they were committed to deliver to him, & then some more on top.
I would have been extremely disappointed if Dan had not been a founder Member of Team Sky Poker, & to be honest, I think many others would echo that. It was the players, after all, who voted for Dan as Total Player.
Dan will have the full support of myself, & everyone at Sky Poker.
I have no idea how long he will remain in Team Sky Poker - to a degree, that's up to him. Personally, I hope it's for a goodly while.