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about wining the the TSP MTT
Im 34, Living in south wales, I drive busses for a living, I have a morgage and a little boy that turns 4 in 2 weeks time.
I enjoy playing lots of online poker as sky poker, I started playing poker here about 3 years ago when I didnt even have a clue what it was about. I have played very few live games, at my local club.
I was tempted into playing proberly the most intence and enjoyable poker game ever last night by the cash prizes, the very good players and the structure and never could imagine coming in 1st place.
Havent slept much last night, woke up with the worst headace ever. Feels like I've lost 700 quid (alot of money to me), but, just won the X-factor..
Was thinking about sitting out at heads up, but suddenely with a huge desision to make and not much time to think. I decided to play the cards and what happens happens. PP started raining down on me, and the game become impossibley easy.
Thats the just of it, Gona have to give this a good go. Hope u guys are gona wish me luck. Think im gona need it.
I enjoy playing lots of online poker as sky poker, I started playing poker here about 3 years ago when I didnt even have a clue what it was about. I have played very few live games, at my local club.
I was tempted into playing proberly the most intence and enjoyable poker game ever last night by the cash prizes, the very good players and the structure and never could imagine coming in 1st place.
Havent slept much last night, woke up with the worst headace ever. Feels like I've lost 700 quid (alot of money to me), but, just won the X-factor..
Was thinking about sitting out at heads up, but suddenely with a huge desision to make and not much time to think. I decided to play the cards and what happens happens. PP started raining down on me, and the game become impossibley easy.
Thats the just of it, Gona have to give this a good go. Hope u guys are gona wish me luck. Think im gona need it.
Comments
its a great achievement stan. why not just view it as an additional xmas present and just go with it. well played, have fun andy warhol said that everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame, this is your time.
Best of luck in what ever decision you made but well played again
Problem is all the cash players will say its easy just grind but i myself suck at cash and would probably lose more through doing this it all depends on your roll, really big decision for you stan but its a good one to have
Kind Regards
John
I think there should only be one prize, and thats to become a member of TSP, after all that is the only reason these 3 tourneys exist.
Why cash prizes for other finishers, dont they already get the cash for their points anyway?
Thats my take on it guys, should be winner takes all and if TSP does not appeal to you then just dont play.
A shame that such a great day for you has turned into a difficult decision.
WP mate and GL whatever you decide.
i hope this doesnt affect and further promotions like this and ruin it for the rest of us
well played and good luck whatever you decide
I understand that £700 has its attractions, but I have known you for some time as a worthy opponent, and was lucky enough to share a table with you for some time last night (before I failed to see your set of 8s coming !)
You took down this tournament which was a top class field many of whom were desperate to win it. The prize is such an opportunity for any good player you would be mad not to go for it.
I hope that you dont feel in any way that you are not good enough to be in the same company as some of the other TSP stars, because you are. And I know they will welcome you on board as an equal member. You dont have to be a nosebleed cash player to be good enough !
You have nothing to lose and plenty to gain, and I am sure you can sort it out alongside your work commitments. I say that as I have just agreed to go back to driving my bus next week !
Well done again m8 and the same goes for AJS and Robbie.
On the rare occasion I've been on the same MTT table as you you have always stood out as a tough opponant and so I'm not at all surprised that you had the weapons required to take this down.
Good luck with however you decide to proceed.
I would say just go for it!
You may even cash well at the gukpt for free
Maybe Sky should increase the cash prizes to the bigger cash rakers and reduce the cash to the low raking TSP finalists which would make the 1st place more appealing?
Let me throw this into the mix. Surely the whole idea of these finals are to find new TSP members, so why does there have to be ANY cash payouts.
This is something that NO ONE has bought into, so all i see is an elitist freeroll for 30 players.
If any of the top 30 don't want to take up a place in the team, do enter and let someone who does desire the place have a go.(not me btw, i don't play enough to qualify).
So come on, can someone give me a compelling explanation, why there is extra cash prizes for these finals.
col
I dont think there would have been many moans if it was winner only, ( especially from the cash guys !)
But I am sure some of the MTT and STT players welcomed some consolation prizes for narrowly missing out. and I dont think Sky should be criticised for putting up the extra cash, as a reward for 3 months hard work.
Shame I missed out on this too !
I realise £700 is a lot of money, especially with children are involved, but surely the experience and just the chance of being in a tournie where the money could be close to life changing (not in lifestyle but obv pay off mortgage, go on nice holidays. new car etc) is something that you should be excited and thirlled about.
people seem to be moaning about the extra cash prizes on a freeroll
i just feel sorry for the people who desperately wanted into TSP and fell late on. must be a kick in the teeth hearing people who got in dont want in
Hope your well mate.
I do understand your post, but I maintain that (as has been shown here) the prize is the TSP place.
What would happen then if they get down to heads up and neither player wanted the team place. I also think that the level of cash prizes is HUGE compared to the size of the field, in each of the finals.
This not me having a go at Sky Poker, (again), rather me playing devil's advocate against the feeling of players not wanting to be in the team or understanding the whole process.
col
To put the record straight for you,
1. I'm entitled to my opinions and, as most of the Sky Poker staff know, will say what i think, not out of jealousy or envy.
2. I've played here from the start and would give some, non vital, body parts to represent Sky Poker.
3. The reason I won't qualify is down to bankroll.
4. Most tournament only payout the top 10/15% of the field, but not in this case, where 7/8 players got a money prize(out of a field of 30).
I would and do accept Sky's rules, but even if I could afford to get into the top thirty, if i didn't want a place i wouldn't take part in the final. Just how i feel sorry.
Finally, I totally agree with your last bit, as I would be gutted to hear that if I had just missed out.
Regards
col
However, I wasn't aware that there would be cash prizes for 2nd-8th. Now I know that, I may not opt out next time. And if I managed to get heads up, I will just sit out. I think this would ruin the tourny and the TSP selection. But I finished in the top 30 and I am entitled to win the free cash money sky have put up.
I agree that the money should be taken from these tournys, so that the people who want to be in the team have the opportunity,
say these low limit mtt guys have like a small BR say £1000 or sumit and they won a freeroll into a £1100 event but had the option to take a £700 cash prize it would be pretty terrible advice to say to them to play the event and give up the cash, or am i missing something important?
People are saying the prize of being in the team is worth more than £700. Unfortunately this is not neccessarily true. For it to be worth any amount of money. The person in the team will have to win something in the tournys they play. If they dont win anything. Its worth nothing. And even worth negative money, if you include the expenses of each tourny they play. They do recieve some money to cover expenses. But trust me it isnt enough to cover, transport, hotel, food/drink. And not to mention the amount of money the person might lose trying to get as many C4P as possible.
On the plus side, if they manage to cash in a GUKPT, its worth alot of money, especially to win one.
I do think this is a good opportunity for people to play bigger buy in events. And good to people who might already play lots of GUKPTS, cause they would probably play the same events anyway. So they are saving money from the free buyin.