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*** Official WSOP Update Threads - Pre-Tournament ***
Oh, hi there internet!
So, we've made it to the Nevada desert. Tikay, Sky Claire - better known as 'Mother', 'Attila' or just 'boss' to Tikay - and myself have landded and *finally* get ourselves on the internet. Lots of strife, that. It seems that most of the rooms here have a problem with their network connections, which I am sure is going down well with the punters.
Anyway, welcome to the official WSOP update thread. As you will see from the header, this is our 'Pre-Tournament' thread, and each day Tikay and I will start a new thread to cover each of the individual day's action. You can catch our video updates on www.skypoker.com/wsop (which currently has a couple of videos and photos keeping the space warm for when the coverage begins in earnest), and myself and Mr Kendall will be doing our best to make you feel like you're here with us. Except you lot will have a better net connection, etc.
We're off to the airport in around 2 hours to meet the last five of our players. Matthew and Ryan have been here grinding tourneys and cash for a while now, while Thewy has been keeping Tikay on the straight and narrow in our absence. Arriving today we have:
Roy - w4rlock
Peter - kimpet
Chris - CoxyLboro
Jonny - terrell08
Andrew - andrew1947
...are touching down, unpacking and getting in to the groove. Rest and relaxation today, tomorrow we get them all checked in with the WSOP peeps, then it's out to dinner before the play begins on Thursday. Cards in the air will be 12noon, so 8pm your time.
In the meantime, let's get the Sky Poker roar going....
GOOD LUCK VIVA LAS VEGAS FOLKIES - WIN THE LOT!!!!
So, we've made it to the Nevada desert. Tikay, Sky Claire - better known as 'Mother', 'Attila' or just 'boss' to Tikay - and myself have landded and *finally* get ourselves on the internet. Lots of strife, that. It seems that most of the rooms here have a problem with their network connections, which I am sure is going down well with the punters.
Anyway, welcome to the official WSOP update thread. As you will see from the header, this is our 'Pre-Tournament' thread, and each day Tikay and I will start a new thread to cover each of the individual day's action. You can catch our video updates on www.skypoker.com/wsop (which currently has a couple of videos and photos keeping the space warm for when the coverage begins in earnest), and myself and Mr Kendall will be doing our best to make you feel like you're here with us. Except you lot will have a better net connection, etc.
We're off to the airport in around 2 hours to meet the last five of our players. Matthew and Ryan have been here grinding tourneys and cash for a while now, while Thewy has been keeping Tikay on the straight and narrow in our absence. Arriving today we have:
Roy - w4rlock
Peter - kimpet
Chris - CoxyLboro
Jonny - terrell08
Andrew - andrew1947
...are touching down, unpacking and getting in to the groove. Rest and relaxation today, tomorrow we get them all checked in with the WSOP peeps, then it's out to dinner before the play begins on Thursday. Cards in the air will be 12noon, so 8pm your time.
In the meantime, let's get the Sky Poker roar going....
GOOD LUCK VIVA LAS VEGAS FOLKIES - WIN THE LOT!!!!
Comments
Stupid question, number 1 of several probably, but...
When does the actual ME start?... plus how many different starting days are there and what days are all our guys playing on?
We've got someone in each of the four Day 1s, with the line up going like this...
Day 1a - Roy and Jonny
Day 1b - Chris, Matthew and Ryan
Day 1c - Peter and Andrew
Day 1d - Thewy
Hard to estimate numbers, but judging by the rest of the Series I don't think the Main Event will be too far off last year's numbers, so around 6500?
I know Redmond is travelling independently but any idea what day he will be starting in the ME?
(I will put the non answer to my question down to jet lag or too much rich food last night! )
I think it all kicks off on Thursday so my understanding is
1a) Thursday 7th
1b) Friday 8th
1c) Saturday 9th
1d) Sunday 10th
Day 1B- Friday
Day 1C- Saturday
Day 1D- Sunday
Day 2A (2A + 2C)- Monday
Day 2B (2B + 2D)- Tuesday
Wednesday- rest day
Day 3- Wednesday
Day 4- Thursday
Day 5- Friday
Day 6- Saturday
Day 7- Sunday
Day 8- Monday
Final- September
They do say Vegas is a bit timeless. Mother has answered for you just up there
Cheers Claire!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL SKY POKER PLAYERS IN VEGAS
Video interviews are now on their way up now, and we're got some new pics too. You can get all of this on our WSOP page of course:
www.skypoker.com/wsop
Intro Video.......
http://t.co/iNuhLUe
Andrew1947......
http://t.co/nr5PlBC
W4Rlock, aka Roy Wild......
http://t.co/ZiNaUEq
Kimpet The Builder!
http://bit.ly/nVm9Vc
CoxyLBoro says "I will not play many hands". Yeah, right......
http://bit.ly/ocDXcO
LOL-RAISE unveiled.
Beaneh is what?
http://bit.ly/o6VWLR
£10,000 package for a total spend of.......zero?
http://bit.ly/oJCgFp
Scotty77 is next.......
http://bit.ly/qHmiQl
Thewy discusses his stunning WSOP record......
He's 0 from 25.
Me? 1 from 1. Just saying.......
http://bit.ly/o94geK
Even bigger news.......... Tony 'teaboy' Kendall is heading off to get me a coffee........ he finally understands his role in Vegas, its taken 4 years but we get there eventually