UKOPS - The Thread

Tikay10

Good morning!

Last night, Sky Poker announced it's inaugural "United Kingdom Online Poker Series", to be known as "UKOPS".

A series of Online Poker Tourneys, it takes place between Monday October 31st & Sunday November 6th, 2011, immediately after SPT Leg One.

Buy-ins range from £22 to £530, Clocks from 5 mins to 15 mins, starting chips from 3,000 to 10,000, with a total Guarantee Value of £140,000.

It includes NLH Freezeouts, Turbo Rebuys, DoubleStacks, an Omaha Rebuy, a High-Roller, & a Main Event.

A satellite schedule will be announced very shortly. 

Any questions, fire away, & someone from Sky Poker will field them if I am not around.

The Thread will also be used to keep abreast of who qualifies in the Daily Super Satellites, registered runners for each Event, & this, that, & even the other. In other words, all things UKOPS related.

I'll be offline now until Sunday evening or even Monday, but any questions, stick them on this Thread please.

Thanks!

hurst05

any possibilty of running a UKOPS leaderboard. think it would be a good idea.

Nutter5932

Schedule please

Machka

Any particular reason Sky or Sky Poker wasn't used in the name?  Seems to me that not having it makes it non-brand specific.

Regardless of that it does seem a pretty amazing venture by Sky Poker.

bandini

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Any particular reason Sky or Sky Poker wasn't used in the name?  Seems to me that not having it makes it non-brand specific. Regardless of that it does seem a pretty amazing venture by Sky Poker.
Posted by Machka

Thought that strange myself. Not like Sky are normally shy to put their name to anything.

Entirely outwith my BR anyway.

But strange.

Very strange that Sky would suddenly x their GTDs 100 fold without some sort of backing/ business case?

Not like I'm paranoid or anything. Hmm.

MAXALLY

Ok, missed the show but would like to know the ins and outs of this please.

Is it just for the high BR players who can just choose if THEY want to play or not or is it really open to all??

I fully appreciate Sky Poker introducing new schemes but feel, yet again, that this promotion is geared towards the high rollers. I know, and expect, a load of negative response to this post, but as a prominent campaigner for the smaller BR player, I would like to know if this is really 'across the board' for ALL players or just another cunningly disguised thank you from Sky Poker to all their 'bigger' players?

spornybol

i know it`s out well out off my bank-roll even the sats will prob be out of my b/roll, but still would love now what sat cost are ? so can i have free entry to double stack ( always told no harm in asking )

jakally

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O I would like to know if this is really 'across the board' for ALL players or just another cunningly disguised thank you from Sky Poker to all their 'bigger' players?
Posted by MAXALLY

Pretty sure Sky will be planning that all guarantees are met, therefore there is no 'thank you', as all prize monies will come from player entry fees.

hurst05

the amount of things offered for smaller bankrolled players is crazy, im stunned at how many prizes sky give you when you run your leagues/comps. yet you always want more, and when something big is announced people throw their toys out the pram.

bandini

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

Ok, missed the show but would like to know the ins and outs of this please. Is it just for the high BR players who can just choose if THEY want to play or not or is it really open to all?? I fully appreciate Sky Poker introducing new schemes but feel, yet again, that this promotion is geared towards the high rollers. I know, and expect, a load of negative response to this post, but as a prominent campaigner for the smaller BR player, I would like to know if this is really 'across the board' for ALL players or just another cunningly disguised thank you from Sky Poker to all their 'bigger' players?
Posted by MAXALLY

It's an attempt to snare the players that "America" has lost.

Fair enough. Makes business sense I suppose.

Campaign all you want for the smaller BR player Maxamillion. I'm guessing Murdoch would be indifferent. And you can't really blame him (I know it's not really him, but still, you know what I mean).

bandini

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the amount of things offered for smaller bankrolled players is crazy, im stunned at how many prizes sky give you when you run your leagues/comps. yet you always want more, and when something big is announced people throw their toys out the pram.
Posted by hurst05

I think that's fair comment to a degree Hurst.

I also think it's also a bit cruel.

You're right that this has nothing to do with the average player. Sky is a business and are, rightly, capitalising on a business need. The market is open and I don't blame them for capitalising.

However, Sky has, up to now, been the champion of the new player. Hence the prizes, et al. It would be a shame if they just decided to concentrate on such wondrous players as yourself from now on. There's a market they might miss out on. I'm sure you could throw our toys back in the pram for a price though.

DOHHHHHHH

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

Ok, missed the show but would like to know the ins and outs of this please. Is it just for the high BR players who can just choose if THEY want to play or not or is it really open to all?? I fully appreciate Sky Poker introducing new schemes but feel, yet again, that this promotion is geared towards the high rollers. I know, and expect, a load of negative response to this post, but as a prominent campaigner for the smaller BR player, I would like to know if this is really 'across the board' for ALL players or just another cunningly disguised thank you from Sky Poker to all their 'bigger' players?
Posted by MAXALLY

When I heard it announced tonight, I instantly thought that the best thing about the UKOPS would be Maxallys reaction to it!

hahaha :):)

scotty77

sounds excellent.

also like the idea that the 500 event only attracts 30£ rake...on other sites, the higher the BI there is a reduction on the rake and glad that Sky have noticed this.

really like the idea of a leaderboard type system.

would be interested in the 'season ticket' package.

will there normal opens be running at the same time too? i take it that the minis will remain unchanged?

wtih regards to Maxally's comments, I think that Sky does MASSIVE amounts for small BR players.  probably more than any other site....I would have thought that the way they have supported your mini open idea/the forum DTD league etc is evidence enough for that.

and having a one week series of higher BI events doesn't detract from that.

 for example, most casinos in the country offer 15£.20£ tournies 2 or 3 times a week but they also offer festivals once a twice a year where the BIs change to get a buzz about the place and get some big prizepools.  this is no different.  well actually this is a bit different as in a live casino when a festival is on the smaller BI tournies are dropped for a week....I can't see Sky dropping the minis/dtd/the 2.20 deepstacks/the new small BI hypers.

i'm also sure that there will be a satellite schedule that will offer a way for people of all bankrolls to join into some, if not all of the events.  much like how Sky offers a way to get a SPT 220£ seat for only 1.40£.

everyone has a different financial circumstance and there are some new/recreational players out there who do not get the buzz about playing small BI tournies and a series like this will attract them to Sky too.

Unknown

How about awarding points to the Sky Poker Tour leader board for these events? 

SoLack

Only caught the last hour of the show last night - can someone post the full schedule of events please?

scotty77

From what I remember, adn this may not be accurate.....can't remember all the guarantees but overall it is gonna be 150k

100£ BH Freezeout

50£ PLO Rebuy 10k GTD

100£ Double Stack

500£ High Roller 25K GTD

50£ NLHE Rebuy

20£ NLHE Turbo Rebuy on the same night as a 100£ NLHE Freezout

200£ Main Event 40K GTD

Sky_Poker

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

Any particular reason Sky or Sky Poker wasn't used in the name?  Seems to me that not having it makes it non-brand specific. Regardless of that it does seem a pretty amazing venture by Sky Poker.
Posted by Machka

Hi Aaron - dont worry, this is definitely the Sky Poker UKOPS!

Sky_Poker

Hi Guys - just to reassure everyone, we will be running satellites to these events to suit all pockets. There will also be some added extras which we will give the details on soon.

Tikay will naturally claim all the ideas were his!

Thanks
Sky Poker Team

murray69

i think its great, and although i am a smaller br player and only play occasionally i agree with hurst. I think sky do a lot for the lower rolled players and i will defo be trying to qualify for a few of these

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dantb10

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

unknown_username

Well I will definately be keeping a keen eye on this one.
 
It certainly looks ambitious, and I hope players give it there full support so it can have every chance of succeeding before trying to find faults.

Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

IRISHROVER

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

Ok, missed the show but would like to know the ins and outs of this please. Is it just for the high BR players who can just choose if THEY want to play or not or is it really open to all?? I fully appreciate Sky Poker introducing new schemes but feel, yet again, that this promotion is geared towards the high rollers. I know, and expect, a load of negative response to this post, but as a prominent campaigner for the smaller BR player, I would like to know if this is really 'across the board' for ALL players or just another cunningly disguised thank you from Sky Poker to all their 'bigger' players?
Posted by MAXALLY

Jessusssssss you serious mannnn ,
behave we get loads of prizes to give away & we have loads of good structure mtts  now to play in .
Us players with small bankrolls have never had it so good on skypoker .
Get back in your box maxs or i will send raver over there .

Den .

p.s  Stop rocking the boat  or the prizes may fall out  lol

mattless

Think this is great, I didn't watch all of the programme last night, so they might have talked about promotion of it, but I'm assuming that to not have overlays there is going to be quite heavy promotion outside of Sky Poker.

I know Tikay contributes on 2+2 with regard to Sky and there is social media stuff, but would be interesting to know how else it will be promoted.

Maybe promotion will also be done with regard to upgrades that have been mentioned a lot on here. Timebanks, synched breaks, stt sats, late registration and the rest! You never know!

mattless

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

Think this is great, I didn't watch all of the programme last night, so they might have talked about promotion of it, but I'm assuming that to not have overlays there is going to be quite heavy promotion outside of Sky Poker. I know Tikay contributes on 2+2 with regard to Sky and there is social media stuff, but would be interesting to know how else it will be promoted. Maybe promotion will also be done with regard to upgrades that have been mentioned a lot on here. Timebanks, synched breaks, stt sats, late registration and the rest! You never know!
Posted by mattless

Just seen Sky Adams post in GPC with regard to upgrades - v interesting and excellent news although doesn't look like will be in place for festival

unknown_username

With all the 'happenings' in the poker world of late this seems to be a good initiative from Sky. This will bring in players from other sites and hopefully give a growth spurt to the site. That will be good for all players and will eventually result in more choice of games for all.

I think the key to the success of this will be how the satellites are arranged. With enough opportunities for the smaller bankroll players to get a taste of some high stakes mtt's this is an opportunity for everyone.

Nice one Sky, I wish it every success.

djblacke04

In Response to Re: UKOPS - The Thread:

With all the 'happenings' in the poker world of late this seems to be a good initiative from Sky. This will bring in players from other sites and hopefully give a growth spurt to the site. That will be good for all players and will eventually result in more choice of games for all. I think the key to the success of this will be how the satellites are arranged. With enough opportunities for the smaller bankroll players to get a taste of some high stakes mtt's this is an opportunity for everyone. Nice one Sky, I wish it every success.
Posted by elsadog

yeah i second that, and Maxally all i will say is what about the players that want to play the higher stakes games?

i might add it would be nice that if you actually won a tournment,you could have a Hoodie or Jacket with UKOPS champion,as a prize..because as a lot of us go to live events....

Big +  hope it all goes well..

PiAnOpLaYa

I can see it now my poor bankroll being eaten up by satellites!

going to try and focus on the £100 F.O and with some luck the £200ME.

Hopefully sky will do some sort of £55 tourn ticket Sats so you can guy into any event you want with multiple tickets, i.e 4* £55 for the ME etc. Will help with numbers aswell as you can win a seat into all the events from 1 Satellite

Sky_Poker

By the way, we really love the idea of a UKOPS leaderboard and will look at doing one.

Thank you for your support on this, we can't wait for it!

drumahai05

i think its a great way to promote the uk game. i don't believe sky does it to reward their high rollers, they are only a small part of the business. you can compare sky to the government in some ways it is far more profitable to take a penny in tax off the majority then a pound off the rich. small br players are the bread and butter for sky and always will be, so called high rollers, and names are just the icing on the cake that help to promote the business.at the end of the day the most important customers are the nameless majority who give over their £1 for hours of fun

Sky_Poker

I might add it would be nice that if you actually won a tournment,you could have a Hoodie or Jacket with UKOPS champion,as a prize.
Posted by djblacke04


Another idea we love and will look into, thanks!

YOUNG_GUN

Really looking forward to this, really hope i can qualify for a few especially the ME and the high roller(dreaming)

I think this is fantastic news for sky, it will no doubt bring in 1000's of new players IMO. Bigger gtd's aswell just make me wanna play them all and bink

Alan/Maxally i do disagree sky do soo much things for the Micros/small players , im half included in this as i flutter between the 2 I have no doubt there will be various price range satelites for us smaller players it maybe tough but still its a way in.

again looking forward to it GG sky