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hi all
i agree great promotion for all players old and new to the site
with the sats i think all bankrolls have been thought off
very exciting time ahead for all
just a question
why have 2 tournies november the 5th
poss one of the biggest nights out of the year
and with the lower buy in of one off them its open to all
just a thought i know its to late to change but maybe could be tweaked around such a big night out for families
thanks for the great promotion
You could then have a play-off between the winners of each thread to see if the mini players could take on the big guys.
n Response to UKOPS - The Thread:
great for everyone. brilliant.
one suggestion might be to offer the winners of each game an invite to a UKOPS Cash Game.
Love the idea of the leaderboard, as soon as it was announced I thought the same!
Don't think the "Mini UKOPS" will work, like others have said, the high roller event would still be £50 with most events £20. There are mini opens and mini rollers, I think this would be best left as it is.
does the winner of the tourneys win a bracelet ?
Will they be shown on stream
plus there are going to be tonnes of satellites for every one of the UKOPS events so i do not really see the problem as people are still going to be able to satellite in for a small amount compared to actual buy ins
even if there was a mini ukops people will still not be happy that the £530 buy in is £53 etc
i don't have the bankroll to buy in direct to every event but i will still be attemptin satellites for every tournament as then you are basically playing the tournament as if it is a 'micro tournament' as you are in for such a little amount
Good morning.
I'll try & pick up the various unanswered questions today.
Please note we have a UKOPS Teleconf @ 11am, during which the various suggestions will be dealt with (leaderboard, leaderboard prizes etc), & various other bits & bobs will be addressed.
We will keep you informed of any & all UKOPs news on this thread.
Hope you all had a good weekend.
Please be aware I've been Offline for a few days, & my PM inbox is overflowing now, so there may be a short (24 hour) delay in replying to some of them.
Sky Poker have always set great store by trying to support & encourage players at ALL Levels, small medium & big, & this will continue unabated.
Live stream? Under consideration.
In addition, the winners of the Events 1 through 7 will ALL get Free Entry into the UKOPS Main Event.
There MAY be some other prizes for UKOPS winners, too.
Assuming you are a Forum peruser, or follow "Sky Poker" or myself on Twitter or Facebook, you will hear when the Satellites schedule is announced. Many many times.......
Winners of Events 1 through 7 will all get Free Entry into the UKOPS Main Event, though, which is at least something tangible.
Very well done in the TSP Qualifier last night, Rob, spectacular comeback, too!
I'd like to think that Sky Poker IS all-inclusive, as it has always set great store by encouraging, supporting & empowering players at ALL bankroll Levels.
They will continue to try & offer fresh & innovative Promotions (TSP is a good example) aimed at all levels of affordability, but it's not possible for every Promotion to tick every box.
For example, move it forward a week, to the previous week, & it clashes with SPT Leg One, move it back a week & it clashes with Blackpool GUKPT.
The dates were given considerable thoughtage before being decided, & the week in question, overall, was deemed to be the most suitable.
Bonfire night or not, I'm sure UKOPS will go with a bang......
Every way Sky Poker look at it, listen to Customer Feedback, & analyse what players prefer to play on Sky Poker sends the same message - the vast majority of the player-base here much prefer 6-Max. In some ways, Sky Poker is pretty much a specialised 6-Max Site, & it's served everybody well hitherto.
My personal taste would be for more 10 seater stuff, as my background is in the B & M version of poker, but I'm in a substantial minority with that view, that's just how it is I'm afraid. It won't spoil my enjoyment of UKOPs though.
It's amazing the trivial things that annoy poker players. If I make the Bubble of a relatively valuable Event, it won't trouble me too much, or mar my enjoyment, if it takes a while for the bubble to go.
You are not in a minority in that impatience, to be fair, you should see how players froth at the mouth & get uppity in Live Poker @ "bubble time", it's extraordinary! One of those mysteries I'll ever understand.
I hope you survive the bubble & win the lot, Mr 1267.
The Tourneys need to play out as best as we can organise them, & I would hate that they were messed around to accommodate the schedule of a TV Show.
We have assessed likely finishing times of each Event, & I'll Post them up in a bit.
Indicative finishing times for the Event are as follows. There are so many variables that it's impossible to be reasonably sure about these, but standard structure analysis combined with likely player numbers suggest the following finishing times......
UKOPS Event 1 - 01.15am
UKOPS Event 2 - 01.15am
UKOPS Event 3 - 01.15am
UKOPS Event 4 - 02.00am
UKOPS Event 5 - 01.45am
UKOPS Event 6 - Too hard to call!
UKOPS Event 7 - 00.15am
UKOPS Main Event - 03.30am
Satellite Schedule.
This is quite complex to explain in one go, so I'll do so in a series of Posts. Please bear with us whilst we get these Posted.
The UKOPS Satellite Schedule will commence TODAY.
Details to follow imminently.
ALL Satellites will be based upon "guaranteed Seats", NOT "1 seat in x" EXCEPT "micro-sats". (See next Post).
Every satellite will be capped, & will carry GUARANTEED Seats, irrespective of number of runners.
Starting with "Special" Daily Satellites which combine High Roller & Main Event Seats.
These will be 9pm EVERY NIGHT, 7 days per week. (Replaces the TSP Classic Mon-Fri, & the £500 Gtd Sat & Sunday. Note the TSP Classic will NOT run tonight, or again until AFTER UKOPS has finished).
UKOPS Direct.
Buy-In - £12.
FIRST - GUARANTEED £530 UKOPS High-Roller Seat
2nd - 6th - GUARANTREED £220 Main Event Seats.
Capped at 150 runners in every case.
Micro-Sats to these UKOPS Directs - £2.40, the same schedule as the current TSP Classic satelite structure, except 7 days per week, not 5.
So, these Micro-Sats will run at 3.50pm daily, 4.20pm daily, 4.50pm daily, 5.20pm daily, 5.50pm daily, 6.20pm daily, 6.50pm daily & 7.20pm daily.
The balance of the Satellite schedule matches the day of the event, i.e., on Mondays Satellites will be for Event 1 (£20k G'teed BH on Moimnday 31st), on Wednesday's Satellites will be for Event 3, (£10k Guaranteed Double Stack, et al).
Details for these will be in my next Post.
Satellites for UKOPS events 1, 3, & 7, all of which are £110 buy-ins.
11.30, £2.40, 2 seats guaranteed (Max 100)
12.30, £12, 5 seats guaranteed (Max 50)
14.30, £2.40, 2 seats guaranteed (Max 100)
15.30, £12, 5 seats guaranteed (Max 50)
18.30, £2.40, 3 seats guaranteed (Max 150)
19.30, £12, 10 seats guaranteed (Max 100)
21.30, £2.40, 3 seats guaranteed (Max 150)
22.30, £12, 10 seats guaranteed (Max 100)
Clearly, the 11.30 & 12.30 Events will NOT run today, but all being well, the 2.30 (& onwards) Event will.
Satellites for UKOPS Events 2 & 5 (£55 Events).
These will run every Tuesday & Friday.
11.30, £1.20, 2 seats guaranteed (max 100)
12.30, £6, 5 seats guaranteed (max 50)
14.30, £1.20, 2 seats guaranteed (Max 100)
15.30, £6, 5 seats guaranteed (Max 50)
18.30, £1.20, 3 seats guaranteed (max 150)
19.30, £6, 10 seats guaranteed (max 100)
21.30, £1.20, 3 seats guaranteed (max 150)
22.30, £6, 10 seats guaranteed (max 100)
NOTE - ALL Satellites will be Freezeouts, there will NOT be any Rebuys available in ANY Satellites.
The Satellite to Event Two ONLY (Omaha) will be an Omaha Satellite. All other Satellites will be standard NLHE Freezeouts.