Thank You!!

Tikay10

A great & most gracious Post by David, our Tourney Winner on Saturday.

Here's a snippet for you.

Early in the Final he was in the SB, & had 7,000 chips.

The Blinds at the time were, I think, 4,000-8,000.

Now THATS a comeback.

Later, Heads-Up, he had a 2.5:1 chip defecit to Dantb10, a very good player indeed, a player who is good enough to be a Pro, & who has experience of playing a huge Tourney in Vegas.

You, David, have every right to be proud. Patience, "waiting for the right spot", is vitally important. You sure did that, & on top of that, showing backbone, character & mettle, when everything is going wrong - as it was, early - is the sign of a proper player, in my book.

You are a credit to Sky Poker, & a worthy Champion.

Tikay10

In Response to Manchester G:

A lot of very good comments from all the players who attended the 1st leg of the tour! would like to say a big thankyou to you all for making it, Management and staff from the G
Posted by carldavid

Carl - I've helped run or be involved in a lot of Events at Grosvenor/G Venues over the last 5 years. None of them, from the Venues perspective, have been run as well as Saturday was. You got it spot-on.

Thank you.

Tikay10

In Response to Re: Thank You!!:

I'd like to add my congrats yet again!  You proved that you can win with a small stack and I think you are a worthy winner, and that's without taking anything away from any other players, final table or otherwise.  I had the pleasure of playing on the same tables as you for the last 2 or 3 hours and you played with great dignity, even when my JJ beat yiour AK to keep me in!  You were a true "gent".  Personally I was disappointed with my final table play, I missed about the only opportunity I had, but heyho! that doesn't matter, I exceeded my expectations.  The real bonus was meeting up with a group of people I think of as "friends", some old and some new, such as you. The day was absolutely fantastic from beginning to end and for that we must thank the Sky team, the Casino and their staff, the players and the spectators.  The camaraderie was there for everybody to witness and enjoy. I'm sure, like me, there will be many players itching to sit down at the qualifiers for the next one in Newcastle.  I think Sky have a unique product with their "Tour", probably the envy of their competitors. It is perhaps a little unfair to pick on any individual when we say our thank yous, but I just have to mention Tikay.  He is an incredably enthusiastic guy who, as far as I can witness, is held in very high esteem by everybody, they threw the mould away after he was made.  See you on the tables. Gordon Parton  (Dollie ) PS  I am sorry that I was a disappointement to 1 person, who expected me to be female, single and under 30!  What a shock that must have been!
Posted by Dollie

Dollie

I love you. Mainly because only you & Haysie were older than me.

You did GREAT, be proud.

mr_mbro

In Response to Re: Manchester G:

In Response to Manchester G : Carl - I've helped run or be involved in a lot of Events at Grosvenor/G Venues over the last 5 years. None of them, from the Venues perspective, have been run as well as Saturday was. You got it spot-on. Thank you.
Posted by Tikay10

Hi Tony,
This is the first time, that i can remember, that the host casino has posted like this.
It IS a great sentiment and must be very pleasing to Sky Poker, that WE have THE BEST bunch of people playing and working at the site. We should collectively should be proud of that post and i hope that it will be repeated by the rest of the venues.
WELL DONE EVERYONE.
col

Tikay10

In Response to Re: Thank You!!:

well done david...             and an even bigger well done to the sky crew and that certain old guy running around with the microphone.. where does he get his energy from??? i met some great guys there and might even try for another spt leg....  a big thankyou to all the G casino staff too... excellent cardroom manager and some great dealers .............                                       group hug well done all
Posted by themackem

You had to spoil it, eh? Sigh, thats all.

Oh, & pfft, bleurgh, & meh.

Tikay10

In Response to Re: Manchester G:

In Response to Re: Manchester G : Hi Tony, This is the first time, that i can remember, that the host casino has posted like this. It IS a great sentiment and must be very pleasing to Sky Poker, that WE have THE BEST bunch of people playing and working at the site. We should collectively should be proud of that post and i hope that it will be repeated by the rest of the venues. WELL DONE EVERYONE. col
Posted by mr_mbro

It's a new one in my experience Col, & it hit me between the eyes for that very reason. And it shows why they got Saturday right - it's called "attention to detail".

Good to see you on Saturday Col - & a million thanks for the two framed photographs, they were magnificent.

ZZCop

Congratulations to David36 (and to Dan for finishing runner up).

Coincidentally, both started out on the same table (table 1) and right from the off both carefully accumulated chips. When this table was broken uo Dave and I both moved to table 9, where I watched him go from strength to strength.

I really enjoyed the day which was exceptionally well organised and run by the Sky staff, so many thanks. One observation I have was the high standard of play. I have played in many other live events but this was by far the best standard of play I have encountered. It was great to chat to Richard Orford and Tikay, both approachable down to earth guys.

I would like to say hello to MOOCH, Jeno2, Jupiter8, arlicker, LynneSenior, bridge03, Pears_27 and SkiCowboys, all of whom were a pleasure to meet. Also a word for Dennis Taylor, a true gent, particularly when his trip 7s were beaten by bridge03 who hit a flush knocking him out.

I hope the tour comes around to Manchester next year, I will certainly be trying to qualify again.

carldavid

In Response to Re: Manchester G:

In Response to Manchester G : Carl - I've helped run or be involved in a lot of Events at Grosvenor/G Venues over the last 5 years. None of them, from the Venues perspective, have been run as well as Saturday was. You got it spot-on. Thank you.
Posted by Tikay10

Cheers Tony, very proud of all our staff, and the SKY boys were fantastic, players made the day what a good atomosphere it was, take a pat on the back urself "by the way Iv still got that brush" getting the club back to normall now and no one will know it happened
cheeers Carl

David36

In Response to Re: Manchester G:

In Response to Re: Manchester G : Cheers Tony, very proud of all our staff, and the SKY boys were fantastic, players made the day what a good atomosphere it was, take a pat on the back urself "by the way Iv still got that brush" getting the club back to normall now and no one will know it happened cheeers Carl
Posted by carldavid

Hi Carl, No-one will know it happened but everyone who took part especially me will always remember it!

Bromley023

In Response to Re: Thank You!!:

In Response to Re: Thank You!! : wat a gentelman u were sir was nice 2 have met u ......c u soon delta
Posted by DELTA

I agree Delta ... Dollie you are a true gent and it was a pleasure

unknown_username

Dave not only r u a top man ur a poker legend, cu soon bud