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SPT Cardiff 28th April Player Briefing
Sky Poker Tour 2011-12 Leg Five - Saturday 28th April 2012Final event details for players who will play the Sky Poker Tour Event at the Les Croupiers Casino, CardiffDate:
Saturday 28th April with play starting at 2:00pm. Sky Poker Staff will be available in reception from 12.00pm, please see them at the Welcome desk on arrival.
Venue:
Les Croupiers Casino
Capital Retail Shopping Park
Leckwith Road
Cardiff
CF11 8EG T: 0292 038 3810Open: The Casino opens at Midday Saturday
Directions to the venue from the M4 can be seen at http://www.les-croupiers.co.uk/index.html
Car Parking
Free car parking is available in the large Car Park at the front of the building, plenty of space. Obtain a ticket from casino reception.
Dress code:
You can wear jeans but please don't wear soiled clothing, football boots etc.
Registration:
Membership to the casino is free. All you will need to do is come to the casino with some form of identification for instant membership. A current valid Driving License or Passport is the easiest way to provide identification. If you do not have one of these, then a Debit/Credit Card along with proof of your address is required (i.e. Bank Statement, recent Utility Bill etc).Schedule:
Play commences at 2pm sharp.
Structure:
Please note, times will be strictly adhered to and play will recommence even if all players are not in their seats.
5,000 starting chips
2.00pm 25-50
2.30pm 50-100
3.00pm 100-200
3.30pm 15 minute break
3.45pm 150-3004.15pm 200-400
4.45pm 200-400 25
5.15pm 45 minute buffet break6.00pm 300-600 50
6.30pm 400-800 100
7pm 600-1200 1007.30pm 15 minute break
7.45pm 800-1600 200
8.15pm 1000-2000 200
8.45pm 1500-3000 3009.15pm 15 minute break
9.30pm 2000-4000 400
10pm 3000-6000 500
10.30pm 4000-8000 500
11pm 5000-10000 1000
(break on hitting final table makes timings approx from around here)
11.30pm 6000-12000 1000
12am 8000-16000 1500
12.30am 10000-20000 20001am 15000-30000 3000Prizes:
Payout will depend on the final number of players and will be available at the End of Level Two of the tournament after allowing for alternates for the first two levels of play.
Assuming 170 runners, for the purposes of illustration, first prize would be in the region of £5000
All prizes monies are paid into your Sky Poker account within 48 hours and will not be paid out at the venue on the day.
Side Events
Friday £15 +£4 reg fees. 6,000 chips 25 minute clockSaturday £35 +£5 10,000 chips 20 minute clock
8pm for both
Capacity for the Saturday event will be limited by the amount of tables spare, but should be 50-60 runners.
Usual Sky Poker aded value to the top three finishers in each
1st Sky Roller seat worth £110
2nd Sky Primo seat worth £55
3rd Bounty Hunter Seat worth £33
and SPT Leaderboard points for all cashersBuffet
A free Chinese buffet will be laid on for players on Saturday at approximately 5-6pm. A bar and food menu will be available at the venue
Press
Journalists, photographers and Sky Poker TV will be present throughout the tournament. By entering this tournament you accept that your image may be used in Sky Poker press marketing campaigns.
Sky Poker TV
The Sky Poker TV crew will be at the event and will be filming highlights of the tournament as well as interviewing players where appropriate.
Live Update
Sky Poker will be live updating, technology permitting, the Tournament on the Sky Poker forum throughout the day, following the progress of the competition. We will be posting player pictures and chip counts. Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the forum.
Live Stream
Sky Poker will be live streaming, technology permitting, action and commentary from the event on the Sky Poker forum throughout the day. Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the forum.
Finally
As part of Sky Poker, we would like you to be aware of your role in our collective responsibility to ensure that this event of the 2011-12 Sky Poker Tour is memorable for every participant and not just the winners at the end. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that every player comes away having had the best possible tournament experience.
We, the Sky Poker team, look forward to seeing you at the event together with Sky Poker presenters and analysts including Tony Kendall, Anna Fowler and Jen Mason.
See you at the tables
The Sky Poker Team
Comments
We would anticipate 135-140 seats being sold by next Thursday
A decision will be taken in the middle of next week as to whether direct buy in will be opened, depending on satellite demand in the next week
So please check this board then
As there are no guarantees, the safest way to play is to qualify in the next six nights
We also have a sporting celebrity
Clue: Pay the man with the jab.
Try a site like Late Rooms and search away
The Sky People stay at the Future Inns in the Bay, for example
+ cd you just confirm starting time for Saturday and will I get an email confirming my place?
2pm start. Check the SPT tournament lobby for your name, not sure if there will be an email