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  • SoLackSoLack
    edited July 2012
    Fantastic addition thank you
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  • 12671267
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!.... : I'm just waiting for the "I got home 61 minutes after the game started and missed late registration, we need late late registration" thread
    Posted by Kiwini4u
    If someone did get in 61 minutes after it started,  they would still be able to register through late reg.
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  • tommo53tommo53
    edited July 2012
    Its a pity it was not better advertised I have just complained on another thread because I was not aware that you could wait until 59 minutes after the offial start time to enter.
    Can someone tell me how that is fair to players who strarted at the begining, is it not just a revamped re buy, and surley it should show it when you enter as said before
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  • IDONKCALLUIDONKCALLU
    edited July 2012
    + 1 to 1267   coz the 5 min break :)
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  • offshootoffshoot
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Its a pity it was not better advertised I have just complained on another thread because I was not aware that you could wait until 59 minutes after the offial start time to enter. Can someone tell me how that is fair to players who strarted at the begining, is it not just a revamped re buy, and surley it should show it when you enter as said before
    Posted by tommo53
    No because you can only buy in once its just that you can do it now once the tourney has started. It doesnt give you an advantage regging late. It puts you at a disadvantage because you start with less BB's and youve missed an hour of play.
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  • nagromnagrom
    edited July 2012
    Just used it for both 2k BH's. All went very smoothly. Much needed addition, so well done Sky. Can see it being used tactically in the rebuy events, but that's all part of the fun I guess. Look forward to seeing this rolled out in the mains!
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  • mondo1985mondo1985
    edited July 2012
    playing the 2k 9pm b/h, we have played 3 hands in 16 mins is this the norm for lat reg tournies? every time a player goes out were just sitting for ages waiting?
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited July 2012
    Joined the 2k BH which started at 9pm about 9.40, played a few hands... but at 9.50 all the tables decide to freeze

    5 mins and counting!

    all 5 handed... prob waiting for more playersinnit
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  • EvilPinguEvilPingu
    edited July 2012
    Can report that there was no issues for me in the 8:05 £2.30 BH, which had late reg.

    (Although the guarantee may need a bit of a boost... almost 700 players!)
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  • PEACEPAWPEACEPAW
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!.... : If someone did get in 61 minutes after it started,  they would still be able to register through late reg.
    Posted by 1267
    +1
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited July 2012

    we have a break now in the 22 quid BH

    at 22.05... tables frozen since 9.50...

    wondering if it will fix itself after the break...

    #watchthisspace

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  • PEACEPAWPEACEPAW
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Its a pity it was not better advertised I have just complained on another thread because I was not aware that you could wait until 59 minutes after the offial start time to enter. Can someone tell me how that is fair to players who strarted at the begining, is it not just a revamped re buy, and surley it should show it when you enter as said before
    Posted by tommo53
    +1
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited July 2012
    lol its restarted....

    thanks for the impromptu 20 min break!
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  • CUJimmiCUJimmi
    edited July 2012
    Sorry I'm not for this. If you miss the bus you have to wait for the next one to come along. Cash is a re-buy game, tournaments are all about accumulation of chips, not having someone register late with more chips than someone who has been playing for ages. If you want to persist with late entry then at least charge more to register late, would be fairer but overall this addition is not needed. Registration is available long before the tournaments start so really it's just getting yourself organised!!
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  • SolidStan1SolidStan1
    edited July 2012
    A nice addition to late registration, would be an"L" next to those games so we know its a late reg game.
    just as the re-buy games has an "R".

    but im sure this will come soon.. ;)
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  • SolidStan1SolidStan1
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Sorry I'm not for this. If you miss the bus you have to wait for the next one to come along. Cash is a re-buy game, tournaments are all about accumulation of chips, not having someone register late with more chips than someone who has been playing for ages. If you want to persist with late entry then at least charge more to register late, would be fairer but overall this addition is not needed. Registration is available long before the tournaments start so really it's just getting yourself organised!!
    Posted by CUJimmi
    I dont see any unfair advantage to regestering late, if you think there is then register late yourself.
    But personaly I would prefur to get in early and build a stack.
    Late reg will boost the prizepool.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Sorry I'm not for this. If you miss the bus you have to wait for the next one to come along. Cash is a re-buy game, tournaments are all about accumulation of chips, not having someone register late with more chips than someone who has been playing for ages. If you want to persist with late entry then at least charge more to register late, would be fairer but overall this addition is not needed. Registration is available long before the tournaments start so really it's just getting yourself organised!!
    Posted by CUJimmi
    It's not an unfair advantage at all though is it?

    Imagine you have 2 scenarios, you can join a tourney with 2000 at 10/20 and have 100BB with plenty of play

    OR

    you can join a tourney still with 2000 chips but at 50/100 where you have 20BB and most people will have much bigger stacks

    Which one do you wanna do?
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited July 2012
    late reg should pay less imo

    u get less time for your dollar

    also u have to wait  20 mins to play a hand...
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  • mondo1985mondo1985
    edited July 2012
    11pm £500 bounty was cancelld at about 12.15

    sighhhhhhhhhhh frustrating as late reg is a great addition if it works
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    11pm £500 bounty was cancelld at about 12.15 sighhhhhhhhhhh frustrating as late reg is a great addition if it works
    Posted by mondo1985
    Hi Mondo,

    Apologies regarding the 11pm bounty hunter, it's the only late reg tournament to run into a problem tonight, we're not yet sure what caused this particular tournament to get stuck but we'll pick it up first thing in the morning and look to resolve asap.

    The tournament itself will be settled in the morning based on chipstacks, with head value/bounties collected at the time + fee refunded.

    I make your total refund approximately £47.16 (this will be confirmed in the morning on settlement)

    Once again apologies for the service impact tonight on this tournament.

    Best Wishes

    Sky Poker
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!.... : Hi Mondo, Apologies regarding the 11pm bounty hunter, it's the only late reg tournament to run into a problem tonight, we're not yet sure what caused this particular tournament to get stuck but we'll pick it up first thing in the morning and look to resolve asap. The tournament itself will be settled in the morning based on chipstacks, with head value/bounties collected at the time + fee refunded. I make your total refund approximately £47.16 (this will be confirmed in the morning on settlement) Once again apologies for the service impact tonight on this tournament. Best Wishes Sky Poker
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    This isnt strictly true i'm afraid!

    The 9pm 22 quid BH paused at 9.50 and restarted at 22.10

    I love the late reg thing and im glad its been introduced, but theres the inevitable teathing probs associated with a big change. which ofc i accept, ive been a sky player for a long time!
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  • hurst05hurst05
    edited July 2012
    i got in at like 10pm and late regged the 9.30 hunter. no problems whatsoever, table loaded smoothly, tables never froze and breaks started and ended at normal times. 
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  • hurst05hurst05
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Sorry I'm not for this. If you miss the bus you have to wait for the next one to come along. Cash is a re-buy game, tournaments are all about accumulation of chips, not having someone register late with more chips than someone who has been playing for ages. If you want to persist with late entry then at least charge more to register late, would be fairer but overall this addition is not needed. Registration is available long before the tournaments start so really it's just getting yourself organised!!
    Posted by CUJimmi
    nonsense. majority of the time the late reg players are gonna have less chips than those who have played from the start. If you build up to a 6,000 stack in a tournament, and people keep joining with only 2,000 how can you justify moaning really. and this applies even more for bounty hunters as you have them already covered before they play a hand, and can go on the HUNT
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  • IDONKCALLUIDONKCALLU
    edited July 2012
    its about time this site has late registration as most sites have them now the good thing is yeah if your late from work etc or busy u can register later but i think its good if u like to play when the blinds are higher up with 20 bb stack instead of from the begining with a 100 big blind stack i mainly play tight early satges in most mtts i play untill the blinds go up so i will be registering later on now in mtts i think its a great addition from sky and more 2 follow i hope :)
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  • bugaloobugaloo
    edited July 2012
    pretty unreal that some think late reg is a bad idea?

    ask yourself why do the majority of biggest sites have it?

    answer its convenient it boosts numbers

    simple
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  • EvilPinguEvilPingu
    edited July 2012
    Erm...

    All the tournaments which had late reg yesterday don't have late reg today, according to the tournament lobbies.
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    Erm... All the tournaments which had late reg yesterday don't have late reg today, according to the tournament lobbies.
    Posted by EvilPingu
    Hi Evilpingu

    With it launching yesterday, we did these as trials on a 'soft' rollout.

    We're just reviewing the results from yesterday (it looked really popular!) and will post more informatin here later on next steps.

    Thanks
    Sky Poker
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited July 2012
    AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Late Registration is here!....:
    Hi everyone Some of you will have noticed we had an upgrade to Sky Poker overnight. One of the new pieces of functionality this brings us is late registration . Over the next week we will be rolling this out across various events and the first event we are testing it on is the £500 Bounty Hunter at 2pm today . If you click on it in the lobby you will see the information about late registration etc, including how long late reg is for (60mins). Give it a go and let us know what you think. We will be posting more updates on this thread and on the community over the next few days, including which other events we will add it to. Thanks Sky Poker
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    Sorry it may be me,but just checked lobby for above tourney-I cannot see anything referring to Late Entry.
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Late Registration is here!....:
    In Response to Late Registration is here!.... : Sorry it may be me,but just checked lobby for above tourney-I cannot see anything referring to Late Entry.
    Posted by bazzer61
    That was yesterday fella!
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