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  • justme606justme606
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013 : I hear the Grosvenor Leeds 50 quid game 30k chips 30 min clock finished in 1 day was a great success and is a monthly event. If sats are starting tomorrow I would hazard a guess at 3-4 weeks for the first one!
    Posted by SolarCarro
    ye mate graet game made a 5k pot
    its about time my local have decent tornys lol
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited February 2013

    Good morning.

    The first 2013 date & venue will be announced this morning, together with the Satellite structure. Please note this will be the THIRD Leg of SPT12/13, as we have had two legs already, one at DTD, the other at Luton.

    There has been some underatandable frustration from many at the delay in announcing this, & a degree of comment on our "competenence", so I'd like to set out, such as I can at this stage, (as will become clear in due course, there are confidential aspects which we don't wish to reveal yet awhile), the reasons for the unexpected delay in announcing this, & the other SPT Dates.
     
    Firstly, all responsibility for this sits with me, (& as directed by the Business), & SPT Rich bears no responsibility for this delay.
    All the dates & venues for SPT12/13 were agreed, confirmed, & booked last Autumn.
     
    An opportunity then arose.....to do something very different. It would have been in April, & would have needed several months of Satellite scheduling, as it was not a Single Event SPT, it was totally different, over a period of between 4 days & week.

    Several third-parties were involved, it was not just Sky Poker & the Venue. 

    I have been, & am, personally responsible, accountable to Head Office, for trying to broker this complex deal, & it has run parallel with my responsibilities on the Sky Poker Cash Game & several other Projects. 
     
    Despite Meetings & communications galore, with all third parties, & the legal people & Contracts, we decided we do not have adequate time now to do this properly on the original date in April. Hence we can now re-schedule the original arrangements, & the first will be announced today. Others will be announced, probably as soon as this one happens.
     
    We are still in negotiation for the "other thing", but having missed the April date, & with the need to avoid the low-traffic Summer Season, we have now decided to try & schedule the deal for October.
     
    It is complex beyond imagination to dovetail all the third-parties needed to make this happen, but that's what I am on with, & will continue with.
     
    I have planned & arranged, or helped to, over 50 Live Poker Events for 4 or 5 different organisations, over a 7 year period, so it is not new to me, but this one has been more complex than all the others added together.
     
    Anyway, there it is, & I hope that helps explain some of the reasons. It has been pretty frustrating, to put it mildly, but SPT Rich bears no responsibility for the delay whatsoever.
     
    Me? Guilty as Charged. 

    Hope to see many of you soon, at........... 

    PS - Incidentally, we DO understand your frustration, & am delighted that SPT means so much to so many.           
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY
    edited February 2013



    .....hate slow rollers! :)
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited February 2013

    :)
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  • EyemanEyeman
    edited February 2013

    I guess there comes a time when negotiations get so complex that walking away from the table is the best course, leave the others to their own devices. THE SPT wasn't broken, not that we can't always strive for improvements.
    Personally, I'd hate to think that SPTs became a small part of something a lot bigger, and certainly not part of a professional tour - I'm confident TK knows that, and we'll end up with something to suit us all.
    We just want to meet up lots...innit!

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  • SolarCarroSolarCarro
    edited February 2013
    Morning has broken.......it's now the afternoon


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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    I guess there comes a time when negotiations get so complex that walking away from the table is the best course, leave the others to their own devices. THE SPT wasn't broken, not that we can't always strive for improvements. Personally, I'd hate to think that SPTs became a small part of something a lot bigger, and certainly not part of a professional tour - I'm confident TK knows that, and we'll end up with something to suit us all. We just want to meet up lots...innit!
    Posted by Eyeman
    It was not part of "SPT" Graham, but it would, or will, affect SPT, as it uses up qualifying time.

    I am in the middle of various third-parties, trying to agree everything, going back & forth, & it is quite.....challenging.  
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  • RogueCellRogueCell
    edited February 2013
    I cannot be the only one who is now finding this insanely irritating.

    JUST.  ANNOUNCE.  IT.  ALREADY.
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  • cenachavcenachav
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    Good morning. 

    The first 2013 date & venue will be announced this morning, together with the Satellite structure. Please note this will be the THIRD Leg of SPT12/13, as we have had two legs already, one at DTD, the other at Luton.

    Dates, buyins, formats will be released towards the end of the year As you may have heard on the show its moving to a calendar year format, so 2013 tour not a 2012-13 tour We'll do the next two events, then do a big announcement with all the details
    Posted by SPT
    Hate to be pedantic BUT the last two SPT's from last year are not part of anything this year so the next SPT will be the first of the 2013 tour NOT the third of a 2012/2013 tour.

    You're welcome
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  • EyemanEyeman
    edited February 2013
    That's what we were told, Mark. Goalposts do shift, though.
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  • jamieloujamielou
    edited February 2013
    I really don't understand why folk get so angry and point fingers about this. It'll happen when it happens. Sky will and always do give us plenty of notice. Lets not forget its a weekend of fun, meeting new people, drink and perhaps some poker if we fancy? 
    For whatever reason they have taken longer than usual to tell us, i am sure it will be worth it and when it comes out I bet not one person mentions the delay. 

    I think deep down you all just can't wait to get your paws on Tikay, well I'm sorry. Form an orderly queue!! 
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  • EyemanEyeman
    edited February 2013
    Tikay schmeekay - we have other targets for our paws.
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  • jamieloujamielou
    edited February 2013
    Pint glasses and beer bottles?! 
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  • EyemanEyeman
    edited February 2013
    Call them what you want - just watch your back!
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  • JAEGERBOMBJAEGERBOMB
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    I really don't understand why folk get so angry and point fingers about this. It'll happen when it happens. Sky will and always do give us plenty of notice. Lets not forget its a weekend of fun, meeting new people, drink and perhaps some poker if we fancy?  For whatever reason they have taken longer than usual to tell us, i am sure it will be worth it and when it comes out I bet not one person mentions the delay.  I think deep down you all just can't wait to get your paws on Tikay, well I'm sorry. Form an orderly queue!! 
    Posted by jamielou

    Hear, hear, just hope i can be home for 1 of the events in 2013 and catch up with many of you whom i have considered to be good friends.

    SPT weekends are about fun, friendship and frolics...........unless your glitterbabe and win them all
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  • SlykllistSlykllist
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    I really don't understand why folk get so angry and point fingers about this. It'll happen when it happens. Sky will and always do give us plenty of notice. Lets not forget its a weekend of fun, meeting new people, drink and perhaps some poker if we fancy?  For whatever reason they have taken longer than usual to tell us, i am sure it will be worth it and when it comes out I bet not one person mentions the delay.  I think deep down you all just can't wait to get your paws on Tikay, well I'm sorry. Form an orderly queue!! 
    Posted by jamielou
    ^^^ THIS ^^^

    Well said Jamielou and see you at the bar for the next one, wherever and whenever it is!
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  • rosjim1rosjim1
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013 : Good morning.  The first 2013 date & venue will be announced this morning, together with the Satellite structure. Please note this will be the THIRD Leg of SPT12/13, as we have had two legs already, one at DTD, the other at Luton. Hate to be pedantic BUT the last two SPT's from last year are not part of anything this year so the next SPT will be the first of the 2013 tour NOT the third of a 2012/2013 tour. You're welcome
    Posted by cenachav
    Yep
    To cover the wait before the launch of the 2013 SPT season, we held two special events in Nottingham and Luton.
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  • spudgun720spudgun720
    edited February 2013
    Hi

    Will sky just be releasing dates one at a time or is there a time when the rest of the dates will be posted ?

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  • cenachavcenachav
    edited February 2013
    Ahhhhhh  so the big hold up was they were waiting in a gap in Charlotte Jackson's diary so she can be at the first one.  I understand now :)
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  • RyanC7RyanC7
    edited February 2013
    Havent read this post its 11 pages long. Theres no dates for SPT london but Sats started tonight? Surely not?
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  • RyanC7RyanC7
    edited February 2013
    appologies. March got it.
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  • spudgun720spudgun720
    edited February 2013
    Hi

    Will sky just be releasing dates one at a time or is there a time when the rest of the dates will be posted ?
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  • SPTSPT
    edited February 2013
    It might be either

    Personally I'd rather release them all at the same time, but not sure this will be possible
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  • reelerreeler
    edited February 2013
    dates plz
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  • BARBIE59BARBIE59
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    dates plz
    Posted by reeler
    +1 Pls
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  • mattsil6mattsil6
    edited February 2013
    Why dont you work it out by looking at the satellites online. says to qualify for Aspers Stratford 23/24 March
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  • mattsil6mattsil6
    edited February 2013
    Online sat on 17 Feb says the following (cut and pasted)


    StatusRegisteringStart Date/Time21:30 - 17 FebCurrent Prize Pool£616.00Buyin + Fee£44 + £4DescriptionSPT Semi Final 1 player in 5 will win a seat to the £30,000 SPT London on 23rd and 24th March at the Aspers Casino, Stratford. Late Reg will be open for 60 minutes.
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  • spudgun720spudgun720
    edited February 2013
    Can I ask when will the dates for the remainder of the tour will be released please ?
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  • sharp1984sharp1984
    edited February 2013
    Is there any word on when dates will be announced for the SPT?
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  • SPTSPT
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Tour 2013:
    Can I ask when will the dates for the remainder of the tour will be released please ?
    Posted by spudgun720
    I don't know yet

    I refer you to tikay's post. Depends on whether negotitations for the non SPT event finalise quickly, as that affects the rest of the schedule
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