BOOM! UKOPS is back.

Tikay10

The next UKOPS Festival on Sky Poker is now in the Tournament Lobby.

It has it's own Filter - just go to the Tourney Lobbby, then click "UKOPS".

Tikay10

Start date? Sunday 28th October.

Finish date - Sunday 4th November.

So, it runs for EIGHT days.  

TheDart

Great to see UKOPS coming around again and now with more choice and something for everyone!

One question....

On some days side events have bigger buy-ins than the respective main?

How's that work, or is it a deliberate mistake?

Tikay10

Satellite schedule?

Will be announced & up in the Lobby in an hour or two. Satellites will probably start TODAY.




 

Tikay10

Bear with me Darty, whilst I get the info up, then & I'll field any & all questions.

PS - No, not a mistake. We hope....;). 

unknown_username

nice 28 events for all bugets bring it on ;')

jonjo75

Looks like a good week of poker. Looking forward to trying to sat in to the £550 buy in, it should definately attract a few of the bigger Mtt players who dont often play on here.
I hope as the site progresses the UKOPS can add a few PLO and PLO hi/lo tourneys in the schedule.

jonjo75

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

Great to see UKOPS coming around again and now with more choice and something for everyone! One question.... On some days side events have bigger buy-ins than the respective main? How's that work, or is it a deliberate mistake?
Posted by TheDart

They have bigger buy ins but smaller guarantees.

TheDart

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In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : They have bigger buy ins but smaller guarantees.
Posted by jonjo75

OK thanks Jonjo,I can see the logic there.

Just my simple brain thinks, main = big buy in, side = medium buy in, mini = mini buy in!

No complaint from me that it is different than my simple but flawed logic.
 
Hopefully there will be sats to both main and side events.

Tikay10

Each UKOPS night will have a....


MAIN. Buy-ins will be (variously) £55, £110, £220 & £530.

SIDEY. Buy-ins will be (variously) £55 & £110.

MINI. Buy-ins will be (variously) £5.50, £22, & £33.
 

Tikay10

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : OK thanks Jonjo,I can see the logic there. Just my simple brain thinks, main = big buy in, side = medium buy in, mini = mini buy in! No complaint from me that it is different than my simple but flawed logic.   Hopefully there will be sats to both main and side events.
Posted by TheDart

Hi Darty,

Yes, what Jonjo said.

They are sort of "Second Chance" affairs, they start an hour AFTER the Main, so some might choose to play both, others just play the Sidey if they bust the Main, others just the sidey, etc.

The Guarantees are very different though - much more for the Mains.
 

Tikay10

The Jackpot will continue to run as normal during the UKOPS Fessie.

Unless it goes in the interim, in which case it reverts to £5,000, it will be close to £9,000 by the time UKOPS arrives.

It will apply, each UKOPS evening, to.....

The MAIN UKOPS Event

The MINI UKOPS Event 




 

DOHHHHHHH

Pleased to see a turbo night on the Friday!

wd sky, bring on the sats

FlashFlush

What would go really well with this is like an 'order of merit' or something along those lines. A leaderboard with amount of cashes/prize money or something for each of the 3 buy in levels... Prize money may not work however as chances are whoever wins the main / super roller will win the whole thing, but it's worth looking into IMO

IDONKCALLU

boooom im goona do my hardest to sat into 1 big main event

Tikay10

The Satellites Lobby is being populated by the UKOPS Satellites now.
 
The very first one will be at 3pm TODAY.

You can see the Satellites EITHER via the UKOPS Filter, OR the Satellite Filter.
 



  

Slykllist

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I'm definately going to win one of these... you heard it here first!

Tikay10

Today's satellite schedule is now up.

Each day's satellite schedule will be uploaded that morning, not before.

The daily satellites will correspond with the UKOPS event for THAT day.

Today, for example, Satellites are for UKOPS4, because it takes place on a Wednesday, & today is Wednesday. And so on, ad infinitum.

Nightly semi-finals will generally be at 8.45pm.
 
Micros will run every afternoon at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 7.45pm. 

In addition, there will be one very special daily Super-Satellite, as follows..... (see next Post)  

Tikay10

Daily Super Sat.

Each night, at 9pm, there will be a Super-Satellite with £1,630 worth of UKOPS Seats on offer, made up of.....

Winner - £530 UKOPS Super Roller seat.

2nd to 6th inclusive -EACH get a £220 Main Event Seat.

Cost to enter this beauty? £12. AND it will be CAPPED at 150 runners.
 
When does this one start? 

TONIGHT, 9pm

  

pr1nnyraid

Looks good.. one thing i would say is the chip value for the add ons is way out of proportion with the buy in. 

Eg. £55 rebuy, 2,000 chips.. 8,000 chip add on for £55. 

This is really detremental to the value of the initial 2k chips you get andwill discourage rebuys. 

Anyone agree / disagree with that. 

Tikay10

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Looks good.. one thing i would say is the chip value for the add ons is way out of proportion with the buy in.  Eg. £55 rebuy, 2,000 chips.. 8,000 chip add on for £55.  This is really detremental to the value of the initial 2k chips you get andwill discourage rebuys.  Anyone agree / disagree with that. 
Posted by pr1nnyraid

Possibly, but look at it another way.

What will the average stack & Blinds be by the time the Add-On becomes applicable?

If we use UKOPS6 as an example, (Turbo speedo quickie jobbie jobbie) the Add-On becomes available at the end of Level 7. Play will resume with Blinds at 200-400. Nobody is going to buy a 2,000 chip Add-on that consists of 5 Bigs. 

MRAIDERSON

Hi TK is there any omaha in the ukops, they must be some on.

DOHHHHHHH

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : Possibly, but look at it another way. What will the average stack & Blinds be by the time the Add-On becomes applicable? If we use UKOPS6 as an example, (Turbo speedo quickie jobbie jobbie) the Add-On becomes available at the end of Level 7. Play will resume with Blinds at 200-400. Nobody is going to buy a 2,000 chip Add-on that consists of 5 Bigs. 
Posted by Tikay10

This is the case in all existing speed and velocity rebuys. Maybe it is something that can be looked at.

Just saying :P

Tikay10

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : This is the case in all existing speed and velocity rebuys. Maybe it is something that can be looked at. Just saying :P
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

Happy to look at it Mr Dohhh.

Just saying.

As is frequently pointed out, Sky Poker do lots of things wrong, or sub-optimally, but bit by bit, they are improving everything, & that process will continue.
 
Feedback on these sort of things is always listened to.

Tikay10

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Hi TK is there any omaha in the ukops, they must be some on.
Posted by MRAIDERSON

For you & me, & Greeky, and a few others, sadly the answer is "no".

The demand for Omaha is very low, & to have an Oma\ha Event wouyld deny a more popular format it's slot. 

Tough decision, but there it is.

The UKOPS Guarantees require large fields to cover the Guarantees, & Omaha would not achieve that I'm afraid.  

SHANXTA

any reason as to why on some nights the mini events have a smaller starting stack than the main?

i'm also presuming that some of the blind levels will probably be taken out as well, god forbid we should be allowed the same well structured game as the higher buy in

MRAIDERSON

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In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : For you & me, & Greeky, and a few others, sadly the answer is "no". The demand for Omaha is very low, & to have an Oma\ha Event wouyld deny a more popular format it's slot.  Tough decision, but there it is. The UKOPS Guarantees require large fields to cover the Guarantees, & Omaha would not achieve that I'm afraid.  
Posted by Tikay10

could they not have such a large payout, if the did sats for a week then just one torny on the sat or sun i am sure you would get the field, just one omaha torny, is it to much to ask

beaneh

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : Happy to look at it Mr Dohhh. Just saying. As is frequently pointed out, Sky Poker do lots of things wrong, or sub-optimally, but bit by bit, they are improving everything, & that process will continue.   Feedback on these sort of things is always listened to.
Posted by Tikay10

get rid of the first few levels, add in the 250/500 and smoothen out the play later on in most comps.

Stop raking rebuys + I think an action hour style rebuy format would work better (the blinds start low go up quick then get reset back lower once you get out the rebuy period, it forces action whilst meaning everyone who comes out of the addon period has a good stack.

RAKING THE REBUYS AND ADDONS IS A DISGRACE.

Then decide to stop randomly choosing large stack sizes and picking blind durations out of the air.

SHANXTA

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back. : get rid of the first few levels, add in the 250/500 and smoothen out the play later on in most comps. Stop raking rebuys + I think an action hour style rebuy format would work better (the blinds start low go up quick then get reset back lower once you get out the rebuy period, it forces action whilst meaning everyone who comes out of the addon period has a good stack. RAKING THE REBUYS AND ADDONS IS A DISGRACE. Then decide to stop randomly choosing large stack sizes and picking blind durations out of the air.
Posted by beaneh

and +1 to this

would you add in the 500/1000 as well?

Slykllist

'RAKING THE REBUYS AND ADDONS IS A DISGRACE.'

Why is it?

beaneh

In Response to Re: BOOM! UKOPS is back.:

'RAKING THE REBUYS AND ADDONS IS A DISGRACE.' Why is it?
Posted by Slykllist

Iplay ma £5.50 tournament.

I pay £5 to get some chips and 50p to the site.

I play a rebuy. I pay £5 to get chips 50p to the site, to rebuy it costs me £5 for chips.

ON SKY.

I play a £5.50 rebuy. I pay £5 for chips, 50p to the site, I rebuy I pay £5 for chips 50p to the site, again and again. Same with the addon they are just super leeching money, only disreuptable and incompetent sites normally have this. Obviously we are 'lucky' to have this feature......