avongirl Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 3 Newcastle 2 Aug - tickets on sale 25 July Do you remember when i was playing the rebuy game' date=' and there was a woman with fake boobs opposite me[/quote'] errrrr, no. :unsure though I'm wondering whether you mean fake as in cosmetic surgery size 40DD silicone implants, or comedy boobs. Well at least she didn't say grey haired. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avongirl Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug PokerPlayer Championship PPC Event #3 Harrogate's Stuart Long takes down Event #3 of the 2008 PokerPlayer Championship in Newcastle By Chris Marais August 2008 PokerPlayer Championship Event #3, Newcastle, No Limit Hold'em, 2 August 2008 Entrants: 99 Buy in: £50 Prize pool: £5,000 plus £1,060 GUKPT seat Final results: 1. Stuart Long, £1,700 2. Trevor Routledge, £950 3. Karl Teasdale, £700 4. Dominic Davidson, £500 5. Ian Cross, £350 6. Gary Graham, £280 7. Garry Wilson, £220 8. Lee Hickson, £180 9. Alan Brady, £120 With a 5,000 starting stack and 25 minute clock the third PokerPlayer Championship tournament attracted 99 runners to the Grosvenor Casino in Newcastle. Members of the Newcastle Poker Forum were in strong attendance, as well as players from Punters Lounge, Eat My Stack, and the PokerPlayer forum. Seasoned player, ex-Poker Night Live presenter and well known media commmentator James Browning also sat down to play the £50 freezeout event. The tournament was won by 28 year old Stuart Long from Harrogate, who pocketed £1,700, a GUKPT main event seat and a seat in the seven man PokerPlayer Championship final at the Vic in London in October. If he then goes on to win that live final he will win a seat for the GUKPT Grand Final. Long, who was the first player through the doors of the Casino at 12pm accompanied by his brother Stephen, was understandably delighted with the victory. "I'm really tired but it was a great win," Long told PokerPlayer. "The prize money from here will go straight into my bankroll, and I'm already looking forward to the next round." "I haven't decided yet which GUKPT event I will play, but I will approach it in exactly the same way as I did today." The final table was a tense affair, but the tournament played out in a friendly fashion, as it had done from the very first hand dealt at 2pm. A deal was done on the cash bubble, with tenth place receiving £50 (£5 from each player on the final table). Local player Michael Iddlinton was the beneficiary of that gracious gesture. As the blinds increased from 3K/6K on the final table, Karl Teasdale, Trevor Routledge and Stuart Long battled hard in a gritty three-handed tussle, before Teasdale's Q-4 succumbed to Long's K-J, which hit both the King and the Jack for a big two pair. That bust out meant Long had a more than 4-1 chip advantage going into heads-up play, with his 407K dwarfing Routledge's 88K. Indeed, heads-up play lasted only one hand. Long pushed pre-flop from the button holding Q♣-7♣ and Routledge called with J♣-Q♠. The flop came down 4♣-K♥-9♣, giving Routledge a gutshot straight draw, and Long the flush draw. The turn brought the insignificant 3♥ before the 7♦ on the river sealed Long's triumph. The tour now moves on to Bristol on 23 August, with tickets for that one on sale 15 August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug quite a lot of video footage of the event can be seen here... http://www.youtube.com/user/newcastlepoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug anyone playing in the bristol leg of this? :unsure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug fancy it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug I can't go.... too far to travel this time! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug 45 mins on easyshit casino open til 6am - no need for hotel return at 8am sunday....piece of piss lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord55 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Please be advised that tickets are now on sale for the fourth leg of the PokerPlayer Championship, this time in Bristol. http://www.pokerplayermagazine.co.uk/pokerlife/tournamentlistings/5238/pokerplayer-championships-2008.html There's huge value in this tourney. Cash prize pool and a GUKPT seat of choosing to the winner, plus a seat in the short-handed final, more cash, and a chance of a GUKPT Final seat. thanks for listening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Anybody else playing in the Bristol leg this weekend? I had something else on, but that's been cancelled now, so I don't seem to have any excuse not to play. There were seats left when I registered a few minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goater14 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Was going to play, but as its our wedding anniversary and wifes birthday this weekend am going to earn some brownie points and spend some time with her:$. managed to sneak in a round of golf sat morning though:ok. Good luck slap:ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant23 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Anybody else playing in the Bristol leg this weekend? I had something else on' date=' but that's been cancelled now, so I don't seem to have any excuse not to play. There were seats left when I registered a few minutes ago.[/quote'] Its a bank holiday weekend and Bristol lies on the main thouroughfare between oop north and Cornwall/Devon. That made my mind up. :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug How did you get on???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug How did you get on???? Around 30th of 95. It was fun, but the blind structure was a bit crazy. 5000 starting stacks with blinds starting at 25/50, which is fine, but the blinds doubled every round for the first four rounds, so the blinds were at 200/400 before the first break. I guess the blinds have to increase fairly quickly to get it over in one afternoon/evening, but I'd have preferred slower blind rises to begin with and maybe faster later on, as most players got short-stacked within the first couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug yea the general feeling at the newcastle leg is that the blind structure is a bit crazy! I think they should look at this for the next round of games but I can't see a lot that can be changed to get it over in one day..... maybe start earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino1980 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Around 30th of 95. It was fun, but the blind structure was a bit crazy. 5000 starting stacks with blinds starting at 25/50, which is fine, but the blinds doubled every round for the first four rounds, so the blinds were at 200/400 before the first break. I guess the blinds have to increase fairly quickly to get it over in one afternoon/evening, but I'd have preferred slower blind rises to begin with and maybe faster later on, as most players got short-stacked within the first couple of hours. Hi all, I'm the strategy editor on Poker Player and was our representative in Bristol at the weekend. I'm in total agreement that the structure in Bristol was too fast. Whilst the structure for PP Champs events is not set in stone we aim to give as much play as is possible. There's however only so much you can do in a 100 runer one day comp that starts at 2pm and needs to be done by around midnight. Having said that there were two levels missing in Bristol (75/150, 150/300) that have been in place in other legs - certainly in Walsall which I also attended. The reason given to me by the casino was they needed the restaurant area, where half the tournament was, clear by a certain time. Therefore there were keen to use their own structure. Let me say that i thought the choice of venue was a little odd, Cardiff and Plymouth both have cardrooms that hae held GUKPT events in the past and may have been better choices, as to why Bristol was chosen i don't know, not my domain i'm afraid. Rest assured that for the next leg in Brighton we will make sure these levels are back in so there is more play at the start. Turning a tournament into a crapshoot with 50+ players left is not something we want or intend to do. Lessons will be learnt from this and I'll instruct whomever is going to Brighton to ensure that these levels are included. Regards, Nick Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Hi all, I'm the strategy editor on Poker Player and was our representative in Bristol at the weekend. I'm in total agreement that the structure in Bristol was too fast. Whilst the structure for PP Champs events is not set in stone we aim to give as much play as is possible. There's however only so much you can do in a 100 runer one day comp that starts at 2pm and needs to be done by around midnight. Having said that there were two levels missing in Bristol (75/150, 150/300) that have been in place in other legs - certainly in Walsall which I also attended. The reason given to me by the casino was they needed the restaurant area, where half the tournament was, clear by a certain time. Therefore there were keen to use their own structure. Let me say that i thought the choice of venue was a little odd, Cardiff and Plymouth both have cardrooms that hae held GUKPT events in the past and may have been better choices, as to why Bristol was chosen i don't know, not my domain i'm afraid. Rest assured that for the next leg in Brighton we will make sure these levels are back in so there is more play at the start. Turning a tournament into a crapshoot with 50+ players left is not something we want or intend to do. Lessons will be learnt from this and I'll instruct whomever is going to Brighton to ensure that these levels are included. Regards, Nick Wright Thanks for posting Nick:ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Just got the new PokerPlayer thru the door 2day.... PL is mentioned in the article about the PokerPlayer champs in Newcastle. Also, they have added a poker fact about me saying: Poker Fact: A Punter's Lounge regular, he loves the forum for the great people. Awww how sweet I am! :loon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goater14 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Re: PokerPlayer Championship 2008 - Leg 4 Bristol 23 Aug - tickets on sale 15 Aug Just got the new PokerPlayer thru the door 2day.... PL is mentioned in the article about the PokerPlayer champs in Newcastle. Also, they have added a poker fact about me saying: Awww how sweet I am! :loon Just read it, it was,nt you then Gaz who discovered the Iraqi supergun then.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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