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Estonia Satellites: A Word from our sponsor?
Paulie_D:
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on April 27, 2010, 20:59:08 PM ---
Is it possible that betfair could "guarantee" 1 x seat + expenses package for each of the satellites to drive interest?
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I like the idea in principle with my usual caveat that it"s a "use it or lose it" proposition. That is, the seat and package are not transferable or sellable.
With a guarantee like this I foresee problems with "overlay hunters" poaching onto something specifically put in place to encourage attendance.
Anyway, I suspect that the "guarantee" would be unnecessary as the mere fact of having it in place would ensure that it wouldn"t be needed...if you see what I mean.
With all that said...I do like the idea for overseas events and even extended to other nationals....petrol and hotels ain"t that cheap you know.
MAIR:
IMHO these tournaments abroad are only going to suit people who can afford to go to such an extravagant event and for local players in that country. Its not just the entry fee, which is mostly what these sats offer, the added expenses of travel, accommodation and spending money abroad is huge and for the likes of me and, I am sure, many others, is in no way achievable to attend. I struggle at the best of times to make the UK ones as the cost of travel is going up all the time and the cheap flight options are few and far between as well as rising hotel costs.
Mikeyboy9361:
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on April 27, 2010, 20:59:08 PM ---
I"m not available the weekend of Vienna so I haven"t been paying close attention to the sats but observing from afar it seems we have struggled to get the numbers.
Therefore, I have a proposal for Estonia.
Is it possible that betfair could "guarantee" 1 x seat + expenses package for each of the satellites to drive interest?
I also think we would get more interest for the standard 3 sats leading up to the direct buy-in rather than 2 weeks worth
Thoughts?
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Good idea IMHO, as Mair says these trips are financially prohibitive for a lot of peopke, and this would be a good way of generating more interest in the Sats, and the chance for someone to bag a cheap seat.
Paulie_D:
--- Quote from: xxMAIRxx on April 28, 2010, 06:30:22 AM ---
IMHO these tournaments abroad are only going to suit people who can afford to go to such an extravagant event and for local players in that country.
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Quite true....I"d decided that instead of a trip to Vegas for the WSOP this year, I"d try and make as many APAT Nationals & DTD as possible. My choice...
...but Austria was just about swingable but is still going to run £400 easy, add Tallinn on top and that"ll run even more which make my attendance possible...but not entirely probable...no matter how much I"d like to have that experience.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on April 28, 2010, 06:11:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on April 27, 2010, 20:59:08 PM ---
Is it possible that betfair could "guarantee" 1 x seat + expenses package for each of the satellites to drive interest?
--- End quote ---
I like the idea in principle with my usual caveat that it"s a "use it or lose it" proposition. That is, the seat and package are not transferable or sellable.
With a guarantee like this I foresee problems with "overlay hunters" poaching onto something specifically put in place to encourage attendance.
Anyway, I suspect that the "guarantee" would be unnecessary as the mere fact of having it in place would ensure that it wouldn"t be needed...if you see what I mean.
With all that said...I do like the idea for overseas events and even extended to other nationals....petrol and hotels ain"t that cheap you know.
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I think it"s likely that every one of the satellites would have an overlay if one package was guaranteed for every satellite - I think the only way it might work is if there was one guarantee in total. Maybe something like make every satellite a feeder to a super satellite, so all the seats would be won from that and one package would be guaranteed.
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