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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #405 on: December 29, 2008, 14:20:16 PM »
Oh sod it, I may as well let this blog rumble on for a few weeks longer. If I find myself posting nothing but brag posts or whingey bad beat stories then I reserve the right to pull the plug. Since I started playing away from home and blogging elsewhere, I seem to have done what I initially wanted to avoid and been posting about nothing but poker. My now staple diet of SNGs and a little bit of cash play doesn"t make for particularly interesting reading, so I"ll have to think of other ways to make this worth perusal. I intend continuing until my intended appearance in the national at Walsall and after I"ve won that.............
  One of the biggest factors in me wanting to cease posting was that my involvement in APAT will be substantially less in season three than season two. I know I"m setting myself up to be shot down in flames, but the season three schedule just doesn"t float my boat. Unlike most people who have posted on the S3 discussion thread, I, and many others, will miss the regional tournaments. I realise that there seemed to be enormous differences between the level of commitment shown by the various Grosvenors across the country, but my experience of the service provided by the staff at Yarmouth was very positive. I know the numbers were very low, but given the lack of publicity, this was hardly surprising. I also believe that positive word-of-mouth feedback would have seen a substantial swelling in the level of participation. The players who attended last year were a real mixture. There were players who final tabled/won APAT online events, national live event final tablers,one who came within a whisker of cashing in a GUKPT event playing together with people who had never before played live poker. These were almost all players new to the casino and plenty of them gambled outside the poker room, bought drinks etc, so I think there was a net gain for Grosvenor.
 My main area of disagreement with most people on this forum is the raising of the cost of the online events. $82 is way above what I am prepared to pay for a game of online poker. I don"t agree with the argument that its no more expensive than a larger number of smaller games, as if I was to set a budget of $80 in a given period for buying into tournaments, it would be insanity to blow it in one go as opposed to spreading the risk by playing either 8x$10 or 4x$20. I don"t think this reluctance on my part to pay the higher price has anything whatsoever to do with reservations about the strength of my game; my results in season two suggest I have nothing to worry about, its simply a reflection of personal circumstances. I have a modestly paid job in a call centre, I have a mortgage to pay and a car to fund. At today"s exchange rates, $82.50 equates to £56.48 and that is too large a chunk out of my small disposable income to be risking.  Provision of satellites into these games doesn"t placate me as it just means that those with bigger incomes, who can buy in directly, have to successfully negotiate one competition rather than two.
  I"m still undecided about whether I"ll take part in the online league. I have concerns about collaboration in an online team event and I have no geographical affinity to any of the "clubs" mentioned, so part of me feels I should pass on this one as well. However, I have a mercenary streak and if I can sense a way of making a few quid, then so be it. If I do decide to take part, who should I allign myself with? Who offers me the best chance of glory?    
 I would be horrified if any of the above is taken as a swipe at those who have worked so hard to provide us with what"s on offer.  Its merely a reflection that things change and that the season three product is a very different beast to  season two and is therefore less attractive to me.
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #406 on: December 29, 2008, 15:32:58 PM »
Hi Monkey
Let me start by saying " I love APAT, and all the hard working crew" Gotta be worth a few brownie points ;)
But I do agree with you re the loss of the regionals, in Manchester they were always well supported, I think the lowest number was 49.This also means that there is less live poker at low buy in, which is a real shame.
I also tend to agree with the cost of the on line Nationals, I think they are a great idea, but I have never spent £50 on a single on line tournament, I think I will treat myself to the odd tourney, and try and satellite into the rest.
The club competition should be affordable and fun though, so we will have to reserve judgement on that.
My Good lady bought me into a tournament as my Xmas prezzie, so I will be in Walsall ( if I negotiate the clickfest).
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #407 on: December 29, 2008, 17:08:52 PM »
We did state somewhere that we were not tied into those buy in figures.  We certainly do not want to exclude players, however the Online Championship games will be the pinnacle of APAT online tournaments, so a $10 or $20 buy in is not appropriate.  As a piece of market research, would a $50 + $5 buy in still be too much for one of these every two months?

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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #408 on: December 29, 2008, 17:17:32 PM »
I would certainly prefer that level of buy in.
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #409 on: December 29, 2008, 17:22:28 PM »
$50 is still above my usual buy-in, but would be a level that I would at least consider. I don"t often play that high, but took part in DTDs "Hunt the pros" a few times and that was $50 + $5  
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #410 on: December 29, 2008, 20:16:06 PM »

$50 is still above my usual buy-in, but would be a level that I would at least consider. I don"t often play that high, but took part in DTDs "Hunt the pros" a few times and that was $50 + $5  


I will discuss this with the team and look out for a final position on the main S3 thread.

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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #411 on: December 29, 2008, 20:39:30 PM »


$50 is still above my usual buy-in, but would be a level that I would at least consider. I don"t often play that high, but took part in DTDs "Hunt the pros" a few times and that was $50 + $5  


I will discuss this with the team and look out for a final position on the main S3 thread.


Thanks Des for looking at this
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #412 on: December 30, 2008, 10:34:15 AM »
Is this that "Award Winning" blog everyone"s talking about ?

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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #413 on: December 30, 2008, 18:37:54 PM »

Is this that "Award Winning" blog everyone"s talking about ?


Hell yeah, sure is. I"m genuinely a bit surprised that I won. You fools, this means I"ll have to continue writing this rubbish for a bit longer! This blog seems to be my Frankenstein; I created it, but it seems to have taken on a life of its own and now not even I can destroy it.
  I"ve confirmed my place in the UK championships at Walsall and have booked myself a room at the Holiday Inn express near the casino for the princely sum of £36. All I"ve got to do now is decide who I"m going to play for in the online league. As I"m over 100 miles from the nearest real venue, my location will play no part in who I align myself with. I make no secret of the fact that my decision will be made for purely mercenary reasons and will go where I think I"ve got the best chance of getting a GUKPT seat. I will keep a close eye on the entries for every "club" and will look at who is on "my" side and the relative strength of the opposition in that division. I think I need a few more names on some of the lists before I commit.......
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #414 on: December 30, 2008, 18:43:54 PM »


Is this that "Award Winning" blog everyone"s talking about ?

  I"ve confirmed my place in the UK championships at Walsall


how?
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #415 on: December 30, 2008, 18:47:30 PM »



Is this that "Award Winning" blog everyone"s talking about ?

  I"ve confirmed my place in the UK championships at Walsall


how?


Oh, some Award he won...which took the form of a free seat at an APAT event in S3.  Lucky man....

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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #416 on: December 30, 2008, 19:44:54 PM »

We did state somewhere that we were not tied into those buy in figures.  We certainly do not want to exclude players, however the Online Championship games will be the pinnacle of APAT online tournaments, so a $10 or $20 buy in is not appropriate.  As a piece of market research, would a $50 + $5 buy in still be too much for one of these every two months?

I would certainly prefer that level of buy in.


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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #417 on: December 30, 2008, 20:52:42 PM »




Is this that "Award Winning" blog everyone"s talking about ?

  I"ve confirmed my place in the UK championships at Walsall


how?


Oh, some Award he won...which took the form of a free seat at an APAT event in S3.  Lucky man....
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #418 on: December 31, 2008, 20:56:22 PM »
I don"t normally do new year"s resolutions, but I"m going to make a prediction. I"ve never yet played in a live professional tournament but I confidently predict that it will happen in 2009. The GUKPT looks the obvious target and when (not if) I get there, I fully expect to be have my photograph taken whilst holding a trophy and being flanked by two lovelies as a result of my tournament victory. Or something.
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Re: Am I a fish or what?
« Reply #419 on: December 31, 2008, 20:58:26 PM »

I don"t normally do new year"s resolutions, but I"m going to make a prediction. I"ve never yet played in a live professional tournament but I confidently predict that it will happen in 2009. The GUKPT looks the obvious target and when (not if) I get there, I fully expect to be have my photograph taken whilst holding a trophy and being flanked by two lovelies as a result of my tournament victory. Or something.


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