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03-12-2014 , 04:03 PM

bowlman628

adept

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 764

blindvalet.com seems to be gone. I am having a game this Saturday and am looking for an alternative site. Any ideas?

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03-12-2014 , 04:40 PM

dadboyle

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 127

Pokerdiy

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03-12-2014 , 05:21 PM

roehmadam

enthusiast

Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 55

pokersoup.com

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03-12-2014 , 06:13 PM

eneely

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,791

I sent a PM to JD Roak, who developed blindvalet and used to post here. I don't know if he is involved anymore, because the Apple Itunes page says it is offered by "Jeff Kelley."

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03-12-2014 , 06:51 PM

eneely

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,791

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Originally Posted by dadboyle

Pokerdiy

This looks pretty good at first glance. You can load the blinds you want, including WSOP 2010.

I had to adjust the starting stack and the chips of each denom, but I guess those could be ignored.

Not bad so far.

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03-12-2014 , 07:04 PM

schizm

centurion

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 136

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Originally Posted by eneely

I've used this for the last year or so. It's worked great for me. Loading the chipset was a pain, but it remembers all of my customizations. Worth a try for sure.

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03-12-2014 , 07:39 PM

jzpiano

Flip King

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,832

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Originally Posted by eneely

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Originally Posted by schizm

I've used this for the last year or so. It's worked great for me. Loading the chipset was a pain, but it remembers all of my customizations. Worth a try for sure.

I've used it as well and was pretty happy with the program. Even better is you can load it up to show on a screen while playing too.

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03-12-2014 , 07:52 PM

dadboyle

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 127

I play a monthly tournament and use a projector to display it on the wall. It is a bit of a pain in the ass at first. But like all programs, once you get used to the interface, it's as easy as can be.

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03-12-2014 , 11:23 PM

gedanken

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,283

I bet it's just temporary. seems like it happened before where his hosting barfed. I hope so. Love his setup.

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03-12-2014 , 11:58 PM

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bowlman628

adept

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 764

I am now considering just buying The Tournament Director. That way we aren't required to have a web connection.

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03-13-2014 , 07:49 AM

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CdnBeerLover

centurion

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 112

PokerDIY doesn't require a internet connection. However, it does lose some functionality (voice announcing blinds, I think) if it's off the 'net.

I've been using it for two years, and I'm happy with it.

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03-13-2014 , 08:55 AM

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eneely

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,791

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Originally Posted by gedanken

I bet it's just temporary. seems like it happened before where his hosting barfed. I hope so. Love his setup.

Did you miss the part about Pokerdiy.com, with the WSOP Blinds?

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03-13-2014 , 02:41 PM

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dadboyle

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 127

I use pokerdiy offline. Works great. Voice still works. It doesn't tell you what the blinds are, but it says "blinds have gone up".

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03-17-2014 , 01:46 AM

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gedanken

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,283

blindvalet.fr and .com are back online, in case anyone was having trouble sleeping over this.

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03-17-2014 , 08:02 AM

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eneely

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,791

It's the best day!

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03-17-2014 , 01:21 PM

#16

gnc

enthusiast

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 74

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Originally Posted by bowlman628

I am now considering just buying The Tournament Director. That way we aren't required to have a web connection.

We have use The Tournament Director for our weekly game (and have used it for over 5 years) with good success. Once all the players and setup are loaded it only takes a few minutes to get up and operational.

We actually have stats saved for almost every week but do not publicly share this info (there is no need to highlight to the bad players how much they've lost, a $20 a week loss over 5 years adds up to a big number when taken out of context).

Grant

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03-17-2014 , 01:38 PM

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abby99

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 533

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Originally Posted by bowlman628

I am now considering just buying The Tournament Director. That way we aren't required to have a web connection.

I bought TD back in the day when I hosted tournaments, and I loved it. Admittedly, there were fewer options then for off-line tournament software. I would hesitate to rely on a web-based product simply because as great as they may be, connectivity problems seem to occur at the worst times.

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03-17-2014 , 02:03 PM

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eneely

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,791

Once you've loaded the page on BlindValet, a connection does not have to be maintained. We've never had an issue with it.

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04-07-2014 , 04:29 PM

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The Palimax

Livin' the dream as a Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,637

I've said it a dozen times before, and I'll say it again: If you can afford the (blocked at work) $40 or so Tournament Director is these days - it's a must-have for people who regularly run tournaments.

I sprung for the $3 BlindValet was on Android as a backup for when hitting "Snooze 15" on Gentle Alarm wasn't cutting it.

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