International Stadiums Poker Tour, Wembley May 31-June 6, 2013, 1st guaranteed €1,000,000 - Poker News

http://www.ispt.com/

One of the best adverts I've seen, that must have cost a bunch to make. I doubt hiring Wembley for a week is cheap either, so they're certainly very ambitious.

BTW these guys are linked in some way to the potential FTP Tapie deal, it would make sense that they're looking for an online/live link.

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10-01-2011 , 06:34 PM

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Cool commercial.

As for the idea itself, I'd give it a solid "WTF?"

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10-01-2011 , 06:38 PM

vamooose

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The biggest poker tournament in the world

Wonder if Tapie's got the gaming licence for Wembley yet?

This should rival the WSOP in Vegas

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10-01-2011 , 06:39 PM

Robusto1

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Pause video @ 26secs. Pretty sure that's PokerStars on the monitors?

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10-01-2011 , 06:39 PM

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Lol, ty for saying who found the info.

Bernard Tapie is one of the adminstrator of the company.

General mission:

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Organization of events for cultural or entertainment purposes; providing casino facilities (gambling); gaming; game services provided online from a computer network; arranging and conducting of games, lotteries, tournaments, contests, competitions, sports bets, and games of chance and gambling games; providing amusement arcade services including online; providing recreation facilities; radio and television entertainment; sporting and cultural activities; ticket office services (entertainment); party planning (entertainment); organization of shows (impresario services); entertainment through multimedia and over the Internet; production, postproduction and broadcasting of entertainment programs, audiovisual programs and advertising films

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10-01-2011 , 06:48 PM

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How many people would pay to WATCH a poker tournament?

Maybe they can find enough players to fill the pitch, but I doubt they could fill the stands with spectators....

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10-01-2011 , 06:49 PM

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whats buyin?

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10-01-2011 , 06:50 PM

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whats buyin?

$1m, plus you have to sell 10,000 tickets each.

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10-01-2011 , 06:51 PM

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Wow GREAT advertisment. A+++

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10-01-2011 , 06:54 PM

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looks really cool.

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10-01-2011 , 06:56 PM

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Finally some good news for poker.

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10-01-2011 , 06:57 PM

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Any info on tournament schedules? Buy ins? Structures? If it's Legit? If they know the muffin man? Video was amazing but i can't find any other info on this thing.

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10-01-2011 , 06:57 PM

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so........sick............

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10-01-2011 , 07:03 PM

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I realize its a stadium but the biggest tournament in the history of the world and its only the 10th-12th? Seems like not enough time

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10-01-2011 , 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

http://www.ispt.com/
BTW these guys are linked in some way to the potential FTP Tapie deal, it would make sense that they're looking for an online/live link.

that explains the fact that the facebook symbol at the bottom says "j'aime"!

this seems ridiculous though, are viewing figures for poker tv shows in the UK even big enough to fill wembley stadium? they're not exactly prime time material, and that's when its free.

surely this is some sort of hoax, although to what end i don't know.

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10-01-2011 , 07:08 PM

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the video gave me chillbumps

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10-01-2011 , 07:08 PM

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this a horrible idea and they will not fill all the seats. the only way this can be entertaining to the audience is if they can see the players hold cards in real time. and that of course is impossible cause that'll cause collusion/cheaters implanting rats in the stands. why even do this? this is a very realistic scenario
1) they only fill in 1/4 of the seats
2) tapie sees theres no money in poker for him and says **** the whole potential full tilt deal

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10-01-2011 , 07:16 PM

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Have they picked the PERFECT weekend for this with over 100,000 people guaranteed to be in and around the stadium?

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The English FA Cup FInal 2012 will be held on Saturday May 12 at Wembley Stadium, London. You can use this site to search for tickets to the final and group stage games, and find more information about the tournament.

FA chairman David Bernstein has confirmed the match will kick off at 5.15pm, rather than the traditional 3pm. This is to avoid a possible clash with Premiership matches.

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10-01-2011 , 07:20 PM

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Have they picked the PERFECT weekend for this with over 100,000 people guaranteed to be in and around the stadium?

Maybe its being played at Wembley Arena

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10-01-2011 , 07:21 PM

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Don't like the marginilising of the FA Cup Final as it is started last year. Should have it's own day.

How is this going to work then? What group stage are they talking about?

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10-01-2011 , 07:22 PM

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Maybe its being played at Wembley Arena

Well it is supposed to be a stadium tour?

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10-01-2011 , 07:23 PM

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If you make it a free entrance for people + have good food + some entertainment (dunno how) it could work.. I guess? I think whatever entertainment they have would just bother the players.

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10-01-2011 , 07:25 PM

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$1m, plus you have to sell 10,000 tickets each.

you have to sell 10K tickets as well? for real??? That is going to blunt sales.

With the changing face of online poker it makes you wonder if any sites will have enough to send their pros.

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10-01-2011 , 07:26 PM

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How can they have it the same day as the FA Cup Final this is just bizarre. Like they will have the final table on at half time, 10 second blind levels?

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10-01-2011 , 07:28 PM

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you guys are misinterpreting the commercial. look at all the people standing at the table/yelling at each other/making out. this is going to be a hybrid poker/football/soccer, hopefully even to the death.

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