International Stadiums Poker Tour, Wembley May 31-June 6, 2013, 1st guaranteed €1,000,000 - Page 15 - Poker News

Just to point out that it doesn't say the word "guaranteed" anywhere. The rhetoric is very much that it's an estimated prize pool of €20m which doesn't tie them to ****.

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06-14-2012 , 10:17 AM

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DavidNB

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Originally Posted by Matt Crocker

What an incredibly weird structure...

Don't like that you can direct buy-in into the live portion, and really, REALLY doubt there's 6119 players reg'd.

Direct buyins go on all the time. Look at the WSOP

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06-14-2012 , 10:23 AM

#353

DavidNB

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not all the buyin will go to the prizes guys. It costs money to put this on. Rent for field, secuity, ipads, dealers and so on. I beeliev they have schdeuled a news conference, I think we need more details.

I assume they need a license in Englabd to put this on?

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06-14-2012 , 10:30 AM

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Matt Crocker

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Originally Posted by DavidNB

Direct buyins go on all the time. Look at the WSOP

Show me the WSOP event you can direct buy into Day 3 for.

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06-14-2012 , 10:35 AM

#355

DavidNB

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Originally Posted by Matt Crocker

Show me the WSOP event you can direct buy into Day 3 for.

They have satillites for day 1 of the live play. Same thing IGT is doing. You can try to satllite in via tablet or buyin directly

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06-14-2012 , 10:40 AM

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Matt Crocker

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Originally Posted by DavidNB

They have satillites for day 1 of the live play. Same thing IGT is doing. You can try to satllite in via tablet or buyin directly

It's not a satellite though. People who go through Day 1 & 2 will be taking their stacks through to Day 3. It's continuous.

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06-14-2012 , 10:41 AM

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SuperJez

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this is just the most ridiculous thing ever. In b4 it all goes tits up, company liquidates and anyone who prepaid their entry has their money go up in flames during the bankruptcy.

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06-14-2012 , 10:51 AM

#358

elbuennico

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Weird schedule
Weird structure
Weird people organizing it (noooo experience in poker industry)
Weird expectations for the # of entrants

I mean..... WTF is this ?
Something strange is gonna happen with this. Maybe the next poker scandal ! let's see.

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06-14-2012 , 11:08 AM

#359

DavidNB

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Originally Posted by Matt Crocker

It's not a satellite though. People who go through Day 1 & 2 will be taking their stacks through to Day 3. It's continuous.

I couldn t find where it says players will keep their stack. All I could find was reference to stage 1 and stage 2. Guess we will have to wait and see

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06-14-2012 , 11:19 AM

#360

sirin

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this whole thing is so weird

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06-14-2012 , 11:48 AM

#361

wsmp

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Didn't Tapie try to convince FTP workers to come with him and build a new site? Any info about it?

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06-14-2012 , 11:51 AM

#362

TheBigFD

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Originally Posted by Michaellawre

Site seems extremely shady can anyone contact the stadium to see if this is even booked or are Howard and Chris behind the scenes of their next Nigerian scam

According to the stadium, this is booked, it was moved from this year to next year, but its booked and money has been paid.

Source : +44 844 980 8001

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06-14-2012 , 12:32 PM

#363

TheBigFD

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also, at one point this was listed on the wembley website. Its not currently on there, but then neither are a lot of other events that are also confirmed.

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06-14-2012 , 12:50 PM

#364

Elite Rounder

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Originally Posted by elbuennico

Exactly. Not playing in this.

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06-14-2012 , 01:05 PM

#365

ChoakMyDee

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Who the **** wants to travel all the way to the UK to sit in a stadium and play a donkament on a computer? Stay home and play 20 tournaments on a computer. So much fail.

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06-14-2012 , 02:25 PM

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Michaellawre

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Originally Posted by ChoakMyDee

Who the **** wants to travel all the way to the UK to sit in a stadium and play a donkament on a computer? Stay home and play 20 tournaments on a computer. So much fail.

Direct buy in to live?

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06-14-2012 , 02:42 PM

#367

TehDestroyer

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if this is real i will jizz in ma pants

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06-14-2012 , 03:04 PM

#368

Michaellawre

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Originally Posted by TehDestroyer

if this is real i will jizz in ma pants

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06-14-2012 , 03:20 PM

#369

pot$lammer

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Im confused looked at the main page, so why are we playing on laptops? is it 4.5k to play on the laptop or does that get u a buy in to the final 3k players?

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06-14-2012 , 03:50 PM

#370

CANUCKEH44

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Not sure but I think they were supposed to play this last year. I vaguely remember seeing something. Then they were supposed to play it this year.
Now it's moved to next year?

Hmmmm. I can play a lot of tournies with 4.5 K if I want to sit somewhere with my laptop or at home.

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06-14-2012 , 04:05 PM

#371

SwoopAE

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This isn't going to ever happen, the same way the Epic Poker League million dollar freeroll never happened.

The idea is just so bad and ridiculous that to think it will ever occur with this guarantee, buyin level and structure is just hilarious. Especially now that Tapie doesn't have FTP to fill the seats with satellite winners.

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06-14-2012 , 06:30 PM

#372

hollywood80

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Originally Posted by SwoopAE

Yeah +1. Would be great if it actually happened, but can't see it. Maybe they can offer Zynga poker qualifiers!

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06-14-2012 , 10:33 PM

#373

ChoakMyDee

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They're trying to cash in on the poker boom but nobody told them it's over.

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06-14-2012 , 11:07 PM

#374

jjriverrun

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Where the hell did tapie and friends get the idea that this could be successful? Even without the terrible marketing and general shadiness I don't see something like the ISPT generating any player enthusiasm/willingness to travel to expensive country to play a donkament. Predicting epic failure, angry participants.

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06-15-2012 , 12:42 AM

#375

knircky

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Originally Posted by ChoakMyDee

Who the **** wants to travel all the way to the UK to sit in a stadium and play a donkament on a computer? Stay home and play 20 tournaments on a computer. So much fail.

loool like this is made for US boys.

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