Celebrities Line Up To Play In Sky Poker Tour
John McCririck, Kitty Lea and Mickey Hazard to pit poker skills in 150 seat tournament
The Sky Poker tour live is in full swing again and there are no seats left for the forthcoming 150 seat tournament at Luton’s G Casino on Saturday 6th March 2010. Sky Poker are the first multiplatform poker room, and they are playing host to a compendium of celebrities in this sold out leg of their famous live tour. Horse racing pundit, John McCririck; Kitty Lea, listed as one of Front Magazine’s fittest women ever; former Tottenham, Chelsea and Portsmouth midfielder, Micky Hazard and Johnny Nelson, former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion will all be strutting the green baize.
John McCririck may be an old contentious fool to many, however when it comes to the poker table he is no rookie. John plays poker whenever he is in Las Vegas as well as playing on Sky TV and at their live Sky Tour games. Asked about the difference between poker and horse racing, John said: “The big difference is that in poker you make the decisions, with other betting events you are betting on other people, that is why poker is so popular. It is your fault whether you win or not!” Well, there may be a little more in it than that John, however, for now we will give you the benefit of the doubt.
Model, actress and DJ, Kitty Lea was introduced to poker by an ex boyfriend who was a professional poker player. Kitty likes to play poker on a regular basis, but only when she is in the mood: “I don’t want to be playing when I’m tired and grumpy as I will just end up losing,” Kitty says.
One time footballer, Mickey Hazard plays poker at home quite often, although he also plays on Sky TV too. He actually finished 9th in the recent Sky Poker 500. When comparing poker to football Mickey says there are some similarities: “The similarity is that you have to use your brain to think and out think and out maneuver the opposition.”
Johnny Nelson, Sheffield’s WBO Cruiserweight World Champion since 1999, plays poker on a regular basis and has also appeared on Sky Poker. He says that “the meaning ‘poker face’ is something all boxers need to succeed.”
The Luton leg of the Sky Poker Tour is now completely sold out, however, you can still qualify for seats for the remaining legs of the Sky Poker Tour in Glasgow on 8th May, Swansea on 10th July and Nottingham on 11th and 12th of September – please Visit Sky Poker
About Sky Poker:
Sky Poker, the first multiplatform poker room that can be played or viewed both online and through Sky’s set top box. Sky Poker is the only televised dedicated poker channel broadcasting 24 hours a day, Sky Poker showcases live coverage of online tournaments and, in a TV first, is able to show viewers hole card information from hands that are occurring in online games. You could be watching yourself play poker on Sky TV any day soon if you play there.
Studio presenters are regularly joined by a roster of guests including poker pros, analysts and celebrities.
For the most innovative and fun poker experience around, players of all standards can get instant access to play or watch the pros and pick up tips, both online at Sky Poker with no software to download, or via the ‘red button’ at Sky digital channel 865.
Get along now and you will be entitled to a very special £500 sign up bonus courtesy of Poker Loyalty pro – Visit Sky Poker
David “Daveyzz” Marley won the second leg of the 2009-10 Sky Poker Tour at Newcastle’s Aspers Casino on Saturday 9th January, beating David “Raffles” Evans, into second place. David beat 149 other players, who qualified on http://www.skypoker.com/ for as little as £2.40, to the first prize of £4,000 and also wins a seat into next September’s SPT Grand final at DTD.
The final table line up was as follows:
Seat 1 Daveyzz David Marley from Bridlington 96,000
Seat 2 Kevilfish Kevin Wood from S Queensferry 42,500
Seat 3 Burders Andrew Burden from S Shields 48,000
Seat 4 JohnPick John Pickering from Chester-leStreet 145,500
Seat 5 Raffles Dave Evans from Sunderland 97,500
Seat 6 Mick Jenn Mick Jennings from Crewe 94,000
Seat 7 Hairybot Helen Rideout from Brighton 46,500
Seat 8 Fanndango Carl Teasdale from Durham 62,500
Seat 9 GeordieGaz Gary Graham from Newcastle 53,500
Seat 10 riverrobbo Richard Robinson from Carlisle 70,500
Several hours later Daveyzz triumphed, his key hand coming when he was all-in versus JohnPick with five players remaining. Daveyzz’s 9-9 were up against JohnPick’s J-J and his tournament life at stake and only two outs in the deck to save him. The flop delivered not one miracle but two, with the Q-9-9 flop giving him quads and a much needed double up. From that point on he never looked back, winning the final hand after he took second pair and an open-ended straight draw against Raffles’ flopped top pair, and rivered a straight to win the tournament.
The event throughout was played in a superb atmosphere and players can qualify to participate in Leg 3 at Luton’s G Casino on 6th March 2010 via satellites onSky Poker which begin shortly. Please see the Sky Poker Lobby for details.
Final table: Final result
1st David Marley £4,000
2nd David Evans £2,600
3rd Richard Robinson £1,800
4th John Pickering £1,350
5th Gary Graham £1,050
6th Carl Teasdale £900
7th Helen Rideout £750
8th Mick Jennings £600
9th Andrew Burden £450
Also cashing, winning £250: Kevilfish, Quietman, Bennett78, Woody2008, Rocker, Brass. Congratulations to all of you and we look forward to seeing you at the third leg in Luton!
David “Daveyzz” Marley ganó el partido de vuelta de la 2009-10 Sky Poker Tour en Aspers Newcastle Casino el sábado 9 de enero, superando a David “Raffles” Evans, en segundo lugar. David venció 149 a otros jugadores, que se clasificó en http://www.skypoker.com/ por tan sólo £ 2,40 para el primer premio de £ 4,000 y también gana un escaño en tubos sin soldadura en septiembre próximo en el Gran final en el DTD.
La línea hasta la mesa final fue la siguiente:
Asiento 1 Daveyzz David Marley de Bridlington 96.000
Asiento 2 Kevilfish Kevin Wood de S Queensferry 42.500
Seat 3 Burders Andrew Shields, la carga de S 48.000
Asiento 4 JohnPick John Pickering de Chester-leStreet 145.500
Seat 5 Raffles Dave Evans de Sunderland 97.500
Seat 6 Mick Mick Jenn Jennings de Crewe 94.000
Asiento 7 Hairybot Helen Rideout de Brighton 46.500
Asiento 8 Fanndango Carl Teasdale de Durham 62.500
Seat 9 GeordieGaz Gary Graham, de Newcastle 53.500
Seat 10 riverrobbo Richard Robinson de Carlisle 70.500
Varias horas más tarde Daveyzz triunfado, con la mano clave viene cuando estaba todo en comparación con JohnPick con cinco jugadores restantes. Daveyzz de 9-9 fueron contra JJ JohnPick y su vida en juego del torneo y sólo dos outs en la cubierta para salvarlo. El flop entregado ni un milagro, sino dos, con el Q-9-9 flop dándole quads y un muy necesario duplicar. Desde ese momento nunca miró hacia atrás, ganando la última mano después de asumir el segundo par y un proyecto de escalera abierta empate contra Raffles fracasó un par alto, y ha desplazado una recta a ganar el torneo.
El evento se jugó en todo en un ambiente excelente y los jugadores pueden optar a participar en la Etapa 3 en G Luton Casino de 6 de marzo 2010 a través de satélites en Sky Poker, que comenzará en breve. Por favor, consulte el Lobby Sky Poker para más detalles.
Mesa final: Resultado final
1 º David Marley £ 4.000
2 º David Evans £ 2.600
3 º Richard Robinson £ 1.800
4 John Pickering £ 1.350
5 Gary Graham £ 1.050
6 de Carl Teasdale £ 900
7 Helen Rideout £ 750
8 de Mick Jennings £ 600
9 Andrew Carga de £ 450
También cobro, ganador de £ 250: Kevilfish, Quietman, Bennett78, Woody2008, Rocker, de latón. Felicitaciones a todos ustedes y esperamos verlos en la tercera etapa en Luton!
Sky Poker is on the lookout for the Total Player.
The Mentors; Ed Giddins, Matt Broughton and David Tuckman, are searching the Sky Poker tables looking for poker players with a talent to survive when playing with some of the biggest names in poker and the ability to go to Las Vegas and turn a $10,000 buy-in into millions! For a chance to be selected, play as often as possible on Sky Poker and tune in to Sky Poker TV at 10pm UK time every Saturday to see if you’ve made the grade!
Sky Poker are going to select the top ten performing players within each of the following categories every week:
1) Small Stakes Cash,
2) Medium Stakes Cash,
3) High Stakes Cash,
4) Sit & Go,
5) Multi Table Tournaments.
All fifty players will be asked to submit their best hand histories for consideration by the Total Player Mentors; they will then select three players to join their team to compete for the ultimate ‘Total Player’ title and prize.
Players will want to show their understanding of position, aggression and bet-sizing, as well as their ability to make key laydowns or win consistently without showdown to put them in contention.
There are seven weeks for players to catch the Mentor’s eye, with the overall winner taking part in three tournaments, culminating in a trip to Las Vegas with $10,000.
The programme launched on Dec 12th and saw our three mentors introduced. They will each select six players during the first seven weeks. Then, the mentors will advise and challenge their players, develop their playing ability and increase their chances of staying in the competition and winning the top prize.
The Mentor will receive 10% of winnings earned by the Total Player in the three tournaments.
You can catch Total Player every Saturday night from 10pm, only on Sky Poker TV (Channel 865), or on Sky Poker
<Sky Poker have made changes to the Sky Poker League which are now in effect.
You will find full details at Sky Poker, however, some of the main points that have changed are as follows:
There will be a brand new £2000 monthly freeroll for the top 150 Cash, STT & MTT players, that will replace the £500 weekly freeroll.
Sky Poker have also adjusted the payout of MTT league points for tournaments with a low number of entrants to ensure a fair balance and Sky Poker now award league points for Heads Up Sit & Go’s also.
The leaderboard is offering a great amount of money to all who get on it, with the top players getting £275.
Los mentores; Ed Giddins, Matt Broughton y David Tuckman, están buscando las mesas de póquer cielo en busca de jugadores con talento para sobrevivir al jugar con algunos de los nombres más grandes de póquer y la capacidad de ir a Las Vegas y hacer la compra $ 10.000 -en en millones! Para la oportunidad de ser seleccionado, el juego tan a menudo como sea posible en Sky Poker y sintonizar con Sky Poker TV a las 10 pm hora del Reino Unido, todos los sábados para ver si has hecho el grado!
Sky Poker va a seleccionar los mejores diez jugadores realizan en cada una de las siguientes categorías de cada semana:
1) de pequeñas apuestas en efectivo,
2) Medio Stakes Cash,
3) High Stakes Cash,
4) Sit & Go,
5) Torneos Multi-Mesa.
Todos los cincuenta jugadores serán invitados a presentar sus historias mejor mano para su examen por los mentores Player Total, que seleccionará a tres jugadores a unirse a su equipo para competir por el título de Total Player “final y el premio.
Los jugadores se quieren mostrar su comprensión de la situación, la agresión y la apuesta de dimensionamiento, así como su capacidad para hacer laydowns clave o ganar consistentemente sin desenlace para ponerlos en discusión.
Hay siete semanas para los jugadores para captar la atención del tutor, con el ganador general de participar en tres torneos, que culminaron en un viaje a Las Vegas con $ 10.000.
El programa inició el 12 de diciembre y vio a los tres mentores introducido. Cada uno de ellos seleccionará a seis jugadores durante las primeras siete semanas. Entonces, los mentores le asesorará y desafiar a sus jugadores, a desarrollar su capacidad de juego y aumentar sus posibilidades de permanecer en el concurso y ganar el primer premio.
El Mentor recibirá el 10% de las ganancias obtenidas por el jugador total en los tres torneos.
Usted puede coger Player Total de todos los sábados de 10 pm, sólo en Sky Poker TV (canal 865), o en Sky Poker
Ho Ho Ho!
‘Sky_Santa’ (y unos pocos ayudantes poco) aparecerá en el sitio Sky Poker durante todo el período de Navidad. Noquearlo de un torneo o mostrar algo de estilo festivo en el sentido durante un juego con dinero y podrás ganar la entrada al torneo de Navidad de Santa Sack!
A partir del viernes 27 de noviembre I, el Sky_Santa muy alegre (y unos pocos ayudantes poco) aparecerá en el sitio Sky Poker en una serie de torneos y partidas de dinero durante todo el período de Navidad. Una cosa que puedo garantizar los niños y niñas es que voy a aparecer en el torneo de 8 p.m. cada noche hasta el miércoles 23 de diciembre.
Knock me out de un torneo o mostrar algo de estilo festivo en el sentido durante un juego con dinero y podrás ganar la entrada al torneo de Navidad de Santa Sack!
De Navidad de Santa Sack torneo tendrá lugar el domingo 27 de diciembre.
Pero no se preocupe si se olvida de mí o mis compañeros de Navidad en las mesas por lo que estaremos ejecutando diversos concursos a través del Foro, donde los asientos también se puede ganar.
Una primera £ 500 se añadirá a la piscina de Santa Sack premio, y más de £ 1000 de los premios de misterio se añadirán a lo largo del camino, incluyendo una televisión de alta definición, una consola de videojuegos y entradas para el partido de ida de tubos sin soldadura en Newcastle el próximo 9 de enero.
No sólo eso, sino la bolsa de premios que gano en un juego de dinero en efectivo o torneo irá directamente a la bolsa de premios. Tome el tren y muestran algunas camaradería Navidad!
Ho Ho Ho!
‘Sky_Santa’ (and a few little helpers) will be appearing on the Sky Poker site throughout the Christmas period. Knock him out of a tournament or show some festive flair at the felt during a cash game and you could win entry to Santa’s Xmas Sack tournament!
Beginning Friday 27th November I, the very merry Sky_Santa (and a few little helpers) will be appearing on the Sky Poker site in a number of tournaments and cash games throughout the Christmas period. One thing I can guarantee boys and girls is that I will appear in the 8pm tournament every night until Wednesday 23rd December.
Knock me out of a tournament or show some festive flair at the felt during a cash game and you could win entry to Santa’s Xmas Sack tournament!
Santa’s Xmas Sack tournament will take place on Sunday 27th December.
But don’t worry if you miss me or my Christmas chums at the tables as we’ll be running various competitions via the Forum where seats can also be won.
An initial £500 will be added to the Santa’s Sack prize pool, plus over £1000 of mystery prizes will be added along the way, including an HD television, a games console and tickets to the next SPT leg in Newcastle on January 9th.
Not only that but any prize money I win during a cash game or tournament will go straight into the prize pool. Get on the rail and show some Christmas camaraderie!
Este año, Sky Poker Tour está en marcha y se puede ganar sus asientos exclusivamente en Sky Poker. Con una bolsa de premios garantizada de 100.000 libras esterlinas en conjunto su inversión vale la pena £ 2.60 en un satélite para ganar su camino a un asiento en la gran final que se jugará en la habitación de Nottingham Dusk Til Dawn póker en el 11 y 12 de septiembre de 2010.
¿Tienes lo que se necesita para ser coronado campeón Sky Poker Tour 2010?
Encontrará todos los habituales Sky Sports personal jugar a estos juegos por satélite, porque incluso ellos tienen que ganar su camino a la final, no hay plazas libres en este torneo muy aclamado!
Fisher-Robbie O’Brien, que se convirtió en el Sky UK Poker Tour Grand Final Champion será sin duda el objetivo de defender su título, se puede considerar de él?
El primer juego de regional en vivo será en el Manchester Casino G el 7 de noviembre, seguido por Aspers Newcastle, G Casino Luton, Alea Glasgow y Swansea Aspers que culminó en la gran final en la DTD, Nottingham en septiembre de 2010.
This year’s Sky Poker Tour is under way and you can win your seats exclusively on Sky Poker. With a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 overall its well worth investing £2.60 in a satellite to win your way to a seat at the grand final that will be played at Nottingham’s Dusk Til Dawn poker room on the 11th and 12th of September 2010.
Have you got what it takes to be crowned Sky Poker Tour champion 2010?
You will find all the usual Sky Sports staff playing these satellite games because even they have to win their way to the finals, there are no free seats in this highly acclaimed tournament!
Robbie Fisher-O’Brien who became the Sky Poker UK Tour Grand Final Champion will no doubt be aiming to defend his title, can you take it from him?
The first live regional game will be at the G Casino Manchester on Nov 7th, followed by Aspers Newcastle, G Casino Luton, Alea Glasgow and Aspers Swansea culminating in the grand final at the DTD, Nottingham in September 2010.