Poll: BikeRadar: Champs Lg - qtr finals/semifinals availability

[philossify]

Hi guys heres a big poll with loads of options .... thought it best to get it up now before various members of our sqaud start travelling to warmer climes..... please please please try your hardest to vote Yes ... I myself (and I suspect Paul and Duncan) am going to be in Vegas and will be voting No to quarter finals/semi-finals though if push comes to shove I may try to find an internet access and play at 10:00am (think thats the time) via some sort of internet connection.

get yer votes in..... I'm hoping to finalise the first quarter final game on the Monday evening as I travel on the Tuesday,

Strategy I believe should be tight aggressive (i.e your normal game) at least for the first leg of each round (in these games I'd be suprised if there are any sitouts). If we are doing well after the first leg then erring on the side of caution may be possible - if we are doing badly then its attack attack attack mode in the second leg, the scoring system rewards the higher places much more than the lower ones.....

[GotaFancy?]

Looks like we're going to be struggling for teams, so I'll make these 6 (hopefully) games an exception to my break. If selected someone will need to email me and let me know though....

[runadrum]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

Looks like we're going to be struggling for teams, so I'll make these 6 (hopefully) games an exception to my break. If selected someone will need to email me and let me know though....

your team will need you

For now I've voted No for the three that are on while I am away but I will monitor availability and consider other options if necessary ( that we need to worry about semi-final availability !)

[philossify]

Just checked PokerRoom and found they have an "Instant Play" option from a browser - with a bit of luck that should mean I'm able to make a couple of the games just from any old internet cafe browser ..... and since the WSOP games don't start till mid-day West coast time then all I need is an Internet Cafe in or around the Rio ... hopefully this will help in making sure we have full teams....

[GotaFancy?]

I think Pokerroom block US IPs dont they?

[runadrum]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

I think Pokerroom block US IPs dont they?

could be a problem !

anyone out there now that can give it a test ?

[philossify]

Hmmm - if they do - can I come in via UK proxy server or somesuch I wonder? Though I suspect Internet Cafe might not like people changing the browser settings ... (if thats how you do it).

[GotaFancy?]

To be honest Phil - I'm not good with Proxies - I dont know how to do it.....

6 registered for the event at www.pokeroom.com - just waiting on Phil and Paul for the full team

When Phil and I are both away, someone else in the team will need to sort everything out, chase, and double check

[GotaFancy?]

We have 3 players out at WSOP? Surely the CL should be delayed? If it's delayed for a European Football match that noone is playing in, then surely it's a no brainer to delay it for a World Poker Tournament that a significant number of our team are entering?

In all seriousness - Reeshah - can we apply for special dispensation to bring slapdash in (as other teams have had special dispensation) - it's looking like a very good chance we wont be able to field a team because of the clash with WSOP which 37.5% of our squad are involved in....

[philossify]

Thanks Gaf, I hadn't realised we had to reregister for the quarter finals - totally illogical

I had a try running pokerroom through a prozy server here in the uk and it seemed to work - so I think its technically possible ....... when I get to LV its one off the first things I try will be this.


Would be good if we could get Slapdash involved. Btw - anyone know if there should be something showing somewhere for Slapdash's appication? I'd assumed there'd be some admin box to check - Slapdash pm'd me to say he'd applied - maybe it doesn't come in till CL finishes?

[GotaFancy?]

It may be only the "Manager" who can accept it (the ISL guys)

[philossify]

Whilst I'm away - I'll certainly be logging onto PL to check team availability etc. and (assuming I can sign into Pokerrrom) then I'll happily put the teams in (and even play) ... putting team in for first game should be no problem as I can do that Monday night before I fly - 2nd quarter final will depend on access from LA and if worse comes to worse I can always PM someone and get them to use my id/pw to put team up (theres a massive $0.35 in my account - I think I can trust you all with that much - although maybe the money from previous series might have appeared ) .

[slapdash]

I've voted yes for all dates. Let's hope they allow me in.

[slapdash]

Originally Posted by philossify

Would be good if we could get Slapdash involved. Btw - anyone know if there should be something showing somewhere for Slapdash's appication? I'd assumed there'd be some admin box to check - Slapdash pm'd me to say he'd applied - maybe it doesn't come in till CL finishes?

When I go to the "Team Profile", it says "You have applied for membership to this team".

[Mad Duke]

Originally Posted by slapdash

I've voted yes for all dates. Let's hope they allow me in.

Think its clear they will not allow this

[GotaFancy?]

Originally Posted by Mad Duke

Think its clear they will not allow this

They've allowed it for other teams who cannot field teams.....

The only other alternative is to delay the CL till after WSOP (with the precedent they've set on the Football - and delaying it for Poker makes a lot more sense than delaying it for football)

[slick mick]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

They've allowed it for other teams who cannot field teams.....

The only other alternative is to delay the CL till after WSOP (with the precedent they've set on the Football - and delaying it for Poker makes a lot more sense than delaying it for football)

You think esport has any idea what the WSOP is?

[Mad Duke]

[quote=GotaFancy?;1120117]They've allowed it for other teams who cannot field teams.....

very suprised to hear that but if thats the case then heres

[slapdash]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

The only other alternative is to delay the CL till after WSOP (with the precedent they've set on the Football - and delaying it for Poker makes a lot more sense than delaying it for football)

Or surely one of us has a birthday around now that they could delay it for?