Comments on: UK Linkbaiters Poker Tournament

By: Joann Grueser

Joann Grueser — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:32:24 +0000

There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.

By: Poker-Boss

Poker-Boss — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:46:28 +0000

Hi there,

Can you just drop me a note at my email if this tournament was already finished?! You said that you are planning it for 20 May, but there was no confirmation after.

I would love to be there, as I am proffesional player, so I am not sure if you will have chance with me..:-)…haha..Kidding of course…

But really, if I didn’t miss it, I would be all in! In the case I am too late, just drop me a note about future events.

Cheers!

By: Sylvain

Sylvain — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:08:59 +0000

Sorry I missed it.. too busy on tuesdays.. anyway I wish to participate next time!

By: Sylvain

Sylvain — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:24:55 +0000

Great idea! I’ll try to join you tomorrow..

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:54:43 +0000

Hope you guys are all set for tomorrow, I will post more details here about how to get into the tournament.

By: Makakman

Makakman — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:04:38 +0000

Can’t make this one but count me in for a future game, I look forward to the bragging!

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:20:21 +0000

Count me in too – I’ve had $50 sitting in my Pokerroom account for 2 years untouched after I moved to FullTilt. Glad to find a use for it!

By: Sam I Am

Sam I Am — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:46:53 +0000

Count me in Lyndon. Kid will be in bed by 8 and have notified the missus that I will be drinking whiskey and playing poker that eve….

By: supaswag

supaswag — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:42 +0000

Lyndoman ..are you working for Pokerroom.com at the moment? Why not play at Skypoker.com?

By: Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:22:38 +0000

Damn American Government! To think that I have to sit here in Austin, Texas and miss out on a good hold’em tournament! Great idea. Wish I could join you guys. Any blackhat ways to get by this? ;)

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:17:18 +0000

I’m in if only to take Eloi’s money…

By: Eloi

Eloi — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:13:10 +0000

Hehe… Well up for taking a share of this UK SEO poker tournament’s prize pool… But I think I’ ll just take it all. <–

I just qualified for a regional final (live poker, not online) but play loads online too. I usually use Full Tilt, but can give this pokerroom a go if it means that I can prove PPC’s are better than SEO’s at Poker!

By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:23:20 +0000

Great idea, Lyndon. Do you use PokerRoom over PartyPoker? I’ve a PP account, but if I’m free next Tuesday (more likely playing football) I’d love to join in.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:38:19 +0000

As Nick said – the legislation only covers the moving of money. The problem is that this means most US players who play online are the ones who can be bothered to transfer money through several sites which kind of narrows it down to those who make money off it! Most of the fish either think it’s illegal or can’t figure out how to get money into the site.

By: Adam Taylor

Adam Taylor — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:19:11 +0000

Gutted, don’t think I can connect from behind Uni firewall/proxy.. :(

By: dave

dave — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:59:47 +0000

Lyndon count me in…. Tuesday is a bad night for me though especially as the game could rattle on in to the early morning… How about making it a Saturday or Friday night ?

BTW I may as well just give you my money as I am pants … the more I drink the more I am bound to get me arse kicked !

By: Adam Taylor

Adam Taylor — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:08:48 +0000

I’m in. Not played in a while though, hmm..

By: James

James — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:07:44 +0000

I’ll be up for it if it’s on pokerroom :)

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:53:12 +0000

Count me in, will keep an eye out for further details, best plan to treat yourself to a new shirt :-)

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:21:13 +0000

@Nick, of course, as long as you promise not to nuke us.

Interesting about Full Tilt, I wonder how many US poker players go for it.

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:12:15 +0000

@glen, good to have you on board. As long as you read this blog, you’re in.

By: Nick Wilsdon

Nick Wilsdon — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:11:58 +0000

>How do full tilt get around the ban?

There is an open letter here from their CEO which explains their position.

http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/poker-blog/2006/10/an_open_letter_from_full_tilt_poker_regarding_the_state_of_your_online_poker_experience.php

The legislation is targeting the movement of money, which can only be enforced by the banks. AFAIK the banks still haven’t made any statements on this issue (I don’t blame them, why should it be their job to enforce the new law!). Companies like PartyGaming have voluntarily stopped US players from using their software.

Is the game open to Russian players then? ;)

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:10:41 +0000

@rishill, livetwitting.com sounds interesting, though not used it before.

As for this being linkbait, I don’t mind people thinking it is, but I don’t care if I get no links, I just want to get a game on. I think the benefits from the game itself will far outweigh any benefits from linkage.

By: Glen Allsopp

Glen Allsopp — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:06:59 +0000

I’m allowed right, will be playing from South Africa though (you know I’m english) ;)

By: rishil

rishil — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:59:37 +0000

I think we could possibly use http://livetwitting.com/ – great link bait for you a the same time ;)

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:48:20 +0000

yeah I think it will be fun to fill our twitter stream with poker chat, but a chat room works too.

How do full tilt get around the ban?

I would love our American fellow linkbaiters to play, I know a few of them would ignore the time diff to get in on a game ;)

but I think it’s nice to have something on UK time for a change, and there isn’t really a place for UK linkbaiters and seo types to hang. If this goes well, it could be a great place to network. To me, poker is a social game.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:41:31 +0000

FIRST!

Sounds like it should be a laugh! I was going to suggest setting up a chatroom as well but I’m sure twitter will work just fine for that.

Also – if we want to get the yanks in on the act there are places where they can play online (fulltilt for example). Though of course then the timezone starts to get in the way…