Irish Open On TV - Tonight + Every Wednesday @ 11.30pm, TG4

flushje · 07-05-2009 11:59am

Ive always liked Channings commentary, the other guy is a douche. All in all I really enjoyed it though.

BigCityBanker · 07-05-2009 12:05pm

aodea wrote: »

Is channing doing the whole lot? he is good at explaining his ideas on hands which i find intresting.

Im not sure of the exact running order on commentators but Padraig Parkinson steps in and out as the co commentator also.

eagle eye · 07-05-2009 1:16pm

aodea wrote: »

It is win win for irish poker end of.

Please explain this further.

aodea · 07-05-2009 1:28pm

Cause it is a worldwide known poker event that is held in ireland and this is made possible by Paddy Power. Paddy Powers marketing of the event has increased its numbers and his has led to the growth of the irish open. other than epts it has to be the best known european event. For irish poker its a win cause players get to play with top players in the world and have a chance at a huge prizepool. Again through online qualifers people can play an event that would normally be out of there price range. If paddy power was not behind this i dont think it would attract half the numbers it gets now. The fact that the ept has struggled in ireland and that had Pokerstars behind it shows what a good job paddy power do in promoting this event. Now dont get me wrong they get a lot out of this themselves but thats business.

this is just my opinion i guess.

Icarus152 · 07-05-2009 1:36pm

BigCityBanker wrote: »

If you ever create a new account you should consider calling yourself TheNutFool

BigCityBanker wrote: »

I think its fair to say that EagleEye knows far more than the rest of us and on that basis its a case of realising that you only have so many breaths to breathe in this life and there is little sense wasting them on him.

Dude,you really need to get laid.

AdMMM · 07-05-2009 2:36pm

I've heard that there's no limit to the amount of coke and hookers available in and around Paddy Power Tower. Where is it that you're based out of again?

BigCityBanker · 07-05-2009 2:49pm

AdMMM wrote: »

I've heard that there's no limit to the amount of coke and hookers available in and around Paddy Power Tower. Where is it that you're based out of again?

Well yeah, we are based in Tallaght.

AdMMM · 07-05-2009 2:54pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Please explain this further.

I'm beginning to think that you're just trying to level us all.

Nevertheless I'll entertain you.

By sponsoring the event, Paddy Power ensure that the event is well marketed. This can be seen by the full page adverts that are in all the poker magazines (and possibly other magazines/papers), flyers go to practically every cardroom which not only works to advertise the event but also serves to create a buzz and a feeling of prestige around the tournament. This brings a lot of players out of the woodwork, the type of players who are used to playing five card draw in the back rooms of pubs or to put it mildly; the type of players who don't stand at a chance at this level.

Right there we can see that Paddy Power's intensive advertising adds value to the tournament in the form of woeful players. Anybody who played this years Open would be able to recall some player on their table who took a long, hard look at the table, picked up their cards and brought them right up to their noses before happily stacking off with 22 on a AhQhJh board - or something similar. You don't even see that kind of play in your local €25 game yet at the Irish Open you saw guys doing it at every table!

Then we have the TV coverage. TV coverage is great exposure for the game of poker as it attracts new players into the game. I was playing poker very casually back in 2007 but began to have visions and dreams of grandeur once I saw Nicky Power and Brian O'Keefe, two local guys, both win over €100,000 at the 2007 Irish Open. Watching these televised tournaments can give the impression that it's an easy game and can fully convince someone that they too can donk their way towards a big score. How wrong I was, but it still hasn't stopped me getting sucked into the game like so many others before and after me.

There's a plethora of other reasons why having the tournament sponsored is great for Irish poker but these two jumped right out at me given that I'd consider myself to have a basic understanding of common sense.

zuutroy · 07-05-2009 3:36pm

I'm kinda baffled as to why BCB can be bothered to defend his company to a group of people who think PPP owe them an explanation as to how they do business, even though they'll never play a hand there.

Flushdraw · 07-05-2009 3:46pm

Icarus152 wrote: »

Dude,you really need to get laid.

Did you not watch his heads-up with Boylepoker?

eagle eye · 07-05-2009 4:22pm

BigCityBanker wrote: »

If you ever create a new account you should consider calling yourself TheNutFool

Oh my, thats not nice now. And you represent Paddy Power.

LuckyLloyd · 07-05-2009 5:37pm

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nicnicnic · 07-05-2009 5:42pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

buying in, getting raped in bigger than usual cashgames) and it hasn't launched many (any?) young Irish players onto consistent appearances at the elite level or big time sponsorship deals.
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Marty ?

nicnicnic · 07-05-2009 5:50pm

BigCityBanker wrote: »

without getting into much details, we do not make as much as 1c from the Irish Open.

while at an operational level this is true I'm sure ppp are in it for the integrable benefits rather then philanthropy towards the players

BigCityBanker wrote: »

but in the absence of a sponsor then i guess we would be back to a 60 player tournament in Merrion Square?

we wouldn't

LuckyLloyd · 07-05-2009 5:50pm

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nicnicnic · 07-05-2009 5:54pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

lol! Sorry! But then again, he had won a televised major the previous year and had established himself online.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=1685

zuroph · 07-05-2009 5:56pm

String_Theory wrote: »

I love the way one comment sets off a big conversation about tea and coffee, I was at the open playing and I have to say I didnt have any tea or coffee I feel left out now.

I'm very sorry to hear this. As a token gesture of goodwill, please bring yourself to the attention of any of the "Zuroph's tea and coffee emporium" staff at the Irish open 2010, where we will immediately upgrade you to a cappucino or latte, free of charge.*

*While stocks last, terms and conditions apply.

pgodkin · 07-05-2009 5:57pm

Hang on one sec, The coffee was free??:eek:

Wow bet the rake, couldnt beat the tea ladies:rolleyes:

I'm finished with poker, as i am TheNutFool

Mr E · 08-05-2009 8:01pm

FYI series link is working for this now. Hookie must have had a word with them.

tylerdurden94 · 08-05-2009 8:24pm

I for some reason always thought it had been a sponsored event, what year did it finally start getting major numbers for it? Has it always been a big buyin event when it was run from the merrion?

Paul Spillane · 08-05-2009 10:33pm

The biggest problem with this show is there isn't enough BP players on the FT, otherwise i loved it, esp chufty though who is that Channing chap, what part of Ireland is he from?

O/T
btw BCB we got a board at work, kinda like the star in a car thing on top gear, its based on number of hits your heads up got in a week, wanna know how you did?

YULETIRED · 09-05-2009 12:45am

Paul Spillane wrote: »

The biggest problem with this show is there isn't enough BP players on the FT, otherwise i loved it, esp chufty though who is that Channing chap, what part of Ireland is he from?

O/T
btw BCB we got a board at work, kinda like the star in a car thing on top gear, its based on number of hits your heads up got in a week, wanna know how you did?

Mr Spillane, you made a bad production error.

the omission of subtitles for his answers, couldn't understand a blind word of it.