Would you like to have more mid-week MLP games ?

harry_lime · Last edited by harry_lime on Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:55 am; edited 4 times in total

Open for voting until Sept. 18th.

Would you like to have more mid-week games on the forum ?

I've had a couple of requests this week from adam and runnymede for more mid-week games so i thought i would do a poll on this (you can see adam first post and my response below). You should imaging that the games would be at roughly the same time as the Cake games on Thursday although i would like you to put a prefered time between that and one or two hours earlier.

So please just post your vote, thoughts and add either : 16:00 EST / 21:00 BST or 17:00 EST / 22:00 BST.

League games will continue at the weekends for now so this will only potentially apply for extra games that come our way at the moment.

bigjoo · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

monday tuesday are both good days not much happening count me in as weekends at the moment have been hectic

it does not have to have money added then maybe work out more economical

PoolDemon · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:08 am Post subject:

Tuesday's are the only day of the week I dont have anything on the go, so that would be perfect for me...
_________________

never do card tricks for the group you play poker with...

.

: .

:

fooraces · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

I would have to vote to keep it the way it is for now, for US players it is almost impossible to play anything earlier then the cake time, and would rather see something an hour or 2 later, and dont want to take anything away from the weekend. Thats my thought

Im in the us central time zone.
_________________
Luck never gives! it only lends!

PoolDemon · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

forgot Fridays would be good also...

as for US time vs UK time, as an example, there are MANY time zones in the US, for me in Atlantic Time the UK is 4 hours ahead, so it would make it difficult to hook up unless they started @ like 10:00pm, which would be 6:00pm my time, or earlier for those in the more eastern time zones...

For those of us that play regularly, why not post what time zones we're in, so we can see what really is possible....
_________________

never do card tricks for the group you play poker with...

.

: .

:

harry_lime · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject:

fooraces · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

Yes I think Harry is right! if the forum was bigger then MLP could offer more tourneys, at different times and days, it sounds like something for the future.

_________________
Luck never gives! it only lends!

PoolDemon · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

cool, no problemo....i'lll stick to those donkey laden freerolls during the week, sigh....

_________________

never do card tricks for the group you play poker with...

.

: .

:

addam00 · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: hi

ummmm,,, monday or tuesday I like.. I voted for tuesday... well as I mention the xtra buy in.. it does not not matter to me if money is added or not...just have place for an xtra game...you said you might try absulute again. what about the other skin vegas24/7 I hear that might be easier to get on then absulute poker....I like to play poker the money you have added to the games is great but if you guys had games without the money added i would still play....
_________________
Can you spare a medal? I need another medal

harry_lime · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: hi

KNOWHEN2 · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject:

Hi
I think Harry has nailed it with his post, of course id love to see more tourneys mid week, it may even increase the amount of players that join our games overall.
I think I’m right in saying a lot of the cake players don't appear on the weekend i wonder if there is a reason for that.( i will be playing cake more now my net gear is in staled)
Maybe if this new idea becomes viable it would be played at cake.

Addam says why not put on games even if there is no added cash, i think MLP may have to up the buy-in if no cash is added, i know you guys did do this not sure if it worked, i mist some as i was away, but i'm up for bigger buy-in fees.

Either of these times are good for me, 16:00 EST. / 21:00 BST or 17:00 EST. / 22:00 BST

:blackknight:
_________________
Knowhen2
Holdem or Foldem
Poker, a minute to lean but a life time to master.
'if not for luck id win it all'

Amarillo4 · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:

As has been mentioned the main problem is finding a time suitable for both the European and the US players.

I would like more midweek games, I would play in the cake game if it started an hour or more earlier but see no point in playing till after midnight when there are plenty of games earlier in the evening.

PoolDemon · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

dumb question, but the mid week tourny you already have @ cake, are those that play it commited to only wednesday's ?

if they can play other days, maybe make it a rotating midweek schedule, you get to keep the regulars for it plus expand it to others like me that can't make it on that night, but could play it on other nights...
_________________

never do card tricks for the group you play poker with...

.

: .

:

harry_lime · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

addam00 · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: hi

another Idea it kinda co insides with a xtra game.. I know some forums have sattalites to bigger game.. maybe you could have like a private sattalit to like cake million dollar tourney... something to play for if not xtra ,money.. ya I know its too many ideas I comming up with but at least it keeps the mind going.The thing I like about the forum its the people forum and its always changing and I like it its not a boring forum.
_________________
Can you spare a medal? I need another medal

Runnymede · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject:

My first choice would be for an extra game on Tuesday night and preferably on Cake as a lot of the members have this site; or perhaps Nordica?
Would be happy if you increased the buy-in to say $3 so mlp need not add to the pot until perhaps this tourney was established.

Also, how much longer are you able to run Thursday Cake Tourney because the couple I have played have been pretty well supported and were good experience for a new player; seemed less pressure somehow?probably league seems more intense?

Runnymede

_________________
Runnymede

addam00

well... alot people I know work from 9 to 5 or till 6 or 7 at night...

I know when cake poker is played on thursday I think its 2pm pacific and 5pm est.....USA TIME if the peple that belong to MLP that live in NORTH AMERICA if we had a NORTH AMERICA MLP tourney on the weekday... what time would you like to have it? oh this question has nothing to do whether you want to fit the people in europe in it has to do what would be a ideal time for you that people living in North America....This question is for midweek north america players.. there is no right or wrong answer..my ideal time is 9 to 11pm eastern time....
_________________
Can you spare a medal? I need another medal

HOUSECATS · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

i play everyday from 4:00pm EST to 9:00pm EST so if you guys want to play more games i well play any day.
_________________

GOOD LUCK ALL

fooraces · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject:

I could deal with 7-9pm eastern, Yes we need to branch out!, MLPUSA

with those times, only the ppl in those time zones benifit! Like Amarillo said he isnt setting up all night to finish a game, and cant blame him, it presents problems for every1. good luck with a good turn out no matter what time it is, untill theres more dedicated players/ ppl with no day jobs

_________________
Luck never gives! it only lends!

muratore · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:50 am Post subject:

KNOWHEN2 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:29 am Post subject:

harry_lime · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:34 am Post subject:

Amarillo4 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject:

addam00 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: hi

i agree with having a mlpeurue and MlPAMERICA or usa depending on how u look at it. i wouldnt called it usa because have players from canada and other america countries. but even tho i am from the usa I do agree of having a tournie on a on non us site... hether its a freeroll or buy in....but on the same token have it a mostly us site meaning were mostly usa players play..but the weekend league games are fine the way it is.....i wouldnnt mind if your took some money a way from some of the weekend freeroll to put it on a few midweek games.. but I guess also if you had it a non usa site...you should make tounrnie for usa only
_________________
Can you spare a medal? I need another medal

katymaty · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

mondays tuesdays or wednesdays ok for me at either time

JR · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:30 am Post subject:

Any of the nights but Friday would be OK with me. I don't get home from work until 4:30 EST so earlier than that is a no for me.
_________________

"WE GOT IT DONE. ONE FOR THE THUMB!!!!!

harry_lime · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:38 am Post subject:

Just so you all know, i will be closing this voting on Sept. 18th and then having a good look at the thread then.

Thanks for all the comments and votes so far !

_________________

Alternate Poker4ever League Winner Award

"I guess nobody really knew Harry like he did ...like I did !"

....harry "the negotiator" lime

KNOWHEN2 · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:

Amarillo4 · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:37 am Post subject:

KNOWHEN2 · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject:

harry_lime · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:52 am Post subject:

End Of Poll Summary :

Ok, we only ended up with 9 voters on this poll. Whilst that doesn't mean that an early in the week game might not work, it does make me feel that i should be cautious about pushing to have regular extra buy-in games at a new site. What i have to be very careful of, is arranging something with a good new (for MLP) site like absolute poker, as if we don't get the numbers, it would leave me very little negotiation potential for MLP games. I'm sure you can all understand that this is purely business for the poker sites and if i approach them, i need to feel confident that i can deliver what i promise in terms of event entrants and sign-ups. We will get dropped very quickly if i don't.

Of course, it is a different matter when a good poker room approaches MLP about adding us to their roster of private games and when possible i always like to try different sites as long as they are reputable and i feel we can endorse them. I don't want to start regularly using sites that do not match up to the MLP quality control like so many other forums do.

It's clear we are not ready to have split US and Non-US games either and this will have to wait until the forum has grown considerably. Personally, i prefer the idea that generally we can all play together in MLP games but i appreciate that if we have the capacity, one or two split games will also be fun.

I did approach Cake Poker about the possiblilty of a Monday or Tuesday game ($3 buy-in with $25 added) but they quite rightly responded that, whilst our numbers are good, we do not have that many new player sign-ups at Cake and the MLP players that are signed-up do not play on the site much apart from our weekly games. It's a shame because i feel that Cake is a really good site and here to stay, plus they have been very good to us adding money to our weekly events, even though we do not generate much cash for them. I am not sure how much longer they will do this for us unless we see a little more play through from our players there.

I think the upshot of all this is that, for now, unless a great offer comes in, we will have to wait before increasing our games. I simply want to make sure that i organise the best tournaments for this forum and don't have to start begging you all to play in games because we don't get the numbers required. It's also worth remembering that only 6 months ago, we only had 4 tournaments a month which just shows how far we have come in a short space of time.

Naturally, we may at some point in the future change sites for some of our league games depending on our sponsorship situations but be assured that if this happens, i will as always, try to find the best possible home for us.

I hope this answers some of the questions and ideas posted here and thanks for all the posts and ideas on this topic. I suggest we should do a similar poll sometime at the start of next year and see how things look then !

Cheers Harry

p.s. i've no doubt after writing this that everything will change

and in a month we will have games everyday of the week

.......now that would be fun !!!

_________________

"I guess nobody really knew Harry like he did ...like I did !"

....harry "the negotiator" lime

KNOWHEN2 · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

harry_lime · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

Runnymede · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:11 am Post subject:

I think getting only 9 responses quite disappointing for the vote.

Never mind, thanks for your efforts with this; again I expect it was very time consuming. Lets hope there will be more interest when you have a 2nd vote in the New Year.

Thanks again Harry, as I for 1 would have welcomed a game at the beginning of the week.

Runnymede

_________________
Runnymede

addam00 · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: hi

Ummm boss man,, i am still having my finger crossed

we have new players so not that we have games on weekdays as the moment hope to keep it that way for awile
_________________
Can you spare a medal? I need another medal

	ALTERNATE POKER FORUM Forum Index -> Forum Wish List	All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1	View posts since last visit