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GrandTilt
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We have a live event in Glasgow in 10 days time and we have put 10 seats aside for the Betfair Forum. Anyone wishing to come should put their Betfair Poker alias (screen name) in the thread below and at midday on Friday will make a random draw to pick the 10 winners. All players can bring one guest who will not be able to play in the freeroll but can take advantage of the free bar, food and any side games and SNGs.

Event: Betfair Masters Poker- Glasgow

Address: Alea Glasgow Casino, Springfield Quay, Paisley Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G5 8NP

Date: Saturday 13th November

Event Details:

2.00pm                                Arrival / Bar opens
3.00pm                                Tournament begins
6.00pm/6.30pm                       Buffet food served
Midnight                              Scheduled end of play
1.00am                                Bar closes

Tournament payout and structure can be found at the bottom of this page. The tournament has a $15,000 prize pool.


Key information

•    No expenses will be provided.

•    Transport is NOT included

•    There is NO parking space

•    Food and drink is included

•    There will be Betfair staff present and playing as bounties in the tournament (but will not be eligible to win any cash prizes).

•    Maximum of 80 players.



Tournament details:
Position    %    Payout

1st    35%     $   5,250.00
2nd    18%     $   2,700.00
3rd    13%     $   1,950.00
4th    9%     $   1,350.00
5th    7%     $   1,050.00
6th    6%     $      900.00
7th    5%     $      750.00
8th    4%     $      600.00
9th    3%     $      450.00
    TOTAL    $15,000.00


Starting stack - 4,000 chips       
30 min blind levels       
Level    Small Blind    Big Blind    Ante

1    25    50    
2    50    100    
3    75    150    
4    100    200    
5    150    300    
6    200    400    25
7    300    600    50
8    400    800    100
9    600    1200    100
10    800    1600    200
11    1000    2000    200
12    1500    3000    300
13    2000    4000    400
14    3000    6000    600
15    4000    8000    800
16    5000    10000    1000
17    6000    12000    1000
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Report never loses November 5, 2010 4:37 PM GMT
out of interest any u guys scottish
Report Blackwater November 5, 2010 4:38 PM GMT
Reactive, you have done our nation proud - flying across the Irish Sea in pursuit of a free bar.

Remember to play some poker when you're there.
Report gypsyl0ve November 5, 2010 4:43 PM GMT
Reactive, you have done our nation proud - flying across the Irish Sea in pursuit of a free bar.



Well my intention was to go even further than that; Drive over on boat, make full use of the free bar, then drive back to Stranraer to wait on the next boat home. Probably better that i'm not going actually Laugh
Report reactive November 5, 2010 5:05 PM GMT
lol just fancied a break and always meant to give  glasgow a hit so said if i got drawn i give it a whirl flight and hotel  probably a 150 quid so will have to drink a bit to make up the difference :)
Report ULDO4ME November 5, 2010 5:09 PM GMT
Hmmm  i  may  be  passing and call  in to make  sure all  named applicants  attend  is  weird  not  i  know  from betfair got in the  draw  ......JOHN  cancel  that sidecar i need  to try  get  refund on that helmet LaughLaughLaughLaughmay  be  betfair  better call  Taggart incase  there  more  bodies  found  in the  clyde   LaughLaughLaughLaugh
Report reactive November 5, 2010 5:37 PM GMT
hotel booked etap 40 quid a night
Report wtc6 November 5, 2010 7:01 PM GMT
xpd02
Report JOHN2204 November 5, 2010 9:33 PM GMT
WELL DONE BETFAIR FOR PICKING 15 PLAYERS WHO I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF OR EVER PLAYED AGAINST IN 10 YEARS ON THIS SITE.BRAVO.. PS YOUR DRAW SUCKED LIKE YOUR SUCKY RIVERS.RANDOM MY ARSE
Report The Klup November 5, 2010 9:40 PM GMT
^^^ what u complaining about John - even Golden Boy, Klup didnt make the cut!

ive seen some of these players to be fair so gl to all of them.
Report boysie November 5, 2010 9:55 PM GMT
john ive been with betfair for years and never played you either.
Report safc1 November 5, 2010 9:59 PM GMT
Im with john on this one never come across any of these must be family members.
Report boysie November 5, 2010 10:00 PM GMT
safc1 i was on your table the other night!!!!
Report safc1 November 5, 2010 10:04 PM GMT
im blind
Report safc1 November 5, 2010 10:06 PM GMT
what name was i under
Report outofbounds November 5, 2010 10:06 PM GMT
im in and ive been here longer than you John, dont be so bitter.
Report boysie November 5, 2010 10:16 PM GMT
bitter and twisted i think lol!!!!!!!!
Report o o o o o o o o November 5, 2010 10:41 PM GMT
I would like to play this event but does anyone know if the dealers speak english in that country?
Report JOHN2204 November 5, 2010 11:39 PM GMT
FIRST OFF IM FECKING SICK OF BENTFAIR HANDING OUT SEATS TO NOBODYS. I KNEW 7 PLAYERS AND NONE GOT A SEAT.I MEAN COME ON WHAT WERE THE CHANCES OF THAT....SAME AS THE BF RIVER I GUESS..IM APPAULED....OH AND BOYSIE 10 YEARS I HAVE LOST HERE AND NEVER LOST TO YOU STRANGE...... PS WHERE DID THE BIKE AND SIDE CAR COME FROM?????????.... THE 15 GUYS I NEVER PLAYED SAW A POSTING OR HEARD OFF OR SAW CHATTING STRANGE
Report JOHN2204 November 5, 2010 11:42 PM GMT
IM NOT BITTER PISSED OFF YES
Report never loses November 5, 2010 11:49 PM GMT
well done boysie gl
Report JOHN2204 November 5, 2010 11:52 PM GMT
on a lighter note can i just say i hope the winner comes from the 15,i mean that
Report Stretch Armstrong November 6, 2010 12:21 AM GMT
no thanks
Report charlyfarly November 6, 2010 10:29 AM GMT
o o o o o o o o Joined: 15 Jul 09
Replies: 573 05 Nov 10 22:41 
I would like to play this event but does anyone know if the dealers speak english in that country?

Have to admit, don't know the rest of this song. All your others have been easy.
Report Ovalman. November 6, 2010 2:43 PM GMT
John I've seen a few on the tables TBH. Betfair can't really win when they announce these draws as there's always some unhappy punters.

Wish I'd have put my name forward now as the game has a bit of value (unlike the last game in London.) Would be worth the trip across the Irish Sea.
Report Ovalman. November 6, 2010 2:45 PM GMT
And what about a game for us peeps on the wrong side of the pond.
Report Blackwater November 6, 2010 3:09 PM GMT
Set up a freeroll in Dublin, Betfair.

You supply the crackers, we'll bring the cheese.
Report ULDO4ME November 6, 2010 3:39 PM GMT
i think all  should  be  tested to  make  sure all  got   scottish  blood  in   them  MAGGIE will  be  there  with the  biggest injection  you  ever seen  beware some  may end up in  the  clyde  heheheLaughLaughLaugh
Report WorkOnIt November 6, 2010 5:18 PM GMT
As a Glaswegian a little gutted I missed out.

Good luck those who made it. Hopefully someone who is skint takes it down.
Report akabula November 6, 2010 6:34 PM GMT
They can look forward to a warm welcome from the glasgow cheerleaders - The Jakies
Report chipfire227 November 6, 2010 6:59 PM GMT
im amazed they accepted entries from people making their first post on the forum on this thread.
Report never loses November 6, 2010 9:58 PM GMT
we luv the jakies bigman anymere lip i knock ur swagger intea a stagger
Report never loses November 7, 2010 12:41 PM GMT
only joking akabula thats rab c nesbitt patter lol
Report akabula November 7, 2010 2:10 PM GMT
np - he's my hero - him and jamies cotter [:)]
Report armpits November 7, 2010 4:03 PM GMT
I'm fed up about not getting a freebie ticket as well. 

ps how do I download Betfair Poker?
Report SelkirkAgain November 7, 2010 4:15 PM GMT
I've not received an email yet confirming my place.

Work On It, as a Glaswegian would you like to be my "special friend" for the evening and come along? No strings attached, I promise Blush
Report boysie November 7, 2010 4:40 PM GMT
Confirmation email sent and travel lodge booked.Can't wait to meet a few fellow forumites.
Report Mandylou November 7, 2010 9:06 PM GMT
john - pretty strange that you have been here ten years and never heard of rective
he was the first ever betfair forum game champion at the gutshot - surely you will have met him there or at other forum meet ups ?
Report thegeezer2k November 7, 2010 9:27 PM GMT
anyone travelling up from down south?
Report o o o o o o o o November 7, 2010 11:37 PM GMT
is it true you have to wear a kilt to play this event?? i dont mind but if i have to bring bagpipes im out....
Report akabula November 7, 2010 11:45 PM GMT
just dodge the jakies and dont listen to any sob stories
Report vorsmith. November 8, 2010 6:45 PM GMT
OBERFUHRER5
Report outofbounds November 8, 2010 7:58 PM GMT
thegeezer, depends what you mean by down south. Im travelling up in car from wakefield.
Report thegeezer2k November 8, 2010 10:31 PM GMT
lol, i am travelling up by train from arlesey (6 hrs on train zzzzzzzzzzz)

Just heard a rumour that this event is not taking place, bit of a nasty one as i have just paid for my tickets (£70) grrrr, can someone confirm it is taking place, many thanks
Report bookie 25 November 9, 2010 1:09 AM GMT
Darn just saw this,i stay litterally 15 miles away,i can also go at short notice,loganx is my alias.
Report STU-MITCHELL November 9, 2010 12:57 PM GMT
stu-mitch...
Report thefurlongpole November 9, 2010 1:02 PM GMT
gillsy
Report the talking horse November 9, 2010 1:03 PM GMT
aces over
Report Bull Hunter 79 November 9, 2010 4:12 PM GMT
lol, i am travelling up by train from arlesey (6 hrs on train zzzzzzzzzzz)

Just heard a rumour that this event is not taking place, bit of a nasty one as i have just paid for my tickets (£70) grrrr, can someone confirm it is taking place, many thanks.

______________________________________________________________________________

Joe from Betfair here. Good rumour but like all good rumours completely false. See you all on Saturday.
Report thegeezer2k November 9, 2010 6:38 PM GMT
Hi Joe

Thanks for that, I won my opportunity via the 5 seats up for grabs on the APAT site, have also checked with the casino today and they definitely can confirm that the event is taking place.

Will look forward to meeting you all on Saturday.
Report sspslagelse November 10, 2010 12:28 PM GMT
SSPDONK
Report gypsyl0ve November 11, 2010 12:50 AM GMT
gypsy1979
Report yazza101 November 11, 2010 6:29 PM GMT
hustle213.
Report Yaldee November 11, 2010 7:58 PM GMT
KingtripsAAA....mmm Free Food
Report page-413 November 12, 2010 12:24 PM GMT
secdeal
Report gypsyl0ve November 12, 2010 2:24 PM GMT
gypsy1979
Report Ovalman. November 12, 2010 4:21 PM GMT
AmIinyet
Report annie. November 12, 2010 5:48 PM GMT
Laugh  Ovalman
Report Skylerd November 12, 2010 7:36 PM GMT
ShipItCity
Report gypsyl0ve November 12, 2010 8:12 PM GMT
gypsy1979
Report Ovalman. November 12, 2010 8:40 PM GMT
tightscotmanwantsafreebie
Report SelkirkAgain November 12, 2010 10:08 PM GMT
For £50 someone can have my place.
Report gypsyl0ve November 12, 2010 10:35 PM GMT
By:
SelkirkAgain
When: 12 Nov 10 22:08
For £50 someone can have my place.


Laugh Ahh i wonder when those who put their names down would start dropping out Laugh

Somone should run a book on how many of the 15 who were given the nod to go to this, don't actually bother turning up... Confused
Report SelkirkAgain November 12, 2010 10:59 PM GMT
I've yet to receive an email from BF confirming my place.
Report DaVinci I November 12, 2010 11:20 PM GMT
Ah SelkirkAgain, they guy who has now managed to get a place on the last two freebies Betfair have put on Love

Seem to remember him telling me to do one when I was questioning the random nature of the draws before Confused

And now he wants to sell his place for £50, says it all really.
Report SelkirkAgain November 12, 2010 11:22 PM GMT
LaughLaughLaugh

Do you really think I want to seel it even if I could?

Nice to see that i have a stalker Da Vinci Laugh
Report DaVinci I November 12, 2010 11:28 PM GMT
Love
Report reactive November 13, 2010 12:11 AM GMT
well  i am here flew in from dublin  friday morning
Report tom_dwan November 13, 2010 12:40 PM GMT
is this still open? Betfairbot09
Report ajcairns. November 13, 2010 1:27 PM GMT
good luck to reactive and thegeezer2k
Report ajcairns. November 13, 2010 2:13 PM GMT
68 runners apparently...
Report Ovalman. November 13, 2010 2:16 PM GMT
Yeah gl, update us at the breaks please.
Report reactive November 13, 2010 6:29 PM GMT
out ak push on the button  playing 10bb auto call in the sb with antes  kicking in with 88   thats poker but nice job betfair and thank you
Report boysie November 14, 2010 12:49 PM GMT
Thankyou betfair for a great well run event.Out in 24th when all in with 22's (short stacked)and called with k9 and of course k hits on river!!Enjoyed the deal or no deal game and of course the free bar, food and venue were excellent.
Report gnashersblackpool November 14, 2010 4:22 PM GMT
have to echo boysies post.
well ran event, and thou i was out 19th, throughly enjoyed the day out.

good on bf
Report thegeezer2k November 14, 2010 7:59 PM GMT
Had a cracking time, went out in 19th.  The deal or no deal game during the breaks was a great bit of fun, even though I called out an amount that wasn't on the board (took advantage of the free bar!!!)

Was great to meet up and make some new friends, especially Nick (I have to leave at 430pm) Betfair Bounty man,
Report DaVinci I November 14, 2010 9:09 PM GMT
Nice to see betfair keep a few people happy - I'm sure they run great events.

What about the masses who don't get the invites? who aren't so lucky in the random draws?

Any news for them Betfair?
Report SelkirkAgain November 14, 2010 10:29 PM GMT
Da Vinci still seething Laugh
Report akabula November 14, 2010 11:02 PM GMT
He's only seething cos you never brought him a doggie bag back Mischief
Report DaVinci I November 15, 2010 8:25 AM GMT
No, he's right I am still Seething Laugh
Report GrandTilt November 15, 2010 3:07 PM GMT
DaVinci - please try and be more positive for those that did attend in Glasgow.
There was no conspiracy...the world isn't out to get you...the draw was random.....Betfair loves all its forumites equally!

LoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLove
Report chipfire227 November 15, 2010 5:22 PM GMT
if you want people to be  more positive why dont you try answering  the questions raised 5 days ago on this very forum about last weeks farcical big apple promo bf poker pr ?

we were, after all, promised a full explanation would be posted on the forum on thursday 11th november.

this has not been forthcoming.
Report GrandTilt November 15, 2010 5:45 PM GMT
chipfire227...........you didn't ask me that's why!

Confused

(If you want me to deal with your case specifically please feel free to email me privately on prteam@betfair.com)

Let me find out what happened and post a response.
Report Ovalman. November 15, 2010 6:11 PM GMT
When are you gonna come over to the Emerald Isle and treat us paddy's?

Wish I'd have put my name down now for this promotion as Reactive showed it wasn't hard to get to and the tournament itself had a bit of value.
Report DaVinci I November 15, 2010 7:09 PM GMT
Thanks BPPR Love

I feel quite special knowing you have ignored all of the other threads on which people are having issues and have questions for you, to answer me on here Laugh

I'm sure you have sorted them all out privately though.

Good Luck.
Report Soft-Touch November 15, 2010 7:53 PM GMT
As others have said it was an excellent day out and really well organised, so thank you betfair.  As for the jokes who think they're entitled to a seat because they post on the forum occasionaly try actually playing on the site and you might get invited in the future.
Report chipfire227 November 15, 2010 8:00 PM GMT
theres a thread entitled big apple event which pretty much sums things up from  our perspective. bf tourney manager promised us a post clarifying issues raised which we never got. 3 of the main gripes :

1) the promotional advert for the event clearly states in bold print :

Please note that direct buy-ins are not permitted for this tournament, only player point qualification is accepted.

why once us mugs had gathered 1000 points were the terms and  conditions changed and buy-ins allowed ? why were those who had bought in then given free entry and then anyone who asked also put in free ?

2) why were direct buy ins ( who by your own rules shouldnt have even been in the event ) and satelitte qualifiers offered " apology compensation" and the 1000 point qualifiers not ? surely we got the worst of the deal ? we too had to register then re-register, and having played 2k worth of stts to get to the mtt, find our chances greatly diminished by non-eligible players swelling the field. ( there were 130 registered at 3 p.m. which suddenly rose to 285 by 6 p.m.)

3) why say originally registered entrants had been sent an email advising them to re-register, when that clearly  wasn't the case ?
Report DaVinci I November 15, 2010 8:24 PM GMT
I'm assuming that was aimed at me Soft-Touch so if you don't mind I'll respond Confused

Didn't want or ask for a seat to this event and indeed won't in the future either even if it is in my Living Room.

Maybe if you read this or other threads on the Forum you may get the point Love

BTW Betfair I was going to enter the Tourney for the trip to Malta, but couldn't be bothered in the end - Any chance of a free ticket - I'm sure we'd all have a ball if we met up? and it wouldn't upset too many people I am sure.

I'm raking a fortune on FTP so it may be worth your while Happy
Report gypsyl0ve November 15, 2010 8:51 PM GMT
As others have said it was an excellent day out and really well organised, so thank you betfair. As for the jokes who think they're entitled to a seat because they post on the forum occasionaly try actually playing on the site and you might get invited in the future.


Whats that supposed to mean?? Who are the 'jokes' that you are talking about? I probably play more poker on Betfair than most of the people at that event, including you. In fact, 150 MTTs played since Friday to earn a 'Weekend Fun Bonus' that was promoted, but it appears someone has ballsed up the promotion as the bonus codes were invalid, so got nothing except a wasted weekend.

So, i ask you again, who are the jokes?

a) You, for not having clue what you are on about in this topic, and should be keeping your sticky beak opinions to yourself.
b) Me (and the rest of the regular players here), for trusting my custom with Betfair.
c) Betfair, for repeatedly failing to provide a good reliable service in pretty much every aspect. In particular the promotions, which each time have a problem of some description.
d) All of the above.
Report chipfire227 November 15, 2010 10:14 PM GMT
if betfair looked at stats for the last 1000 days they would find that ive have played stts or mtts on about 970 of them.

i believe there are very, very, few players played more days than that.i very  much doubt soft touch would be one of them.

i've never been invited to one of these events, never asked to be, and probably never will be. dont play high enough stakes, and to be honest it isnt something that bothers me.

as i've said elsewhere. i'm one of the bread and butter regs, the ones that play recreationally for a few  hours day in and day out. the ones that keep the whole thing going.

all i ask for is reliable software, decent customer service, and the odd online promotion i can have a stab at.

imho, keeping a few dozen v.i.p. customers happy with the odd free bar, isn't a whole lot of good when you treat the other 99.9% of your customers like shyte. Laugh
Report gnashersblackpool November 16, 2010 4:19 PM GMT
still no reply on the big apple balls up then chip?
Report annie. November 16, 2010 5:59 PM GMT
By:

BetfairPokerPR
When: 15 Nov 10 15:07
DaVinci - please try and be more positive for those that did attend in Glasgow.
There was no conspiracy...the world isn't out to get you...the draw was random.....Betfair loves all its forumites equally!

We know the draw was random, but what most forumites did not like was that of fifteen tickets, NINE  were given to people who had posted LESS THAN TEN TIMES ON ANY BETFAIR FORUM , INCLUDING FOUR WHO HAD JOINED THAT DAY!!!

You say these promotions are for forumites but all too often they are given to people who have just joined to enter the promotion.  This has happened on several occassions.  There should be a qualifying number of posts on betfair forums for entry to these promotions, say 1000, that would  increase the amount of posts on here and make it a livilier forum.
Report Creidhne November 16, 2010 7:55 PM GMT
I think thats a good idea Annie, although a thousand is a bit high
Report annie. November 16, 2010 8:03 PM GMT
Yes, maybe it is Creidhne.

By the way, betfair pr, can we know how the forum members did at Glasgow and how much money they won?
Report Blackwater November 16, 2010 8:10 PM GMT
I didn't know four of the winners joined that day.

What are the odds of that?

If these draws get any more random we'll have to call in UN monitors.
Report chipfire227 November 16, 2010 10:01 PM GMT
its hard to be too critical of something given away for free, but as i said at the time , if these seats were set aside for the forum, then they should have gone to people who actually contribute to the forum and/or participate regularly in forum games such as the wednesday night event or the various sunday night events run by apat or the klup.

not sure how you would do that, but perhaps only making the offer available to those registered  on the forum for at least 6 months, or with a history of regularly contributing ?

as it is seats could have gone to people who have never even played on bf.

hopefully one of the regs took it down tho, and good to see the forumites that did go enjoyed it.
Report BareDollah November 17, 2010 4:26 AM GMT
Bare Dollah
Report gypsyl0ve November 17, 2010 5:12 AM GMT
gypsy1979
Report joffy November 17, 2010 9:31 AM GMT
Move on everyone its sending you all crazy.
Report tamc49 November 17, 2010 8:29 PM GMT
anyway back to reality (WHEN is the draw for the glasgow tourney)and did i get a seat
Report gypsyl0ve November 17, 2010 8:41 PM GMT
anyway back to reality (WHEN is the draw for the glasgow tourney)and did i get a seat
I think its you who needs to get back to reality...Confused
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