Interesting News - Networks Merge

Check this out, guys:

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/11/another-euro-merger-playtech-tribeca.htm

This will affect most of us one way or another, since I know that an awful lot of us have accounts at one or more of the sites involved.

ty egon, now im never gonna sleep(private joke).
so Im with vc at tribeca, whats the other network got? i couldnt see.
+rep egon, but Im not allowed to +rep today.

Tribeca is known to most of us as Doyles Room or Victor Chandler.

The other one is Titan and Noble.

In both cases, there are loads of other skins. These are just the best known.

ok, so why are vc doing this, and will they follow thru with it?:
4 tournaments, even freeroll entries into the biggest ever online tournament. glad I have a decent bankroll here, and know most of the good players!
I have more info if anyone is interested........

Dunno.

I expect it`ll probably take months to sort out the details of the merger, so there`ll likely be no overnight change to existing games.

But why not email their support and ask them. Post the answer here for anyone else who`s interested.

These and the approximately 125 other poker skins already serviced by Tribeca will now join the Playtech/iPoker family, which includes Titan Poker, Noble Poker and others.

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125 other sites flipping heck !

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LOL. I don't care how good you are. No one is winning that Grand Slam.

smd173 said:

LOL. I don't care how good you are. No one is winning that Grand Slam.

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True, I thought that when I first got the email (I have an account there).

On the other hand two final table finishes out of four is not impossible, so you could reasonably aim at that, if you wanted to enter.

smd173 said:

LOL. I don't care how good you are. No one is winning that Grand Slam.

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you must have seen me play!!!!!!
nah, but if i can get in on a freeroll(max 999 players) I have a small shot at going thru.very small shot.

400 K a day in rake....why the fcuk have none of us started a goddam online poker client???

Oh that's right you need to be a millionaire to start...

Ive got $400 online, cant we all club in and buy our own poker site. call it 'whythef**kdidyoucallwiththat'? fish-poker site?
Doesnt poker stars earn $500 a second every day, read that somewhere.

I don't think Victor Chandler or Doyles Room really had a choice. They pretty much have to do what their network does.

I think Doyles Room will find another network, like Full Contact is doing. They have shown a strong interest to stay open to U.S. Players.

LOL...US players don't have to worry about anything to do with this. We were already screwed when they all banned us. LOL

when i take that 10million down, I'll buy you a poker game for your xbox, ok?
no probs, dont mention it.
KD

KerouacsDog said:

when i take that 10million down, I'll buy you a poker game for your xbox, ok?
no probs, dont mention it.
KD

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Fine, but I get to choose which poker game.

under $10, ok?

KerouacsDog said:

under $10, ok?

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Make it 10 euro and you've got a deal.

no, its the same here as at your home, you have to beg for money from your better half, you dont control it, ok?

Jack Daniels said:

.US players don't have to worry about anything to do with this.

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Not necessarily, JD.

One of the biggest sites involved is Doyle`s Room. They are still open to US players at the moment. In fact, they have publicly declared that they are committed to serving American players.

This gives them a big headache. If their parent network merges with another which does not serve Americans, where does that leave them ?

does Doyle still 'work/play' there?
if so, surely he has some clout in the poker world, his name sounds familiar!

I gather he plays there regularly, KD. Check this:

http://www.doylesroom.com

wow nice link. i have him on my buddy list at vcpoker, but he doesnt play my level, 2c/4c, no idea why? is he rich, or good, or both???
never read super system, but i have Poker Wisdom of a Champion by him, lots of stories from when he was young, good book.

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is he rich, or good, or both???

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He`s a high-stakes kind of guy, KD.

Also, if you see him at the table, you do not want to play him, unless maybe you are prepared to give up some of your BR for the education. He`s one of the half-dozen best players in the world.

id say, doyle, you may have your 10-2, the doyle hand, but I have 8-4os, the dog bite hand. sorry, i have a full house!
or maybe Id run screaming like a little girl.
the latter most likely.
Id play him any time at my level, just to say i played with doyle, its like in rounders with the scene with johnny? chan.
but i doubt if he plays $1 sngs?
ah i get that poker player magazine every month, have done since the start, i know all about the players, etc. I just like to play the fool.