I've asked Tikay and Paul "Action Jack" Jackson to come and have a look at the club premises with me next tuesday. I want to put a dedicated press room in the Club for live updates etc so wanted Tikay's opinion of the best place and what sort of facilities would be needed (network points etc). We are also going to put a TV studio in the Club so need a bit of advice on that aswell.
I also wanted to catch up with Action Jack (after his 600k win in Monte Carlo) to see if he/his business would be interested doing "poker lessons" in the live club, particulary as we be looking to target new internet players. Although Paul has never been able to win anything in my home games, he is very knowledgable on the game and he's great at hand analysis. Above all, he loves the "techncial side of the game" which is great for teaching new players - and believe me, to fill this place we will need to generate new players!
I see the club being run on a day to day basis by a General Manager, Bar Manager, Card Room Manager (x2) and Restaurant Manager. In total I expect to have 50 employees running the club on a day to day basis. This seems a lot but if you are open 90 hours a week, with people working 37.5 hours, you do need this many staff. However, I expect the strategy of the club to be steered by the opinions of Poker Pro's and the Club Members.
Anyway, I need to get on with this project plan, I'll copy and paste it into this thread for anyone that's interested. Good luck to Barry from Sheffied at Walsall today, he came round to visit me when he heard I as ill today...heart of gold..
