What is your BlondePoker username?
+RioRodent+
Which area do you live in?
Witney, Oxfordshire
What is your marital status?
Married
Do you have any children and/or pets?
One daughter... One whippet... and 'er indoors' cat!!!
When did you start playing poker?
appx 2yrs ago (2004)
Where can you be found playing live?
Witney Poker Club
Windrush Valley Card Club
Just played my first tourney at Reading Sporting Club (Stanley Casino)
What is your favourite online site?
I have a love-hate relationship with the Tribeca Network. Currently playing mostly at Blue Square... attracted by the "good value" guaranteed prize pool MTTs and their monthly league is good fun. The $25 SnGs are where I spend most of my time... and keep my bankroll ticking over.
What is your handle there?
=RioRodent=
What is the harshest beat you have inflicted on an opponent?
There have been a few!!!
Probably the most memorable was in my first £50 freezeout at Windrush Valley Card Club...
The short stack at the final table, and just ITM...
I'm BB and glance at my cards and see K7o...
All fold round to the button (big CL) who limps in, SB folds, I check...
Flop is Q72, two suited...
I check, the button puts me all-in...
Now, I figure he could have the Q, it might be a semi-bluff with a flush draw, or he might have f'all...
Anyway, I think 'what the hell, I'm in the money, not bad for my first go at this'... and decide to call with middle pair...
He turns over a Q and as I turn my cards over and say "Well you're a bit ahead", you can imagine my suprise when there for all to see is K9o not K7... bollox!!!
Well the roars of laughter soon turned to cheers as running NINEs hit the turn and river!!
I then found pkt Aces next hand, trebled-up and went on to come 2nd in tourney.
Who are your poker heroes?
I'll reserve judgement until I've met (if I ever do) a few of the people who I might put here.
Who is your best friend in poker?
Well, as she plays as well... it has to be my wife.
What are your greatest accomplishments in poker?
That would have to be the 2nd place in my first live tourney (outside of a few mates at home), the WVCC £50 f/o mentioned in the 'bad beat' story above... I then followed up with 1st place in their next £50 f/o two weeks later.
What is your most embarrassing moment in poker?
See 'bad beat' story above!!
Which Blondepoker thread did you enjoy the most?
New to the site, haven't read many.
The thing I love most about BlondePoker is?
As stated in my previous answer, I've only just found BlondePoker... but this forum looks like a really valuable resource.
My biggest pet hate in poker is?
You know the one or two 'experts' that they put on each SnG table, to tell you how bad you are playing... it's a shame they can't always stick around to the end of the touranment.
What are your main interests outside poker?
Sea fishing (boat).
Tell us something about yourself none of us would know
I only make one bluff per tournament.
What is your favourite pie filling?
Lemon & Meringue (sp?)
Who is your ideal man or woman?
It has to be my wife (she might read this).
What is your favourite holiday destination?
Cornwall
+RioRodent+
Which area do you live in?
Witney, Oxfordshire
What is your marital status?
Married
Do you have any children and/or pets?
One daughter... One whippet... and 'er indoors' cat!!!
When did you start playing poker?
appx 2yrs ago (2004)
Where can you be found playing live?
Witney Poker Club
Windrush Valley Card Club
Just played my first tourney at Reading Sporting Club (Stanley Casino)
What is your favourite online site?
I have a love-hate relationship with the Tribeca Network. Currently playing mostly at Blue Square... attracted by the "good value" guaranteed prize pool MTTs and their monthly league is good fun. The $25 SnGs are where I spend most of my time... and keep my bankroll ticking over.
What is your handle there?
=RioRodent=
What is the harshest beat you have inflicted on an opponent?
There have been a few!!!
Probably the most memorable was in my first £50 freezeout at Windrush Valley Card Club...
The short stack at the final table, and just ITM...
I'm BB and glance at my cards and see K7o...
All fold round to the button (big CL) who limps in, SB folds, I check...
Flop is Q72, two suited...
I check, the button puts me all-in...
Now, I figure he could have the Q, it might be a semi-bluff with a flush draw, or he might have f'all...
Anyway, I think 'what the hell, I'm in the money, not bad for my first go at this'... and decide to call with middle pair...
He turns over a Q and as I turn my cards over and say "Well you're a bit ahead", you can imagine my suprise when there for all to see is K9o not K7... bollox!!!
Well the roars of laughter soon turned to cheers as running NINEs hit the turn and river!!
I then found pkt Aces next hand, trebled-up and went on to come 2nd in tourney.
Who are your poker heroes?
I'll reserve judgement until I've met (if I ever do) a few of the people who I might put here.
Who is your best friend in poker?
Well, as she plays as well... it has to be my wife.
What are your greatest accomplishments in poker?
That would have to be the 2nd place in my first live tourney (outside of a few mates at home), the WVCC £50 f/o mentioned in the 'bad beat' story above... I then followed up with 1st place in their next £50 f/o two weeks later.
What is your most embarrassing moment in poker?
See 'bad beat' story above!!
Which Blondepoker thread did you enjoy the most?
New to the site, haven't read many.
The thing I love most about BlondePoker is?
As stated in my previous answer, I've only just found BlondePoker... but this forum looks like a really valuable resource.
My biggest pet hate in poker is?
You know the one or two 'experts' that they put on each SnG table, to tell you how bad you are playing... it's a shame they can't always stick around to the end of the touranment.
What are your main interests outside poker?
Sea fishing (boat).
Tell us something about yourself none of us would know
I only make one bluff per tournament.
What is your favourite pie filling?
Lemon & Meringue (sp?)
Who is your ideal man or woman?
It has to be my wife
(she might read this).What is your favourite holiday destination?
Cornwall