What is your BlondePoker username?
Djinn
Which area do you live in?
North London
What is your marital status?
Unwed
Do you have any children and/or pets?
One part-owned nearly-new cat (Persephone) whose master is Danafish
When did you start playing poker?
As soon as my Mum could get me to pay attention (1987ish)
Where can you be found playing live?
Gutshot is my local, at the odd festival event here and there
What is your favourite online site?
blondepoker! (and ultimate bet.)
What is your handle there?
Djinn (nutmeg)
What is the harshest beat you have inflicted on an opponent?
I've probably done the lot by now at some point or another. I'm a wincer rather than a shouting table-slapper when it happens, though.
Who are your poker heroes?
Phil Ivey - no nonsense, Howard Lederer - no nonsense, and anyone who's kept playing for years without giving up during the bad bits or becoming annoying during the good bits.
Who is your best friend in poker?
Danafish. Or anyone with chips who doesn't seem too attached to them.
What are your greatest accomplishments in poker?
Winning the Bluesquare Unusual Suspects thing and getting a shot at playing in the big leagues while remaining secretly a low limit online grinder. Actually, am happier about surviving playing online for over a year with tiny little bankroll and not going broke. Boring but satisfying.
What is your most embarrassing moment in poker?
Tikay beat me at six different games in a row heads up in the Merrion Club in Ireland once. Oh, the shame.
Which Blondepoker thread did you enjoy the most?
I liked Red Dog's hair dye moment.
The thing I love most about BlondePoker is?
The community wonderfulness of it all, and such enthusiasm for the game in all its details. Oh, and being a Live Updater with Snoopy, tikay and the gang.
My biggest pet hate in poker is?
Needless dwelling drives me mental. "YOU'RE NOT ON TV! And Even If You Are, Dwelling With 92 On The Big Blind Doesn't Make You Look Clever!" Seriously, folks, if you're actually a superstar player, the more hands per hour you can play, the better for you it is.
What are your main interests outside poker?
Japanese movies, the Pharcyde, that Freecell solitaire game, Legend of Zelda, Catullus, all other movies, Carter Beats the Devil, Twin Peaks, sleeping a lot, pancakes, steak (esp. Argentine and prime rib), paragliding (don't actually do this yet, but very interested).
Tell us something about yourself none of us would know
When I was 8 my Junior School performed the play "The Wizard of Oz" and I was the Wicked Witch of the West
What is your favourite pie filling?
Lemon meringue
Who is your favourite singer?
Michael Jackson
What is your favourite song?
Yo Mamma by the Pharcyde
Who is your ideal man or woman?
Arnold Schwarzenegger (can you beat someone who's both The Terminator AND the Governor of California?)
What is your favourite holiday destination?
American Road Trip
If I could change one thing about myself I would?
Be able to see in the dark.