What is your BlondePoker username?
Heid
Which area do you live in?
South West London (not the posh bit)
What is your marital status?
Single
Do you have any children and/or pets?
No kids. Cats and dogs at parents.
When did you start playing poker?
Early 2004 online, September 2004 live.
Where can you be found playing live?
I’ve Played at the Gutshot, the Vic, and in Las Vegas and Monthly at the Cheesey game, I’d happily play at all those again – especially Vegas.
What is your favourite online site?
I muck around on Crypto quite a lot, and dabble in Laddies.
What is your handle there?
Heidster
What is the harshest beat you have inflicted on an opponent?
No idea, not in their shoes. Something I would think was harsh, people walk away from. Sometimes just the fact I am a girlie is enough to send them into apoplexy.
Who are your poker heroes?
Andy Black caught my attention this year – he obviously went to extreme lengths to examine his game, and it appears to have paid off.
Who is your best friend in poker?
Well I met Mr End in person while I was lurking around Blonde – only because he bluffed me out of a pot at the Vic, he’s been a good friend, and has bullied me into trying to change my approach to the game. Ali is a friend borrowed from Mr End hopefully on a long loan<g>, we appear to have far too much fun in MSN without any sexual organs being mentioned. Due to being locked into the equivalent of solitary confinement for a couple of years I am just venturing into friendville again.
What are your greatest accomplishments in poker?
My first live experience was at the GN in Las Vegas – I entered, came 6th out of a field of 72, and the first hour was pot limit – something I had never played, and was a tad scary as I knew I had to change my style. I had aces cracked the 7th hand and was low stack, but built myself back up. $400 for 6th aint to be sniffed.
What is your most embarrassing moment in poker?
Anytime I shuffle.
Which Blondepoker thread did you enjoy the most?
Too many to mention – if it makes me laugh out loud, then it has to be good – people don’t laugh enough. If I am at work – even better!
The thing I love most about BlondePoker is?
I like the acceptance, the atmosphere, the pure sense of fun and laughter, the huge amount you can learn. I’ve met people on here that I know I will be friends with for a long time. It is one of the friendliest places online. I dabble in online community, and know a good one when I see it. It’s kept me going through some tough times, and I’ll be here a long time.
My biggest pet hate in poker is?
Self Deal.
What are your main interests outside poker?
Astronomy, Forteana, The History of Vegas, Egyptology
Tell us something about yourself none of us would know
I was accepted to Drama school to study Stage Management at age 17.
I have held a job where the Official Secrets Act is upheld.
I am double jointed in most bones.
I play music by ear.
I’ve had my hand on Dean Cain’s backside.
What is your favourite pie filling?
Chicken and Leek
Who is your favourite singer?
Harry Connick Jr
What is your favourite song?
Tzelma – O soundtrack, Cirque Du Soleil
Who is your ideal man or woman?
A nice strong man. Someone who sees me for me and can put up with me
What is your favourite holiday destination?
Vegas – more specifically Downtown, or Wynn at a push.
If I could change one thing about myself I would?
Obviously getting my backside into a pair of jeans a couple of sizes smaller might be nice, but on the whole I am who I am if you don’t like it, don’t look.