What is your BlondePoker username?
Chili Pepper
Which area do you live in?
Grantham, Lincolnshire
What is your marital status?
I dont believe in marriage but have been living "in sin" for 7 years with Glenn
Do you have any children and/or pets?
I like cats but Glenn is allergic and he likes dogs but i dont
When did you start playing poker?
In 1996, my dad starting teaching me poker every Monday night in our kitchen and then 6 months later decided (like Mr Miyagi) that "you are ready!" So off we trundled to a comp in Nottingham where i was shaking from head to toe. I was given one piece of advice "raise alot". So that's what i did all night, that was the first and only time it worked, i came 7th. Needless to say i went back again!
Where can you be found playing live?
Nottingham Gala but trying recently to venture futher afield for new challenges
What is your favourite online site?
I try not to have loads on the go so i started with Ladbrokes 2 years ago, then Will Hill, then Stans Poker now Pokerstars.
What is your handle there?
Chili Pepper, mariad or Red Hot Chill (some bugger already had Chili Pepper)
What is the harshest beat you have inflicted on an opponent?
Its hard to remember the hands i win, the loses are much easier! Probably any win by runner runner is a bit harsh
Who are your poker heroes?
My Uncle Peter Costa is an obvious one for what he has achieved and also Gus Hansen for his intellect
Who is your best friend in poker?
I have to say my Dad for realising i am not his little girl anymore and getting used to the fact that i hang round alot with lots of men in smoky dives. At the end of the day dad, you put me there!!! Also the last few months Tikay who always manages to put a smile on my face.
What are your greatest accomplishments in poker?
Recently for splitting the £100 comp at Notts and coming 4th in the £300. Also for finaling more often than not this year and lastly for not giving up playing live even when in the past i have heard comments and gestures suggesting i should be at home cooking the tea or making babies.
What is your most embarrassing moment in poker?
Hehe, this happened last month in my first comp at Walsall. I had earlier that day purchased a t-shirt for the event and could have sworn i removed the ticket from it. I got drawn with Tikay on my table and my Uncle Peter two seats to my right, behind me on another table was Red-Dog. About an hour into the comp, Red politely taps me on the shoulder and whispers in my ear " is that ticket meant to sticking out of your top?" I was mortified, the said ticket was one of those big cardboard ones attached with string and it even had a sticker with the price on show!! Thanks again Red-Dog, see the man is a star in so many ways.
Which Blondepoker thread did you enjoy the most?
Tons of em including the live updates. I guess the most fun for me was when i came on and said hello for the first time. It turned into about a 3 hour marathan where we covered every subject you could possibly imagine - oh and a bit of poker!
The thing I love most about BlondePoker is?
That it exists!
My biggest pet hate in poker is?
Players with absolutely NO humour at the table and ones who win can't take the crap as much as they give it.
What are your main interests outside poker?
Liverpool Football Club, Going to see bands - cant think of anything else. Poker takes up too much time.
Tell us something about yourself none of us would know
I used to play football for Grantham Town Ladies (left midfield)
What is your favourite pie filling?
Chicken and Mushroom Pukka
Who is your favourite singer?
I cannot split between Anthony Kiedis and Kurt Cobain
What is your favourite song?
I can never have one favourite song, but....numerous smiths songs, Reptillia - The Strokes at the mo. I cant believe i nearly forgot Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
Who is your ideal man or woman?
Anthony Kiedis but if he won't have me then the man that found me 7 years ago.
What is your favourite holiday destination?
New York by a mile but saying that i haven't made it to Vegas YET!!
If I could change one thing about myself I would?
Never go on tilt in any aspect of my life