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Here's where we'll put all the info., queries and everything else to do with the team event in January.  

The APAT Team Event -
The APAT UK Team Championship will be played at the G Casino in Manchester on January 23rd / 24th, 2010, with play starting at 2.30pm on both days.

The format will see 20 poker communities from all over the United Kingdom compete for the prestigious title.  Included in the field will be Bristol & South West Meetup, the reigning APAT United Kingdom Team Champions and Mary Martin, last year's individual Championship winner.

The format for the event will be a 10,000 chip, 160 runner, multi table freezeout, with a 45 minute clock.  As with all APAT events, the UK Team Championship will be registration free for members and have a £50 buy in per player.  Each team will feature 8 players, kitted out in their team colours.  Points will be awarded to the top forty finishers to determine the Team Championship.

The prize money will be split 50% / 50% between the Team and Individual Championship.  In addition, the owner of the winning Team will receive an added prize of £1,000 and the Championship Cup, while the winner of the Individual Championship will receive an entry to a GUKPT main event and the Championship Gold Medal.  These added value prizes are courtesy of tour sponsor Blue Square Poker.


blonde Team Info -

The Team
Dawn Dineen - Laxie (captain)
Asa McGrath - amcgrathuk1
Colin Wilson - cdw1111
Frank baillie - Cormach123
Darren Shallis - Newportlad
Michael Patterson - mickyp
Steve Roderick -Rod
Paul Tuff -Tuffster

Alternates
CIA260895
Reenot
Claw75

Hotel - The Park Inn
http://www.manchester-victoria.parkinn.co.uk/?csref=ppc1_manpc_uk_hotel
£51.75 per room/night for 1 person
£59.25 per room/night for 2 people

The Gear
Style and price TBC, but I will do my best to make sure they're decent, suit everyone and don't cost a fortune.  I need to know what size and name you'd like on your shirt.  If anyone else would like to order a shirt when we're going about it, let me know.

The Rest
Please let me know as soon as possible if, for whatever reason, you are unable to participate.
If you are not already a member of APAT, you need to register with them.  
It's free to sign up and you'll find them here  
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php

xl shirt please Dawn. Mickyp on the back .

Small Shirt please Dawn.

"Tuffster" on the back please.

Are we bulk booking the hotel or is that for us to do? Also, do you want us to tf the £50 to you, or would it be easier to do it in notes on the day?

Ta Muchly

FYP mate :D

Oh Dear GOD, I now have Images of Joobs railing with said article.

Thank God I'm in New York, plenty of Therapists around :D

Yeah, cheers for that idea!!

Medium Top please

"Rodders" on the back

Ta very much :-)

To quote a great Thinker of our time....

"Ooops, I did it again"

Large please Dawn ( extra room for alcohol consumption obv)

amcgrath1uk for me pls :)

I phoned the hotel enquiring about a group booking earlier this evening.  Sure is a good deal.  The 'deal' was £69 B&B for 1 person and £79 B&B for 2 people...provided we had at least 10 bookings.  They also wanted me to sign a contract to get said 'deal'.  I may have been able to push the pricing issue a bit if I was willing to sign a contract.  However, I've been stuck for the bill in the past (non-blonde related) when signing a group contract so obviously reluctant to take that risk again.        

Soooooooooo, you're on your own and getting a better price into the bargain provided you book at least 21 days in advance iirc.

Just to let ye know.  Kinboshi and I will be sourcing the shirts over the next couple of days.  Once we've come up with a decent style and price, I'll post a picture of what you're getting along with payment instructions.  We'll do our best to keep the cost down.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post here or send me a PM and we'll get through it.

Still need shirt sizes for Frank and Colin.  Working on sourcing them as we speak.

In the meantime, here's the preview video


YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUC-1_9a3io

Hi Dawn, XL for me please. Cormach on the back,if thats where the team are getting them.

2xl for me please Laxie.Park Inn booked.

8 shirts for me please Dawn.  Team APAT on the back.  Ta.

;D

Haha.  They'll be with you 'soon' Des.

^ This!^   rotflmfao  Cheeky pup!

Happy birthday Dawn. Thirty something I think.Have a great birthday.

Awwww, cheers!

I have some bad news and some good news.  The bad news is Kinboshi can't make it that week-end and had to drop out.  The good news is Newportlad has agreed to take his place.  Welcome to the team Darren!!!  Delighted to have you join us.  :) 

FYP

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....I was TRYING to be polite!   rotflmfao

No bad news .All good imo.  ;whistle;

whats wrong with kinboshi does it clash with a recording of a question of sport?

FFS, that's awful news, I mean he's not signed up to play with APAT has he?

Bump

Any joy with the shirts Laxie.

FYI all, the money is expected to be paid in at the casino by 1pm on the Saturday, so you may have to get there a bit earlier!

FYP

I'm going to be there on the Friday night now if anybody fancies a beer.

I'm off Friday mate :)

let me know when you're getting there I'll come meet you

 ;indestructable;

Was Kinboshi's apology attempt taken down by another mod? It's just that I've missed it on here and didn't think he'd show such a lack of concern for team mates in an event all about co-operation, helping one another etc etc so as not to post one.

The big lovestruck marathon running twat.

Wrong thread mate.

Can we rethink the way we select the team for the next one?  ;)

Hopkin for captin imo

I shall be attending on Rail duties.

Yipee,is Darren cming as well  ?

Yes he is.

Gin then?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo bad memories from Blackpool.  ;tracet;

sounds good Dewi, not been drinking for a while so deserve a couple.

REALLY looking forward to seeing everyone this week-end!

Shirts are a bust, but Kev has come to the rescue and is sending badges to Asa for all of us.  If ye have it, wear black.  Better again...if you already own a blonde shirt...bring that too.

Everyone still making the trip or do we need to find a replacement or two?  Let me know ASAP.  Cheers!

Yeah i'll be there,was on the same table as cormach the other day and he said he was going.

Obv no issues here. MickyP is going down on the Friday night so he should be fine too.

If anyone is about on the Friday night in Manchester, we're planning a few drinks...

say Moon Under the Water on Deangate, meet up between 8 and 9 say??

I'll be there.
Still not sure if im travelling up late Friday night, or Saturday morning. Plenty of time to book a room...

glglglglglgl blonde.

Calling Rod and Tuffster...where are ye Lads?  Just want one last confirmation post from ye here so I can settle down.  Cheers!

Don't forget everyone...

£50 per player needs to be in my paws by 1pm on Saturday.

Wear a black top of some sort, polo if you have it.  We'll sticker ye up with blonde badges on the day.

Sorry guy's

Have not had chance to reply but most certainly will be there. Getting there Saturday morning - look forwar to meeting you all

I shall put my Blonde top in the car in case you get short of players.

What time is everybody heading over to the Casino on Saturday. I am planning to get to the hotel quite early and park the car up before going over. Is it walking distance or is it a taxi?

I can get to the casino for any time, so if anyone wants to get there particularly early its not a prob for me to meet them then.

Errr don't know where you're all staying..

Ger 'the_duke' has kidnapped me for the Friday night.  Will speak to him later today and post once I've a better idea of my Saturday arrival time and location. 

I am in the one that was recommended on here - Park Inn Manchester.

Looks like its just round the corner on the map

It is but be careful it is NOT a walk late at night. Get a cab.

I thought I would take you through some of your oppo

Many blondes are playing for other teams this weekend. They shall get their comeuppance. All being well by being stuck in a bar with Laxie at 3am, and no way out


Anyway


We have:

Chezger

Duke – Ger Smyth Snr
Dewi Cool – Dewi James
Shogun – Carl Lybert
Bigfella – Glen Laming
Digger – David Davis
RichEO – Richard Offless
BigAl – Alan Armatige


Indestructable and JonMW are in The Hendon Mob Team

Bulldozer27 playing for EMS

Bainn and Harmony. Poker Player team

Sharplea and Joobie. Sky Poker team

Lucky is playing for LPM

BAM, Punters Lounge

Mair, Mike Saban, Lou Saban for Ace of Clubs

noseyP' 'SirPerceval' 'AMRN' 'Chipaccrual'  for APAT

Thing of nothing.  We can take the lot of them and anyone who doesn't pull their weight on the blonde team...will have ME to listen to - for the rest of the week-end!   Be afraid!  rotflmfao

Thats me worried... just gonna make sure I win... rotflmfao

You'll be relieved to hear I have a few 'minders' over the course of the week-end.  In one corner, I've our local nutter Ger 'the_duke' and in the other I've the 19stone beast that is called Mark 'brolove'.  Any complaints regarding your captain can be directed to them and they will either relay said message or run for the hills.  It's a toss up really.   

as EMS captain, i am quite happy to offer an individual captains last longer bet to the Blonde captain and any other forums captains - £20 anyone?

Not able for more than keeping an eye on my own table and my team.  On that note - this captain will mostly be staying out of the last longer and bounty fun, but thanks for the offer. 

FYP.

And don't forget the Milk Thistle!

[ ] not at all jealous of the lot of you!

win it all please blonde team!

C'mon Bristol & South West Poker Meetup Group! (reigning champions)

Shuddup Dale!

lol. Paulie, are you playing for the London Meetup or for blonde?

Sorry Laxie, here I am and you'll find me at the bar on Saturday raring to get drinking playing :)

I'll be in the hotel saturday morning.Just look for a big ugly scotsman,most likely hungover from friday night. Will proberly have a pint in my hand.

As i seem to be in the same hotel as Chezger (Holiday Inn West Manchester), i am sharing a quiet (!) drink with them around 12.00.
Cant do any harm can it...

erm in short - yes

The ransom is excessive -- however you will be in Manchester my 12 noon -- make your plans

Right then everybody. I will not be online tomorrow (gotta be in work then drive from Swansea to Crewe after work) so I will see everybody on Saturday. Most likey going to arrive at the hotel to park the car and check in between 10am and 11am so will most likely meet some of you there (not that I have any idea who any of you actually are *lol*).

Looking forward to this.

<<<<  Take a good look at my picture over there.  Not changed much, if at all.  Worse case...listen for the loud Yank/Irish accent.

Right people.  Have landed - more than once, but we won't go there - and am proper looking forward to this now. 

Park Inn bar at noon Saturday for the team meet up.  I must hand in the entry fees by 1:30 at the casino, so if you can't make the bar...make the casino by 1:30.  See you all in the morning!

I can hear you from here.

;goodluck;  blondes

blonde badges were delayed, g'teed delivery by 1pm Sat to Asa's address.

GL win it all please.

like they won't have you to listen to even if they're doing well

My plane lands at 11:30 so if i miss you at the hotel i will see you at the casino.I've got Asa's no. if any probs.


I've got a few i will bring them along.

Driving up from Kent in am, FML it's worse than my daily commute.

Look out for the guy staggering into the Bar at 12 with a coffee mug the size of the bags under his eyes :)

Now that's what I call good preparation for an APAT Day 1!

P.S. Laxie, How's yours and Chezger's preparation going??  ;D

I landed mostly safe.  Mostly.  Will have bruises from it, but there ya go. 

Played the local donkfest.  Bubbled.  As ya would do. 

We are currently doing damage to his drinks fridge.  Not sure how long I'll last.  Failing as we speak.  BUT - got me beef jerky supplies for the week-end, so all is right with the world.

See you lot in the morning. 

xx

FFS -- she is already tilting me with her beef jerky and pork fecking scrathing

Badges have arrived safely :)

I'm ruff.

sigh. What time did u keep Glenn out to?

BTW seat draw is up

Laxie and Joobs on the same table.

Yaaaay - the badges landed!!!  TY Kev!  xx

As for last night...we won't mention the wars.  The PS of it though?  Ugh. 

Seat draw is comical on sooooooo many levels.   rotflmfao  Rigged IMO.

http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=5041.0

See ye soon!

You, Matt and Julie on one table hope they remember their ipods...

UL, GG the rest of them IMO.   rotflmfao

lol i am on there too, ipod is in the car fml

Today's team before action commenced


top row Cormach, mickyp, newportlad, cdw and amcgrath1

seated Tuffster, Laxie and Rod

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KJLieIUxMJY/S1sYUsQ-FWI/AAAAAAAAgc4/qULaEMFY0mE/s640/DSC00010.JPG)

Tuffster

(http://www.herbanmedia.com/ambglb/myspace/myspace-pics-t/985vyvyan_150_150x180.jpg)

3 teams have 6 players left in out of around 60 left. Blonde is one of them,gogo team Laxie(ive been out ages lol)

level 10 nightmare,down to Laxie and Rod,real bad beats for MickyP and Newportlad

Billy Wallace (Punters Lounge)   114000
Wayne Parker (APAT)   106300
Patrick Kelly (Bristol & South West Poker Meetup)   103000
Johnel Bracey (London Poker Meetup)   89800
Dominic Marley (NI Poker)   84400
Billy Johnstone (NI Poker)   80300
David Thompson (Sky Poker)   68000
Dawn Dineen (Blonde Poker)   67900
Kieran Matthews (FISO)   67750
Ed Debaes (The Hendon Mob)   66700
Andy Durose (UK Poker Info)   60400
Sean Perry (UK Poker Info)   60150
Sean McGuiggan (Newcastle Poker Forum)   56500
Sam Swannack (Bristol & South West Poker Meetup)   56000
Chris Baylis (Eat My Stack)   53500
Brian Frew (Raise The River)   46300
Gary Peniket  (The Hendon Mob)   45250
Steve Redfern (APAT)   44400
Richard King (Eat My Stack)   38500
Michael Hawthorne (Raise The River)   37200
Tod Wood (Black Country Poker Club)   33900
Adam Doherty (PokerPlayer)   30250
Dave Stephenson (Newcastle Poker Forum)   28300
Stuart Oliver (APAT)   27450
Maxine McKinlay (Black Country Poker Club)   25200
Eoin Morris (NI Poker)   24650
Steve Robinson (Furness Poker)   23650
Tracy Taylor (Voyage In Poker)   21100
Kev Ridley (Ace Of Clubs)   19650
Matt Carter (London Poker Meetup)   13850
Phill Gilby (A World Of Poker)   6950

gogogo laxie

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LAXIE!!!!

Show em how its done girl ;-)

Typical Laxie...

Last level of the night.. in the SB...

button has raised to 10k, she's shoved for ~50k, he instas as you do with AA

Laxie 66

x x x x 6  ( case 6 btw)

To be fair...I knew I was ahead.   rotflmfao

Go get um girl. xx Lovely to see you all yesterday.

Was lovely to see the pair of you too.  Ye look great!  A whole new glow.  Fingers crossed for the wee Lad.  xx

Will do me best.  Hit the sack after a beer and 2 ciggies around 4am...and woke at 8:30!  WTF?!  Ah well.  Will be sticking to the same game plan from yesterday...water and coffee FTW!!!

gl today dawn

how are chezger going?

Keep up the good play wish I was coming over again today but not to be.

It's a game of skill. ;indestructable;

Only team that doesn't have someone in day 2.  Wee man was last one out for them.  Was sure he'd survive it, but alas... ;fishing;


Will miss ya Chicka, but we'll meet again, no doubt.   :kiss:


Edit - Good luck today Indy!

Sigh.  I suck.  Out 25th.  That is all..........mostly.  lol

5 of the Lads have decided to stake me with £100 for the cash tables.  I was supplied with the dosh and 2 bottles of Corona and my only requirement?  Remove blonde t-shirt to reveal obscenely low cut top...and announce I've never played cash as I sit down.  No pressure then. rotflmfao

so has to happen

Good to catch up with so many Blondes at the weekend, I was so near yet so far.  :)

Twas a pleasure giving you my chips Sensai :)

Still got to get the hang of that 2,500 raise of yours.

So I decided to stroll down for breakfast Sunday morning and I see MickyP sat there on his own sipping on a cup of tea:-

me :         hey Mick you having breakie?
MickeyP :  aye fckin 14 quid
me :         14 quid!!!
MickeyP :  aye 14 quid
me :         jeez these wooden benches are so uncomfortable as well
MickeyP :  aye like being at school
me :        14 quid!!
MickeyP :  aye 14 quid
me :        so what was it like?
MickeyP :  dunno been waiting fckin half an hour for the ***** to serve it!
me :        Mickey its self service
MickeyP :  shite that'll be why then

so off he went to the buffet breakfast  rotflmfao

Oh my.  Soooooo wish I'd heard about that on Sunday.  That and Tighty's McDonald's misadventure would have run for the day!   rotflmfao

Brace yerselves for a tl;dr post..................



A great week-end, despite failing to take down the team event.  Was sure we had it in the bag, but nevermind.  Hope everyone got home safe and sound...well, safe anyway.  After the drink consumed by you lot on Sunday, I doubt any of ye were sound on Monday.  lol

So Friday I landed in Liverpool.  Yes, I know - we were playing in Manchester.  But trust me...it made sense.  I stayed at Ger theduke's house on Friday and Saturday.  As he lives between the two airports, I was in the happy position of booking a flight based on price, instead of location.  Good thing, as I'd waited until Wednesday to book and fares had gone through the roof.  If I'd flown in to Manchester, my fare was out of this universe!

Friday night Ger, Carl (shogun) and wee Ger carried me off to the local Shell Club tourney.  The Lads warned me in advance of the poor playing standard by many of them.  Ger has played in my local pub tourneys before and said I'd feel right at home.  No problem then.  lol  You got an 11k starting stack with 15 minute blinds for your £10 buy in.  40 runners and it was true...the play was shocking!  Joobs and Sharplea landed at some point during the tourney to rail.  They sure were glad they did.  lol 

After ducking and diving for a few hours, myself and Carl were on the final table.  Look up to see Ger with yet another fresh pint.  How DOES he do it?!  "Ger!  How many get paid in this thing?  Don't want to bubble fer feck sake."  Ger gives me this disgruntled look and roars, "Feck that...don't worry about how many get paid, just win it!"  Sigh.  Ok then. 

The hands are a bit of a blur now as I've too many from the APAT event glued to the memory, but I called an all in and was racing...lost.  Pushed the rest a bit later on - going in ahead in the race - and still lost.  That's poker.  Went out on the bubble.  That part pretty much sucked.  lol  Ger wasn't impressed, "Ya big eejit!"  Gutted, I reply, "Sigh.  Yeah, I know.  Hopefully that's the beats out of the way in time for the team event."

We landed back to Ger's with Joobs, Sharplea and a few more in tow for a drunken £5 freezeout to finish the night off.  I haven't been drinking with a goodly while, so it didn't take much this time around.  Only a few drinks later and I was looking forward to hitting the sack.  Beef jerky - yummy!  Pork scratchings - the verdict is still out.  Great laughs though and I hit the sack before the rest, around 3:30am. 

Saturday we made our way to Manchester.  I met most of the blonde team at the Park Inn hotel and we had a quick drink waiting for our taxi to the G.  The Lads were told to enjoy it, because they weren't allowed to drink during the tourney.  Everyone looked at me like I had 3 heads.  Ok, who is this person and what has she done with Laxie?

What an atmosphere at the G!  Everyone was in great form and the place was electric with banter and friendly faces.  The G staff were a bit shell shocked though.  They obviously didn't know what they were in for...on many levels.  I took the team's money to the registration desk where the tourney director gathered it up and asked, "What team are you paying for then?"  I just looked at her, gobsmacked.  Think it was the GM standing behind her who replied, "I'm guessing it's blonde poker if you look at the logo on her shirt."  That poor girl continued the week-end as she'd started it.  She's in for a hop (and so are the punters) when the UKIPT shows up in a few weeks time.   

Day one was up and down for the most part, but generally going great for us.  At one point, myself and MickyP were on the same table and down to dust.  Blinds were 800/1,600 with a wee ante.  He had 7k and I had 3k.  Houston, we have a problem.  That's when I thought of Tikay.  He can play less than 5 BB's like nobody's business and even manages to cash doing it.  We're not out here, so just relax and the cards will come.  By the time the hour was over, he had 27k and I was up to 30k!  lol  The entire blonde team were proper hyped up for this.  We still had 6 in at 11pm, joint top of the teams, with decent stacks and only a couple of hours left to play.  "This is BRILLIANT Lads!  We can take this thing you know?  Feel it in me bones, so I do." 

Famous last words as from 11 - 12 it all went a bit pear shaped.  The Lads were getting out drawn all around them and dropping like flies.  Each one got it in good or near enough, but they were all horribly unlucky.  Ugh.  Only Rod and I survived to the points, so we basically had to play for the win (or die trying) as we hadn't enough players to mess about with the lower scores now.  Rod can fill you in on his exit hand.  He'd made the points, but now we were under pressure.

Towards the end of day 1, the rest of the team were railing me when the infamous 6's hand happened.  Chip counts and blinds are all a bit of a blur as it was late, I was tired and the way it went down was just comedy.  Basically, long and short of it, I raised UTG with 66 and it came around to the BB who pushed.  Pot size said I had to make the call and my belly liked the hand, so I made the call.  He flipped over AA to roars from the crowd.  I just turned to him and said, "Apologies in advance, but I think I'm gonna bink this hand."  As his team shouted "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD"  blonde was shouting "SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX".  Chick across the way winks at me (didn't know it at the time, but turns out she'd folded J6 os) and by the turn, no sign of me 6.  Closed my eyes for the river card and - BINK!  There it was.  The case 6.  The rail went wild and I was sure this tourney was mine.  UL man...GG.   

Walked in to day 2, 8th in chips (67k) of the 31 left.  Blinds were at 2000/4000 with a 300 ante.  It was getting tight for just about everyone at this point.  Very first hand I was UTG with AJos.  We had a short stack at our table who had mentioned before it started she was going to just push mad for a bit at the start.  Didn't want to be racing this early on, so I folded.  Sure enough, she pushed and gathered the blinds/antes uncontested.  BB hand was rubbish and I had to fold to the shorties second push.  Next hand folds around to the button who pushes for his last 16k.  I'm down to 60k just folding at this point and look at Ad Td in the SB.  Oh hi der.  Pretty sure he's just making a move on the blinds as he doesn't look comfortable.  Can't keep folding the whole time waiting for Aces as it's 9k per round of the table, so I make the call for another 10k.  He flips over AKos...marvellous.  Sigh.  NH Sir.  2 hands later I call an all in by the BB for another 15k with AK and the guy has JJ which holds.  FML 

Just then, they break our table.  I'm delighted.  The luck has been unreal bad at this one and I'm down to 34k now.  Only - I was moved to the BB at the next table.  WTF?!  I'm just after paying blinds and have to do it all over again?!  FML times 2!!!  Deep breaths.  Relax Chicka.  You can do this.  Or not. 

UTG raises to 14k and I look down at  Ahrt Jh in the BB.  Sigh.  Blinds are still 2k/4k and I have maybe 3 rounds of the table left to play before I've no chips left.  Do I wait and see if I can pick a better spot or shove the lot here?  Can't flat call as it's half my stack.  He's probably not going to fold if I push for an extra 16k.  Hanging about until I bleed the rest of the chips away won't give us enough points to matter...and won't see a cash for me either, so I make the painful push.  He isn't well pleased, but makes the call in the end with AK and it holds.  NH Sir.  Good luck people.  Off to the bar for me in 25th place.  FECK!

Was met at the bar by the blonde team and Ger.  I was on best behaviour through the entire APAT tourney.  Drinks consisted of pints of water with the odd cup of coffee or hot chocolate thrown in now and then.  I did have a single JD on ice during 3 of the breaks to settle meself, but that's it.  Kept hearing the line "Pics or it didn't happen!" as I'd take another sip of my non-alcoholic drink, followed by flash of a camera from one corner or another...so there IS photo proof!  Lots of it.  lol 

At this point, the Lads were well on their way to 'merry mode' - only now I was used to not drinking and had no mind for a pint...of lager, that is.  Instead, I spent the day drinking malibu 3 in 1's.  Pint glass with cranberry, pineapple and orange juices and two shots of Malibu.  Had become friendly with the bar staff early days Saturday (VERY important to get in good with the bar staff!) so they decided to pull out the (usually never used) umbrellas.  Each pint glass was garnished with slices of fruit...and a new umbrella.  "Under my umbrella...ella ella ella", was sung by the group each time I'd walk back to the table with a new drink.  Will take AGES to get that song out of me head now!  lol 

Many drinks later, the Lads decided it was a good idea to fork over £100 and send me to the cash table.  "But I don't play cash Lads."  "That's ok.  It's only £20 each so we're not bothered if you lose the lot, but reckon you're most likely to spin it up for us."  In hindsight, reckon it was just their way of clearing me off for a bit of peace and quiet.  lol  My only requirement?  I was to take off the blonde t-shirt to reveal the fairly low cut top underneath AND I was to announce "I've never played cash before" as I sat down.  Was going great guns for ages and had more than doubled the money within 30 minutes, but later it was all gone in one hand.  Will post on the PHA board, but according to the Lads who were railing (and everyone else who came within ear shot of me over the next hour), there was no getting away from it.  Pot was well over £500 too.  Sigh. 

Landed back to the Lads who were now well into pished mode.  The £20 9pm tourney was starting soon and we decided to have a £5 last longer between 6 of us so at least one would get their buy in back.  Drunken poker FTW!!!  70 some odd started the tourney.  Ger tilted all and sunder with his roar of "RAISE" every second hand.  I tilted at least 5 people on my table by flipping a coin each time I had a big decision to make - and going with the results of said flip to win the pot.  lolololol  A few hours later Asa lands over to me with the £30.  "I'm out Lax.  It's between you and Ger now."  Through fits of giggles, "GER...it's down to you and I!  Will we chop it?!"  "Of course!"  Roars of laughter followed as Asa chopped the last longer between Ger and I. 

The tourney was full of APAT members and the banter was great.  But not everyone was having fun.  One guy was particularly tilted by me.  An Irish guy.  Local to the Man G.  Each time I won a pot, regardless of show down or not, he'd start singing "I've got a feeling......" and follow it up humming the rest of the words - "tonight's gonna be a good night."  Now, I was drinking, but with all the juice in my pint glass, I was hardly pished and had spotted this early doors.  Down to hand for hand and I was one of a couple of short stacks when the Irish guy whispers to the Greek next to him, "The sooner we knock that ***** out of here, the better."  Greek guy looks over and spots me looking straight at them.  I smile the 'fuck you' smile and reply, "I might be after drink, but I'm not deaf."  Followed up with a cheeky wink.  Unfortunately for Irish guy, Greek guy had another Greek friend at the table.  He was directly to my left and we'd been getting on great with our own bit of side banter.  I told him what had just been said and with that I don't know what conversation they had, but the greek words between he and his mate were flying...and Irish guy had just lost a few friends.  Finally bubble burst and we were on a break.  I was RAGING!  It's the first time I seriously wanted to thump someone at a poker table.  I'd had no run in with the guy and was just shocked and furious.  But nevermind...kharma will come back to him.

Ger and I made the final table...along with the Greeks, the local Irish jerk and a few randoms.  Irish was first out in 10th for £30.  Buh bye.  lol  My night was made!  In the end, I went out in 7th for £60 and Ger chopped it with my Greek friend for £460 each.  Absolutely delighted for Ger as he'd booked 2 hotel rooms Sunday morning so we could stay on in Manchester and have the few drinks, but wouldn't take the money for my room.

We retired to the bar, only to find Asa and the rest of the blondes were on the way out.  It was nearly 5am at this point, so I suppose they were right to want sleep at some stage.  Won't mention names, but some couple of them were feeling no pain.  lol  Ger and I hung out for another bit and when it was obvious I was about to pull my 'nap time' routine, he relented and hired a taxi...at 6:15 Monday morning!  Woke fresh as a daisy at 11:30 and he had me back to Liverpool airport by 1pm. 

All in all, a great trip, lovely people and I want to say thanks to all of you for making it such a nice week-end.  xx   

     

PS  Blimey, I don't usually post words that get hit by the censor.  But for the record...my word only had 4 letters in it.   rotflmfao

... and breath.

great report Dawn - wish I'd been there!

wait. so we didn't win then?

It was an awesome weekend. Glad I finally made the effort to attend one of these things. Have to sincerely apologise for having to leave early on the Sunday (loved the six hour drive home on Monday). Next time its a train ftw.

Now I'm going to be forced to try and get to some more of these.

Hmmmmm still not convinced you wasn't cloned  ;)

Its taken me a couple of days to feel half normal again.A brilliant weekend with a great bunch of people.Dawn you were a great captain and did us proud all weekend.Think there are loads of photo's kicking about somewhere.That could be dangerous.