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I was invited to play in the William Hill Garnd Prix at the end of October , the cost is £6000 , UK Betting have already agreed a superb schedule and don't want to add this but as it is being held in the studios of Late Night Poker in Cardiff and instead of filming 2 heats a day as we used to , there is only one being filmed as the structure is player friendly i will play if i can sell some shares .

The format is the same as LNP , 48 invited pros and 8 online qualifiers , there is £114,000 added to the prizepool and first prize is £150,000 ,winner of each heat goes to the final , runner up to the semi for the last place in the final .

I'm the first to admit my form of late has been crap , however i have two points in my favour .

When the first 6 series of LNP were filmed i had the best record , 2 finals finsihing 1st and 2nd , i actually played 9 times . Series 1 came 3rd , Series 2 won my heat and final , Series 3 6th , Series 4 , 2nd in my heat , won the semi , 2nd in the final , Series 5 + 6 came 7th both times , i played the Poker Million twice and finshed 2nd both times , so out of 11 times i finished 1st or 2nd 7 times . The second point is during the WSOP i wanted to play the $10,000 Omaha which also wasn't on my schedule , i sold off 67% and went on to finish 5th winning $93,300 . I was backed in the second Poker Million when i came second in the heat .

To be honest i wasn't going to try this but i recieved an email telling me the cut off point is 3rd October and decided i have nothing to lose by trying , obviously in an ideal world i will hit form at the Vic next week and £6000 will be a drop in the ocean but back in the real world it is beyond my current bankroll .

At the WSOP as i was no 1 last year in Omaha and won the 220 runner event at the Master Classics i was selling 10% for $1500 , a 50% markup , one guy had 20% and i returned him $18,600 , i can't guarantee i will win but who knows , on previous form i have a chance.

I will sell 1% to whatever you want at £75 a %age , if there is not enough interest fair enough i'll forget it , i will not be offering this anywhere else as i only post here now and would prefer my fellow blondites to have a horse exclusively , i'll give it until Sunday 1st October and see what happens , i'm too thick skinned to let it bother me if i only sell 2 shares , thanks mum lol.

Thanks for reading

ACES

Hi Simon,
Im glad you posted this offer , because i have always wondered about something with these type of offers and I believe you will give an honest answer.
You offer 1% @ £75 which is with a 25% mark up. I know you are not alone with this type of mark up, as several pro's do too.

But what I dont understand is , using your own words," that you dont have the bank roll for it" but would obviously love to play. The need to have a mark up, because with out these share holders , you are not going to be able to play. So everyone needs each other equally.
Im sure more people would be willing to buy a % on an even cost

This is in no way a dig at you personally as Im sure you know, but it has always puzzled me in this specific circumstances.
Good luck in your quest and I hope you succeed in your goal

What is the field of runners please anyone?

Here's the names confirmed so far:

Andy Black
Barny Boatman
Ben Roberts
Brian Wilson
Christer Johansson
Dave Colclough
Dave Ulliott
Donnachea O'Dea
Jani Sointula
Joe Beevers
John Shipley
Juha Helppi
Julian Thew
Lawrence Gosney
Peter Costa
Peter Gunnarson
Ram Vaswani
Roland De Wolfe
Ross Boatman
Roy Brindley
Simon Nowab
Steve Vladar
Stuart Nash
Surindar Sunar
Tony Bloom
Tony G
Willie Tann
Xuyen Pham

Of course, anyone can beat a load of 'pros' - it's the internet qualifiers you should worry about...

First of all "I know it" in reply to your question

Regarding my bankroll , i would not risk more than 5% on a tournament of his type , therefore i need £120,000 minimum which currently i am below .

Secondly where a player is considered to have an edge they usually will charge a %age above .

A standard deal on a one off basis is someone puts up the full amount and you play for 50% with a makeup , ie the entry fee is deducted before splitting the remainder , therefore in this case you are getting a 100% markup so 25% is quite reasonable.

One can only try and see what the response is , so far although many have read this post no one has been interested in buying a share , i suppose if i have to i could sell 70% at £60 a time and put up £1800 to play for 30% , i think to be honest i saw the list of all the players and as it represents most of the old LNP players i felt i wanted to be part of it and i believe i can win it .

In reality it's not that important .

If i am successful at the Vic next week or even Baden the following week and there is still a place left i will reconsider my position , i am very fortunate to have a great sponsorship deal with UK Betting , my next events include 4 at the Vic , the EPT in Baden , 3 events including the EPT in Dublin , then Amsterdam , Paris and St Kitts so missing this event is no big deal .

Hope that was honest enough for you.

ACES

Perhaps, Simon, they are thinking about it, don't run off yet  ;D

I would be intrestead at £60 a %

Same goes to Mr Bradley if he is lurking.....

Me too, I'll take a crack at £60 per pop, say 5 shares?

PM Me if you wish to proceed

i'd take 5% if it's £300.

Do you have an edge against the runners posted above? No offence but most are on par with you results wise right? Is that worth a 25% mark up? Saying that I've always enjoyed watching you play and would like to get involved if the price is right!


I'd buy at £60-£65 maybe but I'm small time and 2 shares is all I can commit to! Still I work for Tesco and 'Every Little Helps'!

Thanks Simon for your reply, but I think the above posts prove my thinking,
Notice the amount of intrest in an equal share, dont give up on the idea if it means you get to have a shot.
Something is better than nothing.

I'm here flushy!!!

We'll talk in brighton/london... i'm not sure whether i'm selling any yet! I've had a few people ask me but don't no yet! I've swapped 5% with the king of the swappers, thats got to be a good sign!

At-iT

If you do decide to do something Ian give me a yell, I would be interested in a little piece of you.

I bet you would :)

more than 3 drinks kev is all I am going to say

lol ok mate...

Now thats a different story russel!

Ok , supply and demand wins .

Shares will be £60 each , if i sell 70% i'll play .

If i sell less but have a good Vic and can afford to pay the balance i will honour the agreement with those that have expressed an interest .

Cheers

ACES

i agree with you. that rubbish is on betfair forum, maybe fatboy dubai is  VERY JEALOUS MAYBE ? qd

y remove my post ?

Damn you admin's are fast!

because we dont copy and paste stuff from other forums

2 fast lol    dubai needs naming and SHAMEING

Either because you copied and pasted from another site without the original link.

Or maybe because you were being a ****.

I think i will let you decide

 me being a prat ? i was naming a prat. omgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg what is wrong with all you lot ?

please dont get personal on this thread or i will remove all offending posts

and please dont copy and paste stuff from one forum to this one

your a tough man ironside  O0     ~:             *r

can't paste from other forums?
when did that rule come in?

why would someone come on here and make their first post a controversial and immature one ??   whats the hidden agenda ?

ban him cuz i hate betfair ;D

when have we ever copy and pasted anything from another forum

suring live updates when this happens alot tony always ask for people not to do it

its called being ultra carefull

if a person wants to post what THEY wrote on another forum to this one then they are more than welcome

iv posted here loads ty, lost my password and email link wont come through ? so new account 5c

HER

but they are welcome here as long as they are not here just to stir trouble

if you tell me your old username i will see if i can sort out the password for you

ty ironside  8)

Go on Iron, flex those muscles baby .... be like that tracing paper they have in public loo's ... take no s**t off any a***holes :)

s'all right, just made me a bit guilty cuz i've done it loadsa times :-[

just don't let Daviebhoy find out ::)

i aint scared of no celtic supporter

 I thought u could cut and paste aslong as u gave credit for the site u used?
Is this wrong?

i thought so, obviously not

if you have permission from the site you are cutting and pasting from to cut and paste there stuff then fine but check with tikay about putting up links to sites that could be classed as compertition they wont link it if we go on about blonde on there site

back on track boyz!

Shares in  asp ah 's

Thanks Gamblor 21

That thread was getting so long , i forgot what it was originally meant for lol

ACES

no problem, see you at the GP if you play!

At-iT

Not quite sure what the controversy is? If i want to post something funny on another forum then im at will to do that. You want to name and shame me its ok.

Aces, you need to tell people how they can go about buying shares, or have you, it seems so long ago   lol

I dont want to sound funny but the amount of egotistical wannabes on here why are you not joining yourselves? ok bankroll may be an issue but surely this is better than buying shares in  ac ad`s. With this in mind I propose that someone "invests" the full 6K in me, plus another grand on my expenses. In return you can have 60% of any winnings.

JS

if you have permission from the site you are cutting and pasting from to cut and paste there stuff then fine but check with tikay about putting up links to sites that could be classed as compertition they wont link it if we go on about blonde on there site

would have to disagree with that one ironside - i have put a blonde link up for rob young and the betfair police havent taken it down and very much doubt wether it will - i know you dont like the betfair forum or many of its players but there are a lot who are members of both camps - and as tikay i am sure will confirm  we aint a bad lot

The event we are referring to is limited to 48 runners, and only 8 of these spaces are open to qualifiers via Wm Hill.

Simple as that really, we're not able to play ourselves

I'll have 1%, not much but it all counts.  How do we pay?

Just of interest, if there are 56 players paying £6000 with £114000 of added money then each seat is worth a little over £8000.  Thus the offer of 1% for £75 seems perfectly reasonable, providing of course Simon doesn't sell 100% or more!  I'll pay whatever everyone else is.

Cheers,

Dan.

As it goes Tight End i also have the offer of a place in this tournament but due to the wild swings in my bankroll i dont think i can really commit 6k towards it. I also feel i have the game for this format having come 2nd in my one previous attempt at this format which will be shown on the Poker Channel next Thursday night. If anyone would like to purchase any % shares in me also at cost price please PM me. I would probably need to offload 50% to play comfortably but may be able to do some of this offline.

The event we are referring to is limited to 48 runners, and only 8 of these spaces are open to qualifiers via Wm Hill.

Simple as that really, we're not able to play ourselves

Pity about that. The amount of offers I have had is unbelievable!!!!!

JS

I somehow doubt that Joe.


All the best!

I think Simon and I Know It missed the point a bit with the edge over the field.

When someone asks to back me. If I asked for 10% with 7.5% return of the profit to them, my justification would be that this is my job. It is what I do for a living. The hours I spend playing poker pay for the food in my fridge and for daughter's school clothes. More importantly though, the 25% has to cover petrol, hotels, flights, juice on most tournaments and general expenses.

It's not a matter of being greedy. It's just a fair deal all round.

Ok , so far 18% has been requested , 3 @ 5% , 1 @2% and 1 @ 1%

Thanks for your interest and also a big thanks for Dave explaining in a much better way why there is normally 25% juice .

Unless i can sell a further minimum of 49% leaving me a balance of £2000 to pay , it will depend on my results at the Vic , once i have finished there next Sunday , if i intend to play i will then give you details on how to pay for the shares by email.

Thanks

ACES

I'll take 2%

Hi Simon,

Put me down for 5% @ £60 a share!

Cheers.

Mark S.

How about if you ask them for backing, if it would be the only way you would get to play.
Would you do an equal % to £

i have nothing against betfair or any of its forum members

infact i had a lovely dinner with ruru(betfair) and alrightjack(bluesq) in blackpool earlier this year