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As I said in another thread, I've been on a 6 month break from live poker. when I last played at Nottingham there were a few new faces that were obviously University students. they were playing the £10 / £20 limited buy in games and the £30 rebuy.

I come back six months later and they're are making up half the numbers at a cash game in matching hoodies, sunglasses and huge headphones pulling up between £500 and £1000 each and reloading the same.

you can't tell me they are all playing off huge bankrolls earned at the tables. some student overdrafts / loans taking a hammering I think.

I know/knew several guys like that in scotland..you see most of them for a few weeks/months and then all of a sudden most of them are never heard of again. Fantastic.

I can't help but giggle when I see guys playing in hoodies. What DO they think they look like? Saw a grown-up wearing one at The Western on Tuesday, ffs!

It's an age thing, half the Uni i work at wear Hoodies, not just the students.

woh woh woh i wore a hoodie on the wknd! Only coz t wasnt as warm in the grosvenor as it normally is! im certainly no highroller!

There's nothing wrong with hoddies, Grandchav.

LOL....you do get some interesting characters in there!

I think they organised a poker club owners meeting the other week (re the gutshot implications).....did you hear any gossip on their way forward Tikay??

Are you referring to the Gala casino in Nottingham Adam? It is quite funny the numbers there are and the money some of them seem to have, particularly two of the guys I have seen with thousands and one of them is most definitely at the university. One of them I spoke to apparently plays £10/£20 online. I myself play there and am a student but I don't often stretch past the £30 freezeout and I don't wear a hoodie, I do like the headphones tho....:P. You should not hear a student going "if I dont qualify for the Gala Poker Tour i'll just buy in".

 Makes you wonder what happens to the poor(literally) percentage who do dump their loans on it. Something I nearly managed to do after my first year of playing. Glad I had the sense to give myself a reality check and understand BR management. Going well now :).

P>S, Always wore a hoodie in uni but that was because i did sports course so it was mas mandatory! Inone of my practical lectures, you could fail the year if you didnt turn up in the uni tracksuit!

But you still looked daft.

Grandchav! I almost like that. Almost.

I thik every player should wear a chesercutter cap, or trilby, & wear woollen driving gloves. I could start a trend.

How dare you! Im going to write to The Open wardrobe department and get a nice grey unabomber one for your next appearence. That would be hilarious!

I wear hoodies quite often, nowt wrong with them. The only time the hood goes up is in really bad weather though.

HOLLA

Yeah, hilarious. I don't think so.

aw go on get a blonde one done!

I've sent a note to the wardrobe mistress at The Open and she is going to get Tikay a hoodie. I think it'll improve his appearance no end. Anyway, Tikay, I wear hoodies and I'm an old (censored)  just like you.

I play the cash game regularly at the Notts Gala - it's quite interesting how when I started there about a year and half ago the max people would sit down with was about £50 - £100 on the £1-£2 NL. I always sat covering the biggest stack and now often sit down with £1k. I like the fact the game has got so big because there are lots of players that don't know how to play really deep stack cash :)

We've started a £2 - £4 game too which can see over £15k on the table at times. Happy days.

And yes, I'd like to see Tikay in a Hoodie. It would be classic.

awesome vic, would be the funniest thing ever, and maybe from that we could devlop some sort of competition where people send in costumes that TK wouold have to wear!

FFS......

Actually, I think I'd look rather cool in a hoodie.

And Miami Vic is my Boss at Sky, so I think he' right, as always.......

This is all Bolt's fault.

We're trying to find him a bus driiver's outfit and a ticket machine.

You, my Welsh friend, are skating on very thin ice here.

 ;yellowcard;

Actually, if I could tell bus stories all night, I think that'd be quite cool.

Tikay "on the busses"

Poor Man, i really think he shoud get some sort of stick or zimmer as he's on his feet for a long time! And some slippers, maybe a nice cardy aswell!
P.S. Could you put a nice warm fire on the green screen behind him!


Maybe a sheep costume!

I'm off for my afternoon nap now, if this thread carries on as it has when I get back, I'm gonna lock it. Right?

Yeah like you'll remember this thread exists in 2 hours time. ;)

LMFAO!

What thread?

Paul loves his hoodies lol

That figures....

Hoodies!? It's the Phil Laak effect innit?

The GAP effect more like.

Mine are BAPE, actually...

I cant help but feel offended!

Im known as the Moortown Unabomber.

I dont sit down with a grand at the table, but with £100.

There was a couple of scandie kids at the gala a couple of months ago with like 5k in front of them. But i guess theyr scandies.

adam,im sorry i missed you last week its been ages since ive seen you.
the guys your talking about go to loughborough uni.they are really nice lads,i think they are going down to luton on friday night.
the cash game has gone insane at notts,and most people sit down with 200 minimum.

oh and the matching hoodies and headphones thing was a one off.they were taking the p*** out of a certain blonde member,pete L.LOL.

they arnt using student loans either,they seem to be quite big sports betters to.im sure if you ask them they will tell you.

i have a nice blue square hoodie, and its dead comfy, wife goes mad if i put hood up

yeah but if you hadn't spent all your money on your hoodie you to could sit down with more ;)

I love wearing a hoodie at the table!

Makes me feel comfortable and whenever it gets shorthanded I put the hood up. It totally blocks out all distractions going on around the table and I am totally absorbed in the game. (not to say I dont always pay attention but with the hoodie on, it goes up a notch)

Why does this suggestion make me think of Gyles Brandreth on Countdown with his special jumpers.

what stakes is a highroller?

Are you trying to suggest that you are not the owner of a duffel coat ?

I've seen Phil Laak discussed on several shows as the 'Unibomber' (sic). I guess this is what pushed him to such extremes...

I'm sure if Colchester Kev can don a wig and skirt/kilt/tablecloth.... the least Tikay could do is be photographed wearing a ......well you know the rest!!!

0.50p/£1

Wasn't Tikay banned from the Bluewater shopping centre?

:dontask:

Or if you can afford to play 2-3  0.15/0.25c games simultaneously

As someone who was one the guys in yellow hoodies and big earphones we were just taking the piss out of Pete Linton, a regular at the casino and the cash games we play.

It might be suprising but Gala Nottingham has become a gold mine for players like myself and there are some terrible players that are willing to blow hundreds and alot of gamblers that are good value. 

As for our bankrolls, we are at uni but were far from regular students.  A couple of our "team" have had some decent tournament wins that are the basis of our rolls. (Not 20/30 rebuys, more like 1000 freezeouts).

fair enough. good luck to you.

I'm not critisising, just commenting on a notable change during my break.

blonde got them done, cos i bought one when it was bb in glasgow , still wear it now ;)