|
Title: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Slick Kid on March 16, 2007, 11:20:40 PM What can l say, when your getting it rough and a bit down with Poker, it just kicks u in the bollocks again. Today, myself, Chris Huyton, Ian and Terry Nelson, Nick Slade, Ash Hussain, Matt Tyler and Peter Smyth (Bifta) all travelled to the newly opened City North Hotel for the recently relocated Northern Irish Poker Championships. It was a total DISASTER which was called off after 2 hours of arguments between players and JPC staff. This was after the police had told JPC that they could not host the tournament. The 80 players that turned up were straight up in arms and after negotiations by the knowledgeable Terry Nelson( fresh after his 5 rounds at Walsall) we brokered a very amicable deal.
It was not entirely welcome but after a few drinks it got a bit more acceptable for most who had turned up. I think that this will be the last straw for Northern Irish Poker Tournaments and it will be interesting to see wether the Green Joker Poker Freezeout goes ahead at the City North in a few weeks. Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F£$%^&&&*G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Ironside on March 16, 2007, 11:29:14 PM what was the arguement about?
Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: luckyblind on March 17, 2007, 01:31:38 AM The Guards (Irish Police) turned up and prevented the tournament from going ahead. It is too early to say what this means for hotel tournaments in Ireland. We have been running live tournaments for over 2 years with no problems and so have many other companies. The law currently states that as long as we take only one reg fee then it is oerfectly legal. As this is a new hotel they were not about to fight with the local superintendant about possible threats to the renewal of their licence should the tournament have gone ahead.
As far as the Green Joker Poker tournament is concerned - It will go ahead. Whether we have to change venues or not is another matter and Blondes will be the first to know (outside of Ireland:) ) should the venue have to be changed. Can I just say that Matt Tyler, Ash & Nick Slade are very sick puppies changing their fllights at the last minute in Warsaw airport because they saw a flight to Dublin that enabled them to play in this tournament. I presume that they were eliminated from the EPT to very bad beats beats but not one's as bad as this. Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: matt674 on March 17, 2007, 10:31:53 AM They've found somewhere to host it that isn't going to be raided half way thru the tourney? ;scarymoment; p.s. :hello:, ;welcome; & ;goodluck; obviously not....... Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: quantify on March 18, 2007, 07:45:13 PM bit rough calling it a disgrace, there is deffo an agenda against these guys , however it was extremely dissapointing after poland, but in defence of the marghafelt massive they found a greaT VENUE and the set up was second to none, i was really gutted for them, ...... we will always have another poker tourney to go to ,but these guys were trying to become a force on the poker scene ......
LET THEM DO IT AND THEY WILL SUCCEED ......... DONT LET THE BARSTEWRDS GRIND YOU DOWN LONG LIVE NORTHERN IRELAND POKER.................... IT S WORTH IT FOR ONE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH 4 FELLAS ...... IT WENT LIKE THIS " NICK , HOW ABOUT YOU , THIS ORANGE BASRSTARD WONT SPONSOR ME COS IM NOT A BILLY" RESPONSE WAS CLASS " I CUDNT GIVE A FEK WETHER YER A FEKIN BANANA OYUR SHITE AT POKER " ,,,,,,,, ITS FANTASTIC IN N. I . WHY CANT THEY JUST LEAVE PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES . Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: snoopy1239 on March 18, 2007, 08:09:50 PM ,,,,,,,, ITS FANTASTIC IN N. I . WHY CANT THEY JUST LEAVE PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES . It's incredible when you think about it. We're grown me being told that we can't play a game of cards. Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Ironside on March 18, 2007, 08:19:03 PM ,,,,,,,, ITS FANTASTIC IN N. I . WHY CANT THEY JUST LEAVE PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES . It's incredible when you think about it. We're grown me being told that we can't play a game of cards. no i think they would allow us to play cards but they are not allowing us to gamble money on a game of cards they are trying to prevent explotation of the innocent from gangsters bot saying anyone involved in any game is a gangster but before the laws came into place it was gangsters that exploited these games Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: quantify on March 19, 2007, 01:02:16 AM sigh...........
Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Ironside on March 19, 2007, 02:38:18 AM sorry just saying why they dont let grown men play a simple game of cards
not saying i agree with it but thats the reason why Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Micko on March 19, 2007, 02:52:04 PM bit rough calling it a disgrace, there is deffo an agenda against these guys , however it was extremely dissapointing after poland, but in defence of the marghafelt massive they found a greaT VENUE and the set up was second to none, i was really gutted for them, ...... we will always have another poker tourney to go to ,but these guys were trying to become a force on the poker scene ...... LET THEM DO IT AND THEY WILL SUCCEED ......... DONT LET THE BARSTEWRDS GRIND YOU DOWN LONG LIVE NORTHERN IRELAND POKER.................... IT S WORTH IT FOR ONE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH 4 FELLAS ...... IT WENT LIKE THIS " NICK , HOW ABOUT YOU , THIS ORANGE BASRSTARD WONT SPONSOR ME COS IM NOT A BILLY" RESPONSE WAS CLASS " I CUDNT GIVE A FEK WETHER YER A FEKIN BANANA OYUR SHITE AT POKER " ,,,,,,,, ITS FANTASTIC IN N. I . WHY CANT THEY JUST LEAVE PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES . Hey quantify did u enjoy the cash game in the make shift poker room? Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Snatiramas on March 19, 2007, 06:34:22 PM I'm sorry but the nanny state we all find ourselves living is just full of sh*te........my word I think that might be the first time I have sworn on the site
Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Ironside on March 19, 2007, 06:38:28 PM I'm sorry but the nanny state we all find ourselves living is just full of sh*te........my word I think that might be the first time I have sworn on the site i would agree but i also know some people if it wasn't for the nanny state would be in a right pickle we have to work to the lowest common denominator even if it means 99% of us feel like we are being victimised Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: stoneii on March 20, 2007, 07:48:55 PM "i would agree but i also know some people if it wasn't for the nanny state would be in a right pickle
we have to work to the lowest common denominator even if it means 99% of us feel like we are being victimised" Nah, could only buy into that thought process if it were just as hard to waddle into a bookies and drop a grand on 1 horse in 1 race, then waddle round to the bingo hall and play 10 books at £x each, after i dropped £100 into a slot machine on the way round. Title: Re: ABSOLUTE F*******G DISASTER IN DUBLIN Post by: Ironside on March 20, 2007, 08:29:53 PM "i would agree but i also know some people if it wasn't for the nanny state would be in a right pickle we have to work to the lowest common denominator even if it means 99% of us feel like we are being victimised" Nah, could only buy into that thought process if it were just as hard to waddle into a bookies and drop a grand on 1 horse in 1 race, then waddle round to the bingo hall and play 10 books at £x each, after i dropped £100 into a slot machine on the way round. bookies and bingo both are regulated by the government the government rehulate poker via casinos and the GC |