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Are we on for the festival week Tikay? Surely you have managed to steal enough players from other casinos who are willing to play for you by now. Suggested format - between 7 and 10 per side. 2 table freezout for an agreed fee per man. Winner plays the ws with the money and we all have a share (% to be agreed obviously) in him/her. This would give the notts boys a % of one of the blackpool boys' world series run. We can agree terms nearer the time obviously but are you up for it or what????
ariston

Surely there needs to be a trophy of some sort for the winning cardroom, one that can be played for every year?

I am sure something can be arranged but bragging rights is all either casino is after I am sure. We will have to see if Tikay has manged to steal (sorry recruit ;D) enough players for the Notts team first. Think it would be a great game and certainly would be nice to have a percentage in a good player in the world series (It will take a good player to win with the expected lineup so it probably rules me out of contention)
ariston

Of COURSE we are up for it, but I am struggling for time to organise it.

Can Greg Hill assist maybe?

Like Ariston says, this is all about bragging rights. Notts have them, but are happy to defend them. One of our lads has Finalled in the opener at this week's Luton Festival I see. Go on the Nowab!

up for it?
you bet.
i can think of at least 5 of us heading over for the last 3 comps in blackpool...we'll get junior on the case.

Thanks JT, now come on Greg, get it sorted.

By the way JT, please don't assume you are selected. We gotta treat this half serious.

Right.....
Here are some suggested details

what about 5 - a - side? (poker that is!) - we might struggle at football... (what with Julian's love for the game and Tikay being 72 years old and a Brentford fan!)

600 a man (winner takes all - 6 grand), but is HAS to cover WSOP entry and a few expenses and they must agree to the below % savers. (we could add a few extra players, who we know and can trust to reduce the cost)

30 minute clock (4000 starting chips with a normal ante structure beginning with 25-50). Strictly NO OTHER business to be done.

Winner: first prize of 6K and 50% of wsop winnings
Runner Up: 27% of WSOP winnings
Third: 16% of wsop winnings
Fourth - 10th: 1% of wsop winnings

I am at Luton Wed thru Sunday. Ariston, if you make yourself known to me (i will be the youngest and best looking person in the room) we can sort for either Friday afternoon or Sunday, whenever really!

I guess we will have to be team captains (below is my side)

Notts:
Greg Hill (thats me)
Tikay
Julian Thew
Rob Yong
Nik Whiten

Your side (being though Burnely John and Simon Nowab are cup tied) your team so far looks like this. You need to fill in the gaps and we'll get it on!
Blackpool:
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Lets get ready to RUUUUUMMMMMMBBBBBLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Way to go Greg, now come on Ariston, lets haggle & then do it.

As for Notts, depending upon who is available, tikay don't mind being non-playing Captain & "coach" (hehe) depending upon who is available.

And I wonder is 5 too many - I mean, can Blackpool muster 5 players? I can't think of any big names that play there. Except Alli Mallu, & he's ineligible.

I thought the trophy would be the ultimate bragging rights. You could put it on the wall in Notts and whenever anyone from Blackpool dared venture there you could very politely point out what it was for :D

Maybe I'm the only the one who acts like that though  :-[

Hi Greg,
   
         I can make a guest appearance for the Notts mob if needed.  Would love a shot at the Blackpool Rocks!

Get that Greg, count Rumit amongst those who wanna help duff up the Blackpool Boys. He's a long standing Notts Boy anyway.

Notts are going to have one helluva team, eh?

And notice how quiet it has gone on the Blackpool front? (Pardon the pun....)

IS THERE ANYBODY THERE.....?

They must all be playing bingo.
Would love to play, but not work shy like the rest of you !!

Thought you were a bookie?

With your latest results TK you have obviously forgotten how much time it takes to count a big bundle of notes ok. :)

Damn you Jim, you got me there......

But I WAS well ahead in Friday's cash game at Gutshot. Thewy says "lets go after one more hand". Two rounds later, he is still there, nattering away like an old woman, so I am stuck there too, we have come in my car, & he, wisely, has the keys. Then the T-2 v Q-2 incident developed, and most of my 800 profit magically disappeared, ending up in front of Thewy. And HE had been 200 DOWN when he first suggested leaving!

Rest Assured Tikay all is not quiet on the Blackpool Front........

We are merely taking stock of the undeniable opportunity being afforded to us.

With that in mind we are keen to ensure we structure a team that counters the balance of your proposed players.

With such rich resources available to us we are spoilt for choice and may therfore defer our team announcement to maintain the element of surprise.

NB. Please stop referring to Simon Nowab as a Notts player - obtaining a ride back from the Vic with Rob and Nik doesn't constitute a transfer agreement. If we hear of any more approaches to the Cuddly One this week.............................. Just think Ashley Cole!!!!

Womble

The match is on, and If a Blackpool player wins it I will give them a $1000 personally for their expenses in Vegas. We dont want Nowab or the Skull adopted into our team, Nowab stayed at my house the other night and i caught him going through my girlfriends underwear draw claiming he was sleepwalking, and Burnley Jon is a miserable git who reminds me of Steptoe.  See u on Thursday, Simon.

Hehe, way to go Rob, get in their faces, eh?

But that's a hollow offer of $1,000 - youi know damn well your money is safe.

And not a word from Ariston still. Bet he's trying to get into the Notts team too. No chance!

Tikay, any news on Simon Nowab in the 150 ????

when you boys stop squabbling over who is the best in englanshire
remember the true talent is north of the border and we will kick
the butts of the best team you can put up

Yes Kev, am just posting it now, give me two minutes, but it will not be on this thread - we gotta keep thing tidy you know, else Ironside gets cross.

And Ironside - they play POKER in Scotland? You jest, surely.

lol the Scots playing the English at Irish ? how confusing is that ffs LOL

nobody mentioned poker

Ahh, caber tossing & other useful stuff......

Ok as I am in Ireland I am having to visit the library each morning to return emails and answer silly quotes from various people (no wifi where I am). I would think we need a couple of extra slots per team as we have far to many quality players in blackpool to narrow it down to 5. I would suggest a minimum of 7 or 8 per team giving a nice little cash bonus for whichever Notts boy finished runner up (assuming you get that far). We can obviously organise the structure of the percentages on the day and I may even get a little trophy that Danny could then put in the foyer at Blackpool. The Blackpool team will come from the following players (anyone else wanting to play state their case in this thread or email bribe offers direct to me).
Howard "hawain shirt" Plant
Gareth "carrott" Jones
Simon "bubble" Zach
Steve "womble" Walmsley
Big Simon Nowab
Burnley John Falconer
Moi
Those are the ones I know will be up for it but maybe also malu,chris flint,boycie rimmer and a mystery guest apperaing in blackpool for one week only (no they have never played at notts).
As for the ladies underwear stuff Rob be honest, it was your drawer full of g strings and simon was only looking for your infamous porn collection.  ;D

sounds good chap,
i'll be at luton from tomorrow evening, maybe we can get this up on running on friday afternoon - unless we all final in the 500, hehe

Ok to avoid collusion/soft play etc I have a suggestion. Why dont we have 8 a side and each put a monkey in the pot and play it as follows.Day 1 Heads up matches winners got to next day,losers go to bar. Day 2 winners play each other heads up and so on until we get a champion from either casino. This will avoid a situation like what happened in Russia not to long ago when teams worked against each other. Poker is not meant to be a team sport and the winner will have earned his seat at the ws by winning 4 heads up matches. Names can be drawn out of a hat but I suggest the 1st day we use 2 hats so we get a true blackpool v notts battle. 8k in prizemoney divided 6k to winner for seat and exes, 1k to runner up and monkey back for losing semifinalist. We could also split the percentages 80/20 with the winning mans team having 80% to dole out between his team (whatever you agree amongst yourselves) and the losing team to have 20% to dole out.
The above idea is only a thought, Womble is coming down to Luton tonight and if you have any other suggestions you can discuss it with him. If you are struggling to find 8 men we could always lend you a couple who didn't quite make the team. The team from Blackpool has now been finalised:
The Magnificent Eight (no copyrights broken there)
Hawaiin Howard Plant
Simon Boycie Rimmer
Chris Nonicknameyet Flint
Steve Womble Walmsley
Big Simon Nowab
Burnley John
Simon The Bubble Zach
Russ Ariston Cawley
Trophy will be provided for Danny to display in casino foyer after we trounce you. 8)

HU?
lovely,
i know of 6 definates available to represent their club - i guess once the nos. are even it will work;
junior
somaiya
thew
tikay
yong
whitten
ps. some if not most of the notts team already have a wsop seat - lets give them the option of playing the paris WPT as an alternative

right!
looks like this is developing nicley.  Spoke to Mr Nowab last night and he was quite literally bricking it that Blackpool might lose every single heads up encounter.  He even tried to recruit Carlo Citrone into the Blackpool team (now thats desperate!!)

Looks like Heads up is the way forward though.

Lets talk details tonight at The s**t tip that it Luton

later

Hi guys,

This sounds fun, but you may need a little impartiality (C'mon Blackpool).

As I should most definately be back working for the festival. I'll kindly volunteer to help you any way I can. Do the draw, Big it up. Try to make impartial desicions.

I suppose as you are going to run it as a heads up game, it won't matter overly if one of the players gets stuck in a final. But perhaps a reserve would be wise to add to your lists.

WE have chips you can use that are seperate from the competition chips. And I'll try and sort ya a dealer out for the last final game. Don't hold me to that tho coz you know how these casino people are with their staffing situations.

Look forward to seeing you all up in Sunny Blackpool(Torrential Downpour at the moment).

Yogi

thanks Yogi.
Looks like Blackpool could be the venue.  It may give us more time to organise, what with Luton in full swing already. I'll be in touch

to all
you Lacy boys wont know whats hit you when we trounce you

JUST TO CONFIRM WITH CORRECT NAMES.
SORRY RUSS IM NOT MUSCLING IN AS YOUR THE SHERRIFF OF OUR POSSE

RUSS "ARISTON" CAWLEY    (THE SHERRIFF)

HOWARD "THE MAGICIAN" PLANT
CHRIS "SPUDDY" FLINT
"BUNLEY" JOHN FALCONER
SIMON "THE BUBBLE" ZACH
SIMON "BOYCIE" RIMMER
"BIG" SIMON NOWAB
STEVE "WOMBLES" WALMSLEY

SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR NOTTS BOYS AS FOLLOWS
DOILLEY BOY
LACEY LAD
GOOSE FAIR GARY
MAID MARRION
FRIAR TUCK
BIG AND LITTLE JOHN

SEE YOU SOON

BOYCIE

If short, give us dates playing, sat night, sunday would suit, then will try and get, if selected obviously.
Slo-mo could make up the numbers, he is in India at the minute. The only trouble with slo-mo being picked is that the tourney might run into a 4th day !!

Back home now and fully computered up again. Think we should try and hold the first rounds on seperate days to the semis/finals. No doubt you will all be in town for most of the festival so what better to do in the afternoons than come into the lovely casino and get trounced by the magnificent eight. Trophy is being done next week (provided by me as we are going to be keeping it anyway) so you have until then if you want to back down and admit the best poker players come from blackpool. ;D
ariston
 

why would anyone want to lie

What kind of 'kiss me quick' hat will the trophy be ?

And will the winners treat the losers to a night out at 'Funny girls' ?

 ;) ;) ;)

The trophy will be a nice little crystal affair and will look very nice in the foyer of the grosvenor. As for funnygirls I know the blackpool poker players would prefer a lapdancing club :P but I'm not sure about the notts boys  ???

FUNNY GIRLS WILL BE OK FOR U NOTTS BOYS AS ALL THE GIRLS, SORRY BOYS, NO SORRY SHEMALES WEAR LOTS OF LACE

LOVE BOYCIE ;D :-*

seeing your the expert on blackpool lapdancing clubs you can find out if,when and where karen baggoley is performing during the poker festival

and while you guys battle it out to see which casino is the least worst in britain i'll take my winnings and place it neatly in some garter belts

Thanks for the donation to the Bubble Benevelent fund Rob cant wait to draw . With ref to Nowab n the knickers in his defence his mrs never packs enough for him cos she does not like him away for more than 48 hrs.he wear some real exiting colours though, get a glimpse when he leans forward to through chips into a pot you will usually see a pink T Bar exposed.

Simon the idea is to abuse the opposition not one of our own  ;). Simon in skimpies?? Tikay could you get photgraphic evidence of this?
Myself and greg are currently working out the rules and details of this so watch this space for the agreed format.
ariston

I'll deal the final lol as i have no bias towards either team although i work in Blackpool and  i'm a born Midlander lol and seeing as i wont be on the staff list i'm sure it wont be an issue hehehe.


Looks like this is shaping up nicely maybe it could become a regular thing?

Just to confirm what Ariston said, he & Greg Junior Hill are finalising the details over the next few days. I have suggested they do this "off forum", otherwise it becomes a free for all as to ideas, & we'll never get the thing off the ground. So full details will be on the Forum in a few days.

And thnks for your offer Blue-Wolf, we will take you up on that.

A rergular thing? The Notts Boys have agreed to accept challenges from any Casino. As reigning Champions (elect) that's only right & fair.

Who made you reigning champions? I suppose you can be the arsenal very soon to be deposed by our chelsea.
 I am going to sort out all details via emails Tikay as I know your lot will go with whatever Greg decides.
 Good luck in the main eventbud and why dont you have a last longer bet with a difference with womble. The first of you to actualy play a hand loses. ;D
ariston

ariston stop all the fighting and chase the lapdancers for me (and i dont mean literally)

Miss Baggoley will be performing at the UK centrefolds club in blackpool througghout the season apparently. if the missus asks i'm sure i can put this down to research for work lol.

mrs approving you can research the following

venues
wheelchair accessabilty
OAP rates (for tikay)
cost of front row seats
miss baggoleys availabity to waitress in the sandcastle during the festival

if mrs aint approving your welcome to join the ranks of the single men

venue is Uk Centrefolds, which if its the one i think it is, is below a kareoke bar on the prom prices are 10 for the centrefolds show, google for uk centrefolds blackpool and all details are there for you iron

I've read all the various suggestions. Greg and Ariston seem to be emerging as organisers for each team so I'd like to make th following suggestion for the structure. The reason for my suggestion is that I view this as a TEAM event, and a the money is far less important than the ribbing we can do to each other. We all play normally poker for money individually, but I'd rather play team v team, so we get a team result, not any individual. So, I propose:

7 players from each team.
2 players drawn out of the hat to play each other heads up.
No Limit 1000 chips each, blinds 5-10. 10-20, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200 (30 minute levels)
This means a total of 7 matches (ie. there must be a winner 4-3, 5-2. 6-1 or 7-0) and its not too many games to play.
All matches are played on 1 day, 1 at a time so we can all watch
Each player puts in 500 and the winning team pays 1000 back to each player

Thoughts? Rob

You could always play the blackpool boys at pool, after they win the heads up challenge. And Im banned from dealing lol

Hi Rob,

Yes, I've asked Greg & Ariston to sort it, because everyone was making different suggestions & we were getting nowhere.

But I agree with much of your post - in particular, this is a TEAM jobbie, & the money is of no consequence beside that, it's the bragging rights that matter. And watching the other guys play would be just magic, imagine the atmo!

I hope Greg & Ariston take this on board, but I have told them to get on with it, so once the jobs been delegated, we just gotta leave them to get on with it. But I hope they incorporate at last some of your thinking, because you have captured EXACTLY the spirit of the thing as I intended it.

Oh, & some late news.

Rumit asked to be included last week, so I dropped myself out of the team to accommodate him. But now he tells me he may not be able to play, so I could be back in the team. And the Notts Boys know my prowess at Heads-up - hush now lads, let's keep that quite for now, shall we?

So that good news. But good news for WHOM?........

I know the answer ::)
Ian

Red Card for ifm......

Awww, now you just gave it away!!!!!!
So everybody knows, Tikay is a fearsome and frankly frightening player face to face.
There, that should clear things up!
Ian

Sigh, now they ALL know the truth.......

Hush now, we might just get away with this - as long as Thewy don't get to find out......

So come on then - what happened?????

Did it take place?

Who won?
etc etc etc

Notts won despite Tikay's sterling efforts.

Luton beat Notts in the follow up match

What was the format?

Heads up NLHE if I recall....

it took place in the may festival i dont think there was a rematch during the recent festival

I was just being nosey, I noticed some guests reading it and so went for a looksee....