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Ok, here's the last of my overly long & much overdue "explanations" for today, & I think this one brings me up to date.

I intended to Post this story weeks & weeks ago, but time beat me, as ever.

Part 1
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I found myself between a rock and a hard place  last week. As we all well know, we are pretty strict on blonde about spamming, "self-interest" stuff, & I have to lead by example.

Last week, Sporting odds.com held a Festival at Gutshot, "The London Poker Masters". It was, IMO, newsworthy, simply because they had added £10k to the Main Event, something we have all bleated on about for ages. I played 3 events, cashing in two, & 13th in the other, & I was as pleased as a happy thing. But I only posted a little bit about it it, here & there, & not as much as I woulda liked.



Why did I not post more?

Part 2.

Aboot 4 months ago, I was approached by Sporting Odds.com. They wanted me to write some articles for their site, & do (hold on the giggling for just a little while longer please...) do some, ahem, "Pro Tips" for them. We agreed the deal, & we were up and running in August. It's more than just writing stuff for their site, other by-products" of the deal are.....

When they send qualifiers to Main events in mainland Europe, which they often do (and was how I met their top man), someone from Headquarters is required to go out to the Venue to look after the qualifiers, generally make sure they are ok, comfy, give them "support". It was suggested that as I would be at the Fessie anyway, on blonde's behalf, I could do this role. In return, they would put me in events from time to time.

And they wanted help & advice on other matters, which they felt I could assist with. An example of this was their first "Pro-Am Sit 'N Go" at The Palm Beach in London on Thursday. I asissted with setting this up, introduced SO.com to Palm Beach, suggested the structure & clock, helped sort the meal arrangements, that sorta thing. And on the night, it was my job to help the qualifiers feel comfy, ensure they had a good evening, be a sort of Ambassador for the site. It was a £500 entry thing, & as they deemed me to be a Pro (What?!) I paid my own entry fee, but luckily I finished 3rd & got £1k.

For the London Poker Masters, they generously sponsored me for the Main Event, & there was an expectation that I would be there for as much as the fessie as poss, wearing a SO.com shirt, by way of "supporting" them.

To be sponsored, even if only for the odd event now & then, was a dream come true for me, so I wanted to shout about it from the rooftops, I was absolutely made up, but I had this problem see - the conflict of interest with the "no spanmming" policy on blonde. It is NOT a conflict of interest as such, but it IS if I have not made my position with SO clear to the blondeites.

So, though I have been with them for over 3 months now, I don't think I have EVER, prior to last week, even mentioned them on blonde. That's right & proper, & SO.com knew my position on that before we signed the deal - I told them I could not span for them on blonde, but I coluld do so elsewhere, in print media, for example. Hence,therfore, no Tourney Report yet, because it would have been improper to have written it for blonde without you guys not knowing the score, & the fact I was wearing two hats, so to speak.

So there you go, that's all clear now, & I shall write a Tourney Report. And in future, you'll know where you are at if I mention Sporting odds.com.

What I will never do though, on blonde, is tell you that SO.com is a good site, or a bad site. But I will now be able to report what I consider to be genuine "news" about them, which I do consider their added money event last week was.

OK, you deserve a laugh at my expense after wading through all this, so heres a link to "my" page on SO.com. I dread to think of the flaming I'm gonna get from At-It, Ariston & co when they see not only my Pro-Tiips, but the subject I chose this month. By the way, the articles are monthly, so my next piece for them goes up on Monday or Tuesday.

http://www.sportingoddsgames.com/c/content/poker/kendall-tony.html

And don't even THINK about the bit where it says "so if you want any advice on poker tips from tikay, write to him at.....". It's a funny old world, 'innit? I know, I'm the jammiest geezer in the world. It'll all end soon, I'm sure, but what fun it's been.

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am genuinely glad for you mate... god stuff does happen to good people. I'm still quite new to this posting stuff but I wish you all the success

Paul

Ok I can expect the title of article "Tikay what to do when you mis-read the board..."

You deserve everything you get Tikay, You work for it!!!

 I think this is my cold talking, look forward to seeing you on monday! My round... Cuppa tea ok?

Tikay what colour is your hair today mate....just curious? :-\

Intrigued by the question, but go on then. Bkeached blonde, with browny black roots, tinged throughout by the occasionsl flecks of grey which are so typical of men in their early forties. What trap have I walked into, then?

So are SO an online poker site? If so are they a skin? If so can you get us a good rakeback deal? :D

Congrats Tikay.

I like the saying 'a mates gain is nae loss'. Just wish I could get SO to reply to mey emails  ;D

I can see Tikay becoming the pokerface of Loreal before long  ;D

just curious mate, as i always see that Avatar, then see you on TV etc and never recognise you.

Early 40s Aahahahaha, just got that joke there! good one mate :)up, its too early for those tho.

Well done matey, I was as you know already aware of your deal and it must have been so hard not to scream about it on blonde. If Tikay can get sponsorship theres hope for us all  ;) As for the pro tips I will let you have your moment in the sun before the piss taking starts.

I have to say Tony, that I can't think of a better ambassador, or for someone better at making people feel comfy and at home. to give them their due SO hit the nail on the4 head asking you to do that, and well done you Sir!

Heid
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Dave. I really ought to change my avatar. Or my hair colour......

Davey - clearly they are useless/very good indeed - completely average. (carefully maintains the neutrality-non-spamming line....)

Byron. They are a an online card-room and Sports Book. The cardroom is a skin of what used to be called Boss Media, now named International Poker Network, or some such. They are owned by Sporting Bet, who also own Paradise Poker. NO! I can't get you a Rakeback deal, that WOULD cross the spamming line!

Anyway, the fact that apparently nobody on blonde knew of my SO connections these last 3 months, proves to me, at least, that I have handled this thing properly.

I PM'd Tony with my words.

Just so as no-one thinks I'm being ignorant.   lol

Thanks Russ. I obviously let some of my friends "outside" blonde know the score, &, sadly, I number Russ amongst them......

But I need to stress I am NOT sponsored by them as such. I am paid by them to carry out the stuff I described, with the rider that "now & then, as & when",they MAY put me in the odd tourney. I am treating the London Poker Masters as a one-off, & if they happen to offer me another "one-off", I'll be delighted, if they don't,then that's fine to. But fingers are crossed!

Great  News Tony you really do deserve this. These people better value you, they really are getting a top man here.. :-*
  :)up..Just one thing..If I see you saying negative things again.. Like "it will all end soon I'm sure" I'll have you over my Knee Young Man,.. 

It will  all end soon........ ;)

well done Tikay, much deserved, I am also willing to take tha spanking on your behalf   :)up

Dewi, if you want to take the spanking from the Nun, you should get to glasgow immediately ..... the nun doesnt live their, but thats where the queue starts ;)

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Tikay, theres only you who thinks it funny that someone refers to you as a pro or comes to you for tips. If the modesty wasn't so genuine it'd be irritating.

good luck with it

adam wait till you read some of his tips before you give judgement  ;)

Oh nooooo. My worst nightmare. Ariston has read them, & I am about to be exposed......

Yeah, his tips on Heads up play should be entertaining ;)

Ariston..you know darn well.. if anyone is going to expose anyone around here..That is my job..

I would never expose myself or anyone else, oh no wait hang on ........

Nun I am sure I read in another thread your occupation is a sex therapist. Now if U go to see a pysiotherapist they do  physio on me- when can I book an appointment? nun is exactly how much I am getting at the minute btw  :o

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theres a typo. DOB is 10/9/47 shouldnt that be 10/9/67?

Even At-IT!!!

Got to agree... EVEN ME!!!!!!!