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If I was Skalie now I would be on the loo (a lot) and trying to breathe.....

What would you be doing? Avoiding poker? Mixing with poker players? Getting away from it all?

Brothel

hiding somewhere avoiding nippers

Getting some kip, relaxing and getting ready to.................TAKE IT DOWN SKALIE

praying fervently that nobody started a if you were scalie what would you be doing now thread on blonde

I would be sat in a big deep bath with hubby just chilling trying to relax my brain

bouncing round my hotel room in between sips of my g+t

pmsl

I would be doing very little, but it would involve a sun lounger, a long cold drink and a montecristo no 1 cigar.

working out how much i could get off some big sponsors to wear their gear.,.,.and maybee even sign with them before i win it.,.,.,


i wonder if poker stars off all final table players a before and after deal for sponsorship.,.,
say we give you 3 million now and take a chance if you win it.,.,#
or you could negotiate say 30 million when you won it.,.,#


what would you do DEAL OR NO DEAL?????

2/3 beers to relax then a good nights kip

I would be sending home for a few mates to come over, and sending my blonde shirts to the laundry to have them washed and ironed for the final table. :)

What if full tilt offered you 100k to wear theirs?

im Gt'd 500k ... and nice as an additional 100k would be, I would sacrifice it to keep the blonde shirt on :)

but as this is a hypothetical situation, if it ever happened in reality, i would like to think I would be of the same opinion.

* and a darn good session with the mrs

 :)up

the $500 comp in Caesers Palace.

* and a darn good session with the mrs - quote -
and for 5% he could have a dam good session with my mrs!!! ;smackedbottom;

In fact scrap that, i'll give him a session for 5%!

getting a quicky divorce before i get hold of the money

PMSLO

I'd be on blonde asking for advice... possibly.

I'd treat my wife to a day out at Lords this saturday........... ;marks;

How the hell are you married???  ;D

I would be s***ing myself and asking Dingdell for her advice.

I would be joining you on the loo.....

take the tube, and mind the gap


at least that's what she'd say

Result!!

How u know I'm married, u been trawling the profiles for matches? ;whistle;

i would be sat in the bar with a bottle of baileys while kev is out getting me a clean blondepoker shirt

Im sure kals asleep now seeing as play didnt finish till 4am vegas time and its now 10.30 am out there

 tomorrow will be a few beers and interviews together with finalising his full tilt deal before the final . Oh he will probably be just enjoying the moment before the madness that will be tuesday.

Pay per view for us at the womble household tomorrow-- goooo on kal

paying a few local hitmen to say hello to the other players.... ;nemesis;

failing that, sticking an extra special ingredient in the buffet.

sorry missread title and typed what skalie will be doing....if i was skalie and play finished about 6-7 hours ago and i have a day off before the final theres only one place to spend that day I would say















The Rhino :)

bloody hell its a good job you arent out there Russ, can you imagine the group night out....that could be one of the most expensive 'rounds' in history......

and it would happily be on me mate. Last year we swapped % in every event and this year I dont go out there- poker is a game of timing and I have none lol.

chuffed to bits for him though and as he only qualified late and played day 4 I would imagine he doesnt have to many swaps out there (would be shocked if he had done 20% tbh).

 I just hope he manages to get some rest before the final- I dont know if I could without getting completely banjoed. If I was him it would be rhino all day today drink myself silly and get in bed by 8 or 9 tonight and have a full alcohol induced nights sleep.

I would be wondering if colonic irrigation might give me an edge for the morrow....

sounds like a good plan to me.

One way of looking at it is that he might be thinking that he's just won half a million dollars, and is now freerolling for the chance to win $8M and the main event title.

Place Prize
1st $8,250,000
2nd $4,840,981
3rd $3,048,025
4th $1,852,721
5th $1,255,069
6th $956,243
7th $705,229
8th $585,699
9th $525,934
10th-12th $476,926
13th-15th $429,114
16th-18th $381,302
19th-27th $333,490
28th-36th $285,678

(Payout stucture taken from: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25756.0)

How would u guys play this and how do you think skalie will play it?

I think I would pay fairly tight early on and avoid the other big stacks unless I have a big hand and play them fast to avoid any potential suckouts. I'd be happy so take on the shorties and my first target would be 4th for close to £1m ($1.8m). I would then unleash hell and go for it!

Go down to Binions check out the wall of Champions and imagine your name there. Visulaise it then just do it! Take it down mate.

If I were Skalie, I wouldn't change a thing!!!  He's doing a brilliant job of it already, so no point fixing something that ain't broke.  Do whatever it takes to relax until it's time to get back in there and win it.  

I'd go do some dishes..that always makes me calm and relaxed..then I'd try to get a decent nights sleep.

As for how to play it?...I dunno; he's got a big stack at the final table and it's been ages since I've had one of them :) Probably just watch the table for a few rounds and then I'd decide on how to play it...but his game is what got him this far and he probably won't need to change a lot..if anything

There is a lot of difference between 9th place and 1st - I know that's an obvious comment - but what I mean by that is the enormity of the difference in pay structure. Short stacks are going to have to make moves, do you want to double them up?

I think I would have to play it like a final table at the £50 rebuy at Luton otherwise I may not even turn up.....I would definitely be having some Bachs rescue remedy to help ease the nerves.  

i think id ask helmuth if he could impersonate me

Rory Bremner is better at impersonations.

 :goodpost: ;iagree;

or maybe a Romeo y Julieta Cedros no 1.

In Vegas you can probably only stay in the sun long enough to smoke one without getting frazzled!! :D

Get Derren Brown to send over that little old lady that whooped those boys in London having never played poker before.

at the dublin ept 2006, skalie was a big chip leader with 20 runners left. he had accumulated his chips by playing his usual, hyper aggressive game. he decided to tighten up and didn't even make the final table.

it is his one regret in poker. he has sworn that he will never change his game plan again. he will play the game that got him there.

he has been sitting with these guys for days. he knows how they play. he is afraid of nobody. he loves the attention. this is his finest hour.

bring it home mate

norm are you there with him mate?

and i agree about his statment carry on as you are.,.,.,
ive changed a few times and slowed down.,.,it dont work,.,.keep going.,.,non stop,.,.action,.,this is how i clean final tables in 50 min lol.,.,

I'd spend the day enjoying my five minutes of fame. Do all the interviews and stuff to get completely comfortable with the set up. Have a meal with a few beers and some mates and head to bed relatively early 9because I would be recoverign from the night before!) I'd aim for a good 10 hours sleep or more - either way tomorrow night wouldnt be ending before breakfast! I'd be climbing the ladder to fourth tbh. A millionaire in sterling would be nice enough then freerolling on the win! Not sure I'd want to win it - my boss would probably find out i play poker!!

I was very ante deals, BUT it would be almost impossible to refuse to "lock up" £1mill and play for the title + $3mill extra.

£1mill is defo life changing.

Any thoughts?

Agreed. Even 750K.

$500k locked up already. That's enough for me, let's play!

Jon has the game to take these apart, met him in Belfast and he's a lovely guy, that was 18 months ago and he said to me over a beer 'I'm going to take down a big one one day, I know I've got it in me'

Tonight's the night mate, go get em.

And Norm if you get a chance wish him ll the best from me.

Oh I do not doubt John's ability in any shape or form - far from it.

My point is, £1mill is ALOT different from £250k - £1mill = no money worries ever, whereas £250k, hmmmmmm

I am not sure what I would do if offered that deal, I dont think anyone can be unless you are in that position.

Anyway, whatever John is doing,,,, i am as envious as hell and wish it was me! lol

I will say it again, "ONE TIME!!!!" Come on Skalie m8

This whole thing is getting quite emotional - I dont know this guy but I am so excited for him.

I used to laugh at the people on Deal or No deal when they held hands......now I'm not so sure ..bizarre.. but I want so much for Skalie to win this.

Is this the same as the WPT - no deals allowed or instant disqualification?

Rule 35 "Prizes and entries are non-transferable."

No further explanation given.

I'd be asking Stuart Fox for WSOP final table advice, and thus spend Tuesday in my hotel room with a couple of hookers watching my cards get folded to 2nd place on the live TV feed.

 ;gobsmacked;

What a ridiculous answer.




















Why only two hookers ?

I know he still says this is one he would've really played differently and he was gutted when he went out ( I was there and watched him literally fall apart by the end) but there were other reasons as you know norm and I really do think he has learned a lot from that experience . He wont slow down for sure and will play his own natural game and try to take them apart. I wouldn't like to be the guy who tries to run over the " english station"  as most american forums/sites seem to be suggesting. They seem to have forgotten he made the last 100 a couple of years ago then led the cruise from start to finish coming up just short and finishing 3rd after a bad beat at the final table. Show em how its done Kal

I see that Bodog has Skalie as 4th favourite at 4/1.

Bodog are real risktakers - a nine runner race and they have a 147% book with a max stake of $100. :)

My old maths teacher, when asked by us lot to skive some work time off the maths lesson, worked out how much you would need from the age of 18 to live comfortably for the rest of you life and the minimum he said was 1 million quid (Tax free)

So there's my answer. Sit tight for 4th. 

Skalie's not 18.

Currenty 5/1 on Betfair go on have a couple of quid on him, I have!

How long ago was that?  I think if he was going to make that calculation today the figure would be nearer £2,500,000.

lol classic.

This figure applies to my area which has a lower cost of living than big towns and cities and also excludes degenerate gamblers!
Obviously if it was tax free then you could live off the interest alone anyway for the rest of you life, i know its not quite as simple as this but even at 3-4% interest your talking 30-40K a year.

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/mediacenter/video.asp?v=jonkalmarInterview.wmv&m=7&d=17&y=2007

great interview, full of confidence, take it downnnnn

sheep are a cheap date

If he wants to lock up £1 million and play for $3mill+ he could theoretically do that without any agreement form the table.  Find a bookie that will allow Skalie to lay himself at 5/1 for a million and that's exactly what position he would have.  He might have to convince the bookie that he was playing to win, but one of the poker legends out there would understand what he was doing and take the bet....???

What  great guy.

Makes it even easier to support him.