blonde poker forum

A member of our forum claimed in his blog (among other things) that "The forum has changed and the preoccupation by most is what others think of them and doing the right things to look good. Genuine care for one another has gone out the window."

Reports of our demise are unfounded Sir ... Ask Maureen and Reece, ask Taximan ...

In fact, the winner of the signed Doyle Brunson book has offered his prize to be used to raise a few quid ... another comp winner on blonde has donated a £300 seat to someone else, and numerous other things go on behind the scenes to make sure EVERYONE in our "family" is looked after.

It really pisses me off when people moan and bitch about blonde ... especially to people with whom they would never have met and been acquainted with if it wasn't for this place.

Rant over .... carry on.

wheres my fucking t-shirt?

at the bottom of a well.

You aint getting one, no one likes you.
















xxx

give me a chance i am on bed rest

well said Kev.

I've had my own ups and downs recently and honestly don't know how I would have got through some of the dark times with the 'genuine care' of certain members of blonde who know who they are.

The blog's author is way off the mark about a lot of things. In fairness to him, I don't think there's any malice behind it, he just doesn't seem to 'get' stuff.

FYP

I've checked Mick Mccool's and M3boy's blogs, and it ain't either of them..

So, who wrote that?

translated means he has lost most of his feinds on here for being a prize pratt. he also ried to set up a rival site and invited all his friends over funny how he spent most of the time on there talking to himself

I'm guessing it's Bainn

what gave it away want prize pratt by any chance?

Can someone enlighten me what happened to make Bainn so pissed off?

Why does everything pass me by?

What's happend is bainn has gone onto his own little dream world where he has phil ivey on speed dial and durrrr on messanger.....................

"Spoke to Micky Wernick Sunday, on Saturday he had a recent "British Masters" winner and friend work against him on the final table of an EPO satellite.

Maybe our attitudes about playing fair are out of touch with the newer generation of players who want to exploit every angle, within the rules or not to get the most from the percentages they tend to have in each other?"

Never had so many pms!

Thanks, I'll have a gander at his blog.

my favourite entry is

You've made it in poker when...
 
1) You get your own entry in the "Hendon Mob" database.

2) you are "Nipped" by a well known player whose been seen on tv.

3) People tell you they whispered your name with reverence to their friends/siblings when you past them in a cardroom.


ffs

1 you can get for FT a £10 freezeout for your money back
2 happened to me my first time i went into the vic and before i sat down to play
3 maybe he just wanted a blowjob

i feel a bit sorry for him really, seems a bit of a sad case for carrying on like that(especially about people he knows)

oh seemingly he admonished me at the bash while i was finding out who was and who wasn't playing in the HU, i missed it. mind you he didnt think of speaking to me when he had a problem with the actions of 2 of the members so shown a real lack of common sense there.

yep blonde community spirit is alive and well

Is that a real beard or one of those comedy fake ones?

real


it is among the members that dont use and abuse it blondites have never taken to those that have ask markS

blonde is like an extended family for many of us.  It's not a closed door and anyone is welcome with open arms.  It does my head in when I hear insults or false accusations directed towards this forum or the people in it.  That blog had me on tilt for most of last week.  Sigh.
  

Wow, talking about taking a blonde bash and life in general too seriously.

i know you love me really you liar

Meanwhile....MOST of us had a brilliant time.  And that's A LOT of happy people.

By turning himself into a pariah, he's brought us all closer together.

Noble sacrifice imo.

I'm only relatively new so it probably don't count for much but this place is great,lots of real nice people.

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

Very True - How did you change your name back?

yeah i dont think we should go down the road of everyone getting on his case to the point where he doesnt want to show his face anymore

Too late....................

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iQtfRSNblws/Sc1rampBOZI/AAAAAAAAAN4/vPT7P3T07P4/s800/pownd-ownd-mustache-beard-fail-lolppl-epiclosers.jpg)

PM link pls.

lol

google bainn and blog.

I didn't start this thread with the intention of it turning into some sort of witch hunt, I just wanted to publicly address some points which were made publicly, I have no blogger account so I could not reply on the blog.

Like i said in the OP, we are doing ok tyvm.

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao



You should be on the telly bolt

fyp

Now get registered for the blonde game ALL OF YOU !!  ;)

will if i can get some funds

To be fair, I have always quite liked both Bainn and Harmony.

Its a shame he made his feelings felt so publicly!

tbf i always liked harmony but never cared for bainn

I begged!   rotflmfao

fwiw, I agree with the OP,

just look at the support Iron got on his freeroll win; I would say the blonde community is doing just fine.

Could someone post a link up for the blog i tried google and no joy.

It is the 5th result in google.

http://bainn.blogspot.com/

Cheers.

Just my two cents....

There are a lot more young people in poker these days than when blonde first started. The game of poker is also more aggressive now so it's kinda natural that poker forums will include a lot more young people who shoot from from the hip a bit more than people in days gone past.

There are things that go on behind the scenes and via pms that show great community spirit here. I played live poker every night for about 18 months and I've made more friends through blonde than I did with the many people I shared tables with night in night out. That to me says something about community spirit.

Now to derail the tone of my post into usual GreekStein style - I suggest that the person who isn't happy with blonde should make their own forum, so that them and their one member can enjoy the community feel!

what an idiot

ive posted a comment on there but not about blonde this guy has a serious problem

You are right Kev, Blonde is and always will be a great place to be part of. It has done far more for us than most of my blood relatives. I get to throw off a whole lot of anxiety here and also have a laugh when I need to. I for one wouldn't be without it but yet before meeting Tikay back at Sheffield when Blonde was just starting out I was such a private person, now I don't mind opening up when need be to my adopted family. So much support both online, over the phone and in person, and financially, without Blonde we would have been going this alone and I am not too sure just who I would have let off steam to. Like Cos said there are a few that may fire from the hips, but  hey, it takes all sorts and they will fit in or go, either way this community is here to stay.

has bainn got his own forum then?

are you going to start bugging him for a tshirt?

[hide] I think he kind of has a point if the situation described happened - regardless of a bash or not..... Think the rest of it is pretty ridiculous though.  

if he used he noodle and complained at the time to myself tighty or a member of the alead staff peoblem would of been solved instead he complains on his blogg slagging of th e forum in the process

lets say he does have a point(i dont think he does) why say anything? these people are supposed to be his friends.

even instead of doing it the proper way he bubbles them up to the td or some shit then comes home and starts banging on about peoples integrity and how theyve cheated on the internet, that's a low life.

Whatever the rights and wrongs, this mob mentality makes me feel a tad uncomfortable.

how can you have a thread then? people want to say what they think and it seems to me its impossible for people to do so without it becoming a mob mentality.

If one person says something it's their point of view but as soon as someone else does thats two people it becomes mob mentality, it's an emotive thing, how are people supposed to display their dissaprovale at whats been said using this format without it looking like mob mentality?

i dont usually comment on this sort of thing but i read what he put about mickey and the EPO sat and i went on life tilt.
i hate it when people comment on things they only hear 1 side of.

Think I must have interpreted the thread, I just thought it was about how, as a community,  we remain very much together and will continue to do so. Don't want to upset no one. xx

Dunno if I've missed something, but if what happened with the chip dumping is true its only fair he raises the point isn't it?

he has tried to out 2 blondes as cheats when its obvious to anyone whos been to a bash what was going on
he has tried to out 2 other players cheats without knowing the facts

he states "I refuse to remain quiet about such things."

well i personally refuse to remain quiet about it either

if others have same views they should be allowed to express  them

after all he refuses to remain quiet

Perhaps you can't. It makes me uncomfortable never the less.

sneaking off behind their backs to write about his friends integrity on the internet cos he's too much of a muppet to say anything to them in real life, yeah sounds fair to me

in any serious game I'd agree.  This situation is akin to a Premier league footballer cheating a bit in a knockabout in the park with his mates on a Sunday afternoon imo

chip dumping  i assume was duke trying to get knocked out rather that to cheat
the right  move was to speak ip at time not on a blog

Don't worry Maureen, I'm just flapping my metaphorical lips about. just like everyone else.

phewww... xx

comments about the beard were uncalled for imo

Correct, and that goes for taches as well

Can I start the bidding at £30 for the Reece fund if Mond has been so kind?

I RAISE.

£31.50.

As many of you know, Ger is my friend.  We spend a good deal of time together throughout the year.  Not just at blonde bashes.  And he is FAR from a cheat.  He's one of the most kindest generous people you would ever want to meet.

As for poker, he takes great pride in taking every chip off even small children.  If he can...just ask my daughters.  At the same time, he's well able to laugh off being the first knocked out.  Poker is fun for him, regardless of where and who.  I have strong suspicions that his conversation with Joobs (who is also just out for a laugh) was exactly that...a laugh.  And a largely misunderstood laugh from Bainn's point of view.  

If there was truly a tale to tell, Bainn should have spoken up there and then.  To come out with such rubbish after the fact is cowardly at the very least and I'm doing everything in my power to keep calm with over a week about this.  Hiding behind a keyboard is something we always harp on about.  I'm afraid I won't be feeling pity for him or anyone who pulls that stunt when it comes back to bite them.  And I'm also not afraid to say exactly what I think to his face if our paths should ever cross again.

And breeeeeeeeeeeathe.  

Apologies to the rest of you, but that's how I feel about it.

Put me down for £35 for the book.  xx

This is a great thread, well done Dewi,

Lets keep it going

This is a great forum, who else would let me put Crows Tales on it.

May have to start writting that again soon

See Ya

oh ffs, you still here ?

sure cant wait

stuff the haters crow do it

lol OK

"No doubt people in the community will disown me, so be it, I completely stick by my interpretation of what happened, but I refuse to remain quiet about such things"

I didn't manage to make it to the blonde bash but if I did and was unhappy with something that I knew was about to happen at the table I would have said 'Sorry guys you can't really do that' and I'm sure no-one would have taken offence. This is not remaining quiet instead of waiting until after the event and posting about it. Pretty bad form really especially as this tournament isn't something that should be taken seriously and it doesn't really matter if theres a few little bendings of rules.

FYP

lol ok

Tom, statements like yours here make me a little uncomfortable.

If anyone has attacked Bainn in an unappropriate manner then I could understand it but I've not yet seen any personal attacks.

What Bainn seems to have done is a bit wrong imo. Therefore are you not confusing mob mentality with the fact a lot of people share the same opinion about this?

I think attacking Bainn doesn't really serve any purpose. He's prone to misinterpret things, he takes everything far too seriously and he's fairly clueless about a lot of poker such as speech play and people reading.

It's his problem and he has to live with it - could be best to let him get on with it, without picking on how deluded he can be at times.

The OP highlighted the community spirit of blonde and that's a positive thing worth highlighting - that's a much better direction for the thread to take.

I like this forum. 

I like the community spirit.

I like the people in general.

I dont like the occasional person, dont we all.

But in general, it is great.

I agree with Kev's words.

Carl

Thats quite funny that Jon..  LOL..

I don't know the guy, never met him but I pretty much said in my post that personal attacks are unnecessary. Did I work it badly and it didn't come across that way?

I don't want to make comments about someone I don't know, just my view on the issue in question.

I love this community.

I love the blonde league games.... ;whistle;

You love any community so heavily dominated by males

i am comfortable enough in my sexaulity to say cos i love you

And this bit Carl

???

feeling is mutual mate

xx

ffs you plonker i never said anything about kissing

how?!

misclick!

honest

Too late.  You've thrown the offer out there.  Can't take it back, but please taje pics so we can have a good giggle.  Kthx

Cos, it's misclicks like that what give us Greeks a bad name.
:)

you can shut it too ffs
yuck at the thought of it
now 2 girls is fine

I thought they did very well though to outplay everyone in a tighty sit'n'go.

Woodsy the whole tournament is a massive joke, people playing from other peoples stacks, mucking about, playing like idiots and trying to lose your chips sharpish is the norm. As there is more fun to be had elsewhere. Gets a bit serious when down to two tables obv.

If he wants to take it as seriously as he has then he obviously is just in the wrong place.

I've never really spoken to the guy, but have played against and read his posts and clueless about poker/people is an understatement. The guy is on a different planet.

I think this thread shows a lot of spirit and support for the blondes he has been accusing of cheating. None of whom would dream of doing this at a normal tournament. Just like I would never dream of playing against someone who was sat playing with their mates chips.

Tom, I dont think it really is mob mentallity, I think its more just internet forum mentality, its very hard for things not to turn out like this on a forum.

I also need to apologise to Yogi and Mark from DTD who had the misfortune of asking me the details of this story on Sunday, they werent to know I had been out since lunch and I dont think anyone deserves to hear so much swearing while at work.

 

amazing beard.  not really sure what all the fuss is about.  blonde is a great place, if people dont like it they shouldnt use the site, if they want to slag it off so what?  one persons opinion really means nothing.

not so nice for the people that have been named and outed as 'cheats' on the blog though, which may well be read by people that don't understand the dynamics of a blonde bash.

true.  i wouldnt have even known about it if it wasnt for this thread though, im gusessing lots of others wouldnt have either, who reads 'bainns' blog?  its not like he is 88% concentration!!

Just read the thread about Tony Philips and whoever his mate may have been. Bainns more out of order there than anyone has been on this thread. Just a blatant suck up and brag that he has spoken to Mickey Wernick thread.

Gonna have to go to bed ive tilted myself again. Thanks Dewi

at a guess about 1/2 the forum already knew about it

comments have done the rounds on facebook etc

which pratt put it on facebook?

i wish i was part of the 'in group'

sigh

This



And this.


Also as a side note i busted v early and came back to my table about 30 mins later, i sat down in BH's stack and started playing, it was all done in good spirit and was pretty com.

I then sat in Rookie's seat and i heard someone mutter something about it on the table, i folded blind and then rookie sat back down.

The point i am making is (although i dont know what actually happened) if Bainn had raised an objection i am sure the parties involved would have said fair enough and not done whatever it was they did.


P.S. Someone PM me about the EPO thing i am confused, is there a similar story?

simon nowab shoved all my chips accross the line in bB1 after rob yong had reraised me as the 2 of them wanted someone to goto the bar and it was either me or yongster
obviuosly i went with robs £40  spent over £80 on the round and sent the waitress over to rob to collect the rest of money
the friendly nature of the game has been going since the bashes started

Rumour PM sent with some added flair for gossips sake.

P.S. I have started to court proceeding to recover the chips that you took from me while impersonating BH. I was outraged to be honest, but if it wasnt for the lack of amazing hair I would never have noticed.
Im also starting court proceedings against BH for impersonating me for the rest of the afternoon by wearing my name badge.
No doubt people in the community will disown me, so be it, I completely stick by my interpretation of what happened, but I refuse to remain quiet about such things.

Lol @ rumour pm

It's a good job that he never caught Flushy and me cheating Jones in the £1/£1 limit game then  ::)

that would certainly explain the way you played your A3

 :'( Words hurt

I think I probably agree with this post.

Perhaps mob mentality was the wrong choice of words, but I hope some of you will understand what I was getting at.

I think everyone gets what you mean Tom, on an issue such as game integrity and the integrity of others it is easy for people to get riled.

Game integrity is utmost in all 'serious' games but I got the impression the bbashs were to take the piss out of kinboshi?

no need to wait for a bash for that - the forum is open 365 days a year :D

And he makes it soooooo easy for us. 

Good just checking.  :)up

I'm pretty new here but that was the first thing I picked up on :)

get yourself to the next bash - you'll fit in nicely. Hopefully less of a wait between bashes this time......

Better get my two penneth in before bed

I was the organiser of this event, as it turned out, as one of the few mods able to make it this time and the person who had done the preparation for it with Alea.

After the event, immediately after the final table concluded, Bainn asked to have a word with me privately at which point he expressed the concerns he subsequently wrote in his blog. I listened and made two points to him that many have made

a) Mention it to a TD or Organiser at the time and I, for example, could have a quiet word with those causing concern without mentioning the names of who it was causing concern to.

b) For many the bash is a social weekend, where the poker is of secondary importance to most, and where "fun and games" takes the place of the usual tournament behaviour, especially early on in the day

We parted on good terms, and I know both he and Helen enjoyed the day, said complementary things about the event and the venue etc and I also told him I was disappointed that something had spoiled his enjoyment of the event.

I was therefore disappointed that the matters we had discussed were then written on his blog on the Monday.

Since then we have communicated privately and amicably, agreed to differ in a few areas etc.

I also accept that not everyone of the 85 or so runners we had is a "dyed in the wool" blonde aware of the fun traditions of these but Bainn and Harmony, as blonde bash veterans of at least several each, for sure knew what to expect of the events.

I take the view, having only heard one side of the story (Bainn's) and knowing the individuals involved that the events he took offence too are far more likely to be "japes" than "cheating". However I'm not going to be able to do anything to resolve that difference of view if only told post-competition

It's also not surprising that matters get more serious when we're down to the last few tables. Even then, I think the majority of those left in are after Silo Graham's trophy than the cash!

Anyway, I ramble. On the OP point, I think the community spirit on the forum is pretty resilient and present in a lot of areas not always visible.

I won the roshambo tournament, and there was nothing amiss there.

Well, try and tell that to gatso and pawprint.... :D

ah I've read Blonde before but didn't sign up until recently so not been around in time to even read up on Blonde Bashs. Just had time to read Toms diary and I've only just found the two forums underneath analysis and all the games!.

oh and I am an unwelcome but delightfully handsome and recognisable face to many that are regulars at DTD. :) So you never know may turn up at one in the future.

Sure hope so...

FFS got to page 7 thought maybe crossed wires type thing then seen Stu's post that it was a tighty sng, FFS i got fined 200 chips for folding 72 pre and lmao.Needs to give himself a shake imo

No, the events Bainn was concerned about were in the £30 comp

The Tighty SNG was later, and most definitely rigged to ensure three ladies cashed lol

lol at 9 pages and rising about some stick in the mud who wants proper order at a blonde bash tourney.

Oh well,i've no idea what happened and don't read blogs so i'll just assume he's been a bit ott with the way he's gone about complaining.Good OP especially the bit that made me look good  ;D

blonde is the best and blondes are the best..........simples!

lolz, that was so sick. the best prize of the weekend and we were robbed. at least we got out entry money back though

Ban.

fml another one!!! ive had 4 and i still love the place lol

Awwwwww....keep him another while.  He's been on bestest behaviour and all.

You on the other hand?  Rigging online league games so you can win two on the trot.  Insta ban IMO.

I was given a 20 name list and asked to do a draw

Mr Organiser here managed to do a draw with 18 names, and appear suitably startled when the two missing names wandered up and asked who they were playing as we hit the semi-finals!

BB9, the Roshambo is not in my portfolio of responsibilities!

Magaluf - November?

Ironside says Aberdeen January

Everyone else might be thinking Nottingham/Luton/Newcastle/Manchester/Coventry etc in about March

aberdeen in january is all igloos and 24 hour darkness isn't it?

it's an improvement on a cruise around the orkney's though, tbf.

Precisely. Someone tell him no one will go to Aberdeen for a blonde bash. He doesn't listen to me

maybe a couple of years ago, but times are too tight for many atm. Coventry a good shout imo.

Don't leave it much past March!!!  Was too long between the last two.  Ireland is nice in March, but who am I to say?  lol

the gap between bb7 and 8 was purely financial. We weren't in a position to do one first half of 09, were struggling to stay afloat and had no time to organise it or money to put to it

Touch wood, those concerns aren't present when it comes to planning another bash.

Just be happy in the knowledge that i'm sitting open limping and then aggressively mucking out of turn pre flop in a limped pot to keep my winrate and tight image up  rotflmfao

fck january too cold march or april will  be fine

so the cliffnotes...

web log fail from Bainn, but time to move on?

Ha yeah forgot that, playing lowball and jones had like 2nd nuts, i was folding my hand and saw i had the 2 cards Ralph needed to make the nuts, obv a quick switch was done without anyone noticing (we sure were subtle) pretty com when Ralph raised on the last betting round and Jones just cried a little bit and looked proper dev'd as he lost the pot.

Good times.

The "conversation" referred to in the blog pretty much goes like this from what Joobs can remember:

Drunk Duke remarks about the number of chips.
Sober Joobs tells him its a double chance
Drunk Duke says something along the lines of "it doesnt matter if we go all in then on the blinds, if i win then feck it, if you win you have my chips and I can go to the bar!"

On the first round - it gets folded to them in the blinds. Neither shoves pre. They play it properly and Ger lays down, according to Bainn, a good hand to an all in raise on the river by Joobs. What Bainn has no idea about is that Joobs and Ger have been playing each other a lot since I moved back up north and as such, play a lot of home games there. She attends and plays as well. They know each others games pretty well and neither player is an idiot.

As it happened, Joobs pretty much had the nuts and Ger made a very good fold. Bainn does not know this and as such, has interpreted it wrongly.

The thing that has really pissed me off is that not once did he speak up to Ger, Joobs, or even myself. When he approached Tighty, I was talking to Tighty about the photos from the day, so he easily could have asked me what was going on.

The man he really should have spoken to though, is Ironside. After all, all 4 of them were on the same damn table when this happened...

He should just be a man, post on here and end it.

This is the most complementry thing said about Coventry for about 50 years imo.

So true.  'Tis a pretty casino though.

It's all part of your metagame strategy imo. Very clever...

Sorry for the confusion Monda!

He is mainly moaning about the £30, but when reading his blog I almost fell off my chair when I realised he 'thought Harmony had out played the rest of the table at a tighty sit'n'go'

Thats how little the man knows, he thought it was a game of skill. Not a game of 'Im tighty who shall i set up this hand'

This.

If i can make it i wouldn't be adverse to putting up a few folks at my house either**










** only those capable of vomiting outside need apply.

We do a lot of things, but getting sick inside or outside isn't a part of it!  lol

How about Leeds for the next one?

this. although quite how I've managed to never be sick on a bb weekend I've no idea!!!! 

This'd be good.

pfft you will still be moving...

Sooner the better pls. I really wanna get to a bash.

Sigh.  I keep trying and yer the only one who agrees.  FML.  

FYP

Purple door might be closed.

Are the cheats peasants/on the dole?

Cheating in a friendly game is LOL bad

Was your comment intentionally thick?

What cheating?

Mainly because MrsB would like to go TBF. I'd be happier with...erm...well.....ah feck it...Ireland will be just as easy as anything else.

Where do you live again Bold?

FYP

fyfyp

Scotland obv....not a good place to have a bB. Edinburgh would mean the Mrs and I could travel home after a bB and therefore booking a hotel would be a waste ...which in turn means that Friday nights will be wasted :(

Glasgow is a dump, Aberdeen is too cold...London is ridic expensive and any other town in the UK is just as easy to get to, and just as cheap to get to,  as Ireland is.

Ireland it is then.

I live in London but it would be a shite bash!

LOL     ;D

So you're saying you'd make it if it was held in London?

I don't get these.

Someone explain pls.

You called Boldie, bold.

Sarry sameane switched the 'A' and 'O' letters an my keybaord.

Edit: Now fixed. 

Where do you live  -  (again (in) bold)

Longy explained on msn. Meant to call him bald obv.

How rude!

errr glasgow is a dump? i beg to differ maybe where you used to stay , not where i live

OK, west end is nice :)

Bit of a cheek there, so far been to bashes in Luton, Walsall, Cardiff, Notts and Leeds and none compare favourably to Glasgow. You really should think seriously about where you want to move to when you eventually get round to it.

Cardiff >>> Nottingham >>> Glasgow >>> Leeds >>> Luton >>> Walsall  imo fwiw

Let's do some Amster-Dammage imo!

Birmingham was quite good too

lol

[ ] I really meant that Glasgow was a dump in the same way that I really meant that Aberdeen is always too cold
[X] Had forgotten just how touchy Scottish people are when it comes to towns in Scotland.

We're moving to Allao...I've been told there are one or two parts of it that aren't dilapidated (Or they have at least put some skirting up in the past few years or so and boarded up some of the broken windows in city centre)

THIS, it's 3.5 hours door to amsteram centraal station door for me  ;whistle;

Never been before! :p

LOL ok

Just can't wait to hear how fucking miserable you sound when you move to Fife if you thought Glasgow was bad gg.

You're a disgrace! It's incred!!

Amsterdam is a dump as well..especially since they dug up the entire city for the North South line.

I always have the same level of miserableness mate....really doesn't matter where I live :)

<---Was not being sarcastic ;whistle;


And boldie, 'if I knew what you were talking about' I would say that they've been going for ages but alot of those on the main junction have moved/have been opened up.

I love the way they do roadworks and improvements they wouldn't get away with it in the UK, dig up the pavement and just put slippery thin boards down with a sprinkling of sand because thats safe when bikes are pinging past you and you're right next to a canal ;grr;

You're too stoned to care when you're there tho - plus you can just eat Wok To Walk alllllllll day long!

Is there anywhere you do like Boldie?

I am assuming they still have the following Strip Clubs, Cafes and a casino. What else do we need?

Sure do care the place looks like a dump.

Omg working there must be the worst job ever, by the woks it's like the hottest place in the world  ;gobsmacked;

Amsterdam is such a nice place. He's just talking about the junction right outside the main station. Dune listen to im!

(http://www.bestlinkstoholland.com/amsterdam.jpg)
(http://heckeranddecker.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/amsterdam_airphoto.jpg)

The junction outside central, De Albert Cuijp, de pijp...all dug up. Yuck. (I have always hated Amsterdam though..nice for tourists maybe but not to live in. Go to Groningen or Maastricht..MUCH better)

Ya but you wouldn't live by the station, 15 mins walk west or east and you get to lovely locally areas.

Haarlem or Rotterdam are my preference tbh.

Amsterdam is lovely once you get past the touristy section right near the station, but that doesn't matter because Baldie has already agreed...next blonde bash in IRELAND!!!  Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

I'm still debating whether or not to come over for the ipo/dublin winter festival.

Only been to Dublin and that was once but really like it, only heard good things about Ireland :)

Very much this!..make a proper weekend away from it!..catch some monday racing somewhere and don't fly back till Wednesday! :)

It wont be when Me, Matt & Dan are there on the 10th October. You coming?

Calling people cheats/peasants and getting your forward slash is worse imo

Also not sure who has been recently bus Amsterdam is almost no more.

Going there Easter 2010 for a stag do and I think a few people are going to be shocked how little fun is actually left.

I havent been for 8 months, anyone been recently?

UGH!!!  Don't say that!  Haven't been in a few years, but was hoping to get back there some time in the next year.  No point going if it's truly ruined.  Sigh.

Oh yeah, the plan is to close the lap dancing clubs, the windows and coffee shops as the council wants "a more conventional city centre and mediteranean style coffee shops/ tea houses and art galleries"

because people will go to Amsterdam in droves to see modern art and have a cappucino. It's not like there are other countries and cities that do this much better.

Why do you think this? because of the smoking ban?

couldn't even get the cappuccino last time I went. arrived in the city at 2 a.m. and nowhere was open to buy a bloody coffee let alone do anything more fun

That's enough about that then.  Sure will be a fun stag do.   rotflmfao

Closing times have always been a problem/joke in city centre. Go to Groningen or Maastricht...Groningen has a fantastic 24 hour a day pub culture :)  (or at least used to..haven't been in years)

Yeah 1971, came back wearing a white Afghan coat :)

baracalona?
malaga?
venice?
rome?
athens?
vegas??
aberdeen?

I'm loving the idea of a week in the sun, somewhere cheap.  Will fit in a game or two of poker if we can be bothered between all the other stuff.

ok aberdeen it is then

I'm pretty sure a friend of mine manages a night club in Aberdeen too.

It's not Andre is it? He's friends with everyone

i heard chip rich talking about a poker venue in magaluf he's working on.

lap dances at £5 in aberdeen

Should be able to buy the whole of Aberdeen for that.  ;hide;

its full of rich oil folk innit, a bit like Dallas but with worse weather

weathers fine in sping. as for rich folk not many of them in torie

I can't watch a women take all her clothes off and wiggle for me then hand her a moldy fiver. It's just wrong.

you give her it first


oh you dont give a fiver you pay 20 and get 4 times as long

fyp

No as boldie said they have decided they dont want it anymore.

The guy who owns the hotel I normally stop at told me the following.

The council are forcing the guy who owns all the buildings down the Damrak to sell up so they can close all the crap restaurants and tourist shops.
They have already started buying up the red light windows and filling them with clothes ready to rent as shops etc (this was obv, already 50% of the red light area gone)
All coffee shops had to apply for either a smoking license or a drinking license, no where can legally sell both weed and beer anymore.
All those who applied for a smoking license were granted a 2 year license and told it would not be renewed nor could they then have an alcohol license, there all gone in 2 years then.

Its never been one of my favourite places to go to be honest, even though I smoke drugs and like ladies. Its just a shit hole.

down in ruislip this would do!

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wow sick

Still sad though. It's like the erosion of a great rain forest.

It was pretty damn cool when I was there but those Afghan coats didn't half ming a bit.

Blimey Ralph - what kind of perverted stuff did you get up to in Amsterdam.

(http://www.breederretriever.com/photopost/data/553/medium/Afghan.jpg)

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A combination of whacky baccy, subdued lighting and callow youth can lead to some strange occurrences  ::)

But in truth the Afghan in question was a sheep, it's getting worse.

That's ghay, the ban itself is stupid you just have to go outside for a ciggy and keep your cigarettes in your pocket when inside a coffee shop.

Would hate for the liberalness to disappear though I wouldn't mind getting rid of all the tat. Lovely city outside the center.

Was planning a trip to A'dam later this year. Worth one last visit to pay my respects?

Yeah would have thought so, but might not be quite what u remember.

Be warned though the hotels have also doubled in price in preperation for the classy new clientelle lol

Mos def.

Has had a varied acting career since his musical days?

oh yeah the nash has a larry the lobster machine

Do you think you could sort out some deals for special room rates with the Travelodge?

could you sort out that Aberdeen is actually South of Glasgow please?

so bB9 will be in brighton then?

the venue doesn't want us. Cardroom manager yes, casino manager No. I blame Flushy and Dubai.

which venue is it that doesn't want us, rv, grosvenor or both?

I used to travel a lot to the Netherlands.  Always flew to Amsterdam and then taxi to Apeldoorn.  Like 70 miles taxi, quite expensive but I was not paying.  One day, after being in Apeldoorn for a week, was preparing to leave the factory, asked secretary to get me a taxi to take me to Schiphol.  Secretary said thats expensive, why dont you get the train.  Told me how good it was an would only be 20 Euros for First Class...  I screwed up my nose, train, I dont do trains.  Not on company expenses...  But she convinced me, and even took me there in case the train ticket person did not speak English..  I got a 1st class ticket...  Got pointed to the correct platform and told 15 mins...

Train arrived... Got on, First class, have a room with like 6 seats in it...   I had already surveyed the map on the wall at the station, how many stations etc, what they are all called...  I knew that the train before Schiphol is called Amsterdam Central...  It is maybe 1 hr in total, I have plenty of time...  We got to Amsterdam Central, sat there for maybe 10 mins, and the train pulled out...  But it went back out same way we came in...  I am thinking, maybe we go out that way, and round in a large arc to the airport, I knew in general the direction to the airport...  A guard came to check my ticket...  Where are you going sir..?  Airport..  No you are not we are heading for Amersfoort...  No no, I said, I got on at Apeldoorn and my first station was Amersfoort..  Yes sir, he agreed with me.  That is like 40 minutes to Amersfoort?  Yes he said... I explained i was directed to the correct train platform by station staff...  Yes sir, you got the correct train, but, if you remember while at Amersfoort, the wait there was 5 to 10 mins...  yes, I said... Well sir, the train had split into 2 halves at that station and the rear half went to Schiphol...!!  OMG, I am going to miss my flight and it is the last flight tonight...

I did get off the train at Amersfoort and change to another train that took 70 mins to get to the airport stopping at every stupid station it could have stopped at, I got to the airport 20 mins after it had departed, so I had to check into airport hotel and contact BA to get me on the 8:00am flight..   

Not one of my best experiences of trains..  Wont do them again if I can help it..!!

rv. Grosvenor isn't a great venue

FYP.

RV manager is a tosser of the highest order. I will never go there again while he is in charge.

oh dear

ah, ok. I've never been in the grosvenor but thought as they don't have poker on saturday's it might've been handy for us

They are actually now being referred to as 'cheating scum'. Which seeing as they did not cheat could be a bit ott.

libellous, indeed.

Saw that too on the new comments on his blog.  I wish him all the best for his future but hope I dont become part of it.

Something came over me then, I was being too nice..!!!  As an adendum...  I hope his next shit is a porcupine..!!

Yeah, he really wanted to fold there rather than reraise all in and start calling people scum.
Not like total back down apologyaments, but just stop digging Bainn ffs.

Just caught up with the comments. Not nice at all. I had hoped that he might take a step back, read the comments on his blog and elsewhere and realise he'd over-reacted and, maybe, possibly, proffer an apology.  

It all just very sad, from every angle.

I have resisted any replies to what I feel is a silly reaction to an innocent situation. Whatever was said in conversation was said light heartedly and in jest. There was no “cheating” or attempts at same. If he was upset at what he perceived was a problem he could have said something at the time

I was keeping out of this because it is silly and futile and quite frankly not worth the effort.

It does hurt me to be branded but I am not really that bothered, if he wasn’t honest enough to try and clarify the situation as it happened he doesn’t deserve either my time or effort.

However even by his standards “cheating scum” is a scandalous statement and one that will not be easily forgotten.

The problem is that people are saying the situation happened because of drink. However the situation did not even happen as he has stated drink invloved or not.

I thank all the people who believe that I would not do that either with or without drink and I am drawing a line under it as it not worth it.

what a sad little guy in his own little world

I don't know him,and i don't wanna know him.

But you were comfy whilst in that train, no?

he may be in his own world but i dont think he is sad, the duke is one of my heros  :D

Incred Friday night though.

Only been there twice, both time i am pretty certain i left thinking "what a dump"

I am going to get working on this again!

I worked in Glasgow for a whole year, and I thought the same.

Why do pubs not have windows?
Why do fish and chip places have bars over the counter to protect the staff from the customers?
Why do off licences have plexi glass walls to stop customers getting at the alcohol?
Why did a see at least 3 people beaten up for wearing wrong colour football shirt?
Why did it rain 360 days in that year I was there?
When you order a pie and chips from a chippy, why do they fry a pie? yuk, proper minging.

I went to Glasgow with the lowest possible expectations.

But I was pleasantly suprised, found a couple of really good Italian restaurants and a handful of pubs that didn't include about 30 people looking to kick the shit out of a cockney wanker.

did our paths not cross at the river boat a few years back

btw it was a crap festival

Yes they did indeed.

I hear the ratcatcher is now serving about 30 years at her majesty's hotel..

ratcatcher?

alan rennie? i was playing poker with him on monday...

Nope, he isnt

I must have been given false info if that's who the ratcatcher is.

talking about 2003 keith i still have nightmares of you on my right my first trip to the vic, bet you had wet dreams when you seen me sitting there, still remember you 4 betting scotty ngyeun on a flop, he couldnt wait to move after that

Ok, you all make it to Bruxelles and Spacefrog will have a breakfast for you all. Some poker, some biere and vin, no drugs and we say few things to nice ladys.


You say yes?

oui

Was that 2003?

Makes me feel  ;tk;

Photographs of what you plan to serve for le petit dejeuner first please M.Frog, then I most definitely say yes ;)

yeah 2003 heathrow went on strike
it was my frrst trip to london since i was in the army
following year i played 3 times in the vic and lucy rocash won all 3 event for £50k each time
but i still remember when it came to the camel if unopened he would be betting took me about 2 hours and AQo to win my first pot
when i reraised you and you giving that imortal line see thats all it takes to beat me

just reading TK's diary and saw reference to the 'Bainn thing'. Its amazing what you miss when away...
 ;dingdell;

http://www.sharkpokerschoolforum.com/beats-f1/denigrate-bainn-db-thread-t448.htm#3099

As Bainn pops his own head from inside his own anus Waking from his Yoga enduced meditation he has found a true understanding of pompusness and arrogance. He wakes and spends the morning correcting everyone he meets from shopkeepers to retarted children before returning to his messy house where he sits infront of SPS homepage on his laptop awash with intrepidation that he once again has had a great response from his closest cyberfriends the The SPS forum members. Taking his penis in his hand he begins to masterbate over his witty responses he has made to meaningless threads throughout the week. Harmony comes home and once again is denied sex as bainn has exhausted himself, pleasuring himself over his own genius. He wonders why she never complains and occasionally sighs over people not understanding him. The Answer to both questions are simple everyone is IN HARMONY WITH YOU>>>>     
I AM YOUR RULER BAINN BOW TO ME MERE MORTAL.


Quoted from the above forum.

LOL JUST LOL

lol

lmao.

remember91 wrote:
Offputting present members more like, looks like we got the Bainn virus. Ain't blondepoker lucky getting rid of it.


The following is a direct response from Bainn

Mediocre attempt at humour and failure to provide prove of my "Apparent" dismissal from "Blondepoker" -

2.5/10

These were other points he felt were worth raising on the thread....
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I must remind you about punctuation, a "." is really needed at the end of a sentence.


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(Will let the spelling slide this time  )


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It seems almost churlish to point out that he meant proof......      ;nanana;

Rooks you do realise you are slagging someone who is in the top 7% of people intelligence wise in this country (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=40873.0).

lol Rooks.

pmsl

ffs, whenever i see this:

Last post on Today at 11:59:19 PM
in Re: blonde community spi... by Rookie (Rodney)

i get all excited and think its a thread titled "blonde community spin up".

to be fair there is good chance Rooks is among the 4 million or so people above the 93rd percentile. it's not really an elite group.

I think I have whooshed you there, it was a joke of sorts. Who the hell brags about IQ tests when they are 7.

no you didn't, I was enhancing your post!

Sigh, gg me.

 rotflmfao