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Title: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 03:20:49 PM
Just saw a list of entrants to the Portugal EPT..

One of them caught my eye:

JP Kelly UK Team PokerStars Pro

When did this happen?

Congrats anyways.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: JaffaCake on November 18, 2009, 03:24:58 PM
just before ept london...bout time stars signed some decent uk players and jp is one of the best


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 03:32:01 PM
just before ept london...bout time stars signed some decent uk players and jp is one of the best

I just looked at the Team Pokerstars page, and there is no sign of JP yet.

However, there are an incredible 8 members of Team Pokerstars from Holland. Why?

Marcel, Noah and that Fatima girl I'll give you.

Who are Ruben Visser, Joep Van Den Bijgaart, Pieter de Korver etc etc?


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 03:34:58 PM
just before ept london...bout time stars signed some decent uk players and jp is one of the best

I just looked at the Team Pokerstars page, and there is no sign of JP yet.

However, there are an incredible 8 members of Team Pokerstars from Holland. Why?

Marcel, Noah and that Fatima girl I'll give you.

Who are Ruben Visser, Joep Van Den Bijgaart, Pieter de Korver etc etc?

pieter de korver won the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 03:45:00 PM
just before ept london...bout time stars signed some decent uk players and jp is one of the best

I just looked at the Team Pokerstars page, and there is no sign of JP yet.

However, there are an incredible 8 members of Team Pokerstars from Holland. Why?

Marcel, Noah and that Fatima girl I'll give you.

Who are Ruben Visser, Joep Van Den Bijgaart, Pieter de Korver etc etc?

pieter de korver won the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final

He won one donkament apart from this his record is pretty moderate http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=111058

I thought the whole point of Team Pokerstars was a group of very successful or very famous poker talent.

JP fts this bill obv with 2 bracelets and loads of other big successes.

De Korver hardly does.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 03:46:28 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 03:46:59 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 03:49:37 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

haha surely even i can get in aswell xD

btw have u seen the thing they are doing, running some event coz they want another Aussie and Canadian Pro :/


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: marcro on November 18, 2009, 03:50:25 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

I thought Kev turned them down - they could not match the package he is getting from Blonde.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: action man on November 18, 2009, 03:51:42 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Colchester Kev on November 18, 2009, 03:56:37 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

I thought Kev turned them down - they could not match the package he is getting from Blonde.

You are spot on Sir ... they couldn't even come close !


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: booder on November 18, 2009, 04:09:21 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go
rotflmfao


gratz JP   thouroughly deserved.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Dewi_cool on November 18, 2009, 04:12:30 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go
rotflmfao


gratz JP   thouroughly deserved.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 04:14:13 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go

Explain plz?


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 04:15:03 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go

Explain plz?

diggin into me coz im on 251(252 now) posts.

Im never supporting u again Rick!!! :P


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: KarmaDope on November 18, 2009, 04:22:41 PM
Stars appear to have been signing up loads of local pros/internet players who are big in the countries they're targeting, eg Germany/Holland etc.

It's about time they signed some good UK pros. I'm guessing they'll sign a few more now to promote the UKIPT.

If I'm Stars, to promote this thing, I would have Pab at the top of my list.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: lazaroonie on November 18, 2009, 04:32:34 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 04:35:56 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....

Yup, that deserves to be in BoB for sure.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 04:36:24 PM
ye i know mate but i guess they just decided to take him on coz he won the grand final coz i dont think he was a stars pro before it.

49 to go

Explain plz?

diggin into me coz im on 251(252 now) posts.

Im never supporting u again Rick!!! :P

But 49 to go til what?


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 04:40:33 PM
access to staking board i guess he's aiming at but meh.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: gasman on November 18, 2009, 04:54:34 PM
JP ~ 70k
Praz ~ 60k
Eames ~ 40k
Rutter ~30k
Romanello ~30k
Julian ~20k
Average ~35k

gogogogo!


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Colchester Kev on November 18, 2009, 04:57:29 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....

Yup, that deserves to be in BoB for sure.


It is ... here ya go :D

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=8649.0


I am still hoping for a gig like that one day.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Ironside on November 18, 2009, 05:06:54 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....

Yup, that deserves to be in BoB for sure.


It is ... here ya go :D

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=8649.0


I am still hoping for a gig like that one day.

wasnt this part of the job that johnaton had at bluesq and ruru had at betfair

cant see it being that wild a job discription a hospitallity manager for online players

infact i am guessing at wsop fulltilt and pokerstars will have dozens of these railbirds looking after tehre players


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 05:16:29 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....

Yup, that deserves to be in BoB for sure.


It is ... here ya go :D

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=8649.0


I am still hoping for a gig like that one day.

Haven't read that for a couple of years.

Still makes me laugh, best thread ever.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 05:22:19 PM
Visser won a WCOOP I think. He's pretty good IIRC.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 05:32:50 PM
Visser won a WCOOP I think. He's pretty good IIRC.

He was on my table for the Masterclassics Main Event and made a terrible move to go out.

Blinds 400-800 He has 20k.

He opens in the cutoff for 2200.

Button calls, sb (a very tight player) makes it 8500 to go.

He shoves with K2 with virtially no FE against someone who was about 20-1 to be squeezing with no hand.

I know one bad play doesn't make him a bad player, but he didn't look a class above in the time he was on my table.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Murph1984 on November 18, 2009, 05:35:36 PM
They signed Jude "j.thaddeus" Ainsworth as well,first Irish member of Team Pokerstars.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 05:50:31 PM
Fair enough Keith. The new style of the team Pokerstars players is very much based on the success of what was then the German Shooting Stars (which has since become Team Pokerstars Pro Germany). Their country manager just signed up all the kids with the best potential and put them on the team so they picked up people like Sebastian Ruthenberg and Sandra Naujoks before any of them had really won much. I'm guessing they're repeating this pattern with many other countries.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: outragous76 on November 18, 2009, 05:52:57 PM
We should get a petition for stars to sign pab and middy!


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: The Camel on November 18, 2009, 05:55:41 PM
We should get a petition for stars to sign pab, middy and colchester kev!

fyp



Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Longy on November 18, 2009, 05:57:19 PM
Be interesting to see the online pros that stars pick.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 05:59:20 PM
We should get a petition for stars to sign pab and middy!

They'd sure be happy not to be able to play on any sites other than Stars...


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 05:59:36 PM
Be interesting to see the online pros that stars pick.

Stevie444 ido


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 06:01:49 PM
Be interesting to see the online pros that stars pick.

Stevie444 ido

and his common table buddy, busto_soon

the two of them play so many step 6's its sick lol.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Ironside on November 18, 2009, 06:02:38 PM
We should get a petition for stars to sign pab and middy!

They'd sure be happy not to be able to play on any sites other than Stars...

i would if it meant you was bought into live events all over the world all expenses paid


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 06:41:15 PM
Be interesting to see the online pros that stars pick.

Stevie444 ido

and his common table buddy, busto_soon

the two of them play so many step 6's its sick lol.

busto_soon is Dutch, and already on the team I think lol.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 07:09:40 PM
Be interesting to see the online pros that stars pick.

Stevie444 ido

and his common table buddy, busto_soon

the two of them play so many step 6's its sick lol.

busto_soon is Dutch, and already on the team I think lol.

is he? lol didnt even notice.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Colchester Kev on November 18, 2009, 07:10:51 PM
Where did it all go wrong in the life of JP Kelly .... :D



Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: lazaroonie on November 18, 2009, 07:21:16 PM
LOL @ Visser being in Team Pokerstars.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101946

I think Colchester Kev has a shot of joining too if that's all it takes.

where was that thread again about Kev being signed up by BlueSq as a sponsored railbird ? that really did make me LOL....

Yup, that deserves to be in BoB for sure.


It is ... here ya go :D

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=8649.0


I am still hoping for a gig like that one day.

pure genius.

IFM going seething mad at the whole idea is the best bit !



Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: ViiperUK on November 18, 2009, 07:36:44 PM
interesting fact about busto_soon lol

"He is also the king of the WSOP 'steps' on Stars, and it is rumoured he has already won 23 seats to the 2008 WSOP Main Event.

At his current rate of progress it appears only a matter of time before he makes a podium finish at least."

and im sure his HM profile is more than enuff looking at other duth Pokerstar Pro's

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97376


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Royal Flush on November 18, 2009, 08:10:18 PM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Longy on November 18, 2009, 08:14:08 PM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

Sorry about that mate, they made me give them a link to the PHA board in return for unlocking my account.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Ironside on November 18, 2009, 08:33:14 PM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

wouldnt your share holding in blonde count against you getting onto the team


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: NoflopsHomer on November 18, 2009, 09:47:00 PM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

Would you quit all other sites though?


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: outragous76 on November 18, 2009, 10:11:22 PM
With regard to 'quiting' all other sites that's what MAing is for!!!!!

Middy for PS pro ftw


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Woodsey on November 18, 2009, 11:09:34 PM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

Ha, more to the point did you actually have the bollocks to go and ask them? Sounds like you did!


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Royal Flush on November 19, 2009, 12:06:48 AM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

Ha, more to the point did you actually have the bollocks to go and ask them? Sounds like you did!

Got some useless 'agent' who put me forward, guy is a tool.


Title: Re: JP Kelly - When did this happen?
Post by: Royal Flush on November 19, 2009, 12:07:39 AM
I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

wouldnt your share holding in blonde count against you getting onto the team

Nah its a positive imo, more coverage for stars.

I was told i was being considered, they sure got back to me, diagf

Would you quit all other sites though?

If that's the rule then nah wouldn't have taken it anyway.