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Hi,

I am Ed Gascoigne - a Sheffield Wednesday supporting, loud trouser-wearing, sports betting analyst.

I am posting here to sell 50% of my action for a small package (2 tournaments totalling 1650Eur) I intend to play in Prague between 10th-14th December

This is my third time posting for staking (first instance here http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=58856.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=58856.0) and second instance here http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59398.0 (http://here http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59398.0)), though I am increasingly active in taking small pieces of others on these boards. I am a regular Blonde contributor, and indeed recently ran a new style Quiz which was available here: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59365.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59365.0)

Though I am a long way from being a full-time grinder I like to think I have a solid understanding of the game. I read a decent amount around poker and it feels to me like large parts of the game require a skillset which is reasonably transferable from my everyday work. I play, I would estimate, about 30-40 times a year, generally £1-2/£1-3 cash though also a handful of decent size comps and the odd bowl with friends. Yesterday I sat in the £2-£5 at the Vic (line-up looked reasonable), only for it quickly to ascend to £2-£5(-£10) and then be changed into a £5-£10(-£25) game, which was a little on the large side and I departed a small winner.

I'm better on the road than at home (lolsamplesize).... In August Father Gascoigne and I voyaged to Deauville to defend our nation's honour and re-stamp Britain's authority over ze French swines, culminating in a victory in a 300Eur Side-Event for 5050Eur.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=58704.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=58704.0)
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=194341 (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=194341)

Where once upon a time I probably suffered from a degree of "ants-in-the-pants" syndrome and often got a tad too adventurous (high variance lines/blow-ups deep in a DTD500 and the UKIPT spring to mind), I am increasingly calm/zen at the table, owing largely to the fact I now live in a cottage with my lovely girlfriend where we have a garden of pansies, a wood-burning stove and many leather bound books in an office that smells of rich mahogany. Last comp I played was the November 500 at DTD where I lost a fair bit early with  Aspades Jc on   Js 2h 3s Ahrt Td where I b/c flop and ck/cl turn and river only to be shown  4s  5s before grinding my way through until a level or so from the end of the day. This kind of patience/understanding of how to play/grind in these slower-structured comps is coming with maturity/experience and I play with a greatly improved mental attitude to how I did some time ago.

There is no mark-up on the package as I have no means of proving I'm a winning player. I don't play online, and indeed as aforementioned play no great volume live. Rather I feel my strengths come from a solid mathematical grasp of the game, an increasing degree of human intuition, and a hunger to succeed.

The two tournaments I intend to play are:

11 Dec - King's Casino 500(+50)Eur   NLH 1 day event
12 Dec - GSOP Main    1000(+100)Eur NLH 4-day event

The total outlay on the package is therefore 1650Eur.

Today's rate on xe.com is 1.25, which will be the rate at which you buy your stake. Any returns will be paid out based on the % term of the £s I receive after converting back. Though I am not overly experienced in these manners myself I know a number of people travelling to Prague who are who should hopefully ensure that in the event of a bink conversion is done as efficiently as possible.

1650Eur = £1320

5% = £66
10% = £132
etc.

Flame away / Good luck us.

The Team

FUN4FRASER 20% (PAID)
cambridgealex 5% (PAID)
leatherman 5% (PAID)
skolsuper 10% (PAID)
Doobs 10% (PAID)
Sam Mac 5% (Euros in Prague)

5% please Ed.

Booked, ty.

25% remaining.

Booked mate, thank you.

20% remaining.

10 plz

rest cheers

Both booked, thank you.

With that we are SOLD OUT.

Will PM stakers when back at a computer. Cheers, Ed

Sam Mac came in with a PM bid at a very similar time to Doobs so I am selling him 5% as a courtesy/thank you for his interest.

Deffo sold out now though!

Arrived out here at lunch, chilled day today, 500 tmrw then the GSOP main Wednesday.

Funds in from all pending Euros from Sam Mac.

Good luck us!

GLGL Ed.

About to seat in the 500.

'Flag-bubbled' a 300 turbo last night so we are the perfect combination of in-form and hungry for success!


Gl us, and thank you all for staking :)

Chipped down to 6.5k at first break in 500, about to go 150/300 a25.

Two hands of note....


Folded to my SB at 50/100 I raise to 300 with AA, bb (young/French/dressed hilariously) peels.

944ddh

I bet, he raises, I call for deception.

Turn 9h

I ck call half pot.

River 4.

Ck ck, 96cc is good.



Then at 100/200...chap I played with last night (middle-aged, Czech, seemed reasonable if a little cautious perhaps) limps utg, fish limps utg2, I iso KQdd to 825 in the hj.

Utg limp-raises to 2.3k, but it feels like he's doing it cos I have iso'd. He's left himself exactly 8k back in his big denom chips. Fish folds, I tank jam, he snaps with aces, marv. Brought it on myself really, don't know if he levelled me or I levelled myself.


Right, let's gogogogogo!!

wow!

He cant be too careful right! I mean you could have a 4!  :o ;ashamed; ;gobsmacked;

Gg.

K8 < AJ btn vs bb after shoving 14bb on btn.

Recoup tonight, GSOP tomorrow.

sigh..
GL in the big one, dont let me just rely on the Goulden one to get me out of it. ;)

Run Good Sent

Top man :)

Thanks. I don't have a piece of Alex so am entirely dependent on myself. #wolfpackofone

Table 3, Seat 9.

Letsago

26.5k at first break. Seat draw seems kind with exception of Steve Watts.

37.8k 2nd break.

Stacked Watts when he flatted an utg open (playing 35bb), I 3b KK, he piles 99 and I hold.

Then eliminate a chap who was also relatively short.

Then a chap who 3b the btn against me with Q10o flopped 89J which made him the winner against my turn ck raise and river bet :(

Gl us.

Lost 40k pot J9hh < 66 on 567hh :(


18.5k

All on you now fella, no pressure..
WIN
 ;goodluck;

19k at dinner. Much of the table value has been eliminated, couple of tough players now which seems pretty unfortunate given others' reports.

Going back to 200/400 a50

18k with 4 levels to play, going 250/500 a50.

Way table is drawn not particularly to my advantage but still in with a decent shot.

gl ed

Chipped back up to 30k then 99<AK aip for 22k pot then 55<AA for same amount where it looked for all the world the guy was squeezing but I should still have passed :(

7.5k, spin o'clock.

Busto :(

Shipped 15bb with KJ from BB over HJ open from active Finn. Ne called with A10o.

XxxJA

Gg.

Thank you all for staking, really gave it my best shot and felt like a live runner in both events.

And so home flagless, gutted.

when do you leave mate? in corinthia? can get a beer if you like?

Am staying like 15mins from Wenceslas sq. Only leave tomorrow evening so going to go and see the castle today if you're up for? Alternatively beers in the evening if you're still about?