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Here for my annual shot at the big time.

I'm on the cusp of greatness.



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Good Luck

People arriving with 15 mins to spare complaining because there is a queue.



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Get it one, I mean take it dawn. I wish I could type, you know what I am trying to say. Me miss typing reddog dominating back to the old days.

Good luck Tom

Good Luck Tom.

Give big Jim McShane a hug from me when you see him.

Update.

End of level 8.

25k starting stack.

Low point, 16k

High point, 26k.

Current, 25k.

What sort of update is this you scallywag. No hand histories,  no average stack, no notable bust outs, no spotted in the room, no food photos more politically incorrect photos of the love young/older ladies. 

Sorry Iron. Bust in level 12. No complaints, great comp, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Meh

Never getting a morning squeeze out of this thread.

Watch this space...

I like a morning squeeze fwiw

Following with excitement and anticipation.

Had this guy on a table behind me. Mr Alan Foster, 99 years old.

Looking good Mr F. Hope you made it through.


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Richard Trigg at one of the final 2 (?) tables of the GUKPT main event.  His table is on the Grosvenor Poker YouTube and he is chip leader on his table. 

Nothing compared to my impending win in the Goliath obv, but he is doing ok.

Excellent news, GL Trigg.

Here we go again....


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A rose between two thorns. Send Maria my regards please.

Too many adventures to type. Down to 18k, then 14k then 20k, then 40k, now 34k


Deck hitting me in the face, flop kicking me up the arse.

What about me?

Meh.

Level 9.

One rose and one thorn down.

15 bigs.



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Now then long time no post :D

Had the please of sitting on the right of tikay himself at today's goliath.

Went easy on me with his AK vs JJ

Sure he took a picture if you can post it TK

Good luck to everyone else playing but I failed in 2 bullets and probably heading for retirement again.

Was great to see you man, what a terrific day it was.

Looking good Girgy

Did you make day two Tom?

Cmon Ralph get real

Bust in level 16 Ralph.

Saw a flop with 10sJs

Flop J94 two spades.

All in and call. Matey has JJ.

Turn 9.

Great comp, loved it. Saw loads of old faces, unfortunately one of them was mine.

For those worried about the queues.  Direct buyin is available on the Grosvenor Poker app right now (been broken for days).  Am playing tomorrow AM :)

Good luck Dooby.

Didn't do a win. Managed to get my chips in bad twice on all ins and didn't get lucky. 

Going to go back and play the seniors tomorrow morning.  There are 250 in so far.   

I thought it was pretty well organised given the numbers.  When the app works, it is pretty easy to use. 

Didn't see any massive queues for food and free coffee, pepsi max and water welcome. 

Would be nice if they had a PLO8 tournament, but can't complain as I have not played PLO8 live in the UK for 10 years.

I played on Monday, & not much to report on my poker, though I had a wonderful day & met so many old friends, & when I get round to it I'll maybe talk about it on my Diary.

But wow, given the massive numbers, I was mightily impressed with how smoothly it all ran. 800+ runners in the Goliath every day, plus (literally) hundreds of Alternates, & it all ran like clockwork.

Jim McShane (77dave) is the Manager I always aspired to be, busiest few weeks of the year for him & his Team, & he was wandering around with his hands in his pockets as if he was on a Sunday afternoon stroll, not a hint of stress. That's delegation & Management of the highest order.

Many years ago - 15 to 20? - he & I played DC every night at G-Luton & I never imagined for a moment he had it in him to run the whole damn Show.

That Luton crew included Jim, who's now the Grosvenor UK Poker Manager or somesuch, Dina, who is still Grosvenor general factotum, Raj, who is now a big noise at Party Poker, & George, who I'm told is now a Senior Manager at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It's almost the poker version of "Class of 92".

On the day I attended, there were ~900 in Goliath, plus 2 or 3 side events, satellites & cash games. 10 handed for the most part - not ideal but under the circumstances unavoidable - that meant they needed something in excess of 120 Dealers if we allow for No Shows, Dealer Breaks etc. How the hell do you suddenly summon up that many for a short period? Same thing always occurs to me at WSOP.  I have a basic understanding of how the "Dealer industry" works, blow-ins etc, but organising THAT many for a short period must be some job, not something you sort out in an afternoon.

And don't forget they ALL have their smart Grosvenor uniforms - shirt, waistcoat, tie etc - and all seemed to be well versed in Grosvenor rules. And Dealers come in all shapes & sizes & genders, but they all looked smart in what appeared to be well fitted clothes. How much does that lot cost? OK, it was not Saville Row suits, but even so, can't be cheap. Clothes alone must come in at north of £5k. They were all friendly, smiley & chatty too. That can't be an accident, that must have been the brief - help the players have a fun day.



Most impressive.

One thing puzzled me all day, & the penny never dropped until I was driving home.

Two minutes before every level change they played that piece of music we used to hear at the Cinema back in the day, the Pearl & Dean advertising music, this...



YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iom-g1cbGzI


And then, on the actual moment the blinds went up, a bloke with a chuffing great hammer nearly gave us all a heart attack when he hit a monster gong with a thumping thwack which reverberated for ages. This gong....

There was something about all that which struck a chord, why would they do that?

And eventually, the penny dropped. It was a respectful nod to Rank Group, Grosvenor's Parent Company, as the Pearl & Dean stuff & the gong were standard fayre in all Rank-owned Cinemas.

Very clever, & makes absolute sense to suck up to Group Head Office.

At least, that's my theory. Maybe I'm over-thinking it?

Bugger! Why didn't I think of that.

Weird, wasn't it?

There HAD to be a reason they did that, and it was driving me mad until the penny dropped.

Cashed at last.  Shoved into Aces, Kings and AK, each time with the worst hand.  Consistency is important. 

The cream has risen.

Like the periodic lion roaring in MGM Grand