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Afternoon Again Blonde (he said with some trepidation)

For those of you familiar with my last endeavour:

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=64371.0

The same tournament (and same stakee) is in need of help again for the Maybury leg due to begin next week.  I think the general information has not changed.  As you will see from the thread, you would potentially get 3 pages on the journey to the casino followed by dwindled, dwindled, doubled, bust and then a small Dinner/X Factor update.  Clearly you get a lot of bang for your buck and don't have to worry about getting all sweaty about returns etc, seems like a win win really.

Cliffs:
- Love puppies
- Hate money
- Stake me

Updates since last stake:
It has now been 2 months longer since my last stake, hence 2 months longer since I cashed a tournament.  I played two games in Vegas making it beyond late registration in one of them.  I feel that was solid practice.  I am currently in the middle of a $6.71 Grimm on the online thread, although I do intend to play something at some point to make that up.  I also got married, so am now a sensible family man and not the uber punter I once was.

Why do I need staking
After spiritied negotiations with my new wife, I have been told that I am shit and dont win and cannot have £220.  Whilst explaining the concept of riding variance I was hit by a frying pan and reminded that I managed to lose at every game conceivable in Vegas.  After some challenging I managed to nick £110 from her purse whilst she was not looking....So.....that brings us to where we are now.

What am I selling
Selling 50% at spot.  So....
50% = £110
25% = £55
10% = £22
5% = £11

I would prefer bank transfer but can probably do stars.  I will play day 1C Saturday.

As Always I will reserve 10% for Red Fox if he would like it.

Flame away

Go on mate, I'll give you a spin for 10%.

Hi mate,

As per your message, happy to swap 10%.

Any winnings, i'd pay you on Sunday or as soon as afterwards.

Both booked guys, thank you

10% for me please.

Thanks Malcolm

That is 30% gone with swap, so 20% left

See you Heads Up:D

Any idea what the blind/ clock structure is mate?

And is late reg 2 hours?

3 levels for late reg, 25k chips, 40 minute levels. Lots of play. Should be done for 10-11ish on day 1.

10 for me

The journey report is worth every penny

Might have to be stars unless I find my bank token thingy

Thanks Mick, stars is fine!

Got to warn you I may have got a car (finance pending) but will make sure the journey is horrific regardless lol

Definitely playing with 30% sold and 10% swapped.  So ship anytime this week if your booked.

If you need bank details just let me know.

10% available if anyone still wants in

Send bank details mate and I'll ship in the next day or two.

Happy to take this 10% if still available......worth it for the photos alone :)

If so pls send bank details.

All booked and sold out. Details sent.

Will start the photos with my cat licking ice cream. Seems apt

sent bank

 ;goodluck;

Recd thank you!  Bad news, I have a car! So My journey may be shit and uneventful!

Sent. GL mate  :)

Rec'd mate

stars name needed please

somewhat dissapointed with mode of transport to tournament

more cat pics may cheer me up

Rab90 on stars

I still might get bus! Car means no alcohol. Seems rather restrictive.

I saw this book at physio yesterday, I may get them working

35dollars sent from "mickstery"


if you drive you'll not relax, get the bus get the bus...............

Mick




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get the bus!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol I will try and argue a Bulmers budget before deciding on the bus.

I have received from everyone now.  The swap is booked with Shipitgood so gl us (come say hello Saturday)

After Thursday in London, Friday in Birmingham currently debating if I have any more transport woes to stomach.....also busy seeing if I can negotiate a worthwhile alcohol budget! which is clearly the mitigating factor!

Found out Vinny and Forth Thistle are playing tonight which means tomorrow may not be as soft as I hoped....bad times

Probs going to punt the £22 Mick sent me on Stars on Milli sit and gos, cause clearly I can't be bothered cashing out! Have £220 sitting on the table ready to go though (please dont rob me)

Will begin reporting from the moment I wake! got a back up battery ready :)

wish id got a token 1% now :D gl, shall follow with expectant interest!

Successfully dusted off Mick's £22, will be the last losing of the weekend!

Managed to organise buy in (see below), seems only fair as she told me the password and hadn't changed me to husband yet :)

Looks like I will be driving as bus takes 3 hours and I am just up! Still may abandon car though! With Scotland's new drink drive limits I can probs drive again by Friday

First bluff of the day, Glitter pretending she wasn't fed when the wife left

The car abandoning will be heavily weighted on response to text below...clearly by we I mean her as I will be winning a poker tournament!

Also a random shot of next door neighbours chickens #fifelife

Off now, may reg a few mins late but all gravey

Gl and Bubble Please.

Traditional non grim ticket photo :)

Under 30 in at start quite surprising! M8 Knackered so deluge of west coast lunatics imminently I sense

Gl us

Got 40k already somehow! Interesting hands. Rivered nuts and guy leads for 2800 into 5400, I raise to 7800 and get paid. I think I could have got more.

Table is OK, still feeling things out. Guy who played me while wrecked in Dundee few weeks back, doubt he will give me any credit. Guy in hand above is on mega tilt

What table u on bud

6 through the back, black hoody

I will take the unders on that...

Got 39k at break. Table is roffling, shame it may break early. Bout 60 in total

Trying to find photo opportunities...

Picture of shipitgood please as you won't be there tomorrow to introduce us.

Thanks.

You want me to live update? See if I can blind to day 2

Got 30k, lost 7kish aipf with race AQ vs 77

Was down to 25k, KJ cc can't improve on q10 ccx board and we call two barrels

Now above 50k god mode and win 3 big pots

48k at 300/600

Matrix hand photos from updates. Not often I look happy.

Just watched someone shove 25k into 6k with a 10h fd on the flop

Who said poker is dead. 52k approaching break and 400/800, 37k average

Table break just lost 25k pot KK vs Q7 ss AIPF few hands before

Got 38k at 500/1000/100 2 and a bit levels to go

Shipitgood for Celtic, can't be bothered standing up lol

loving the updates but win a few more big pots please  :)

Since you asked 65k end of level 8

Called 3 barrels to leave me on fumes with KQ on K high board and are good vs nothing

Average 54k 37 a and two levels left

46k going into level 10 800/1600/200 grinding 13% battery

Back tomorrow with 46k. Beats farce thistles paltry 39k :)

Triumphant return....table tomorrow looks OK.

Starts 1pm 74 left 23 paid. Over 13k up top

Gl Tomorrow bud!

U2, what's your surname? I have a Kev at my table tomorrow not sure if it is you

I have got the most ridic draw tomorrow. There's about 1m between 6 of us all sat in a row.

Good luck boys.

Get the lot tomorrow

im down next weekend - sigh too late for this - would have loved a few beers

WP Son.
Still Bubble Please!!!!!

Sickened you made day 2

Photo of neighbours chicken winning thread so far

Go bubbling sir!

Clearly making day 2 was not the intension. However, about 2pm I got a text telling me if I don't make day 2 I am spending all day Christmas shopping, I decided to narrow my range to AK/KK/AA. I won't be shoving my bowl until the shopping is done.

Pretty sure sitting watching the chickens is torture for the cats. Although they aren't street smart so would probs get pecked to death. Put another picture up for the fans!

Wore my vegas dice socks yesterday. Sense they are lucky so may have to sneak an extra day out them and ride the athletes foot variance!

Mission for the day (apart from stone bubble) is to get a picture of a guy who is tomsom87's stunt double. Moved to my left yesterday and it through me off as I gazed in amazement!

Anyways, suppose I best get dressed!

Epic!

And were off! Chip photo to prove I turned up!

Vinny needs to get a photo of Tomsom mark two as he is on his table

40k start of level 11 1200/2400/300

Need the double

Gg bout 25 off the money. AK<99 for 90k

Sorry folks, tried to bubble

Boo hiss rubarb

Dont these people know when to fold  ::)

Heres to next time - keep me advised and hope you enjoyed your xmas shopping

Cheers
Malcolm

Thanks for the opportunity guys, small day 2 report.  I should really have photographed some goats and my Xmas shopping.  Very remiss of me.

We started with 46k, we opened once with A3 hh in late position HHH flop and he folds before we even have a chance to get our continuation bet in.  We open mid position with A8 where SB/BB are not really very splashy and big aggro stack to our left is at toilet.  We get 3b from button and sigh fold as he has chunks and will not be folding and is likely ahead.

We blind down to the mid 30s, and get 2 shoves through.  We then get a shove over an open through and are up towards 50k.  Next hand is a tough one, we have 66 in the SB, BB is aggro big stack who always defends blinds well.  Incredibly tight women opens late position, 6k at 1200/2400.  We know jamming is out of the question but as we are 99% sure BB calls we feel the set mining odds are great, she will have big pairs, big aces.  Thought is check jam, any 6 board and evaluate any xxx non broadway boards.  Anyways we peel and flop comes down treble broadway and she scoops big with AK vs KJ. Interestingly our pre jam would have been in great shape but would have lost.  Not sure I should peel here but seemed OK with treble potentials.  We get 2 more shoves through and back to around 46k.

We then get AK cc under the gun.  We have about 17-18 BB and therefore out of jam mode.  We open to 6100, cut off calls who is very splashy player, and has about 60k-65k (ish).  Flop comes down 2-2-4 hhc.  Now we check, as I think he jams on a c bet me with any pairs, hearts or pure bluffs, and this really takes away my play and also commits me to sigh call.  He bets out 11k.  Now having jammed my last 4 opens, I think we look super strong here having minish opened from UTG.  We have 25k on top of his 11k raise.  To call leaves him with around 15-18k.  We are also never really crushed bar 44.  We jam, and he tank sigh calls 99.  Pretty annoying, I really thought he would jam mid pairs pre and limited his calling range to 77 below.  I think he can fold 55-66.  For extra japes we turn and river broadway cards for visual is that a king sweats.  Not convinced on the hand but I was there to win (bubble) and I felt he can fold hands in this spot, and at worse we have a number of outs with potential running flush too.

Thanks for the investment.  The cat spewed on my cooker later that night, which I assume is her view on my performance.  I was somewhat non plussed by this reaction.

We have the Genting Christmas Cracker at the end of the month which is another £200er.  If anyone from this thread wants to continue their percentage through to that please let me know.  It saves me drawing up another OP although I can promise cats wearing antlers and potentialy chicken related photography.

tempted, very tempted

tell me more about the antlers...............

There is no hard and fast rule with antlers but something like this I suspect. I even found a glitter lookalike

Unlucky....great updates.
Happy to invest in the Cracker.

In for 10% and the updates.

Thanks guys. It's a £185+£15. Starts Boxing Day we will play 27th and day two is 28th

Just to spice things up. As a wedding present my work got me this book today. I may serialise some of it for you. Could be the best literary work since "Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals" see bottom picture.

Good to meet you at the weekend.

I'll take 10% for your Christmas game.

It starts on 27th, day 2 on 29th.  No Boxing Day leg

Yeah, I read both and got confused. Will be playing 28th and 29th (maybe).

Think he knows the antlers are coming based on that non festive downward look

will have to be stars again as i just cant find my security token and i'm now onboard the rig untill 28th december myself


let me know

Mick

Survey says yes that's fine Mick, look forward to spending it on spin and gos 😄

Antlers to follow...

the one at the back looks interested!

Getting some tips on stealing pots! Not sure why they like dominos herb dip.

We have the following confirmed:

Red Fox
ripple11
Shipitgood (if your playing happy to swap)
Teamonkey (may be antler dependant)

Woodsey, let me know if you want in for round 2. Will be playing regardless as Santa should be good to me

Antler update. She doesn't like the human size ones and I have been bitten several times.

Received from Malcolm. If everyone else can ship before Sunday that would be great.

Gl in cracker to shipitgood, shared a table briefly as i dusted off my sky poker account

haha whats yer name on there mate, you should of said hi!

Will send tomor

How did you finish? I had sub 1BB when I moved as was crippled hand before about 40th. 7with3off or something like that. Hardly played

I won it bud

Wp! Get yourself to Edinburgh next week

Sent £20...hope that's right?...if not np,let me know.

Perfect. Merry Christmas

Getting closer with the antlers. Gave up and put them on myself. Bling then looks gloatingly.

All received. Will be kicking off at 4pm tomorrow.

Unfortunately staying in Edinburgh tonight so journey will be unspectacular. I have got some chicken photos to drip into the updates! I am staying in a room themed on the greats of scottish entertainment so might be worth a snap lol

If Woodsey wants involved then it's still open. Otherwise I will just take 60% #balla

cant be a very big room then...

Lol

Gl today Chris! Tis the season to win:D

So spent the night with lulu looking creepily down at me. Could have been worse, could have been the Andy Murray suite!

Looking forward to today, going to have a rate my breakfast to follow! Cost me £10 so hoping it won't be shit!

Only 10 from 73 made it through yesterday, even farce thistle couldn't nurse 10bb through! So we may have to rip shit up.

Will open with my Xmas light stretching to get me ready for 10 hours in a chair! Cats are helpful

Think the picture does poor justice but still a 6/10

Positives
Haggis and Black Pudding
Portobello mushrooms

Negatives
Burnt toast
Random butter pot
Not enough bacon

And we are in. Traditional non grimming shot. Kicks off at 4pm

Got about 25,300 at 1st break. Could be broke fold AQ on Q103 rainbow board to initial raise, call the bet and probs end up calling down.

Rofls in progress

Up to 37k, call river bet of 5k with 3rd pair 6 kicker and are good.  It was top pair on flop in my defence.

63k at 150/300/50, 30,700 Average. Called 3 aggressive barrels on a j 8 xss with A8 and are good vs k6 ss. Turn river 5 5. Last barrel 12k. Villain is crazy.

On my second acting out of turn penalty. Mad rofls

64k at break. Double ish average

Table is OK, lot of people want to play huge pots.

Just scraped over guarantee so 30k pool. Could be 20ish back tomorrow.

Tried for chicken photos got rejected through darkness

80k at 400/800/100 48k average

Rail is going wild

Put a pic of your Burd if you can't get one of chickens.

Say hi to Davie blacklaw for me.

Don't want to disturb him incase he is in a big hand

Go Chris!

70k at the end of 1k bb. Break time. 4 levels left. Table just got harder but got fair position.

Still above average though.

Only 35 left. Should become a blood bath I sense

Got 120k at 800/1600 84k average 26 left

nice work sir, all the way, TID!

Down to 80k 70 mins left

20 players one 40 min level left

1200/2400/400 we have 80ish. 115k average

Made day two with 73,900. Back tomorrow at 4pm. 24 left 17 paid £8,550 up top

1500/3000/500

Well done son.

Fett made it through yesterday too, be good to see yous 1/2.

Farce thistle for 3rd.

Well played Chris.  Pretty tough 24 remaining.  Good luck.

Aye, not many good table draws about today but that's a tough one for an Edinburgh comp. Plenty opens to shove over though

21/24 so work to be done.

Nice1 mate gl!

Gl today Chris!

Lulu's giving off some win loadsa money vibes  ;D

Good luck.

Cheers guys

Earlier I had a major worry that the threads chickens may have been Xmas dinner!

Pleased to report positive sighting of at least one, working on photo recognition!

Today we play sober which is a negative. Spent £100 on cider yesterday so need 8th to cover my costs lol

Successfully dusted off Micks £20 on stars so that's a good job done :)

The casinos cider leaves a lot to be desired, although probably responsible for me actually making day 2

thread has delivered for me!!!!

Suppose I best get ready!

Got a sly chicken shot. Only seems to be one 😢 would have got better but neighbour probs thinks I'm a peeping tom.

Also in act of utter defiance cats have eaten me Xmas rose and thrown it up on the antlers THUG LIFE they just don't care!

Chicken

Survived a level. 90k at 2000/4000/500

21 left

Hand for hand stone bubble. 72k

FML we cashed!  Sweatin the Grimm now boys £390 for 17th.

Just reread that we haven't bust. Just locked 17th money. 13BB

Glgl with the spin!!!

153k got the double.

Open and a call from SB we jam QQ in BB. Original raiser folds sb calls A9. A high flop and justice Q on the turn.

3000/6000/500 still 17 left

Bust next hand. Sorry guys.

Regular opener makes it 12k we make it 27k from button with KK

Flop 1092 hhx bet 50k he shoves we call. AJ HH get 8 turn and A river.

Send bank details and I will ship! 370k pot

Well played mate

Stars or bank, let me know which you prefer


Cant beleive you didnt bubble, play better next time

Bank for everyone easier. If I put it in stars will probs lose it before I send lol

Just PM details will sort tomorrow

Mick had been paid, need details from everyone else.

Small loss over the two, could have been worse, I heard some players played all 3 Scottish comps and did not cash  :dontask:

rotflmfao

:) some greedy feckers win two of them too! Wp Boba

rcvd    more photos required next time

Good work Mr R.

Ill pm my bank info or happy to leave it on account if you gonna dabble in any future online staking or next live donkfest.

Cheers.

Happy to hold for next one. Take stock in new year and reassess. 25/25 middle of January is a possibility. If nothing soon looking possible will ship back.

Next time :) happy new year