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Evening Blonde

For those that don’t know me you can find my back story here http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=54701.0 in a blog that has run for a few years now.

I would like to sell 35% at face value of two events that I am hoping to play at EPT Malta in the last 10 days of October which are

IPT Main event  1b 22nd October @ 1100 euro’s
EPT Main event 1b 26th October @ 5300 euro’s

So total E6400/£4636 at today’s  xe.com
10% = £463.60
5% = £231.80
2.5% = £115.90
1% = £46.30
http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=6400&From=EUR&To=GBP  which I will lock in for the purpose of the purchase and if we manage to bink a considerable amount will consult all backers before any transaction is carried out getting it back to £ sterling.

As I said in my latest few diary posts I am due to be at a family wedding in Malta on the 1st November and the final if we managed a really deep run is due on the 31st October so when I saw the schedule I convinced Petra that this was one of the bucket list events (EPT Main) that I would really like to play and as we have had a successful year on and off the felt she agreed.

I need to sell all 35% in order to play both events and if this doesn’t sell out then I will play a smaller package and try to sat in to the main direct but as I am sure readers will understand this is a big “one off” shot for me therefore to give potential investors heart and show my commitment I am keeping 65% myself which is 15% more than I normally keep when selling action here.

Most of my live poker this year (bar a couple of side events at festivals) has been sold for on Blonde in these threads below which has resulted in my best ever year in terms of itm finishes and also some deep day 3 runs giving backers sweats in pretty much all of the packages sold below as well as winning 3 WPT Main event seats from the deep runs at DTD and means I have cashed in 13 (one un recorded) of the 33 events played this year so I will be going into these events in great spirits having this past week cashed in 2/5 events played at GUKPT Luton.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=165320&_ga=1.109004417.2084513319.1430725867

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=64696.0
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=65490.0
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=65578.0
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=65774.0

I have had transactions with many reputable Blondes totalling tens of thousands of pounds over the past few years and would like to think that all investors in me or people I have dealt with on here would vouch for my trustworthiness and speed in terms of sending and communicating during transactions and whilst not a professional will be treating this package with the care it deserves and Petra and the kids don’t fly over until the end of Day 2 of the EPT Main so I will have no other distractions whilst there.

I would need bank xfer as opposed to other methods of payment on this occasion or euro’s in Malta if you are going to be there but any pieces reserved and not paid for prior to the start of the IPT Main will be considered cancelled with me taking that action myself.

If anyone has any questions to ask please feel free and thanks in advance for anyone reading or buying a piece.

2% please (haven't read whole post so if you're reserving for previous backers first that's cool)

I will burn invest 5% please Rich.

Thanks Guys
All 3 of you are booked and I have messaged all backers from the last package letting them know it's here plus its a much bigger ££ value than I normally sell so hopefully everyone who wishes will get a piece.

Thanks for investing and will send bank deets in a group message in a few days.

26% left

Hi Rich

5 please

2% pls Rich

2.5% pls Rich

1% has epic potential but Mrs will notice more!

Thanks very much for investing chaps and all booked.

15.5% left

2% pls rich

Thanks mate, booked.

13.5% left

Rich, I'll send over by this weekend

There's no rush mate anytime before 1st event is cool and I pretty much have the euro's locked up so it's all good.

When you at Luton next?

5% please mate

Booked thanks Andy

Just had a text from someone wanting the last 8.5% so we're all sold out


Thanks all for the faith and opportunity and will message over the next few days with updates itt in a few weeks time

So happy hlure doing this.

Be great to see you there and I'm sure you will do great! Let's get food there and I'll talk you over how these things play a little differently etc

Most of all I hope you really enjoy it!

Thanks mate, I fly in late on 21st with IPT the next day but would be great to grab a steak one evening (I know a few places from being there with the family) so we will defo hook up.

Spk closer to it ;)

Reserve 1% if anyone drops out :)

Dw Simon you got it booked mate as you have bought all year.

Dont you dare put him off his 'A' bluff game  :)

Ok I have sent pm's to all the team which is as follows

Me 55%
Mulhuzz 2%
Greekstein 2%
Big_D 5%
RedFox 5%
Shipitgood 2%
Redbull 2.5%
Overtheborder 1%
77Dave 2%
Bobalike 5%
redsimon 1%
Anon 8.5%
CraigBetts 4%
Picken 5%

I had messages from Adam and Craig who were travelling and not online last night so have opened up a touch for them as they have bought pieces all year so now have 55%.

Please post itt as you send and I will confirm and update list as received.

Sent glgl

Rcvd thanks

Good luck Rich! Hope you win it!

Rcvd thanks Simon

Tyvm Greg.

Sent 138.96 for me and overtheborders 1%

Cheers mate, will confirm when it appears.


Rcvd from Big_D via Tv's Tony Kendall

Shipped

Rcvd thanks mate

Rcvd bud

Updated list, obv no worries on sending just yet as got a few weeks and will bump closer to time.

Me 55%
Mulhuzz 2%
Greekstein 2%
Big_D 5%  RCVD
RedFox 5%
Shipitgood 2% RCVD
Redbull 2.5%  RCVD
Overtheborder 1%  RCVD
77Dave 2%
Bobalike 5%  RCVD
redsimon 1%  RCVD
Anon 8.5%
CraigBetts 4%
Picken 5%

Good luck fish.

Updated

One dropped out now but Ripple11 has taken 2.5% instead and is confirmed paid.

I'm flying on the 21st so if any outstanding pieces could be settled prior to me flying I would be grateful and I will bump any late payers next week.

I'm going to St Julian's 26th to the 9th if you fancy a beer I'll be in the Irish pub in the bay   ;D  :)up

Booked mate, were there till the 2nd so will defo have a couple ;)

 :)up see you there

Walk straight out of the Hilton n portomaso entrance over to your right one block away is a great little pizza place
            "                  ".                      ".                          To t Jcn turn right the highlander bar good food n craic next door to Irish bar !
dress codes in casino have been relaxed to inc shorts now n joggers

Mulhuzz has unfortunately had to withdraw his action but I am taking that back so move to 56.5%

 http://lucamoschitta.com/malta-travel-tips/

Few bits of advice here too

Cheers Tony ;)

Good Luck Rich 

Good summary of the lively parts of Malta having lived there in 2008 for a year.  Dubliner Irish pub the best place for a pint and watch sport just down the hill from the Hilton (2 min walk).

GL out there live pro!

Nearly all received now and pm's sent to outstanding pieces with us flying a week weds.

Am really looking forward to this!

Rcvd from Anon now too

Picked up my Euro's from Rich "Ginge" Sheils yesterday after his recent bink in Germany and he let me in on his mathematical formula so we are all set and fly tomorrow at about 7.30pm with us playing on Thursday 1b of the IPT and our first event.

All received bar Cos but I have spoken to him and he is sending in the next few days when back online so it's all good and we are ready to go.

I have no idea what the wifi will be like there yet but will update at minimum during breaks or after key hands in here and GL us and thanks again for BAP.

Best of luck Rich hope you do a bink.

Thanks Ralph

Good luck Rich, crush em all:)

 :)up

Cheers guys

First event in just over an hour and a half
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j327/esokral/Mobile%20Uploads/image_49.jpg)

Also pre regged the main for Monday 1b hope it's a good table....
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j327/esokral/Mobile%20Uploads/image_50.jpg)

ooh, how exciting.

Good luck Rich.

smash it up Eso, do us southerners proud!!

That is exactly it Teeks as I am likely to play maybe 3-4 of these lifetime so am going to make sure I enjoy every minute.

Flew in last night, pre regged this morning and just had a lovely omelette and coffee for breakfast.

Thanks for the gl's and will update later on our hopeful progress

Just starting with 443 runners but I didn't look to see how many there were yesterday

Gl us

Just made a really good fold when young guy opens utg1 to 300 and Italian peels co with us calling 33 on btn going 3way to the J93ssc flop which checks to me and I bet 600 which gets c/r to 2000 by o/r and co calls so we're still 3 way to the 6s turn where the o/r now bombs 8k which co folds and after a small think I fold pretty confidently face up to a few gasps on the table and a shake of the head from the or who flips two red nines! 

23.5k from 25 with blinds just gone 75/150

22k coming back from first break to 1/200/25

29k at 200bb after 3b MP open from Italian bluffy guy with KK and we check back Q102 board then lead call his all in for 5k total on an off suit 6 turn holding vs A9

Not an incredible 2 levels after Ko'ing the guy and now got 22k going back to 2/400/50 and just had a November 9'er from last year sit to my immediate right in the form of Van Hoof

Still 22k with blinds just gone 250/500/50

27k after peeling a min+ open w 88 from bb and check calling flop and turn on 999106 with villain checking back river with us good vs AQ

26250 with blinds just gone 3/600/75

21k at break 3 going back to level 8 of 4/800/100.  Pretty dead level tbh but we're in there fighting!

Good luck and enjoy

Cheers Malcolm

20.5 and blinds now 5/1000/100, hopefully this is our level

Literally feels like I have folded bar a couple of pots that kept us in and had a spot in last level where I opened 99 off 17bbs and a Chinese guy from the UK 3b me from the blind and just talked me into folding, if he didn't talk so much we would've got it in with him showing QQ after we folded!  Now at dinner break with us going back to 15k at 6/12/200

Sometimes you still just gotta be in I guess...

I think it's about time that you ripped horrid a new one.

GL

Unfortunately that didn't happen 😒

Busto out of main after its unopened to us in the sb and we rip 11bbs with 88 and the bb looks us up with KJss hitting a king on the turn 😒. Obv were saving it for the main event on Monday!

Just starting on 4/4 let's hope it's a good seat

The best of British Mr B.

Joesman (Neil Strike) is out there too. Bit of a punter, is Neil.

Have fun!

I know Neil fairly well and bit of a punter is an understatement ;)

Cheers Kev

Bleed to 28k as we started 3 then 4 handed just folding or peeling (would definitely come in later if I knew) then peel as btn open as does sb w 10Jss and flop 357ssx which sb checks. I donk half pot and both call to see As which I bet 900 into 1650 with just button calling and when the 3 pairs the board I decide I'm check re-evaluating and check call a bet of 2650 which villain fast rolls 68ss for the under flush and gives confidence having chipped down early to have 33k with 30mins of first level left

Never got the 'Best of British' thing until I just Googled it!
Seems a tad harsh!

I will stick with, Good Luck Rich!  ;cheerleader;

Really? Assumed it was just one of those sayings, an alternative to "VBOL".

From the Cambridge Dictionary website

Best of British
Used to ​wish someone ​luck, ​especially when you do not ​think they have much ​chance of ​success or ​happiness:
You're going to ​ask her ​father for ​money? Best of British, ​mate!

Bugger.

Ha ha!
I thought it was quite fitting.

 ;ifm;

29.5k at end of first break going back 100/200 on a now full table that I am fairly happy with as am the 4th youngest for starters but I have the two younger guys and so far decent players to my immediate left.

We play 8 levels today and in 1b there are 393 players so far

Old guy who just won a big pot opens utg and we 3b AKss to 1050 over 400 open and young guy MP 4 s to 2800 and we peel but check fold a 23Jcch flop

Then 25mins into 1/200/25 we peel an utg open to 500 with AKo from utg2 and see a flop vs villain of AJ2rb and call a cb of 650 to see a 9 turn and again just call a bet of 1750 and an off suit Q rivers and after a tank the villain bets 2900 which I fold to leaving us 23k

21k after open AQss utg to 500 and old guy otb who has just been crippled in a pot goes all in for 2.2k total and we call off losing vs AKdd

Still over 100 bbs with 27 mins of level left

I'm hopefully going to moan in a double up here as pretty much all trip I have had really poor run outs when we have a hand and haven't been gifted chips in any pots whilst seeing others dust off stacks everywhere.
We open cutoff to 500 with QKdd and just the bb calls to see a 1074ddx flop which Bb check raises my 600cb to 1800 and we peel with the 4d coming on the turn. Bb continues with the lead betting 2800 which again we call and the 10h rivers with him snap setting me all in which I obv fold to.

3 hands later the same villain opens co to 500 and gets peeled by button and an older gent who we have an incredible read on (he does his thing before betting) 3s to 3000 with just the villain calling and they see a K104 flop which the older gent cbs 4000 and is quickly called with them seeing an offsuit 5 turn which the gent jams setting in the younger guy who snaps him off with 45cc drawing dead to KK.

16k at second break going back to 150/300/25

Made a day 2 with 16k in Barca having been up to 60k. I don't think I played a hand in the last 2 hours and lost 4k or so. You have all the time in the world.

Wouldn't  worry mate, like you say, you haven't had good run outs all trip (that must be almost two comps now).

You must be due.

Yeah it's just about making day 2. 16k heaps. Just had a walk over to your table and it looks great.

Yeah I know!

Anyway were still struggling along and just lost 2 pots back to back first one where an Italian guy in his 50s opens to 725 at 300bb and we defend 77 in the bb from 14k going 2 way to a Q56rb board which he bets 1300 into which I call and a 4 turns which I check and he now bets 2400 which again I feel I have to call but we brick off on the J river and he checks behind with us losing to AQ.

Next hand Kuli Sidhu who has just arrived and joined our table opens to 650 from utg1 and we find QKss in the sb and make up as does the bb and we see K69 flop with one spade which both I and the bb check and Kulli bets 1150 which we call and the Ac turns with us check folding to a 2400 bet

7.8k with us just starting level 6 which is 2/400/50

The last 75 minute level went pretty much the same and was typified by me opening to 900 utg with AQss off 6.2k and the bb coming along and flopping J87 all hearts and ended up checking flop behind and folding when he led the 5 turn and was followed by an hour of folding except two hands one where I jammed 11bigs otb with 1010 and both blinds folded and another where I jammed 9bigs with QQ in early pos and it folded thru.

Now at dinner break and go back to 3.6k with us in the sb and blinds 2.5/500/50. If we could find a couple of doubles I would be relatively happy on my table but just need to find two cards close together!

Busto unfortunately

We're utg 1 and have 3150 at start of hand and ship 56cc which gets round to the bb who even though he has chunks reluctantly calls with A2ss and we see a flop of A7Jccx turn a 3s to give us more outs but a brick river knocks us out :(


Sorry if it sounded like I was moaning earlier I just really hoped to get a cash of sorts out here to complete my year and am always disappointed to brick a package more so for my backers than me!

Thanks for the opportunity of playing this guys I enjoyed the experience.

Cheers

Will have been a great experience, thanks for the great updates as always and enjoy the rest of the trip

Unlucky mate, some days it just doesn't happen.

Catching up.....

Unlucky Rich....as bob says, sometimes it just wont happen no matter what.

Thanks for the excellent updates.