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Hi All. I'm playing the above comp this weekend, in Sunny Malta.

It's a €550 buy in with a €300,000 guarantee. Its a 50k stack on a 40 minute clock, so with a bit of luck, we can make level 2 for sure. It's gonna be full of Italians, Sicilians & Scotty77.

I'm planning on selling up to 50% for a maximum of two bullets.

Here are the all important Hendon Mobs: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=58821 & here :  https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=372260

I like to try new things with staking, and trail blazed the rather cool in game chip report which looked a bit like this:

Level 1:
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44
37
70
100
130
0

Its easy to read and you can skip right to the bottom in half a second to see how I have done your money in. This will of course be included in this tournament.

Blonde lightweights AndrewT & Tittybeam were full of praise for this, and feel they got more than they deserved after not investing.

Anyways, my new & innovative staking gimmick is to sell at below face value. I believe that this has never been done before on blonde, so it gives you mad punters the chance to be first to say you won despite losing!

My last thread I done on here produced a trophy. Sadly it was for bubbling rather than winning, but a trophy is a trophy, right?

So, 2 bullets = €1100

Gonna sell at 0.91 so 10% will cost you €101.

XE has €101 at £85.58, so that's how much 10% will cost you.

If I have an unused bullet that money will be returned or punted off in another comp depending what 'investors' want.

If I make a top 3 finish off one bullet, I reserve the right to charge at least 0.92 in the next tournament.

Any questions etc, feel free to ask.

10% please Vinny.

Bank transfer ok?

Sure! Thank you. I'll PM you deets over next day or so x

5% pls Vinny

cheers Kev. Booked.

I just left a finance director friend at Heathrow, who is on his way to Malta on business....must be an omen. :D

5% pls Vinny

5% please

Haha, cheers Nick. Booked.

Cheers engy. Booked.

0.01% please haha  Stanleybet?  really?  do they still exist?  mythical staking event imo!   haha  It isn't 2003 anymore.

Rumbled 🙄

For Arb so he knows I'm not trying to scam his 0.01% from him :)

StanleyBet are quite a big operation in Mainland Europe, especially Italy, Germany, Cyprus etc, they are quite a size I believe. The company was born out of what we once knew as Stanley Leisure, but have re-invented themselves in Europe & done pretty well.

Could I get 10 please?

What is Ryan doing now?   

Cheers doobs. Ryan still grinding online. Coming out here on Thursday.

I've swapped 10 with Ryan so just 5 left. If no one takes by tomorrow I'll close it there.

I'll have 5%, as long as there are detailed food reports.

Ha, deal. Starts at 4 on Friday so plenty of time to get some food in.

Sold out then. Will Pm you all soon.

PM received, £85.58 sent by Bank TX.

Should pay for a few of these. Do you remember Luncheon Vouchers?



(http://i.imgur.com/AWfW9Zv.jpg) (https://imgur.com/AWfW9Zv)

Sent

 ;goodluck; ;goodluck;

Phew, safe to drop in and say good luck now, good luck x

Didn't Cynthia Payne (could be wrong name) have another use for them ?

Bollocks!

Anyone wanna release 5 or 10%? I'll pay up to 1/1.

I never buy bits of people so my money is worth more than anyone else's. 

You can have half of my 10% Tom, I only bought it to be polite.

I already paid Vinny, so you would owe me.

OK thanks, but you do realise it will have gone down in value. I mean, he will be older and fatter by now.

No idea Tom, I just think you have a better line in insults than me. Which he deserves.

We booked, or not?

 :hello:

Yes, sent.

Where are the food pictures, ffs!

Sent Gl gl

2 Rolls with square sausage and a square sausage on the side. 5 in total. 2 were stuck together, seemed a shame to split them up. Loads of Brown Sauce too. Pre comp meal with Ryan around 3 which hopefully allows me to squeeze an early lunch in.

Cheers mate.

42.79 sent, gl!

run good money sent.  gl

Level 1

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49
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58
55

Level 2&3

55
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49
68.
68100.

15 min break

150/300/25

Running so good. Tables 1-16 going on dinner break. I'm 23 Ryan is 2. It's technically my turn to pay.

Unlucky son.

71k at 2/4

Best updates.

How did Vinny go from 49k to 68k? What did he have? How did the hand play out?

Who gives a shit - we’re busy people, we don’t have time for that. Leave that kind of stuff to BITB.

Not running so good after all. It's a free buffet and doesn't count as my turn apparently.

Had to go for a smoke to get over it, so stack size not changed.

300/600/100

67600. Lost a pot with aq v k9 where the guy forgot to bet with the second nuts on a q high board, which was nice 👍

500/1000

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69
68
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73

Aye obviously I'm not gonna reveal my secrets on an open forum. Why should I educate people for free?

But it may have been A10 v JQ. a JQK board.

Just as was typing I raised with 1010. Small blind called from an 11 big stack. He then jammed a Q46hh board. I have my first pair of the night and figure there a good chance it's Good, so we go with it and hold v 78hh. 87k.

6/1200/200

99k

99
93
95
102
137200

800/1600/200 after the break.

they call him amatay2    ;shame;

Can't believe you haven't eaten at least twice since this morning :D

Good luck, mate!

I have but can't post on my phone.

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120
133
Err 35

Boring poker hand.

AA V AKSS.

I open to 4500. Tight guy 3 bets to 12500, I make it 33500 he flats. Q high 2 spades and we get in and lose.

1000/2000/300

The end.

Blinded to 24k. Shoved over a shorter jam with aj. bb felt kings were ahead. And they were. Hit a jack but nowt else.

Reg still open but 25 bigs for a 550 comp doesn't fill me with much hope. I have until the first level tomorrow which will be 1500/3000, so if all 6 of you say go (which I hope yous don't) then I'll go.

Other than that PM bank details for a refund or let me know if yous want to 'invest in similar comp in the near future.

0 :(

Fucking useless!

If you don't want to play again, you can get me lunch if I make it out to the MPN comp later this year.

I'm in for punting if everyone else wants you to, though.

I'm past caring.

Hey Vince, just got your message. Happy for any balance to go towards your next poker escapade.

When is your next event?

All you can eat 12pm Sunday ;D

All you can eat salad?

Ha, just saw this.

Not picked one yet Kev. Tournies are normally announced relatively late here, but will post here and message people before I play.

Was due to play Unibet Open. (did message everyone a while back) but seem to have got my dates wrong and booked a week in Scotchland. ( I thought the comp was next week) Can assure you all I didn't book the flights with the stake money... Anyway, couple of huge comps in October here 500/500k and 500/1m so will play one of those, will let everyone know before i play obv. As always if anyone wants a refund then PM deets. Thought it was easier to update here so everyone can see what's going on.

If ever I saw a grim in progress, this is it.

Shocking stuff.

List of restaurants please, Vin.

Best Breakfast (fried, obv)

Best Chinese

Best Curry

Best Steakhouse


Is Malta as lenient as Las Vegas, for drink driving mobility scooters?

Fried breakfasts here aren't great, and would struggle to recommend a good one that will be anywhere near where you'll be staying. Go for pastizzi's. I think they're pretty incredible and around 40c each, so you can get full for an hour or two on €4 ;)

Chinese I wouldn't eat even if you were paying. Tried 5 or 6 different places here and not been impressed with any.

Indian near the casino is Saffron or Sharma. Both nice, and UK style. Saffron probably edges it for me, but fk it, if you're paying let's try both.

Steak is http://sciaccamalta.com/

I think drinking whilst on a mobility scooter is essential :)

I'm staying at the Intercontinental, which I think is right next to the poker?

As long as it hasn't got cheese in it, I'm in.

Sack the chinese off, and just fire a couple curries home then!

I'm actually up in Glasgow next month, too. First time in 6 years, and by coincidence, it's the same weekend Tikay rolls into town.

aye, i think the poker will actually be held in the Inter Continental (and some in Casino Malta)

Good luck in Glasgow. I'll buy you a steak if you can get tikay to eat a curry ;)

Hugo Pub breakfast was alright as far as none English English Breakfasts go

Can confirm Sciacca is a good choice

<3 Malta

Hugo's it is, cheers :)


Looks like some good grub at the Intercontinental, too.

I'll need it, as it's just a 3 day piss up, and a private £100 game at the Merchant City.

I'll try getting him to the curry, house, but unless they sell Apple Danish Korma, I doubt I've got much hope.

Just sorting out a scooter, and they charge as much to deliver/collect, as they do for the week :D

Haven't forgotten about this, just haven't had the time to play. BUT I WILL!

Remember this? Slowest Grim Ever.

Gonna dust off the rest of the stake money this weekend in a 500 comp being held here. There is no guarantee on the prize pool but 200 online qualifiers from Italy so assuming 1a has decent numbers I'll play 1b on Friday.

Updates in here as always.

Can't remember who is involved but they have the same % they bought at 0.8 around 10 months ago. No refunds i'm afraid :)

http://www.portomasocasino.com/entertainment/poker/ppt-malta.html

Here's a link before Arb calls me out for playing made up tournies.

oioi, sweat on.

re-assuring    ;whistle; rotflmfao

You'll be alright.

Only sweating will be him, when he's bowling about the cardroom.

40
42

level 3

Better than expected then.

only level 3 as late regged?

Dinner break soon. not sure what to have.

40
42
41
37
52
50
49
55

all of it?  :dontask:

you make it sound like food is all i think about :(

hmmm

36k

Had a4cc on ccx44 board and managed to lose.

Maybe should have folded the river.

Edit: lost the hand, should have def folded the river :)

36
33
35
41

600/1200/1200

Enough of the

41
36
35

What did you have to eat?

I’m at home :(

Apologies, battery died.

Couple of  decent hands/shit boards saw me down to 31k.

Then lost 5k with 10j v shorty 66.

Got back to 30 at 8/1600/1600.

Called a raise from hijack with kqdd bb called too.

Got it all v hijack on q 9 2 3r drawing dead v qq 🙄

Sorry for the boring hh’s.

I do have a bizarre hand situation that I’ll put on the pha board this week tho.

Thanks all.

Apologies Marks.

Had tomato pasta thing. 4/10

Made up for it with a chicken doner and chips on the way home. Was some consolation, but not much.

Deserve to bust for 'tomato pasta'

no pictures nothing.


waited about 8 years for this follow up piece usage and he just gives us this.   ;tk;

Very poor.

Must do better.

That disappointing, I'm going to make him buy dinner on the first night in October.

Haha, I have a new friend coming to Malta. He is really keen to meet for dinner and even insisting on paying.

Counting down the days til he arrives.

sounds like a complete mug.  ;whistle; ;dingdell;