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Hi all.  It’s been years since I posted and have just returned to play a little poker this year.  Have had a good year so far chopping the 25/25 series in Portsmouth and final table of 25/25 in Luton.  Today I decided to try the G casino. Luton.   Arrived at 4.15 for a 4pm start.  Told I was ninth on the waiting list.  This is a 10k guarantee tournament yet only six dealers.  Now the end of the second level and over 25 people waiting and still only six dealers.  Where is the logic.  Rumour has it that they have the remaining dealers arriving at 6pm   What about the players. Maybe they should just put the event off until they have enough dealers.   
Rant aside it’s nice to be back. Can’t say I recognise more than two people in the room. 

Hi Denis. Nice to hear from you again.

Blast from the past!

Hope all is as well as the poker has been going.

Rendezvous next weekend?

welcome back still love your folding of KK V AA V QQ

I'll probably be 70 before Denis posts again.

He might not post before Xmas, so you're probably right ;)

That AA v KK v QQ hand is one of my top hands ever.

I was ~15, just got a tv in my bedroom, and I would watch those party poker 6max sngs instead of going to bed.

Hands like that got me hooked on this game.

Is it on YouTube?

https://youtu.be/XZRk9QcmE_I

Sorry guys for the slow response and cheers for the welcome back.   The most disturbing thing is having Ledders say he watched the AA vKK v QQ as a 15 year old in his bedroom.  Surely you had better things to do.  ??   I don't want to know. 
Perhaps it might interest you all those years later to know what actually happened with that hand.   Over the course of a few weeks prior to the event I had played a lot around London casinos and had spent hours at the same table as Achilleas.  I felt I knew his game and he had a few tells.  As the had unfolded I was delighted to see Kings and made a small raise.  I then get repaised from QQ and when it gets to Achilleas he does his routine. The chip count is important as he had already lost about 1/3 of his chips and had about 65k left. If I remember I had opened for about 6k and was reraised for perhaps another 12k.  Once he pushes I am convinced he has AA.  The reason I took so long was to seem weak to the QQ. I needed to work out if i shoved would he call.  I only had 6k invested and I had about 90k in chips.  If I could get QQ to call then the side pot would be good enough to take the chance.  However I felt if I played he would fold.  Once I folded then it made his call easier as he was not at risk of going out.  Seems so long ago now and I think Achilleas has had a lot of more important issues in his life.
Hope to see you all on the tables some time.

You also folded QQ to me once in a hand that wound up with my AA v KK v JJ. Q high board :-) Good fold.

interesting to read your analysis of the hand AAvKKvQQ as you saw it

I find the hand confusing because I feel like seeing the K flop bias's me too much towards you should have called hoped the QQ guy called too for you to have a side pot

I think me knowing that the player I think might have AA doesn't have me covered I would call as I ''cant get knocked out the tourn''

but still...... what an iconic hand.

Exciting to win a GUKPT event.

You should ask him how it feels Chomps :)

Does poker still deserve its shady image?

Welcome to the world of GDPR.

PS - which one were you, & at what point did you threaten to flounce unless they chopped it up?

I pushed for a chop but Anon refused after Anon had earlier said no to a bubble. Anon couldn't believe it.

Are there any non-shady reasons to want to go as 'Anon'?

The wife.

At best, still shady.  Usually very shady.

I was speaking to one of the guys about this and you are automatically Anon unless you sign a form. Suppose it possible that some people are just not bothered about signing it rather than insisting on being anon.

GDPR rules.

The congregation. A lot of religions don’t allow gambling.

Colleagues. A lot of workplaces disapprove of gambling.

Banks. Many financial institutions penalize people if there are gambling transactions.

End of an era?

This on the heels of the APAT Team event (in Blackpool) having to be self-dealt since G were unable to provide dealers until the final 5 (?) tables. Reports of lay-offs and resignations among casino staff, but to leave it till the eleventh hour before they confirm with APAT?

Back at Luton G, though, they clearly had an extremely successful night when they ran the £1250 'giveaway' promo on a Wednesday night - so they must think that (even though the giveaway is now £750) the place will be just as packed every time they run it. Typically short-sighted and reactionary from senior management that still don't seem to understand how poker tournament players add to the general health of the casino's business. If I'm not mistaken, I think it's unlikely that the cash table grinders will be spending as much time on the pit games and slots as the casual, couple-times-a-week comp players after they've busted...

Meanwhile, Genting must be pinching themselves in disbelief. I really hope they make the best of the opportunity.

I was playing in a fun 456PLO/PLO8 game in Blackpool on the Saturday night, every pot was full rake. They closed the table with 3 hands warning at about 02:30 as they only had two dealers left. The dealer did say that 80% of the staff have resigned recently. Such a joke from G.

I self-dealt for my table for 11 hours on Saturday, definitely have a new found respect for dealers, I was beyond shattered at the end, my hands were, and still are, red raw. Any player who posts blinds/antes using anything more than the minimum number of chips possible needs to be shot. Repeatedly.

Dear Shaun
I have received your complaint about the Saturday poker competition. Unfortunately Grosvenor Casinos is going through a transformation and this has effected our ability to offer the same level of poker competitions we have done in the past.
With a limited number of team to operate the poker room we had to make some difficult decisions. The reasoning for removing the Saturday night poker was a combination of things but we took into account the operational difficulties created on Saturdays because of the numbers of customers who visit on Saturdays.
The poker players mostly drive and it is one person per car, this places pressure on parking and we often run out of spaces. The demand on the kitchen peaks on Saturdays and this causes complaints trying to serve the poker room orders, bar orders and a very busy restaurant.
The transformation involves a reduction in the number of employees throughout the casinos and in order to be able to meet customer demand we had to make some tough decisions.
I know this is not the answer you would have liked but I hope it gives you abetter understanding of why we have acted in the way we have.
Regards
Adrian frost
GM

This seems like a really sensible decision. The number of times I see regs wasting everyone's time for a free cup of tea and not even tipping when it comes ...makes my blood boil. Poker players love to talk about the contribution they make to the casino but it's obviously not true in relative terms. You only have to look at the rake in Vegas to know that the relatively low rakes here must make card rooms borderline/ unprofitable.

Maybe they should have started by charging for drinks that are currently free before going straight for this decision. 

Crazy that they make the carpark bigger to have a bigger card room then stop the games because too many people drive to the bigger poker room.

Doesn't really affect me as im not able to play as much as I used to/would like but can understand the outrage. If it happens at Luton then what chance have other card rooms got. Genting should be seizing the moment.

Seems the cash players should be happy with the promotions being put on for them. I played one night when it was free rake and food and it was pretty decent.

I just don't understand the outrage tbf, it's not like it's one of the public services suffering spending cuts - tourny poker players don't lose enough to the casino, may even cost & they reduce the customer experience for good losers, spenders, tippers. It's a business, not a community centre. Friday night next on the car park rationale ?

Meant smaller.


I see that Fridays price has increase with a bigger gte which it made last Friday. Def goes against the rationale although Saturday must be much busier for the casino.

Hilarious reasons.. apart from the fact that most of the non poker playing clientele bowl up once the pubs have turfed them out in taxi's.. there are plenty of places to park in and around the casino..come on whose ever driven to the G and thought hmmm parkings a bit tough tonight think i'll go home and watch Strictly or X factor or whatever other moronic cheap telly for the masses is on at the time

Tbf I've rocked up a few times and not been able to park because of a busy poker night and its annoyed me a little. Granted this is the few times when I'm not going for poker, I'm getting back from work late and I just want a couple pints and its pissed me off that I've had to walk like 2/3mins from where I eventually dumped the van

I genuinely don't understand why healthy people mind walking for a few minutes.

My lot are all young and fit but they would happily park the car in the shop if they could.

Thats a bit of a bizarre statement.. do you feel the same if you park in a multi story carpark to go shopping and have to walk 2-3 minutes to the shops ?.. also there are no where you can have a pint thats not the G casino ?

It doesnt rain in the multi story car park.

There isnt really anywhere to go for a pint in Luton after 11pm that isnt the casino.

Fair enough .. but i suppose the point is..you still went.. it didnt deter you

Last night's result.

1. Anon £770 + £70 (voucher)
2. Anon £765 + £70 (voucher)
3. Anon £405 + £35 (voucher)

Great stuff. George 'going forward' must be fumming.