[Can't wait to read about the last 15 years.]

Bugger! Dont know how I've managed to miss these updates. Very nicely done, thank you.

Can't wait to read about the last 15 years.

 

+1.

Would love to read about what's been happening since you moved on from GUKPT & then the Eureka Tour. That must have been best part of 15 years ago.

He's been mainly turning up on the same flights as me, or stays at a 'friends' half a mile from where I stay in England for a few days or when I'm in Scotland he 'surprises' me and tell me he's close by if I want to meet up. Yet somehow we have avoided each other for the last few years (outside of poker events) despite living a few miles apart in Malta.

Good morning all.

A day or two ago Karabiner mentioned my stamina but it all caught up with me after I ingloriously exited yesterday's WSOP PLO8 rather earlier than desirable & I went back to my room & slept for 13 hours straight, interrupted only be a few pee breaks. (That's an age thing).

Am busy with this & that today, but just wanted to say how lovely it is to see so many long-term blondes suddenly emerge around WSOP time - Dingdell, Splash, Tats, & others who are more regular lurkers upping their presence too - Shaz, Kev B, Knottikay. Plus we've hopefully gained an active new member too in Legal Beagle EssexPhil who has some very tidy Hendons.   

For every ying there's a yang of course, in this case Celtic aka Fat Vinni, but we can't win them all.

💚

[Appeal Submission Successful]

News on the various disputes.

Pleasantly surprised, shocked even, that Avanti/WCML have accepted responsibility & are sending me £85 via a BACS payment. Surprisingly quick & efficient, fair play to them.

The Tesco Cowboy Parking Outfit? They sent me an e-Mail with the Subject Heading of....


Appeal Submission Successful


I confess, I did a little fist pump, YESSSSS!

It was not quite what it seemed though - it was just a clumsy way of saying that my Appeal Form has been filled in correctly & now they are going to review it.

I suspect alanc has nailed it, & I'll be shuttled back & forth between Tesco & the Parking company.

No way I'm paying it though.

"As a goodwiill gesture", my arse.  

Had quite a few of these from Horizon, they are easy to appeal and they are relatively reasonable when you give them the information. Never had to pay one yet. If anyone ever tells you to just ignore them though, don't.

Congrats on your retirement. 77 is an amazing age to still be working, I'll be happy just to be alive and healthy at that age. Good luck in Vegas, and let me know when you and Tom are heading out to Malta. Some nice festivals here, mixed games too. Not just Hold'em. 

Zhao Xintong Looks impressive. First time I’ve seen him.

I stayed up watching this too. Where/what channel did you find commentary on it? I was just watching it on a small window on my BET 365 account.

Great win......however, that was only the 1st qualifying round out of 4. So, a long way to go until he can lose in the opening match at the finals.

The qualifiers are onTNT Sport.

Nice write up Tom. Luckily I only watched the last few balls of the match. Sad to see my one time sporting hero looking terrible. I believe it’s through choice rather than any kind of illness, based on he’s looked like that for a while now.

If I was found sort of innocent but not fully then I like to think I would spend more time trying to clear my name first than getting compensation.

Don't make the same mistake I did Kev. I missed my opportunity to buy Celtic dinner and I've regretted it ever since.

Your day will come!

Happy Birthday Tom x

Hi Tom,

Just to let you know Kev is coming to Malta to buy me dinner.

Will send a pic if you can't make.

Thanks

Bye x

Vinny stop using my visit to torture Tom. 🤣 Do you think you may play some of the events in the Spring festival?

Is it near where you live?

Let's speak closer to the time about you buying me dinner. 😂

We're in Alicante having lunch without you all.

It’s about 20 minutes away. Malta is tiny so nothing is far away. I’ll play some of it but I’m in Sicily 1-4 May so without looking at the schedule I wouldn’t know exactly what I will be playing. But aye, like you said. Let’s talk nearer the time about you buying me lunch 😄

Hi Tom,

Just to let you know Kev is coming to Malta to buy me dinner.

Will send a pic if you can't make.

Thanks

Bye x

I will, once I am at home and able to make a response via a keyboard as opposed to a phone, make a full response to this topic.

At this point I feel that it is very much being portrayed as a one-sided incident. I am very laid back and professional on the whole and while I am inclined to agree that I could have handled this situation in a far better way, I am also very much misquoted at this point.

How far away do you live?

Singapore, If you would have read the post he made 13 years later, you would know that.

I can understand humans finding it hard to come out of the closet, but never heard of dogs having the same problem.

Sorry to hear about this Tom. Fairly sure it was Nirvana that made a 'witty remark' when you left. I cringed. See you around.

I just want everyone to remember that Glenn was bang out of order and I cringed when he made his remark.

What a ***** that Nirvana is.

 

A memory from 30th January 2012, SPT luton. Imaging getting your seat draw and sitting in amongst this little lot. Extra bonus point if you can work out who's bottom left of the pic?

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Here's the reverse angle of the shot.Apparently you were really really short of commentators so roped Vinnie .in.
 

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Haha that’s true. I somehow didn’t get signed up though. Done it for about an hour or so and then someone was ordered to take the mic from me

A message from Raj:

Awww, that's so sweet! He gave me first every (sky) poker hoodie lol, give him allll my love and big hello

Although he did make me work on my birthday 🤣

Ahh, lovely, though I have no recall of the Birthday thing.

I did use to "follow" her on Facebook, but I came off Facebook in around 2012. Except for friends like Raj & a handful of others, one of the best "life" decisions I've ever made. Not just the toxicity, but the whole Social Media time-sponge thing.

I've mostly abandoned Twitter too since Trump's bestie changed it so much.

I don't miss either one bit, so I guess, even with hindsight, they were good decisions. I don't make many of them. 

I'm guessing the birthday reference was related to there being a Sky Poker event at Luton and Raj had to work rather than have her birthday off.