It's all very quiet on here. Do you expect you will play much Winter golf?

Yes, but I'll cut it down to 5 rounds a week.

Ooh, very nice, good luck Kev.

The thread made me think of long-serving sports men & women.

James Milner, now 39 years old, has played nearly 900 games.

In Darts, Phil Taylor was World Champ 16 (?) times?

In snooker, Ronnie has been near unbeatable for a quarter of a century, when not having one of his funny turns.

Those old enough (Ralph, Boo etc) will recall David Bryant in crown-green bowls, he won national championships over a 35 year timespan.

There was a Lady cyclist back in the day, Beryl Burton, some of her records were faster than the equivalent Men's records, she was dominant for a vey long time.

Any others?

Did anyone see that piece about footballer Jamie Cureton at the weekend?

He's currently 50 years old & still playing as a striker, having started his career 32 years ago with Norwich City.

Since then he's played for 32 Teams (including "dupes" & loan spells), made 1,075 appearances in 11 or 12 different Leagues, & scored 390 goals, the latest of which was on Saturday.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Cureton

Bit off-beat this, but is anyone here old enough to remember Lady Isobel Barnett? I'm sure a few of you do - Ralph, Tom, boo & a few others.

She was immensely likeable despite her title & the posh way she spoke, & she was one of those folks who everyone admired & respected.

Anyway, I was reading a book & she was mentioned in passing, so I Wiki'd her & was shocked to read this...


In 1953 Barnett arrived on BBC television as one of the panel of What's My Line?, which made her a household name. She appeared on the programme for ten years but was not an original panelist, her seat having been previously occupied by Marghanita Laski.

She was regarded by audiences as elegant and witty, the epitome of the British aristocracy, although her title actually came from the fact that her solicitor husband had been knighted; the form Lady Barnett suggested she possessed a courtesy title, but she was not an aristocrat, nor had she married into the aristocracy. She also made regular appearances on the BBC radio series Any Questions, on the radio panel game Many a Slip and on the women's discussion series Petticoat Line. She was greatly in demand as an after-dinner speaker, a role into which she slipped confidently

In her last years Barnett became reclusive and eccentric. In 1980 she was found guilty of shoplifting, and fined £75 for stealing a can of tuna and a carton of cream worth 87 pence from her village grocer. This brought her briefly back into the public eye; four days later on 20 October, she was found dead at her home in Cossington, Leicestershire.

A coroner's inquest subsequently ruled that Barnett killed herself with an overdose of painkillers in her bath. During the inquest, police testified that she wore an extra spacious pocket, known as a poacher's pocket, inside her coat when she was caught stealing the groceries. Two days before her death, Lady Barnett told an interviewer she was a compulsive thief and had been shoplifting for years. Finding that Barnett, a trained physician, killed herself deliberately with an overdose of arthritis painkiller.

I never knew any of that, or if I did I had clean forgotten.

This, of course, was pre-internet days.

It's all a bit late now, but it made me feel terribly sad.

Great to hear you are enjoying retirement Tikay. 👋

Good grief, lovely to hear from you.

You still travelling the world, wating sport of every kind?

Unless I've got mixed up (an odds-on shot tbf) the last time we met was at a ball game (baseball) at Cashman Field (RIP) in Vegas.

Not a mix up, right person. Yup reckon that was 2014 WSOP, when we met at the baseball!

Life has changed a bit my end, the travelling world watching sport thing ended up with me meeting my now wife (cricket in New Zealand). Not so much travelling as I am full time dad to our daughter in South London. Work part time in cricket, mainly for Surrey County cricket club working on the scoreboards for pro cricket matches , so I still get plenty of sport in!

wow, 11 years ago?!

Memories are such strange things. I can't remember what I did last week, but I vividly recall that night at Cashman Field, even where we sat & you somehow recognizing me.

Sounds like you are living the best life - a good wife, a Daughter, & working in sport. Perfect.

Do you still have the occasional dabble in poker?

Also very briefly shared a table with perhaps the most irritating little man in poker, JJ, aka JJ Hazan, he of Dragons Den.

Briefly? Well, as in 1 hand, which fell between his 6th & 7th bullet I think.  

If you look carefully you can see a Trophy next to him, which he presumably won somewhere. He was using it as a card-marker. Never one to GIQ, was he?

He got that in a chop!

No!?

At Birmingham he arrived late, & he literally went to every table, brandishing his Trophy, & telling everyone how he won it. Then went round again & told everyone he would use it as a card-marker.

As it happens, the event was part of something called "PLO Masters" which, loosely speaking, he "organises". In truth I fancy Party organised it, he just added the Title.


Here, take a look...



 https://www.plomasters.com/

He comes to Malta a few times a year where he is equally as popular.

He comes along with a few hundred others from Europe for The Festival Series. You should give it a go, it's held in several locations throughout Europe, so you don't even have to see me! Loads of different mixed games along with some Holdem stuff too.

Thanks Vinni.

Ill keep an eye on the schedules. The bulk of the MTT action in Fessies is usually NLH, & I'm not remotely good enough to invest in the cost of travel & hotels etc to play NLH, but if it includes a decent amount of the sort of Mixed stuff I can handle, then yes, I'd maybe come along.

That aside, how's life for you & the fam? What you up to?

No!?

At Birmingham he arrived late, & he literally went to every table, brandishing his Trophy, & telling everyone how he won it. Then went round again & told everyone he would use it as a card-marker.

As it happens, the event was part of something called "PLO Masters" which, loosely speaking, he "organises". In truth I fancy Party organised it, he just added the Title.


Here, take a look...


 https://www.plomasters.com/

Incred


Better Understanding in Only Two Hours

A small trial session was held in Tallin and one participant, Olivia Lindquist, finished an impressive 4/197 in her very first PLO Tournament, which was fabulous. She stated ‘The session gave me a much better understanding of Omaha and developed me as a player in only 2 hours! I didn’t know how much you can actually learn in such a short time, I really didn’t! I learned how I should play in different situations and applied that learning in my first ever PLO Tournament that very night.’

JJ would also encourage anyone interested in Omaha to play the Half n Half event at 5 pm on 13/10/22. This will be a level of each game (NLHE/PLO) and is only €125 to enter. The only way to learn, apart from the PLO Masterclasses (!), is to play and give it a go.

The cost will be only €50 per session and is payable in cash to JJ, prior to the session. The places are strictly limited to 6 and will be on a first come, first served basis. Please email info@thefestivalcom.wpengine.com to book your place. Alternatively, you can send us a pm on https://www.facebook.com/ThefestivalOG As an introductory bonus, The Festival is also offering ALL participants their Tournament Fee back for the PLO Tournament of that day. So, if you attend the class on 11th October and then play the PLO Masters at 5 pm, JJ will give you back the €25 Fee (on production of proof!), which is 50% of the cost of the Class. We are just so nice!

OMG.

Seriously?

I don't really know what to say to that.....

Goodness me.

Two absolutely stunning posts there Mr L.

Amazing stuff, & long may it last. 

Also very briefly shared a table with perhaps the most irritating little man in poker, JJ, aka JJ Hazan, he of Dragons Den.

Briefly? Well, as in 1 hand, which fell between his 6th & 7th bullet I think. 

If you look carefully you can see a Trophy next to him, which he presumably won somewhere. He was using it as a card-marker. Never one to GIQ, was he?

He got that in a chop!

No!?

At Birmingham he arrived late, & he literally went to every table, brandishing his Trophy, & telling everyone how he won it. Then went round again & told everyone he would use it as a card-marker.

As it happens, the event was part of something called "PLO Masters" which, loosely speaking, he "organises". In truth I fancy Party organised it, he just added the Title.


Here, take a look...



 https://www.plomasters.com/

And a quick "hi" to blonde "strat33", who has been here forever but is mainly a lurker. He was also on my table, & we got chatting & he's a lovely Gentleman, he really is.

Also very briefly shared a table with perhaps the most irritating little man in poker, JJ, aka JJ Hazan, he of Dragons Den.

Briefly? Well, as in 1 hand, which fell between his 6th & 7th bullet I think. 

If you look carefully you can see a Trophy next to him, which he presumably won somewhere. He was using it as a card-marker. Never one to GIQ, was he?

Bumped into this young lady last night too.

First knew her 20 years ago, when she was a Dealer at Luton. She's a big noise at Party Poker now. I'm so proud of & delighted for her. Girl did good, married now & everything. Her hubbie who was also there seems a great guy too. Very very happy for them.

We chatted for a good while, & mostly just abused Fat Vinni.  

On the subject of getting folks mixed up & forgetting names, I went to Resorts World Birmingham last night to play some Big O, which I found out about thanks to that google Calendar Longines gave me a few weeks back.

There was an "unfortunate incident" though.

Saw a chap I've not seen for years, but it was one of those "I know him SO well but can't recall his name" things.

He ended up at my table, & we exchanged greetings, somewhat apprehensively, but I was still struggling to "place" him.  Eventually deduced it was Neil Blatchley.

Soon as I said that he stood bolt upright & said "WHAT?!".

Which was when the penny dropped. It was not Blatch (obv), it was Barry Carter. In my defence, they do look alike.

Anyway, he forgave me, & took a photo to send to his Mum, who replied by saying I look well. And yes, that's true too.

Great to hear you are enjoying retirement Tikay. 👋

Good grief, lovely to hear from you.

You still travelling the world, wating sport of every kind?

Unless I've got mixed up (an odds-on shot tbf) the last time we met was at a ball game (baseball) at Cashman Field (RIP) in Vegas.