Update on and greetings to Peter Roche

If you are too busy flopping about, maybe you could get the Cat to spring into action.

Update on and greetings to Peter Roche

-Very few(No) Brits left you say. What about Irish in the form of Peter Roche in particular?

Hi Snoops and Chili. If you get a chance, wish Joe Rafferty all the best for me. I'm a bit surprised at the low low numbers considering that Dublin was always one of the most popular stops on the EPT. Any idea how many are playing tomorrow?
Mick            

Wel done Julian. Many congratulations. Great result.
Mick

Well played Julian. Congratulations.

Hi Jen and Flops,
                      Good job, as usual. Could you say well done and good luck for me to two Irish players on table 2, "Vesty" and Desi Higgins. Thanks.

Andy Black is OUT.

All-in pre-flop.

Black =

Franklin Caldwell =

Board =

Black didn't look best pleased as he swiftly left the cardroom.

Unlucky Andy. No wonder he did not look best pleased.
Great updates Jen and Snoopy. Will hopefully see you guys tomorrow or next day.
Wish Kevin O'Connell all the best for me in the meantime.

The problem, as far as I am aware, with the Northern Ireland Open comp was that the hotel venue was newly opened and the organisers were not local to the area. The normal protocol is to inform the local police of the plans for the event. Apparently this was not done in this case.
The Merrion Club, who run The Irish Open has a long track record of running this and EPT tournaments at hotel venues in Dublin, without any problems. The events are run as though the club has transferred its status to the hotel in question, hence no alcohol in the poker room and the need for all visitors to sign up as club members before they can enter or play. For this purpose please note that photo id is required.
I can forsee no problems with the authorities as regards this event.

Hell of a story Dave. Not easy to keep focused on poker with all this crap going on in your life. Playing pro poker is hard enough without all this sort of distraction.
I hope you can put it all behind you and get back to what you do best.
Best wishes to you and Rowena for the future.

Dean Sanders is OUT in 18th, only just got a bit of the action coming back to report the previous exit, but he apparently got it all in with 7-8 on a T-9-6 board against Marc Karam's T-9, turn and river came running sixes to send the gutted gutshot player home. Ouch, that's going to hurt.

Mark Karem has got to be one of the luckiest players in the EPT finals. Wasn't this the same guy who caught runner runner to eliminate Marcel Luske in last years EPT final in Monte Carlo, after he moved all in pre flop, on a bluff.

If poker was purely a skill game Mick, Me and you would be busto mate    long live luck !!!

Speak for yourself Kev. I went bust long ago

Dean Sanders is OUT in 18th, only just got a bit of the action coming back to report the previous exit, but he apparently got it all in with 7-8 on a T-9-6 board against Marc Karam's T-9, turn and river came running sixes to send the gutted gutshot player home. Ouch, that's going to hurt.

Mark Karem has got to be one of the luckiest players in the EPT finals. Wasn't this the same guy who caught runner runner to eliminate Marcel Luske in last years EPT final in Monte Carlo, after he moved all in pre flop, on a bluff.

You may recall I mentioned a certain New Zealand qualifier who had made the long journey. Well here he is, James Honeybone's his name and poker's his game. Currently on 9,350 after being re-raised off a hand pre-flop.

Hi Snoops,
             Maybe you could say hello to big Jimmy for me, if you get a chance. Played with him at the final table of the Ongame Classic in Barcelona in December. You should get him to teach you how to play Bouncers Poker.

For any Blondites thinking about playing this £1,000 event in Magherafelt, please note there is a venue change.
Tournament will now be held at City North Hotel, Gormanstown, Co. Meath, starting Friday 16thMarch. This is a new hotel located just off the M1 motorway at the Julianstown junction, just south of Drogheda and about 10 minutes north of Dublin airport.
A room rate for players has been negotiated. Contact Susan at the hotel on 00353 1690 6666 for reservations.

The casinos can do whatever. All we poker players want is somewhere local to play without being hassled by the police. Unfortunately, in this backward province, this doesn't seem possible at the minute. Ah well, back to the internet.
Also back to Walsall next week. Maybe me and Flushy can have a re-match!