Fantastic stuff, Stu.

Keep going!

[$10,400 Main event]

$10,400 Main event

Finished.

Lovely lovely day

681k


12pm tomorrow

Oioi

Gogogo!

Good luck, Stu.

Scoopages aplenty.

Thanks for the answer, Stu.

Less so for the Spursy thing...

[€10000 Main event]

€10000 Main event


Boom, got Kabhrel penultimate hand of day. Thrilled with this one

His opening sizings has been fairly open book. He's talking relentlessly (obviously). The speech to me seems to be that he thinks
I'm nitty. 80% that that's true

He opens but to 2.8k at 1.2kbb. I have in the SB. Sizing probably week. He's 128k deep. I make it 10k

Speech. Call

. Bet 12k into 23k

Speech. He makes it 24k

It really feels like this is a writing off of me doing anything agressive. Possibly not, possibly he's on a different level.
 
But I think I have to. Make it 55k

Speech. Call

He has 58k behind, 134k in pot



 I think it's such a good spot to leverage bluff. If it's what it seems, he's writing off the chance of me doing so. Bet 38k into 134k

Speech. Fold. Phew

 246,500 to finish the day

No rush (after the tournament win is fine), but would you explain the leverage bluff point for me, please?

38k into 134k, when the villain only has half a pot behind at the turn, leaving 20k behind if he calls: why is this better than shoving?

Not a criticism. Genuinely interested as this seems like a situation where you don't have enough to get a river fold, unless it's total air on his part.

Good luck, Stu.

Do wins.

[Go win something else instead.]

How is there a nine of spades in the deck? Don't they know who you are?

Outrageous.

Go win something else instead.

Coaching invoice is in the post.

Those O8 games at the Orleans...

Eight people limp.

We see a flop.

One bet. Six callers

Turn

One bet. Five callers.

River.

Check it down.

Everyone turns their cards over.

Everyone looks at all the other cards. Stand up, obviously, squint and raise glasses.

Everyone sits down.

Now, either one of two things happens, depending entirely on the dealer:
1) the dealer informs the table that seat 2 has won the high with a flush and seats 4 and 7 split the low.
2) the dealer lets the players sort it out for themselves and distributes the chips as instructed, irrespective of whether it's correct.

It's the best poker game to watch when learning the game. Working out the two sides of the pot with 20 cards to choose from is a skill worth learning.

[Tony Kendall Cup]

Tony Kendall Cup

The 2023 annual monster message begins.

Commissioner situation and Disputes

I'm the Commissioner. Forth has stepped down as co-commissioner, to focus on his other 28 leagues.

If there is a dispute you can't sort out between yourselves, it can be referred to me and I will make the decision.

If the dispute involves me, we'll agree someone else to make the decision.  

Teams

Bergeroo has left, but the other nine seem to be back in, as far as I know. BobCraddock joins us.

It's a 10 team Dynasty league and the squads remain as they are in your Sleeper app currently.

Entry fee  

These will remain at £20 for the season.

I'll be collecting for this league, so please send your £20 to me as soon as is practicable. I'll PM anyone who needs my details shortly.

Prizes

This league is a simple winner and runner-up affair:

Winner: £150
Runner-Up: £50

Trophy

Last year's winner is responsible for arranging for the trophy to be engraved with this year's winner's name and posting the trophy to its home. All the more incentive for ChipRich and LeKnave to retain the title.

Rosters

30-man rosters again, with an additional 5 Injured Reserve places.

In recent years, we've discussed changes to the rosters, but I'm content to keep them as they are. We have a fairly shallow waiver wire and free agency pool, but it's still workable.

Injured Reserve

Teams in the real NFL have players designated as IR and they don't count against their 53 man rosters.

The IR slots are for players who are out for multiple weeks and that's the way we should be playing it, too.

There is also the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, which a few players in rosters will currently have as a designation. This is a multiple week injury designation and I'm happy for those players to go into the IR slots, if you want to put them there.

When a player's designation is removed, it's because the NFL team has removed it. They'll have had to make room on their roster and so should we. So, when the designation is removed, there's an expectation that you will take them off IR and put them back in your 30 man squad, even if that means cutting another player. Sleeper requires you to do this before you can make changes to the 30 man squad.

Sometimes, the designation is removed late on. I think it's fair to say you should make reasonable efforts to check (recognising not everyone is available every week). If I notice, I might send you a message on a Sunday to make you aware, but I'll generally leave you to get on with the job. I've no interest in being a heavy presence in the league, not least as it's full of people who know what they're doing.

Responsibilities of players

All players are expected to:

• Make reasonable efforts to pick the best team they can each week
• Make reasonable efforts to maintain their rosters (e.g., so that IR-designated players are restored to the roster once off IR)
• Pay their entry fee
• Treat everyone with respect
• Be treated by everyone with respect

This list isn't exhaustive, but I think it gives you an idea.

There is no obligation on anyone to participate in chat or to engage in trades. The league runs well when everyone participates, but we all have our own lives and it's not always practicable for people to set line-ups, respond to trade offers or generally to do much with their rosters. It happens and I'm generally not minded to get involved. It's a shame when a missed Sunday check means a team is a man down, especially if that benefits the opponent significantly for the league. I'll look to apply common sense as much as possible on that, but it'd be really helpful for all if you'd all try at least to look at the team on a Sunday to make sure you've not had any surprise pull-outs.

Draft

I've put it in to start this coming Friday. It's 24 hours max per pick, as per last year.

The draft order is as recorded in Sleeper.

If anyone is away or might otherwise find themselves at risk of being unavailable to pick, I suggest setting up a list, so you don't end up with an autodraft selection from the computer.

What happens now?

You send me £20.

We start the draft Friday morning.

Please trim your rosters down as required.

Safe flight, Tikay. Enjoy Vegas.

Well done, Stu.

On to tomorrow.

Wonderful run in the Main, Stu. Fabulous to read and follow.

Keep grinding in this one.

[Main Event, day five]

Main Event, day five

900k

Tower on the rail.

Busman's holiday for the great man

Hoping for a job in Tower Enterprises?

Absolutely wonderful, Stu!

Well done. Carrying your bat again is quite some achievement.

Sleep well

Well done, Stu.

Now run disgustingly well. Like almost to the point you feel compelled to apologise well.