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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged
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on: December 13, 2019, 11:27:41 PM
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I’m the opposite of this. Can have Rayner, can’t have RLB. But we shouldn’t be doing this silly thing where we go round saying it must be a female leader or dr who or James Bond, etc etc Jobs should be given on merit, not on sex Diane Abbott is 100/1 should she tickle anyone's fancy. She’d need to put her best foot forward to be value at 100/1 Feel like politics has left her behind Can’t imagine she’s a shoe-in for the position Etc.
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Poker Forums / The Rail / Re: Let’s talk poker
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on: September 10, 2019, 07:45:48 PM
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Local cash only for me at weekends when the games are still soft enough to have a good laugh with the regs and win a few quid. No banter in a live game now and i just leave no matter how profitable it is. Dabbled on sky poker now and again late at night once the evening dogs have finished to relax and won a few quid over the last year or so but not totally convinced if you are a 1% sports punter on skybet they 'flick the switch' to make sure you don't win too much on poker. Sounds crazy but given how soft the site is my mtt graph shouldn't look how it does shape wise. First big win mtt wise alarms bells go off at  , 1% sports betting account viewed and you suddenly break even for the next 9 months in games that are impossible to break even in against the lolregs. Going to let the dust settle and try my theory on a 100% clean skybet/poker account previously unused and see if the account runs closer to ev than the previous one did. Marc?! Marc?! You are shrewd enough that Shirley you don’t believe this is the case?! MTT variance is insane and hard even for pro punters to fully comprehend...but it is what it is.
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Community Forums / Betting Tips and Sport Discussion / Re: Racing Thread
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on: January 03, 2019, 04:13:43 PM
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I would imagine Tony Calvin has some tales to tell as well....
I had the pleasure of working with TC at Betfair. Can confirm his tea order is the incredible “two bags, five sugars”. I nearly fell over the first time he told me that!!
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Money saving thread
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on: October 30, 2018, 07:59:51 PM
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Excellent book released recently called, imaginatively, “Money” - written by Laura Whateley. Would heartily recommend.
As a financial planner at the ‘sharp end’ of the market one has a tendency to take certain knowledge/awareness for granted, but it has been a welcome reminder of quite how complex/jargon-heavy our financial system is.
Very friendly and easy read of a subject matter people typically wilfully ignore.
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Poker Forums / The Rail / Re: Tighty
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on: July 24, 2018, 04:03:49 PM
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Sending positive thoughts Tighty.
If me/old man Gascoigne can do anything to help just shout.
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Mince pie puzzle
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on: December 14, 2017, 10:23:51 PM
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I was listening to radio 4 while driving this morning and there was a quiz question.
A baker makes a batch of mince pies. Someone buys 3/4 of them for a party. Someone buys half the remaining amount and then buys 7 more. Someone buys the last 9.
How many were there in total?
I'm crap at maths but I came up with 128, and then the programme ended and they didn't tell me if I was right or wrong.
1 - (3/4) = 1/4 1/4 * 1/2 = 1/8 1/8 - 7 = 9 1/8 = 7+9 = 16 Total = 16 * 8 = 128
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: The Apprentice 2017 thread
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on: December 14, 2017, 10:13:51 PM
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For the business he backs he will almost certainly cop £150k of SEIS and £100k of EIS anyway.
I won't bore on about those here but the risk to capital to Suralan is pitiful and, I suppose fairly evidently given the 'talent' on show, the programme has no need for the end-backed business to actually do any good. Capped downside, gte'd publicity-based upside.
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