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So, the last poker post.

All those cashes - 11 I think, only 9 of which are currently on Hendon, & around $2,000 in Bounties in total.



https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3265


So my total profit for the trip was....


A LOSS of £984, of which my Staker contributed £492, so I sent him a dividend of £7,508 from his £8k.

All that chirping & I ended up losing money, lol.

I mean, it COULD have been a whole lot worse.  

Personally, I could not have enjoyed it more. Lots of table time, lots of fun tables, lots of cashes. The only regret was I cost my staker nearly £500.

And - let's ignore Dr MANTIS as usual -  there's the A thing. What do YOU think when a 77 year old bloke sits down at the table? Yup. He's the mark. Or so they think. Most of them would swap for my end result & would not have half as much fun.

I am the new Eric Dalby. (Though not as schoolheadmasterish). I really don't know if dear Eric is still with us, he was well over 80 last time I saw him, & his last Hendon was 2012. I do hope he's OK, or, at least, resting peacefully.

So that's Vegas 2025 wrapped up, but the memories will last forever, I loved every moment. Most all all, NO RUSHING. Arrived every day 90 minutes early, registered, sent Mr Staker the receipt/seat/table draw, then went & got a Starby & sat in a quiet corner with my book for an hour & just chilled.

A year ago...incred how time flies

I hear our master is heading out to Vegas again tomorrow

What a playa

How do you get to watch the live broadcasts of the WSOP this year.  I have just realised it’s not on PokerGo this year 😩

Think it's on YouTube?

Will have a llittle look when work quietens down a bit and see if I can work it out.

How do you get to watch the live broadcasts of the WSOP this year.  I have just realised it’s not on PokerGo this year 😩

Paul Ho.

Was out here in Thailand and seems uncontactable ever since he returned. Anyone know if he's ok?

Thailand is fantastic, very cheap and lots of smiley people. I could easily live there.

You've been to Thailand Tom? pray do tell as sovietsong would say

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Love this one

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Thank goodness for that. I'm not sure I could have endured Sunday!


 

Happy for you

Leaving to 1 side my natural antipathy towards the Woolwich Wanderers got to say it was deserved. In all honesty, Arsenal made advances, while all their rivals went backwards (unless you counted Man Utd as a rival at the start ofl this season).

I think most fair-minded people would have believed at the start of the Season Arsenal had 4 top, top players-the sort that play every week when fit. Gabriel, Saliba, Rice and Saka. And this season a 5th was added to that-Raya. In 1 sense, Arsenal were a little lucky that those 5 kept fit. In 37 League games, those 5 have have made 166 appearances, only missing 19 between them.

But what they have not got credit for is this. In the past year, Arsenal have made a net spend of £230 million. To improve the players around those 5. So-for example-Defenders to supplement the 2 CBs now include Hincapie, Timber, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera and White. Same with adding Eze, Zubimendi and Madueke. Not necessarily an upgrade on the best 4 midfielders last season, but a massive upgrade for 3rd-8th best. Compare/contrast with Liverpool, who spent squillions trying to replace their ageing stars, resulting in a horribly unbalanced squad.

Shows the difference between fleshing out a team/squad and major surgery

Max Dowman has a premier league winner's medal before he's taken his GCSE's.

Looking good boys! Great to see you back out and at it this soon Tom, didn't think it would take you long but happy to see its so soon!

One thing to report, played quite a bit, a couple of individual medals which wont help the handicap, quite a few early morning bounce rounds and some team stuff (4bb, Greensomes  ) most went poorly. Did win a dozen pro v1's for a nearest the hole at Braehead which is the course my house looks on but I'm a member at the other club in Alloa (population 14k 2 cracking golf courses with loads nearby, house prices as low as they get. Place should be advertised as a retirement home for golfers ).

Anyway on Friday started out ok par 4 at first, 6 at the 2nd, its a 4 of the yellows which we were playing and 5 off whites which is annoying as its about 20 yds back. The hole really plays the same likewise the other on the back nine. (obv trying to make it look better but hey come and see for yourself ). So got to the 5th 3 over messy bogey at 4 after missing a decent chance on 3. Then went one over for the rest for a 73. I was playing 2 guys playing BB and won 7&6.

Something about blind squirrels finding the nuts comes to mind. Could happily tell you in great detail about the birdies but happy to have finished really solid on what is a very tough last 4 holes especially a tap in par on my nemesis 18.

Chuffed  (yes i always post on a tuesday when i'm in my hut with some wine watching football  )