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on: June 11, 2026, 11:11:58 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by EssexPhil
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My dog is a Lakeland Terrier called Billy. Quite a rare breed-mainly because they are naturally so vicious towards other dogs they are both neutered very early on and are generally unable to get close enough to another (without fighting) to make little Lakelands. Imagine a breed regularly cross-bred with Jack Russells to make them less aggressive  He has simple rules. My Wife is his Master, I am his friend, and the kids are to be tolerated, and generally liked unless they try and remove kills. (His rule is kills will only be dropped in exchange for cheese). We got him as a rescue dog. Place spent 10 minutes checking on us, and 2 hours checking he couldn't escape. Recall sharing a table with Neil Channing at an SPT some time ago. On my phone was 1 picture of son, 1 of daughter, and 8 of the dog. Table full of people trying to impress Neil with their poker skills-we were busy talking about dogs... |
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on: June 11, 2026, 09:51:41 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by booder
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Not for me, boo.
Do you enjoy cooking?
PS - I originally confused salt beef with corned beef, & subsequently edited my post.
Salt beef is called corned beef in the US to add to the confusion. Boo, you probably had your salt beef sandwiches in Soho at the Nosh Bar on Great Windmill street opposite the famous burlesque theatre. It is possible Ralph,there were 3 or 4 such establishments in that area. |
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on: June 11, 2026, 09:22:04 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by Karabiner
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Not for me, boo.
Do you enjoy cooking?
PS - I originally confused salt beef with corned beef, & subsequently edited my post.
Salt beef is called corned beef in the US to add to the confusion. Boo, you probably had your salt beef sandwiches in Soho at the Nosh Bar on Great Windmill street opposite the famous burlesque theatre. |
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:42:01 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by booder
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Not for me, boo.
Do you enjoy cooking?
PS - I originally confused salt beef with corned beef, & subsequently edited my post.
Apology accepted. I mistakenly put boiled when i meant simmered I dont mind cooking,it is something i have had to do for my folks as a neccessity these past years so i just sort of get on with it. |
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:27:53 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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Not for me, boo.
Do you enjoy cooking?
PS - I originally confused salt beef with corned beef, & subsequently edited my post.
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:21:10 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by booder
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Ralph (karabiner) mentioned the MGM salt beef sarnies too, but I've never had the pleasure, don't even know what it is, so I asked google....
Corned beef is salt-cured beef brisket, traditionally made with large-grained salt ("corns") and spices, giving it a distinct flavor and pink color. It's often cooked low and slow with vegetables like cabbage, potatoes, and carrots
Cabbage & carrots? You gotta be kidding me.
When i was a young lad we occasionally travelled to London as a family to visit the tourist attractions. If we were in the vicinity of Soho we would purchase Salt Beef sandwiches-two doorstops of freshly baked bread,a generous layer of mustard and a filling of melt in the mouth Salt Beef.Delicious. Nowadays i regularly make my own,good Silverside of Beef put into a large tub with a solution of spices,Brine and Saltpetre and left for two weeks. When ready it is boiled and then then served with mashed potatoes and pickles. It remains a family favourite to this day. |
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:13:31 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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Back to MGM tomorrow at 6pm local for the $250 Big O. love Big O so looking forward to that.
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:12:38 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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First 4 levels I could do no wrong, & my 25k starting was 48,700 at the first break.
Other than raising & getting no action, so just nicking the blinds, I never won another hand, try as I might, the cards just went super cold.
I raised with the lovely A-K-2-3 & the Table Wild Man who was playing some real funky hands came along as expected, only to pot the Q-10-6 flop. Other than a Jack or running low cards for a likely chop, I had to surrender.
I just bled away after that, before eventually finding an all low hand with a suited ace-deuce. Wild man sets me in (I was very low) & he has K high, all high cards, something like K-Q-10-9. Door card K & by the turn I needed a low to even get half, but it never appeared.
Blinds were by now about to go to 1,500-3,000, so with a 25,000 starting stack I could not justify a re-entry.
So with that I set off on the 7 mile trek to the Car Park, via three sets of escalators & two elevators. That car park is a nightmare.
Fun evening though.
Rob, after a surprisingly quiet start, ran his stack up to best part of 100,000, but when I left things were not going quite so well, think he had about 50,000.
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on: June 11, 2026, 07:00:50 AM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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The buy-in was $250, but my receipt was only for $233.33.
Apparently, for $233 you only get 15,000 chips, for the extra $17 you get 25,000, as follows....
▪ Players start with 25,000 tournament chips, including the chips for staff gratuity. (15,000 +
10,000)
▪ Each initial $250 buy-in is allocated as follows: $205 to Prize Pool, $28 House Fee and $17
voluntary staff gratuity. *The voluntary staff gratuity will grant players an extra 10,000
chips. This is an optional gratuity paid to staff and will not be kept by the house*
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