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Seems to me that peeps could just provide statements from an every-day bank account whilst keeping the details of several iffy ones private.

Vern also wrote....



Can’t be any better place to play can there??


I love it there, I really so, it's run & managed superbly imo, & none of this UKGC-inspired stuff is there fault.

I also played a few times recently at Grosvenor Coventry (Ricoh Arena or whatever it's called these days) & that's superb too. Jim McShane (77dave on blonde) ruins the Grosvenor Poker UK Estate these days & has got it nailed. 

Could someone tell me what Sof & KYC are please? It sounds like musical direction and fried chicken.

SoF = Source of Funds. i.e., they want to see if your source of funds is legit. Bit awkward if you happen to be dealing drugs or whatever. An excess of cash transactions are a big red flag I gather.

KYC = Know Your Customer. Much the same thing really. "You are gambling, where's that money coming from?"

And there's also AML which = Anti Money Laundering. Again, amounts to much the same thing. But the UKGC are increasingly frowning upon big stake cash games, as they are perfect AML camouflage.

Could someone tell me what Sof & KYC are please? It sounds like musical direction and fried chicken.

Will you be gracing the hallowed turf this week Tikay?


I'll be playing the "little" (£300) 4 card PLO today. I swerved the big PLO thing, it was way above my standard with the likes of Osman Mustanoglu (who won it), Keith Johnson, Fat Mitch, Stato etc. Them boys would skin me alive.

I'm not even sure I should play the £300 PLO, these days they play so fast & I get taken off my feet. I'll enjoy the experience though.

I did play the 6 Max (61/207) & the Seniors (29/155) so no cashes thus far. Absolutely delighted to see Thewy win the Seniors though, especially as I managed to double him up with 30 left (24 paid) when I ran smack into his K-K, which left me with just 4 or 5 BB's.  

I won't play the NLH "Main", I'm out of my depth at the £1,500 NLH buy-in level, but I may play a sidey or two on Sunday &/or Monday. Can't play at DTD tomorrow as I've been invited to play the £240 SPT Manchester as a "Guest", with 2 bullets, so that's a gift horse I can't really miss.

Yes yes, I know, I'm truly blessed.

GL in whatever you play, & do come say Hi if you see me.

"One of the questions on the form was ‘have you ever gambled more money than you were able to afford’ I mean I assume everyone lied answering that one!"


Well yes, & there were several questions along the same lines. If a single person answered all the questions truthfully I'd be shocked.

It's box-ticking, isn't it? The Venue has to be able to say to the UKGC "yes, we took every precaution". And if they do that, the box is ticked.

You can't even play the Slots or (machine) Roulette or Blackjack unless you have passed all the tests. Before you put money in them, you have to give your fingerprint on a little pad, or scan a QR Code. That way they can keep an eye on your losses, & if they exceed whatever amount, then you get sent to the Naughty Room to do the Sof & KYC interrogation.

Not DTD's fault, we must stress. It's bad for them, it's bad for the players.

Just seems like all it will achieve is drive players to unlicensed games.

Anyway, it does not bother me, you just gotta go with it imo.

England will fk it up, as they have shown countless times.
Will leave too many runs out there, giving away wickets

Yeah possible, I don’t know though, I’ve just got a feeling Mr Stokes has these lads bang on where he wants them this time round, and the Aussies are defo there for the taking

get to bed mate , long day tomorrow

 

England will fk it up, as they have shown countless times.
Will leave too many runs out there, giving away wickets

Yeah possible, I don’t know though, I’ve just got a feeling Mr Stokes has these lads bang on where he wants them this time round, and the Aussies are defo there for the taking

Thanks Tikay, it all seems so over the top. One of the questions on the form was ‘have you ever gambled more money than you were able to afford’ I mean I assume everyone lied answering that one!

But yes I got there early, had a Nando’s with a mate (tradition sorry Vinny) and went and got my wristband and did the checks this evening. So tomorrow will head down and buy in.

I think I overheard someone say that anyone who does over 2 bullets in the main will get KYCd so hopefully I will be ok with just the one tomorrow (one Saturday won’t be needed fingers crossed!)

Glad I ducked today though, the field looked very tough. Did see Stato, CambridgeAlex and a couple others too, as well as the same old floor staff. Can’t be any better place to play can there??

Will you be gracing the hallowed turf this week Tikay?

England will fk it up, as they have shown countless times.
Will leave too many runs out there, giving away wickets