echo everything said by red-dog it was a fantastic day, well done sky for putting on a great tournament and bringing such a nice bunch of people together.
a few thoughts on the day.............
on a personal note finished 10th, pleased to get the grand final ticket but disappointed to bubble for the final table. happy with my game but lost my two biggest pots of the night when had aa v 99 beat and then with 2 tables left had chili all in with 99 v a10 but wasnt able to win that vital race as chili rivered the st8.
simon trumper, a pure legend, worked tirelessly all day and always with a smile, nothing was to much trouble and even after nearly a year of opening his enthusiasm for the club would lead you to believe every night was opening night. supported by some old guy whose name escapes me they put on a wonderful commentary throughout the day.
also great to see des duffy on board at sky, a great signing imo. a man who not only is a great businessman but works tirelessly at any poker event hes involved in. a throughly nice guy to boot as well. (although never seen him buy a round
)
as for the tournament itself, a well run event (would expect nothing else from dtd tbh). great spirit at every table i played at.
was fantastic to see richard orford and norman pace again and had the pleasure of michelle orpe on my table for a short while what great fun she is and so very easy on the eye
finally pushing with a 5 in her hand cos she just heard the big fish compo had just won a huge pot with 3 5 lol.
was great to see so many other blondes and had the pleasure of being at the same table at various times as red-dog, joobie , claw, redbull and the luckbox they call chili (
well done girl) to name but a few. poor dingdell to she runs AA into KK and gets em busted more times than anyone i know!
i will most certainly be doing my best to qualify for the next leg in birmingham, 2nd only to apat imo for lower staked good structured tournaments with added value.
sky look like they have found the right niche offering this type of tour rather than going for the high roller events that a number of other cardrooms do
a big thank you also to the sky team involved in the event, a lot of work done behind the scenes meant for a smooth day imo, well done claire, andy, miami vice and the rest of the team you played a blinder! ooops nearly forgot ling hehe
poker should be fun, it was, roll on leg 2!
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