Re: PokerStars Barcelona EPT, Live Update, DAY TWO

[RED-DOG]

Hi Denis - well I can see the pics. I assumed everybody could........

Red - yup, Lou Lou your filly. How old were you at the time, 8?, 9? I must say, those two books you gave me (basically, the Life Story of Tom's Mum & Dad) are AWESOME reading. Lovely little anecdotes, one after the other, & lots of pics of Tom as a kid.

I was about 10 when I got her, I loved her, I used to ride her for miles without bridle or saddle and if I got off to walk she would follow me like a puppy, she used to roll over so that I could scrach her belly

One year she developed strangles, these are large abcesses that develop on a horse's neck and under the jaw, they are quite easy to treat, you wait until they are 'ripe' and lance them, they heal really quickly

Lou Lou developed an abcess inside her windpipe, a rare complication known to the old horse men as 'bastard strangles' we couldnt lance it and she almost suffocated. then an old horse trader told my dad he could cure her if we would sell her cheap, we had no choice, she was dying so we sold her for a pittance

The old man did cure her though, he shoved a hose down her windpipe and burst the abcess, so it was a happy ending, for her at least

I have had many horses with strangles since, and never had a problem

[tikay]

There you go, a Red-Dog classic. The book - in fact there are TWO books - are crammed full of such little diamonds.

[tikay]

The Final is still on a break. I wonder if they have gone to the 'loo to have a chat?..........

[ifm]

are they published?

[RED-DOG]

are they published?

Yes, they were not intended to be, they were written as a way of handing down a dying history, but someone saw them and liked them, and he helped to get a few hundred copies into print

[ifm]

you must point me towards them, i love that sort of thing

[tikay]

Ian, then you will LOVE these. Realy fascinating, & some great pics too.

Now, the Final has re-started, & blinds are now 20k-40k, not sure of the Antes though.

Patrick Antonius has 650,000.

Christer Johnsson has 1,115,000

And Boubli has bounced back, he's around 1,430,000

[tikay]

And almost instantly they re-started, we lose Patrick Antoinius, who was busted by Jan, who must have over 2 million now.

[tikay]

So, we are Heads-Up now.

[RFC]

wow heads up straight after the break

[Vildfinger]

I just wanna thank you all for an unusual poker tourney report 

I found this thread 4½hrs ago when trying to get info on my fellow countryman Gus - the finnish dane from Norway in Sweden...
..and I've been here ever since

It's been alotta fun reading this - thx all
cya soon

/Vildfinger

[tikay]

thanks Vil. "Unusual"?. Well, we sure do it different! Light on detail, heavy on atmo & humour. We hope.

Ok, here's the media throng for Patrick Antonius's "take us through yoor exit hand" interview.

Front left, as you look, are Gus Hansen, & a  red-eyed Noah Boeken.

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[RFC]

Hi vildfinger welcome to blonde usual questions whats your name for .. where do you play live or on line and have fun  

[ifm]

they always meander mate, just like the rest of the threads, lots of fun to be had.
stick around and join in, believe it or not there are some very knowledgable fellows around here including some of the top pro's in this silly game we all like

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Here's the interview, this lass is the new parrtner for Caroline Flack on the EPT shows. Caroline now does the links & "going in" interviews, this lady does the exit interviews. Don't know the name of this new lady, but she does a really professional interviewing job, one of the best I have ever seen. Good questions, nicely phrased. Watch her when you get the chance, she is the bizz.

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