DAVE "EL BLONDIE" COLCLOUGH - European Player of the Year

[lazaroonie]

Anybody know who Pipes2007 is???.

His constant "your a c***" to anybody any everybody and telling everyone that he hopes they die of cancer is getting a tad tiresome. If he is a DTD member can you section part of the car park off so I can have a chat with him. Also his constant "your mothers a whore, hope she dies of cancer" is something I take offense too.

thats outrageous diceman....give us a shout if you need a hand in the car park with this tw*t 

[thediceman]

Cheers for the offer Laz. The worst thing is whilst everybody us are unable to us player chat as soon as they are eliminated this guy has the privilage of observer chat so it continues even after he gets knocked out. I did consider reporting him but I couldn't find any live supprot tab and anyway I tend to prefer to deal with such people face to face. 

I did feel a tad uncomfortable the other day when he was abusing a female player calling her a c*** etc.

[stoneii]

T1) when I started playing big tourneys in the early 90s SURINDER SUNAR appeared head and shoulders above everyone in the UK. I learnt a lot from him about how to use chips to win pots instead of always having to rely on cards. he obviously isn't anywhere near my top 3 nowadays, but in his time, he was the best.

Hi Dave, found this comment interesting (early in the thread).  I too used to watch (from afar) and admire Surindar Sunar's play and always loved the way that no matter who tried to tilt him and how they did it he never made a move without going through his preparation routine, no matter what.  I thought he was an absolute class act and definitely stood out.

Your quote "but in his time, he was the best".  Since he obviously still plays (saw him in Dublin) why do you reckon has his time passed, what has he failed to do that does not endear him to the current game?

Cheers

stoneii

[elblondie]

Well there is of course no doubt Surinder is still a great player but his tourney results have definately dropped off of late. His one tourney win in rcenet years was obviously very noteable 'The Paris WPT', however he must be a little disappointed he isn't doing better.
Sometimes in tourneys he appear to play too tight, sometimes the balance isn't quite right.
He is of course still winning well in cash games so maybe he is concentrating in that area.

[The Baron]

Mystic Dave,

Who is going to win on Wednesday night?

[elblondie]

A stroll in the park.... 2-0 without breaking sweat ... gerrard and the giraffe

[elblondie]

 
Maxjet flight booked for a week on Monday the 11th of June (one week after my daughters 9th birthday ). Off to the great olden Mecca accross the big pond in search of the holy grail. If anyone else should be in that part of the world god forbid, be sure to say hello.
Many thanks to the machine gunning  hyper aggressive PLO junkies on the DTD / crypto for supplying the bankroll... ill give it alll back soon... honest

[GlasgowBandit]

DC, I purchased your CD thing off my winning from other night.  I am currently trying to tap into any form of media that will hopefully see my game improve.  I listened to the first 2 discs this morning some of your thoughts just seem so simple that I wonder if I try to over complicate things sometimes.  I will upload all discs onto the computer later today and I need to purchase a new iPod/Mp3 player I'll let you know If Ihave any success do you do refunds if I loose though?   

[elblondie]

Hhhhmmm......I believe the deal is 'full refund if not satisfied'...
let's hope you win !!!

However I do believe that most of the basics are the most important things about poker. And a little bit of patience and discipline is all u really need in cash games

... aaahhh if it was only that easy

keep me informed 

[boldie]

Hhhhmmm......I believe the deal is 'full refund if not satisfied'...

lol..what? that even goes for Bandit? Man that thing must be good!

[elblondie]

Hhhhmmm......I believe the deal is 'full refund if not satisfied'...

lol..what? that even goes for Bandit? Man that thing must be good!

well the marketing was/is completely down to the other geezer. I just structured the talk/interview and did the talking.
He is meant to be the expert at selling stuff 

[Royal Flush]

Seriously when are you going to teach me how to do this coin-flipping stuff?

[elblondie]

Seriously when are you going to teach me how to do this coin-flipping stuff?

It takes years of experience 

[Royal Flush]

You run so good, you goad me into getting more active and then knock me out the next hand! Can i buy your account off you?

[elblondie]

Monday June 11th
Ok let’s get this blog started 40,000 feet above Greenland or somewhere similarly cold looking onboard Maxjet’s new business class budget airline direct flight to Vegas. A contradiction in terms, but seems like pretty good value to me. I also tried a different approach this year… I actually caught my scheduled WSOP flight…which of course I had somehow managed to miss it for the previous two years.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The annual pilgrimage to the Mecca that see’s just about anyone who can afford the flight and spell poker, swan off across the Atlantic in search of the Holy Grail.
Jonny Kabbaj was on the same flight and we touched down in Vegas half an hour early, which coincided with Virgins Gatwick flight that was a couple of hours late. Standing in our ‘priority’ queue we waved over to The Camel who had been on the Virgin flight with a couple of other Brits.
I have decided to hire a car and stop a mile away from The Rio just to help protect my sanity. The Platinum Hotel & Spa comes complete with would you believe Spa, Gym and some very large apartments. Not quite the luxury mansion I stopped in last year, but it looks comfortable enough to call home for the next 4-5 weeks.

Tuesday June 12th
Okay well anyone who knows me, knows that I am sick enough to jump straight into the first available event. It’s a $1500 NLH Shootout.
I recognise a couple of faces at my shootout table but can only name one; Richard Lee a finalist from last years main event. I start slowly with a steady decline in my stack from 3000 eventually reaching a low of 450. On the next table fellow Brits, Devilfish and Michael Greco are the first to exit from their table.
A couple of Big Slick’s and favourable coin flips saw me recover well, but Richard Lee had established a big lead. We eventually squared up,  heads up, with 70% of the chips sitting pretty in front of my opponent. I never got close to getting even and eventually got caught making a move with an open ended straight. It didn’t materialise and I bit the dust in second place. Only 1 player progressed, so I have started with a bubble… hmmm, maybe this calls for a day off.
Bankroll   -$1500

Wednesday June 13th
Well I’m now sat eating steak and eggs (fillet steak of course) for breakfast on my 9th floor balcony, topping up the suntan (don’t laugh). I guess this is what they call decadence.
Today is a planned day off due to tomorrows tourney being Pot Limit Omaha. If I was to make the second day of today’s $5000 NLH it would end up causing me a headache or two running between tables, so I will show a little restraint.
Just noticed I am in room 913. I hope that’s not an Omen. I thought hotel’s always missed out the number 13?