Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Love borough market!

It's incredible, & I would recommend anyone to visit. Very crowded, though, people seem to adore non-corporate chain store food.

[Junior Senior]

Greg Hill (aka "Junior", aka "Poker Girlie") just stuck a little staking thread up, & it jolted my memory.

Greg featured strongly (& was unlucky not to win) in the first ever blonde Live Update from a UK cardroom.

There was no internet, & I did the whole thing via text to a chap named Simon, aka "jbsc7769", who later moved to Greece, & got a decent job with 'Stars, & he uploaded it all, & also to Tom. Think I sent 700 texts in 3 days.

The date was Feb 2005, exactly 7 years ago.

One or two of those finalists have survived the passage of time, & bustoness, even though all are old, & thus utterly shite @ poker.

Acknowledgement to THM for the results. If you are really sick, the Live Update of the final is here.....

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=70.0

 
   
1st
     Wales      Dave Colclough      £70,300      $133,162
2nd
     England      Greg Hill      £36,800      $69,706
3rd
     Ireland      Chris Singh      £19,300      $36,558
4th
     England      Stuart Fox      £14,000      $26,519
5th
     England      Justin Turner      £8,800      $16,669
6th
     England      Costas Kkola      £7,000      $13,259
7th
     n/a      E Haughland      £6,100      $11,555
8th
     England      Trevor Reardon      £5,300      $10,039
9th
     Norway      Henning Granstad      £4,400      $8,334
10th
     England      Micky Wernick      £3,500      $6,630
11th
     n/a      Name Withheld      £1,500      $2,841
12th
     England      Ian McDonald      £1,500      $2,841
13th
     England      Ben Callinan      £1,500      $2,841
14th
     England      Bill Shervington      £1,500      $2,841
15th
     n/a      L Cochrane      £1,500      $2,841
16th
     England      Paul Jackson      £1,500      $2,841
17th
     England      Sonny B Nijran      £1,500      $2,841
18th
     England      P Compton      £1,500      $2,841
19th
     England      Ali Mallu      £1,500      $2,841

That live update was incredible! Players were literally flummoxed by the fact that poker hands were being reported and stuff was being relayed to an internet site... A what? Blonde who? It'll never catch on! Look at it now, live streams, updates at every event, blogs, twitter feeds... Amazing really.

Quite fitting that one of our former founding fathers El Blondie won it really. I offered him an equity split deal heads up but that git snubbed me then proceeded to bad beat the shit out of me and win the lot. He got so lucky! Obv..

A few old names in that list, a few still playing, some more succesfully than others.

Good times

[Junior Senior]

Greg Hill (aka "Junior", aka "Poker Girlie") just stuck a little staking thread up, & it jolted my memory.

Greg featured strongly (& was unlucky not to win) in the first ever blonde Live Update from a UK cardroom.

There was no internet, & I did the whole thing via text to a chap named Simon, aka "jbsc7769", who later moved to Greece, & got a decent job with 'Stars, & he uploaded it all, & also to Tom. Think I sent 700 texts in 3 days.

The date was Feb 2005, exactly 7 years ago.

One or two of those frinalists have survived the passage of time, & bustoness, even though all are old, & thus utterly shite @ poker.

Acknowledgement to THM for the results. If you are really sick, the Live Update of the final is here.....

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=70.0

 
   
1st
     Wales      Dave Colclough      £70,300      $133,162
2nd
     England      Greg Hill      £36,800      $69,706
3rd
     Ireland      Chris Singh      £19,300      $36,558
4th
     England      Stuart Fox      £14,000      $26,519
5th
     England      Justin Turner      £8,800      $16,669
6th
     England      Costas Kkola      £7,000      $13,259
7th
     n/a      E Haughland      £6,100      $11,555
8th
     England      Trevor Reardon      £5,300      $10,039
9th
     Norway      Henning Granstad      £4,400      $8,334
10th
     England      Micky Wernick      £3,500      $6,630
11th
     n/a      Name Withheld      £1,500      $2,841
12th
     England      Ian McDonald      £1,500      $2,841
13th
     England      Ben Callinan      £1,500      $2,841
14th
     England      Bill Shervington      £1,500      $2,841
15th
     n/a      L Cochrane      £1,500      $2,841
16th
     England      Paul Jackson      £1,500      $2,841
17th
     England      Sonny B Nijran      £1,500      $2,841
18th
     England      P Compton      £1,500      $2,841
19th
     England      Ali Mallu      £1,500      $2,841

       now you are really cooking

Lol, just been and checked, Jason is reading the entire thing as we type...

[smashedagain]

Greg Hill (aka "Junior", aka "Poker Girlie") just stuck a little staking thread up, & it jolted my memory.

Greg featured strongly (& was unlucky not to win) in the first ever blonde Live Update from a UK cardroom.

There was no internet, & I did the whole thing via text to a chap named Simon, aka "jbsc7769", who later moved to Greece, & got a decent job with 'Stars, & he uploaded it all, & also to Tom. Think I sent 700 texts in 3 days.

The date was Feb 2005, exactly 7 years ago.

One or two of those frinalists have survived the passage of time, & bustoness, even though all are old, & thus utterly shite @ poker.

Acknowledgement to THM for the results. If you are really sick, the Live Update of the final is here.....

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=70.0

 
   
1st
     Wales      Dave Colclough      £70,300      $133,162
2nd
     England      Greg Hill      £36,800      $69,706
3rd
     Ireland      Chris Singh      £19,300      $36,558
4th
     England      Stuart Fox      £14,000      $26,519
5th
     England      Justin Turner      £8,800      $16,669
6th
     England      Costas Kkola      £7,000      $13,259
7th
     n/a      E Haughland      £6,100      $11,555
8th
     England      Trevor Reardon      £5,300      $10,039
9th
     Norway      Henning Granstad      £4,400      $8,334
10th
     England      Micky Wernick      £3,500      $6,630
11th
     n/a      Name Withheld      £1,500      $2,841
12th
     England      Ian McDonald      £1,500      $2,841
13th
     England      Ben Callinan      £1,500      $2,841
14th
     England      Bill Shervington      £1,500      $2,841
15th
     n/a      L Cochrane      £1,500      $2,841
16th
     England      Paul Jackson      £1,500      $2,841
17th
     England      Sonny B Nijran      £1,500      $2,841
18th
     England      P Compton      £1,500      $2,841
19th
     England      Ali Mallu      £1,500      $2,841

       now you are really cooking

Lol, just been and checked, Jason is reading the entire thing as we type...

lol. yes all of it. loved it

[Machka]

The raven/rook, I used "continuous mode" for that,

Brilliant idea.

I use continuous mode for nearly all my photographs.  

In fact I have that mode switched on permanently, I don't see any disadvantage in having it on.

I would usually point the camera at my subject, frame the shot and press the shutter and keep it down for enough time to take 5+ shots.  Then recompose and do the same.  This way I usually get 2 different sets of pictures with slightly different focus.  Usually I'll find a couple of shots in that which are useable.

All this takes maybe an extra 2-5 seconds than a single photo would.

[Machka]

Meet & Seat, imagine how enjoyable your next flight could be if your seat neighbour could check you out beforehand.

[AndrewT]

Meet & Seat, imagine how enjoyable your next flight could be if your seat neighbour could check you out beforehand.

It would be great for Tikay - he might get an entire row to himself to stretch out.

[pleno1]

I didnt even look at the table when he called in this hand. Then i look back and see I only have like £15 left?

BB: £154 (154 bb)
UTG: £101 (101bb)
MP: £87 (87 bb)
CO: £114 (114 bb)
Hero (BTN): £102 (102 bb)
SB: £122 (122 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with   



UTG folds, MP calls £1, CO folds, Hero raises to £5, 2 folds, MP calls £4



Flop: (£11.50)     [color="blue"] (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets £9[, MP calls £9




Turn: (£29.50)  (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets £24[/color], MP calls £24



River: (£77.50)    (2 players)
MP checks , Hero bets £64 (AI)[/color], MP calls £49



Results: £175.50 pot

Final Board:         



Hero showed A:heart: A:diamond: and lost



MP showed   



and won £175.50

[outragous76]

so much better

[EvilPie]

Been waiting for the one where that happens

[TightEnd]

yup that one is very good. Not even a mention of the opponent being a fish!

Christophe Waltz gif had me giggling the most

[bobby1]

Have you ever read the book 'Four Iron in the soul' by Lawrence DoneganTony?

[tikay]

Have you ever read the book 'Four Iron in the soul' by Lawrence DoneganTony?

Yes, but a good few years ago if it is the one I am thinking.

Author was a Journo, wrote wonderfully, & caddied for a Pro Golfer for a season or somesuch?

[tikay]

Am currently reading a lovely little book on cricket by Simon someone, wiill post the authors name & book title tonight.

Very dry, laconic, humour, with some great background stuff on Botham, Boycott, Holding, Garner, Brearley, etc.

He referred to Chris Old by his nickname of "Chilly", & explains how he got that name. So simple, so good......

[bobby1]

Have you ever read the book 'Four Iron in the soul' by Lawrence DoneganTony?

Yes, but a good few years ago if it is the one I am thinking.

Author was a Journo, wrote wonderfully, & caddied for a Pro Golfer for a season or somesuch?

Yes, that's the one. I just spotted it on my bookcase and it is going to be this weeks read. A brill read on sporting mindset and what counts as achievement for some can look like weakness to others.

Chilly Old?