Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[steeveg]

LOL @ politics rearing its head on the forum.  im all buckled in and ready for action.

yeah have strong opinions myself, but one thing this country should be proud of is we all support the soldiers who fight  for this country ,wheather we agree with the war or not

do we?

yes i would like to think so,we have all had conversations over the wars ,i have never spoken to anybody who did not think the soldiers where something this country should be proud of, it would be a very small minority ,

[boldie]

LOL @ politics rearing its head on the forum.  im all buckled in and ready for action.

yeah have strong opinions myself, but one thing this country should be proud of is we all support the soldiers who fight  for this country ,wheather we agree with the war or not

do we?

You have to have respect for the job the guys and girls do..no doubt about that. I have the utmost repect for any soldier doing a cracking job. My two best friends  are soldiers in quite different armies (Israel and America) and I know I couldn't do their job. They always do their utmost in terribly difficult circumstances and you have to respect that. Unfortunately there are a few wars going on (and historically there have always been) that are very unpopular with the general populace. These days the war in Iraq is the main one.
The guys being sent to these places don't want to be there and nobody (I know) likes getting shot at or shooting at others. A lot of the stories in the press these days, however, concern some soldiers that do not know how to cope with the difficult situation they find themselves in. (and some of them seem to just be sick bastards to be honest) I understand that that has a massive negative impact on how civilians view the military as a whole and that's where a lot of the problems come from.

I have never known my American friend to be more pissed off with anything than the Abu Graib scandal. He was well and truly ticked off at what those American soldiers did (the words firing squad were uttered several times) and the shame it brought on his uniform and his country, the excuse that "they were given orders or cracked under pressure" just didn't cut it with him, and he knows a thing or two about war and what can go on..he's been doing it for a while.

His opinion of the American army has changed dramatically over the past few years. The Americans (much like the Brits) are now soo desperate for troops that they allow just about anyone to join and the standard of soldiering in the American army has dropped drastically according to him. I know he is still proud to wear the uniform but feels the uniform has been "tainted" by what has happened in Iraq (and some other countries). He is currently serving somewhere and is genuinely trying to do a good job for the locals and for his country. He has been to some shitty places, and will probably go to some other shitty ones when this is over, genuinely trying to do good and to bring some good to some hell holes.
  I, in another job that I had ages ago, have seen what these guys have to go through/put themselves through to do their jobs properly and have seen the bloody and messy situations that can result from war and I can not even describe the pride I feel to call this man my friend.

[Acidmouse]

I think the Falklands war had a massive influence on the world regarding what nations
were prepared to do to defend there sovereignty.   

This was at a time where Eastern block etc were considered our main threat.

And here you have a small Island in Europe the U.K Willing to send most its armed forces and
Thousands of civilians 8000 Miles to defend a small British colony in the South Atlantic.

God bless Maggie for making the world a safer place.

regards

M 

possibly the most lol post i read in many a moons. Gonna print this one out and save it.

[tikay]

At last, I did a better Show tonight, & I'm pleased as Punch. We have a big "squad" here, with even more incoming very shortly, so the pressure is always on. As it should be. I'm naturally insecure, & one bad Show sets me worrying.

Last Friday I was fresh off a JetPlane (well that was my excuse), I was not thrilled with my performance this Thursday, with Norman, or last night, as Primo Guest.

But tonight, with DP, it all clicked, & I delivered the goods. I shall drive back to Derbyshire tonight in good heart.

But first, a poker Post......

[tikay]

I worry more & more about the way Tourney Poker is run in this country, & I suppose it's been thrown into contrast because I'm just back from Vegas, where they are not scared to impose penalties on miscreants.

I have seen so many "indiscretions" at the Poker Table this week, & not one of them has been punished, or the player penalised, or admonished, in any way, shape, or form. In one instance, the geezer repeated the offence (broke a House Rule) EIGHT TIMES & still never got penalised! Why have Rules if we can all ignore them?

At Luton on Wednesday, the lovely ambience was well & truly smashed by some guy who decided it would be clever to repeatedly act out of turn, sometimes betting before it was he to act, sometimes just leaving the Table before it "got to him", & thus Passing out of turn. Eventually he pulled a shocking stroke by betting out of turn before 3 others could act. This is against the Rules, for the avoidance of doubt.

So, noting not a word had been said to him, I asked the Dealer what he planned to do about it.

"Do you want the Floor called, & a Ruling?" he asked.

"No, I want you to take appropriate action, it's your job to police the Table, not mine".

"Well I can't do anything then" said the Dealer.

"Eh?"

So he then said to the Player, now on his 4th or 5th "stroke", "please don't do that again", The player smiled. And raked in the pot.

I could have called "Floor", or asked Nina to take action, but this is just not how it should be.

Come on Casinos, get your act together. Players are doing as they please, & the game is descending into anarchy. We see appalling table behaviour, deliberate rule-breaking,  but nobody - nobody ever - gets Penalised in the UK.

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

[celtic]

I worry more & more about the way Tourney Poker is run in this country, & I suppose it's been thrown into contrast because I'm just back from Vegas, where they are not scared to impose penalties on miscreants.

I have seen so many "indiscretions" at the Poker Table this week, & not one of them has been punished, or the player penalised, or admonished, in any way, shape, or form. In one instance, the geezer repeated the offence (broke a House Rule) EIGHT TIMES & still never got penalised! Why have Rules if we can all ignore them?

At Luton on Wednesday, the lovely ambience was well & truly smashed by some guy who decided it would be clever to repeatedly act out of turn, sometimes betting before it was he to act, sometimes just leaving the Table before it "got to him", & thus Passing out of turn. Eventually he pulled a shocking stroke by betting out of turn before 3 others could act. This is against the Rules, for the avoidance of doubt.

So, noting not a word had been said to him, I asked the Dealer what he planned to do about it.

"Do you want the Floor called, & a Ruling?" he asked.

"No, I want you to take appropriate action, it's your job to police the Table, not mine".

"Well I can't do anything then" said the Dealer.

"Eh?"

So he then said to the Player, now on his 4th or 5th "stroke", "please don't do that again", The player smiled. And raked in the pot.

I could have called "Floor", or asked Nina to take action, but this is just not how it should be.

Come on Casinos, get your act together. Players are doing as they please, & the game is descending into anarchy. We see appalling table behaviour, deliberate rule-breaking,  but nobody - nobody ever - gets Penalised in the UK.

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

was this compo?



seriously, why wasn't anything done?

[tikay]

I worry more & more about the way Tourney Poker is run in this country, & I suppose it's been thrown into contrast because I'm just back from Vegas, where they are not scared to impose penalties on miscreants.

I have seen so many "indiscretions" at the Poker Table this week, & not one of them has been punished, or the player penalised, or admonished, in any way, shape, or form. In one instance, the geezer repeated the offence (broke a House Rule) EIGHT TIMES & still never got penalised! Why have Rules if we can all ignore them?

At Luton on Wednesday, the lovely ambience was well & truly smashed by some guy who decided it would be clever to repeatedly act out of turn, sometimes betting before it was he to act, sometimes just leaving the Table before it "got to him", & thus Passing out of turn. Eventually he pulled a shocking stroke by betting out of turn before 3 others could act. This is against the Rules, for the avoidance of doubt.

So, noting not a word had been said to him, I asked the Dealer what he planned to do about it.

"Do you want the Floor called, & a Ruling?" he asked.

"No, I want you to take appropriate action, it's your job to police the Table, not mine".

"Well I can't do anything then" said the Dealer.

"Eh?"

So he then said to the Player, now on his 4th or 5th "stroke", "please don't do that again", The player smiled. And raked in the pot.

I could have called "Floor", or asked Nina to take action, but this is just not how it should be.

Come on Casinos, get your act together. Players are doing as they please, & the game is descending into anarchy. We see appalling table behaviour, deliberate rule-breaking,  but nobody - nobody ever - gets Penalised in the UK.

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

was this compo?



seriously, why wasn't anything done?

No, not Compo. I'd just slap him round the chops. Anyway, how could it be Compo? - he never Passes.

Nothing was done because they don't know what to do. When was the last time you saw anyone "penalised" at Luton?

I half fancy betting or passing out of turn every hand, just to make the point, but it would be disrespectful to my tablemates.

It's wrong that the players should have to police their table, & wrong that nobody ever gets penalised.

If you think about it, it's a miracle anyone ever follows any Rules at all, so I guess we should be pleased in a way. It's only a matter of time before some clown says a Straight beats a Flush & claims the Pot, & the Dealer says "please don't do that again"........

Ayayayay.

[tikay]

Right, I'm outa here, & heading home, should be indoors by 3.45am.

See ya soon, & have a good Sunday everyone.

[AlexMartin]

I worry more & more about the way Tourney Poker is run in this country, & I suppose it's been thrown into contrast because I'm just back from Vegas, where they are not scared to impose penalties on miscreants.

I have seen so many "indiscretions" at the Poker Table this week, & not one of them has been punished, or the player penalised, or admonished, in any way, shape, or form. In one instance, the geezer repeated the offence (broke a House Rule) EIGHT TIMES & still never got penalised! Why have Rules if we can all ignore them?

At Luton on Wednesday, the lovely ambience was well & truly smashed by some guy who decided it would be clever to repeatedly act out of turn, sometimes betting before it was he to act, sometimes just leaving the Table before it "got to him", & thus Passing out of turn. Eventually he pulled a shocking stroke by betting out of turn before 3 others could act. This is against the Rules, for the avoidance of doubt.

So, noting not a word had been said to him, I asked the Dealer what he planned to do about it.

"Do you want the Floor called, & a Ruling?" he asked.

"No, I want you to take appropriate action, it's your job to police the Table, not mine".

"Well I can't do anything then" said the Dealer.

"Eh?"

So he then said to the Player, now on his 4th or 5th "stroke", "please don't do that again", The player smiled. And raked in the pot.

I could have called "Floor", or asked Nina to take action, but this is just not how it should be.

Come on Casinos, get your act together. Players are doing as they please, & the game is descending into anarchy. We see appalling table behaviour, deliberate rule-breaking,  but nobody - nobody ever - gets Penalised in the UK.

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

was this compo?



seriously, why wasn't anything done?

No, not Compo. I'd just slap him round the chops. Anyway, how could it be Compo? - he never Passes.

Nothing was done because they don't know what to do. When was the last time you saw anyone "penalised" at Luton?

I half fancy betting or passing out of turn every hand, just to make the point, but it would be disrespectful to my tablemates.

It's wrong that the players should have to police their table, & wrong that nobody ever gets penalised.

If you think about it, it's a miracle anyone ever follows any Rules at all, so I guess we should be pleased in a way. It's only a matter of time before some clown says a Straight beats a Flush & claims the Pot, & the Dealer says "please don't do that again"........

Ayayayay.

good plan that, think ill give it a go.

[celtic]

and no one spoke up or said anything to the dealer except you? I'm suprised to be honest.

You should have set multi-dimensional dick on him. maybe he was 'showing off' cos there was a celeb on the table? I mean that sincerely obviously!!

[tikay]

and no one spoke up or said anything to the dealer except you? I'm suprised to be honest.

You should have set multi-dimensional dick on him. maybe he was 'showing off' cos there was a celeb on the table? I mean that sincerely obviously!!

Nope, I was the sole objector. Nobody else said a dicky.

[celtic]

and no one spoke up or said anything to the dealer except you? I'm suprised to be honest.

You should have set multi-dimensional dick on him. maybe he was 'showing off' cos there was a celeb on the table? I mean that sincerely obviously!!

Nope, I was the sole objector. Nobody else said a dicky.

 

safe journey.

[Bongo]

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

Heavily inspired by Douglas Adams I'd imagine!

I saw a programme on the TV that featured the bombing raid by the lone Vulcan on the Falklands, it was truly amazing - especially when you consider how everything went wrong fuel wise.

[Chompy]

I worry more & more about the way Tourney Poker is run in this country, & I suppose it's been thrown into contrast because I'm just back from Vegas, where they are not scared to impose penalties on miscreants.

I have seen so many "indiscretions" at the Poker Table this week, & not one of them has been punished, or the player penalised, or admonished, in any way, shape, or form. In one instance, the geezer repeated the offence (broke a House Rule) EIGHT TIMES & still never got penalised! Why have Rules if we can all ignore them?

At Luton on Wednesday, the lovely ambience was well & truly smashed by some guy who decided it would be clever to repeatedly act out of turn, sometimes betting before it was he to act, sometimes just leaving the Table before it "got to him", & thus Passing out of turn. Eventually he pulled a shocking stroke by betting out of turn before 3 others could act. This is against the Rules, for the avoidance of doubt.

So, noting not a word had been said to him, I asked the Dealer what he planned to do about it.

"Do you want the Floor called, & a Ruling?" he asked.

"No, I want you to take appropriate action, it's your job to police the Table, not mine".

"Well I can't do anything then" said the Dealer.

"Eh?"

So he then said to the Player, now on his 4th or 5th "stroke", "please don't do that again", The player smiled. And raked in the pot.

I could have called "Floor", or asked Nina to take action, but this is just not how it should be.

Come on Casinos, get your act together. Players are doing as they please, & the game is descending into anarchy. We see appalling table behaviour, deliberate rule-breaking,  but nobody - nobody ever - gets Penalised in the UK.

What was it Radiohead sung?

"When I am King, you shall be first against the Wall"......

They have this spot on in Vegas. First sign of anyone doing something they shouldn't the dealer will call someone over and the player will be given a warning, 'Do that again and you're on the rail for 10 minutes'. That normally has the desired effect. I'm going tens on it was Seb who was up to the tricks as usual.

[Karabiner]

DTD tonight for the reinstated £100 freezeout Tony ?