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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28890 on:
June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM »
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28891 on:
June 05, 2012, 07:50:27 PM »
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player
I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time
. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
This just gets better & better.
You are saying that back in the 80's, you (anyone really) could buy action in Backgammon players?
Yikes. Bet they never had the rucks we see!
Really glad I Posted that Jimmy Cayne piece, I just love learning all this new stuff.
Poker is a very insular world, but we have lots to learn if we peek outside.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28892 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:01:07 PM »
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:50:27 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player
I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time
. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
This just gets better & better.
You are saying that back in the 80's, you (anyone really) could buy action in Backgammon players?
Yikes. Bet they never had the rucks we see!
Really glad I Posted that Jimmy Cayne piece, I just love learning all this new stuff.
Poker is a very insular world, but we have lots to learn if we peek outside.
There used to be a French guy who would come to the bridge club from time to time specifically to play backgammon with Lev. Backgammon was only allowed late on in the evenings after the bridge really and this guy wanted to play for very big stakes, he was a high-roller. Lev used to let a few regs have a piece up to about 40%/50% of his action so there would be a few of us each having 5 or10 shekels a point out of the 100 per point he was playing for.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28893 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:05:03 PM »
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:01:07 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:50:27 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player
I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time
. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
This just gets better & better.
You are saying that back in the 80's, you (anyone really) could buy action in Backgammon players?
Yikes. Bet they never had the rucks we see!
Really glad I Posted that Jimmy Cayne piece, I just love learning all this new stuff.
Poker is a very insular world, but we have lots to learn if we peek outside.
There used to be a French guy who would come to the bridge club from time to time specifically to play backgammon with Lev. Backgammon was only allowed late on in the evenings after the bridge really and this guy wanted to play for very big stakes, he was a high-roller. Lev used to let a few regs have a piece up to about 40%/50% of his action so there would be a few of us each having 5 or10 shekels a point out of the 100 per point he was playing for.
how much would that equate to per point these days?
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28894 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:14:13 PM »
Quote from: GreekStein on June 05, 2012, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:01:07 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:50:27 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player
I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time
. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
This just gets better & better.
You are saying that back in the 80's, you (anyone really) could buy action in Backgammon players?
Yikes. Bet they never had the rucks we see!
Really glad I Posted that Jimmy Cayne piece, I just love learning all this new stuff.
Poker is a very insular world, but we have lots to learn if we peek outside.
There used to be a French guy who would come to the bridge club from time to time specifically to play backgammon with Lev. Backgammon was only allowed late on in the evenings after the bridge really and this guy wanted to play for very big stakes, he was a high-roller. Lev used to let a few regs have a piece up to about 40%/50% of his action so there would be a few of us each having 5 or10 shekels a point out of the 100 per point he was playing for.
how much would that equate to per point these days?
My memory is not that clear but I would guess at somewhere around $50/$100 per point.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28895 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:16:03 PM »
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:14:13 PM
Quote from: GreekStein on June 05, 2012, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:01:07 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:50:27 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 07:24:35 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
Horse-drawn trams on BBC4 right now if you feel like a little nostalgia.
I'll get back to you on the subject of bridge, I used to be friendly with a top pro called
Smuel Lev.
You knew Samuel Lev?
Ten times World Bridge Champion, no less. (google told me that).
I lived in Israel for a few years in the mid-1980's and used to be a very keen and rather moderate bridge-player.
Bridge is almost a national sport in Israel and I worked in Tel-Aviv for about a year c1986 during which time I often used to frequent a bridge club that operated on the top floor of the Sinai Hotel. One of the partners was Smuel Lev and the other was his bridge partner on the Israeli national team who's name escapes me, but as an almost daily player
I became quite friendly with Lev who used to let me have some of his backgammon action from time to time
. This was a virtual gift as he never lost.
He also invited me to join him and make up a four one afternoon when he played in the "small" game with a respected customer and his friend. We played together for two rubbers and got absolutely hit in the face by the deck, it was fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of my bridge career. I then had to play two rubbers with each of the other two guys against Lev and lost back most of my profits but I still cherish that afternoon as one of the best of my life.
This just gets better & better.
You are saying that back in the 80's, you (anyone really) could buy action in Backgammon players?
Yikes. Bet they never had the rucks we see!
Really glad I Posted that Jimmy Cayne piece, I just love learning all this new stuff.
Poker is a very insular world, but we have lots to learn if we peek outside.
There used to be a French guy who would come to the bridge club from time to time specifically to play backgammon with Lev. Backgammon was only allowed late on in the evenings after the bridge really and this guy wanted to play for very big stakes, he was a high-roller. Lev used to let a few regs have a piece up to about 40%/50% of his action so there would be a few of us each having 5 or10 shekels a point out of the 100 per point he was playing for.
how much would that equate to per point these days?
My memory is not that clear but I would guess at somewhere around $50/$100 per point.
K - that's a big game!
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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June 05, 2012, 08:18:35 PM »
Ralph = the original balla!
That was decent money Ralph.
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From the link,
George Rapee, the late legendary bridge champion, had invited him to play as a professional in bi-weekly rubber bridge games at the now defunct Cavendish Club, on East 73rd Street. Rapee told Cayne the rules for the pros sitting across the table from some of New York's leading financiers were simple: no frowning, no berating your partners for dumb moves, and no soliciting the other players for business.
Shrewd cookies obv.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Quote from: pokerfan on June 05, 2012, 08:24:58 PM
From the link,
George Rapee, the late legendary bridge champion, had invited him to play as a professional in bi-weekly rubber bridge games at the now defunct Cavendish Club, on East 73rd Street. Rapee told Cayne the rules for the pros sitting across the table from some of New York's leading financiers were simple:
no frowning, no berating your partners for dumb moves, and no soliciting the other players for business.
Shrewd cookies obv.
Great stuff!
I seem to recall mention of New York's Cavendish Club from one or two poker stories.
They held a big Bridge Tourney there for some years, too, the Cavendish Invitational.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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June 05, 2012, 08:34:20 PM »
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:18:35 PM
Ralph = the original balla!
That was decent money Ralph.
Not me Tony I was working in a big beach-bar for another friend and Tel-Aviv legend one Ezra Murmelstein.
I was sweating my bollox off for my 5% as I had "expenses" at that time
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28900 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:38:34 PM »
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:34:20 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:18:35 PM
Ralph = the original balla!
That was decent money Ralph.
Not me Tony I was working in a big beach-bar for another friend and Tel-Aviv legend one Ezra Murmelstein.
I was sweating my bollox off for my 5%
as I had "expenses" at that time
A Husky dog, perhaps?
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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June 05, 2012, 08:41:12 PM »
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:38:34 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:34:20 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:18:35 PM
Ralph = the original balla!
That was decent money Ralph.
Not me Tony I was working in a big beach-bar for another friend and Tel-Aviv legend one Ezra Murmelstein.
I was sweating my bollox off for my 5%
as I had "expenses" at that time
A Husky dog, perhaps?
Everybody needs a husky in their life
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Reply #28902 on:
June 05, 2012, 08:47:19 PM »
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:38:34 PM
Quote from: Karabiner on June 05, 2012, 08:34:20 PM
Quote from: tikay on June 05, 2012, 08:18:35 PM
Ralph = the original balla!
That was decent money Ralph.
Not me Tony I was working in a big beach-bar for another friend and Tel-Aviv legend one Ezra Murmelstein.
I was sweating my bollox off for my 5%
as I had "expenses" at that time
A Husky dog, perhaps?
I blame it on more my affinity for Lynard Skynard actually.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFPaxK-q5gI
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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June 06, 2012, 02:17:40 AM »
Currently reading the diving bell and the butterfly...
Recommended by someone on Blonde, inspiring read!!
Anyway, I cant see a staking thread so in before the rest pls 1% for vegas sweats
Try to break even this time Pops
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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June 06, 2012, 06:18:36 AM »
Quote from: TRIP5 on June 06, 2012, 02:17:40 AM
Currently reading the diving bell and the butterfly...
Recommended by someone on Blonde, inspiring read!!
Anyway, I cant see a staking thread so in before the rest pls 1% for vegas sweats
Try to break even this time Pops
xx
Morning Irene. You can't see a Staking Thread because I have not done one!
Let me get this right. You want to buy 1% of my Vegas action?
Are you mad?
This is not next door, they all got my number here, they know I'm shite!
Seriously, I had not given thought to selling action, but I enjoyed having a little interest with a bunch of friends last year, so if you want 1%, it's yours. I'll plan, & post, my schedule shortly, but I doubt it will exceed $10,000 in total. (Excludes cash action).
I also need to set my "rate". Umm, 1.0 I think, my hedge is sub-surface & perfectly sane.
I don't have an Online rating, & my "Live" Database is a little dusty. Not sure that will pass the Keys Kriteria.
Hope all is well in Mirza Ville. Daughter back at Uni? Coming to the Blonde Bash this weekend? You should, you'd enjoy meeting a bunch of blondes.
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