Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Robert HM]

A question for the Invisible Mod, aka RobertHM.

Robert,

Have you ever heard the word "barratrous"?

I was reading some American legal gunge & came across the word, which I'd never heard of previously.

No googling!

Nope, never heard of it. Off to google now.

[Robert HM]

 "The offense of persistently instigating lawsuits, typically groundless ones."

We call them vexatious litigants.

[Newmanseye]

WHO SAID THAT?

[I KNOW IT]

So, 4 left in the Empire Final, & I've got the kid tagged now. Internet plyer. He had no idea of table etiquette, has his big denom chips at the back, passed out of turn regularly, & was heavy on the trash talk.

Worse still, he had two buds Railing him, one was John Tabatabajahat or whatever. The Kid - alone, at one end of the Table, was showing them his cards, & they were oohing & arring, & it was all a bit iffy. But they never spoke, or "hinted". Then, put to a decision, he flipped his cards up to his Railing Team, as if to say, "what you reckon?". His two mates knew better, & moved away now & gave him no hints or clue, but the other players had had enough, & it went off for a bit. The Kid said to me at the break, "why are these guys making all the fuss, I can show my mates my cards", & I tried to make him aware of the ettiquettey-ness of it all. Not easy.....

But he wants a Deal now, badly. He proposes a number, Chinese Man says no. Kid presses harder, & now his Railers enter the argument. This is just plain wrong. Only the guys at the Table can engage in the debate. Players can seek advice from non-playing parters or buds, but those "supporters" cannot enter the debate with the other Players. So it went off again.....

Play on is the decision, Chinese man thinks he is being railroaded into a Deal, pressurised by the Kids mates. He's having none of it. Play on. Kid says "I'm not bothered, I'm just thinking of you guys"......

Next hand, Kid asks for a Deal again. "It only takes one hand, & you are out", a line I must heard a thouand times. Chinese Man aint impressed either, "play on".

The Camera Crew are getting tired, & it's fingers crossed for a deal. I bet Compo a Tenner a Deal will never be done, as the Kid is going about it all wrong, & wants too much.

By now, the Chinese guy - good player imo - had got a bit pressurised & tilted up, & made a lunge all-in with K-T, the Kid looked him up with Eights, first card eaight, Chinese Guy is out, all smiles & no complaints.

Now, 3 handed, a deal is tabled again, by the Kid, backed by his Railers. And the Deal is extraordinary - the Kid has offered a stunningly good Deal, he's tired, & just wants to fnish. The guy who Busted James Akenhead wanted the trophy, but a Deal was agreed quickly - VERY generously by the Kid - & it was all over within a few hands, with the Kid winning.

The Deal was, I think, (something like) £20k each, but here's the thing - the Kid offered an even split (he was Chip-Daddy by a good bit) and then said "£20k each, & we leave £1,600 for the Staff".  What? Wow! Generous indeed.

I get to do the Winners Interview, & he knocked me sideways.

"So, you are an Internet player, yes?"

"No, I hate the internet, Live play is the nuts".

Wow, I got that wrong, too.

"You got a bit tilted up by the players today?".

"Yup, they were outplaying me, & I was a bit overwhelmed".

"Well done, yadda yaddaa".

"Thank you very much tikay, I'm made up".

So I got him well & truly in all the wrong boxes. Fair play to him. I hope he plays a lot more Live Poker, & I wished him well. And meant it. 

Is this him?
Looks like he had a nice result in Ireland  last week also.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=118785

[rex008]

A question for the Invisible Mod, aka RobertHM.

Robert,

Have you ever heard the word "barratrous"?

I was reading some American legal gunge & came across the word, which I'd never heard of previously.

No googling!

I thought Barratry was something to so with a ship's captain stealing his own cargo.

[quick wiki, as it were] Yep, second definition on wiki, anyway. Funny, the random things that are stored somewhere in your brain.

[Dingdell]

For the cat lovers amongst you.....

[tikay]

Marilyn Chambers died on Monday.

Who?

Well I'd never heard of her, either

Mind that flying pig!

I seem to remember seeing a trailer for "Insatiable" in a mainstream cinema, it may even have been shown in mainstream cinemas, so I think more people would have heard of her than your average porn star.

I think she had a bit part in "What's New, Pussycat", but her big success was a porno, "Green Door" or somesuch.

"Behind The Green Door" I believe it was which is apparently a classic of the genre.

I was in Vegas a few years back, I think it was the first year that they had the old Four Queens tourney at the then new Rio, 1997 possibly and there was at that time a porn convention in town also taking place at the Rio, I think it's kind of like the porn Oscars. Anyhow I went into Buzio's the fish restaurant and sat at the bar and a couple of seats to my left was a plumpish middle-aged blonde lady who was sitting alone, and the counter-staff were all making quite a fuss seemingly asking for autographs etc.

Anyhow she finished her meal and left shortly after I arrived and the guy behind the counter asked me if I knew who that was. When I said "no" he said that it was Marilyn Chambers and was incredulous when I told him that I'd never heard of her. "You mean that you've never seen Behind The Green Door?"

She can't have been very old, 60 ?

She was 56 Ralph. VERY scary.

[tikay]

"The offense of persistently instigating lawsuits, typically groundless ones."

We call them vexatious litigants.

Yup. In common use in the US of A, it would seem. Unsurprisingly.

[tikay]

WHO SAID THAT?

Paul Phillips, who was having legal problems with the ownership of his Condo.

[tikay]

So, 4 left in the Empire Final, & I've got the kid tagged now. Internet plyer. He had no idea of table etiquette, has his big denom chips at the back, passed out of turn regularly, & was heavy on the trash talk.

Worse still, he had two buds Railing him, one was John Tabatabajahat or whatever. The Kid - alone, at one end of the Table, was showing them his cards, & they were oohing & arring, & it was all a bit iffy. But they never spoke, or "hinted". Then, put to a decision, he flipped his cards up to his Railing Team, as if to say, "what you reckon?". His two mates knew better, & moved away now & gave him no hints or clue, but the other players had had enough, & it went off for a bit. The Kid said to me at the break, "why are these guys making all the fuss, I can show my mates my cards", & I tried to make him aware of the ettiquettey-ness of it all. Not easy.....

But he wants a Deal now, badly. He proposes a number, Chinese Man says no. Kid presses harder, & now his Railers enter the argument. This is just plain wrong. Only the guys at the Table can engage in the debate. Players can seek advice from non-playing parters or buds, but those "supporters" cannot enter the debate with the other Players. So it went off again.....

Play on is the decision, Chinese man thinks he is being railroaded into a Deal, pressurised by the Kids mates. He's having none of it. Play on. Kid says "I'm not bothered, I'm just thinking of you guys"......

Next hand, Kid asks for a Deal again. "It only takes one hand, & you are out", a line I must heard a thouand times. Chinese Man aint impressed either, "play on".

The Camera Crew are getting tired, & it's fingers crossed for a deal. I bet Compo a Tenner a Deal will never be done, as the Kid is going about it all wrong, & wants too much.

By now, the Chinese guy - good player imo - had got a bit pressurised & tilted up, & made a lunge all-in with K-T, the Kid looked him up with Eights, first card eaight, Chinese Guy is out, all smiles & no complaints.

Now, 3 handed, a deal is tabled again, by the Kid, backed by his Railers. And the Deal is extraordinary - the Kid has offered a stunningly good Deal, he's tired, & just wants to fnish. The guy who Busted James Akenhead wanted the trophy, but a Deal was agreed quickly - VERY generously by the Kid - & it was all over within a few hands, with the Kid winning.

The Deal was, I think, (something like) £20k each, but here's the thing - the Kid offered an even split (he was Chip-Daddy by a good bit) and then said "£20k each, & we leave £1,600 for the Staff".  What? Wow! Generous indeed.

I get to do the Winners Interview, & he knocked me sideways.

"So, you are an Internet player, yes?"

"No, I hate the internet, Live play is the nuts".

Wow, I got that wrong, too.

"You got a bit tilted up by the players today?".

"Yup, they were outplaying me, & I was a bit overwhelmed".

"Well done, yadda yaddaa".

"Thank you very much tikay, I'm made up".

So I got him well & truly in all the wrong boxes. Fair play to him. I hope he plays a lot more Live Poker, & I wished him well. And meant it. 

Is this him?
Looks like he had a nice result in Ireland  last week also.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=118785

That's him. Smarter than your average bear, it seems.

How is Maxi these days, Craig? I was trying to contact him recently.

A few days ago I saw the most wonderful theoretical analysis of that oh-so-controversial K-J Pass in the WPT when they were 3 handed - I bet you remember that hand?

The Analysis was Level 17 stuff, way over my head,. but it still ranks as one of the oddest passes ever at the Final Stage of a Super-Big Event.

[tikay]

A question for the Invisible Mod, aka RobertHM.

Robert,

Have you ever heard the word "barratrous"?

I was reading some American legal gunge & came across the word, which I'd never heard of previously.

No googling!

I thought Barratry was something to so with a ship's captain stealing his own cargo.

[quick wiki, as it were] Yep, second definition on wiki, anyway. Funny, the random things that are stored somewhere in your brain.

It was that, too.

[kinboshi]

WHO SAID THAT?

Paul Phillips, who was having legal problems with the ownership of his Condo.

I think Billy was referring to the 'Invisible Mod' - namely Robert.  Please refer to the RSQ for more details...

[tikay]

For the cat lovers amongst you.....

I am not buying that!

It HAS to be the Video equivelant of PhotoShop.

[tikay]

WHO SAID THAT?

Paul Phillips, who was having legal problems with the ownership of his Condo.

I think Billy was referring to the 'Invisible Mod' - namely Robert.  Please refer to the RSQ for more details...

Robert who?

[Ironside]

plant or palmer