Irish Poker Championships 2008, Radisson Hotel, Galway.

[Slick Kid]

Will start a diary from the first biggie of 2008 later tonight.

[Ironside]

u already told us that

how many time do you need to remind us

we aint all as forgetfull as tikay

[Mango99]

Good luck to Steve Holden, Mad Marty and Katherine Hartree, and Ben Vinson. Dan Carter can't play this one as he's off to the Carribbean instead. Lucky bastard!

[Slick Kid]

Just arrived at East Midlands Airport and we are having a quick coffee before boarding. All of us are booked to play the 300euro satallite in the Eglinton Hotel tonight. So a cheap seat would be nice as the Euro is stinking value at the minute.

[boldie]

Just arrived at East Midlands Airport and we are having a quick coffee before boarding. All of us are booked to play the 300euro satallite in the Eglinton Hotel tonight. So a cheap seat would be nice as the Euro is stinking value at the minute.

not much of a first diary post, is it?..we need details and norkage pics!...did you have a normal coffee?..did you take milk or sugar? how was the waitress?.

Have you learned nothing from Snoops?

[TightEnd]

and, crucially, how's yer mum?

[snoopy1239]

Just arrived at East Midlands Airport and we are having a quick coffee before boarding. All of us are booked to play the 300euro satallite in the Eglinton Hotel tonight. So a cheap seat would be nice as the Euro is stinking value at the minute.

not much of a first diary post, is it?..we need details and norkage pics!...did you have a normal coffee?..did you take milk or sugar? how was the waitress?.

Have you learned nothing from Snoops?

Lol, would be funny after all of that Mick just wrote two lines for each day. I'm sure he'll come through with a cracking report though. No bad beat stories though McCool! I've been reading way too many in your blog recently. Consider this a warning, one more and you're off.  

[Slick Kid]

FFS u piranha don't want much, l feel under pressure now with my wee diary/update.

We have arrived at the Radisson which is a lovely modern hotel with everything u need, l kid u not! Thinking it would be a lovely trip to the seaside for a little bit of poker, l am slightly concerned by the people l have seen in the lobby of the Radisson, nevermind the local Subway (sarny joint), banks and general town centre. It seems that more have come than anticipated and l will give u lists and try for a few photos in a later post. Suffice to say l wish l had the camera earlier when we walked by the local bookies seeing Jesse May and Mad Marty shouting home a dog at Romford. I think Jon Kalmar was lurking around there too! With them two around there it wasn't long till we found Padraig in the lobby bar having a quiet one. Jesse told me that the Omaha game last night had 20k on the felt, and that was with no one here yet!

I think we might have an interesting few days coming up, God Bless Us!

P.S If l take photos , do l just load them up ordinarily from my collection?

Cheers
Mick

[Micko]

Is there many lads from the north down Mick?

A wee update be good reading good luck!

[Slick Kid]

Seen Michael Trimby, Michael Muldoon, John Keown, Brendan Walls and a few others m8. Will keep u posted m8

[Dewi_cool]

How's the Guinness?

[Slick Kid]

No chance yet Dewster, will let u know on Saturday.

Pictures from Day 1(Mega Sat) now on my blog as the file sizes are massive and l canny work it out.

[alexross]

gl to all who play this today- it's like 3 inches of snow here (in Norn-Irn) so I ain't going down to galway for this today for love nor money.

[Laxie]

Frost on the roads down south has thawed for the minute, but there's talks of snow here in the next few days.  No idea what it's like in Galway.  I'd reckon it's time to dig out the woolies...yer gonna need em.

[Slick Kid]

OK guys and girls we are on the dinner break having lost 36 players of which l think John Kabbaj was the first. I believe there was around 292 runners but will confirm later. I struggled early through my own loose play but have managed to get up to around average on 12,600. There are some chip counts below and pictures are on the blog. Sry its short but l want to relax for 20 mins.

One hand l caught at the break was between English men, Kevin O'Leary and Adam Lawler. Kevin had raised in UTG+2 and Adam repoped it. Kevin called and with 2,625 in the middle the Englanders seen a  flop. Kevin checked it and a short stacked Adam pushed his last 3,900. Kevin thought long and hard, but folded at which point Adam turned over  .

CHIP COUNTS AT THE BREAK

Noel Furlong       25k
Ivan Donaghy     18k
Ian Woodley      10,500
Alan Vinson        6,500
Rob Garfield       10,450
Brendan Walls    6,400
Neil Channing     17,400
Tom Dunwoody 16k
Steve Holden     5k
Lovejoy             20K
Tom Franklin      20k
Jeff Duvall         11k
Padraig             15k
His Missus          11k