Tom, if you were staked (or partially staked), will you play the WSOP main event?
I've typed out 6 different replies so far Keith, none of which I'm happy with. Do you mind if a take a little time before I answer?
BTW- I'm very touched and somewhat embarrassed that people have already offered to buy a bit of me.
I feel a little guilty about this.
I happened to mention on my Diary that a very good friend of long-standing, with whom I'd shared many happy poker & travel experiences, offered to swap 20% with me if I played the WSOP, as he'd never played it either, & would like to. That Gent was NOT Tom, though.
Obv, Tom's view would weigh heavily on any decision I make, I run a lot of my dilemmas & decision past him, but the last time we discussed it, Tom had no plans to do this year's WSOP. Which will not affect my decision one iota, though if he did play it, & Methuselah too, then that'd be quite something.
We chatted a day or two ago about another, quite serious matter, & Tom, who'd been talking 15 to the dozen for 90 minutes without taking breath, ended "I'm not saying a word, I'm biting my tongue". Mrs Red is the same, goes on for hours without taking breath, then ends "but I'm saying nothing, you do as you like".
I met a guy yesterday, Tom would adore him, the guy was a proper Yorkshireman, from Elsacott (sp?) near Barnsley. He's an Online Pro, plays 12 & 14 Tables on Sky Poker 7 days per week, & makes a very good living. Very quiet, rarely says a word on poker forums, the original "GIQ" man.
He lives in his own little place, has a wife, a greyhound, & 4 ferrets! I asked him about his ferrets, & in a flash, out came the smartphone, & there was a "family album" of the dog & ferrets, & also his previous dog, which died. About 400 photos! It's lovely to meet "real people".
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