Greekstein's Legends of Poker

[riverdave]

Deemed inappropriate by who? The information wasn't inappropriate when it was posted before and partly by one of your major shareholders.

I ran my post and link past the OP before i posted.

Next time, if in doubt, run it past the mods.

I've had a lot of posts deleted recently some maybe deservedly others i disagree but meh whatever i haven't made a fuss. This set however is ridiculous. There has been some very strange concepts of the rights and wrongs on various threads lately.
Good luck there being a next time.

[GreekStein]

Deemed inappropriate by who? The information wasn't inappropriate when it was posted before and partly by one of your major shareholders.

I ran my post and link past the OP before i posted.

Next time, if in doubt, run it past the mods.

I've had a lot of posts deleted recently some maybe deservedly others i disagree but meh whatever i haven't made a fuss. This set however is ridiculous. There has been some very strange concepts of the rights and wrongs on various threads lately.
Good luck there being a next time.

Dave I asked for it to be removed along with some other stuff. I thought it was just in jest yday.

Will explain a bit more on msn tomorrow.

In the meantime drop it pls.

tyty

[GreekStein]

The legends of poker took a short break but is now back for its final few weeks.

This weeks legend is not known very well to me. In fact, I only shared a table with him for the first time this weekend but I'm pretty sure he still gains legendary status amongst most. He's so much of a legend that it's even in his nickname.

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Taken from Wikipedia....

Michael (Mickey) D. Wernick (born 2 July 1944 in Wolverhampton) is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.

Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Mohammed Ali.

Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished 2nd in an Omaha event. (1)

Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner "Miami" John Cernuto.

Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005 (1). This led to his induction into Bruce "Elvis Senior" Atkinson's European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its 8th inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.

Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $860,000.[1]

Finally a Youtube interview with the man himself, being given sympathy by a blonde hero....




Pls post your Mickey Stories.

[bobAlike]

I've known the legend for 20+ years now. Four words come to mind.

Nice bloke, serial nipper.

[tikay]

I've known the legend for 20+ years now. Four words come to mind.

Nice bloke, serial nipper.

Depends on meaning of "nipper" really - to my knowledge, he always pays back. He's borrowed off me a few times, but always paid back, with a bit on top, too. Thats not a nipper in my book.

[I KNOW IT]

LoL ,this thread could have more pages than TK's diary now.
All in all a good bloke  

[Rookie (Rodney)]

I've known the legend for 20+ years now. Four words come to mind.

Nice bloke, serial nipper.

Depends on meaning of "nipper" really - to my knowledge, he always pays back. He's borrowed off me a few times, but always paid back, with a bit on top, too. Thats not a nipper in my book.

nipper means someone who loves to borrow as far as i know

grimmer is someone who doesnt pay back

[bobAlike]

I've known the legend for 20+ years now. Four words come to mind.

Nice bloke, serial nipper.

Depends on meaning of "nipper" really - to my knowledge, he always pays back. He's borrowed off me a few times, but always paid back, with a bit on top, too. Thats not a nipper in my book.

nipper means someone who loves to borrow as far as i know

grimmer is someone who doesnt pay back

+1

[tikay]

I've known the legend for 20+ years now. Four words come to mind.

Nice bloke, serial nipper.

Depends on meaning of "nipper" really - to my knowledge, he always pays back. He's borrowed off me a few times, but always paid back, with a bit on top, too. Thats not a nipper in my book.

nipper means someone who loves to borrow as far as i know

grimmer is someone who doesnt pay back

On reflection, yes, I agree. There's a fine line between the two at times.

Somehow, I don't see any of the resident blonde Grimmers making it into Cos's series, tongue-in-cheek or not.

[I KNOW IT]

What I will say about Mickey is when hes holding money ,hes anything but tight.

[TightEnd]

I like Mickey. Don't know a lot about the nipping/borrowing but I do know he's unfailingly polite and has shown blonde some unexpected kindnesses.

Back in 2007, I think it was 2007, Mickey was in great form and playing every ranking event under the sun in his attempt to win the Player of the Year which was then sponsored by Mansion and came with a £20,000 prize. blonde's updates followed Mickey and Pascal Perrault, with whom Mickey was battling for the POTY crown, to every event, it of course being a time when blonde was updating everything it could.

The POTY chase came down to the Luton Christmas Cracker, old Luton, and I was updating it. This was pre GUKPT so regional festivals were the live games of the day and anybody who was everybody on the circuit was turning up to play it

In the main event both Mickey and Pascal made the final two tables and it was tense. In the end Mickey won the event, and Player of the Year and left the blonde updaters a tip for "a drink", way beyond the amount needed to buy a drink.

I remember that event fondly.

In 2009, as far as I am aware Mickey's form has been dreadful and his mood "darker". You can see the pressure on his face at events.

In the year he won the Player of the Year though, his form was good but his play (including some incredible passes that not many players make) was right up there.

[Colchester Kev]

Mickey Wernick IS a legend ...

Vegas when Lawrence Gosney won his bracelet ... we were having a celebration in the round bar at the Rio and Mickey generously offers to get the cigars in .... 5 mins later there are about 10 of us smoking the biggest cigars ever, and Mickey picking up a massive bill !!

Also whenever Mickey scoops a live comp which is being updated, he ALWAYS drops the updaters a drink.

Top man Mickey Wernick.

[tikay]

Mickey Wernick IS a legend ...

Vegas when Lawrence Gosney won his bracelet ... we were having a celebration in the round bar at the Rio and Mickey generously offers to get the cigars in .... 5 mins later there are about 10 of us smoking the biggest cigars ever, and Mickey picking up a massive bill !!

Also whenever Mickey scoops a live comp which is being updated, he ALWAYS drops the updaters a drink.
Top man Mickey Wernick.

As far as I recall, only Mickey & Thewy do that regularly.

[kinboshi]

Mickey Wernick IS a legend ...

Vegas when Lawrence Gosney won his bracelet ... we were having a celebration in the round bar at the Rio and Mickey generously offers to get the cigars in .... 5 mins later there are about 10 of us smoking the biggest cigars ever, and Mickey picking up a massive bill !!

Also whenever Mickey scoops a live comp which is being updated, he ALWAYS drops the updaters a drink.
Top man Mickey Wernick.

As far as I recall, only Mickey & Thewy do that regularly.

What?  Scoop live comps?

[Dewi_cool]

True Gent