Greekstein's Legends of Poker

[RED-DOG]

Micky to the 6 deep rail as he scoops a biggie... "Please form three orderly queues. Those who have a piece of me, those who I owe, and those who want to borrow some."

[Junior Senior]

top fella, always has time for everyone (especially if he has a particularly 'interesting' bad beat story to tell).  looks fucking miserable at all times but its just his way... very drole!

When smoking was allowed in the casinos but not at the table he would constantly be walking back and forth between the rail and the table, often falling foul of the rule of having to be seated to play a hand.  It often provoked many funny scenes of a slighlty unfit old fella running for his hand just as the dealer scooped it!

don't be fooled by his 'tighter than an otter's pocket' image either... he has a few moves!

deserved UK legend status IMO

[Royal Flush]

Think it has been said by everyone, not a friendlier guy around a true legend. Sad to see his BSQ deal run out but i am sure he will still be knocking around all the events not least because of the amazing kindness he shows when he has the lot.

[ripple11]

Always a huge pleasure to be seated on the same table.........a fantastic legend of the Poker world.

[AlexMartin]

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?

yer, amen, be nice to have the oppo to tip

[GreekStein]

Legend of week 7 - Vaidas 'Vargas' Siriunas

This man below is such a funny guy to share a table with. He has plenty of gamble in him and even though he might look like an assassin from Eastern Europe he's a very friendly guy.



Relatively new to poker Vargas used to be a complete fish but genuinely seems to absolutely LOVE poker and has improved a LOT in the last few months.

Anyone who knows Chinese Frankie will know how awesome it is when Frankie says 'Is it'. Vargas has a similar thing where he ends most sentences with 'You know'.

Hopefully blonde member Mitch can share some stories about Mr Vargas, as I believe Mitch is staking him atm but anyone else is also free to share any comedy hands they've played with him or any Vargas stories!

[George2Loose]

Good choice Greeky. Vargas is a Leicester legend and I had heard many a tale of the mad Russian playing cash at our local gala.

Believe me if you think he's crazy now you should have seen him when he first played. He used to lose about 1500 quid a night which he felt was a winner cos he used to do 6k a night on roulette.

He plays blind when he goes on tilt which can sometimes be very costly!

[kinboshi]

Great choice.  Had heard all about him before I played poker with him, and all was true!!  First experience was his all-in call on the 37TK board to my re-raise on the turn saying "I need a 4, but I call".  He got there .

But he does it all with a smile, and is a lovely bloke.

[George2Loose]

Bst outdraw I witnessed was against Kev at gala.

Vargas had checked his straddle with 34. Kev had limped on the button with  multi way

Flop is   

Checked to Kev on the button who bets. Vargas SHOVES Kev calls off his last 200 or so. Pot is abut 650 quid.

Turn and river and off suit 3 and 4. Scoooop for Vargas

Thanks to Vargas and another local legend Nobby, we also saw a few pots which were straddled to 128 quid!!!!

[Mitch]

Legend of week 7 - Vaidas 'Vargas' Siriunas
Hopefully blonde member Mitch can share some stories about Mr Vargas, as I believe Mitch is staking him atm but anyone else is also free to share any comedy hands they've played with him or any Vargas stories!

F YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Yeah the guy is a ledge! True that he used to do his bollox, but recently has deff improved and is a pretty dangerous player to have at your table when deep in a cash game.

Off the top of my head i cant report any hands that are not gonna make me cry or go on life tilt! Just the general...

"So this wanker raises with the dolly, you know, so i call with 79, you know fuck it, maybe he has ace king?!, flop comesa down 8 5 Q, you know, RAINBOWS, so i have GUNSHOT (lol) he shoves all in, so i think, you know could be bluffs, so i say fuck it, you got it i pay you ya'know. We flip the cards and he have top set the bastard. Turn comes 2 river comes 6, i scoop THE F'King lot" Sick you know"

Titaniunbean will have some stories from his first few visits to DTD. Think he made a habbit of snapping him wih bottom pair etc for stacks on many occasions.

[EvilPie]

Legend of week 7 - Vaidas 'Vargas' Siriunas
Hopefully blonde member Mitch can share some stories about Mr Vargas, as I believe Mitch is staking him atm but anyone else is also free to share any comedy hands they've played with him or any Vargas stories!

F YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Yeah the guy is a ledge! True that he used to do his bollox, but recently has deff improved and is a pretty dangerous player to have at your table when deep in a cash game.

Off the top of my head i cant report any hands that are not gonna make me cry or go on life tilt! Just the general...

"So this wanker raises with the dolly, you know, so i call with 79, you know fuck it, maybe he has ace king?!, flop comesa down 8 5 Q, you know, RAINBOWS, so i have GUNSHOT (lol) he shoves all in, so i think, you know could be bluffs, so i say fuck it, you got it i pay you ya'know. We flip the cards and he have top set the bastard. Turn comes 2 river comes 6, i scoop THE F'King lot" Sick you know"

Titaniunbean will have some stories from his first few visits to DTD. Think he made a habbit of snapping him wih bottom pair etc for stacks on many occasions.

If you know Vargas and can read this in the correct accent it's quite possibly the funniest thing ever.

[Free_Rollin]

Legend of week 7 - Vaidas 'Vargas' Siriunas
Hopefully blonde member Mitch can share some stories about Mr Vargas, as I believe Mitch is staking him atm but anyone else is also free to share any comedy hands they've played with him or any Vargas stories!

F YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Yeah the guy is a ledge! True that he used to do his bollox, but recently has deff improved and is a pretty dangerous player to have at your table when deep in a cash game.

Off the top of my head i cant report any hands that are not gonna make me cry or go on life tilt! Just the general...

"So this wanker raises with the dolly, you know, so i call with 79, you know fuck it, maybe he has ace king?!, flop comesa down 8 5 Q, you know, RAINBOWS, so i have GUNSHOT (lol) he shoves all in, so i think, you know could be bluffs, so i say fuck it, you got it i pay you ya'know. We flip the cards and he have top set the bastard. Turn comes 2 river comes 6, i scoop THE F'King lot" Sick you know"

Titaniunbean will have some stories from his first few visits to DTD. Think he made a habbit of snapping him wih bottom pair etc for stacks on many occasions.

Lol, your post is so true Mitch, it's scary!

Vargas just finalled the £300 at DTD, and he was telling me a hand he just played in it, and although he was the one who got outdrew this time, his hand description was pretty much exactly what Mitch just wrote! Legend....

[Blatch]

My fave Vargas hand ws down gala playing 1/2 when he had been playing a few weeks.

Myself and Nobby had got to know Vargas a little and welcome him down to the game.  For those who dont know Nobby is a massive gambler and will gamble with anyone but is truely the nicest guy in the World.  Nobby has just given Vargas a spin when he shipped all in pre for 300 with 9 10.  So the action next hand: -

UTG opens to 12, I 3 bet to 40, Nobby ships 280, Vargas looks and his cards and snaps, everyone folds.

So 620 pot with Vargas and Nobby AIPF.  Board runs outs A,K,8,2,10.

Vargas "I think its yours"
Nobby "ha ha, no you win"
Vargas "I have one pair, you must win"
Nobby "I have 5 high" and flips 54
Vargas "I did have 5 high but hit my 2" and flips 52

Was so com

Vargas "I just wanted to give him a spin like he gave me"

[titaniumbean]

Amazing legend. Top top guy.


Had a few sessions when I first encountered him at DTD where we basically played the special 1/2/12 HU game 

Literally 7 seats of limp folding ignorance vargas raising to 12 every hand OR calling anywhere between 10-20 like it's a post hole card ante. The table would just fold and let us play heads up together.

It got to the point where I would just isolate reshove over his raise with Ax for values. Had about 5 limps to him on the btn he makes it 12, I jam 230!! for value with AT green. I get super snapped and am thinking hmmmm wat it do. when the announcement of......


I have king.............



He had only looked at one, K3o no good sir (how did I hold I know!)



OH and of course who could forget when playing no limit holdem with vargas hand rankings change, you just have to beat 'two pair' by the river because vargas never has less.




It's so true that all you have to do is give him some action and he will return the favour!! Considering he stacks off with less than 0% equity sometimes it was funny to see the other day when a 'nitty' player c/r him so small to a size where you couldn't imagine him folding he folded TP, I REPEAT TOP PAIR!!! Then said if you EVER called me or gambled i'd be so quickly in with this!! Watching the other guy muck a set made me feel really good

[GreekStein]

Legend of week 7 - Vaidas 'Vargas' Siriunas
Hopefully blonde member Mitch can share some stories about Mr Vargas, as I believe Mitch is staking him atm but anyone else is also free to share any comedy hands they've played with him or any Vargas stories!

F YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Yeah the guy is a ledge! True that he used to do his bollox, but recently has deff improved and is a pretty dangerous player to have at your table when deep in a cash game.

Off the top of my head i cant report any hands that are not gonna make me cry or go on life tilt! Just the general...

"So this wanker raises with the dolly, you know, so i call with 79, you know fuck it, maybe he has ace king?!, flop comesa down 8 5 Q, you know, RAINBOWS, so i have GUNSHOT (lol) he shoves all in, so i think, you know could be bluffs, so i say fuck it, you got it i pay you ya'know. We flip the cards and he have top set the bastard. Turn comes 2 river comes 6, i scoop THE F'King lot" Sick you know"

Titaniunbean will have some stories from his first few visits to DTD. Think he made a habbit of snapping him wih bottom pair etc for stacks on many occasions.

ahahah brilliant