starting or answering a thread in the staking forum.

[nirvana]

Look here, Glenn Henderson, is really not happy wtih all this nonsense and glenn will put a stop to it if he has to

[The Captain]

Glenn for Moderator

[Dubai]

I actually came back to buy you a beer Keith but you seem to have got distracted!!


OP is obv old school and has no idea about poker currently

[The Camel]

I actually came back to buy you a beer Keith but you seem to have got distracted!!


OP is obv old school and has no idea about poker currently

Too depressed to drink.

I thought United were a lay at 1.2ish and Bushy talked me out of it.

You can buy me one later in the series, if it's ok with Birdforum, us drinking away Flushy's money.

[RED-DOG]

Well Red Dog, your just spoiling for an argument with me well you lucked out, i'm not in the mood,so your going to have to be disappointed, you could of course ban me but i dont think that would satisfy your burning need to take Steve kirk on in public, so as i said your out of luck and will have to find someone else for your entertainment.

Do you know there was a time that I would of taken the bait, how times change.

Believe it or not, I'm not spoiling for a fight, I'm just giving my honest opinion.

I have no wish to ban you, take you on on public, (Regardless of your name) or to have any further conversation with you.

[EvilPie]

I personally have staked quite a few people and also received staking a few times myself.

The amount i've spent on staking is significantly more than the amount received for staking so where does that leave me?

I guess if I'd never staked anyone I could've used that money to put myself in to tournaments. Does that make me stupid?

I've paid more than 1:1 for stakes in people before but only ever charge 1:1. Why is this? Well I like to have a bit of a gamble occasionally and if someone's selling a few shares I'd rather do this than go to the bookies. If they're charging a premium I have the choice whether to pay it or not. Personally I don't think anybody deserves a markup as poker is a game of about 1% skill and 99% luck but if I want a bit of a sweat I have to pay what they ask or use my free will and opt out.

My reason for never charging a markup myself is that I don't think I deserve to. Whilst I think that I'm better than most players I play against I don't see why people should be charged for having a slice of me. I want people to stake me not only to hopefully make a bit of money but also to have a bit of fun on the thread and maybe a few rubz if I lose and happy times if I win.

If you take a look at my latest staking thread there isn't any seriousness to it at all. I don't want people to stake me if they're going to get upset if I lose. I also wouldn't stake anyone if I got upset when they lost. Every time I've asked for staking I could easily have afforded to pay for myself anyway but I still chose to get backed if people were willing to part with their cash.

To me staking is just a bit of fun. I understand that for others it will be very different but for the sake of the thread and discussion that's my take on it.

Enjoy the debate ladies and gents. It's interesting stuff so far.

[Dubai]

Nps tried to lay Spurs at 2-0 during meal but they all wanted to check updates first. Marvellous

[The Captain]

Well Red Dog, your just spoiling for an argument with me well you lucked out, i'm not in the mood,so your going to have to be disappointed, you could of course ban me but i dont think that would satisfy your burning need to take Steve kirk on in public, so as i said your out of luck and will have to find someone else for your entertainment.

Do you know there was a time that I would of taken the bait, how times change.

Believe it or not, I'm not spoiling for a fight, I'm just giving my honest opinion.

I have no wish to ban you, take you on on public, (Regardless of your name) or to have any further conversation with you.

Shame but i can live with it.

[Dubai]

I have an "honest opinion" on chess but there's a very good reason I don't go on chess forums to post it

[EvilPie]

Well Red Dog, your just spoiling for an argument with me well you lucked out, i'm not in the mood,so your going to have to be disappointed, you could of course ban me but i dont think that would satisfy your burning need to take Steve kirk on in public, so as i said your out of luck and will have to find someone else for your entertainment.

Do you know there was a time that I would of taken the bait, how times change.

Believe it or not, I'm not spoiling for a fight, I'm just giving my honest opinion.

I have no wish to ban you, take you on on public, (Regardless of your name) or to have any further conversation with you.

Shame but i can live with it.

Mr Birdforum.

If you want a debate on staking you'll find that I have quite a few useful things to add.

I'm quite willing to join in a sensible debate with you regarding staking but if you keep up this shit I'll go elsewhere and leave you alone.

[The Camel]

I have an "honest opinion" on chess but there's a very good reason I don't go on chess forums to post it

My only chess fact:

Did you know Nigel Short's nickname is Nosher?

 It's because his name is an anagram of Nosher L Git.

He absolutely hates it, but he is so detested by chess people they keep calling him Nosher.

[The Camel]

Is there a backstory to Red and Birdforum?

Red has been alot more restrained than I would be in his dealings with Mr Bird during this thread.

[The Captain]

Evil pie fire away, no one else seems to have an opinion on it?

[EvilPie]

I have an "honest opinion" on chess but there's a very good reason I don't go on chess forums to post it

My only chess fact:

Did you know Nigel Short's nickname is Nosher?

 It's because his name is an anagram of Nosher L Git.

He absolutely hates it, but he is so detested by chess people they keep calling him Nosher.

It's also an anagram of "longer shit" so I think he should be thankful.

[EvilPie]

Evil pie fire away, no one else seems to have an opinion on it?

I've already fired a few posts earlier. It's someone elses turn now.