blonde poker 2012 advent calendar

[titaniumbean]

how has it already been a year ffs

[TightEnd]

behind door number 1 is....

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[TightEnd]

2012 started with a bang for one of blondepoker's biggest characters.



David "Dubai" Shallow travelled to play WPT Dublin and, five days later, beat 337 others to the €222,280 first prize, which was to prove one of the biggest scores by a regular blonde member in 2012. It was a very Anglo-centric final too. Finishing in the top ten were Ross Boatman, Stuart Fox, Steve Watts, another recreational player who had got lucky and the runner up Chaz Chattha      

I've never asked what the trophy excess baggage charge was on Ryanair for the return journey home:



We funked for him on blonde: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=56295.285

and he was staked on blonde for it too: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=55771.0

At the outset of that Live Package, Dubai explained "Rarely play live mtts but only got couple months before missus on maternity leave so going to put a shift in. "

So 2012 proved to be quite a momentous year. A big live win and fatherhood. Quite refreshing to see that the man himself hasn't changed much though. After being staked for the DTD CPP just recently, and bombing, this happened:

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59637.0

and Dave wrote "I behaved, acted and played like a twat during the main event."

Refreshingly honest!

Also Dubai is a significant contributor to the betting board imparting years of expertise on assorted sports, but just as likely to be found writing about recipes and restaurant menus on the lounge, and whatever he is contributing on living life to the full, here's to a successful 2013 for Dubai.

[celtic]

Congrats Dave.

[Marky147]

 

[Eso Kral]

Legend, but he is much shorter in real life than you would imagine

[BorntoBubble]

Congrats Dave, also just read through last years shortlist! It was before my time here on blonde but great read and looking forward to what comes this time around!

[taximan007]

Congratulations

[smashedagain]

Well played Dubai. You can tell he just does not want to be in those photos

Pmsl. Tighty you are just toooooo good. Having consulted the Hendonmob to establish who recreational player who got lucky was , congrats Sean Claypole Conning too.

[JGill_DTD]

Incred as I was yet to see the thread where he got "outed"

Amazing honesty

[Big_D]

Congrats Dubai!

[claypole]

Legend, well deserved - the man has binked me about £25k in stakes - sure know where that is now - and is genrally just a top guy. Was a a great weekend, and holds lots of memories for me obv, especially as we lost dad the week after. As for Tighty.... 'bout right

[bobAlike]

Congrats Dubai. Great accolade to end the year with.

[Dubai]

Any financial prize? Or at least a chocolate? Anything so Claypole can avoid the dreaded text

[Tal]

We taking the over on last year's 50 pages?