Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

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Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« on: July 14, 2013, 10:05:45 PM »

Today, at the end of this WSOP, Sam is able to go in the Well from Vegas. I've been badgering him for a while

One of the most original characters in UK Poker, a mixture of the irreverent and the profound as evidenced on his twitter feed @SquidPoker

Sam is a very successful MTT player both live and Online, and a star of the recent Sky Sports Cash game on our TV screens

Live Results include GUKPT Grand Final winner in 2012 and three other GUKPT Final tables. Sam has 8 WSOP cashes, including four this year

Online, top 10 UK ranked on P5s with lifetime cashes of over $2m http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/thesquid/

Fire questions at him, and allowing for time differences I reckon this could be one of the most stimulating wells we've had on here


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2013, 10:18:42 PM »

Hey all,

Tighty asked me to do this a coupla times. I'm currently stuck in Vegas without a passport and been reflecting on poker a lot so seems like as good a time as any. Ask me anything you like about poker or life and I'll do my best to answer.


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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2013, 10:20:00 PM »

Lets start eith something simple, why the squid?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2013, 10:25:31 PM »

IN..

1. Five people (Alive or Dead) you would share Table at your Favourite Restaurant. and Why..
2. Last time you cried and why.
3. Favourite Football Team and why.
4. What honours did you get when you left School/Uni.
5. Favourite European City and you guessed it Why.

PS. Have you ever bought Celtic Dinner?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2013, 10:28:15 PM »

Favourite UK live poker stop? (not just for venue but also for city/clubs/bars/restaurants etc)

Whats the most common mistakes you see from MTT'ers?

Do you favour less tables and more reads or as many tables as you can click on?

Do you see yourself still grinding MTTs regularly in the next 2-5 years?

Best player you know that nobody has heard of?


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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2013, 10:31:53 PM »

Going back to the start, I believe you did a Masters and then are quoted as saying you needed "intellectual stimulation"

Why, at that point, poker?

Does it still give you that challenge of 3-4 years ago?

If you'd gone down a different route after academics, what would your career be?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2013, 10:34:21 PM »

What's the weirdest situation you've ever found yourself in?
The most balla thing you've ever done / bought?
Do you prefer online or live poker?
You're entering a team competition, you have to pick 3 other English players, who do you pick and why?
Is it true that your 3 betting range is the lightest element on the periodic table?


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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2013, 10:34:21 PM »

If you had to be the back-end of a pantomime horse, which poker player would you most like to be the front-end?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2013, 10:34:53 PM »

Quote from: Killerkilsby on July 14, 2013, 10:20:00 PM

Lets start eith something simple, why the squid?

Yeah I get asked this a lot and I'm not really sure.

It defo originates from my Party screen-name. When I started playing semi-seriously at The Internationl we used to jokingly call each other by screen names my only one was sammy_squid so people kept calling me that. When I set up my Stars account in 2009 I just kept the name.

So why Squid originally? Since I've learnt that there's a character in the cartoon Rugrats called Sam Squid or something similar and also in Red Dwarf but I'm not a fan of either. So who know?


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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2013, 10:37:59 PM »

Oi oi sam, had a fun night out with you, sykes and cody after the monte carlo... hope vegas hasn't been too rough on you this year?

- best day in vegas this year, and ever?
- two things no one on here knows about you...
- biggest tip to an aspiring amateur poker player?
- what are you going to do to improve and in what, in the next 12 months?

Jb


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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2013, 10:38:12 PM »

How big is the problem of misogyny in poker and what can we do to solve it? GO!


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2013, 10:40:17 PM »

who is the best conversationalist in poker and or UK poker?

top 3 worst MTT regs that boggles your mind how they win?

are you really as confident and outgoing as your exterior suggests?

how nice a guy is dan quinn out of 1-100?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2013, 10:41:25 PM »

My question is:

How's it going?


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Re: Squid's In: In the Well with Sam Grafton

« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2013, 10:45:15 PM »

How the hell do you get stuck anywhere without a passport? Did a hooker nick it as collateral?


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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2013, 10:45:48 PM »

Where's your passport?


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