The *official* "whatever happened to?" thread

[tikay]

This was announced yesterday, by the way

http://seniorpokertour.com/

SPT indeed......

[claypole]

I'd love an over 40s comp in UK....no pride here

[Claw75]

I'd be actually really interested to see how Blatch reacted to life after poker/blonde.  Not just from the embarrassment side but also from a social aspect too, as didn't he go to most live events and also have a huge group of friends in the game.  Then one day that's suddenly taken away, as he could never turn up to major events again and would probably be recognised in most casinos with a large card room.

The bottom line was he admitted he screwed up badly and everyone was repayed, pretty quickly.
 The consequence is a large debt to his family and finding a regular job to repay the money and escape from gambling.
 If I were him I might ask to invest a small amount of money and use my talent at poker to repay some money. Obviously he can do this anonymously online....whether he would want to satellite into big live events...well who knows.

I don't think blatch was a bad guy at all and, as Nick said, he fessed up and sorted things out pretty much straight away. I don't envy him having that conversation with his parents. He was a victim of his surroundings - the 'glamorous' side of poker - he wanted to he one of the 'ballas' or 'heroes' and got too far sucked into it I guess. I dropped him a message several months after blatchgate to see how he was doing - he seemed pretty settled then - working a regular job, spending lots of time with his family and real friends - totally removed from the poker world and not missing it. I presume/hope that is still the case, and I don't see why he'd want or need to walk into a card room.

[The Camel]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Do you mean these sort of things, Mr T? If so, I wrote, literally, hundreds of them back in the day.


It's just Memory Lane really, real "whatever happened to" stuff.

Some sort of justice that this particular article includes much about the chap who actually started this cracking thread, Mr K Hawkins.

http://blondepoker.com/?q=node/315

Shamelessly blowing my own trumpet for a second..

I read my whole blog through the other day - and I think there's some pretty good stuff there.

It's weird, it's like a totally different writer penned it. I can't believe how much I've changed as a person in the nearly 10 years since I started it.

[The Camel]

This was announced yesterday, by the way

http://seniorpokertour.com/

Without even clicking on the link - I bet I could name the players launching this.

Same old faces still desperately trying to get on the gravy train......

[tikay]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Do you mean these sort of things, Mr T? If so, I wrote, literally, hundreds of them back in the day.


It's just Memory Lane really, real "whatever happened to" stuff.

Some sort of justice that this particular article includes much about the chap who actually started this cracking thread, Mr K Hawkins.

http://blondepoker.com/?q=node/315

Shamelessly blowing my own trumpet for a second..

I read my whole blog through the other day - and I think there's some pretty good stuff there.

It's weird, it's like a totally different writer penned it. I can't believe how much I've changed as a person in the nearly 10 years since I started it.

In which case, I present the evidence for the Prosecution, namely Exhibit 1, an article by the Camel himself.

He would still agree with every word, Your Honour.

http://blondepoker.com/?q=node/1559

[action man]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Presumably not so much for my incredible writing skills, as a sort of reminder of all the names & faces that were on the scene then......

I will try & look a few of them out this morning & send you links to them, Mr Blackpool GUKPT Man.

PS - Did Ali Mallu play it? I still think back to that extraordinary incident with him at Blackpool, where he made the Final (sidey) on Day Two, but was refused permission to enter the building as he had been barred retrospectively for an "incident" in G-Bolton. Poor Danny Bell - "Yogi" as he was then, now @ DTD - had the thorny problem of what to do with his chips in play, & his Entry Fee. Think you may even have won the Final. Pretty sure I would have finished about 8th, as bloody per, I always did.

i saw ali in blackpool tony so his ban was lifted seemingly. Nah i got about 6th. Mr Bradshaw won it that day, although it had felt like we all had won it when ali's massive stack was just taken off the table and we all jumped up a rung!

[tikay]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Presumably not so much for my incredible writing skills, as a sort of reminder of all the names & faces that were on the scene then......

I will try & look a few of them out this morning & send you links to them, Mr Blackpool GUKPT Man.

PS - Did Ali Mallu play it? I still think back to that extraordinary incident with him at Blackpool, where he made the Final (sidey) on Day Two, but was refused permission to enter the building as he had been barred retrospectively for an "incident" in G-Bolton. Poor Danny Bell - "Yogi" as he was then, now @ DTD - had the thorny problem of what to do with his chips in play, & his Entry Fee. Think you may even have won the Final. Pretty sure I would have finished about 8th, as bloody per, I always did.

i saw ali in blackpool tony so his ban was lifted seemingly. Nah i got about 6th. Mr Bradshaw won it that day, although it had felt like we all had won it when ali's massive stack was just taken off the table and we all jumped up a rung!

I had mixed feelings about the whole thing, but yeah, it sure as hell made the Final an easier one to play.

It must have been this one. Note the disqualified player was classified as 9th, so I laddered one spot......


http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25943

[MPOWER]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Presumably not so much for my incredible writing skills, as a sort of reminder of all the names & faces that were on the scene then......

I will try & look a few of them out this morning & send you links to them, Mr Blackpool GUKPT Man.

PS - Did Ali Mallu play it? I still think back to that extraordinary incident with him at Blackpool, where he made the Final (sidey) on Day Two, but was refused permission to enter the building as he had been barred retrospectively for an "incident" in G-Bolton. Poor Danny Bell - "Yogi" as he was then, now @ DTD - had the thorny problem of what to do with his chips in play, & his Entry Fee. Think you may even have won the Final. Pretty sure I would have finished about 8th, as bloody per, I always did.

i saw ali in blackpool tony so his ban was lifted seemingly. Nah i got about 6th. Mr Bradshaw won it that day, although it had felt like we all had won it when ali's massive stack was just taken off the table and we all jumped up a rung!

I had mixed feelings about the whole thing, but yeah, it sure as hell made the Final an easier one to play.

It must have been this one. Note the disqualified player was classified as 9th, so I laddered one spot......


http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25943

Here's Tikay's top 10 Cashes

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=333

Regards

M



 

[Simon Galloway]

The Poker Bastard.

[Karabiner]

The Poker Bastard.

His blog was pretty good for a while too.

[tikay]

tikay, where are those trip reports you did back in 2004/05 would love to re-read some of them

Presumably not so much for my incredible writing skills, as a sort of reminder of all the names & faces that were on the scene then......

I will try & look a few of them out this morning & send you links to them, Mr Blackpool GUKPT Man.

PS - Did Ali Mallu play it? I still think back to that extraordinary incident with him at Blackpool, where he made the Final (sidey) on Day Two, but was refused permission to enter the building as he had been barred retrospectively for an "incident" in G-Bolton. Poor Danny Bell - "Yogi" as he was then, now @ DTD - had the thorny problem of what to do with his chips in play, & his Entry Fee. Think you may even have won the Final. Pretty sure I would have finished about 8th, as bloody per, I always did.

i saw ali in blackpool tony so his ban was lifted seemingly. Nah i got about 6th. Mr Bradshaw won it that day, although it had felt like we all had won it when ali's massive stack was just taken off the table and we all jumped up a rung!

I had mixed feelings about the whole thing, but yeah, it sure as hell made the Final an easier one to play.

It must have been this one. Note the disqualified player was classified as 9th, so I laddered one spot......


http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25943

Here's Tikay's top 10 Cashes

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=333

Regards

M



 

Ha, very good!

[Ironside]

Lucy Rokach

anyone?

She is fine, as is Tom.

She played the last two SPT's @ DTD.

Not changed a bit, in appearance, or game style.

To me, she is part of the modern history of Tournament Poker in the UK. Cash poker as well too, really.

She was part of that "Birmingham Cash game" some 12 or 14 years ago, along with DC, MW, JS, DB etc. At the Vic, she won back to back £750 Events for decent money, beating what was then very select fields. 

As a person, I like her very much.

i played 3 events at the vic in a 12 month period she won all 3 for £50k a piece  2x£750 and a £200r loved having dinner with her when we met on the curcuit she was incredible company with some great stories

[celtic]

Lucy Rokach

anyone?

She is fine, as is Tom.

She played the last two SPT's @ DTD.

Not changed a bit, in appearance, or game style.

To me, she is part of the modern history of Tournament Poker in the UK. Cash poker as well too, really.

She was part of that "Birmingham Cash game" some 12 or 14 years ago, along with DC, MW, JS, DB etc. At the Vic, she won back to back £750 Events for decent money, beating what was then very select fields. 

As a person, I like her very much.

i played 3 events at the vic in a 12 month period she won all 3 for £50k a piece  2x£750 and a £200r loved having dinner with her when we met on the curcuit she was incredible company with some great stories

Surprised she didn't employ you as a card protector!

[lucky_scrote]

Lucy Rokach

I have to say, I have quite a few positive things to say about Lucy. A long time ago she stepped into an incredibly male dominant game and played a style that a lot of people didn't.

 She used to crush really hard, about when I started playing that started to stop. It was as if she was a step ahead until then, and perhaps something that had worked for a long time didn't really need changing. But poker is not of that nature at all really. Her style of play was really easy to play against once people started to get smarter and I guess Lucy was just a little stubborn with her style and refused to change.

The first big live tournament I finalled had Lucy on it and throughout the tournament she was incredibly friendly with me, sharing stories and whatnot. I guess she was just that kind of person, it's a shame that she didn't progess like some of the other people did because it would be good to see her trying to bash people up. The final is here: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25367 and in fact has a lot of familiar faces. I wonder if Jaffa can remember this one.