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« Reply #60 on: December 18, 2014, 09:02:03 PM »

Excellent posts Random and Sicilidonk. I completely agree with both of you but apparently we're in the minority.

Luton tournament poker is so disappointing these days.

Such loosers, got too adjust too the regime man. Y'all think everyone is Koi tastic then time to get the increased win rate rod out imo. Focussing more on the game than the affectations might be start for you and Sir Donks, merry Xmas xx




Im aiming to be the new Dick Lynch..by the way does he still play.. on my rare forays to ye old Luton havent seen him...kinda like the old curmudgeon
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« Reply #61 on: December 18, 2014, 09:12:21 PM »

Was ill for a while in the spring, think/hope he's better now.
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« Reply #62 on: December 18, 2014, 09:13:15 PM »

Was ill for a while in the spring, think/hope he's better now.

ah..bugger..fingers crossed for hem...
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« Reply #63 on: December 19, 2014, 02:26:22 AM »

So it's absolute scenes right now in the car park of this event that has 107 taxis booked for midnight. Common sense would dictate you might go outside and have a look in the car park for your car, but apparently calling me from the dancefloor to complain that your driver isn't there while chucking a drink down your neck is a more viable option.

We've pulled cars from as far down as Kent for this, and half of the people going back there haven't even turned up for the booking. We've got senior clients trying to grim people of their taxis, people going walkabout, people who've pulled who want to change the destinations to a hotel and people who are too drunk and are being refused safe passage to their paracetamol and beds. Should all be over in an hour or so, barring the odd person who's going to wake up in the hotel toilet and need a lift home, which I won't be able to do so it's a long walk back to Essex or a few hours kip on the station platform. You'd think these people have never been pissed in the middle of nowhere before. I assumed it was a right of passage to go out, get hammered, somehow find your way home and wake up with a dry mouth, sore head and bits of chilli sauce down your shirt.

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When I was younger and doing my A levels in Media and Film I had this idea for a TV channel that would actually show decent programmes but only operate at night. While Netflix and On Demand TV killed that idea, it seems like it would be very welcome now. My options for late night viewing are basically the BBC Business news live from Singapore or teleshopping. There's only so many times you can watch the same infomercial for ceramic frying pans and the hosts acting like they've found a cure for AIDS while showing how you can wipe this pan clean with no effort. If there is a hell, I think the only thing to watch there will be adverts for pressure washers and fitness DVDs.

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I look forward to seeing what poker related gifts I get for Christmas. There's only so much decent poker related merchandise, and the rest is just overstock from the poker boom 10 years ago. I received 'John Thomson's Red Hot Poker" last year. An instructional DVD by that guy from Cold Feet and The Fast Show. I'm not sure if it was a rubdown that it's taken me 12 months to get or a general attempt to get me something related to my only interest. I mean I had been playing for 10 years when I received it but it was appreciated none the less, and I will watch it at some point for a laugh. Maybe John Thompson is a sicko and can teach me how to be better at PLO. More likely he just needed the money a decade ago and got roped into it because he was on Celebrity Poker Challenge once.

Some might say the sooner I watch that DVD the better, maybe he will show me how to limp/call like a pro.
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« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2014, 03:17:30 AM »




Hi James,

This is very much appreciated. While I would have been happy just knowing that it was an incorrect ruling, you're really going above and beyond and it reaffirms my view that Genting Luton is a great room to play poker in.

I'll be in around 7-7:30. Straggly beard and black jumper just incase someone tries to nick my freeroll!


99% sure I was sat on your right for most of this tournament boss. I'm never fucking playing mid week comps again
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Are you the young chap who saw me go running nut flush on that woman who then called me a fish, or the guy who had a go at me for hero calling his 3bet shove on the flop with 33 who then called me a donkey?
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« Reply #65 on: December 19, 2014, 04:47:35 AM »




Hi James,

This is very much appreciated. While I would have been happy just knowing that it was an incorrect ruling, you're really going above and beyond and it reaffirms my view that Genting Luton is a great room to play poker in.

I'll be in around 7-7:30. Straggly beard and black jumper just incase someone tries to nick my freeroll!


99% sure I was sat on your right for most of this tournament boss. I'm never fucking playing mid week comps again

Are you the young chap who saw me go running nut flush on that woman who tilt left the table and she called me a fish, or the guy who had a go at me for hero calling his 3bet shove on the flop with 33 who then called me a donkey?
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« Reply #66 on: December 19, 2014, 09:15:10 AM »

So it's absolute scenes right now in the car park of this event that has 107 taxis booked for midnight. Common sense would dictate you might go outside and have a look in the car park for your car, but apparently calling me from the dancefloor to complain that your driver isn't there while chucking a drink down your neck is a more viable option.

We've pulled cars from as far down as Kent for this, and half of the people going back there haven't even turned up for the booking. We've got senior clients trying to grim people of their taxis, people going walkabout, people who've pulled who want to change the destinations to a hotel and people who are too drunk and are being refused safe passage to their paracetamol and beds. Should all be over in an hour or so, barring the odd person who's going to wake up in the hotel toilet and need a lift home, which I won't be able to do so it's a long walk back to Essex or a few hours kip on the station platform. You'd think these people have never been pissed in the middle of nowhere before. I assumed it was a right of passage to go out, get hammered, somehow find your way home and wake up with a dry mouth, sore head and bits of chilli sauce down your shirt.

--

When I was younger and doing my A levels in Media and Film I had this idea for a TV channel that would actually show decent programmes but only operate at night. While Netflix and On Demand TV killed that idea, it seems like it would be very welcome now. My options for late night viewing are basically the BBC Business news live from Singapore or teleshopping. There's only so many times you can watch the same infomercial for ceramic frying pans and the hosts acting like they've found a cure for AIDS while showing how you can wipe this pan clean with no effort. If there is a hell, I think the only thing to watch there will be adverts for pressure washers and fitness DVDs.

--

I look forward to seeing what poker related gifts I get for Christmas. There's only so much decent poker related merchandise, and the rest is just overstock from the poker boom 10 years ago. I received 'John Thomson's Red Hot Poker" last year. An instructional DVD by that guy from Cold Feet and The Fast Show. I'm not sure if it was a rubdown that it's taken me 12 months to get or a general attempt to get me something related to my only interest. I mean I had been playing for 10 years when I received it but it was appreciated none the less, and I will watch it at some point for a laugh. Maybe John Thompson is a sicko and can teach me how to be better at PLO. More likely he just needed the money a decade ago and got roped into it because he was on Celebrity Poker Challenge once.

Some might say the sooner I watch that DVD the better, maybe he will show me how to limp/call like a pro.


Witty, entertaining, Well observed in well written...

Excellent post. More like this please.
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« Reply #67 on: December 19, 2014, 04:07:41 PM »

So it's absolute scenes right now in the car park of this event that has 107 taxis booked for midnight. Common sense would dictate you might go outside and have a look in the car park for your car, but apparently calling me from the dancefloor to complain that your driver isn't there while chucking a drink down your neck is a more viable option.

We've pulled cars from as far down as Kent for this, and half of the people going back there haven't even turned up for the booking. We've got senior clients trying to grim people of their taxis, people going walkabout, people who've pulled who want to change the destinations to a hotel and people who are too drunk and are being refused safe passage to their paracetamol and beds. Should all be over in an hour or so, barring the odd person who's going to wake up in the hotel toilet and need a lift home, which I won't be able to do so it's a long walk back to Essex or a few hours kip on the station platform. You'd think these people have never been pissed in the middle of nowhere before. I assumed it was a right of passage to go out, get hammered, somehow find your way home and wake up with a dry mouth, sore head and bits of chilli sauce down your shirt.

--

When I was younger and doing my A levels in Media and Film I had this idea for a TV channel that would actually show decent programmes but only operate at night. While Netflix and On Demand TV killed that idea, it seems like it would be very welcome now. My options for late night viewing are basically the BBC Business news live from Singapore or teleshopping. There's only so many times you can watch the same infomercial for ceramic frying pans and the hosts acting like they've found a cure for AIDS while showing how you can wipe this pan clean with no effort. If there is a hell, I think the only thing to watch there will be adverts for pressure washers and fitness DVDs.

--

I look forward to seeing what poker related gifts I get for Christmas. There's only so much decent poker related merchandise, and the rest is just overstock from the poker boom 10 years ago. I received 'John Thomson's Red Hot Poker" last year. An instructional DVD by that guy from Cold Feet and The Fast Show. I'm not sure if it was a rubdown that it's taken me 12 months to get or a general attempt to get me something related to my only interest. I mean I had been playing for 10 years when I received it but it was appreciated none the less, and I will watch it at some point for a laugh. Maybe John Thompson is a sicko and can teach me how to be better at PLO. More likely he just needed the money a decade ago and got roped into it because he was on Celebrity Poker Challenge once.

Some might say the sooner I watch that DVD the better, maybe he will show me how to limp/call like a pro.


Witty, entertaining, Well observed in well written...

Excellent post. More like this please.

Much appreciated, thank you!
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« Reply #68 on: December 19, 2014, 04:34:44 PM »

Classic luton last night
At. 25/50 it goes raise to 200 call call
Me  Two Diamonds  three diamonds calls too
Aces also calls
Next to act 2025
Call call call
So I call
Aces makes it 8025
It goes fold fold fold
Some clown with  Two Diamondsthree diamonds. -me calls
Flop     
Moi all in
Aces obv calls
Turn 
Wee
River 

Good start  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #69 on: December 19, 2014, 04:57:49 PM »

Very happy to see tomorrow's bookings for work drop from 1000+ to 224, almost all of which taking place after I finish at 8am. I think I only have about 12 bookings to look after all night, so nothing could possibly go wrong with that. The last Friday before Christmas - which is traditionally used for getting bladdered and kicking the shit out of each other in the streets, will be spent by me tethered to my laptop via headset and hopefully doing bugger all. I wonder who's going to ring me up and spoil it.

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I'm very bad at sticking to New Year's Resolutions. I don't really bother making them as they'll usually last a week before I give up. I did manage to pretty much stop smoking all together after getting an e-cig on a whim, though I can be found having the odd one in a casino smoking area. Partly as an excuse to get away from the tables for a few minutes, partly to give me something to do on tourney break so I don't end up messing about on blackjack. I do need to give up on the takeaways though. I'm fortunate that it's still hard for me to lump on weight at 24 years of age, but it won't be long until one pizza will pile a stone onto my boyish, slender frame.

I was spending about £100 a week on takeaways earlier in the year. Mostly out of laziness, but I've managed to knock that down to about £50 a month now. I pride myself on possibly being the one who killed the Domino's Winter deal last year by gaming the system and being able to add double dough balls and stuffed crusts for no extra money. I read about those guys to figured out a flaw in video poker machines in Vegas and took them for $750,000 - I felt as happy as they must have, even if I only got away with extra pepperoni and tomato cheesey grease bread. When you work nights though your options are to stick a frying pan on and wake the whole house up, or get a styrofoam box of salmonella and garlic sauce from Andreas...basically zero options.

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EPT Malta looks like it has a lot of potential for a visit thanks to being in close proximity to Luton airport and their "you get what you pay for" flights. There's a lot of low buy in events, a couple of limit championship events and some good value super sats to the EPT Main Event. Probably be in for 100% of myself seeing as that for every live event/casino comp I've won/cashed the results haven't been put on Hendon Mob, or I've managed to bubble the ones that do in hilarious fashion thus depriving myself of a much needed flag.

I don't mind though, I love a sweat. This trip would depend on a solid couple of months playing cash, which right now doesn't seem too far fetched. I constantly surprise myself though, and a good run there would set me up for WSOP, where my dreams will lie shattered amongst the Nevada desert with the rest of those seeking bracelet glory.

New Years Resolution - be more optimistic.
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« Reply #70 on: December 19, 2014, 05:21:27 PM »

Classic luton last night
At. 25/50 it goes raise to 200 call call
Me  Two Diamonds  three diamonds calls too
Aces also calls
Next to act 2025
Call call call
So I call
Aces makes it 8025
It goes fold fold fold
Some clown with  Two Diamondsthree diamonds. -me calls
Flop     
Moi all in
Aces obv calls
Turn 
Wee
River 

Good start  Grin Grin Grin Grin

Hahahaha, was this the G or Genting?
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« Reply #71 on: December 19, 2014, 08:11:18 PM »

Genting mate I don't go to the g
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« Reply #72 on: December 19, 2014, 09:30:21 PM »

Classic luton last night
At. 25/50 it goes raise to 200 call call
Me  Two Diamonds  three diamonds calls too
Aces also calls
Next to act 2025
Call call call
So I call
Aces makes it 8025
It goes fold fold fold
Some clown with  Two Diamondsthree diamonds. -me calls
Flop     
Moi all in
Aces obv calls
Turn 
Wee
River 

Good start  Grin Grin Grin Grin

If there's a better argument for card rooms to look at starting stacks, then I doubt you'll find a better one than this.
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« Reply #73 on: December 20, 2014, 01:01:21 AM »

What do you wanna do ? Sit n wait for aces that never arrive ??
Seen you jam it in with 4-7 sooted v qq n won
Week before I went out Kk v jj in a 4 bet 982 flop pot j on river
We play our cards there at genting with good valet service , impartial dealers , good floor miles better than the g imo
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« Reply #74 on: December 20, 2014, 01:41:08 AM »

What do you wanna do ? Sit n wait for aces that never arrive ??
Seen you jam it in with 4-7 sooted v qq n won
Week before I went out Kk v jj in a 4 bet 982 flop pot j on river
We play our cards there at genting with good valet service , impartial dealers , good floor miles better than the g imo

Actually, I looked at one and got it in 😀

Oh and had 5 bigs in the BB at the time. And that was against Brian Stein, he opened early, so should never have a 4 in his hand, so figured I was live.

The hand you mention above never happens if we have decent starting stacks. If it does, then it won't be long before it stops.
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