A Very Special Poker Tournament

[North Angel]

Just to say thank you to everyone. It was a great day and I am glad everyone had a fantastic time.I have just walked into the house but felt the need to add to this thread - I will do so in more detail later after some food and rest.

Mine and Angies reward is to see everyone having a great time and the knowledge that the money raised will make so much difference ....... oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

What he said  

Had a fantastic day, it was great to meet Maureen and Mr Nun and Stacey, oh and Davey for thinking Mr Nun was Maureen's son   and Well Done Stacey for winning the STT  

A few people made me laugh yesterday.....

Tank after receiving his certificate and telling his joke "how do you sell a pig to a deaf guy"

Matt who bought just about everything in the auction, including a coat which would easily house a family of 6.

Kev proudly telling me and suzanne he had made the final table....with shouts of Fish and B***ard.

Vince's girlfriend eating his kit kat, only to tell him it was for his own good  

Cupcake for not letting me cut his label off with my teeth.

Jamie for outbidding himself in the auction.

Jo and Pav playing snap, with Jo nearly breaking Pav's fingers.

So many stories and laughs I would be here all day  

Thanks to Mel for TD'ing, Jane is now official raffle ticket seller, flushy you gonk for breaking that glass that i wanted grrrrrrr.

It was a fantastic day and all for a great cause, Many Thanks to everyone including Andrew from Spin Palace for sponsoring the event.

Ang x x

[Rod Paradise]

oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

EH??? For running a charity game?

Not sure as they won't give a reason and in my case have said that the decesion will NEVER be reviewed. Haven't been in the casinos that wrote to us in a year or so.

Name & Shame.....

[The Truth]

oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

EH??? For running a charity game?

Not sure as they won't give a reason and in my case have said that the decesion will NEVER be reviewed. Haven't been in the casinos that wrote to us in a year or so.

Name & Shame.....

Let me think on that on that one.

On an aside - Angie said 'I have NEVER been banned from ANYWHERE before'. I couldn't actually say that myself with a straight face 

[Claw75]

oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

EH??? For running a charity game?

Not sure as they won't give a reason and in my case have said that the decesion will NEVER be reviewed. Haven't been in the casinos that wrote to us in a year or so.

Name & Shame.....

 

[The_nun]

Had a fantastic day, it was great to meet Maureen and Mr Nun and Stacey, oh and Davey for thinking Mr Nun was Maureen's son  and Well Done Stacey for winning the STT 

I will never live that one down...

[suzanne]

Just got home from a cracking day out.  Somehow managed to win the thing at a final table full of Blondes (from memory TightEnd, Alfa666, Wardonkey and Colchester Kev!!!!!!!) 

"cough" "cough"  

I can only repeat what has been said already, what a fantastic event and a big   to Angie & Davey and for everyone else involved for making it such a fun day with the end resulting in helping a brave little boy.

It was great to finally meet up with some blondes and what a great bunch you all are.

Looking forward to seeing you all again at BB3

Best wishes to Maureen, Stacey and Reece xx

[Royal Flush]

Just a quick note about the glass.....spent £100 on the bleeding thing, was sat playing "western roll" a game we invented (class game) when there was a sudden silence after a loud smashing noise. There was my 4ft wine glass smasged to bits....


AndrewT was last seen running down the A40....

[North Angel]

Just a quick note about the glass.....spent £100 on the bleeding thing, was sat playing "western roll" a game we invented (class game) when there was a sudden silence after a loud smashing noise. There was my 4ft wine glass smasged to bits....


AndrewT was last seen running down the A40....

PMFSL 

you should of let my bid of £50 stand, i so wanted that glass 

Ang x x

[Trace]

oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

EH??? For running a charity game?

Not sure as they won't give a reason and in my case have said that the decesion will NEVER be reviewed. Haven't been in the casinos that wrote to us in a year or so.

Name & Shame.....

Let me think on that on that one.

On an aside - Angie said 'I have NEVER been banned from ANYWHERE before'. I couldn't actually say that myself with a straight face 

and like she said to me "except the lobby, but that doesn't count"  lol   

[The Truth]

oh that and the letters Angie and I have received informing us we are now banned from a the casinos of a national chain.

EH??? For running a charity game?

Not sure as they won't give a reason and in my case have said that the decesion will NEVER be reviewed. Haven't been in the casinos that wrote to us in a year or so.

Name & Shame.....

 

I have decided not to name and shame for 24 hours as there is a situation that needs to be sorted first. Many people will already have guessed which chain it is given their previous objections to the work we do, but I  ask please do not name them on the forum, at least until we have sorted out the other indirect issues that need sorting.

[AndrewT]

Just a quick note about the glass.....spent £100 on the bleeding thing, was sat playing "western roll" a game we invented (class game) when there was a sudden silence after a loud smashing noise. There was my 4ft wine glass smasged to bits....

AndrewT was last seen running down the A40....

Er, yeah.

I was just saying my goodbyes to people before I went to catch the last tube home and had my holdall over my shoulder. As I turned towards the door I felt a slight brush against something.

It's strange how your perception of time alters in certain situations. I turned round in time to see the glass slowly and gently make its way down to the plush floor, where its fall was soflty cushioned by the luxurious carpet it smashed into a million bits.

I stood there staring at the mess as the room fell silent. Silent, that was, except for the raucous laughter emanating from Cupcake, who came running across to offer his condolences rip the piss out of me. The other big glass that the Western owned was swifty taken in and hidden.

I waited for a bit to help with the clear up once a dustpan and brush arrived, but none appeared to be coming. Wary of the time in catching my train, but conscious of the mess I'd just made, I was sort of paralysed, not knowing what to do. Thankfully, Cupcake offered some sagely advice - 'I'd just leg it if I were you'.

So I did - I went off to the station, to find I had indeed missed the last tube back into Central London. I got the tube to White City, then walked to Shepherd Bush Green, where I waited for a bus to Marble Arch, then another one to Newington Green, and then had to walk from there - it took hours.

Result, not only am I wracked with guilt, but I am absolutely shattered (pun intended) after getting nowhere near enough sleep.

Flushy, I will reimburse you for the glass - I suppose it saved you having to get the damn thing home.

[The Truth]

Just a quick note about the glass.....spent £100 on the bleeding thing, was sat playing "western roll" a game we invented (class game) when there was a sudden silence after a loud smashing noise. There was my 4ft wine glass smasged to bits....

AndrewT was last seen running down the A40....

Er, yeah.

I was just saying my goodbyes to people before I went to catch the last tube home and had my holdall over my shoulder. As I turned towards the door I felt a slight brush against something.

It's strange how your perception of time alters in certain situations. I turned round in time to see the glass slowly and gently make its way down to the plush floor, where its fall was soflty cushioned by the luxurious carpet it smashed into a million bits.

I stood there staring at the mess as the room fell silent. Silent, that was, except for the raucous laughter emanating from Cupcake, who came running across to offer his condolences rip the piss out of me. The other big glass that the Western owned was swifty taken in and hidden.

I waited for a bit to help with the clear up once a dustpan and brush arrived, but none appeared to be coming. Wary of the time in catching my train, but conscious of the mess I'd just made, I was sort of paralysed, not knowing what to do. Thankfully, Cupcake offered some sagely advice - 'I'd just leg it if I were you'.

So I did - I went off to the station, to find I had indeed missed the last tube back into Central London. I got the tube to White City, then walked to Shepherd Bush Green, where I waited for a bus to Marble Arch, then another one to Newington Green, and then had to walk from there - it took hours.

Result, not only am I wracked with guilt, but I am absolutely shattered (pun intended) after getting nowhere near enough sleep.

Flushy, I will reimburse you for the glass - I suppose it saved you having to get the damn thing home.

Smashing 

[Colchester Kev]

Kev was paid £40 to wear a Game4Life beanie through the entire event.......

I would like to point out that the £40 was pledged to the "Reece Fund"  ...I would have wanted at least £400 to wear it for 8 hours !!

Still recovering from the shock of Colch reaching the final table 

GFY !!

Kev proudly telling me and suzanne he had made the final table....with shouts of Fish and B***ard.

Jealousy, pure unadultarated JEALOUSY !!!



Trip report to follow... bear in mind i have Dublin and Blackpool to write up yet !!


But I must say what a great day I had, such a laugh ... Very very special day.

[Cupcake]

lol...


Sorry Andrew......it's all true , i told him to leg it !!!!, and then when he left i told everybody " That Andrew's well out of order , i told him to stay and at least clear it up "


I took one look at the glass smashed to bits then one look at an pale faced Andrew and pissed myself laughing , shouting " QUICK GET A CAMERA"

(couldn't have happened to a nicer fella !!!)
Cupcake..

[suzanne]

One of the funniest moments for me was when Lee's phone went off, his ringtone is a/his kid singing "Happy Birthday..." at the top of his/her voice. This was RIGHT in the middle of Davey's opening speech.

The poor lad went bright scarlet