Your "life hero"

Tikay10

Who, of all the people in the world, dead or alive, is your ultimate hero?

Tikay10

And the exact opposite, the person you'd least like to meet?

AB0151

Mine was the self proclaimed (though factually inaccurate given his upbringing) working class hero - John Lennon.

The person I'd least like to meet is the Grim Reaper ;-) or if that's a silly answer then I don't know why but I've always found Scott Seiver to be really annoying - nice problem to have if I ever meet him on a table!

Tikay10

^^^^

2 great answers there, exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for.

Have to say, the Scott Seiver answer both surprised me & made me laugh hard. Fair to say he's fearfully smug & full of false self-entitlement, but I'm not sure he'd be top of my list.

Jac35

At school i learned about Leonard Cheshire and he was my first hero
Poker wise it’s a bit obvious but i’d say Stu Ungar.

Seiver is a great shout. I don’t think i’d enjoy the company of Vanessa Selbst much either.
Maybe not the worst person in the world but Anneka Rice really tilts me.

Tikay10

Jac35 said:

At school i learned about Leonard Cheshire and he was my first hero
Poker wise it’s a bit obvious but i’d say Stu Ungar.

Seiver is a great shout. I don’t think i’d enjoy the company of Vanessa Selbst much either.
Maybe not the worst person in the world but Anneka Rice really tilts me.

An unexpected reply, but certainly deserving.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cheshire


Anneka Rice? Ha. Interesting shout. And yes, it's surprising how many celebs grate on us so much. John Inverdale would be on my "really can't stand him" list.

mumsie

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

Jac35

mumsie said:

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

You might want to read more on Barry Greenstein

Tikay10

mumsie said:

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

Not sure I'd agree on Barry Greenstein, but I'm 100% with you on Graham Norton. Ugh. The BBC pay him a fortune, too.

glencoelad

AB0151 said:

Mine was the self proclaimed (though factually inaccurate given his upbringing) working class hero - John Lennon.

The person I'd least like to meet is the Grim Reaper ;-) or if that's a silly answer then I don't know why but I've always found Scott Seiver to be really annoying - nice problem to have if I ever meet him on a table!

I always remember the last thing John Lennon said....." Thats nor a real F...... gun ..is it ? "

glencoelad

TK thats a tough one, but for my choice to have an hour with the late Robin Williams,
i think 1 hr would be the max he could stand my laughter for.
Person not to meet....think ive already met a few i wish i had never met ,
and just to stay on your good side i will say Maggie Thatcher.

mumsie

Oh.

Tikay10 said:

mumsie said:

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

Not sure I'd agree on Barry Greenstein, but I'm 100% with you on Graham Norton. Ugh. The BBC pay him a fortune, too.

Jac35 said:

mumsie said:

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

You might want to read more on Barry Greenstein

Oh.

AB0151

glencoelad said:

AB0151 said:

Mine was the self proclaimed (though factually inaccurate given his upbringing) working class hero - John Lennon.

The person I'd least like to meet is the Grim Reaper ;-) or if that's a silly answer then I don't know why but I've always found Scott Seiver to be really annoying - nice problem to have if I ever meet him on a table!

I always remember the last thing John Lennon said....." Thats nor a real F...... gun ..is it ? "

Sadly not the case as Mr Chapman cowardly shot him 4 times in the back - his last words were allegedly 'I,m shot. I,m shot'' but in any case all too sad for words

Tikay10

glencoelad said:

TK thats a tough one, but for my choice to have an hour with the late Robin Williams,
i think 1 hr would be the max he could stand my laughter for.
Person not to meet....think ive already met a few i wish i had never met ,
and just to stay on your good side i will say Maggie Thatcher.

Ha. Not quite. I was a huge fan of Lady Thatcher.

MattBates

hero @Tikay10

least like to meet @Sky_SamT

The--Don

Life all time hero - Kenny Dalglish. I adored him as a kid and he hasn't disappointed me in any way as an adult either.

Least like to meet? Not sure, as there are some horrendous people that I would still like to meet so I could express my dislike for them. I'll answer it as if the question is who is my lifetime most disliked person.

That would undoubtedly be Margaret Thatcher. I'm just about old enough to remember the carnage she created in the 80's that still has dreadful effects on modern society. I remember being at a football match in Yorkshire when a false report went around the ground that she had finally died. The reaction in the ground was one of undiluted joy. When it came about that she wasn't actually dead, people all around me were very disappointed.

My lifetime poker hero would be Doyle Brunson. Sure, he's probably a daft old racist with some questionable political views but he's stood the test of time better than anyone else in the game and showed that being a nit is a perfectly acceptable way to make the game pay.

The person I like least in poker would probably be someone like Justin Bonomo. He comes across like a really smug git on TV and often takes the moral high ground despite being a confirmed cheat in the early part of his career.

mumsie

The--Don said:

Life all time hero - Kenny Dalglish. I adored him as a kid and he hasn't disappointed me in any way as an adult either.

Least like to meet? Not sure, as there are some horrendous people that I would still like to meet so I could express my dislike for them. I'll answer it as if the question is who is my lifetime most disliked person.

That would undoubtedly be Margaret Thatcher. I'm just about old enough to remember the carnage she created in the 80's that still has dreadful effects on modern society. I remember being at a football match in Yorkshire when a false report went around the ground that she had finally died. The reaction in the ground was one of undiluted joy. When it came about that she wasn't actually dead, people all around me were very disappointed.

My lifetime poker hero would be Doyle Brunson. Sure, he's probably a daft old racist with some questionable political views but he's stood the test of time better than anyone else in the game and showed that being a nit is a perfectly acceptable way to make the game pay.

The person I like least in poker would probably be someone like Justin Bonomo. He comes across like a really smug git on TV and often takes the moral high ground despite being a confirmed cheat in the early part of his career.

Yes, King Kenny, a brilliant chap. Ill have him too.

Itsover4u

Jac35 said:

mumsie said:

I was watching a poker video and saw some player win a big hand , the hand was offered to run again, the player declined. I saw a total lack of greed on his face. I looked him up, it turns out, he donates all his poker winnings to charity. Barry Greenstein.


Biggest dislike, Graham Norton, always looking for cheap laughs with sexual innuendos.

You might want to read more on Barry Greenstein

What has Barry Greenstein done? As far as I am aware he has gave $10 million to charity and listening to a podcast he was on he clearly cares deeply about his family and people less fortunate than him.

Is there something I am missing?

AB0151

The--Don said:

Life all time hero - Kenny Dalglish. I adored him as a kid and he hasn't disappointed me in any way as an adult either.

Least like to meet? Not sure, as there are some horrendous people that I would still like to meet so I could express my dislike for them. I'll answer it as if the question is who is my lifetime most disliked person.

That would undoubtedly be Margaret Thatcher. I'm just about old enough to remember the carnage she created in the 80's that still has dreadful effects on modern society. I remember being at a football match in Yorkshire when a false report went around the ground that she had finally died. The reaction in the ground was one of undiluted joy. When it came about that she wasn't actually dead, people all around me were very disappointed.

My lifetime poker hero would be Doyle Brunson. Sure, he's probably a daft old racist with some questionable political views but he's stood the test of time better than anyone else in the game and showed that being a nit is a perfectly acceptable way to make the game pay.

The person I like least in poker would probably be someone like Justin Bonomo. He comes across like a really smug git on TV and often takes the moral high ground despite being a confirmed cheat in the early part of his career.

He's in my top 5 too

weecheez1

Hero simon cowell knows how to turn a pound villan davina macall gives me the boak

FeelGroggy

AB0151 said:

I don't know why but I've always found Scott Seiver to be really annoying - nice problem to have if I ever meet him on a table!

I always though Scott came across as arrogant and a bit poorly on footage I'd seen of him at the tables, but he seemed like a decent enough guy when I met him in Vegas this year. A group of us went to a random bar on Fremont street that was deceptively big. It looked rather small from the front but had a huge outside area at the back. There was an area to play beanbag toss, a giant chess set and an area for ball games. By chance Seiver and some of his friends, including Dan Smith, Justin Bonomo and some other poker names were there. I was close to negotiating a drunken 'soccer' game with Scott, that would be between some fellow sky poker players and him and his friends when the bouncer confiscated the ball. I think they left shortly after, but Scott was nice enough. Dan Smith, who has played chess to a high level even railed a sky poker chess match between @24Caliber and @rspca12, nodding approvingly at some of the moves that were made from 24Caliber (Sorry Chris).