Morning.
Numbers were very disappointing last night. Televised TV did not help - Chelsea, West Ham, Liverpool & Rangers were all being shown "live" - but even so, it was not a good night. The misses were all small, typically just a handful of entries, so there's that I suppose. Dem ups & downs. My ears were on fire last night too, but they have survived.
In sport, the statement by Roman Abramovich was astonishing in so many ways.
"I would like to address the speculation in media over the past few days in relation to my ownership of Chelsea FC. As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the Club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club’s sponsors and partners.
The sale of the Club will not be fast-tracked but will follow due process. I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid. This has never been about business nor money for me, but about pure passion for the game and Club. Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. This includes providing critical funds towards the urgent and immediate needs of victims, as well as supporting the long-term work of recovery.
Please know that this has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, and it pains me to part with the Club in this manner. However, I do believe this is in the best interest of the Club.
I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you in person. It has been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea FC and I am proud of all our joint achievements. Chelsea Football Club and its supporters will always be in my heart.
Thank you,
Roman"My oh my, there's a lot to unpack there...
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£700 7 @ 7 £917
£5,000 Predator £5,000
£1,500 Mini £1,500
£1,000 Mega £1,000
£1,500 Sheriff £1,500
£1,500 Reload £1,692
£1,000 Turbo £1,050
£1,000 Quickdraw £1,000
£1,000 MidEx £1,100
7 at 7 Bounty Hunter (£917)
Perfect result for Russ66. Logs on most nights, plays 7 @ 7, & that's it, nothing else. Last won it in October, & has made a few FT's. Genuine single-tabling recreational player, & I bet he feels great this morning.
3rd was StayOrGo, who we'll come to later, but he had a decent night.
@Russ66 262000 1 £126.09 + £37.30 Head Prizes 4
@chico1740 0 2 £76.11 + £10.91 Head Prizes 1
@StayOrGo 0 3 £46.77 + £33.17 Head Prizes 7
@wolley 0 4 £37.14 + £18.29 Head Prizes 3
@poquet224 0 5 £31.64 + £20.98 Head Prizes 6
@bumski03 0 6 £26.59 + £30.97 Head Prizes 8
£5,000 Predator Bounty Hunter (£5,000)
Crikey, even with his alias in front of me I can't spell or even read it. Anyone like to guess what the first 4 characters are? Anyway, it was a long old Heads Up before he eventually got the better of bampfers.
bampfers has had a few good days - 5th in Quickdraw, 1st in Turbo & now 2nd in Main.
Not seen a lot of IamAll_En lately, but he's been doing OK & has won the 9.30pm £500 BH twice in recent weeks.
In 6th was timeforbed, not usually seen in £33 events, but he binked a £1.80 All-In-Sat & turned it into £200. Great result.
@lIlldtgbht 820000 1 £698.50 + £152.23 Head Prizes 3 £49.30
@bampfers 0 2 £421.64 + £120.81 Head Prizes 6
@IamAll_En 0 3 £259.08 + £133.42 Head Prizes 8
@blondie505 0 4 £205.74 + £162.43 Head Prizes 6
@jedinemo 0 5 £175.26 + £303.10 Head Prizes 16
@timeforbed 0 6 £147.32 + £52.03 Head Prizes 4
£1,500 Mini Predator (£1,500)
DARK4NIGHT is a real time-served Sky Poker stalwart, and this is his best result for a very long time.
2nd was ZIPPY146, a fun guy I've had many a battle at the tables with back in the day.
3rd in 7 @ 7, StayOrGo was 3rd here too.
In 6th was MAXALLY who has hit a bit of form - 6th in this, & has cashed in the Rewards Freeroll on both Tuesday (£40) & Wednesday (£20).
@DARK4NIGHT 580000 1 £202.28 + £61.33 Head Prizes 9
@ZIPPY146 0 2 £119.35 + £19.58 Head Prizes 7
@StayOrGo 0 3 £71.69 + £38.94 Head Prizes 9
@luckme002 0 4 £56.73 + £27.63 Head Prizes 9
@sevlow 0 5 £48.05 + £3.51 Head Prizes 1
@MAXALLY 0 6 £39.91 + £7.03 Head Prizes 3
£1,000 Mega Stack B/Hunter (£1,000)
Can't be flippant about tanks right now, but THETANK took Mega, so technically he had a win double on the day as he won MidEx earlier.
WHO_IS_SHE was 2nd in a Turbo last week & was 2nd here.
GREGSTER, who won Reload twice last week, was 3rd, so seems to be in splendid form.
@THETANK 490000 1 £188.70 + £130.11 Head Prizes 7
@WHO_IS_SHE 0 2 £112.20 + £55.19 Head Prizes 5
@GREGSTER 0 3 £76.50 + £36.10 Head Prizes 4
@ed2fast 0 4 £56.10 + £20.15 Head Prizes 1
@paddy719 0 5 £40.80 + £19.69 Head Prizes 2
@Gomersalcc 0 6 £35.70 + £22.50 Head Prizes 3
£1,500 Sheriff Bounty Hunter (£1,500)
Mr Arrogant took the Sheriff, beating Middz68, Tuesday's Summit winner, heads up. The Sharky graph uptick of Middz is the stuff we all dream of.
@Arrogant 135000 1 £305.25 + £203.89 Head Prizes 4
@Middz68 0 2 £206.25 + £157.04 Head Prizes 6
@Garethmonk 0 3 £123.75 + £75 Head Prizes 4
@pizzled1 0 4 £99 + £46.88 Head Prizes 2
@Topdogfish 0 5 £90.75 0
@tug180 0 6 £37.50 Head Prizes 2
£1,500 Reload Rebuy B/Hunter (£1,692)
The Jessieak win machine notches another victory, Reload this time. Wish I knew a little more about him, but he's blocked on Sharky & I'm struggling to find any Forum activity by him.
@Jessieak 1527000 1 £228.42 + £88.72 Head Prizes 10
@Birdeyman 0 2 £137.90 + £31.70 Head Prizes 7
@adair333 0 3 £83.33 + £19.40 Head Prizes 6
@karina27 0 4 £65.56 + £31.19 Head Prizes 7
@cindercone 0 5 £55.84 + £6.76 Head Prizes 4
@tigher 0 6 £46.53 + £14.09 Head Prizes 4
£1,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter (£1,050)
StayOrGo ComesAndGoes but put in a full shift & was rewarded with 3rd in 7 @ 7, 3rd in Mini & then 1st in Turbo. I've not seen him since pre-COVID days but am very much hoping he'll out in an appearance at SPT Brighton.
Mr Channing only played the one MTT last night, so 4th ensured he came away with a bit more Cheltenham ammo.
5th was glencoelad, who was runner-up in a mid-afternoon £200 BH.
@StayOrGo 175000 1 £210 + £154.81 Head Prizes 7
@snoxx11 0 2 £131.25 + £36.92 Head Prizes 2
@Jaystac 0 3 £78.75 + £42.18 Head Prizes 3
@NChanning 0 4 £57.75 + £57.66 Head Prizes 3
@glencoelad 0 5 £47.25 + £59.06 Head Prizes 4
@pizzled1 0 6 £36.56 Head Prizes 3
£1,000 Quickdraw (£1,000)
benno1, absent since Saturday, turned up & single-tabled to 1st place, & in doing so made his Results Thread & Forum debut.
@benno1 102000 1 £218.30 + £248.27 Head Prizes 10
@Pro_Donn 0 2 £147.50 + £19.22 Head Prizes 1
@grinddd 0 3 £88.50 + £39.38 Head Prizes 4
@TIMBER 0 4 £70.80 0
@Woebegone 0 5 £64.90 + £16.88 Head Prizes 1
@Vaskan 0 6 £41.25 Head Prizes 2
£1,000 Midnight Express B/Hunter (£1,100)
Only1Winna, more often seen at the cash tables, made a rare foray into MTT's & took MidEx.
@Only1Winna 165000 1 £203.50 + £113.10 Head Prizes 4
@LiamRynn 0 2 £121 + £89.51 Head Prizes 8
@bignath90 0 3 £82.50 + £35.53 Head Prizes 4
@balamar 0 4 £60.50 + £77.34 Head Prizes 10
@Danny2309 0 5 £44 + £7.50 Head Prizes 1
@cyberdog 0 6 £38.50 + £41.26 Head Prizes 5
SPT Brighton Semi
Yay, be good to see these guys in Brighton.
@TIMBER 14620 1 SPT Brighton Seat
@TommyD 11045 2 SPT Brighton Seat
@Metal_Dude 10335 3 SPT Brighton Seat
This day last year
Happy anniversary @NOSTRI
Today marks 1 year since I was last nice to you.
"all hail The Wizard of Nos"
"This has to be the most meritworthy win of the evening for the well-spoken & exceedingly handsome NOSTRI".
It's all gone a little downhill since then.
https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby/community/forums#/discussion/181335/who-won-what-wednesday-3rd-march-all-hail-the-wizard-of-nos
You'll either love this, or loathe it. "Id Rather Go Blind" by Jeff Beck & Beth Hart at The Hollywood Bowl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytnwg1myEYc
Loads of versions of this song. Etta James, Rod Stewart, Ruby Turner, Pail Weller, Beyonce, Paloma Faith, Mick Hucknall, Dua Lipa...
But my favourite version is by Chicken Shack. Lead vocal by Christine Perfect. Who got married, left the band saying she wanted to be a housewife. Her (then-) husband? John McVie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU5tfYYNyY4