Quietly railed the primo (as I often do in a attempt to learn!) last nite and all I have to say is "the lucky buffoon" can sure play! ;-)) Don't often chat/comment during or after (think of me as a "secret customer") but thought this was worth a mention.
Quietly railed the primo (as I often do in a attempt to learn!) last nite and all I have to say is "the lucky buffoon" can sure play! ;-)) Don't often chat/comment during or after (think of me as a "secret customer") but thought this was worth a mention. Posted by Glenelg
Cheers Pad, nice of you to say. For those wondering the 'Buffoon' I was referring to was myself, just in case you think I went crazy at the tables and started slating people. Finished 3rd in the Primo. Run good in a couple of spots early (BvB Jamming a perceived steal with 44 to see the small have Jacks and get there, 14 or so BB so I think standard spot to jam BvB versus an active player). Had a lovely spot with KK, open with two coming along. Flop KTx rainbow. We all get it in on the flop, they both have QJ and we hold. Congrats to MacMonster and Wacko who finished 1 & 2, and all of the FTers, including the gentleman in 6th who also finished 6th in the mini. So tough to do, very well done.
Oh and Dylan, I haven't forgotten your post, busy composing my answer to it, I expect it to be ready sometime mid 2013.
I have been a bit busy since Vegas and not had a chance to speak with you since then so will be good to have a catch up this weekend mate, anyway, for the time being, I see you are being lazy with your diary so I thought up some questions for you... When are you back in school? Posted by dylan12
I think your first question deserves a reply all of its own Dyl.
At present I am not an active teacher. I've decided to take some time out to think about some things. Nothing serious, but I'm just taking a look at some elements of my life. As a result you may see me more at the tables during the day.
Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I have not 'gone pro.' One of the questions I hear the most is 'Are you going to go pro?' or 'Don't you make more money out of poker than your job?' I normally like to GIQ but the answer to the second question is yes, it has been that case for a few years somehow. However that can change in a heartbeat and I do not want to rely on poker as my sole source of income. It's a fun hobby which I enjoy and touch wood it's been going ok for a while now.
As to my future, well that's TBC. I might write about it somewhere, not sure where
Now for hte rest of Dylan's questions, these should help anyone who really want to know more about me or try to impersonate me at events and functions.
When will you be arriving at the SPT next weekend?
Friday, not sure what time. As we discussed at the tables I'm looking for Friday to be less cardy and more liquid. Will give you a shout when I'm in town. Managed to book my hotel a full five days in advance, that's five more days than my Blackpool hotel.
How many beers do you owe me?
For railing duties I owe you about twenty. However when we take off bok tax then I think it comes out to one half of shandy.
First round on me mate.
Do you fancy buying me dinner friday evening?
Depends, am I going to have to out eat you again. Nearly did me in last time. I will never go for a 22oz steak again, woke up at four in the morning with so much kidney pain I thought they were rejecting me.
How is your bro? (Bit of a legend, will he be attending an Spt in the near future?)
He's doing good, just bought a swanky new car. Not sure if he'll be at one in the future but will defo ask him. I've got a feeling if there is one in Ireland next year then both him and my Dad will fancy it.
Will you go back to Vegas again?
Hopefully next WSOP time. Going to have another crack at it. Need to do better than last time, let myself down a bit with how poorly I played.
When playing BJ, do you stick or spin on 16?
It all depends on the dealer's card. Lots of them are a stick, despite what Jackally's Blackjack App says!
Who taught you how to latin dance?
GregHogg. Obviously. Guy's a Rumba Warrior. I loved that club, can't remember much about it but I do remember you struggling to roll a smoke while shaking your booty. It's a tough ask for anyone.
Do you think you will outlast Greg on Saturday? (Considering Greg bust level 1 last year)
TBH after Blackpool I think if me and Greg had a last longer it could be the shortest last longer in history. Then again he's running like Mo Farah on fire right now. Would be lovely to see him go deep. Obviously more lovely to see myself run deeper.
Are you happy with Spurs signings?
Let's play 'You Are The Manager?' You have a place for two players, your three choices are: Luka Modric, Rafa Van De Vart and Clint Dempsey. Who gets the place on the bench. That and we didn't need a goalkeeper. And we're struggling for strikers. In short no, no I'm not.
What do you think of AVB compared to 'Arry?
AVB looks like a 'Jim'll Fix It' competition winner. I'm still not completely convinced this wasn't how he got the job.
What are your future goals in life and poker
Be happy and enjoy it. That is an answer for both.
When will you be getting married?
Well I've been waiting for you to propose for some time now.....
How many children do you want?
Never really thought about having kids TBH. Doesn't feel like the right time at the moment.
What would you choose...WSOP Bracelet in a $1k event or a WSOP ME FT appearance?
Good question. If the $1k event was NLHE then the ME FT every time. However if it was a variant, in other words not one of the ten to a penny NLHE $1k MTTs, then I'd take the bracelet.
Play one game for England or one season with Spurs?
Spurs all the way.
If offered a job as a football journalist for £5,000 less than your current wage, would you take it?
In a heartbeat.
If you had a choice, would you be born as a boy or girl and why?
Boy. It's tough to park the car in London.
Favourite meal?
I gorgeously greasy fry up. Black pudding and fried bread are essential, mushrooms preferred.
Latte or Cappuchino? CAPPA! But I'd rather just a normal coffee. So hard to get just a normal coffee these days. Bit like it's hard to buy Black football boots.
Nice work on reaching 40k c4p. Don't think I've made that many this year! Made priority club in February but haven't been anywhere near it since. Always enjoy reading your posts helps the afternoon fly by! keep up the good work Hopefully see you in Nottingham at the weekend Posted by PiAnOpLaYa
Cheers Piano
Will be trying to update more, Dyl is always on my case to do so. Look me up at DTD. I always say it but I do mean it, anyone who is there feel free to come say hello. I'll be at the bar (I hear there are two of them at DTD now, so it's a 50/50 spin).
The Paralympics is so inspiring. Watching yesterday I saw people with one leg jump over the equivalent of me wearing a top hat. I can barely get off the ground with two legs. Unreal.
I played a couple of tournies on another site this morning while watching the swimming. At the same as I watched Ellie Simmonds (my new pick for Sports Personality of the Year, finally such a competitive year for that comp) qualify for yet another final, some fellow from Romania was calling me all sorts of names for three betting him and telling me how he's going to smash my face in. Luckily I'm not often in Romania so I think I'm safe. It just got me thinking, here are people with the kinds of set-backs and impairments most of us couldn't dream of. They don't have so much of what we take for granted. One of the athelete's backstory was sitting next to a suicide bomber on 7/7. She lost her legs. Her response to this was to learn sitting volleyball and compete at London2012. Our Romanian friend gets 3bet and has to fold his QTs in an $11 poker game. His reaction is to hurl abuse and threaten my life with the improbable scenario that we will ever meet. I think this truly shows who are winners and losers in life, regardless of medals round a neck or cash in the bank.
Just got in and came straight to check if you had finally answered my basic questions, you have so I am happy.
Some great answers there that brought back some memories...the blackjack was ace, watching jakally do my money in was not so ace and when he spun on 16 we both looked in amazement lol
The steak, jeez, what a feast that was - never again and you did indeed out do me on that one!
The latin night club was one of the best moments of the trip comedy wise, I can still see you and Wayne dancing now lol Fun times!
Thanks for answering, I have a load more but will leave it for a week or so (or until this needs another bump)
See you friday and liquid over cards it is, will probably be at DTD from 8pm onwards so see you at the bar mate!
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : I think your first question deserves a reply all of its own Dyl. At present I am not an active teacher. I've decided to take some time out to think about some things. Nothing serious, but I'm just taking a look at some elements of my life. As a result you may see me more at the tables during the day. Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I have not 'gone pro.' One of the questions I hear the most is 'Are you going to go pro?' or 'Don't you make more money out of poker than your job?' I normally like to GIQ but the answer to the second question is yes, it has been that case for a few years somehow. However that can change in a heartbeat and I do not want to rely on poker as my sole source of income. It's a fun hobby which I enjoy and touch wood it's been going ok for a while now. As to my future, well that's TBC. I might write about it somewhere, not sure where Posted by TommyD
Interesting to know this, I remember chatting to you about this in Vegas, i will have another chat with you at DTD about it!
P.S. Just seen you came 3rd in Primo, Gratz mate, one day you may be as good as me, one day!
Just got in and came straight to check if you had finally answered my basic questions, you have so I am happy. Some great answers there that brought back some memories...the blackjack was ace, watching jakally do my money in was not so ace and when he spun on 16 we both looked in amazement lol The steak, jeez, what a feast that was - never again and you did indeed out do me on that one! The latin night club was one of the best moments of the trip comedy wise, I can still see you and Wayne dancing now lol Fun times! Thanks for answering, I have a load more but will leave it for a week or so (or until this needs another bump) See you friday and liquid over cards it is, will probably be at DTD from 8pm onwards so see you at the bar mate! Posted by dylan12
The best Vegas memory for me still remains the 100 year old woman getting out of her death bed to play us at 1/2 Limit. And when her motorised chair ran over Glitterbabe's foot. First time I've seen him change his expression at a poker table.
Sabbatical's FTW! Just don't do as I once did and waste it!! Well when I say waste, my climbing improved & I got some nice stamps in my passport! ;-)) Viva did not go well tho! ;-((
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : The best Vegas memory for me still remains the 100 year old woman getting out of her death bed to play us at 1/2 Limit. And when her motorised chair ran over Glitterbabe's foot. First time I've seen him change his expression at a poker table. Posted by TommyD
Massive plus 1 to this. I was sat next to him and he was in so much pain and she had no clue about what she had done and I sat there nearly crying with laughter.
Was good playing with you in yesterdays bounty hunter....oh I mean freezeout!
Just got in and came straight to check if you had finally answered my basic questions, you have so I am happy. Some great answers there that brought back some memories...the blackjack was ace, watching jakally do my money in was not so ace and when he spun on 16 we both looked in amazement lol The steak, jeez, what a feast that was - never again and you did indeed out do me on that one! The latin night club was one of the best moments of the trip comedy wise, I can still see you and Wayne dancing nowlol Fun times! Thanks for answering, I have a load more but will leave it for a week or so (or until this needs another bump) See you friday and liquid over cards it is, will probably be at DTD from 8pm onwards so see you at the bar mate! Posted by dylan12
Wayne's dancing was poetry in motion, a modern day Anna Pavlova with a little more hip action. You'd think a Latin Club full of Latino Women would be what young men's dreams are made of. It's not like the DVDs. Then again I looked haggard after days of constant poker and hours of Jaeger so I was hardly an oil painting either. Was a great laugh though.
Anyone seen or heard from OldBoy? I know Foley and obv Matt are making the SPT, be great to see Kev there as well.
Sabbatical's FTW! Just don't do as I once did and waste it!! Well when I say waste, my climbing improved & I got some nice stamps in my passport! ;-)) Viva did not go well tho! ;-(( Posted by Glenelg
Cheers Pad.
What's the biggest thing you have ever climbed? Below is the start of my biggest attempt:
I would of made it too, but as you can see from the photo, Greg is about to mug me.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Massive plus 1 to this. I was sat next to him and he was in so much pain and she had no clue about what she had done and I sat there nearly crying with laughter. Was good playing with you in yesterdays bounty hunter....oh I mean freezeout! Looking forward to SPT...see you Friday. Matt Posted by MattBates
Yeah thanks for the protection in the BHer/Freezeout BTW. Non existent bounties FTW.
Any news if Adam's making it to the SPT as well? You mentioned something yesterday but my mind is a little cheesy.
We've got some builders in doing some decking outside and plastering the bedroom. They are currently arguing about how many shovels full of sand are in a bag to work out if the reason why they don't have enough sand is:
a) Builder A brought too few bags or;
b) Builder B is being wasteful while shovelling the stuff out.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Yeah thanks for the protection in the BHer/Freezeout BTW. Non existent bounties FTW. Any news if Adam's making it to the SPT as well? You mentioned something yesterday but my mind is a little cheesy. Posted by TommyD
Adam is coming, I think he will play the side events rather than the main but either way will be there for a beer or three!
We've got some builders in doing some decking outside and plastering the bedroom. They are currently arguing about how many shovels full of sand are in a bag to work out if the reason why they don't have enough sand is: a) Builder A brought too few bags or; b) Builder B is being wasteful while shovelling the stuff out. I DON'T CARE, GO GET MORE SAND!! Posted by TommyD
You will if it's B. because it might not set properly and the plaster will fall off the walls!
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Cheers Pad. What's the biggest thing you have ever climbed? Below is the start of my biggest attempt: I would of made it too, but as you can see from the photo, Greg is about to mug me. Posted by TommyD
lol - Ulrich is a real nice gent at the tables - and I believe he's the same in real life. The highest I've been is circa 28,700' on Everest. 300-400' short! :-( A queue at a 40' rock face called the "Hillary step"+frost-bite+approaching storms+lack of daylight meant retreating. I've been twice but it's getting SO commercialised now e.g. it would cost me circa £25-30K to get on an expedition, I doubt I'll be back. I've got a pic of the queues this year taken by a mate which I'll post when I can find it. (You could have a fab time in Vegas for that!) The BIGGEST thing scale-wise, strangely, is probably Mt. McKinley in Alaska. It's "only" about 20,000' but it's "rise" base to top makes it the tallest peak (on land) in the world. It is AWESOME! Sorry to derail your diary - BUt you did ask! When I get started talking about climbing I'm hard to stop!! ;-)
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Oh and Dylan, I haven't forgotten your post, busy composing my answer to it, I expect it to be ready sometime mid 2013.
At present I am not an active teacher. I've decided to take some time out to think about some things. Nothing serious, but I'm just taking a look at some elements of my life. As a result you may see me more at the tables during the day.
Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I have not 'gone pro.' One of the questions I hear the most is 'Are you going to go pro?' or 'Don't you make more money out of poker than your job?' I normally like to GIQ but the answer to the second question is yes, it has been that case for a few years somehow. However that can change in a heartbeat and I do not want to rely on poker as my sole source of income. It's a fun hobby which I enjoy and touch wood it's been going ok for a while now.
As to my future, well that's TBC. I might write about it somewhere, not sure where
When will you be arriving at the SPT next weekend?
Friday, not sure what time. As we discussed at the tables I'm looking for Friday to be less cardy and more liquid. Will give you a shout when I'm in town. Managed to book my hotel a full five days in advance, that's
five more days than my Blackpool hotel.
How many beers do you owe me?
For railing duties I owe you about twenty. However when we take off bok tax then I think it comes out to one half of shandy.
First round on me mate.
Do you fancy buying me dinner friday evening?
Depends, am I going to have to out eat you again. Nearly did me in last time. I will never go for a 22oz steak again, woke up at four in the morning with so much kidney pain I thought they were rejecting me.
How is your bro? (Bit of a legend, will he be attending an Spt in the near future?)
He's doing good, just bought a swanky new car. Not sure if he'll be at one in the future but will defo ask him. I've got a feeling if there is one in Ireland next year then both him and my Dad will fancy it.
Will you go back to Vegas again?
Hopefully next WSOP time. Going to have another crack at it. Need to do better than last time, let myself down a bit with how poorly I played.
When playing BJ, do you stick or spin on 16?
It all depends on the dealer's card. Lots of them are a stick, despite what Jackally's Blackjack App says!
Who taught you how to latin dance?
GregHogg. Obviously. Guy's a Rumba Warrior. I loved that club, can't remember much about it but I do remember you struggling to roll a smoke while shaking your booty. It's a tough ask for anyone.
Do you think you will outlast Greg on Saturday? (Considering Greg bust level 1 last year)
TBH after Blackpool I think if me and Greg had a last longer it could be the shortest last longer in history. Then again he's running like Mo Farah on fire right now. Would be lovely to see him go deep. Obviously more lovely to see myself run deeper.
Are you happy with Spurs signings?
Let's play 'You Are The Manager?' You have a place for two players, your three choices are: Luka Modric, Rafa Van De Vart and Clint Dempsey. Who gets the place on the bench. That and we didn't need a goalkeeper. And we're struggling for strikers. In short no, no I'm not.
What do you think of AVB compared to 'Arry?
AVB looks like a 'Jim'll Fix It' competition winner. I'm still not completely convinced this wasn't how he got the job.
What are your future goals in life and poker
Be happy and enjoy it. That is an answer for both.
When will you be getting married?
Well I've been waiting for you to propose for some time now.....
How many children do you want?
Never really thought about having kids TBH. Doesn't feel like the right time at the moment.
What would you choose...WSOP Bracelet in a $1k event or a WSOP ME FT appearance?
Good question. If the $1k event was NLHE then the ME FT every time. However if it was a variant, in other words not one of the ten to a penny NLHE $1k MTTs, then I'd take the bracelet.
Play one game for England or one season with Spurs?
Spurs all the way.
If offered a job as a football journalist for £5,000 less than your current wage, would you take it?
In a heartbeat.
If you had a choice, would you be born as a boy or girl and why?
Boy. It's tough to park the car in London.
Favourite meal?
I gorgeously greasy fry up. Black pudding and fried bread are essential, mushrooms preferred.
Latte or Cappuchino? CAPPA! But I'd rather just a normal coffee. So hard to get just a normal coffee these days. Bit like it's hard to buy Black football boots.
There you go Dyl, hope that satisfies for a while
Will be trying to update more, Dyl is always on my case to do so. Look me up at DTD. I always say it but I do mean it, anyone who is there feel free to come say hello. I'll be at the bar (I hear there are two of them at DTD now, so it's a 50/50 spin).
I played a couple of tournies on another site this morning while watching the swimming. At the same as I watched Ellie Simmonds (my new pick for Sports Personality of the Year, finally such a competitive year for that comp) qualify for yet another final, some fellow from Romania was calling me all sorts of names for three betting him and telling me how he's going to smash my face in. Luckily I'm not often in Romania so I think I'm safe. It just got me thinking, here are people with the kinds of set-backs and impairments most of us couldn't dream of. They don't have so much of what we take for granted. One of the athelete's backstory was sitting next to a suicide bomber on 7/7. She lost her legs. Her response to this was to learn sitting volleyball and compete at London2012. Our Romanian friend gets 3bet and has to fold his QTs in an $11 poker game. His reaction is to hurl abuse and threaten my life with the improbable scenario that we will ever meet. I think this truly shows who are winners and losers in life, regardless of medals round a neck or cash in the bank.
Was good playing with you in yesterdays bounty hunter....oh I mean freezeout!
Looking forward to SPT...see you Friday.
Matt
Anyone seen or heard from OldBoy? I know Foley and obv Matt are making the SPT, be great to see Kev there as well.
What's the biggest thing you have ever climbed? Below is the start of my biggest attempt:
I would of made it too, but as you can see from the photo, Greg is about to mug me.
Any news if Adam's making it to the SPT as well? You mentioned something yesterday but my mind is a little cheesy.
a) Builder A brought too few bags or;
b) Builder B is being wasteful while shovelling the stuff out.
I DON'T CARE, GO GET MORE SAND!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96XIxnNoFU&feature=youtu.be