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Ramblings of an old man

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,706
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : +1 Seems strange that they wont let him post on their forum but they're happy for him to represent them at the biggest live tournament of the year.  Maybe they just want an Adam Lallana lookalike wearing a blue hoody to bring some glamour to the event.  Just unlucky to be in the wrong team at the wrong time :(
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Well what would you suggest then, JJ? Disqualify him? I don't think so.

    He won his seat fair & square.
     
    I'll welcome him at UKPC with open arms, & rail him every yard. I'd LOVE him to win.

    It's all well & good pointing out the anomoly, but the solution is not as easy as you think.

    Do you remember the last Viva Las Vegas that Sky Poker did?

    A lad named Marc Wright qualified, & I spent a very uncomfy few weeks in Las Vegas bering battered by haters left right & centre, because Marc has "history".
     
    But he won his seat fair & square, & in Vegas, as far as it affected me, he conducted himself properly. Would you have DISQUALIFIED him because he had history? Can you begin to imagine the negative noise if Sky Poker banned someone who qualified fair & square, as Marc & Andy did?

    There are no easy, straightforward, answers to these little dilemmas.

    "Strange"?

    Yes, on the face of it.
     
    Not quite as straightforward as you seem to think, though.
     
    I gotta go, an evening with Miss Fowler awaits.
     
    Please, all of you, remember that, sometimes, there are more to these things than meets the eye.
     
    And to reiterate, I hope Andy does really well @ UKPC - nobody will rail & cheer him harder than me. And if his name pops up on one of tonight's televised Tables, I'll say the same thing again - "good luck Andy". And mean it.    
     
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,706
    edited February 2015

    By the way.

    Andy will get the full TSP VIP treatment at UKPC from all connected with the Business.

    And I will try to broker ANOTHER meet between Andy and the Suits.

    Chance of success? Dunno. 30% maybe?

    Personally, I think that is a better way forward than uninformed forum speculation.

    Have a lovely Sunday evening, all of you.
  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,646
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
      I gotta go, an evening with Miss Fowler awaits.   
    Posted by Tikay10

    Into each life some rain MUST fall
    Some days must be dark and dreary!

    ;-)
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,706
    edited February 2015


    Update.....

    Overnight, Andy sent me a lengthy PM elsewhere, which I now need to reply to. 
     
    He clarified certain things, & made his views known to me. 

    And so it goes on.........

    I shall continue to try & get his chat reinstated, & I think it best if I leave it like that. The whole sorry episode began with a "rant" (that was Andy's word for it, not mine) against the Business. Such things are always going to end badly, & end up causing all sorts of ill-feeling. It's better if we don't "rant" publically, & if we do, there is generally going to be a bill to pay.
     
    I understand the warmth towards Andy, which I share, & I shall continue to see if I can assist him. But I think it is wrong that the blame for this episode is being laid at the door of Sky Poker by those who don't know the whole story. 
          
      
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,706
    edited February 2015


    On a more cheerful note, in last night's £3,500 Guaranteed Bounty Hunter.....


    Jac352520001£577.50 + £395.78 Head Prizes10

    Very well done & congrats to Paul NTTP Jackson.
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,666
    edited February 2015


    Hey Paul....according to your pm you are 'struggling' ATM with poker.....

    ......hope I struggle as bad as you soon ;)

    Nice result last night. Not so good result Saturday though. Mickey Mouse cup anyway.
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited February 2015
    On reflection, I probably shouldn't have posted what I did yesterday. 
    Apologies to Andy and all concerned. 

    On a positive note, at least it made me realise that a few of you read this :)
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Hey Paul....according to your pm you are 'struggling' ATM with poker..... ......hope I struggle as bad as you soon ;) Nice result last night. Not so good result Saturday though. Mickey Mouse cup anyway.
    Posted by MAXALLY
    Funny old gamr innit Al!
    At least I always keep my head ;)

    After a hideous couple of hours, at 9.00 last night I wanted to pack in pokerr for good. I'd maturely resorted to caps messagimg a friend with stuff like "I HATE POKER" and "I'M NOT GOING TO NOTTINGHAM" I was over £200 down at this point.

    I regged the 9pm and loaded some 50nl tables up. By 11 I had a decent stack in the £55 and had just about recovered my earlier losses. So now I was pretty happy.

    By 1ish I'd just gone around £900 up on the night. I ran stupidly well, there was no skill whatsoever. Even you could have won it!

    "I LOVE POKER" ;)
  • shakinacesshakinaces Member Posts: 1,590
    edited February 2015
    Congrats on the bink sir - must be about time a decent win came along!
  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    On a more cheerful note, in last night's £3,500 Guaranteed Bounty Hunter..... Jac35 252000 1 £577.50 + £395.78 Head Prizes 10 Very well done & congrats to Paul NTTP Jackson.
    Posted by Tikay10
    wiiiiii - nice one MrPokerHater
  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited February 2015
    and i just wrote a long post about the ban being discussed
    but before i had submitted it my post exploded
    i seem to remember technical problems were the cause of our threads on that fateful evening one July.

  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited February 2015
    i didn't think what evilpingu & I were saying justified the initial response. but luckily/unluckily depending on your point of view my ban was rescinded after a week, whereas evilpingu's wasn't.

    the biggest issue for me though was the lack of governance of the whole ban situation. skypoker was judge, jury and executioner without any charges, evidence or appeals process. it was phenomenally frustrating to deal with. I guess evilpingu may have been more publically vocal in his thoughts about it and the topic than i was, and maybe that is why his ban wasn't rescinded. maybe if the original incident had been dealt with better by SP, then EP would never have responded how he did, and we would not have to be in this position now.

    and yes as the initial instigator i feel somewhat guilty for his situation as well, but there isn't anything i can do about it.
  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited February 2015
    oh, and Teeks, this is all water under the bridge from my position. i have no desire in discussing what happened to me.
  • stuarty117stuarty117 Member Posts: 1,395
    edited February 2015
    Hi Jac

    Congrats about time you had a bita luck.


  • TENTENTENTENTENTEN Member Posts: 481
    edited February 2015
    wd on your win paul v well deserved sir
  • day4eire76day4eire76 Member Posts: 912
    edited February 2015

    Very nice pal.Congrats


    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    On a more cheerful note, in last night's £3,500 Guaranteed Bounty Hunter..... Jac35 252000 1 £577.50 + £395.78 Head Prizes 10 Very well done & congrats to Paul NTTP Jackson.
    Posted by Tikay10
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited February 2015
    I'm at the UKPC at Dtd. Place is rammed. Bumped into some people I know and met up with a few Sky players as well. Atmosphere is great and I'm looking forward to the mini tomorrow.
    Just sitting playing a bit of 1/1. Had a good start but we've gone the other way since. Had one fun hand. 
    Utg open shoves £63 and I look down at QQ and call. He sighs and asks if I have a pair. He then shakes his head when I say yes. I know I'm in trouble when on the all spade J high flop he asks if I have a spade. I do have a spade but miss and he wins with JJ. Someone asks him why he shoved. He says "I hate Jacks" :)
    Gonna party like it's 1999.

    Sigh
    As I'm writing this I've just done another £50 with top2 to a rivered set

    I'll save the rungood for tomorrow ;)

    ..
    Got most back. Booked the loss. £1 down ;)
  • gerardirlgerardirl Member Posts: 1,299
    edited February 2015
    Good luck Jac!
  • SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,706
    edited February 2015
    Best of luck to you, mate. Hope to meet you there :)
  • mrsduckmrsduck Member Posts: 1,901
    edited February 2015
    Have a great time!! Look after hufty!
    xx
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