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| Rank | Player | Points | Tourneys Played |
| 1 | Fashionman | 17 | 2 | | 2 | Fullhouse | 15 | 3 | | 3 | Twinkletoes | 14 | 3 | | 4 | Omegaman | 12 | 3 | | 5 | adeybabe | 10 | 2 |
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Tournament Scheduled!
A new tournament has been scheduled for 2010-09-17!
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Posted by Omegaman on 2010-08-10 07:59:03
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Tournament #3 Results!
Hello All
Here we go again.
Game 3 of the season is provisionally pencilled in back at the Holiday Inn where Shay tells me he has a 'nice surprise' for the group.
Sadly as he is now a respectable married man I have had to discount topless dealers etc.....I think!!
Let me know if you can attend in the usual manner.
Cheers
Ted
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Posted by Omegaman on 2010-08-01 15:50:40
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Tournament #2 Results!
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Posted by Omegaman on 2010-06-26 16:20:17
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Tournament Venue
Hello All
Sorry this is a bit late in the day but we have finally sorted out the venue for this Friday 25th June.
Its.........Shays Hotel!!!
We will have a private room (ooohhh) with a smoking area close by and maybe even have time for a game of golf on the roof (thats got you thinking).
For anyone that is interested you may be able to stay the night in a spare room for nowt!!
However please let me know if you are interested in doing this.
Also please note that this is dependant on the hotel not being fully booked.
The hotel has its own car park and there is a hotel bar there where we can meet from 1930 onwards with a starting time of 2000.
The hotel is on the right hand side a few minutes drive out of the city centre.
The full address is
Holiday Inn
888 Oldham Road
Manchester
M40 2BS
It looks like we have a full compliment of 10 players so I look forward to seeing you all on the night.
Cheers
Ted
Posted by Omegaman on 2010-06-21 08:52:35
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Clash of the Titans - Tournament 1 Round Up
So we had a full house (boom boom) for our opening tournament of the new season.
It seems everytime we have a game I report on how entertaining the night was with numerous amazing hands and as the 10 who were there will testify, this tournament was no exception!!
The first three hands of the limit game were two full houses and a flush so plenty of chips being traded from the off.But it gets better!!
Amazing hand number 1 came when on a flop of 6c 2c 5d Phil bet and Toby and Ted called.
The turn card was a 2s and Phil bet, Toby called and Ted reraised but Phil & Toby called and stayed to see the river card.
This gave us a Jc and suffice to say we got the maximum possible raises by the 3 players left in the hand.
At the showdown Toby threw down 10c & 7c for the flush, followed by Phil who had the best flush possible with an Ac & 8c but even this was not enough as Ted revealed a pocket pair of 2's for QUADS (eeek 42000-1 odds).
Lots of predictable murmuring followed this, you know lucky b*****d and my personal favourite 'what a t**t'.
Even allowing for the unusual amounts of super hands the limit format really restricts players winning or losing vast amounts of chips in the early stages so by the time of the break the chip leader (Ian I think) had just over 30k and the lowest stacked
player had approx 20k.
After the ever popular chicken crunch (2 huge dishes) and a bit of fresh air on a very warm night we commenced part 2 of the tournament now playing no limit.
The best of the action was as follows
10th - Dave H
The burning question is has Daves long standing position as always being in the top 2 now under threat.
Hard to see where he went wrong on the night and was all in against John with his top pair against a diamond flush draw.
Survived the turn card but the river card gave us a very cruel Qd and that was that.
Then had to put up with John saying 'now how many of Daves chips should I bet' you know the kind of thing!
9th - Toby
For someone who doesn't play much puts a lot of thought into his game and is generally hard to read.
On the night either didn't get the cards, luck or made the wrong choices!
Went out when Brian who had a stack of chips put Toby, Dave J and Phil all in.
Bloody hell that took some sorting I tell you and it would have been much easier for Dave H to sort out if Brian had won.
Phil won the hand and it was Toby who was out with Dave J left on the edge with only a few thosand left.
8th - Dave J
Dave managed to hold on for a few more hands but eventually succumbed to Brian I think.
Still earlier on in the night he did raise with his pocket aces and got a willing caller and chips from Ade.
7th - Brian
Another mixed bag from Brian but with hindsight he didn't do an awful lot wrong.
He pushed when he had plenty of chips and played a super hand when getting trip Kings and got a bagful of chips from both Ted & Ade.
6th - Ian
Maximised the most of the few limit hands he got but really seemed to struggle in the no limit.
Like a few other players, complained about the lack of decent cards he got on the night but you don't always have to have the cards!!!
(Yes, yes I know I got quads but still).
5th - Gary
From quite early on in the no limit game he managed a shortish stack very well and survived a few all ins that kept him afloat.
Couldn't hang on though and went out on the bubble.
4th - Phil
This was his 3rd tournament and his 3rd time in the money.
Another consistent performance and again played tight where required and bet strongly when needed.
3rd - Ade
Forget the House of Lords Ade I think you have a shot at being the new chancellor.
Never have I seen anyone nurse a low stack for so long but he did finish in the top 3 so starts the season in profit and in the points.
The heads up between John and Ted was defined by the first two hands.
Now starting off Ted had approx 30k and John 220k.
First hand of the heads up and Ted all in with Ad Qs gets called by John with pocket 8's.
Ted hits an ace on the flop and doubles up.
The very next hand the roles are reversed.
Ted has a pair of 8's and its John with Ac Qc.
This time Ted hits an 8 on the flop and within 2 hands the players are more or less even.
Its worth stating that on another night John could have won on the very first hand if his pair of 8's had held up.
What followed then was a 45 minute grind which was won eventually by Ted on a flop og 10, J, K he had a Queen and hit a 9 on the river for the straight (again lots of oohhs and aaahhs).
So congratulations to the top 4 for getting in the points and of course the money with a particular mention for John who thought that as usual he would be going home early.
Thanks as ever to Dave & Jude for hosting.
Look out for the June Tournament invites that will be going out soon.
Cheers
Ted
PS
Best Parts of the Night.
Dave H - Managed to take his early exit on the chin with good grace.Dave I still owe you for the golf.
Toby - His deliberations before he bets or folds doesn't half ratch up the tension.I like it!!
Dave J - Left soon after being knocked out but regained some credibility by not stealing the prize money.
Ian - Despite the distances he still stays to the end and helped out with the shuffling and dealing.Cheers Ian.
Gary - Despite his inexperience has no problems with the betting
terminology.......unlike some!!!Also helped with the shuffling.
Ted - All in with Queens against Brians 6's and he comments 'I don't feel lucky on this one' then proceeded to hit quads AGAIN!!
John - Managed to knock his wine all over my poker table not once but twice.Thank you Mr Twitchy!
John2 - Commented 'I don't like it one against one' to the less than than sympathetic 8 eliminated players.
And Finally
A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source. He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward ! Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.
By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played backward. Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
By the next day the word has spread and a throng has gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward. Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the crowd asks him if he has an explanation for the music. "Don't you get it?" the caretaker says incredulously. "He's decomposing!"
Posted by Omegaman on 2010-05-25 19:15:29
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Tournament #1 Results!
Good afternoon to you all.
I'm sat here on Monday after one of the worst weeks in travel I have known (the football wasn't too clever either!!!).
So to cheer myself up I thought it was time to announce the start of our new season (do you like the new season name)?
Our new 12 game season kicks off on 21st May and is provisionally pencilled in at Daves.
Hopefully there will be a good turnout as the first game gives you the chance to get a good start to your league campaign.
Surely your not going to allow Dave H and myself to dominate again?????????
Also put a note in your diaries for the 18th June as its England v Algeria on that night so we may try to do a 'world cup special'.
It may even be possible to do golf, football AND poker I mean come on what more do you want!!
I look forward to hearing from those of you who want to attend.
Cheers
Ted
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Posted by Omegaman on 2010-05-22 16:59:23
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Season 5 (Clash of the Titans) Preview.
Good Morning All
So have you all got that sense of anticipation for the start of the new poker season (number 5) commencing at Daves on Friday?
Before commencing on the preview for the new season (Clash of the Titans) I thought you may like to know a few interesting facts from season 4 'Hooray for Fish'.
Last season saw a total of £2200.00 in prize money.
We had a total of 16 different players over the 12 games.
We had a total attendance over the 12 matches of 88 players which is only 1 less than the previous year.
We had 9 separate players win out of 12 tournaments.
We had 4 new players over the course of the season 2 of whom finished in profit and 1 who got his money back!!!
As you would expect the dealers and hosts Dave H and Ted played in every game with Dave J, Ian and Ade deserving a special mention by only missing the odd game and they all travel the furthest as well!!
Most popular venue is at Daves with the most unusual being at Shays.
Now as a taster for Friday I have given my opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of each player.
I hasten to add this is just a bit of fun so please please don't take these comments to heart.
And to balance my opinions an annonymous player has also added his comments as well......THANKS JONESEY.
Ted.
Plus points - Experienced, patient and lets face it last season at least bloody lucky.
Minus points - Poor reads and still calls too much.
Trait - Still can get very tetchy if you get the betting terminology wrong!
DJ'S View - Unbeaten, Unchallenged,Can he continue? Shame about the tells!!!
Dave H.
Plus - Experienced, good bluffer and has a good feel for the right sized bet.
Minus - Can play too many hands and can play too tight with a low chip stack.Provides nice snacks though!
Trait - Will be looking for Jude to up her game in the meal stakes after Shays smorgosboard.Cheese board anyone?
DJ'S View - Great Host and dealer.
Focused, motivated and so determined.
Still 2nd though (could it be his year).
Ian.
Plus - Thoughtful, consistent and not afraid to put his tournament life on the line with big bets.
Minus - Can play too tight in the later stages and doesn't seem to get much luck.
Trait - If you want to know about cars or home improvements Ians your man.
DJ'S View - Never quite know what he's got,hard to read,Determined,Motivated, Not afraid to take a chance.One to watch.
Dave J.
Plus - Impossible to read and always worries you with a raise (ooo errrr missus).
Minus - Worrying that he still has to look at the hand rankings after 5 years!
Trait - Not one to be trusted looking after the prize pool.
DJ'S View - Not a cat in hells chance,only there for the food,beer and banter!!!!!!!!
Adrian.
Plus - Happy to gamble, can put in some great bets and was probably the unluckiest player last season.
Minus - Can make some loose calls and doesn't raise enough.
Trait - Moniker should be 'Smokin Aces'
DJ'S View - Keeps his cards close to his chest(like his whiskey).Another contender for title.
Shay.
Plus - Late starter but a quick learner.Not afraid to bluff..ever..at anything.
Minus - Bets on suspicions and lucky numbers.
Trait - Least likely to worry about losing
DJ'S View - This man needs know introduction,beware the 8's and Queens. Bluffs well!!!
Brian R.
Plus - Fearless bets, raises and all ins can have all the other players folding most of the time.
Minus - Usually manages to push it that one bet too far and well you know the rest.
Trait - Will never ever be known as 'the quiet one'.
DJ'S View - Has no fear,Goes for it........too soon!!!!
Gary.
Plus - Knows how to bet well and you sense there is a good player in there but needs to play more.
Minus - Makes some bets and calls that are long odds to win.
Trait - A financial advisor who likes long odds....my kinda guy!
DJ'S View - Very cool, Dealt some bad hands last season,hopefully better luck this year. Great food though.
John.
Plus - errrrrr.
Minus - errrrrr.
Trait - Just call me Mr Happy.
DJ'S View - Who?
Brian K.
Plus - Has a feel for the game but again has to play more games.
Minus - Never raises and calls to much which is a beginners error.
Trait - Lives with four women so always looks pale.
DJ'S View - Turns up (occasionally) Plays,Wins ,Goes home!
Phil.
Plus - Natural ability, bets well and with enough games could be a contender.
Minus - Maybe should consider making higher raises/bets
Trait - Doesn't smoke like his brother but does drink as much!
DJ'S View - Sorry Phil he forgot to rate you....
OK so there you have it.
My predicted top 3 for the season are Ted,Ian and Phil (in any order).
My 2 outsiders are Dave H and Brian R.
I look forward to being proved wrong.
See you all on Friday.
Cheers
Ted (and Dave J)
PS
WE HAVE 1 PLACE REMAINING FOR FRIDAY SO PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO PLAY.
Posted by Omegaman on 2010-05-19 19:23:12
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Hooray For Fish - Tournament 12 Round Up
A very healthy 9 players turned out for out last tournament of this season held at Garys in Sandiway.
Our players included 2 first timers in Toby (in biblical terms the 'son of Brian') and my brother in law Andy.
The start was delayed due to Dave J not arriving on time due to getting lost a mere 10 miles from home!
What Dave doesn't know is that Dave H also got lost despite having been to Garys twice before!
The limit part of the game followed the usual pattern and the chip leader had around 30K and those bringing up the rear had around 18K.
The break gave us a contender for 'meal of the season' in Garys Lamb Keema with rice and nan bread (home made ooooohhhhhh).
The no limit game gave us some fantastic hands and the final finishing order was as follows
9th - Sadly our host Gary was first out after what can only be described as being totally card dead on the night.
Went out when he was all in with a pair of 8's only to see Ian call with A K and then hit the King on the flop.
It's always hard being the host and playing so better luck next time Gary.
8th - Dave J who had a miserable night departed when his A Q lost out to a Dave H's straight.
Earlier Dave had dodged a bullett when he was all in with not a lot only to find Andy sat there with a pair of Aces.
The flop brought all clubs (inc the ace) and miracurously the turn brought a 4th club and the river a 5th club which meant both players had the flush for a split pot.
7th - Ade was all in with Kings and was a little unlucky to fall to another Dave H straight.
6th - The biggest hand of the night saw Ian and Andy tangle and both initially bet and checked a flop of 10, J, 8, K A.
After the river ace Andy checked and Ian without missing a beat put in his last 18k.
After mulling this over Andy (much to Dave H's horror) called with the immortal words 'its only a game'.
Amazingly neither player had the Queen and it was Ian who fell short when his pair of Kings lost to Andys trip 10's.
5th - Dave H was next out and sorry to say I can't remember who had the honour (Toby or Phil I think).
4th - Toby out next despite playing an absolute storming game.Made some fine plays and bets and was involved in one of the most unusual hands we have ever had.
Toby and Phil in the blinds with Andy and Ted folded.
On a flop of 10, J, K Phil put in a large bet and Toby immediately went all in and got the call from Phil.
Phil turned over Q 9 for the flopped straight.....ouch......but wait Toby turned over Q 9 also for the flopped straight.
What a fantastic game.
3rd - Phil won the last tournament and put up another great show here.Played a very patient game and had a high win percentage to the number of hands he was in.
Finally went out to Ted when his pair of Queens were beaten by a rivered flush.
Probably the seminal hand of the night was when Ted was all in (approx 8k) with K, 10 and got the call from Andy who turned over K, Q.
The flop was 2, 5, 10 (groans from the gathered brethren).
A queen on the turn and Andy now ahead followed by howls of disbelief when a 10 hit on the river to give Ted the win.
Before the flop Andy was 66% fav to win.
After the flop Ted was 80% fav to win.
After the turn Andy was 95% fav to win.
Like I said what a fantastic game.
Ted doubled up again soon after with trip Queens and never looked back.
Despite a valiant effort Andy was finally beaten when his pair of 6's got beat by Teds pair of 8's.
So congratulations to our top 4 particularly Toby and Andy (who is the current South London poker champ)* whose performances on the night are not done justice by this match report.
So the final league standings (drum roll).
1ST - TED - 63 POINTS.
2ND - DAVE H - 37 POINTS.
3RD - IAN - 36 POINTS.
So at the end of our 4th season Ted and Dave H still have a stranglehold on the top 2 positions.
Still I predict that season 5 will see some new faces at the top of the leaderboard.
Finally a big thank you to Gary for hosting and to all those who attended with a special mention to Ian for travelling so far.
Look out for the next tournament invite for the start of the new season followed by a 'special pre season preview'.
Cheers
Ted
*Only Kidding
Posted by Omegaman on 2010-04-12 19:34:35
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Tournament #12 Results!
Hello All
Roll up, roll up for our final tournament of this season being held at a brand new venue.
Yes, Gary has bravely volunteered to host so now his better half can see a sad middle aged group of men squeal over the turn of a card.
As Dave H reckons Garys got a very swish pad and is a superlative cook then surely thats enough to make you want to attend?
If not how about being in the same room to watch yours truly accept the champions crown?
Or if that doesn't float your boat how about the nerve shredding battle for 2nd place between Dave H and Ian.
Its nearly as good as the battle for 4th place in the premiership.
In fact on that subject I shouted so loudly when Adam Johnson got the injury time equaliser at Sunderland today it actually made my 2 year old son fall over!!
So with all the above on offer I look forward to being over subscibed for this one.
All the best
Ted
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Posted by Omegaman on 2010-04-12 07:00:36
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Hooray For Fish - Tournament 11 Round Up
For our penultimate tournament of this season we started with a very healthy 9 players including first timer Phil who is Ades younger more handsome brother (at least thats what he told me to say).
Usually at this stage of the season we see a 2 or 3 way tussle for the top position but not this time.
This seasons champ with still one more tournament to complete is errrr ME but you will all be delighted to know you can read MUCH MORE of that on a later post.
The interesting battle is the one for 2nd place between Dave H and Ian with only a point separting them (based on there top 7 finishes remember).
Dave has never been out of the top 2 since we started this 4 years ago and Ian usually hovers around 3rd or 4th so maybe a little bit of tension in there play?
So to the game and Ade was fast out of the blocks winning 3 out of the first 4 hands including a very nice win with a flush.
Ian got in on the act beating both Brian R and Ade when his full house beat there trips and 2 pairs respectively.
On a flop showing 4 clubs Ade once again was in the driving seat and confidently showed the King clubs for the flush only to see Shay turn over the Ace clubs for the win.
No one player was dominating at this point before Gary made a run up the leaderboard by winning 2 hands on the bounce.
On a flop that showed 2c 4h 9d 3c myself and Dave H traded bets before seeing a 5s on the river.
I bet and Dave immediately raised.
As there was too much equity in the pot and despite feeling I was behind I called the raise asking Dave to 'lets see your A & 5' .....and that was indeed his hand.
Gary then became chip leader when on a dangerous flop of 8s, 10c, Jd, 9s, Qc he turned over a King for the straight.
Brian R was very unlucky here as his hole cards were 9d & Qs meaning he had been dealt a straight but Poker can be a cruel game and the turn and river cards in the end made his hand worthless.
Still Brian managed to get some chips back on the last limit hand of the evening when his higher club flush got the better of Dave H's flush.
So after the first half Gary was chip leader with just over 35k in chips with Ian and Ade 2nd and 3rd.Phil our new player was playing a cautious game but was still well in the hunt followed by the Daves, Brian, Shay and myself.
After the superlative but rather small portions of 'chicken crunch' we sat down for the 2nd half and the no limit game.
As the night went on a bit later than expected my note taking got a bit sketchy so apologies to anyone who thinks a particular hand should be mentioned.
The finishing places for the night were as follows:-
Out in 9th was Shay who despite playing a nice cautious game in the limit game and thus having a decent stack to start the no limit then had a rush of blood to the head.
On a flop including an Ace he first called Brian R's large raise and got stubborn when Brian went all in and decided to call only to see Brian turn over Ad Jc against his own As 9d.
A painful way to learn about the 'kicker' card!!
However Kudos to Shay for then sitting there for the next 3 hours with his broken shoulder and not complaining once although the occasional sob was very off putting.
Out in 8th was Gary who went from being chip leader to out in seemingly no time.
Lost chips to Brian and Ade and then went all in on the following hand.
With Dave J in the small blind and Gary in the big blind (with less than 4k in chips) Brian who was then chip leader decided to put a bit of pressure on with a 10k raise and got a surprise when Dave J called and Gary went all in.
In the end Brian turned over 7c 2d (a failed bluff), Gary had Js 9h but it was Dave J's pocket Queens that took down the pot.
Out in 7th was Dave H who lost a huge pot to Dave J when on a board of Qc Qd 5s 5d Jh he turned over a Jack for 2 pair with the quote 'you better not have a Queen Jonesey' only of course to see Dave J show a Queen for the full house.
Soon after was way ahead of Brian R with his AQ v A5 only to see the river make it a split pot.
In the end went out to Brians King high and then went off to make the drinks, do the washing up, put umbellas in the cocktails, you know that sort of thing.
So a perfect chance for Ian to grab the leagues 2nd spot and his plan went to perfection right up until the moment he was knocked out in 6th position.
On reflection Ian will probably feel that he allowed his chip stack to get to low but never the less went out in a very cruel manner.
On a final flop of Ad 5c Qd 3h 2s his all in bet was called by both Brian and Dave J.
Ian showed a pair of 3's for trips, Brian showed 4d 7h for a straight but crafty old Dave J won it with 4h 6s and the higher straight.
Out in 5th was Brian who at one point had a considerable chip lead and despite going all in with 2 pair once again got out flopped when Dave J hit a straight.
If ever anyone deserved to be in the money it was Ade who nursed a low stack for long periods of the no limit game and went in several times and survived notably against me when his pocket Jacks held up.
Sorry I can't remember how he went out but I think it was against Dave 'the terminator' Jones.
So down to the final 3 and what a good short handed game it proved to be with chips constantly being won and lost.
Lets not forget that our new player Phil (who had only played 4 times before) was putting up stubborn resistance against Dave J and myself although I felt for around 20 mins I dictated the play and built up my chip stack.
The most memorable hand of the night was between Phil and myself.
I went all in with Kh Js and Dave J folded but Phil after some thought made the call and showed his Ad Qc.
Silence in the room as a Jack was the first card shown on the flop followed by a 10 and then a Queen (was that cheering).
A 7d on the turn was no use to either player and with me drawing very thin indeed screams of despair came when the miracle Jh fell on the river to give me the win.
Despite a valiant effort it was Dave J out in 3rd place when despite being very suspicious of my all in bet he reluctantly called and saw his 2 pair beaten by my straight.
So down to the final 2 that saw the gnarled old wannabe poker pro (me) against a near poker virgin (his word - Phil).
There could of course be only one winner and as most of you know anyway it was indeed......PHIL.
This was despite me having a mountain of chips and getting him all in with his last 55k.
I never quite found the hand to finish him off and he hung in there got a few cards, made some good raises and before you know it was me being all in.
Phil turned over Jh 3d against my Qs 3c and ironically a Jack hit on the flop and the river to give Phil the victory.
VERY WELL DONE MATE.
So congratulations to our top 4 for making the money and the points.
Also thank you for those who stayed particularly those of you who helped with the shuffling and dealing.
As ever thank you to Jude and Dave for being generous hosts (although not quite as generous as Anna & Shay).
The next tournament will be from Mid April onwards so look out for the invites.
Cheers
Ted
What we Liked:-
Another first time winner on the tour -That makes 9 different winners in 11 tournaments.
Playing with 9 players - For me its the optimum number.
The battle for 2nd place - More tension there than is being admitted to!!
The Venue - The Worsley venue has become our 'spiritual' home.
The food - At least 1 player only attends if 'chicken crunch' is on the menu.
The Holdsworths - Call..no raise ...no bet...ummm check.......ahhhh bollocks I fold.
Brian R - Doing a good turn by letting Shay see his starting hands and then showboating and going out.
Ted - Now having to take notes when a few years ago he could remember it all!
Dave J - Not running off with the prize pool.
Posted by Omegaman on 2010-03-09 08:09:03
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