Excellent. Can we do a juggling prop bet please :)
Excellent. Can we do a juggling prop bet please :)
Six posts in, and I"m being hijacked by juggling boy. ;D
Not sure I will have time to fit in learning to juggle in 2011, what with all the other stuff I"ve got to juggle in my life.
I"ll get my coat ::)
I"ll play it safe and match whatever Des is offering. ;D
Excellent news.
Hopefully at least one of us can not have 2 trophys. ;)
Ha Ha.
I see Mr Dawson is reading this.
Luky and Chip bring back memories ?
A good bit of news today regarding the UK Team event in Bolton.
I"d made a decision a while ago that those players in the team from last year wouldn"t get the chance to defend the title. I just felt it was wrong to make it a closed shop for selection, and everyone should be entitled to have a chance at playing.
What made it even worse was that the guy that top scored for us, Wayne Parker, was the only one not snapped up by a team for this years event. Got a pm from Paulie though, sorting that one out, so good luck to the seven of you this year.
Steve Redfern (BCPC)
Will Young (BCPC)
Andrew Duncan (BCPC)
Wayne Parker (LPM)
Stuart Oliver (APAT Forum)
Brendan Byrne (APAT Forum)
John Murray (LPPL)
You playing the Betfair live?
That"s the APAT Champions team announced. Amazingly it"s full of champions. They have all proved they can win one of these APAT things, so the team talk should be quite simple on the day.
Stick your trophy down as a cardguard and play some pokerz.
That"s the APAT Champions team announced. Amazingly it"s full of champions. They have all proved they can win one of these APAT things, so the team talk should be quite simple on the day.
Stick your trophy down as a cardguard and play some pokerz.
That"s the APAT Champions team announced. Amazingly it"s full of champions. They have all proved they can win one of these APAT things, so the team talk should be quite simple on the day.
Stick your trophy down as a cardguard and play some pokerz.
I was going to use that tactic too, using the trophy from the same event last year. Only one problem though.......
Wish I was there (is Judith Charmers still a live?)
Good luck for the weekend
Wish I was there (is Judith Charmers still a live?)
Good luck for the weekend
I think I saw her at the blackjack tables last night. ;D
Treble looking good,with the mighty Kauto still to come.
Sucked in by Betfair"s cashback offers again, so have a treble on the horse racing this afternoon.
Selections are :-
Kempton 12:20 - Nadiya De La Vega
Kempton 14:25 - Binocular
Kempton 15:00 - Kauto Star
Not the craziest of selections ever, but 50% stake back if only two win.
Treble looking good,with the mighty Kauto still to come.
Sucked in by Betfair"s cashback offers again, so have a treble on the horse racing this afternoon.
Selections are :-
Kempton 12:20 - Nadiya De La Vega
Kempton 14:25 - Binocular
Kempton 15:00 - Kauto Star
Not the craziest of selections ever, but 50% stake back if only two win.
I"ll save you a seat at the wedding then?
Are there alternate realities or is the universe just what it is (ie - we are all here by accident and what we do does not matter)? How does this affect the other great cosmic questions such as where did we come from and where are we going? Does it effect them at all?
Looks good got it on TV now.
Edit - yeah it was good. What is your opinion on it?
Are there alternate realities or is the universe just what it is (ie - we are all here by accident and what we do does not matter)? How does this affect the other great cosmic questions such as where did we come from and where are we going? Does it effect them at all?
Are there alternate realities or is the universe just what it is (ie - we are all here by accident and what we do does not matter)? How does this affect the other great cosmic questions such as where did we come from and where are we going? Does it effect them at all?
We are all photographic recordings of the patterns of interference between coherent light reflected from the object of interest, and light that comes directly from the same source. When this image is illuminated from behind by coherent light, a three-dimensional image of the object appears. The characteristic of a hypothetically perfect hologram is that all its content is contained in any finite part of itself.
My thought process before going all in actually......
Respect to Dusk Til Dawn, they"ve sold out the Grand Prix this weekend. Good luck to everyone playing and to Rob, Simon, Nick and the team. I"m sure it will be the usual success.
I like the suggestion that it"s all to do with mathematics, but that then suggests the world is logical and conforms, which does beg the question about random acts.
I like the suggestion that it"s all to do with mathematics, but that then suggests the world is logical and conforms, which does beg the question about random acts.
"The algorithmic randomness of many real numbers is unavoidable. This reinforces the idea arising from "experimental mathematics" that randomness is as fundamental and as pervasive in pure mathematics as it is in theoretical physics."
If that helps at all ;)
I see we are a team in the Forum Live Challenge tonight! Good luck!
Just binked a royal flush
Well done Leigh, led from the start. Lucky Mark, bet you can"t wait ;D
Well done Leigh, led from the start. Lucky Mark, bet you can"t wait ;D
Thanks Debs. I"m taking a bit of stick from the regulars. ;D
It"s tough to try and explain why I don"t post as much on Betfair, as I"m not sure how many know or understand the link with APAT and Betfair ?
I think that The Klup has got a great format for a tourney there. I"ll have a chat with him in Bolton about it.
Well done Leigh, led from the start. Lucky Mark, bet you can"t wait ;D
Thanks Debs. I"m taking a bit of stick from the regulars. ;D
It"s tough to try and explain why I don"t post as much on Betfair, as I"m not sure how many know or understand the link with APAT and Betfair ?
I think that The Klup has got a great format for a tourney there. I"ll have a chat with him in Bolton about it.
My sainted Mother had a saying when this sort of thing happens - and to be honest it does feature in my life a wee bit. It"s a simple saying, lovely in its simplicity and direct impact. I actually love the phrase,
FECK EM
That"s all
Just binked a royal flush (I think)
Was looking on the forum when the Mrs was watching over my shoulder (got to be more carful) when she said "who's this Chipaccrual? He must have a good taste in music" :D
He"s looking forward to Bolton this weekend. His good lady will be joining him for the Friday night, so best behaviour everyone.
He"s looking forward to Bolton this weekend. His good lady will be joining him for the Friday night, so best behaviour everyone.
Of course (http://blondepoker.com/forum/Smileys/default/angel2.gif)
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
http://tinyurl.com/6d8b5y4
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
http://tinyurl.com/6d8b5y4
No need...Diamonds...Manor Street...job done!
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
http://tinyurl.com/6d8b5y4
No need...Diamonds...Manor Street...job done!
I"d noticed.
I"m not getting to Bolton til Saturday for wedding-related reasons, so can we keep the Irish out of there until AFTER the poker?
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
http://tinyurl.com/6d8b5y4
No need...Diamonds...Manor Street...job done!
I"d noticed.
I"m not getting to Bolton til Saturday for wedding-related reasons, so can we keep the Irish out of there until AFTER the poker?
Two chances marriage boy
That reminds me...must Google "Gentlemens Clubs, Bolton"
http://tinyurl.com/6d8b5y4
No need...Diamonds...Manor Street...job done!
I"d noticed.
I"m not getting to Bolton til Saturday for wedding-related reasons, so can we keep the Irish out of there until AFTER the poker?
Two chances marriage boy
None and feck all?
Understanding Derivatives -- A Primer
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit.
Haven"t made it to Luton with you yet. Went out in 10th with 9seats in the Sat tonight. Worked hard and just made a major error in the end :(
Understanding Derivatives -- A Primer
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit.
Lost me here - Who"s Heidi ?
Never sit for a friendly game with APATers. JBWorldwide should be ashamed, 53os, FFS. Ruined my night ;) )
Never sit for a friendly game with APATers. JBWorldwide should be ashamed, 53os, FFS. Ruined my night ;) )
To be fair Leigh 53os is probably ahead of your range! :)
I decided to take ur approach from level 1 last night (had 4 rush tables open so wasnt too alert). I was one of the first out but Im used to tht by now......
Usually a good tournament with decent banter tho. I see ur 2nd as things stand. Fingers crossed for some crushage and u to get a nice free seat!
I love this post the day after Season 4 finished! I would be tempted to say at this stage that the first live event of S5 will be at the end of March and we won"t be announcing details of the season until the end of this month. There is a lot of work to be done now so let the team get on and do it. Remember S4 was far more challenging that S3 so there hasn"t been the same amount of time for us to finalise S5 yet.
I seem to have so many problems with parcel deliveries. Maybe I should go into business and do it right. If internet shopping is expanding at such a rate, perhaps they want to find a better way of customers to be able to collect their goods. I guess most that use the internet for shopping do so because they work and have limited time, so more often than not, won"t be in to accept delivery. Hmmm, needs some thought. ;D
How did anyone ever spread news around before facebook ?
Perhaps he"ll now have time to reorganise the forum and bring some of the main pages up to date too!
Perhaps he"ll now have time to reorganise the forum and bring some of the main pages up to date too!
lol I hope this isn"t a reference to the image above the forum!
Chezger home games just got two extra entrants, in planning mode already
At least someone involved with APAT can take a photo ;).
I hat to say this but Scotland might surprise you. I"m not saying they will win but it will be closer than you think
Did i rely say that :-\
And crazy weekend football bet - 8 fold
Man City
Everton
Gent - WON
Anderlecht
Ajax - WON
PSV
Luton - WON
Mar5eille
Odds = 6.73
Half stake backifwhen it loses
Done by two yellow cards.
First one and England are down to 14 men for cynical play that stopped a definite try scoring opportunity. Wales score 3 points.
Done by two yellow cards.
First one and England are down to 14 men for cynical play that stopped a definite try scoring opportunity. Wales score 3 points.
erm England scored 3 points with 14 men ???
Done by two yellow cards.
First one and England are down to 14 men for cynical play that stopped a definite try scoring opportunity. Wales score 3 points.
erm England scored 3 points with 14 men ???
Wales scored 3 from the penalty. Have you been drinking ?
First one and England are down to 14 men for cynical play that stopped a definite try scoring opportunity. Wales score 3 points. Fair play to England, they close the play down for the next ten minutes and even manage to stick 3 points on the board when the Welsh frustration gets the better of them.
Six Nations on a Friday night is good, don"t get me wrong, but the back to back games on a Saturday is what it"s all about.
Off to the New Forest for a bit to walk the dogs on this wet and windy day, then back indoors for a sporting afternoon.
Ireland to beat Italy by more than 13 please, and then the strange situation of supporting the French. Let"s hope the Scots don"t have a braveheart moment.
I see NoseyP has a crazy 8 fold footie bet on aswell. Good luck with that.
Six Nations on a Friday night is good, don"t get me wrong, but the back to back games on a Saturday is what it"s all about.
Off to the New Forest for a bit to walk the dogs on this wet and windy day, then back indoors for a sporting afternoon.
Ireland to beat Italy by more than 13 please, and then the strange situation of supporting the French. Let"s hope the Scots don"t have a braveheart moment.
I see NoseyP has a crazy 8 fold footie bet on aswell. Good luck with that.
One final point on the illness thing. Jen unfortunately picked up the same thing the following week and came out with the best line to cheer me up.
"I really don"t know how you managed to make it to work last week if you had the same as I"ve got now."
Man Flu, pah. Don"t do sick days, which being self employed is a good thing, as don"t work, don"t get paid.
Anyway, I digress. Jen did the sensible thing and after a week or so, phoned NHS Direct as she was worried that this bunged upness wasn"t clearing up. The line of questioning went something like this :-
Q: How long have you felt like this ?
A: About ten days
Q: What do you do for a living ?
A: I"m an Accountant
Q: Have you taken cocaine recently ?
A: Have I what ? No I have not.
Glad to see how easily you"re tarred with the same brush when being a young professional.
Apparantely around 85% of young professionals (Accountants, lawyers, etc) have dabbled with drugs at some point, mainly down to the stresses of their job and their significant incomes. WTF ?
I don"t believe that figure. The closest I"ve got lately is Beechams Flu Capsules. ;D
And crazy weekend football bet - 8 fold
Man City
Everton
Gent - WON
Anderlecht
Ajax - WON
PSV
Luton - WON
Mar5eille
Odds = 6.73
Half stake backifwhen it loses
3 down, 5 to go.
And crazy weekend football bet - 8 fold
Man City
Everton
Gent - WON
Anderlecht
Ajax - WON
PSV
Luton - WON
Mar5eille
Odds = 6.73
Half stake backifwhen it loses
3 down, 5 to go.
Man City looks safe.
Everton looks errrrr, dodgy ???
And crazy weekend football bet - 8 fold
Man City - WON
Everton - WON
Gent - WON
Anderlecht
Ajax - WON
PSV
Luton - WON
Mar5eille
Odds = 6.73
Half stake backifwhen it loses
And crazy weekend football bet - 8 fold
Man City - WON
Everton - WON
Gent - WON
Anderlecht
Ajax - WON
PSV
Luton - WON
Mar5eille
Odds = 6.73
Half stake backifwhen it loses
5 down, 3 to go.
Right then, Six Nations kicks off in a bit.
Drawn in by another Betfair promo, 50% stakeback if one leg of a treble lets you down, so here we go.
Wales v England - England
France v Scotland +13.5pts - France
Italy +12.5pts v Ireland - Ireland
Odds - 5.77
Hate betting against Wales, but I think England have the momentum at the moment and may just be too strong for Wales, even with the home crowd behind them. Sigh
Den Haag - lol
And now for something completely different.
Going to play a Sunday night session on SkyPoker this evening. Partly to support the current link up with Blonde Poker, and partly in honour of Mr Duffy, and the fact that I can now play on SkyPoker without feeling I"m funding his salary. ;)
Here"s the planned schedule :-
8pm - £15k Primo
8:30pm - £1k Bounty Hunter
9pm - Vegas SF (If I can satellite in)
9:30pm - £2k Bounty Hunter
And a bunch of the smaller ones depending on multi-tabling abilities.
And now for something completely different.
Going to play a Sunday night session on SkyPoker this evening. Partly to support the current link up with Blonde Poker, and partly in honour of Mr Duffy, and the fact that I can now play on SkyPoker without feeling I"m funding his salary. ;)
Here"s the planned schedule :-
8pm - £15k Primo
8:30pm - £1k Bounty Hunter
9pm - Vegas SF (If I can satellite in)
9:30pm - £2k Bounty Hunter
And a bunch of the smaller ones depending on multi-tabling abilities.
wiii playing the sat now. Will be in that one anyway 8)
Okay, played a few on Sky, tilting pretty hard at the moment.
Okay, played a few on Sky, tilting pretty hard at the moment.
Join the ever expanding club 8)
Lol, beaten by the random number gambleter ;)
down to dirt against a caller on every street with a draw - back to 10k - it"s a funny old game
I ducked and dove me way out in 77th, but Ger still going strong. Fish/luckbox/Nutcase...tick all that apply. :D
Still in the 10:30pm Bounty Hunter, which is a record for me, I think. ;D
Also in the money in the daily $40k on Stars. Currently 160/642.
Time to sort out season 5 ;)
Just beaten my Sky Poker Bounty Hunter record.
Out in 2 hands.
First hand, big blind can"t give up his KJos on a Ace high, flushing board. Not a problem, I lose 550, and am down to 1450.
Second hand, a raise to 60 UTG, I"m on the button with AA. I raise to 200, it gets called.
Flop 3 7 9
He checks, I pot bet, he shoves, I call.
He"s got 66
Turn 4
River 6
GG, WP.
Just beaten my Sky Poker Bounty Hunter record.
Out in 2 hands.
First hand, big blind can"t give up his KJos on a Ace high, flushing board. Not a problem, I lose 550, and am down to 1450.
Second hand, a raise to 60 UTG, I"m on the button with AA. I raise to 200, it gets called.
Flop 3 7 9
He checks, I pot bet, he shoves, I call.
He"s got 66
Turn 4
River 6
GG, WP.
You couldn"t find the fold, Leigh?
| 13:30 | Rye Park | 3rd |
| 14:05 | Vino Griego | 3rd |
| 14:35 | Cresswell Crusader | 2nd |
| 15:10 | Master D"Or | 3rd |
| 15:40 | Canshebemine | 3rd |
| 16:15 | Mr Bond | 2nd |
| 16:45 | Top Smart |
Lol at the hot-o-meter. Trick is to put some money in the slot first...
You around for a chat this evening?
Legally, they can't do anything about you parking in a private car park.
When the clamping crew were about, that was a serious problem, as you don't want your car to be clamped, but receiving an invoice after the event, well it would appear that just ignoring will suffice.
Legally, they can't do anything about you parking in a private car park.
When the clamping crew were about, that was a serious problem, as you don't want your car to be clamped, but receiving an invoice after the event, well it would appear that just ignoring will suffice.
I think it"s classed, at worst, as "Trespass" which is, AFAIK, a civil, not criminal, offence.
Kind of like doing a runner from a taxi...unless he catches you there is nothing he can do except track you down if he can and take you to court.
In practice the costs in doing so outweigh any amount they might recover.
Lol at the hot-o-meter. Trick is to put some money in the slot first...
You around for a chat this evening?
Lol at the hot-o-meter. Trick is to put some money in the slot first...
You around for a chat this evening?
Season 5 preview!
can we listen in please?
phone broken?
not answering calls?
give me a shout after the weekend please, not urgent
or when you bust betfair Live at 3.01pm tomorrow
http://tinyurl.com/5fwux5
Great result and write up Leigh.
Great result and write up Leigh.
+1...except for the lack of drunken antics and general frivolity a la Chezger
Congratulations Leigh, WP that man.
Well done. Do you feel you are ready to take another shot at an APAT tournament?
It"s a long road to recovery John.
Ever since that AK v AK hand at Luton in season 3, where that luckbox Stu Ward flopped the nut flush, my game has been in tatters. I"m taking it one step at a time.
I did play the Sky Poker event in Swansea back in February last year. I was foolish, it was way too soon to get back at the tables. Every hand I played, I just pictured my opponent flopping the nuts, and would look up and they would morph into this bearded bloke grinning back at me. It was horrible.
It"s a long road to recovery John.
Ever since that AK v AK hand at Luton in season 3, where that luckbox Stu Ward flopped the nut flush, my game has been in tatters. I"m taking it one step at a time.
I did play the Sky Poker event in Swansea back in February last year. I was foolish, it was way too soon to get back at the tables. Every hand I played, I just pictured my opponent flopping the nuts, and would look up and they would morph into this bearded bloke grinning back at me. It was horrible.
Outplayed IMO.
yeah nice to get a bit of history.... good read Leigh!
one question - when are you having the forehead tattoo removed?
very good read lee.
| Week | Starting Balance | Winnings | Closing Balance |
| 1 | £1000 | £50 | £1050 |
| 2 | £1050 | £52.50 | £1102.50 |
| 3 | £1102.50 | £55.13 | £1157.63 |
| 4 | £1157.63 | £57.88 | £1215.51 |
| 142 | £972,055 | £48,603 | £1,020,659 |
is his name Neil?
A few negative weeks soon make the whole compounding process moot.
that said its an annuity investment model not a spin up model, which is encouraging if one has the discipline to stick to it and not have to reply on cross-country ski-ing to get a winner
So, is this more if an investment model than a gambling model ?
ok iv did it again LEIGH
very good read lee.
things you never hear at the poker table ;)
top story telling gella
APAT with Subtitles
Well, who"d have thought it. APAT Season 5.
Some said it would never happen, pah, at the non-believers. Momentum is a tricky thing to stop. Lot"s to read regarding the announcement. You can get the full info here (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=8045.0)
But let"s be honest, Des tends to rattle on about stuff, so here"s my quick guide to season 5.
- We"ve taken out the stuff that didn"t work
- We"re doing more of the stuff that does work
- We"re going to some new places (Glasgow/Cork/Newcastle/Prague/Las Vegas)
- We"ve improved the structure and the payouts
- There are 38 live seats added to the tour
- Most live events are the last weekend of the month
- The online events are the weekend before the live event
- Online National league is improved and plays the first two sundays of the month
Most importantly, to play any of the events (live or online), you"ll need an 888poker account. But it couldn"t be simpler.
Click this (http://www.apat.com/images/today_ad.jpg) (http://www.888poker.com/promotions/?sr=176376)
Other deals may be available, but by signing up through this link, shows your support for APAT.
Really looking forward to season 5. Now it"s out there, everyone can enjoy the buzz around it. Can"t wait for Coventry at the end of the month, should be another classic weekend.
APAT with Subtitles
Well, who"d have thought it. APAT Season 5.
Some said it would never happen, pah, at the non-believers. Momentum is a tricky thing to stop. Lot"s to read regarding the announcement. You can get the full info here (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=8045.0)
But let"s be honest, Des tends to rattle on about stuff, so here"s my quick guide to season 5.
- We"ve taken out the stuff that didn"t work
- We"re doing more of the stuff that does work
- We"re going to some new places (Glasgow/Cork/Newcastle/Prague/Las Vegas)
- We"ve improved the structure and the payouts
- There are 38 live seats added to the tour
- Most live events are the last weekend of the month
- The online events are the weekend before the live event
- Online National league is improved and plays the first two sundays of the month
Most importantly, to play any of the events (live or online), you"ll need an 888poker account. But it couldn"t be simpler.
Click this (http://www.apat.com/images/today_ad.jpg) (http://www.888poker.com/promotions/?sr=176376)
Other deals may be available, but by signing up through this link, shows your support for APAT.
Really looking forward to season 5. Now it"s out there, everyone can enjoy the buzz around it. Can"t wait for Coventry at the end of the month, should be another classic weekend.
Just played a tourney on 888poker. Built up a nice stack to 11k, a bit of luck with AA v KK holding. ;D
Then manage to lose the lot in four hands
K8 v 33 King on flop, lose to runner runner flush
74 v AT Four on flop, lose to runner runner straight
J3 v Q9 Three on flop, lose to runner runner straight
Forced allin next hand with QT, up against AA which rivers quads.
Don"t think this new site like me very much. ::)
Oh, and live event in November is now a given. It"ll be STATESIDE. ;D
Oh, and live event in November is now a given. It"ll be STATESIDE. ;D
Welcome aboard.
And forgot to mention, sorted my next few live events.
April - BlackBelt Poker Live at The Vic, London
May - DTD Grand Prix III, Nottingham
It"s getting tough to pick events that don"t clash with APAT weekends. I see that 888poker have some link with the LPC Deepstacks, so might try and satellite into one of those somewhere down the line.
Oh, and live event in November is now a given. It"ll be STATESIDE. ;D
And forgot to mention, sorted my next few live events.
April - BlackBelt Poker Live at The Vic, London
May - DTD Grand Prix III, Nottingham
It"s getting tough to pick events that don"t clash with APAT weekends. I see that 888poker have some link with the LPC Deepstacks, so might try and satellite into one of those somewhere down the line.
Oh, and live event in November is now a given. It"ll be STATESIDE. ;D
Which day 1 are you planning to play?
playing Thursday myself
Clear Skys and then the Sky fell in.
Sat in seat 8, I had Team Sky Poker player Glitterbabe to my right. To his right was Julian Thew. To his right was James Hartigan. FML.
Really enjoyable table though. We were quickly made the feature table on the live stream, and away we went. Little to report in the first two levels. Won a couple of pots and was upto 6k.
Clear Skys and then the Sky fell in.
Sat in seat 8, I had Team Sky Poker player Glitterbabe to my right. To his right was Julian Thew. To his right was James Hartigan. FML.
Really enjoyable table though. We were quickly made the feature table on the live stream, and away we went. Little to report in the first two levels. Won a couple of pots and was upto 6k.
Must be nice to be as popular as you Leigh ;)
"don"t know if I can face the one day structure"
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LD0pLMJRZCE/TXuR_kghvQI/AAAAAAAAFA8/oGp2AcV2l6E/s512/IMG_6115.JPG)
lol RUN FOREST RUN HAHAHAHAHAHRR
"don"t know if I can face the one day structure"
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LD0pLMJRZCE/TXuR_kghvQI/AAAAAAAAFA8/oGp2AcV2l6E/s512/IMG_6115.JPG)
You look really young in that pic Leigh. Love the expression on your face.
Looks like you are thinking "how am I going to tell my mum I"ve spent my months pocket money on a poker game" ;D
When the website failed on Saturday, our first step was to disable Betfair for all our customers on the web, API and mobile services. Once we identified the actual problem, we determined that we needed our website "available" but with betting disallowed. We recovered the site internally around 18:00 and re-enabled betting as of 20:00 once we were certain it was stable.
Here is what actually happened:
After performing certain types of website changes, an issue developed that caused our servers to temporarily slow down, processing just one thing at a time (single threading) instead of thousands of user requests in parallel. This "single threading" behaviour was introduced some time ago to protect against occasional broken pages caused by serving content while it is changing. In tech speak, our servers weren"t thread-safe on certain types of content changes.
This has been an operational concern for several weeks as our traffic has reached record volumes week after week. While we had several operational protections in place to limit these types of changes during peak load, we missed an important one. Every 15 minutes, an automated process was publishing exactly the type of content that triggers the issue described above. Yesterday we hit a tipping point as the web servers reached a point where it was taking longer than 15 minutes to complete their update - essentially rendering the servers unusable.
Then in an attempt to quickly shed load, we triggered a process to disable some of the computationally intensive features on the site. Unfortunately, the way this was done triggered a complete recompile of every page on our site, for every user, in every locale. Under our normal Saturday usage, recovery took several hours.
After spotting the pattern, we"ve recognised this has been going on with varying impact since February 8, 2011. During periods of increased user traffic, our customers would experience this issue in the form of slow navigation or a "sticky" user experience. Yesterday was simply a tipping point, made worse by our recovery attempt.
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Clear Skys and then the Sky fell in.
Really enjoyed the day at the G Casino Luton for the Sky Poker Tour. 160+ runners with a 5k starting stack and 30 minute blinds. Had a quick catch up with Tighty and met up with Rich Baker and Dai, got my seat draw. Table 16, Seat 8. Last table, so probably first to break (Errr, wrong, would be last to break), not a problem though, shouldn"t be too tough a table.
Sat in seat 8, I had Team Sky Poker player Glitterbabe to my right. To his right was Julian Thew. To his right was James Hartigan. FML.
Really enjoyable table though. We were quickly made the feature table on the live stream, and away we went. Little to report in the first two levels. Won a couple of pots and was upto 6k.
Then got it allin preflop against Julian. AK v AQ. He"d been running quite good at the table, so everyone was quite shocked that he didn"t hit his queen outs. So, upto 12k, and get it allin preflop again with AK. This time against James Hartigan for his tourney life. James has KQ, and although we both made a flush, my ace of clubs was a nice comfort against his queen of clubs.
Now on 19k, and got three times average. I get another one allin preflop against a 5k stack. Pocket Jacks up against Ace Ten. Board comes AAxTx. Nothing wrong with it, just unlucky.
I then play Ace Four of clubs. I wasn"t completely happy with the way I played it, but actually it probably wasn"t that bad. Blinds were 300/600, folded round to me on the button. I raise to 1750, big blind calls. Flop comes out with two clubs. I bet out, BB calls. Blank on the turn. Big blind bets out, I reraise, BB flat calls and leaves himself about 2.5k back. River brings the killer club. Big Blind checks, I bet 2.5k, and eventually he reluctantly calls with his 9-10k stack now in the pot. I declare the nuts, and he just goes "oh".
Up to 25k, and that"s pretty much where I stayed for the next two hours. Just couldn"t find positions or cards. Tries a few steals that got played back on, managed to get a few through, but the levels passed, and before I knew it, I"d gone from three times average stack to less than average stack, but down to two tables.
Blinds were now 1.5k/3k/300. We are down to 19 players, and the top 17 are getting paid, with £220 a minimum cash. I"ve got 21k, average is now about 40k. If I can get a double up, I"m convinced I can do some damage in the latter stages of this.
It folds round to me in mid position, and I have pocket eights. Having not seen anything for ages, the temptation is to much not to ship it in. The player to my left pretty much instantly declares allin. Folds round the rest, and I"m up against poclet queens. A quiet "One Time Please Dealer" under my breath, but out came a queen on the flop to kill any hopes. he just had me covered, so I departed in 19th place.
Thoroughly enjoyed the 7 hours of play. The structure is a bit brutal, but means you have no option to play from the early stages. My problem is that I"d built a stack, but then didn"t push on. But the cards for those 2-3 hours were truly horrendous. I spent the last couple of hours with Dai Llewellyn to my right, and I"m sure he will vouch for all the Sighs and FFS every time I got dealt two cards. Dai managed to cash, so well played to that man.
All in all, it was a really enjoyable table to play poker on. I only actually had five showdowns in 7 hours.
AK v AQ ( For Tourney Life) - WON
AK v KQ - WON
JJ v AT - LOST
A4 v Mucked - WON
88 v QQ (For Tourney Life) - LOST
Don"t know where I get this ATC image from. ;D
Many thanks to Tighty and Tikay and all the guys at Sky, who work very hard to make these events great fun. Not sure if I"ll play another one this season, don"t know if I can face the one day structure. ;D
The final at DTD gotta worth a go, thats the one I want to play (it"s a bit above my bankroll tbh but I don"t mind taking a shot now and then). I will have a couple of goes at qualifying for Cardiff as well.
The final at DTD gotta worth a go, thats the one I want to play (it"s a bit above my bankroll tbh but I don"t mind taking a shot now and then). I will have a couple of goes at qualifying for Cardiff as well.
Unfortunately, the Sky Grand Final is the middle weekend of our Coast to Coast in September. I wonder if Jack and Geo fancy a slight detour. ;D
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One of the drawbacks to living on the south coast (And to be honest, there are very, very few that I have come across in 17 years), is that the poker venues are pretty dire.
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One of the drawbacks to living on the south coast (And to be honest, there are very, very few that I have come across in 17 years), is that the poker venues are pretty dire.
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It"s full of southerners, that"s the other main one
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One of the drawbacks to living on the south coast (And to be honest, there are very, very few that I have come across in 17 years), is that the poker venues are pretty dire.
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It"s full of southerners, that"s the other main one
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Jealous of the Midlands ? When it comes to poker venues, it"s tough not to be. A bunch of great venues on your doorstep, and only an hour or so from London or Manchester. Not bad at all.
So, for me, it"s the train, and London calling on Friday. Day 2 is the Sunday, and I really do hope I"m not about to rail the first matchdays of the APAT Online National League. ;) Here"s hoping.
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One of the drawbacks to living on the south coast (And to be honest, there are very, very few that I have come across in 17 years), is that the poker venues are pretty dire.
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It"s full of southerners, that"s the other main one
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No Jaegers" for you Stu :(
Good luck for tomorrow (and tonight)
Good luck for tomorrow (and tonight)
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Beaten Up By Blackbelts
A few hands later, and I raise it up to 575 from mid position with AQ. Ross calls. We see a flop of 8 5 5. I check, Ross bets out 500, I call. Turn is another 5. Check check. River is another 5. I check, Ross bets out 4k. That"s nearly half my stack. I know that. I know, he knows that. I"m playing the board, I"m sure he is, but I"m winning 1k or losing 4k and I let it go.
Beaten Up By Blackbelts
A few hands later, and I raise it up to 575 from mid position with AQ. Ross calls. We see a flop of 8 5 5. I check, Ross bets out 500, I call. Turn is another 5. Check check. River is another 5. I check, Ross bets out 4k. That"s nearly half my stack. I know that. I know, he knows that. I"m playing the board, I"m sure he is, but I"m winning 1k or losing 4k and I let it go.
85555 + A = Nuts or am I reading this totally wrong 8)
And I"m not sure who it was ;) that posted on my facebook that they thought the gorilla looked like Tighty, but you know who you are, and you chose to delete your comment. ;D
Thanks to everyone that messaged about the Bunch Of Fives giveaway in a previous blog entry. Had quite a few replies, so have decided to give away two lots of entries.
And the lucky two players are :-
ReapUrChips - Andy Overton
MFCrocker - Mark Crocker
Does my day get any worse ? Andy, I don"t want any thanks from you whatsoever, FML #4.
Hope you guys will be able to play all five next week, but if not, use up the cash to play some Bunch Of Fives tournies as soon as you can.
Thanks for reading guys.
Thanks to everyone that messaged about the Bunch Of Fives giveaway in a previous blog entry. Had quite a few replies, so have decided to give away two lots of entries.
And the lucky two players are :-
ReapUrChips - Andy Overton
MFCrocker - Mark Crocker
Does my day get any worse ? Andy, I don"t want any thanks from you whatsoever, FML #4.
Hope you guys will be able to play all five next week, but if not, use up the cash to play some Bunch Of Fives tournies as soon as you can.
Thanks for reading guys.
I"m triple booked tonight, with the start of the Blonde League, which I really want to support Tighty on, and also the start of the Chezger League
We have quite a few captains now that are sat with spreadsheets working out permutations of results as we get down to the crunch each week, and we have more and more "stats" pages appearing in the poker clubs section. I"ve never been quite so aroused.
Watching your slow and steady climb up the Bunch of Fives leaderboard. As you said on Monday, it"s a marathon, not a sprint. Two days to go and only 91 more places. Come on Leigh, you can do it! :)
Watching your slow and steady climb up the Bunch of Fives leaderboard. As you said on Monday, it"s a marathon, not a sprint. Two days to go and only 91 more places. Come on Leigh, you can do it! :)
Even my plan to cancel late registration, backfired on me. ;D
Tonight I am going to wait until everyone has regged, then systematically shut down the national grid. That will only leave those players in my area to contend with. I will triumph.
make mine atrebledouble :(
The next week will definitely not be poker free, although I don"t think I"ll get much chance to play myself. APAT hits Newcastle on Thursday for what will be a sell out four days, don"t believe the doubters. I"m on the train at 7am on Thursday, meeting up with James Barber in London, before catching the second leg of the journey upto Newcastle.
Leigh,
I"m heading up Thursday, as is Don Roberts. I think we"re both aiming for the 11.30am from Kings X as this gets us in handily for check-in time at the hotel.
Will we see you and JB on"t train or are you heading up earlier?
We"re on the 9:30am from Kings X, getting in to go and play the pre-football session.
Could be a big mistake. ;D
ah :2s: v 7c 8c
9c tc 5h
29.1% v 70.9%
This has got me thinking. How much of a dog can you be allin on the flop whilst being ahead on the flop ?
:2d: 7s v jc qc
on a :2h: 9c tc flop is 69.90% / 30.10% in favour of the jc qc
Anyone beat that ?
Leigh
In your hand with the KK would it be right to flat call the 480. If the board pairs on the turn or is a heart then you can get away from it. If it is a blank you can jam because he has enough behind to fold.
I presume you are putting him on a high pocket pair. If the turn card is a black king you are in trouble because you would have to class this as a blank.
:2s: :2h: v qc kc
tc jc th
28.54% v 71.46%
How much of a dog can you be allin on the flop whilst being ahead on the flop ?
Are you sure you understand the question?
Are you sure you understand the question?
How much of a dog can you be allin on the flop whilst being ahead on the flop ?
:2d: 7s v 5c 6c with a flop of :3c: :3h: 4c is: 28.38% v 64.34% (7.27% split)
:2d: 7s v 5c 6c with a flop of :3c: :3h: 4c is: 28.38% v 64.34% (7.27% split)
the split % should be equally divided between the two and so becomes 32.02% v 67.98%
by your method :2s: :2h: v qc kc on a flop of tc jc th is 28.08% v 71.01% (0.91% split)
Interestingly John"s matchup of ah :2s: v 7c 8c on a flop of 9c tc 5h (29.09% v 70.91%) might be the worst you can get that cannot end up in a split?
The answer to all this must be on the net somewhere lol.
I"ve had a quiet day at work and have spent a fair while entering info into the "Internet Hand Odds Calculator" and think your probably right!! ???
Oh well, at least it helped the afternoon pass :P
Oh to be your bookmaker.
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Having had the week off I am debating whether to head into Chester today for an afternoon of Bookie bashing. Knowing SFA I would appreciate a couple of tips to augment my donking choices.
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet |
| Lingfield | 13:35 | Lucy Limelites | 3.05 | ||
| Chester | 13:45 | Lucky Numbers | 9.4 | ||
| Nottingham | 13:55 | Dozy | 3.5 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:05 | Red Socks | 4.1 | ||
| Chester | 14:20 | Maqaraat | 3 | ||
| Nottingham | 14:30 | Laverre | 2.26 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:40 | Ajjaadd | 6.8 | ||
| Chester | 14:55 | St Nicholas Abbey | 2.76 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:05 | Birdwatcher | 2.96 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:15 | Joyful Sound | 12/1 | ||
| Chester | 15:30 | Jamesway | 7.4 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:40 | Serial Sinner | 16/1 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 15:40 | Mr Goodenough | 5.7 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:50 | Perfect Ch"I | 5.4 | ||
| Chester | 16:05 | Winged Valkyrie | 12/1 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:15 | The Winged Assasin | 12/1 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:15 | Another Palm | 11 | ||
| Lingfield | 16:25 | Nahab | 2.56 | ||
| Chester | 16:40 | Invincible Force | 12 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:50 | Exceedingly Good | 4.3 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:55 | Blazing Tempo | 7.4 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:00 | Chief Exec | 5.1 | ||
| Chester | 17:10 | Carter | 9.8 | ||
| Aintree | 17:15 | Phoenix Flight | 2.26 | ||
| Ascot | 17:20 | Buzz Law | 5.7 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 17:30 | Hurricane Fly | 1.61 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:35 | Midnight Trader | 5 | ||
| Ripon | 17:40 | Excelette | 4.7 | ||
| Aintree | 17:45 | Ruthenoise | 1.86 | ||
| Ascot | 17:50 | Vanguard Dream | 7.4 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:00 | Ingleby Star | 7.6 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:05 | First Lieutenant | 3.05 | ||
| Ripon | 18:10 | Song To The Moon | 1.48 | ||
| Aintree | 18:15 | Silver Accord | 12/1 | ||
| Ascot | 18:25 | Rainbow Springs | 2.34 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:35 | Casino Night | 5.6 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:40 | Celtic Folklore | 9 | ||
| Ripon | 18:45 | Red Cape | 10/1 | ||
| Aintree | 18:50 | Miss Sarenne | 5.5 | ||
| Ascot | 19:00 | Guru Girl | 4.1 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:05 | Fine Style | 2.18 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 19:10 | Golden Firebird | 5.4 | ||
| Ripon | 19:15 | Dolphin Rock | 4.7 | ||
| Aintree | 19:25 | I Have Dreamed | 2.62 | ||
| Ascot | 19:35 | Advisor | 9 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:40 | Gala Casino Star | 3.85 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 19:45 | Boxer Georg | 6.4 | ||
| Ripon | 19:50 | Elusive Prince | 5.6 | ||
| Aintree | 20:00 | Premier Grand Cru | 8 | ||
| Ascot | 20:10 | Noble Storm | 1.86 | ||
| Hamilton | 20:15 | Royal Liaison | 1.98 | ||
| Ripon | 20:25 | King In Waiting | 3.7 | ||
| Aintree | 20:35 | Glorious Twelfth | 3.05 | ||
| Hamilton | 20:45 | Arch Walker | 7 |
Having had the week off I am debating whether to head into Chester today for an afternoon of Bookie bashing. Knowing SFA I would appreciate a couple of tips to augment my donking choices.
Right then, 54 selections, locked in.
Right then, 54 selections, locked in.
I know nothing about this but, for a laugh, I"m doing $2 per race on Leigh's selection.
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Right then, 54 selections, locked in.
I know nothing about this but, for a laugh, I"m doing $2 per race on Leigh's selection.
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Such a bad idea. I"ll buy you your first beer in Cardiff to make up for your losses this afternoon. ;)
Here"s my Chester picks for you Ger, based on nothing more than the name of the horse
13:45 -Collateral Damage
14:20 - The Paddyman
14:55 - Allied Powers
15:30 - Bold Bidder
16:05 - I Hate To Lose
16:40 - Thunderball
17:10 - Sir Boss
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet | Result |
| Lingfield | 13:35 | Lucy Limelites | 3.05 | 5/5 | ||
| Chester | 13:45 | Lucky Numbers | 9.4 | 5/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 13:55 | Dozy | 3.5 | 1/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:05 | Red Socks | 4.1 | 2/5 | ||
| Chester | 14:20 | Maqaraat | 3 | 2/6 | ||
| Nottingham | 14:30 | Laverre | 2.26 | 1/8 |
Not time to go through all the races so just picked Chester
I have not had a bet since I don't gamble
2.20 No 8 Glens Diamond 2/1
2.55 No 4 St Nicholas Abbey 11/8
3.30 No 5 Ahtoug 7/4
4.05 No 8 Heatherbird
4.40 No 8 Sioux Rising
5.10 No 9 Lovers Causeway EW
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet | Result |
| Lingfield | 13:35 | Lucy Limelites | 3.05 | 5/5 | ||
| Chester | 13:45 | Lucky Numbers | 9.4 | 5/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 13:55 | Dozy | 3.5 | 1/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:05 | Red Socks | 4.1 | 2/5 | ||
| Chester | 14:20 | Maqaraat | 3 | 2/6 | ||
| Nottingham | 14:30 | Laverre | 2.26 | 1/8 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:40 | Ajjaadd | 6.8 | 4/10 | ||
| Chester | 14:55 | St Nicholas Abbey | 2.76 | 1/5 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:05 | Birdwatcher | 2.96 | PU/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:15 | Joyful Sound | 12/1 | 7/9 | ||
| Chester | 15:30 | Jamesway | 7.4 | 3/8 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:40 | Serial Sinner | 16/1 | 7/11 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 15:40 | Mr Goodenough | 5.7 | 2/18 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:50 | Perfect Ch"I | 5.4 | 2/9 |
How is it going finacially so far Leigh?
How is it going finacially so far Leigh?
I"d imagine Paulie is well down at the moment ;)
Not time to go through all the races so just picked Chester
I have not had a bet since I don't gamble
2.20 No 8 Glens Diamond 2/1
2.55 No 4 St Nicholas Abbey 11/8
3.30 No 5 Ahtoug 7/4
4.05 No 8 Heatherbird
4.40 No 8 Sioux Rising
5.10 No 9 Lovers Causeway EW 12/1
::)
Half way stage (27 races), and currently down 14.31pts
1st = 5
2nd = 7
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet | Result |
| Lingfield | 13:35 | Lucy Limelites | 3.05 | 5/5 | ||
| Chester | 13:45 | Lucky Numbers | 9.4 | 5/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 13:55 | Dozy | 3.5 | 1/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:05 | Red Socks | 4.1 | 2/5 | ||
| Chester | 14:20 | Maqaraat | 3 | 2/6 | ||
| Nottingham | 14:30 | Laverre | 2.26 | 1/8 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:40 | Ajjaadd | 6.8 | 4/10 | ||
| Chester | 14:55 | St Nicholas Abbey | 2.76 | 1/5 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:05 | Birdwatcher | 2.96 | PU/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:15 | Joyful Sound | 12/1 | 7/9 | ||
| Chester | 15:30 | Jamesway | 7.4 | 3/8 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:40 | Serial Sinner | 16/1 | 7/11 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 15:40 | Mr Goodenough | 5.7 | 2/18 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:50 | Perfect Ch"I | 5.4 | 2/9 | ||
| Chester | 16:05 | Winged Valkyrie | 12/1 | 8/12 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:15 | The Winged Assasin | 12/1 | 3/7 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:15 | Another Palm | 11 | 2/25 | ||
| Lingfield | 16:25 | Nahab | 2.56 | 1/9 | ||
| Chester | 16:40 | Invincible Force | 12 | 13/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:50 | Exceedingly Good | 4.3 | 4/9 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:55 | Blazing Tempo | 7.4 | 2/17 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:00 | Chief Exec | 5.1 | 9/9 | ||
| Chester | 17:10 | Carter | 9.8 | 7/11 | ||
| Aintree | 17:15 | Phoenix Flight | 2.26 | 2/7 | ||
| Ascot | 17:20 | Buzz Law | 5.7 | 7/12 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 17:30 | Hurricane Fly | 1.61 | 1/6 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:35 | Midnight Trader | 5 | 6/9 | ||
| Ripon | 17:40 | Excelette | 4.7 | 4/6 | ||
| Aintree | 17:45 | Ruthenoise | 1.86 | 2/5 | ||
| Ascot | 17:50 | Vanguard Dream | 7.4 | 6/7 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:00 | Ingleby Star | 7.6 | /13 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:05 | First Lieutenant | 3.05 | 3/6 | ||
| Ripon | 18:10 | Song To The Moon | 1.48 | 2/3 | ||
| Aintree | 18:15 | Silver Accord | 12/1 | 6/15 | ||
| Ascot | 18:25 | Rainbow Springs | 2.34 | 2/9 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:35 | Casino Night | 5.6 | 2/11 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:40 | Celtic Folklore | 9 | 2/15 | ||
| Ripon | 18:45 | Red Cape | 10/1 | 10/14 | ||
| Aintree | 18:50 | Miss Sarenne | 5.5 | 5/7 | ||
| Ascot | 19:00 | Guru Girl | 4.1 | 1/10 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:05 | Fine Style | 2.18 | 3/9 |
did u take 4.1 on guru leigh ?
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet | Result |
| Ascot | 19:35 | Advisor | 9 | 11/12 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:40 | Gala Casino Star | 3.85 | 1/8 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 19:45 | Boxer Georg | 6.4 | 6/18 | ||
| Ripon | 19:50 | Elusive Prince | 5.6 | 1/12 | ||
| Aintree | 20:00 | Premier Grand Cru | 8 | 1/11 |
| Course | Start Time | To Win | Betfair | Each Way | SkyBet | Result |
| Lingfield | 13:35 | Lucy Limelites | 3.05 | 5/5 | ||
| Chester | 13:45 | Lucky Numbers | 9.4 | 5/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 13:55 | Dozy | 3.5 | 1/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:05 | Red Socks | 4.1 | 2/5 | ||
| Chester | 14:20 | Maqaraat | 3 | 2/6 | ||
| Nottingham | 14:30 | Laverre | 2.26 | 1/8 | ||
| Lingfield | 14:40 | Ajjaadd | 6.8 | 4/10 | ||
| Chester | 14:55 | St Nicholas Abbey | 2.76 | 1/5 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:05 | Birdwatcher | 2.96 | PU/7 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:15 | Joyful Sound | 12/1 | 7/9 | ||
| Chester | 15:30 | Jamesway | 7.4 | 3/8 | ||
| Nottingham | 15:40 | Serial Sinner | 16/1 | 7/11 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 15:40 | Mr Goodenough | 5.7 | 2/18 | ||
| Lingfield | 15:50 | Perfect Ch"I | 5.4 | 2/9 | ||
| Chester | 16:05 | Winged Valkyrie | 12/1 | 8/12 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:15 | The Winged Assasin | 12/1 | 3/7 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:15 | Another Palm | 11 | 2/25 | ||
| Lingfield | 16:25 | Nahab | 2.56 | 1/9 | ||
| Chester | 16:40 | Invincible Force | 12 | 13/14 | ||
| Nottingham | 16:50 | Exceedingly Good | 4.3 | 4/9 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 16:55 | Blazing Tempo | 7.4 | 2/17 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:00 | Chief Exec | 5.1 | 9/9 | ||
| Chester | 17:10 | Carter | 9.8 | 7/11 | ||
| Aintree | 17:15 | Phoenix Flight | 2.26 | 2/7 | ||
| Ascot | 17:20 | Buzz Law | 5.7 | 7/12 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 17:30 | Hurricane Fly | 1.61 | 1/6 | ||
| Lingfield | 17:35 | Midnight Trader | 5 | 6/9 | ||
| Ripon | 17:40 | Excelette | 4.7 | 4/6 | ||
| Aintree | 17:45 | Ruthenoise | 1.86 | 2/5 | ||
| Ascot | 17:50 | Vanguard Dream | 7.4 | 6/7 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:00 | Ingleby Star | 7.6 | 8/13 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:05 | First Lieutenant | 3.05 | 3/6 | ||
| Ripon | 18:10 | Song To The Moon | 1.48 | 2/3 | ||
| Aintree | 18:15 | Silver Accord | 12/1 | 6/15 | ||
| Ascot | 18:25 | Rainbow Springs | 2.34 | 2/9 | ||
| Hamilton | 18:35 | Casino Night | 5.6 | 2/11 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 18:40 | Celtic Folklore | 9 | 2/15 | ||
| Ripon | 18:45 | Red Cape | 10/1 | 10/14 | ||
| Aintree | 18:50 | Miss Sarenne | 5.5 | 5/7 | ||
| Ascot | 19:00 | Guru Girl | 4.1 | 1/10 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:05 | Fine Style | 2.18 | 3/9 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 19:10 | Golden Firebird | 5.4 | 3/25 | ||
| Ripon | 19:15 | Dolphin Rock | 4.7 | 4/8 | ||
| Aintree | 19:25 | I Have Dreamed | 2.62 | 4/7 | ||
| Ascot | 19:35 | Advisor | 9 | 11/12 | ||
| Hamilton | 19:40 | Gala Casino Star | 3.85 | 1/8 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 19:45 | Boxer Georg | 6.4 | 6/18 | ||
| Ripon | 19:50 | Elusive Prince | 5.6 | 1/12 | ||
| Aintree | 20:00 | Premier Grand Cru | 8 | 1/11 | ||
| Ascot | 20:10 | Noble Storm | 1.86 | 2/3 | ||
| Hamilton | 20:15 | Royal Liaison | 1.98 | 3/9 | ||
| Ripon | 20:25 | King In Waiting | 3.7 | 5/9 | ||
| Aintree | 20:35 | Glorious Twelfth | 3.05 | 6/12 | ||
| Hamilton | 20:45 | Arch Walker | 7 | 4/7 |
I think Leigh's gonna go for a haircut
I think Leigh's gonna go for a haircut
Was it that obvious ?
Going Monday morning ;D
if you canstandcrouch in front of the mirror and like the person looking back you"re ok
Anybody want any coaching ?
I played a small homegame round a mates house last night. A great opportunity to catch up with four guys I used to work with and haven"t really seen for about a year.
Great fun and lots of banter. As seems to be the norm, I dealt and although I produced my usual confident game, I was out first. :D
Down to three players and blinds are 400/800. UTG shoves allin for 4.5k. Small blind folds, and the big blind sat on about 25k dwells for ages, then decides he wants to fold. I have a look at his cards and he has Ace King offsuit. I just say "You"ve go to call. In fact, if you don"t call, I"m getting up and leaving". The other guy who was out then had a look at the cards and said similar.
So, a bit reluctantly, the big blind says "Okay, he calls"
As he"s counting out his chips, the comment is made that those cards are one of the stronger starting hands and he"s only in a bad way up against AA or KK, just as UTG flips over pocket aces.
FML, I"ve just talked a guy into running AK into AA when he had a gut feeling not to play the hand.
I felt quite bad, but it was only a fun game. more as an excuse to catch up. Luckily the big blind was able to laugh about it, and actually went on to win it, busting AK heads up.
I am available for poker coaching any time, very reasonable rates. ;D
It"s a satellite and your aim is a seat, did you state the situation to him in the chat box? I for one would have complied whilst keeping an eye on the other table and playing the clock to its limit.
Strange Times
You can write all the rules and potential scenarios you like, but in the world of APAT, something different is bound to happen.
Two hours into last nights league games and both are ended with the prizepool equally paid out, due to a server crash that as far as I can tell, affected two tournaments. Nice work.
Meanwhile, over at DTD, they are running their regular monthly deepstack, which is down to the final table, with two players wishing to remain anonymous.
Our own intrepid updater, Rich "Tightend" Prew, having effectively had a super-injunction slapped on his updating, battles on to complete another great update weekend.
But really ? I"m sure players have reasons for not wanting their name splashed across the internet, declaring that they are degenerate, gambling, poker players, but what would happen if everyone took that approach.
In today"s world of social networking, how do they expect for this information to stay private. One of the two players only decided to become anonymous on the second day. I"m still trying to work that one out actually, bit late wouldn"t you say ?
madness, how on earth can you be kept anon in todays world as you say. I understand DTD maybe agreeing to no names should that person(s) wish, and maybe the "official" updater be requested to mention no names...but say you were one of the other Final table players, and were say knocked out or knocked out the anon - that mean you can"t state on your own blog / FB / twitter who it was??
My Uni Jukebox - Now Playing
Peaches by The Presidents of the United States of America
Peaches come from a can
They were put there by a man
In a factory downtown
Genius lyrics ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
who
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SCOUSE - Steve Bayliff
EEEEEEEEEEEEEK I dont play poker i play life here !! MORTIFIED X HAHAHAHAH thanks so much leigh and rich the GREEK , had a fab time , it must have been the fresh air between casinos that left me rather sozzelled , well thats my excuse , was lovely too meet you all xxxxxx
it must have been the fresh air between casinos that left me rather sozzelled
You need to to be careful with Plumbers Leigh, they can be really smooth, criminal even, they just dont stop till they"ve had enough. He may even come up with some off the wall story like you you have bubbles in your tank, but dont let him rock with you. He"s likely gonna wanna be starting something but, you can always tell him to beat it.
You need to to be careful with Plumbers Leigh, they can be really smooth, criminal even, they just dont stop till they"ve had enough. He may even come up with some off the wall story like you you have bubbles in your tank, but dont let him rock with you. He"s likely gonna wanna be starting something but, you can always tell him to beat it.
have to agree with this as there are allot of cowboys out there that want to rip you off
You need to to be careful with Plumbers Leigh, they can be really smooth, criminal even, they just dont stop till they"ve had enough. He may even come up with some off the wall story like you you have bubbles in your tank, but dont let him rock with you. He"s likely gonna wanna be starting something but, you can always tell him to beat it.
have to agree with this as there are allot of cowboys out there that want to rip you off, smooth criminals the lot of them.
You need to to be careful with Plumbers Leigh, they can be really smooth, criminal even, they just dont stop till they"ve had enough. He may even come up with some off the wall story like you you have bubbles in your tank, but dont let him rock with you. He"s likely gonna wanna be starting something but, you can always tell him to beat it.
have to agree with this as there are allot of cowboys out there that want to rip you off
Davy, is it a good thing that you are free of the ravages of subtlety and irony ?
You"ll be sorely missed!! Thank you for all the work you have put in and the support you have given to the whole of the APAT family.
To say you are going to be missed is a massive understatement Leigh. I want to thank you personally for the warm welcome I have had from you at the APAT events. You"re a truly lovely person and all your hard work has been very much appreciated. I hope to see you at a poker event in the future.
Sending you my very best wishes xxx
You"ll be sorely missed!! Thank you for all the work you have put in and the support you have given to the whole of the APAT family.
Hope to see you at events in the future.
Alan
Only just read this. So much said already.
Also met you for the first time in Vienna, along with Phil TC. A true Ambassador for APAT over the years, and one of those true good guys that you meet during your life.
Been a pleasure to be aquainted with you at APAT Leigh, good luck in your life balance change and hope to meet you again over the felt at some point.
You will be missed by everyone.
Thank you for all your hard work over the years.
Enjoy your well earned break mate.
A true gentleman and proper APAT legend.
Cheers
Only just read this. So much said already.
Also met you for the first time in Vienna, along with Phil TC. A true Ambassador for APAT over the years, and one of those true good guys that you meet during your life.
Been a pleasure to be aquainted with you at APAT Leigh, good luck in your life balance change and hope to meet you again over the felt at some point.
You will be missed by everyone.
Do You mean Venice? ;D
Hmmmmm, 12 pages of unread threads. This may take a while. ;)
Hmmmmm, 12 pages of unread threads. This may take a while. ;)
Hmmmmm, 12 pages of unread threads. This may take a while. ;)
Hurrah, are you back Leigh?
Not too late to book Vegas.
Estate Agents and Letting Agents, and what I would do if I could just get them all in the same place at the same time
Nice to be back posting on APAT though. ;D
Not too late to book Vegas.
Um This
Early night for me then.
Disappointed of Dorset.
Early night for me then.
Disappointed of Dorset.
The standard is much tougher now than it was a couple of years ago.
| Event | Date | Time | Name | Guarantee |
| 1 | Thu-19-Jan | 17:00 | $22 NL Hold'em [6-Max] | $200,000 |
| 2 | Thu-19-Jan | 19:00 | $33 NL Omaha Hi/Lo | $50,000 |
| 3 | Thu-19-Jan | 21:00 | $134 NL Hold'em [Knockout] | $250,000 |
| 4 | Thu-19-Jan | 23:00 | $33 NL Hold'em | $100,000 |
| 5 | Fri-20-Jan | 13:00 | $22 PL Draw | $50,000 |
| 6 | Fri-20-Jan | 15:00 | $55 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Shootout] | $100,000 |
| 7 | Fri-20-Jan | 17:00 | $22 NL Hold'em [Rebuys] | $400,000 |
| 8 | Fri-20-Jan | 19:00 | $82 NL Hold'em [Big Antes, 2x Chance] | $300,000 |
| 9 | Sat-21-Jan | 15:00 | $55 PL Omaha [Knockout] | $100,000 |
| 10 | Sat-21-Jan | 17:00 | $11 NL Hold'em [Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] | $300,000 |
| 11 | Sat-21-Jan | 19:00 | $109 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up] | $150,000 |
| 12 | Sat-21-Jan | 21:00 | $33 Triple Stud | $25,000 |
| 13 | Sat-21-Jan | 00:00 | $33 Saturday Speedway - TCOOP Special | $100,000 |
| 14 | Sun-22-Jan | 13:30 | $55 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, 2R1A] | $50,000 |
| 15 | Sun-22-Jan | 16:30 | $55 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] | $150,000 |
| 16 | Sun-22-Jan | 17:30 | $55 NL Hold'em [Knockout] | $200,000 |
| 17 | Sun-22-Jan | 18:30 | $109 NL Hold'em [1R1A] | $300,000 |
| 18 | Sun-22-Jan | 20:30 | $22 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] | $150,000 |
| 19 | Sun-22-Jan | 23:30 | $215 Sunday Supersonic - TCOOP Special [Hyper-Turbo] | $300,000 |
| 20 | Mon-23-Jan | 13:00 | $55 PL Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A] | $100,000 |
| 21 | Mon-23-Jan | 15:00 | $44 NL Hold'em [4-Max] | $150,000 |
| 22 | Mon-23-Jan | 17:00 | $82 FL Omaha Hi/Lo | $50,000 |
| 23 | Mon-23-Jan | 19:00 | $153 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] | $200,000 |
| 24 | Tue-24-Jan | 17:00 | $109 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] | $50,000 |
| 25 | Tue-24-Jan | 19:00 | $215 NL Hold'em | $500,000 |
| 26 | Tue-24-Jan | 21:00 | $22 Stud | $25,000 |
| 27 | Tue-24-Jan | 23:00 | $22 NL Hold'em [Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] | $300,000 |
| 28 | Wed-25-Jan | 13:00 | $82 NL Hold'em [2x Chance] | $150,000 |
| 29 | Wed-25-Jan | 15:00 | $109 NL Hold'em [Shootout] | $75,000 |
| 30 | Wed-25-Jan | 17:00 | $11 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] | $100,000 |
| 31 | Wed-25-Jan | 19:00 | $22 Stud Hi/Lo | $25,000 |
| 32 | Thu-26-Jan | 17:00 | $5.50 NL Hold'em [Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] | $100,000 |
| 33 | Thu-26-Jan | 19:00 | $33 Razz | $50,000 |
| 34 | Thu-26-Jan | 21:00 | $215 NL Hold'em [2x Chance] | $400,000 |
| 35 | Thu-26-Jan | 23:00 | $55 PL Omaha [4-Max] | $75,000 |
| 36 | Fri-27-Jan | 13:00 | $82 NL Hold'em [6-Max] | $250,000 |
| 37 | Fri-27-Jan | 15:00 | $55 PL Omaha [6-Max, 2R1A] | $100,000 |
| 38 | Fri-27-Jan | 17:00 | $55 NL Hold'em [Ante Up] | $100,000 |
| 39 | Fri-27-Jan | 19:00 | $109 FL Hold'em [6-Max] | $100,000 |
| 40 | Sat-28-Jan | 15:00 | $109 HORSE | $25,000 |
| 41 | Sat-28-Jan | 17:00 | $109 PL Omaha [Heads-Up] | $50,000 |
| 42 | Sat-28-Jan | 19:00 | $33 NL Hold'em [Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] | $300,000 |
| 43 | Sat-28-Jan | 21:00 | $109 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] | $100,000 |
| 44 | Sat-28-Jan | 00:00 | $33 Saturday Speedway - TCOOP Special | $100,000 |
| 45 | Sun-29-Jan | 11:00 | $109 NL Hold'em | $100,000 |
| 46 | Sun-29-Jan | 16:00 | $215 NL Hold'em (replaces Sunday Warm-Up) | $750,000 |
| 47 | Sun-29-Jan | 17:00 | $2,100 NL Hold'em [High Roller] | $500,000 |
| 48 | Sun-29-Jan | 18:30 | $320 8-Game | $100,000 |
| 49 | Sun-29-Jan | 20:30 | $700 NL Hold'em Main Event | $1,500,000 |
| 50 | Sun-29-Jan | 23:30 | $215 Sunday Supersonic - TCOOP Wrap Party [Hyper-Turbo] | $300,000 |
| Event | Buyin | Name | Finishing Pos | |
| 1 | Reload Ticket | $22 NL Hold'em [6-Max] | 22413rd/44787 | |
| 2 | $12 Satellite | $33 NL Omaha Hi/Lo | 2388th/4584 | |
| 3 | $39 Satellite | $134 NL Hold'em [Knockout] | 2691st/5561 | |
| 4 | Direct | $33 NL Hold'em | 2259th/9877 |
Anyone got any quick advice for PL Draw. Never played it, but quite fancy giving it a go at 1pm today.
Anyone got any quick advice for PL Draw. Never played it, but quite fancy giving it a go at 1pm today.
Pay attention to how many cards people draw and their betting patterns
Position is as important as in NLHE
2 pair is a bigger hand than you might think
Only bluff v players who know what their doing
Drawing 2 cards to a flush and hitting is not skill
Now can I have some NLHE advice please :D
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=2650.240
Can"t make Brighton, so will have to wait for season 6 to make my "live" comeback.
I"ve played two satellites so far to practice a bit and had trip aces and trip tens beaten by a fullhouse each time where the player has drawn 2 cards.
Is that just normal ?
Football Home Bankers
Ar5enal 7-1 WIN
QPR 1-2 LOST
Man City
West Brom 1-2 LOST
West Ham 2-1 WIN
Cardiff 1-3 LOST
6 Nations following Will Greenwoods Tips
France win > 12.5pts France win 30-12
Scotland win England win 13-6
Ireland win < 12.5pts
All Weather E/W Yankee
Lingfield 14:30 - Chjimes - 4th
Lingfield 15:35 - Exemplary - 3rd @ 9/2
Wolverhampton 15:45 - Face Value 1st @ 7/4
Wolverhampton 16:15 - La Estrella - RACING ABANDONED (FML)
FFS Scotland. Clearly the bookies knew how many mistakes they would make. Truly shocking at this level of rugby. Gutted to be giving this England team some confidence, not good.
Football Home Bankers
Ar5enal 7-1 WIN
QPR 1-2 LOST
Man City
West Brom 1-2 LOST
West Ham 2-1 WIN
Cardiff 1-3 LOST
6 Nations following Will Greenwoods Tips
France win > 12.5pts France win 30-12
Scotland win England win 13-6
Ireland win < 12.5pts
All Weather E/W Yankee
Lingfield 14:30 - Chjimes - 4th
Lingfield 15:35 - Exemplary - 3rd @ 9/2
Wolverhampton 15:45 - Face Value 1st @ 7/4
Wolverhampton 16:15 - La Estrella - RACING ABANDONED (FML)
Don't take it so seriously, after all, it's just a game.
or in majority of cases, a use for disposable income.
Keep good records
stick to good bank roll management
play with a smile on your face, have a laugh, meet and talk to new people.
Mine make very silly reading, but I am still having fun
The only negative comments I have read over the past day have been the queue of people looking to "shout down" those trying to have a discussion.
The only negative comments I have read over the past day have been the queue of people looking to "shout down" those trying to have a discussion.
After I posted on Ger"s blog and then mine I read recent posts and find this. I hope you don"t mind but I"m stealing this quote as it sums up how I feel about it.
The only negative comments I have read over the past day have been the queue of people looking to "shout down" those trying to have a discussion.
After I posted on Ger"s blog and then mine I read recent posts and find this. I hope you don"t mind but I"m stealing this quote as it sums up how I feel about it.
All yours. Trust me, I know how you feel. But it will pass. Des will have another announcement next week, that"s assuming he"s not been scared off after yesterday. ;D
I wouldn"t blame if he was! He works his little socks off bringing a great product to the members of APAT and then gets shouted down and criticised by a small section of the APAT comminity, that take the gloss off the announcement. He must wonder why he bothers sometimes!
Lastly, as Des has iterated in numerous posts, and also in my own opinion, this is not an international tournament where we are representing our country or our nationality - it"s supposed to be a regional league where we represent the area in which we live and play our poker, and is a vehicle for us to spread the APAT word locally as we recruit within our local poker communities. The international team events are elsewhere on the APAT calendar.
I am very upset by some of the comments made, mainly by people who are uneffected by the clarification Des posted yesterday morning.
Sorry Ger - don"t mean to hijack your blog thread, but need to quote Stuart"s answer to respond.
Stu - you suggest that most people are unaffected by the ruling.... I think you are wrong. Everyone is affected by it (unless they currently live in the region in which they were born). If you as a Scot were allowed to choose to play for the Scotland region rather than the region in which you live, to keep a level playing field that grace would have to afforded to every other player in the league - everyone would then be laying claim to alternative regions based on their birth....... the rule would be unmanageable and unpoliceable, at which point it becomes a nonsense rule. By aligning all players to the region they currently reside in, the rule is enforcable, understandable, non-discriminatory, clear, and fair.
I am very upset by some of the comments made, mainly by people who are uneffected by the clarification Des posted yesterday morning.
Sorry Ger - don"t mean to hijack your blog thread, but need to quote Stuart"s answer to respond.
Stu - you suggest that most people are unaffected by the ruling.... I think you are wrong. Everyone is affected by it (unless they currently live in the region in which they were born). If you as a Scot were allowed to choose to play for the Scotland region rather than the region in which you live, to keep a level playing field that grace would have to afforded to every other player in the league - everyone would then be laying claim to alternative regions based on their birth....... the rule would be unmanageable and unpoliceable, at which point it becomes a nonsense rule. By aligning all players to the region they currently reside in, the rule is enforcable, understandable, non-discriminatory, clear, and fair.
Steve, hope you don"t mind me nabbing this from Ger"s blog, but I wanted to post it on here, because you make a really valid point, one which I hadn"t really considered.
Starting to question what the best thing is now. Isn"t debate great ? ???
Clarification on the rules (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=10432.0) has been made, and although some will disagree, I think Des and those he sought for opinions have made the best decision for the success of the new league.
It always amazes me how through all the heated debate we end up in a stronger position. If only we could find a way of getting there without everyone getting so worked up, or perhaps it needs the passion and the fact that people care for things to be reviewed and improved.
Clarification on the rules (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=10432.0) has been made, and although some will disagree, I think Des and those he sought for opinions have made the best decision for the success of the new league.
It always amazes me how through all the heated debate we end up in a stronger position. If only we could find a way of getting there without everyone getting so worked up, or perhaps it needs the passion and the fact that people care for things to be reviewed and improved.
you going to pick your toys up now then? :P :P :D
A Horse, A Horse, My Kingdom for A Horse
The rearranged Newbury meeting totally passed me by yesterday, even though I had planned to sit and watch some of the races and have a few small bets, so instead I"ve picked a few for this afternoon.
Haydock 18th Feb - 14:10 Backing: Thehillofuisneach
Ascot 18th Feb - 14:25 Backing: Penny Max
Haydock 18th Feb - 14:45 Backing: Featherbed Lane
Ascot 18th Feb - 15:00 Backing: Kauto Stone
Haydock 18th Feb - 15:20 Backing: Some Target
Ascot 18th Feb - 15:35 Backing: Eastlake
A Horse, A Horse, My Kingdom for A Horse
The rearranged Newbury meeting totally passed me by yesterday, even though I had planned to sit and watch some of the races and have a few small bets, so instead I"ve picked a few for this afternoon.
Haydock 18th Feb - 14:10 Backing: Thehillofuisneach
Ascot 18th Feb - 14:25 Backing: Penny Max
Haydock 18th Feb - 14:45 Backing: Featherbed Lane
Ascot 18th Feb - 15:00 Backing: Kauto Stone
Haydock 18th Feb - 15:20 Backing: Some Target
Ascot 18th Feb - 15:35 Backing: Eastlake
Don"t give up the day job - you need it to pay your gambling debts ;D
Can we influence PS in anyway so that you win this and get to go to every live APAT ;D
Then I think a bit of pepper research will be in order. ;D
Wow, impressive peppers.
Very difficult to grow for us "non green fingered types".
I"d recommend getting some spuds in somewhere soon Leigh.
They don"t mind soil quality & break up the ground well.
Nothing like digging your own new potatoes.
Plant before Cheltenham week & they"ll be ready on Derby day!
Then I think a bit of pepper research will be in order. ;D
These are some that I grew from seed last year...
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Vegetables come out of the ground?! :o
I thought they just came from that bag in the freezer where you get little chunks of all your fav bits....
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| Event | Date | Time | Game |
| 1 | Thu 23rd Feb | 15:00 | NLHE |
| 2 | Thu 23rd Feb | 19:00 | PLO [6-Max] |
| 3 | Thu 23rd Feb | 23:00 | FL Badugi |
| 4 | Fri 24th Feb | 15:00 | NLH/PLO [Turbo] |
| 5 | Fri 24th Feb | 19:00 | NLHE [Triple Shootout] |
| 6 | Fri 24th Feb | 23:00 | 8-Game |
| 7 | Sat 25th Feb | 15:00 | NLHE [6-Max] |
| 8 | Sat 25th Feb | 19:00 | NLHE |
| 9 | Sat 25th Feb | 23:00 | PLO [6-Max] |
| 10 | Sun 26th Feb | 15:00 | Stud |
| 11 | Sun 26th Feb | 19:00 | NLH/PLO |
| 12 | Sun 26th Feb | 23:00 | Stud Hi/Lo [Turbo] |
| 13 | Mon 27th Feb | 15:00 | NLHE [4-Max] |
| 14 | Mon 27th Feb | 19:00 | PL 5-Card Draw [6-Max] |
| 15 | Mon 27th Feb | 23:00 | NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] |
| 16 | Tue 28th Feb | 15:00 | Triple Stud |
| 17 | Tue 28th Feb | 19:00 | NLHE [Heads-Up] |
| 18 | Tue 28th Feb | 23:00 | PLO [Turbo] |
| 19 | Wed 29th Feb | 15:00 | FLHE [6-Max] |
| 20 | Wed 29th Feb | 19:00 | PLHE [Turbo] |
| 21 | Wed 29th Feb | 23:00 | NLHE [Triple Shootout, 10-Max] |
| 22 | Thu 1st Mar | 15:00 | PLO [6-Max] |
| 23 | Thu 1st Mar | 19:00 | NLHE [Big Antes] |
| 24 | Thu 1st Mar | 23:00 | NL Omaha Hi/Lo |
| 25 | Fri 2nd Mar | 15:00 | NLHE [Deepstacks] |
| 26 | Fri 2nd Mar | 19:00 | PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] |
| 27 | Fri 2nd Mar | 23:00 | NLHE [Turbo] |
| 28 | Sat 3rd Mar | 15:00 | HORSE |
| 29 | Sat 3rd Mar | 19:00 | NLHE [6-Max] |
| 30 | Sat 3rd Mar | 23:00 | NLHE |
| 31 | Sun 4th Mar | 15:00 | NLHE Main Event |
So, the WBCOOP schedule started an hour ago. I"ve got myself tickets to play upto ten of the events. Each one has SCOOP added value tickets for the top 108 runners, with each of those getting a seat in the $5k added grand final.
So, what would you play ?
WBCOOP 2012 Tournament Schedule
Event Date Time Game 1 Thu 23rd Feb 15:00 NLHE 2 Thu 23rd Feb 19:00 PLO [6-Max] 3 Thu 23rd Feb 23:00 FL Badugi 4 Fri 24th Feb 15:00 NLH/PLO [Turbo] 5 Fri 24th Feb 19:00 NLHE [Triple Shootout] 6 Fri 24th Feb 23:00 8-Game 7 Sat 25th Feb 15:00 NLHE [6-Max] 8 Sat 25th Feb 19:00 NLHE 9 Sat 25th Feb 23:00 PLO [6-Max] 10 Sun 26th Feb 15:00 Stud 11 Sun 26th Feb 19:00 NLH/PLO 12 Sun 26th Feb 23:00 Stud Hi/Lo [Turbo] 13 Mon 27th Feb 15:00 NLHE [4-Max] 14 Mon 27th Feb 19:00 PL 5-Card Draw [6-Max] 15 Mon 27th Feb 23:00 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] 16 Tue 28th Feb 15:00 Triple Stud 17 Tue 28th Feb 19:00 NLHE [Heads-Up] 18 Tue 28th Feb 23:00 PLO [Turbo] 19 Wed 29th Feb 15:00 FLHE [6-Max] 20 Wed 29th Feb 19:00 PLHE [Turbo] 21 Wed 29th Feb 23:00 NLHE [Triple Shootout, 10-Max] 22 Thu 1st Mar 15:00 PLO [6-Max] 23 Thu 1st Mar 19:00 NLHE [Big Antes] 24 Thu 1st Mar 23:00 NL Omaha Hi/Lo 25 Fri 2nd Mar 15:00 NLHE [Deepstacks] 26 Fri 2nd Mar 19:00 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] 27 Fri 2nd Mar 23:00 NLHE [Turbo] 28 Sat 3rd Mar 15:00 HORSE 29 Sat 3rd Mar 19:00 NLHE [6-Max] 30 Sat 3rd Mar 23:00 NLHE 31 Sun 4th Mar 15:00 NLHE Main Event
Grow Your Own 2
Things are coming together nicely. On Monday I purchased the necessary materials to make the raised beds.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5znzpBtkVrg/T0fC2YavrHI/AAAAAAAAEYY/-T4aiJGaLK0/s640/IMG_0092.JPG)
And this morning, I built the first one.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-z2LUcyGl5q8/T0fC9AiO8kI/AAAAAAAAEYg/PkqASpFgIrI/s640/IMG_0093.JPG)
A bit more clearing and digging on the weekend, and we should have the first one in place. It is a Six Nations Rugby weekend though, and I"ve got to do a Heathrow run, so plans may change. ;D
I chose to give the honest answer, "No, not really"
Round 2 complete. I felt quite bad for the Chilean player "MaxiAndres1"
Not only did they get drawn against me and have to put up with my poker playing, but they also got disconnected.
I did have a small chip lead at the time (nearly 2:1), which was nearer 5:1 by the time they got back on.
Brings back the old debate about what do you do in this situation. If it"s an APAT game, then I"m hanging on to see if they can get reconnected, otherwise it"s a case of grab as many chips while you can. ;D
Round 3 awaits, a win in that and I"m in the cash.
dl_kreol from Russia is defeated and I"m into Round 4.
That"s a $11 SCOOP ticket in the bag, only need another 6 wins to bag the $215 SCOOP ticket.
(Luck is bound to run out eventually :D )
PokerStars Hand #76366581319: Tournament #514054603, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2012/02/28 19:04:27 WET [2012/02/28 14:04:27 ET]
Table "514054603 40" 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: langdon14 (1980 in chips)
Seat 2: Chipaccrual (1020 in chips)
This is all very well and good... but..... you have a "Swedish cider rep" ? ? ? ?
LOL. Which tourney is that from ?
LOL. Which tourney is that from ?
The short stack thing, fun comp.
LOL. Which tourney is that from ?
The short stack thing, fun comp.
Oh, and I had Ks 7h ;D
LOL. Which tourney is that from ?
The short stack thing, fun comp.
Oh, and I had Ks 7h ;D
Shove pre. Had decided to spite call though as it was pure bubble :D
| Tournament | Buy In | Time (GMT) | Guaranteed Prize Pool |
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How is the garden coming along? with all the all the good weather we have had, must have helped (need some pics)
Was the a forum delay in posting that? It"s Good Friday, and Coventry is coming up...?
Nice looking planter btw
Top result that Leigh, well done!!!
On a side note, whats your thoughts on Ole Solskajearereajerjaerjaaaererer having talks on being Villa boss?
Top result that Leigh, well done!!!
On a side note, whats your thoughts on Ole Solskajearereajerjaerjaaaererer having talks on being Villa boss?
A copy and paste of my Facebook thoughts on the subject earlier today :-
This would be a massive risk. Not for Villa, but definitely for Ole. He"s built up a great reputation coaching at United and then taking Molde to a title and Champs League football. Does he really want to risk all that for what is a very average job at Villa ? Might be a stepping stone to greater things, but with the support that recent Villa managers have had, he could be left wanting.
Top result that Leigh, well done!!!
On a side note, whats your thoughts on Ole Solskajearereajerjaerjaaaererer having talks on being Villa boss?
A copy and paste of my Facebook thoughts on the subject earlier today :-
This would be a massive risk. Not for Villa, but definitely for Ole. He"s built up a great reputation coaching at United and then taking Molde to a title and Champs League football. Does he really want to risk all that for what is a very average job at Villa ? Might be a stepping stone to greater things, but with the support that recent Villa managers have had, he could be left wanting.
Very good points.
Could be worse though, he could be talking to Liverpool...
Top result that Leigh, well done!!!
On a side note, whats your thoughts on Ole Solskajearereajerjaerjaaaererer having talks on being Villa boss?
A copy and paste of my Facebook thoughts on the subject earlier today :-
This would be a massive risk. Not for Villa, but definitely for Ole. He"s built up a great reputation coaching at United and then taking Molde to a title and Champs League football. Does he really want to risk all that for what is a very average job at Villa ? Might be a stepping stone to greater things, but with the support that recent Villa managers have had, he could be left wanting.
Very good points.
Could be worse though, he could be talking to Liverpool...
He"d never go there. As Chris Peers pointed out of my FB thread, could easily see him with the top job at Old Trafford in years to come. He"s around 10/1 to be next manager.
Its just impossible to predict what Mourinho will do, it wouldnt surprise me in the least to see him at Man U. But then it would surprise me to see him stay at Real Madrid. Or turn up at Man City either.
Its just impossible to predict what Mourinho will do, it wouldnt surprise me in the least to see him at Man U. But then it would surprise me to see him stay at Real Madrid. Or turn up at Man City either.
His ego needs to manage Man United. Whenever Fergie decides to pack in, I reckon one phonecall and Mourinho would drop wherever he happened to be.
He"s got the respect of Fergie, and although a lot of United fans didn"t think much of him to start with, I reckon he would be top of most United fans wishlist for a new manager.
Just looking to to how the young Percy Thrower was getting on & I see the gardening going great but the poker doing even better Leigh. N1.
The compost bin looks like it cost a vast amount. Very profressional.
Hope the weather isn"t damaging your crops too much, it"s been a terrible year so far.
Will be digging SPUDS soon!
Gl with that chipleader tourney..........
overlay
Definitions :-
verb (tr)
1 - to lay or place something over or upon (something else)
So, where does "overlay" come from in poker terms ?
Here comes the paranoia
Up stupidly early for a Sunday morning, so settle down to a few games of poker on Stars with a cuppa.
An hour and a bit into the $50 turbo, and my stack is 3.5k. Blinds are 150/300 and there"s a min raise UTG (playing 7k). A flat call next, before a short stack goes allin for around 500.
I"ve got AK, and it looks as good a spot as any, so in it goes. Folds back round to original raiser, who calls, other player gets out the way.
Short stack has JT and original raiser has A5. Flop get"s dealt, no bother at all for me, only a 5 is going to stop my double up. Stars lags for ages, then it eventually clears for me to see the 5 land on the river.
Done by another 1/2/3 outer on the river, for what seems like the millionth time in the past week on Stars, and the Billionth time on Boss (but that"s another subject altogether, as I hadn"t really noticed until Rich Baker and Andrew Duncan pointed out a large number of rivered hands to me, and now it"s in my head)
What"s his logic, playing A5 ? It"s not a small tourney, or a free roll, where people play a lot looser. What did he think he was beating with his A5 ?
Only one conclusion, he played A5 because he knew I had AK and he knew the 5 would be produced on the river for him. That"s it, got to be the answer, he"s a Superbot User paid by PokerStars to effectively steal money from honest players like me. I can"t believe I have been sucked into this scam for so long.
And before the mass of responses saying that the RNG"s are audited and checked, blah, blah, blah, my final piece of evidence.
Ten days ago, I withdrew a decent chunk of my roll from Stars ......
Is there a deleted post here?
You never really went away. But welcome back anyway ;D
Great news for winning players like yourself.
Just been looking to organise some Euros for the weekend.
How ironic that post the Brexit vote, £1 is now pretty much equal to €1.
#closerthanever
Turns out the driver was Paul Byrne, brother of our very own Brendan.
What a small world, or perhaps more a case of "only in Ireland" :)
After many a travail we finally arrive in Dublin Port
Have a good weekend. Are you on commentary?