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A Year (and a couple of weeks) In Poker!
Bigfella42:
I have a work Christmas lunch tomorrow so I won"t be venturing up to DTD for the Monte Carlo weekend. I like attending these events whenever I can even if it"s just to play some side events, as there is always a great atmosphere and of course a great gathering of the poker community. But I"ll be keeping a special eye on the updates on Saturday as both Danny and Joe are playing.
I have really enjoyed following their progress and remember our home games when Danny was 13 and Joe a couple of years older. Danny in particular took a real interest in the game from an early age, playing freerolls on one table while having the big stakes full tilt tables on the other side of the screen. He would play back hands constantly to see what Ivey and co were raising and bluffing with. At that age you soak up all the information and Danny became a formidable mtt player online very quickly.
For his 18th birthday I took Danny to DTD for the weekend, and his dad (my brother) Rick came along as well as Joe. It was a sign of things to come as he proceeded to take down his very first tourney, a £75 buy in for £1,800 I think. Duke and Ger junior joined the birthday weekend so a good time was guaranteed.
Some of you my remember Danny came 4th in the last Monte Carlo cashing for £19k. He had already won a UKIPT side event a month earlier for £12k, ad has continued to cash regularly since including making the last two tables of the GUKPT Grand Final a couple of weeks ago for a £5k cash.
Joe has had a good year too, with victory in last months Fox Poker Club monthly £300 for a cash in excess of £10k. His game has really come on in the last couple of years and of course they constantly discuss and review hands together and also have a great group of friends who all approach the game in a similar way.
So fingers crossed for some run good this weekend, and may this continue into next year. I know it"s just a card game but when they are running deep in a big event I"m always very proud! Of course, they"ll never be as good as me and I"ll remind them of that at every opportunity ;D ;D ;D
pables:
Really enjoying this so far m8, I look forward to a whole bunch more in 2012
See you in Brighton :)
Bigfella42:
See you in Brighton Ian, should be a great weekend.
Just checked my bets today. Goals galore coupon no good. I like the bet (both teams to score) and had a good year on it last season. Have struggled this year though. Got a nice surprise checking my Scoop 6 ticket - did the bet on a whim today and managed to get the place bet up for just over £200. Christmas shopping tomorrow so that was well timed!
Looking forward to the Froch fight tonight. Apparently Joe has a friend who is the double of Carl Froch, and for months they got VIP treatment in a club in London as a result! Hope the real one wins tonight, going to have a few quid on him on SkyBet.
Bigfella42:
Froch never really got going, and Jim Watt was really tilting me with his commentary. Dropped a few quid on the fight but not a lot.
On a brighter note Danny made good progress on day 1 of the Monte Carlo. ending the day with 133,000. A long way to go but he"s put himself in with a chance. Joe busted last level of the day.
Christmas shoppping today, then lunchtime drink following Tighty"s updates.
Supernova:
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Good luck in 2012 mate and the blog. Happy Christmas in the meantime and see you in Brighton. :)
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