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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #240 on: March 05, 2011, 01:10:57 AM »


very good read lee.


things you never hear at the poker table ;)

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #241 on: March 10, 2011, 10:43:21 AM »
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

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

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.
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #242 on: March 10, 2011, 11:57:02 AM »

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

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

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.


Good summary Leigh but I think it"s simple.

APAT Season 5 - just like APAT Seasons 1-4 only better.  ;D
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #243 on: March 10, 2011, 13:13:08 PM »

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

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

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.


We need a "like" button for this sort of post.  Who does that sort of stuff around here?  Oh wait....  :D
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #244 on: March 11, 2011, 18:17:56 PM »
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.   ::)

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #245 on: March 11, 2011, 18:19:48 PM »

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.   ::)


loving your starting hands, must replicate at the aquarium tonight.  8)

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #246 on: March 11, 2011, 18:47:45 PM »
Live and On the Road Again

Tomorrow sees the second of my live events this year.  100% cashing record so far, but this one is a totally different animal.

The Sky Poker Tour being held at Luton G Casino.  160 runners with 5k starting stacks.  Blinds are up every 30 minutes, with the whole thing done in a day.

Tighty set up the structure, so it has as much play as possible, but every one of these I"ve played before seems like an absolute whirlwind of a tourney.  Great fun though, and a chance to catch up with both Tighty and Tikay.

On my way up to Luton, I"m going to stop off in Wokingham and see my best mate and his wife who have just become parents.  Lauren Brooke Badger was born on Monday morning, and when I spoke with him on Tuesday he sounded in a complete daze with it all.  What have they let themselves in for ?

We"ve done the usual thing and got them a gift to celebrate their brilliant news.  No point in getting the baby anything at the moment, so went for some gifts for the parents.  A very nice plant for the new mum (Jen"s sorted that), and a bluray player and copy of The Pacific on Bluray for the new dad.  That"s what mates are for.   ;)

Tomorrow should therefore be a cracker.  Also cramming in a horrible clash of Wales v Ireland and Man U v Ar5enal.  Why can"t the schedulors keep these sort of games apart.  Very annoying.

I"ll report back on the weekends poker on my return, but chances are I may be back for the start of the APAT Weekend Saver Comps on 888poker based on my previous efforts in the SPT.

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #247 on: March 11, 2011, 20:57:25 PM »
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

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #248 on: March 11, 2011, 21:02:57 PM »



Oh, and live event in November is now a given.  It"ll be STATESIDE.   ;D



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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #249 on: March 11, 2011, 21:14:58 PM »




Oh, and live event in November is now a given.  It"ll be STATESIDE.   ;D



Welcome aboard.


In my head I was going anyway, with APAT holding an event there it just makes even more sense.  Already have expenses sorted from win last month at the Fox Club, so just need to finalise some dates and get Tighty to confirm a venue really.

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #250 on: March 12, 2011, 12:36:52 PM »

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

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #251 on: March 13, 2011, 09:32:18 AM »


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


Blackbelt, I"m playing the Friday (Day 1a)
DTD, undecided, but I might go up for the Monday night.

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #252 on: March 13, 2011, 09:58:23 AM »
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

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #253 on: March 13, 2011, 10:05:29 AM »
"don"t know if I can face the one day structure"


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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #254 on: March 13, 2011, 10:11:05 AM »

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  ;)