Gold Cup Day

and hopefully just as good as yesterday (1 decent winner and a couple of big price places)

09 Grumeti

07 Raya Star

12 Lovcen

00 No Bet - Always been Denman and cant switch to Kauto now and cant support Long Run

?? Un - named Fav

?? Un - named Fav

08 Kumbeshwar

Happy St Patricks Day

1 winner, 4 places , a fifth and a faller.

Little differences that make the difference between pennies and pounds

03 Cristal Bonus

09 Cape Tribulation

07 Medermit

10 Smad Place

09 Crack Away Jack

08 Midnight Appeal

Good luck

Cheltenham Day 2

Yesterdays Results...

4th 15/2

1st 8/11 f

UP 11/2 f

4th 4/1

1st 11/2

UP 33/1

UP 7/1

Todays fun selections are

18 Teaforthree

11 Monksland

09 Walk On

07 Sizing Europe

07 Spirit River

13 Vendor

?? Unnamed Fave in lucky last

As per i go for the King / Thornton combo.

The rest are either names or backed in past.

Selections picked in 5 mins so not good things :)

Congrats to Dave "Dubai" Shallow

on winning the WPT Ireland Main Event. Finally made the step over and became a main event champion. Very well done. The full story of his success is HERE

Well worthy of a Gatsby award if i still done them. Would still do them but only so many excuses you can give for perving over Holly Willoughby or Kimberley Walsh. Plus Newcastle seem to be doing ok . Add to that i barely play poker and you get where im coming from.

Im actually only posting today as The Cheltenham Festival starts today and im listing selection.

Am out on the town on Gold Cup Day and as Denman isnt running its a watching brief as i cant switch to Kauto now.. Anyways the selections are...

13 Montbazon (King / Thornton Partnership)

06 Sprint Sacre (Penalty Kick)

03 Hold On Julio (King / Thornton Partnership)

01 Binocular (Loyalty made me pick it over Hurricane)

06 Balthazar King (Same - over Scots Irish)

03 Kells Belle (Have a colleague who i call that)

06 Bless This Wings (King / Thornton Partnership)

5p e/w trebles and up and have a go on the placepot.

Picked them in 5 mins as studying form last year didnt work.

Good luck whatever you pick.

Happy New Year

Hope you all found the transition from 2011 to 2012 swift and pain free.

Hope you are all still doing ok at the poker tables. Dont think i played at all after Cheltenham as went onto early shift at work and just couldnt play anymore and get up during the day.

The old Crypto fair enough but this Ipoker lark no chance.

I was playing live poker weekly but the venue got shut down and is now currently waiting demolition. Shame it was nice beer too. Anyways im here and its the holidays and i sat today thinking it would be good to have a Sunday game with Monday being a bank holiday

I had went out on the town on Friday for the Newcastle match and then got a tad merry afterwards so couldnt face NYE out. Was going to have a game then as part of my resolution just to have a little occasional fun i said £100 into Hills, £100 into Stars. Deposit before NYE and when its gone so am i. Wouldnt have botherered but want some cash online ready for Cheltenham (4 x 50p losing lucky 31s please Mr) but at least its traditional

So deposited on NYE and ready to play but then the ex gf came over to spend new year. So that plan went out the window. Woke up late today and after she went i thought cant be arsed going out as overdone Friday as said and going out Wed for Toon vs Man Utd. so decided to play today

Opened stars and registered for the bigger $11. Figured why not. Am only going to probably play it on Sundays before a Bank Hol Monday. I joined 18,839 other hopefuls.

Would love to post the first game back fairytale win but alas i busted out in 149th for $94.

Its pretty sick when you think that you can play 7.5 hours and beat 18,690 people and not even make a hundred but thats the top heavy Stars pay out that means 18 grand for the winner.

Genuinely enjoyed the game and recommend a break to anyone else.

Got mullered with about 200 left and was gasping on air. Kept surviving and managed to double up a couple of times but eventually the exit came.

Folded to button who raises standard. I have AQc in the SB and jam. BB gets out the way and button instacalls with AK. Cest la vie. But great fun and a winning year (so far)

Will try to blog throughout 2012 but to be fair if no poker then not much point updating a poker blog but as dating is ok, dieting is yoyo, off the cigs still after 3 year and we all know that Newcastle United are the best team in the Universe. Simples !!

Right thats it for now. Will leave you with my first poker pic of the year.

Next one will be a win or cracked Aces.

Happy New Year

R.I.P. Gary Speed

Cheltenham Festival

Havent played poker barely at all although when i did it was on Betfair. Got a bit of Cash on Hills so going to try that too but for now i will risk a few pennies of it on the Festival.

Ive picked selections for every race over the 4 days and have backed them already. A daily each way trebles and upwards and a win yankee for the 3:20 race each day. The only selection missing is the 4:00 on Wednesday which would have been Silverhand but now thats not running but no replacement.

Picks for info only as i done alright last year so sods law i do crap this year. Anyway they are...

Tuesday
1:30 Spirit Son
2:05 Medermit
2:40 Sunnyhillboy
3:20 Menorah
4:00 Maljimar
4:40 Quevega
5:15 Tullamore Drew


Wednesday
1:30 Some Target
2:05 So Young
2:40 Aiteen Thirtythree
3:20 Master Minded
4:00 -
4:40 Paintball
5:15 Allure Of Illusion


Thursday
1:30 Mr Gardner
2:05 Ackertal
2:40 Poquelin
3:20 Big Bucks
4:00 Bensalem
4:40 Galant Nuit


Friday
1:30 Sam Winner
2:05 Ski Sunday
2:40 Bobsworth
3:20 Denman
4:00 Baby RunC
4:40 King Of The Night
5:15 Oh Crick


Good luck all :)

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that 2011 is kind, profitable and generally amazing to you. I had the horrid Man Flu from about Boxing Day and just about getting over it now.

As far as resolutions go i dont tend to go a bundle on them. I could say to play so many hands or try and win a certain tourney but im just not putting the time in so im just going to play casually and see where it goes. Still dont know where as i still havent found my spiritual home since Crypto went the distance.

I should prob resolve to blog more. But in the meantime here are the 2010 Gatsby's

Poker Performance Of The Year

The Brit Winners At The 2010 WSOP

Blog / Website Of The Year

Melted Felt

Babe Of The Year

Holly Willoughby

Hero Of The Year

Chris Hughton

Knob Of The Year

Nick Clegg

Newcastles Newest Manager - Alan Pardew

5 (and a half) years contract.

Never underestimate Ashley though. A very clever man. No coincidence that the press conference was 2.30pm Thursday. Clearly planned to coincide with the debate in Parliament and all the student demos so when the papers show tomorrow Prince Charles getting paint chucked over his car or loads of unwashed students trying to storm Westminster there will be a lot less attention of what went up at NE1.

I cant understand the appointment or the the length of the contract. Owner is not going to splash the cash and appears to have someone in place that wont rock the boat. But the thing is we already had that and that man was liked by the fans and the players so why get rid and bring in an outsider.

I havent felt this low since Keegan walked (the first time)

You Fat Bastard. Get Out Of Our Club

Ok so a couple of dodgy results in the Premiership but thats what happens. Thats why its the most entertaining league in the world. We can put 5 past Sunderland. 6 past Villa, knock Chelsea out the cup and beat the current Prem leaders Arsenal in their own back yard.

West Brom game was disappointing but to sack Chris Hughton beggars belief. This isnt a guy fucking everything up or wasting millions or alienating the dressing room. This is a decent genuine guy who has had sod all to spend. Got rid of some very ineffective egos and has done a pretty remarkable job.

On a shoestring budget Chris took over the hotseat and lets not forget that after a 6-1 pre season friendly defeat to Leyton Orient that we were actually 7/1 to go down to league 1 (Thats Division 3 in old money) An amazing job followed in that remarkable Championship season which saw us win the title and then bring in a couple of free signings over the summer and then our only purchase being James Perch.

So Our Forward Line went from
Owen, Martins, Viduka, Ameobi, Carroll
to
Ameobi, Carroll

As crap as the first 3 performed you cant keep cutting the squad and not adding to it.
Ben Arfa looked a world class move until he was crippled in a horrendous tackle
Our then lightweight squad was stretched due to suspensions (which were fair) but this has cost a man who didnt deserve it. For the 5-1 against Sunderland and your service in general in attempting to bring the club back into respectability whilst maintaining your dignity and being positive and professional at all times despite all the restrictions we thank you and hope you have success elsewhere.

To those who are mad enough to agree that he wasnt a big enough name. We have had the biggest names and they have either failed (most) or we have cast them aside (Sir Bobby)
In fact no other club on the planet has had more high profile managers than us.
Has any other club in the world had...

2 x World Cup Winners
Charlton, Ardiles

4 x European Footballers Of The Year
Keegan, Daglish, Gullit, Souness

2 x Ex International Managers
Charlton, Sir Bobby

Thank you Chris. We didnt deserve you.
and to Mr Ashley. I Refer him to the title

Stop Press - Sky are saying the next manager is Alan Pardew
LMFAO - No other words needed