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Been On Hols

Published on 2010-07-15 18:12:00

Over 3 weeks of sun sea and sangria in SpainBack now in the cold. Full update and Junes Gatsby awards over the weekend.

Royal Flush

Published on 2010-06-16 17:28:00

Gatsby Awards for May

Published on 2010-06-11 13:52:00

Poker Performance Of The MonthWalkers Sensations - They didnt screw up and finish 2nd :) Blog / Website Of The MonthPokersites - Info, ratings, bonuses & stuff Babe Of The Month Keeley Hawes - Fantastic in Ashes To Ashes Hero Of The Month 1 Ian Holloway - Got Blackpool In The Premiership Hero Of The Month 2 Phil Taylor - 2 perfect 9 dart finishes in same match

Massive Congratulations

Published on 2010-06-10 13:56:00

To Praz Bansi of the Hit Squadwho has got off to a fantastic start at the WSOPHe won event 5 for a nice half million prize and of course the bracelet and the adulation.Looks like thats June's Gatsby award sorted.June awards will be up over the weekend. Havent been online much as i was waiting to get my broadband sorted. Now with Virgin Media and happy to have a decent connection again.Had to actually put up with dial up for a while whilst waiting for the engineer to come and install it. All i ne

April's Gatsby Awards

Published on 2010-05-03 15:50:00

Poker Performance Of The MonthLiv Boeree - EPT San Remo ChampionBlog / Website Of The MonthAmatay - Back in BlightyBabe Of The Month Vicky Coren - Loving her on new PokerStars AdsHero Of The Month Chris Hughton - Awesome achievementKnob Of The Month Gordon Brown - Bigotgate finally seen him off

Going Up :)

Published on 2010-03-31 07:13:00

Cheltenham Roundup

Published on 2010-03-24 11:23:00

05 - Winners02 - Seconds02 - Thirds13 - Nowheres02 - Non RunnersTUESDAY13:30 Dunguib (1/1).....................................3rd14:05 Captain Cee Bee (3/1).............................X14:40 Bensalem (5/1)......................................X15:20 Celestial Halo (9/1).................................X16:00 L'Ami (3/1)........................................2nd16:40 Quevega (2/1)..................................WONWEDNESDAY (POKER names)13:30 Poker De Sivola (14/1)......................WON14

Cheltenham

Published on 2010-03-16 15:28:00

Updated after Tuesday01 - Winners01 - Seconds01 - Thirds03 - Nowheres£0.00 Tuesday ReturnsTotal Stake £20 on CheltenhamEach of the 4 days i will be risking £5 per day1 horse in each of the 6 races (if 7 races that day the first 6)(£2.00) - 20 x 05p e/w Trebles(£1.50) - 15 x 05p e/w Four Folds(£1.20) - 06 x 10p e/w Five Folds(£0.30) - 01 x 15p e/w Accumulator(£5.00) - TotalTUESDAY13:30 Dunguib (1/1).....................................3rd14:05 Captain Cee Bee (3/1)........................

Cheltenham - Tuesday & Wednesday

Published on 2010-03-15 20:14:00

For interest only im going to have £20 on CheltenhamEach of the 4 days i will be risking £5 per dayGet ready for these high stakes nosebleed moments haha1 horse in each of the 6 races (if 7 races that day the first 6)(£2.00) - 20 x 05p e/w Trebles(£1.50) - 15 x 05p e/w Four Folds(£1.20) - 06 x 10p e/w Five Folds(£0.30) - 01 x 15p e/w Accumulator(£5.00) - TotalBit of fun and if i blank the 24 races over 4 days then its £20 lossAt the stakes its not going to be mega cash unless 4 or mor

Back on the Hills Trail

Published on 2010-03-14 18:16:00

and getting used to Ipoker againDon't seem to hate it as much, Still takes a bit of getting used to but one of those things.Did hit my first final table in like months after motoring through the Omaha hi / lo game before busting in 7th for about the price of a couple of pintsAlso mini cashed in the 1500+ runner 8:10pm $6k gtd for the second time in a couple of goes this week. Was looking forward to going quite deep tonight but busted nr last 100 as TT hammered by A9. Weakened stack on the prayer

February Gatsby Awards

Published on 2010-03-07 15:09:00

Live Poker Performance Of The Month Anton Wigg - 2010 EPT Copenhagen WinnerOnline Poker Performance Of The MonthBRENOS - won the 10k gtd rebuy on LadbrokesBlog / Website Of The Month Soap - Good blog and also brought Kelly Brook to my attention :)Babe Of The Month Kelly BrookHero Of The MonthPeter Kay - Good job at the BritsKnob Of The Month Ashley Cole - What is it with Chelsea players these days ??

February Already

Published on 2010-02-02 16:29:00

Christmas is long gone, the snow is thawed and the nights starting to get lighter and warmer. Newcastle still top and i still cant get motivated for PokerI tried event 1 of the Pokerstars WBCOOP as it worked out as an 8pm GMT startWas disappointed to find you didnt have to qualify for the main event this year and it was open.Normally its restricted to everyone who cashes in the warm up events. Card dead but crossed the bubble line in event 1 to win an $11 Scoop ticket.I didnt bother with the res

Still here just

Published on 2010-01-23 16:53:00

Got the festive period out the way then wouldnt you know it caught the old man flu.Not good and very painful but battled through it thanks to massive amounts of lemsip and halls and lockets and stuff. Prob not wise to paint the flat at night and then leave the windows open to counter the pain fumes bearing in mind it was nearly minus 15 outsideAnyways the snow is gone as is the flu, Was back at work last week but was on early shift. Nice to finish early in afternoon but no poker as i would have

HNY + Ukgatsby Poker Blog 2009 Awards

Published on 2010-01-01 15:55:00

and good luck all for 2010. 2009 was a decent enough poker year without being too over the top. Some decent tourney wins online earlier in the year but then into the poker wilderness a tad as Cryptologic finally disappeared. Pokerstars is decent enough but you gotta win or its not enough as its possible to play for 9 hours beat 5000 players and still only get double your buyin back.My first live cash in the Stanleys game and then experiencing 5 hours of the £75 game having qualified from the Mi

Snow is falling all around us

Published on 2009-12-20 09:19:00

and the country grinds to an effing stop.God help us if we lived in Russia or Northern Canada.Done very little asa) work has been manicb) been redecorating the flatSo the poker has suffered. I did play the £75 (+£7.50) game on the 4th December having qualified by winning the Jolly Miller pub league. A definate experience. Picked my football coupon and made my way to the Circus.The other seat winner, Wayne, turned up and we thought it would be good preparation to hit the Fosters lager. We decid

Interview with Teamdobb - NPF 2009 Champion

Published on 2009-12-01 10:30:00

Today im interviewing Dave Collins. The man behind the Teamdobbs blog and of course the Newcastle Poker Forum (NPF) . After a fantastic victory last month at the circus casino he is now the 2009 Newcastle Poker Forum Championship Winner Hello Dave and thank you for your time. A lot of people will know you as TeamDobb but lets find about the player and the person. Firstly when and how did you first get into poker and where does TeamDobb come from ??I first started playing poker after catching my

Another Min Wage Gig (but getting closer)

Published on 2009-11-27 20:38:00

23rd of 2,498.The live pub poker is going ok. The last 4 weeks have produced 2nd, 2nd, 3rd and 4th so as well as the cash it also meant i won the 5 week league (can't be caught next week) so get a seat to the £75 game at Circus Casino in Newcastle..Was a big jump last time playing my first game there in the 8pm Sunday £20 game. Was over the moon to finish 6th. This is now a massive jump again so fingers crossed. To cash would be nice but the experience is priceless and the main thing is not to

61st of 6,121 for pennies

Published on 2009-11-23 21:52:00

I HATE AQ Did i mention i hate AQ

Live Poker

Published on 2009-11-13 11:40:00

Been playing a bit of pub poker. More the beer and social aspect but of course to get used to handling the cards and the chips. Its a tad different for someone who has played online for nearly 4 years but hadnt played a hand live.Anyways couple of minor cashes and it paid for the entry and the beer. So happy days.I then think maybe i should give it a go at a proper card room within a casino and it just so happened that the Newcastle Poker Forum (NPF) were having their forum championship game. 10

WSOP Over For Another Year

Published on 2009-11-10 10:51:00

1st Joe Cada ($8,547,042).2nd Darvin Moon ($5,182,928) 03 Antoine Saout ($3,479,670)04 Eric Buchman ($2,502,890)05 Jeff Shulman ($1,953,452)06 Steven Begleiter ($1,587,160)07 Phil Ivey ($1,404,014)08 Kevin Schaffel ($1,300,231)09 James Akenhead ($1,263,602) The British interest ended with James Akenhead being eliminated but apparantly the theatre nearly emptied when Ivey got eliminated. Moon has never played online and as such declined all sponsorship offers from the main sites so fair play to h

Linkage

Published on 2009-11-06 21:45:00

Added a few to top left hand side. Well worth a lookFree Poker Bankroll..Fuzion Poker Blog..Uk Poker Sites..PKR Poker Rakeback..Poker Bonus Codes.Ukgatsby Poker Blog Ukgatsby BlogUkgatsby small stakes BlogUkgatsby Poker

Octobers Gatsby Awards

Published on 2009-11-02 10:40:00

Ukgatsby Poker Blog AwardsLive Poker Performance Of The MonthThe Hedger aka Hedger43 from the Betfair forum who went and won the Irish Winter Festival Main Event. 143,000 Euros on top of the cup and the glory make it a fab Festival for the HedgerOnline Poker Performance Of The MonthHitTheHole2nd in the stars 500 for over $64,000. But even more remarkable that was the 19th of October and he still found time to get another couple of hefty stars silver medals taking the monthly winnings to just und

What A Difference 13 Years Makes !!!

Published on 2009-10-20 16:37:00

20th October 1996Newcastle 5 - 0 Man Utd(Peacock, Ginola, Ferdinand, Shearer, Albert)20th October 2009Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Newcastle(Nolan)As the fans sang (as they do every match these days) to Mike Ashley.."You fat bastard, Get out of our club"

Septembers Gatsby Awards

Published on 2009-10-07 16:43:00

Ukgatsby Poker Blog Awards.Live Poker Performance Of The Month - Steve Holden Won the Coral British Masters Poker Tour in Liverpool.Online Poker Performance Of The Month - JamesbecktonFTOPS $50 heads up comp. Got all the way through to the final then decided to split it with his opponent and they took $20k each. Fantastic achievementBlog / Website Of The Month - RubbishPure quality - Give it a read. Absolutely hiliariousBabe Of The Month - Holly WilloughbyFrom Xfactor to This Morning. She is all

Septembers Gatsby Awards

Published on 2009-10-01 20:25:00

Will be posted over the weekend. Not been online much. Had the old swine / man flu but hammered the Benolyn and Beechams and recovered well. None of this 1 sachet per hour or teaspoon every 4 hours rubbish . Just mix it up and down in 1. Ok it might make your liver tingle a bit but as long as it gets rid of the snotty nose and the cough its a result.Still off the alcohol (bar really special occasions) and that seems to help the poker. 4th, 6th and 7th in the pub poker. Online i havent played for