Coral Masters Exclusive

Coral Masters Exclusive

Congratulations to NPF member Mark Trett in taking down the Corals Masters £10k Sponsored package that was played out last week.
Marks a very active and proud member of the NPF as you can see by his attire and came into our office to do an Exclusive one to one interview the day after his win.

Championeeeees!!!!

Championeeeees!!!!

Made the journey down to Blackpool to take part in the GUKPT Main Event for day 1b Friday and meet up with a few NPF ers including fellow Dobba Xenocode, Mullet, Graham, Madasawasp and Hitthehole Tom Middleton. Notice Xenocode has an absolute nightmare table but when I get my seat Im very happy with it although it does include Zach Ford and previous Champions winner Mike Ellis. I actually thought I was sat next to Steve Holden at 1st but was a guy called Jeff Hemmerman. Can I just say this guy was an absolute gentleman and was a pleasure to be in his company all day at the table. He was an ex pro footballer and played poker with a good solid game but with a great attitude and with respect to his fellow players at the table.

I was delighted to see he went very deep with a great 5th place finish getting it in AJ v KK for board to run out AJ10 K rag. was telling me he was lined up for a move to Everton but a bad knee injury last game of season ruined that only for Everton to then sign no other than Gary Lineker as his replacement.
As for me well although busting out 20 mins from end of day all in all I think I played some of my best poker of all year. Got stacked up to a peak of 35k at one stage mainly due to calling a raise from Zach Ford with 88 for flop of 6s7s8. My re raise to his bet was shipped on and my call held to his As3s which missed.
Got into a few hands with a young lad at table which eventually involved a big hit to my stack. After an early limp limp the young lad (Gary Orchard) put a 1000 chip in but did not say anything and when it got to me on the BB I was holding 10 10 with 4 in pot. I asked the young lad did he raise ( to see his reaction) and he said no just a flat call which the dealer then confirmed so i made it 1200 to play on 150/300 to hopefully take it down. Fold fold back to him who then 3 bets me which he had twice before. After thinking it through I decided to ship in having him well covered and he can only call with AA or KK imo. Snap call and I know im in trouble with him flipping KK. Nice limp!!! but he explained he made mistake putting his bet in and was meaning to raise which in hindsight I should of took my foot off the pedal and played the hand less aggressive. Back to the pack then and the task of regaining chips. Not long after that a hand occured which to the player involved basically changed his tournie with in the end was a bad play. New player comes to the table with decent stack 30/40k and after only 4 hands at the table on his BB he faces a raise to 1500 on 200/400 by the young lad who took my chips and a call by Mike Ellis who obv has a good hand as well. The new BB ( Gemal) then ships all in for young lad to move all in as awell. Mike Ellis folds and its AK v QQ. Mike folded 10 10.
Flop comes Q rag rag, 10 turn and Gemal up off seat and walking past the young lad says nice hand offering his handshake and as soon as they shake the JACK come booming down to give the AK the straight and basically cripples the young lad. he sort of went on tilt after that and bust out soon after.
I was on yo yo but making chips with very little yet unable to get that major double up i needed. Lost a few of the original starting line up of table and as we got later into the day I was finding it difficult to pick up a hand and started to lose track abit. Eventually with 20 mins of the day left I picked up AsJs in the BB and when Julian Thew made a standard raise I decided that was good enuff with only 8bbs left behind me shipped in for Julian to snap with QQ. No help and out.
Sometimes bust out of games and think should of done this or that but overall I was very pleased with how i played so no real disappointment. Decided not to stay over night and drove straight home getting back about 5.30am after getting a couple of hours snooze in a motorway services. Although Xenocode made day 2 I know he had struggled all day to get cards and eventually bust out early on day 2. Good news for Mullet though picking up £2200 for I think 18th spot and a few quid back for me holding 5% in him.

Saturday night was a team game organised by the Grosvenor whose cardroom of late has been somewhat empty. Ends up with 8 teams entered with 6 of these made up from the forum teams that have evolved. Obvious big bragging rights here and the game turned into a virtual NPF event and in typical NPF style the last 2 tables in were manic.
Dobbas were looking massive with 9 left from our 10 with 30 left and top 20 scoring. A quick succession of exits left only 3 of us in the points with COGB, Stumpy and Phlmc flying the flag. I had been flying but got too involved with AcKc holding having to fold to guy Im sure had QQ or JJ min and folded to re raise of my cb on a 779 board. Not long after that I ship to a raise by Samj with me holding AJ on my BB and he eventually calls showing KJ. was looking safe but we all know Samj rarely misses and sure enough he rivers the K to take me out.
Last 2 tables and especially the final table were awesome with a huge rail and patter n crack were unreal as anyone of 4 teams could still win it.Ill be honest in that basically Loosemans Radgie team blew it but gotta take ya hats off to our 3 lads left with COGB getting vital points busting just short of the final table and to Stumpy n Phlmc who grinded the short stacks they had into a winning team position with 4th n 5th place finishes giving Teamdobbs the Champions spot and the bragging rights to go with it weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ship it here.

Ship

Ship

Hey kids,


Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, dobbas take down the grovna team game- finally we won one of these.

Been a while so Ill start a bit further back. The champs, drank the night before and caned it as soon as I got there; played awful, less said about my disgraceful state throughout the night the better- shameful and a shambles tbh.

Errr played a few games with little joy until teamdobbers rolled up to the grov for their team game. Piss poor starting table, couple of good local players with a few hero fish, happy with that. Made a few plays added a small bit to my stack then after the first break het moved. Got down to 6K from a start of 7K decided to make a move on durrrr wannabee and sealed a couple of ok pots, got moved had around 11K. First hand utg limper for 600 I make it three, the donkey of the costa family ships for 3600, with KQ to my AQ and makes a flush; down to 6K. Only player I had much respect for (couple of decent rocks but not my concern) to my right and went about nicking and outplaying horrendous radgies.

Got moved to dobbas table hes tanking it as are sewell and faetzie (local crackpot) on other tables for the dobbs. Nick the blinds a few hands then reraise dreamdobb (not a dobber) and he calls with AJ to my KK and it stands. I then get a sweet run of cards and tally up a good number of chips; would have had way more if id had been playing more regularly live. Let myself get short after going totally carddead. Ship all in on stumpys missus' BB and she snaps me with JJ to my K6, two 6s on the flop and a dobba celebration later and im back in business. Junior bomba of the sensationsships in my sb and i see an A and snap call knowing he has air. A5 vs Q6 and I spike the A to take down a tidy pot. We at this stage have 3 in the cash after having 9/30 and its really tight between 4/5 teams. Canonlygetbetter goes next and leaves just me and stumpy. Im on the hustle now to get off the shortstack and go for first but the bubble burst on a massive pot between two radgies and a small one for another radgie crippled previous. tut tut looseman an accountant and hadnt worked out that if he only had to survived a couple of places and they were basically nailed on to win.

Me and stumpy play a holding game on FT and it really starts to go our way as players fall. when a sensation falls we know they cant beat us as we already had a point over them and now had a further 3 to add. Our last threat is looses radgies with just gimac left but two scorers on the ft bubble. sewells pap raises utg and gimac shoves his shortstack; i look down at QQ and see it instantly as a spot to take him out and win the game with the added bonus of another player in the pot to take him out. flop is 10 10 x, cant remember if he flops the flush draw or makes it on the turn, river is a heart; but the Q of hearts; I just about treble up and a massive celebration ensues; after the tards on my team realise he hasnt got the winning hand.

Weve won and i inform stumpy im now gunning for him for the craic. In reality i wanna see a dobba ship it. stumpy is next gone and its just me two radgies with massive stacks and a good young player samj of the sensations (and their ever awesome rail). Hes let sewells dads unorthodox play tilt him abit and is the only player left I could really accept getting beat off. Sensations need to outlast one of the radgies for second so I set about smashing up the radgies abit. raise to 25K on smoggies BB and he insta reraise and tbh gives a woeful tell, and i snap allin he calls; I show AQ he show 10, 6cc and tries to explain his appalling play but its obvious he just did it coz his cards were suited. He obviously wins as shite play always gets rewarded and im out in 4th. Go off to gather myself and react as maturely as i can and shake all players remainings hand, but want out of the cardroom so i dont have to hear the excuses for the play, as I know ill say summit Ill regret (as ever).

Go back and cheers samj on as sensation rail has been matched only by dobbas and tbh the only two proper teams. He takes it down in a grudge match against sewells dad after a chop for the money.

Thoroughly enjoyed it, rail was awesome and the win was just simply great

Grosvenor team event.

Grosvenor team event.

Firstly, congrats to the lads for taking the team event down.

As always I enjoyed the crack and had a good time in general. I haven't posted or played for a while so it's good to post something nice however, I have come to the conclusion that I shouldn't be playing at the moment. I knew this anyway but my performance today confirmed this.

I played awful all day, got lucky in level 2 to suckout a river when all in for a chop and things didn't get any better.

Without going into detail I later got myself into a situation with a team mate that a little observation would have prevented.

I should feel happy to be part of the winning team tonight but I don't. I contributed nothing and really must have a word with myself and sort things out.

Tonight should have been a night for celebration but my self loathing has taken over. I was that dissapointed with myself that I left straight after busting out and for that I apologise to the lads.

Well done lads on a great job cementing our place as the top NPF team and look forward to the next one, aslong as it's not anytime soon.

Weeeeeeeee ship the GUKPT

Weeeeeeeee ship the GUKPT

Been ill since last Friday when we did the music video and I blame it down to some paint fume poisoning after using wrong apint to paint the studio wall. Was so ill Tuesday I didnt go to work and cudnt even face going to Circus for my normal Tuesday night game.
Should of been going to Blackpool as well for the GUKPT but the way I feel was no way I could face that. Decide to fill some time in and end up playing a freeroll on Blue Square for a £1300 GUKPT Package and expect the normal donk out early doors but chugg along although never really getting any sort of decent stack. Bit of luck when aqueezing from my BB with Qs5s with 5 limpers and when called by 10 10 its looking curtains but runner runner gives me straight and then AA v KK puts me comfy.
Make ft and 2nd lowest stack with one guy going on a single handed rampage taking one after another out until I get heads up with him. Hands then fell into place for me before eventually taking it down and a very nice £1300 GUKPT package from Inside Poker

My 1st Poker Medal : )

My 1st Poker Medal : )

Well been a while since i last posted, main reason i tend to "sing when I'm winning" and well, i ain't been winning at much lately !

Quick update.... Still effn jobless, 6 months now, longest I've been outta work since i was 16. Had a couple of days here and there and doing the odd thing to make ends meet but nothing full time. Still a couple of things in the pipe line so Xmas ain't cancelled just yet!!

Poker wise cant complain really. Haven't had much chance to play live due to lack of funds so most of my time has been spent "grinding" online . Think i have progressed slightly of late in terms of BRM with a big help being the challenge on the NPF, a lot of good came out of that imo for the average Joe like my self, but its very hard to stick to and very easy to slip up. Ran deep in a few MTT's chasing that big score but cant seem to get over that final hurdle, 13/2400- 27/6200 etc.. so close yet so far but feel its just round the corner so will stick with it for now.

Personally i prefer live poker much better, don't know if saying its easier is the right term but i definately feel more comfortable with it. Played the 500 added @ Circus a few weeks back (cheers Dad) and fared OK considering the shite i was getting dealt, got it in with AKs 3 tables out only to get looked up by 22 (???wtf) and bricked the board, sigh !

And onto one of my poker playing highlights, the recent NPF Championships. As everyone else i imagine, i was well hyped for this and sooo looking forward to it. By far the best atmospheres at these official NPF events and imo the poker comes second best to most. Got off to a great start with an early double up at the expense of the Radgie leader, the Looseman. Managed to build my stack upto the 60k mark with little effort after then. With an hour left of play on day 1, disaster struck ! Pads UTG+1 intends to raise but Mr Flushy (table dealer) calls a string bet so a call is declared, nxt to act, Dave Minchella flats too, folded round to my BB, i have Q3 spades :(
flop 2-3-10 Pads chks, (so im thinking big A, AK AQ etc) Dave then fires 3k, bout half the pot. OK, excuses time.... I've been playn now for nearing 9 hrs and my thought process just wasn't there, or what it was earlier on in the tourney. Without thinking i flat call, Pads mucks. Turn the killer Q. Minchella fires pot sized bet, and again without thinking i insta shipp it all in, get snapped called and he flips over 33 for the set, miss my Q on the river and i sink in to my chair thinking WTf have i just done ! I let the dealer count out my chips and shipp the necessary owed, he returns 3k back to me and gives Minchella the chip leader pot 90k+ :( , I'm sure he had some black ones hidden round the back, their stacks never look that big do they lol ! Chips in hand im ready to shipp ATC next hand and theres a fkn break called. FKN great i think, I've got 10 Min's to stu over what a pleb i am, just let me get out ov here! But I'm glad that break came, went to get some fresh air and a chat with some boys telling them my "badbeat" lol. Got some sound advice from Buzz and Milo, fk the ATC craic and wait for a K or better to get it in with. And that's exactly what i did, 5 double ups'ish later (with the best hand every time i must admit :) ) and im back upto the 40k + mark with an Av stack! , Crazy game at times no ?

Were now down to 24/25ish players left, and with only 20 coming back for day 2 I'm thinking this is going to be close. Manage to get some nice hands that enables me to scrap thru to the second day with the short stack.

Onto day 2, to I get dealt AJs early on in an EP and shipp it in looking for a double up. I get snapped of the rock that is Phil Buttler, (PJB Aces) with KK .FK, but i get lucky with the miracle ace on the river that cripples Phil but gives me a healthier stack to progress the Final Table.

Fair to say i was over the moon making the FT considering the caliber of players in the field. I started the FT with the second shortest stack. Gave up waiting for a hand after 30 mins of play and decide my K 10 of spades was pretty enough to shipp my last 5bb's ! Get looked up of AK and its busto in 8th, was kicking myself afterwards like, UTG+1 isnt the time or the place to be doing that with that hand! Oh well live and learn eh !!

Got my first poker medal for my efforts and sits proudly amongst my old football trophy's : )
Also scooped the star prize in the raffle too, the I-Pod nano, so all in all a great weekend and cant wait for the next one.

Next up for COGB is the team game this coming Saturday shortly followed by Smoggies Unofficial Live League Final, cant wait for both and hoping to improve on past results.

Well that's all for now, happy blogging guys !


Ooop nearly forget to mention the gaffer. Megga well done to Teamdobb for taking the Championship down. I know how much we wudda been wanting to win it and the guy thoroughly deserved it and tbh he demolished the final table with some great power poker

Peace, Paul :)

CARDGUARD IS BACK

CARDGUARD IS BACK

wow - here is a rarity a blog post from The card guard kid. in all honesty since we changed the look of the blog i had forgotten how to post and DC reminded me last week so thought id stick one in now.

Well where to start - i suppose firstly recent poker form has been roughly the same as ever - running terrible and some bad beats - but interweaved into this have been some ok results. chopped circus £75 on saturday for £700 and 2 final tables week before in circus for aboot £500 in total is not too bad as i only really play one live tourney a week now. Even managed to spin $50 up to $1769 on line - even though its so totally and obviously rigged, so not a bad month for me and added to this some nice roulette shippers with me new found roulette partner ' the sensation' , couple of good horse bets, one secent football bet and even a profit on gettting on lucy to go on x factor after she had sung her sing off song at 9.4/1 has made last 6 weeks very profitable.

Our football syndicate on the NPF has come close last few weeks with us getting 3 scores right and being one goal off in other games - so chin up boys we hit it big soon.

Ok the last month has been a busy one for me as the run up to the championships and the stuff after has seen me spend lots of time at ' Bannisters HQ' recording bits and pieces which are now all on the forum and also our best video to date is on the blog now. Gotta say the sensations that turned up were real pro's and made a really hard job look easy - now just to get them injected with some rhythm and they be good to go!!!

Talking of the championships - VERY WELL PLAYED DC. pleasure to watch for 2 days and so pleased a mate and fellow dobba took it down - well deserved imo. Honorable mentions to COGB for a great showing in final tabling, MAG1892 so so unlucky to be bubble boy for 2nd year in a row and stumpy for getting close - since becoming a dobba i watched his play more carefully and he is different class.

Have to say thanks to everyone for the nice comments and messages regarding the championships. I really really enjoy doing what i do and i hope it comes across in the way i try to entertain. Im sure im not to everyones taste but pleasing the majority will do fine for me. Its an easy job when ya like doing it. Bad mention for honourary dobba juicy oranges who took great delight in skinting the bookies this year - £700 taken in bets and £1200 paid oot - thanks mate gonna be a bad xmas in the CGK and DC hooses this year!!!!!!!

Ok onwards i have a little surprise in store for xmas and me and S2C will be working on something special and hope to get it on the forum by xmas eve - if it comes off be well worth waiting for.

reet typed oot now so laters

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