well what a good tourney that was, although very pissed off at coming 4th i really enjoyed the game. from start to finish i really felt the buzz of playing and just knew id cash, does everyone feel like that somedays? i hope so cos it feels good. ive been on a good run of late and i strongly believe its down to me being happy in all aspects in my life, no outside pressures,some really good things all came together lately and well lifes just bloody great at the minute but im a realist and know it doesnt last so while the goings good im going to enter some bigger tourneys, the next post might be a horror story but until then im just going to enjoy it and remember thats why we started playin this game in the first place

Game on !

Game on !

The team challenge consisted of 10 tables of 8 with one player from each team at each table.
At the time cos we were nearly all pissed we had no idea as to the format of the competition. As it turned out the tables were to be played till there was 2 left on each table from which they went to 2 tables then last 10 went to final table with points at final table counting to eventual winners. Top 2 teams were to be paid.
Can be gr8 playing poker when ya pissed cos it takes any fear factors away and also you are totally relaxed and can enjoy it more.
Sitting at my table was Arron, one of the highly regarded Aspers team who think the sun shines out their arses but I do get on ok with him and quite enjoy his crack. Next to him was a grosvenor legend in Barry " The Rail " Smith. He got his name after someone put it on the league board cos he always goes out tournies early and stands watching on the rail. He was NOT amused when he saw that and went ballistic. Deep down hes a canny lad with a gambling problem but if ya want to know any scandal or wots been happening just ask " the rail "
Tuff cookie Graham who plays the big cash table was there and another couple of very tight players who I didnt know names of.
Into the tournie we kept on drinking and just got louder n louder. Confrontations kept happening with Barry & Arron with Barry keep sucking out on him. I didnt want Arron to go cos I was sharing his ipod with Tiesto blasting through my ears. Azi was 1st to fall for us with others slowly following. Eventually I hit a set to check raise to Arron with top pair who goes all in and its bye bye Arron. Me and the rail go through from our table with Jamesy Adam & Gypos making it 4 from Teamdobbs. We in wit chance looking at others through.
Azi and Gyposdog had started on the cocktails and they were flowing fast n furious.
A quick dance to the background music with red lipstick Christine and its down to last 2 tables.
Gypos falls soon and Adam goes out around the bubble mark with me n jamesy make it onto final table.
We just hammered the final table wit crack cos another team had 5 players there so it was virtually a certainty they would win. Me n Jamesy had to be 1st and 2nd to pip them and the state we were in that was impossible. Jamesy goes out 5th so Im left on me own wit 3 others from same team. One of them was fat Mark who wears crazy gear and looks like a reet dik head most of the time and thinks hes a proppa pro.
Into last 4 and Gypos comes over and sits just off the final table having abit crack wit me winding things up abit more- bearing in mind theres no chance now of us winning cos they got too many points now guaranteed.
Mark shouts to the poker room manager - " Candice can you get this person moved please , he shudnt be near final table " Red rag to the bull and Gypo goes ballistic calling him a big fat specky ........ and car park calls are made
Fk this and all in to get off table as theres no point now and dont want anymore of this shit wit Mr Fashinable Marky.
Teamdobbs cashs for 2nd and more cocktails are on order.

Karen33000 the introduction!

Karen33000 the introduction!

Well I thought initially I better start off saying how I know everyone. I used to see Dobbsy rolling around the casino all the time with a bottle of bud stuck in his hand. He used to get knocked oot the poker come play cash and even though he could hardly see the cards he would be winning about 300 quid wit the chips scattered all over the shop after screwing a few poor lads over on the river. Unfortunately more than often the beers would keep flowing and soon he was down and slagging off his mate batsey! Davey soon came along and on the face of it you think he is this sensible bloke and soon you realise after listening to his table crack he is the biggest little kid even the place…. This being shown when he wouldn’t let me and Adam leave grosevnor until we listened to lemar on his CD player and saw his world series of poker shades!
I know Azi the poker guru through the team event and davey. Great crack down ozzy road together. Loving the kebab shop owner story. Well I think he must have had a few too many shots down ozzy road as he was first out! We are expecting great things from this squad member mind! And I want a lift in his Porsche he is gonna win!
Matto is the degenerate gambler of the group. He used to be the biggest grinder in the grov until he couldn’t handle the abuse anymore. Me and matto go back ages now after he used to make me tilt wit his shakey hands playin seven card stud and playin 1 quid on number 18 on roulette and hittin! He has now changed his game to ultra aggressive wit his “ I can get him off his hand” banter all the time.
Beastieboy is the young up and coming talent of the group. Me and the beast have been mates since about 10yrs old. He grinds it out on the 2 dollar tourneys then blows his cash on a speculative horse race or the beers on a Saturday down carling academy! He was star performer in the team event until the break came before the semi final tables when he carried on drinking. All I remember is turning round and him leaning over his table saying “any one raise im going all in!”, whilst spilling his drink!

Last but not least

Last but not least

Matto became member automatic on recommnedation of James who had started hanging round with him after his bum pal Rias had disappeared back to Pakistan for un known reasons!

The final member came by a strange turn of events. Many weeks prior to team selection me n Gypos were on same table and this loud mouthed cockney geezer sits down who we had seen a few times at previous tournies. There was no doubt this guy cud play but by god he told everyone he could as well. He was like a John Motson of poker at the table plus he was very derogative of Gypos play giving the impression he didnt rate him. We nicknamed him Spurs and decided to beast him abit over the coming weeks but to give the guy his dues he grew on us with his sense of humour and his solid game but mainly deep down he knew we were good solid players (as Gypos was to proove to him at several final tables) wit good crack and he wanted to be pals with us. No problem we thought and selection onto Teamdobbs was decided.
Week before team challenge after me paying all the team in I turn up to make sure Spurs is ganna show as I hadnt seen him for a couple of weeks. "Gis ya mobile and home number just incase any FING turns up he says to me " Ooops alarm bells ring and sure enough at 4.00 on night of tournie the call comes through he cant make it and we now one short.
Most of us had arranged to meet early for happy hour in Jesmond at 5 bells and I decide to just show up there and am confident we pick up the player we need to make up team there or at casino. The snooker lads Dave & Andy were meeting us at 7 in the casino.
I get there just after 5 and James and Matto are there with this other guy Adam. Telling James we are one down cos the cockney aint showing its no probs cos Adam is solid they reckon and so the 8th member is found.
Azi follows into pub but hey summit not reet here ! "" Wheres Gypos "" I had assumed he be there 1st cos he luvs the crack and the drink but no sign? Give Gypo a ring Jamesy who after several attempts on his mobile gives up announcing wrong number. I must be one of the very few people in the UK that dont have a mobile and dont miss it yet at that time a mobile was needed. No one else had his number so it was left at that.
From 5 till 7 the drinks flowed with several hits on the freebie wheel giving maximum return for minimum outlay and we pile into 2 taxis for the short journey over to the Grosvenor.
Already half tanked now we ready for Team challenge and there waiting was Dave , Andy and an easily wound up Gyposdog. Not pleased at all i reckon cos im sure through some mis understanding he thought we must of been giving early meet a miss. After a bit of wind up Im sure he thought we had delibrately side stepped him but Mick NO WAY! When ya a m8 of mine that wud neva happen. An announcement on the tannoy wanted me and i drew our team number from the hat for the team game which was about to start. Teamdobbs was about to go into action for the 1st Time. Lol - we were loud from the start, 1/2 cut and after a quick hand slapping between us the tournie began.

berlin bates

berlin bates

well as i mentioned in the previous post, it was batesy who got me into this and after a couple of home games i was ready for the casino. he was a regular and seemed to know everyone, although, in my opinion half off them arseholes but ill keep that for another post. it took us 5 tournaments until i got my first taste of success and by some strange coincidence the first time i wasnt pissed mortal, i ground out a 4th for 160 quid. after that i started playing alot more regular without batesy as he had other commitments ha ha. so im in a tourny and 1 of the regulars (a right arsehole) turns to me and says ' you not fancy going to the world cup with batesy?' i cant due to work commitments i says. the WORLD CUP im thinking to myself he never said fuck all to me then i realised hed been filling everyone full of shite . then everyone on the table starts sayin how amazing it would be and what an awesome experience it would be, then it was wheres he staying? and how much he pay for the tickets? im thinking u lying little bastard u put me right on the spot here, i know fine well he watched the first game down the local with my cousin, so i just have to take the stance of 'well i havent seen him for ages' and ' we mix in different circles'. theres no way im going to blow him up not to a bunch off gossips and was just pleased when the banta changed to something else. well his crazy behaviour nearly went unscuppered until he went to the casino with a proper friend of his, old time school mates the lot anyways when his mate was knocked oot, the cardroom manager was asking him about batesys trip to the world cup,(god knows what hed been telling her) imagine his horror as he hears ' HERE BATESY YEE WERENT AT THE WORLD CUP YA WERE AT THE WAGON WITH ME YA LYING CUNT' ha ha ha i wish i was there to see your face, i know u only lasted 2 more hands but i bet they the longest 2 you ever had. that'll fucking teach ya BERLIN BATES

Famous Member !

Famous Member !

As previously mentioned in a past post I used to gamble on football with a very good friend of mine. He was asked to play in the team challenge and as such became a member of Teamdobb.
Me and this guy go back along way. We met whilst playing in a golf society and he just loved to have a bet. Golf was no difference and we would always wager on various aspects of our rounds with playing partners. Golf trips were great for this with myself running a book on singles and teams although I was always wary of offering too big on this guy because 1; He was always a big danger off his inflated handicap and 2: He would always bet himself no matter what and 3: Hes such a shrewd guy.
The guy even made a huge contribution to my buisness when in its infancy as he was well into computors and he produced my 1st ever brochure for which I was always so thankful for. We often laugh at the memory of a hand held scanner nicking pictures from others peoples catalogues in his house at Heaton from which catalogue 1 was launched. We even had great fun doing magic tricks together on strangers when out on the piss.
Any way there was no stopping this guy when introduced to poker and as such in a very short time this guy was becoming a ledgend online and his desire to win and to win something big took him to levels way beyond what i would ever achieve.
The night he was rivered when in front with JJ for a 10k trip to St Kitts in the caribbean will never be forgotten only for him a few weeks later to achieve the result he craved for in winning that package to his 1st main event at the Caribbean Classic. An invite from him to go with him and on the way play golf with him at Nick Prices golf course had to be declined for reasons Id sooner skip. This achievement was then dwarfed the following year when he went on to achieve something most players can only dream of.
Most players would be satisfied to win a seat at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Not this guy- he won 6 seats online at Full Tilt earning the acolade of the most seats won in the world gaining him status, huge prize money, his seat at the WSOP, a suite at Caesars Palace Hotel and a stretch limo at his disposal. All this and the guy is a Teamdobb member. AZIMUT a proppa mate and a hell of a poker player.

Pot Black

Pot Black

Snooker and poker often mix and as a result of this 2 other members of teamdobbs were introduced. Break times in tournies was often the time when people with the same sense of humour and interests congregated waiting for the next level to start. During one of these times the snooker boys Dave and Andy began talking to us. Like previously said to be part of Teamdobbs you need to be a good lad and as such this was a double hit in that these 2 mates just slotted in. There was no hesitation when me n gyposdog had to select our team that they were to be part of it. Both players have sucess online and live.We shall be revealing their online names at a later date.