Gutshot Kidd's blog
Black Belt London Live will take place at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London. The event will be a $200+20 No Limit Hold'em freezeout and will run for three days from Friday March 12 to Sunday March 14. With starting stacks of 20,000 and a 45 minute clock, it's a pretty deep structure for such a low buy-in.
Just when my liver had recovered from last year this happens....
"We are launching the promotion campaign for the BoylePoker.com IPO from today. As I say every year, the only reason this tournament can take place is with the help and enthusiasm of every poker player in the country.
612 guests online!
Must be a record?
Go ukpokerbuddies
Was pretty much a quiet affair. I couldn't stomach any more fish so went to a steakhouse for lunch. After a few Japanese beers I was ready to face the world.
I played a few hours 2-7 Triple Draw with some Fins.
Won some money, lost some money,won some money, lost some money. If I wanted to watch tennis I would have..Em..taken up tennis.
Started late and hungover...
The waitresses in the restaurant joked that they were about to send out a search party if I wasn't in by 3pm.
A casino manager passed me and enquired at the top of his voice "Table for one, Kid?"
"Yes please, at least I can be assured of good conversation" I quipped.
Arriving at 9pm meant that my game choice was limited to cash.
Despite drinking about 14 beers I managed to turn €100 into €310 by kicking out time.At the hotel I started to play 2-7 triple draw for a few hours and turned €500 into €880 by lunchtime.(God Bless the Fins)
I was on auto pilot and couldn't sleep so went for lunch beside the casino.
Lobster €35..that'll do nicely.
On Saturday I hit Dublin and checked into a hotel for a few hours sleep.
The Sporting Emporium (Aquarium) is centrally located on Grafton St. meaning every poker playing drunk gravitates towards it by midnight.The cash games are fast and loose so well worth the visit.
I don't recall much of Wednesday but head for Galway on Thursday. The cash games were amazing and I managed to spin €100 into €540 in about 6 hours.
The walk was breaking into a run!
On Friday I went to visit family in my home town of Mullingar and spun €200 into €340 in about 3 hours.
I went to the bus station after breakfast and asked for a one way ticket."Where to Sir?" puzzled the cashier.
"Surprise me" I offered and she didn't dissappoint.
The next bus was going to Doolin.
Doolin is a legendary village in the West of Ireland famous for its Food,Surfing, Scenery and Guinness...Perfect!
