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[AAroddersAA]

Right I am playing tonight but after yesterday I might not quite be 100%. Betfair took over Cheltenham which was cool, and I got some free Betfair stuff, too much Guinness though has left me not really 100% for playing poker.

In other news Vettel took the title today, probably the right result across the season.
Anyone if the rest of you just play well to make up for my probable bad play that would be good.

Also don"t forget thee are sats this week for Spain on Betfair.

[Outlander]

Swapped my shift earlier in the week so I could get away today with a 50:50 chance of making the start but knowing i"d at least be able to play before blinded out. Bah humbug ... wish I"d missed the start.... would have been far better off if I"d come in an hour late and not played like a numpty in the first hour... oh well... I"m hooked again now... going to have to give it some more goes coz I"m not doing much for the team so far. Hard luck Allyson... outflopped by an under-pair is tough... but go Newps and Rodders... the final table and some points are in sight. Good luck!

[newps]

went out chasing a flush draw, i had top pair but knew the other guy was in front. schoolboy error need to stop gambling so much.

[AAroddersAA]

Sorry all

Didn"t play very well tonight. Should have done better when it got down to six handed but my decisions were poor. Will make up for it next time though.

[newps]

well done rodders, you did well and you had a late night as well, i played well for 80% of the time and made two shocking calls. hope to iron these errors out of my game very quickly and then offer you some support on the final table.

[Stormpetrel]

Hard luck tonight guys! sorry everyone I did the earliest exit possible when I ran my pocket tens into trip sixes  Look on the bright side though, we"re still second in the league Hope the bad luck we"ve had lately doesn"t put you off playing! Everyone played well tonight but we had a big share of that awful bad luck again. Swansea still has a very realistic chance of promotion though but we need to keep on fighting for it and the competition is very tough. Hope to see you all at the next game and we all get better luck Allyson

[poker777]

Hi everyone, just looking around my area for some poker games - I live about 45 mins from Swansea. Can someone tell me a bit about your game, entry fee, cash games? Where it is etc? Also if anyone knows any games around the Ammanford, Carmarthen, Llandeilo area or anywhere in between? Cheers!

[Stormpetrel]

Hi poker777, welcome to Swansea Poker Club!  We play an online league at Betfair Poker which usually takes place once a fortnight on a Sunday at 8pm, The cost is $10. If your interested in playing you will need to get a Betfair Poker alias.
The next match is on the fifth of December, hope to see you there the password for all the league games is apatmember.  Swansea are currently in division Three but are hoping for promotion this season as we"re second in the league at the moment  I"m not sure what games are going on in the Ammanford area etc. but Aspers Casino in Swansea usually have a tournament the first Saturday of every month. If you"ve got any questions about anything get back to me
Cheers
Allyson

[AAroddersAA]

Hi poker777, welcome to Swansea Poker Club!  We play an online league at Betfair Poker which usually takes place once a fortnight on a Sunday at 8pm, The cost is $10. If your interested in playing you will need to get a Betfair Poker alias.
The next match is on the fifth of December, hope to see you there the password for all the league games is apatmember.  Swansea are currently in division Three but are hoping for promotion this season as we"re second in the league at the moment  I"m not sure what games are going on in the Ammanford area etc. but Aspers Casino in Swansea usually have a tournament the first Saturday of every month. If you"ve got any questions about anything get back to me
Cheers
Allyson

Allyson, stop posting on forums and go and get better so you will be in Coventry on the weekend :-)

Hi Poker777 I will echo Allyson, and say welcome to APAT.

Obviously the online league is an online game (cos it"s an online league). If you do decide to sign up and play the league (and don"t already have a Betfair account) please use one of the links from this site to allow APAT to benefit from your play. Download link is on the homepage http://www.apat.com

As for live poker, it might be out of your way but in my opinion the best venue for live poker in Wales is Les Croupiers in Cardiff, right by Cardiff City Stadium. All the games are dealer dealt and the cash games are very good, run regular and the dealers are excellent. Food and drinks are served at the tables with games running well into the night on Friday and Saturday. Worth a look although a long drive for you.

Aspers Cash games are softer than Croups and run quite frequently, but Croups is a far better experience. I am not a big tournament player and play far more cash than tournaments (outside of APAT I can"t remember when I last played a live tournament). Realistically Aspers is going to be the closest half decent venue to you.

What sort of games are you looking for - there are bound to be some pub games and snooker club games in your area, if you are fairly new to the game they are a great way to start out. Rileys snooker club will run games if you ahev one near to you. If you are more experienced the Aspers/Les Croups are the places you want. Although if you ever get the chance DTD in Nottingham is a different league.

APAT will also be holding be hold an event in Wales in the first half of next year. I expect it to be in Cardiff (at Les Croupiers) although this is based on nothing other than I know they would host it and it is the best venue, it will be a two day £75 10,000 chip starting stack with a superb structure and 45 minute clock. It is run by the best tournament organisers there are (seriously). If you get a chance then I would recommend checking this event out.

There I will stop sounding like an advert for APAT now let you get on with looking around the forum.

[ugmike]

Hi poker777, another welcome to the Swansea club!

I"d echo what the others have said about Aspers being the best (local) place - I"ve not tried Les Croupiers as yet (a bit of a hike from Carmarthen) but the tournaments and cash games at Aspers are seriously soft.  Tournaments run most evenings, just check their website for buy-ins and structures, but almost all are self-deal which is a bit of a pain.

Anyway, welcome again!

[Stormpetrel]

Hi everyone,  league match is tomorrow so please play if you can. We need those match points if we want promotion!  Let"s hope the poker gods are with us Allyson

[newps]

i am registered, i am full of cold as well, good luck to everyone. is anyone going to the one way event next saturday?

[AAroddersAA]

I"m in.

Not doing the One Way Poker event as it clashes with the online APAT. I basically need to play that one as if I make the final table I will have the most points in the overall rankings this season and will tie up a Champion of Champions seat. Means a lot of the pressure will be off in Spain.

If we have any chance of winning this btw we really need the win tonight so lets all go for it. There is really no difference between finishing 2nd and 3rd so might as well go for the win. We are six points behind North London with three games to go. Its a tough ask I know but still possible so lets not give up just yet.

[AAroddersAA]

That sure went well :-)

Come on newps and holdenweep 2 players on the final table would still put us in there with a chance. Keep it going.

[newps]

finished 7th, got short stacked and went all in with J Q, run into aces. getting better each time.