Worst live update ever - FACT!
This is very true but I have been a bit busy what with all the invading, losing poker tournaments and pillaging the cash games (AKA being a lucky fish).
However I seem to have some time before I head off for some food so to begin. I started my trip to the lands of the north early on Thursday morning and a journey lead to me arriving at Manchester Station in good time. I knew Ger was coming but I did not know where he would be. I headed for the pub and assumed he would appear automatically. He did.
Ger buys the beers, I order a bottle as I am thinking it is going to be a long day, Ger jnr arrives back with a pint and a bit of spare beer (long story). I drink it anyway and we get the train to Darlington a bit of chinese poker later and we are there and meeting up with Stu and Matt.
Stu drives us to the hotel and we drop bags off meet up with Delboy and Jaxie before getting a drink in and then heading to the place of legends "The Eagle" the place where The Stockton Massive was formed. We meet up with Lucy, David, Brian and others before the arrival of the Great Phil_TC and the equally great (almost) JP Round. Stu teaches me how to play darts and Lucy tries to teach me the strange rules of pool in England.
Beers flow, shots appear and disappear and then we are at the casino. We go via taxi and sing songs. On arrival at the casino we get more beer and sit down to play the home game. I didn"t win but JP did, however thats not exactly news worthy it happen like all the time.
I go downstairs and dust off £60 in the cash game getting owned by Ger who is just running over the table, I think it is fair to say he had a decent night at the tables. We drank port for some reason, I suspect it was JP"s idea.
We get back to the hotel at about 3:30am grab a bit of sleep and refreshment and Myself and Stu are the first to the pub at about 11:30. We actually have a sensible discussion about poker until Jaxie arrives closely followed by Ger and the troops and Lucy and then it all goes made. Rounds appear more quickly than Gateshead games get cancelled and I am quite well gone by about 6pm. Paulie must have arrived at some point as he was there at the end but pretty sure he was not in the pub when we got there *LOL*. We head to the casino again and I enter the tournament and get knocked out in about 5 minutes. I go downstairs to the cash game thinking I will just do a quick £50 whilst some other people get knocked out and then I will be OK. However the game is LOADS of fun. The tables includes Ger and Delboy and dome locals who are a lot of fun. This kind of makes my poker brain click into gear for some reason and I run really well and win £290 in I think about two hours. Including outdrawing Ger in a really silly hand, I think he still got the best of our clashes over the weekend so far. I then retire to the bar and get a pint Ger arrives and buys us all some EVIL drink. More fun ensues and we leave and get a taxi back to the hotel about about 2:30. Jack and Dawn go for a Parmo.
Which brings us to, well now. It is time to head over and meet up with Jaxie and the troops before probably heading over to the Eagle. What adventures will we have today/ Who knows but more is to follow.
