WCOAP 2014 Discussion Thread

[bear21]

its gonna be after 1am at least depending on how play goes , usually after 2 am!!!

[daveyb147]

really ??  thought might be earlier as 12 pm start,,cant remember structure !!  thanks tho

[gosling67]

really ??  thought might be earlier as 12 pm start,,cant remember structure !!  thanks tho

Usually play 15 levels Dave - 45 mins each, plus breaks, then chip counts ... I"ve (optimisticly) started researching night buses

[fandango]

really ??  thought might be earlier as 12 pm start,,cant remember structure !!  thanks tho

Can"t you get back in the batmobile?

[daveyb147]

15 levels 45 min clock no chance then,,,hour for lunch break and other small breaks,,,don"t know why I had 12 levels in my head ?? ,,,,at least I know now and can choose my day accordingly,,,thanks all,,,to the batcave !!! lol

[HERBIEHACKIT]

hi cheap hotel. travel inn on romford road. 3 of the scotland team staying there. 4 nights £100 each. also one of the g managers in newcastle used to work at aspers. he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole with alot of black gangs. he also says aspers is a great venue but it does get more than its share of trouble. thank god for the sgian dubh.

[Jon MW]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

[AJDUK]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

Except in Luton last year at the team event where one of our own got smacked over the back of the head at 4am on his way back from the casino to the hotel and spent a few hours in casualty after having stitches.
Can"t see why you would want to jump on this comment. Some places can be a bit more dangerous than others and information like that from James is valuable IMO.

[Curlarge]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

Except in Luton last year at the team event where one of our own got smacked over the back of the head at 4am on his way back from the casino to the hotel and spent a few hours in casualty after having stitches.
Can"t see why you would want to jump on this comment. Some places can be a bit more dangerous than others and information like that from James is valuable IMO.

Just another in a very long line of irrelevant comments made by someone who rarely even attends APAT events. Obviously has nothing better to do.

[HERBIEHACKIT]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

i am not scared mate. i am more than capable of looking after myself.ashamed to say it but in the past i have battled in a great number of cities in the uk including london. its just a word of warning to be aware. as for trouble, we had a tad in prague.

[Paulie_D]

. as for trouble, we had a tad in prague.

First I heard of it.  I am not doubting you Herbie but you are correct in that all cities / places can have these issues.

Reasonable caution should always be taken.

Obviously what happened to Mr Murray was nasty but I have attended many events in Luton and made my drunken way back to the hotel late at night without any trouble.

[Jon MW]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

Except in Luton last year at the team event where one of our own got smacked over the back of the head at 4am on his way back from the casino to the hotel and spent a few hours in casualty after having stitches.
Can"t see why you would want to jump on this comment. Some places can be a bit more dangerous than others and information like that from James is valuable IMO.

Just another in a very long line of irrelevant comments made by someone who rarely even attends APAT events. Obviously has nothing better to do.

If saying somewhere is dangerous is relevant - how is saying, no it isn"t not relevant?

I know East London very well and Stratford quite well - some places are more dangerous than others but the absolute level of risk in anywhere APAT has gone to play poker has always been low in absolute terms.

I did come on line to ask something relating to a newcomer to the game playing - but the tone of this kind of comment makes me re-think whether this is the right kind of introduction I would want for them.

[poker_jason]

Hmmm, I went to school in Stratford, and lived in East London most of my life prior to 1999. (And I spent 3 years in Luton as a student)

I can"t really speak of the gang culture - however a leopard doesn"t change it spots even when billions are invested in an area.

This may be 2014 post Olympics but I would take extra care and vigilance, travel by taxi if in doubt, travel in groups if possible, etc. I would not be wandering too far late at night (or in the day in some area"s) on my own. 

If there is any trouble I would be prepared to expect the worst, i.e. it would not be unexpected for the use of a knife, glass, screwdriver, etc in any altercation. This includes in most of the surrounding area"s where your lovely B&B"s & hotels are.

[Paulie_D]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

Except in Luton last year at the team event where one of our own got smacked over the back of the head at 4am on his way back from the casino to the hotel and spent a few hours in casualty after having stitches.
Can"t see why you would want to jump on this comment. Some places can be a bit more dangerous than others and information like that from James is valuable IMO.

Just another in a very long line of irrelevant comments made by someone who rarely even attends APAT events. Obviously has nothing better to do.

If saying somewhere is dangerous is relevant - how is saying, no it isn"t not relevant?

I know East London very well and Stratford quite well - some places are more dangerous than others but the absolute level of risk in anywhere APAT has gone to play poker has always been low in absolute terms.

I did come on line to ask something relating to a newcomer to the game playing - but the tone of this kind of comment makes me re-think whether this is the right kind of introduction I would want for them.

Jon,

I"m not entirely sure this was aimed at you...since it was in response to Andy"s comment.

Personally, I"m not sure what Richard is saying as both you and Andy are regular attendees...perhaps he"s having a bad afternoon.

I"d say let"s leave it...before someone says something they didn"t really mean.

[Curlarge]

.... he says stratford is a dangerous **** hole ...

lol I"ve heard people say this about almost every town I"ve been to play poker at - and I"ve never seen anyone ever have any problem at any of them.

I think a lot of people are just easily scared.

Except in Luton last year at the team event where one of our own got smacked over the back of the head at 4am on his way back from the casino to the hotel and spent a few hours in casualty after having stitches.
Can"t see why you would want to jump on this comment. Some places can be a bit more dangerous than others and information like that from James is valuable IMO.

Just another in a very long line of irrelevant comments made by someone who rarely even attends APAT events. Obviously has nothing better to do.

If saying somewhere is dangerous is relevant - how is saying, no it isn"t not relevant?

I know East London very well and Stratford quite well - some places are more dangerous than others but the absolute level of risk in anywhere APAT has gone to play poker has always been low in absolute terms.

I did come on line to ask something relating to a newcomer to the game playing - but the tone of this kind of comment makes me re-think whether this is the right kind of introduction I would want for them.

Jon,

I"m not entirely sure this was aimed at you...since it was in response to Andy"s comment. Yes it was.

Personally, I"m not sure what Richard is saying as both you and Andy are regular attendees...perhaps he"s having a bad afternoon. No I"m not.

I"d say let"s leave it...before someone says something they didn"t really mean.

Just fed up with this contributors continuous inane posts, which are clearly designed to aggravate people and little else.