Turned away from Emporium...

willis

Me and Wallko went to the €50 dc in the emporium last night, but we were turned away as Wallko was wearing tracksuit bottoms...wtf?Apparantely they told us it has been the rule in place for weeks yet i wore a pair 2weeks ago and have done plenty of times in the pastand nothing was said, i wasnt emailed of a change in policy either. We asked nicely if he could make an exception this time as we are regulars and he knows that for a fact, yet he(baldy stump on door) still said no. TBH we didnt put up much of a fight after that...if they wanna be pricks then I dont wanna play poker there, simple as that.

My beef is with the apparanent change in dress policy or the lack of the policy being implemented in the past. So many players have wore tracksuit bottoms there before, if they were cracking down on people wearing them then we should have been informed.

Just informing lads on here that dont wear trackies...I will NEVER play there again, there are 3 other clubs in dublin as well as the internet...the only time I played there was the Thursday crapshoot as the selection of live games in Dublin is poor on a Thurs imo. But I will be happy to donate my money to the other clubs...if the SE wants to go for this type of policy then I cant be arsed goin there anymore. I wear jeans to a nightclub...not to play poker...poker is a game,jeans arent clothes I choose to play games in as they arent as comfortable in my opinion.

Anyone else have any similar problems last night/before?

ntlbell

willis wrote:

Me and Wallko went to the €50 dc in the emporium last night,

Don't hang around with people who's nick name ends with "O"

shell suits unlike smoking are not cool.

willis

Lol i dont call him walkko,his nick on boards. Paul Gascoigne inspired the shell suit revolution, hes my hero, i try copy him

ntlbell

willis wrote:

Lol i dont call him walkko,his nick on boards. Paul Gascoigne inspired the shell suit revolution, hes my hero, i try copy him

Fog on the Tyne is all mine all mine

Fog on the Tyne is all mine.

ianmc38

Jesus man, there's a bad beat sticky at the top of the page

The no tracksuit rule was brought in recently enough. Personally, I think it's stupid, but lots of places have lots of stupid rules. I don't want to wear shoes to certain nightlclubs. I'd rather wear runners, but themz the rules unfortunately.

El Stuntman

ianmc38 wrote:

Jesus man, there's bad beat sticky at the top of the page

The no tracksuit rule was brought in recently enough. Personally, I think it's stupid, but lots of places have lots of stupid rules. I don't want to wear shoes to certain nightlclubs. I'd rather wear runners, but themz the rules unfortunately.

I wish they had the foresight to turn me away last night :mad:

Ardent

Don't wear tracksuit bottoms when leaving the house, unless you're heading to the gym. Simple.

El Stuntman

Ardent wrote:

Don't wear tracksuit bottoms when leaving the house, unless you're heading to the gym. Simple.

you obviously don't live on the Northside

willis

My problem is not with rule, it was the way we were dealt with. We are regular enough players there, its a recent rule, we werent informed, yet STILL turned away, unreal tbh. No even once-off exception..next time lads etc. They have brought it in for the gaming floor purposes only,none of the poker players giv a toss what each other wears...theres no rule in place for wsop/wpt is there? If this rule was brought into Fitz there would be posters everywhere, announcements made etc, and even then if you simply forgot id say you would be allowed in but given a warning. Thats the difference and my main problem with the SE policy

ianmc38

You should have rung the poker floor. As you know bouncers are morons and love going off on power trips. The guys that run the poker room would certainly know you and would have said something on your behalf. It certainly wouldn't stop me from going back simply because of one cnut on the door.

At the same time though I'd be pretty p*d off if I was refused from the place, as like you said they know you're a regular and you simply wern't aware of the new policy.

FWIW Thursday's no longer a crapshoot with the new stack and blind levels. Final table was still going at 3 this morning when myself and HalfBaked left.

MadsL

New Blind levels and stack are great, lots more play in this.

Now I need to stop making tilt meister moves with low PPs and I'll be lasting longer than the last 3 tables....:o

Bandana boy

Vote with your feet.
Plenty of other options for cards in Dublin


* apolgies in advance if i glibly post a what you talking about willis comment later i am trying to resist but i feel the urge to follow all your posts till an appropiate oportunity arrives *
I do have a wacky sense of humour if no doubt 400 odd posts late

NickyOD

How the hell would you carry all your winnings in tracksuit bottom pockets anyway? Oh wait.... nevermind.

cooker3

willis wrote:

jeans arent clothes

umn what are they then?

DocO

willis wrote:

I wear jeans to a nightclub...not to play poker...poker is a game,jeans arent clothes I choose to play games in as they arent as comfortable in my opinion.
Anyone else have any similar problems last night/before?

try reading the rest of the sentence if you think you can stretch your mind to it, before making idiotic comments when your only trying to be smart.

he's not debating they are an item of clothing

marius

They should just have had a 'no northsiders' rule in the first place to avoid all the confusion:eek:

./Gets ready to duck

Culchie

Jeez, it's only common sense there should be some sort of a dress code, it's hardly strict anyway....sure they probably need to be consistent about it.

I already see people walking around the streets in their Pyjamas at lunchtime, just out of bed whilst I'm working and paying taxes to keep them on the dole.... I don't wan't to see them in the flipping card club as well.

Northsiders I don't mind but you have to draw the line somewhere.

WH BONNEY

They should just have had a 'no northsiders' rule in the first place to avoid all the confusion

./Gets ready to duck



lmao

DonkeyStyle \o/

El Stuntman wrote:

you obviously don't live on the Northside

Hmm, I must also not live on the northside... interesting.

califano

Yeah lads. If Culchie has the foresight to change out of his wellington boots and dungarees i think we can make the effort also!.

Bandana boy

marius wrote:

They should just have had a 'no northsiders' rule in the first place to avoid all the confusion:eek:

./Gets ready to duck

Some band whos name escapes me said it best

"I predict a riot"

Bandana boy

Although same thing happened to me 1 night in the merrion couple of years back where doorman refused me entry because i was wearing sandals

I rang Mags on the mobile she came out and had a word with the bouncer and he never looked me in the eye again as long s he worked there

El Stuntman

NickyOD wrote:

How the hell would you carry all your winnings in tracksuit bottom pockets anyway? Oh wait.... nevermind.

please alter your sig - the sight of the AJ makes me physically ill

I'm begging you

El Stuntman

WH BONNEY wrote:

They should just have had a 'no northsiders' rule in the first place to avoid all the confusion

./Gets ready to duck



lmao

BIFF!!! I hope that hurt...

I left me trackie at home and got into my best crimplene bell bottoms, blue winklepickers and fake Ralph Lauren shirt (pink with upturned collar) last night...despite looking the part of a suave and sophisticated Southside poker pro, I still lost a small fortune...

live poker is rigged

marius

El Stuntman wrote:

BIFF!!! I hope that hurt...

BIFF???? Your not really a northsider are you!:D

I was expecting more along the lines of a crushing headbutt to the nose (although I have no idea how you would portray that phonetically)

El Stuntman

marius wrote:

BIFF???? Your not really a northsider are you!:D

I was expecting more along the lines of a crushing headbutt to the nose (although I have no idea how you would portray that phonetically)

1800-DIAL-A-LOAF will get you what you deserve you smarmy, smug, smelly <moves onto new page in dictionary> southside gimp monkey

actually I was transplanted to the Northside quite recently and am still getting over the shock. Only 6 murders in my garda district so far this year so the locals tell me it's been a good one....:eek:

WH BONNEY

Bandana boy wrote:

Some band whos name escapes me said it best

"I predict a riot"

That would be The Kaiser Chiefs

ianmc38

rounders123 wrote:

Yeah lads. If Culchie has the foresight to change out of his wellington boots and dungarees i think we can make the effort also!.

Post of the week.

marius

El Stuntman wrote:

1800-DIAL-A-LOAF will get you what you deserve you smarmy, smug, smelly <moves onto new page in dictionary> southside gimp monkey

actually I was transplanted to the Northside quite recently and am still getting over the shock. Only 6 murders in my garda district so far this year so the locals tell me it's been a good one....:eek:

Just moved back from the n/s myself - had my motorbike robbed twice - didn't get it back the second time, am enjoying my time back on the s/s..... where everybody knows my name......etc etc

sure at least neither of us live in the country...(stir stir)

ditpoker

back on topic... but i know where willis is coming from. With the SE i dont think they have a no tracksuit rule in general, more of a no-one under 25 in tracksuit rule. I have been there many a time when tracksuit clad players were welcomed if they were older and looked like the had money on them. One time of note myself and mate were being 'warned' about our attire when Duke ambled in in trackies, tshirt and cap. Given that the 50 game was the best value for myself and my mates, and we had our college game on a thursday it was common not to get out of DIT til 8.30 t be in the SE for 9 wearing trackies etc that one would wear to college. Again, I dont mind if they have a rule, its the constant flexibility of the rule depending on who you are that annoys me... never, not once, ever have i had trouble with the fitz or the merrion... but even when i'm in jeans etc i stilldont feel comfortable walking up to the SE... its not a very welcoming club... and now that the merrion has the 100 DC i figure i'll play that every two weeks, rather than the SE every week...

ianmc38

ditpoker wrote:

i still dont feel comfortable walking up to the SE... its not a very welcoming club...

Maybe it's only us non-tracksuit wearing southsiders that get the good treatment.

5starpool

I am technically from north of the Liffey and I haven't worn a tracksuit in many a year since my days as a gasún.

El Stuntman

5starpool wrote:

I am technically from north of the Liffey

'technically'?

5starpool

about 120 miles northwest of it, so I am technically from north of the liffey

ntlbell

5starpool wrote:

about 120 miles northwest of it, so I am technically from north of the liffey

that scum liverpool top is enough to earn you the right to be refused from anywhere.

karlh

aren't they running poker tournaments in some games arcades now?

just saying loike.

DeadParrot

Jaysus lads and here was me thinking you all went dressed to the nines, pinstripe suits, shirts with big pointy collars and wingtips :eek:

willis

ditpoker wrote:

back on topic... but i know where willis is coming from. With the SE i dont think they have a no tracksuit rule in general, more of a no-one under 25 in tracksuit rule. I have been there many a time when tracksuit clad players were welcomed if they were older and looked like the had money on them. One time of note myself and mate were being 'warned' about our attire when Duke ambled in in trackies, tshirt and cap. Given that the 50 game was the best value for myself and my mates, and we had our college game on a thursday it was common not to get out of DIT til 8.30 t be in the SE for 9 wearing trackies etc that one would wear to college. Again, I dont mind if they have a rule, its the constant flexibility of the rule depending on who you are that annoys me... never, not once, ever have i had trouble with the fitz or the merrion... but even when i'm in jeans etc i stilldont feel comfortable walking up to the SE... its not a very welcoming club... and now that the merrion has the 100 DC i figure i'll play that every two weeks, rather than the SE every week...

EXACTLY. If i arrived in a chauffer driven MERC with trackies on, the bald clown would let me in straight away. I will just simply stop playing there, most unwelcome club in Dublin when compared with all the others, the difference is unreal.

I love the way lads who rarely post come to this thread just to slag the Northside or people who wear trackies, original guys,wp. Nice to see you guys taking time away from your $30 freeroll on PPP. Im from Leopardstown and work in the biggest accountancy firm in Ireland but im still a scobe coz I wear tracksuits, lol.

Culchie - No problem with policy, just the implementation, so please reread OP before making comments

Ian - Bouncers are knobs but for some reason I couldnt see the poker room mgt overruling them, they dont seem as interested in looking after their players(ie remebering names/freezing blinds etc) as others such as Luke and Duke!Maybe Im wrong though, you will know them better.

I will just vote with my feet, too much choice in Dublin to be bothered by SE. If you see anyone in there wearing trackies let me know, would be funny!

ianmc38

willis wrote:

Ian - Bouncers are knobs but for some reason I couldnt see the poker room mgt overruling them, they dont seem as interested in looking after their players(ie remebering names/freezing blinds etc) as others such as Luke and Duke!Maybe Im wrong though, you will know them better.

Willz in fairness myself and every other regular in the place can say that this is wrong.

The reason the structure of their tournaments has changed is because of the feedback from players as well as what is said here, as some of the cardroom management regularly read this board.

I do understand what you're talking about the door policy. There are two guys who I think are knobs, one who asks me if I'm a member every second time I'm there, in spite of being there 100 times at this stage. Miserable gits, but the staff and management in the cardroom are all sound and do listen and have no affilliation with these pratts on the door.

My 2c.

willis

Yeah Ian fair enough mate, as i said you are more regular than me and its good to see them taking comments on board about the tournies. Maybe i expect too much as in the Fitz I can walk in with no memebership card,receptionist(well the usual 1) says hi will, Luke says hi willie...and this is after being 4months away from the place!!In the Merrion the old receptionist also knew my name even though his english was poor! But my beef is with the SE not the poker room mgt, I just aint happy the way they can pick and choose when to implement their dress policy

Meh...rant over!

Wallko

yeah i was the one turned away, havnt really got a problem with the rule, dont really agree with it but sure who am i to tell them how to run there business.

Wat really annoyed me is the way we were dealt with, there was no attempt to communicate this new rule to us, they have our email adresses etc, also played mainy tournies in there recently and never heard a thing about this new rule coming in.

It would be very simple to have a transition period withe the doorman telling us next time your here dont wear trackies etc but no.... it was sorry lads... no..... not getting in etc. terrible way to traet customers imo and would never happen in the fitz etc. it was pissing down rain at the time as well, felt so badly treated and definetely wont be going back again

RoundTower

I'm not the best dressed myself but I don't really have a problem with a card club having a dress code just like a night club. And they should definitely bend the rules for rich gamblers who are badly dressed. But if you're a regular there you should also get in no problem, if the doorman doesn't know you you should be able to phone the poker floor.

Oh yeah and just to get this thread back on topic, Will is a posho Southsider by birth but a filthy drug dealing car stealing knacker at heart.

myflipflops

RoundTower wrote:

Oh yeah and just to get this thread back on topic, Will is a posho Southsider by birth but a filthy drug dealing car stealing knacker at heart.

Spot on RT, that's what they'll put on his gravestone!

On the door policy, bout 4-5 months ago i was going into the emporium in trackies etc and the doorman said to me that policy is changing and i wouldn't get in the next time. he was pleasant and discreet about it so i was happy enough despite not being delighted with the rule.

i've worn jeans or whatever since and haven't had a problem but i've still noticed a change in the attitude of the doorstaff. they've gone from being doormen to bouncers. they used to open the door and welcome you but now they stand outside, stare people (well me anyway!) down as you walk to the door and then question me as to whether i'm a member or not. Considering i was in 2-3 nights a week for a couple of months, you'd think they'd recognise me eventually.

on the dress code rule, i like the irony that a guy coming in to play poker for 7hours in a pair of trackies lowers the tone but an idiot coming in hammered drunk, being ignorant to dealers and offensive to other punters is perfectly ok.

5starpool

ntlbell wrote:

that scum liverpool top is enough to earn you the right to be refused from anywhere.

Post that in the soccer forum, I dare ya

Culchie

willis wrote:

Culchie - No problem with policy, just the implementation, so please reread OP before making comments

Lol, apologies for breathing. Maybe you should reread what I said as well before getting on your high horse. (or into your Ferrari or whatever)

Culchies says
"Jeez, it's only common sense there should be some sort of a dress code, it's hardly strict anyway....sure they probably need to be consistent about it."

Willis says
"Nice to see you guys taking time away from your $30 freeroll on PPP. Im from Leopardstown and work in the biggest accountancy firm in Ireland"

Big Swinging Mickey, what's that got to do with the price of fish?

ntlbell

5starpool wrote:

Post that in the soccer forum, I dare ya

I would if you were my sponsor