Wtaching the IO ?

Rockfish

Whats the story with going in off the street and watching the irish open this weekend? Can i just wander in and have alook at whatever table i want, within reason of course?

bohsman

Bring ID if youre not already a member of the merrion casino and youll be fine.

karlh

are you a hot girl by any chance?

Rockfish

are you a hot girl by any chance?

I'm a 40 year old Mayoman with a beer belly. Is that what you mean???

bottom feeder

Rockfish wrote:

Whats the story with going in off the street and watching the irish open this weekend? Can i just wander in and have alook at whatever table i want, within reason of course?

On one condition you dont try rob the prize money or petty cash etc....

Mellor

will jackpot ID work too, as its the offical cardroom of the IO,
and the merrion is only a name at the moment

gilmour

was actually thinking of driving down myself for the craic. So basically bring a passport/drivers license and i'll be fine or do i have to apply for membership of the merrion etc?

robinlacey

so everyone who is playing/watching has to join the merrion first?

nicnicnic

robinlacey wrote:

so everyone who is playing/watching has to join the merrion first?

this was the case last year

Solksjaer

nicnicnic wrote:

this was the case last year

not at all, I think you mean the final table possibly. I went down and walked around on day 2 wthout being questioned. (and im a dodgy looking charachter) Although I did enter a side game later.

Flushdraw

robinlacey wrote:

so everyone who is playing/watching has to join the merrion first?

Rule number 1 of the Irish Open

To participate in the Irish Open all players must become members of the Merrion Casino Club. To join players must present a copy of either their passport or driving licence upon registration

nicnicnic

Solksjaer wrote:

not at all, I think you mean the final table possibly. I went down and walked around on day 2 wthout being questioned. (and im a dodgy looking charachter) Although I did enter a side game later.

soz ment you had to join if playing the event

gilmour

so no need to be a member of the merrion if you're going just to observe, best to bring id just in case or will there be any need?

Goodluck2me

id bring it just incase- sometimes you need to be a member to get into the room regaredless of whether your playing or not. ie. diublin ept

ITT-Pat

bottom feeder wrote:

On one condition you dont try rob the prize money or petty cash etc....

When would that EVER happen???

El Stuntman

what's the crack with cash games? Any on Good Friday (seeing as there's feck all else to do, thank you Jesus)?

LuckyLloyd

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El Stuntman

LuckyLloyd wrote:

What would be the point of you playing sober however?

none, obviously

being a good boy scout (not in the sense of buggering small children of course), I have prepared myself for all eventualities. My great grandfather's hipflask will be filled with a suitable beverage and be pressed into service....

what time should I turn up to hear your bad beat story and join you on the cash tables? Or will you become a roving reporter again?

LuckyLloyd

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El Stuntman

you must drink fast

LuckyLloyd

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smurph

LuckyLloyd wrote:

Expected Timeline:

16:00; Cards in the air
18:00; First break - combination of card deadness and bad beats leave me complaining to anyone who will listen about my decimated chipstack
18:40; Gone "Making a move".
19:00; Announce intention to help antes up
19:30; Start drinking to alleviate boredom
20:45; Suitably beered up, I proceed to the cash tables to donate and tell tales of woe in equal measures

Brilliant LMAO mine is as follows
Expected Timeline:
15:00 Talk really fast to anyone who will listen to me to get rid of nervous tension...
15:30 Spot Greg Raymor in the distance and realise if I don't start losing weight spoon im going to look like his twin sister
15:45 Go to the loo for the 100th time due to nerves,
16:00; Cards in the air - nearly puck from nerves
18:00; First break - combination of Star watching syndrome, everything passes me, stand close enough to hear Lloyd talking about how card deadness and bad beats leave him complaining to anyone who will listen about his decimated chipstack
18:40; Gone calling a guy who was "Making a move" but got runner runner straight...
19:00; Announce intention to help antes up, but go drinking Vodka instead
19:30; Have a chat with Lloyd while trying not to feel like a short arsed Drawf cause im standing too close to him.
20:45; After 5 - 6 Swift Vodkas, go over to tell Martin my tale of woe, shouting loud enough that the whole table can hear me, which leads Martin to tell me to F*ck off.
21:00 Leave Martins table in a snot for more drink and a cunning plan involving the Cash game, which ends in tears for all concerned.
23:00 Check into Hotel and pass out from Vodka Consumption, after wrecking the room looking for the Mini bar, while furiously texting Martin how much of a bo**ix he is for telling me to F**k off….

5starpool

I'd say there is a 50/50 chance I will be sick enough to play the scalps game after getting bobbed or chiefed or eagled or hangmanned or other similiar about 7pm.

patmac

5starpool wrote:

I'd say there is a 50/50 chance I will be sick enough to play the scalps game after getting bobbed or chiefed or eagled or hangmanned or other similiar about 7pm.

Lloyds and smurphs threads crack me up especially despite the new found optimism it's very likely to happen to me as well. We should have a boards scalp game afterwards so we can regale each other with our bad beat stories and get very drunk.

Goodluck2me

LuckyLloyd wrote:

Expected Timeline:

16:00; Cards in the air
18:00; First break - combination of card deadness and bad beats leave me complaining to anyone who will listen about my decimated chipstack
18:40; Gone "Making a move".
18:41 - MOVE UP LEVELS
19:00; Announce intention to help antes up
19:30; Start drinking to alleviate boredom
20:45; Suitably beered up, I proceed to the cash tables to donate and tell tales of woe in equal measures

FYP

Blip

El Stuntman wrote:

what's the crack with cash games? Any on Good Friday (seeing as there's feck all else to do, thank you Jesus)?

You would'nt gamble on Good Friday now would you? and also talk of been drunk too, tut tut. Either how you'll burn in hell for your sins I tell ye!!!! or at least get bad luck at the tables, now is that a deterant to poker players and don't get me started on HAM sandwiches...lol:D

El Stuntman

Blip wrote:

You would'nt gamble on Good Friday now would you? and also talk of been drunk too, tut tut. Either how you'll burn in hell for your sins I tell ye!!!! or at least get bad luck at the tables, now is that a deterant to poker players and don't get me started on HAM sandwiches...lol:D

it's all right, I'm a dirty Protestant

so I'm going to hell anyway :eek:

Goodluck2me

El Stuntman wrote:

it's all right, I'm a dirty Protestant

so I'm going to hell anyway :eek:

:eek: - did ye not all burn in the fire of london?

Macspower

El Stuntman wrote:

it's all right, I'm a dirty Protestant

so I'm going to hell anyway :eek:

no point going to heaven anyway... too cold, no gambling and none of the women we'd like to meet..

Mac

Macspower

don't want to start a new thread on this so I'll hijack this one.

I'll be out of the country for the IO. will antes up or someone be covering it? I will have internet access at times. Is it online anywhere?

Mac.

LuckyLloyd

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El Stuntman

goodluck2me wrote:

:eek: - did ye not all burn in the fire of london?

errr, yes?

Ste05

El Stuntman wrote:

errr, yes?

I think at least 2 survived....

Now seriously when do all these tourney donks start up the cash games???

Goodluck2me

El Stuntman wrote:

errr, yes?

and what about the leprechauns and the snakes?are they DEF gone?

El Stuntman

goodluck2me wrote:

and what about the leprechauns and the snakes?are they DEF gone?

the leprechauns all moved to America to escape the potato famine

there, they invented poker and, in a curious twist of fate, it's coming back here this weekend