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Q + A with El Stuntman
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with most its sort of an unspoken rule that although you can chat for hours at a table, realistically there'l be no invites going out for a sunday brunch!
but to agree with smurf - when i heard a story about one of the SE regs getting ripped off about some greyhound story- i was nearly tilting (lifes new word for wanting to pound the fook outa a scumbag)
Also to say about mates from poker . . . rumor has it hussy, hector and co have been camping outside Donal Nortons house!
ok gonna have to throw a few Q's in now.
If you had to put your finger on it - whats the reason why they SE is now so successful??
Do you remember the dark days when tournies used to get cancelled there regularly?what were they doing wrong then??
Random Q, What do you think are the magic ingredients for opening and successfully running a cardroom and/or casino??
How much time throughout the year do you spend reading boards?
Although you earn alot of enjoyment from it, surely when you add these hours/days together its time that you may never get back. Wasted??
What did you study at college??
How do you envisage poker - both live and online , going over the next few years? will it follow the economies of the countries that it is played in? (touching on a point made by GL2M)0 -
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LuckyLloyd wrote: »1) How did you get into the game? Did you go to a hockey school back in the day or was it something you fell into when you got to college?
family, my mother got a few caps for Ireland and my dad also played (he was a keeper like you, back in the good 'ol days where you wore a pair of rickety cricket pads for protection and nothing else. he gave up when they made wearing a helmet compulsory. Old Skool!
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I grew up spending most Saturday afternoons arsing around beside various hockey pitches so it only seemed natural to start playing the game.LuckyLloyd wrote: »2) How seriously did you take it? Did you genuinely maximise your potential within the sport?
I took it reasonably seriously - training a few times a week etc but social life always took priority if I am honest! Our club was always known as a social place to play which no doubt gave us an excuse not to really push ourselves to the max. I played Division 1 level for a number of years (from about the age of 16) before going to UCD, going there definitely made me a worse player as it was very much a drinking/socialising culture. I was never as good again as I was aged 18/19.
I didn't maximise my potential but I had great times. What's more important?LuckyLloyd wrote: »3) I sometimes think that there were paralells between the way Irish poker players look after themselves and focus when they are in Vegas and the way that hockey players who played representative / international level when I was on the scene dedicated themselves to what they were doing. Did you come across people that were kidding themselves during your time at UCD and Corinthians?
Yes, including myself no doubt. It's an Irish thing to some extent and an amateur sport thing as well. In some ways I think it's healthy; it really is only a game (and you can apply that to poker as well)LuckyLloyd wrote: »4) Do you miss competing? Does poker fill the void?
I don't miss playing and I haven't watched a live match for about two years. I certainly miss the camaraderie.
Poker fulfills some sort of need in relation to competition alright: I am naturally highly competitive and hate to lose.LuckyLloyd wrote: »5) Best hockey moment?
It was actually a Second Team season. We won every competition available in Leinster with an incredible team scoring over a hundred goals(no-one has ever done it before or since). We used to regularly beat the Firsts in training games and it got to the stage where players would refuse to be promoted to the First Team!LuckyLloyd wrote: »6) Worst?
Losing an Irish Junior Cup semi-final in Cork in the last minute of extra-time, when a player chested the ball into the goal (for the non-hockey followers, you cannot do this!)LuckyLloyd wrote: »7) What position did you generally play?
anywhere at the back, sweeper by preferenceLuckyLloyd wrote: »8) Why did you quit when you did?
lol, when I sat down for a pre-match teamtalk and realised that, besides my friend macker, the next oldest person on the team was 19! Also recurring back injuries and the fact that I'd moved to the NorthsideLuckyLloyd wrote: »9) Favourite and least favourite places to play? My fav was the front pitch on Grange road and least fav the back pitch at Belfield.
lol, you young fellas were spoilt if you're naming an Astroturf pitch as your least favourite. We played a season in a school called Sancta Maria in Rathfarnham at one stage. Their pitch was gravel and was dotted with potholes and fist-sized boulders. The ball would often be rolling along the ground to you and then take off straight for your face! Good times....
Pembroke is my favourite ground, nice location, nice club, nice bar0 -
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1. Whats your favorite forum on boards outside of poker?
the politics forum can throw up the odd interesting thread. Most other forums are uninteresting to me (except Mustard of course).
My favourite online forum is The Property Pin. Essential reading.2. What posters do you watch out for and read on Boards or do you just read everything?
Hotspur's posts are invariably excellent. Hectorjelly posts goot as does Lucky Lloyd. I'd say I read about 1/3 of the HH posts, hardly any of the tournament stuff and I follow the BBV thread religiously!
There are some posters who are clearly deluded, both as to their poker ability and their connection to reality3. Who do you fancy for the Irish rugby coach?
not Kidney, he's only ever been a success in Munster. This may just be my Leinster-centric opinion coming through.
let's just rob Nick Mallet from the Eyeties!4. Have you ever been shocked by behaviour at a cash table? Somebody going south, tilting or being abusive etc etc.
I've never been utterly shocked in a jaw-dropping way. I've been taken aback many times, mainly by rudeness towards dealers5. Gouging drunk players for all their monies. Any qualms of conscience?
I used to have. Not any more, if they're fit enough to be allowed in, they're fit enough to play. Some other gangster like you will only get the loot anyway!
I'm pretty libertarian in my views anyway6. Best blog yours or Rounders circa 2005/2006?
Rounders, by several country miles7. Tilt. Do you really think you've cured tilt from your game or is it just easier when you run good? Or is it normally a case of external factors being the primary influence in any event?
I'm in remission from tilt, no doubt it will come back to haunt me again some day. You're right though - it's easier when you run good!
I don't think external factors have ever caused me to tilt - my life is pretty good.0 -
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El Stuntman wrote: »the politics forum can throw up the odd interesting thread. Most other forums are uninteresting to me (except Mustard of course).
My favourite online forum is The Property Pin. Essential reading.
I'm a big time lurker. I can't be bothered doing the research to make a decent contribution but I'll gladly lap up and read the work of others! I've seen one or two of your posts there.El Stuntman wrote: »I used to have. Not any more, if they're fit enough to be allowed in, they're fit enough to play. Some other gangster like you will only get the loot anyway!
I'm pretty libertarian in my views anyway
I went through the same transition myself! But the dark side has totally consumed me now. I actually kept a game going for two hours from 4am to 6am shorthanded just to try and clean out a guy who was absolutely wasted...:rolleyes:El Stuntman wrote: »I'm in remission from tilt, no doubt it will come back to haunt me again some day. You're right though - it's easier when you run good!
I don't think external factors have ever caused me to tilt - my life is pretty good.
By external factors I meant tiredness and such things. I wasn't implying that you'd be gambling after a row or anything!
Thanks for taking the time Glyn.0 -
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LuckyLloyd wrote: »1) What religion are you? Do you practice at all? Will your kid be introduced to formal religion and encouraged to attend as she grows up?
I'm Church of Ireland (Protestant). I take a break from oppressing my Catholic neighbours about once a month or so and go to Church then - this is more about ensuring that Saibh (our daughter) gets into the right school though if I'm to be honest....she can make her own mind up when she's older. The CoI is very relaxed and tries quite hard to be trendy - it sounds funny but a lot of the clergy there seem to be more liberal than most of the population.LuckyLloyd wrote: »2) Do you have a position of seniority in your job? Is it stressful? On average, how many hours a week do you work?
I'm quite senior but don't have any underlings as we are just a satellite office with not many staff. We do have an extremely flat corporate structure which is quite cool - no job titles or anything. It can be stressful but only as much as you let it be (I don't). Hours worked can vary wildly, probably 50 on average.LuckyLloyd wrote: »3 What is the profession of Mrs S? Has she returned to work? Is balancing work and child as ridiculously difficult as I imagine it to be?
She's a social worker so she's used to dealing with child molesters, drug addicts, alcoholics etc. Compared to them, I do OK!
Luckily Saibh loves her creche and is a very good-natured kid so the balance isn't too much of a problem. Mrs S only works 4 days a week so this helps too.LuckyLloyd wrote: »4) What age are you? :pac:
same as Jesus, 33LuckyLloyd wrote: »5) Do you follow American politics? Would you have any personal preference as to who gets in this October? Why?
Everyone here should follow American politics given their massive influence on our country. There is an awful lot of immature American rhetoric spouted in this country - they are our No1 allies in the world and we should stand up for them a lot more.
I used to want Hillary to win but I was blown away by Obama's race speech last week and now hope he wins. I think he has the potential to be a great leader and a unifying force, not just in America but the world.LuckyLloyd wrote: »6) Are the economic prospects as bad as the recent ERSI report indicates? Are they worse? Would a severe recession affect your job security in any way?
I think they're worse; we are uniquely badly positioned in the event of a global downturn. We have NO local resources, NO local industry worth speaking of, a bursting property bubble, an inept government, no control over monetary policy...I could go on for a while.
It amazes me how optimistic most people are in this country about future prospects.
My job security is tenuous at best - look at all those BearStearns employees who thought they were secure three weeks ago. It's the nature of the industry.LuckyLloyd wrote: »7) How much of the year do you spend in Africa on average? Have you traveled the dark continent much? Can we have any idea how different it is without actually going there?
Probably 6 weeks. I've been around sub-saharan Africa a bit, all of the South African neighbours.
It's hard to grasp how different it is without going. Mind you, having said that, you could easily go to SA for three weeks and be blissfully unaware of how 80% of the population live.
I would not be an African optimist in general: Zim could easily happen to SA and there's a ready-made Mugabe waiting in the wings (Zuma)LuckyLloyd wrote: »8) Since you left college, have you ever been stone broke? More than once?
No, I've never been out of work except for doing the backpacking thing for a year. I've always had contingency funds put away.LuckyLloyd wrote: »9) What does Mrs S make of the gambooling? Would she rather you didn't? Does she keep a close eye on the financial bottom line from your poker playing?
I tell Mrs S exactly what I win/lose from poker, it's a good safety valve. She doesn't mind me playing as long as it's kept under control in terms of hours played etc. Also, there's an unspoken agreement that winnings are spent on fun things like holidays etc...strangely there's no such arrangement regarding losses.:(
She doesn't enjoy playing poker herself - mind you, she is the only person I ever saw reduce another player to tears (slowplaying KK preflop, flopping a set and check-calling bets until the villain was all-in on the river. Then she slowrolled him :eek:)LuckyLloyd wrote: »10) Frankly, I find your self assessment that you would be -EV in €500 - €2000 tournaments in this country beyond ridiculous. If you don't buy a ticket you can't win the lotto. Does most of your reluctance to have played a multi - day 1k tournament over the past year not stem from the time involved?
maybe, I don't particularly like the idea of playing for 3/4 days in a row anyway.LuckyLloyd wrote: »11) At this stage of your life, do you have any or many friendships that stretch back to your time in college / early twenties? Can the 24 year olds amongst us have any comprehension of how our lives will change in the next 5 - 10 years?
All of them, more or less.
You'll find a girl, settle down, if you want to, you'll get married. Look at me, I am old but I am happy.....LuckyLloyd wrote: »12) Do you still partake in any physical exercise since you finished with the hockey? If so, what?
I go runningLuckyLloyd wrote: »13) In your opinion, what was the biggest mistake in terms of economic mismanagement perpetrated by the Finna Fail government of the past 11 years? Care to justify your answer?
benchmarking was criminal and will be a drag on the country for years to comeLuckyLloyd wrote: »14) Would you vote in a different direction to when you were in your early twenties? Has your political outlook changed significantly since then?
No, I'm still a right wing fascistLuckyLloyd wrote: »15) Do you gamble on other things outside poker? Did you used to do more or less of such things?
I used to bet on horses a lot (from about the age of 13)> I gave it up at the end of 2006 when I started taking poker seriously. Having said that, I had a few bets at Chetenham this year - Denman got me out of it.LuckyLloyd wrote: »By the way, saying no to Kidney is a very Leinster reaction to the Irish rugby problem. He ****ing wins rugby matches.
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