Whats Happened the Poker Forum?

legal-eagle

Seriously have all the usual old posters gone somewhere else? I never see any of the old posters nanmes appear. This forum has really gone downhill so much lately, I know I don't post here blah blah but it doesn't change the fact its gone so bad .

Is this a reflection on the wider poker community and a measure of decline in the popularity of poker?

Discuss mon amis

YULETIRED

Pokers gone to hell since Chip Reece died

zuutroy

Old names like?.........

LuckyLloyd

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5starpool

Some posters go through cycles of posting, others discover they have more important things to do than play poker or post here. Others among the old crew still lurk here but don't post.

I blame Big Dragon. Once he left it went downhill.

Ollieboy

I started reading the Forum in 2005 and in relation to all the posters back then, very few of them are still involved in poker and most of them have left the scene, but might still lurk around a odd time.

I don't think the forum as got worse, but just evolved. There is only so many times you can discuss the same topic.

But it would be interest to look at the posters back on 2005 and see how many still post or play the game. A lot of them realise they were going broke or not good enough to make money at the game. And some realise they had a problem so stop playing. Its just the nature of the thing, but traffic on this forum is a lot higher now then 2005.

Icarus152

legal-eagle wrote: »

Seriously have all the usual old posters gone somewhere else? I never see any of the old posters nanmes appear. This forum has really gone downhill so much lately, I know I don't post here blah blah but it doesn't change the fact its gone so bad .

Is this a reflection on the wider poker community and a measure of decline in the popularity of poker?

Discuss mon amis

What's in a nanmes?

Surely a rose by any other nanmes would smell just as sweet?

Voila!

Ollieboy

5starpool wrote: »

Some posters go through cycles of posting, others discover they have more important things to do than play poker or post here. Others among the old crew still lurk here but don't post.

I blame Big Dragon. Once he left it went downhill.

Soon to be a Daddy and a Married Man.... how life as change there....

5starpool

Ollieboy wrote: »

Soon to be a Daddy and a Married Man.... how life as change there....

Ya, wouldn't you think he'd get his priorities straight? pfft.

Germag

poker is gone to heaven not hell, only those with God on their side will call an all in with 2,3,off and there are an awful lot of those. See how many times pocket A's are cracked with trash. TV has ruined poker IMHO.

El Stuntman

OP, basically poker is now a 'solved equation' and merits little further discussion in itself. Poker essentially bores us now (as none of us ever lose any more) so we just spend our time here goofing around and shooting the breeze on random subjects.

Ollieboy

El Stuntman wrote: »

OP, basically poker is now a 'solved equation' and merits little further discussion in itself. Poker essentially bores us now (as none of us ever lose any more) so we just spend our time here goofing around and shooting the breeze on random subjects.

if nobody is losing, than that means were break-even less rake, which would explain my results in the last 18 months...lol

YULETIRED

El Stuntman wrote: »

OP, basically poker is now a 'solved equation' and merits little further discussion in itself. Poker essentially bores us now (as none of us ever lose any more) so we just spend our time here goofing around and shooting the breeze on random subjects.

X+22>Y+AK (AIPF) LOL DONKAMENTS

ionapaul

The topics of conversation back in the old days here (2004 / 2005) were fun to think back on though - what Player X was getting up to, how many of us were going to the Thursday night freeroll in the Fitz, was it ever correct to fold AA preflop. You wouldn't believe how much fun those Thursday night freerolls in the Fitz were and how awesome it felt to win a ticket to the EOM when you were just starting out. Back then the Monday night $110 tournie in the Fitz was viewed as a 'big game' by the vast majority of boardsies! Big Dragon, Culchie, Dub13, RoryC...the stalwarts of the Poker Forum!

Anyone remember the Fistful Of Shamrock?

POKERKING

ionapaul wrote: »

The topics of conversation back in the old days here (2004 / 2005) were fun to think back on though - what Player X was getting up to, how many of us were going to the Thursday night freeroll in the Fitz, was it ever correct to fold AA preflop. You wouldn't believe how much fun those Thursday night freerolls in the Fitz were and how awesome it felt to win a ticket to the EOM when you were just starting out. Back then the Monday night $110 tournie in the Fitz was viewed as a 'big game' by the vast majority of boardsies! Big Dragon, Culchie, Dub13, RoryC...the stalwarts of the Poker Forum!

Anyone remember the Fistful Of Shamrock?

haha great post!!

I agree with Op i think since the sub forums came in from my point of view i never know where to start theres too much so dont bother reading or posting(not that i did much anyway but was an avid lurker),

Ste05

You'd miss Culchie around the place really...

RoadSweeper

Bring back Fuzzbox imo.

HibsAreIt

Dont worry leagle-eagle im here

Culchie

Ste05 wrote: »

You'd miss Culchie around the place really...

Hey, I was just eating my lunch and the alarm went off and lights starting flashing ..... must be my name got mentioned and decided to check out the poker forum.

Howya Lads

5starpool

Well Mick.

Dirty lurker. I think you only post once every 18 months when there is a 'whatever happened to the poker forum' thread.

careca

Culchie wrote: »

Hey, I was just eating my lunch and the alarm went off and lights starting flashing ..... must be my name got mentioned and decided to check out the poker forum.

Howya Lads

How ya culchie. Good to hear you're still alive.

I know I'm being nosey, but what ever happened to Vegas Baby Poker? Still going? Profitable or a loss maker? Feel free not to answer any of these

Ollieboy

Ok, NTL and Ehsan?

Where are they????

Culchie

careca wrote: »

How ya culchie. Good to hear you're still alive.

I know I'm being nosey, but what ever happened to Vegas Baby Poker? Still going? Profitable or a loss maker? Feel free not to answer any of these

Sorry to be so boring, but I just joined mainstream society.

Have a (successful) signage and vehicle graphics business in Sligo now, opened in March 2007, employing 6 people (www.signsexpress.ie/sligo)

My poker is limited to a €25 once a week game in Kiltimagh, accompanied by a few pints of heineken. Although my house is nearly ready in Sligo so will frequent the Adelaide more often then.

Won a satelitte for Killarney so probably meet some of you losers down there:D


Regarding general thrust of this thread ... Poker .... you just grow out of it... not possible to dedicate yourself to a business or career and also dedicate yourself to poker.

Running a business in this climate is real gambling anyway;) ... no reloads, no second chances, no freerolls, so I get more than my fair share of kicks and adrenaline rushes out of that 24/7

5starpool

Ollieboy wrote: »

Ok, NTL and Ehsan?

Where are they????

Around. NTLbell now makes his living by getting rises from people like me in the soccer forum, and ehsan posts in the BBV a bit, although less than he used to.

Hitman Actual

ionapaul wrote: »

The topics of conversation back in the old days here (2004 / 2005) were fun to think back on though - what Player X was getting up to, how many of us were going to the Thursday night freeroll in the Fitz, was it ever correct to fold AA preflop. You wouldn't believe how much fun those Thursday night freerolls in the Fitz were and how awesome it felt to win a ticket to the EOM when you were just starting out. Back then the Monday night $110 tournie in the Fitz was viewed as a 'big game' by the vast majority of boardsies! Big Dragon, Culchie, Dub13, RoryC...the stalwarts of the Poker Forum!

Anyone remember the Fistful Of Shamrock?

Lol, it really was a different time. A lot of people probably don't realise how magical the Fitz EOM game was in the early days. It was the first regular game in the country with the higher buy-in of €250, and I think there was a bit of uncertainty as to whether it would really catch on or not (but Luke was the driving force behind it so it was always destined to do well).

On the first night (June '03), there were 47 players, which was quite respectable, as the Fitz was also only establishing itself at the time (for example, there were often only two tables at what was to become the Friday scalps game). Also, all the 'name' Irish players at the time used to play- I had Alan Betson and Noel Furlong at my table the first night, and knocked out Noel Furlong in the first two EOM's I played. Also Collete Doherty, Liam Flood, Roy Brindley, Peter Roche, etc., used to always play in the early days. With the growth in contempt of poker 'names' these days, that might not sound like a big deal, but at the time the buzz was awesome! I remember finishing 12th in the first one I played, then 10th in the second, and thought I was doomed to never cash big in it, but then won my third one to win 6K (85 players by then), which was a massive poker pay-day for me at the time and still would be, tbh.

Also, the freerolls before hand were always great cráic at the time, followed by the single-table STTs, and then of course Luke's one-handed omaha games. By the time the main game started, the place was absolutely hopping! Boardsies I remember at the time include the afore-mentioned Big Dragon, RoryC, Ollyk1, 5starpool, cardshark202, Davey Devil, smurph, ocallagh, Daithio, kpnuts, Gholimoli, Rob Taylor, bohsman, marq and RT (those three either dealing or playing), and Devore himself. There's definitely a load more, but I can't remember them all. Suffice it to say that it was great time to be playing live poker, and the forum was all the better for it.

[*sighs* and ends trip down memory lane]

ionapaul

Remember the old controversies about the Merrion and Pokertroll (Mark McMahon, a really nice fella, haven't seen him in ages, think he's based in Washington DC now maybe?) turning up to defend the Merrion to the death!

Ha, I remember faking a doctor's appointment on one Thursday many many years ago to make it to the Fitz for 4pm for their freeroll before the EOM! Myself and RoryC used to have some amount of success in those freerolls, I can only remember paying into the EOM once the first half dozen times I played it. I also remember selling my ticket a number of times because €270 was just too big a game for me back then! RoryC must have won at least a dozen tickets in the freerolls over the course of 2005.

5starpool

ionapaul wrote: »

Remember the old controversies about the Merrion and Pokertroll (Mark McMahon, a really nice fella, haven't seen him in ages, think he's based in Washington DC now maybe?) turning up to defend the Merrion to the death!

Ha, I remember faking a doctor's appointment on one Thursday many many years ago to make it to the Fitz for 4pm for their freeroll before the EOM! Myself and RoryC used to have some amount of success in those freerolls, I can only remember paying into the EOM once the first half dozen times I played it. I also remember selling my ticket a number of times because €270 was just too big a game for me back then! RoryC must have won at least a dozen tickets in the freerolls over the course of 2005.

More Merrion messing

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=190226

I remember playing in a couple of those freerolls. The first one I played in had KP dealing for the table

Pokerproposal

legal-eagle wrote: »

Seriously have all the usual old posters gone somewhere else? I never see any of the old posters nanmes appear. This forum has really gone downhill so much lately, I know I don't post here blah blah but it doesn't change the fact its gone so bad .

Is this a reflection on the wider poker community and a measure of decline in the popularity of poker?

Discuss mon amis

TOO MANY SMART AR...S ON HERE NOW,

it very simple people dont
want to listen to them anymore so don't post

but that's not set in stone

Ollieboy

ionapaul wrote: »

Remember the old controversies about the Merrion and Pokertroll (Mark McMahon, a really nice fella, haven't seen him in ages, think he's based in Washington DC now maybe?) turning up to defend the Merrion to the death!

Ha, I remember faking a doctor's appointment on one Thursday many many years ago to make it to the Fitz for 4pm for their freeroll before the EOM! Myself and RoryC used to have some amount of success in those freerolls, I can only remember paying into the EOM once the first half dozen times I played it. I also remember selling my ticket a number of times because €270 was just too big a game for me back then! RoryC must have won at least a dozen tickets in the freerolls over the course of 2005.

I remember you and Rory winning those tickets and you always trying to sell them as the 270 was a big buy-in and I kept given out to you for selling you luck.... funny when you look back.

Where is rory these days?

IrishKestrel

5starpool wrote: »

More Merrion messing

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=190226

I remember playing in a couple of those freerolls. The first one I played in had KP dealing for the table

Hilarious. Well worth a read for a trip down memory lane ......

Wasn't on Boards at the time, but I remember the Merrion - Fitz well. Played in both in 2006 & 2007. Aaaah, the memories.

ArmaniJeanss

Ollieboy wrote: »

I remember you and Rory winning those tickets and you always trying to sell them as the 270 was a big buy-in and I kept given out to you for selling you luck.... funny when you look back.

Where is rory these days?

He's in Oz according to his post on the Cyprus/Ireland match thread in soccer.
Bad beat Rory, never met him but played him in a lot of €15 STTs on Tribeca.
What a moany little runt he was !

ionapaul

Ha, in real life he was FAR less moany, not a patch on BBJ! Rory's a decent aul skin.

mewso

Whats poker again?

Thecageyone

legal-eagle wrote: »

Seriously have all the usual old posters gone somewhere else? I never see any of the old posters nanmes appear. This forum has really gone downhill so much lately, I know I don't post here blah blah but it doesn't change the fact its gone so bad .

Is this a reflection on the wider poker community and a measure of decline in the popularity of poker?

Discuss mon amis

Maybe it's gone downhill because so many members just read and never post? Mr. 10 posts in 2 years ...

newbie2

It's got sh!t since DBC was banned IMO.

mormank

Thecageyone wrote: »

Maybe it's gone downhill because so many members just read and never post? Mr. 10 posts in 2 years ...

and you must be mister 74?? nice to meet you

cooker3

All we need now is someone is to start singing old Irish lullabies to complete the oldies reunion.

Culchie

cooker3 wrote: »

All we need now is someone is to start singing old Irish lullabies to complete the oldies reunion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfz9O_mSY1U

Dub13

ionapaul wrote: »

Back then the Monday night $110 tournie in the Fitz was viewed as a 'big game' by the vast majority of boardsies! Big Dragon, Culchie, Dub13, RoryC...the stalwarts of the Poker Forum!

Anyone remember the Fistful Of Shamrock?

I am still around,and still playing 3/4 times a week I just don't post as much not sure why I cant put my finger on it but the forum has changed.I have 4 kids now so play a lot online and only play live ever so often so maybe thats why I have feck all to say.

The Fistful Of Shamrock....lol those were the days,did we win a team event once out in the anglers rest..?

I remember hitting my first 100 euro game ticket and thinking I won the lotto,then when I played my first end of month game in the fitz I remember driving in thinking to myself 'these will all be pros'.The innocents of it all.

Culchie wrote: »

Won a satelitte for Killarney so probably meet some of you losers down there:D

Mick,I also won a ticket for Killarney it may be a old school reunion.

phantom_lord

El Stuntman wrote: »

OP, basically poker is now a 'solved equation' and merits little further discussion in itself. Poker essentially bores us now (as none of us ever lose any more) so we just spend our time here goofing around and shooting the breeze on random subjects.

Ste05 wrote: »

You'd miss Culchie around the place really...

i remember when i used to think el stuntman was an imposter.

pokertroll

ionapaul wrote: »

Remember the old controversies about the Merrion and Pokertroll (Mark McMahon, a really nice fella, haven't seen him in ages, think he's based in Washington DC now maybe?) turning up to defend the Merrion to the death!

Great memories indeed. I left Ireland over 3 years ago and just fell out of the habit of playing poker while I was away and have little interest in playing anymore even though I now live in Berlin which seems to have some possibilities. I think the scene did change a lot . Too many clubs in a small city, pub games, multi-tabling on the internet, pokertracker, ipods and students acting like Phil Helmuth and people taking it way too seriously. It just didnt feel the same as those great days in 2003-2005 in the Merrion and Fitz Wherelse would you find yourslef sitting at a table with a WSOP champion on one side, a snooker champion on the other, a taxi driver, a painter, a solicitor and a gangster - all having a laugh and treating each other with the utmost respect.

As for boards, I think people got bored discussing the same things. The equation was solved as the stuntman says..people have grown up, priorities have changed..

Gholimoli

Yeah im still here as well…
I don’t post in strategy at all any more, don’t even read it TBH.
There just is not a point in it for me any more. I found out about 3 years ago that I can’t make money from playing poker, so decided to stop kidding my self.
Also back in the day the forum was much smaller, I remember every one use to know almost every one else when we meet up during a live game.
I did participate in a lot of poker theory debates at the time, to the best of my knowledge but I have nothing more to offer really as I have not kept my self up to date and I have no interest in learning any more either so I just post in the BBV thread.

Culchie

Gholimoli wrote: »

Yeah im still here as well…
I don’t post in strategy at all any more, don’t even read it TBH.
There just is not a point in it for me any more. I found out about 3 years ago that I can’t make money from playing poker, so decided to stop kidding my self.
Also back in the day the forum was much smaller, I remember every one use to know almost every one else when we meet up during a live game.
I did participate in a lot of poker theory debates at the time, to the best of my knowledge but I have nothing more to offer really as I have not kept my self up to date and I have no interest in learning any more either so I just post in the BBV thread.

You never had any strategy;)

Hope you are keeping well mate.

Methinks a boardsie reunion tourney pre 2006 is justified;) ....the veterans!Would travel for the craic no bother....somewhere in the midlands would be great.
Might even squeeze in a beer or two:pac:

Ollieboy

Culchie wrote: »

You never had any strategy;)

Hope you are keeping well mate.

Methinks a boardsie reunion tourney pre 2006 is justified;) ....the veterans!Would travel for the craic no bother....somewhere in the midlands would be great.
Might even squeeze in a beer or two:pac:

maybe a oldies v's newbies, but with a low buy-in as all the oldies have gone broke from the game...lol So hows 5 euro sound?

Gholimoli

Story Mike,
hope you keeping well man???
yeah deffo up for a reunion ,perhaps we will get Mike Lacey to run a game for us in the Europa hey???:cool:

mewso

I'm pining for a BSOP heat round Tom's flat right about now.

Iago

mewso wrote: »

I'm pining for a BSOP heat round Tom's flat right about now.

They were the real glory days of the Irish poker scene imo

Lafortezza

mewso wrote: »

I'm pining for a BSOP heat round Tom's flat right about now.

Everyone sinking cans and stuffing their faces with takeaway, and a sober Hyzepher winning all the chips.

mewso

We didn't half manage to organise a load of sh1t back then. I don't know how.

Iago

lafortezza wrote: »

Everyone sinking cans and stuffing their faces with takeaway, and a sober Hyzepher winning all the chips.

Mr. Puddings was the best, always a great spread of food laid on!

going all-in with 3 to a flush draw...unfortunately my poker strategy never evolved from there and so I rapidly lost interest

we should try and organise a reunion night at whatever passes for the "Bat Flat" these days.

karlh

old skool!

I remember pawing at a new 'chipset' Hyzepher brought from Vegas thinking we we're running the most professional poker game ever seen!

well up for a reunion!