Galway Open

NickyOD

Full report in my Blog from my trip to Galway. Went out with about 30 left of the starting 103 when I didn't have enough chips to fold QQ and walked into Aces. They didn't go with the shootout structure because of the smaller than expected field.

Still I was playing with a ticket I'd already won and I made a lot from the SnGs over the 2 days, including one where I dogged Shortstack with A9 against AJ. Horrible call on my part. Next snG I hit a 2 outer to split another pot with him. Skillz for da billz Mike.

I don't know the chap the eventually won the main event but from what I saw the standard was very mixed even when it was down to the final few players. I was hoping Keith McInerney would get there.

Davey Devil

NickyOD wrote:

I don't know what's in the water in Galway but I aint ****ing drinking it. They're all fùcking crazy up there. You'd never see that kind of behaviour in Limerick.

Too funny. Great read.

Fatboydim

FFS I stayed away because of the proposed shootout structure and they binned it anyway lol.

Shortstack

NickyOD wrote:

Still I was playing with a ticket I'd already won and I made a lot from the SnGs over the 2 days, including one where I dogged Shortstack with A9 against AJ. Horrible call on my part. Next snG I hit a 2 outer to split another pot with him. Skillz for da billz Mike.

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Lure the fish into your trap and they get sooooo lucky.

Davewolf

Yo Nicky
Dave Curtis here , Thanks for keeping my identity secret but for anyone who's interested that was me sitting beside Nicky . We all love the craic at side tournaments and as for having a few drinks , well.... Ive been known to have a few from time to time. I have to say the craic at that side table was mighty and we pretty much all knew each other even the jaded dealer was having a laugh and in fact the guy sitting opposite me was the only one not participating in the craic which of course you are entitled to do. the situation arose when he raised a pot after the flop and I then subsequently came over the top on the guy, as he pondered his next move I said ( piss take that I am ) " Do you not trust me ? " meaning do you not believe me , He looked up at me and said " I wouldn't trust you with...... ( wait for it) .... CHILDREN !!!!!! " .
Wtf is wrong with some people , I mean what goes through the mind of a person like that? I have to say I was very close to thumping this guy and I can tell you that I would have had half the table and alot more join in if it had come to that but if we start knocking the **** out of each other at the table where does it stop . That comment is probably the most insulting thing ever said to me by a stranger (note I said stranger anyone who has played poker with myself and Pat OCallaghan knows that it can get hairy but it usually involves the girlfriends or lack of , questionable parentage , sexual orientation , and Pats inability to play cards ) but where do we draw the line I can only hope the respective organizers take note of Idiots like him and ban them from playing . In-fact on the night Donal ( The tournament director ) was going to throw him out but a few of us on the table wanted to take his chips and teach the pillock a poker lesson and when he went out on the bubble , well as you can appreciate I was most pleased .
I respect Fintan and Donal for what they have done for Irish poker and even though I on occasion we all feel like giving Fintan a thump ( Joking ) we cant it would give those pontificating anti poker types the ammo they need and completely undermine the professionalism and integrity and respectability that poker events have brought to Irish Poker . I was having a drink with Mike Lacey from Antes up afterward and he was horrified by that idiots comments and made a point of commending my restraint .We all know he is well versed and traveled in the poker circles and has never witnessed or heard the kind of shi te that this pillock sitting opposite came out with . You wouldn't see players thump each other anywhere else in the world so I'm glad I wasn't one of the first to start it at home in Ireland.
The Westwood is a super venue and we are lucky to have it I would not like to be the one who upsets the management and undermines the venue.
By the way Nicky I know I said this to you already but UDEMAN for knocking that Muppet out on the bubble afterwards.But you are right we are a crazy bunch in Galway after all it is the home of Irish Poker which gives us every right to be.

DeVore

Thats going to be the first thing I say to Mike accross the table next time he knocks me out with an outdraw.
Nah, seriously there is no need for that. I'd say it to a mate but not to someone I had never met before!!

There is a report from Mike on the site.

DeV.

ionapaul

I would also like to commend your self-restraint. What is sad to realise that this sort of language is now par for the course on the internet, some of the things said to me in the chat box would warrant a punch in the mouth if said in real-life. Hopefully this aspect of online poker will clean itself up in the future, as I find it fairly depressing and sad at the moment.

Well done Fintan and the rest of the Pokerevents team on organising (as it seems from all reports) an excellent tournament. I'm an occassional Galwegian myself and would have loved to have been there!

Pokerevents

I missed the incident myself, I was making sandwiches and tea for the players(heh heh), but was seriously surprised to Dave's voiced raised. I 've known Dave for a year now and have travelled to the states with Him and while Dave is a little slow and pretty poor at poker I can assure anybody He is a gentleman of the highest order, (and thats no joke)
The guy who made the comment said to me after he was only making a joke, I said to Him it was out of order and asked Him to give Dave a apology. He refused saying the table was ganging up on Him and Dave in particular was winding Him up, I was stunned as Dave is good natured and always up for the crack but would never offend someone He doid'nt know. Donal and I have agreed the man in question is not welcome to any of our events unless that apology is forthcoming.
I think the idea the wsop had for suspending players for abusive language is a good idea for tournaments. I know this was a side table but if the rule was common place it would have a influence on stt's as well. Any comments on this would be interesting.

doc71

I think up to a few years ago the perception of poker (by the general public), was a dodgy scene, back rooms etc. The whole well organized "safe" tournament format has brought alot of new players into live play. Incidents like the above are very off-putting for newer players and make them feel very unconfortable and basically want the get the f%$k out. If sh$t like the above continues to happen you're gonna get reports of fights, and if that happens however legal they are, they will be shut down.

careca

Pokerevents wrote:

I missed the incident myself, I was making sandwiches and tea for the players(heh heh), but was seriously surprised to Dave's voiced raised. I 've known Dave for a year now and have travelled to the states with Him and while Dave is a little slow and pretty poor at poker I can assure anybody He is a gentleman of the highest order, (and thats no joke)
The guy who made the comment said to me after he was only making a joke, I said to Him it was out of order and asked Him to give Dave a apology. He refused saying the table was ganging up on Him and Dave in particular was winding Him up, I was stunned as Dave is good natured and always up for the crack but would never offend someone He doid'nt know. Donal and I have agreed the man in question is not welcome to any of our events unless that apology is forthcoming.
I think the idea the wsop had for suspending players for abusive language is a good idea for tournaments. I know this was a side table but if the rule was common place it would have a influence on stt's as well. Any comments on this would be interesting.

It seems to me that the incident was handled very well. The players were given the option of having the muppet thrown out but chose not to. Thats the sensible option. As for playing in future events, I agree, he should apologise first.

The problems with the WSOP suspensions (not there unfortunately, but read about) is that they were not across the board. Also, its very easy to say an obscenity out loud after losing a hand, but you might never mean to offend another player. We all do it. Its a good idea to ban abusive players/comments but its a fine line between what different people consider abusive.