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NAME:  TIM BLAKE

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  4 YEARS ONLINE, 3 YEARS LIVE

BIGGEST WIN:

100k guarantee on Betfair for $30k, 100 rebuy on Stars for $20k, 100 rebuy on Full Tilt for $16k

 BEST POKER MOMENT: Any of the above plus making day 2 of WSOPE and playing on tv for 9 hours with Danny Negreanu and Phil Laak - awesome experience.

POKER AMBITIONS: To win a WSOP bracelet followed closely by winning a tourny at the Pot - the first is likely to prove easier though!

FAVOURITE VENUE: DUSK TILL DAWN (NOTTINGHAM)

THE POT'S VERDICT......Tim is a proven world class player, well known and respected on the UK circuit.  And although he is massively over shaddowed by his 'better half' Hazel when he comes to The Pot, it's clear to all that if he stops talking long enough to play a hand, he would be dangerous.

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AFRO PETE 

NAME:  PETE WILSON

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  18 MONTHS

BIGGEST WIN:  WINNING EASTER MAIN EVENT @ THE POT (£1500)

FAVOURITE PLAYER: Daniel Negreanu

BEST POKER MOMENT: Meeting Doyle Brunson and many other stars in Vegas.

(and being massive chip leader for a day at the DTD anniversary £1000 buy in- pictured left)...(but don't ask him how it turned out...lol)

POKER AMBITIONS: To win a WSOP bracelet.

FAVOURITE VENUE: DUSK TILL DAWN (NOTTINGHAM)

THE POT'S VERDICT......Pete has been a regular at 'The Pot' since we relocated to somersham and we would say he is probably one of the most improved players (and yes, he was awful when he started...lol). When Pete is on his game, he is a very dangerous player. Still has a tendancy to play his suited cards and mucky aces too strongly....but when he stays disciplined, is a respected player at 'the pot'.

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COOKIE

NAME:  GLYN COOKE

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  4 YEARS

BIGGEST WIN:  $2k and $1400 at Ceasers Palace, Vegas (4 way chop in both) 21st in the Irish APAT. 26th DTD main event with a very strong field.

FAVOURITE PLAYERS: GUS HANSEN, MARCEL LUSKE, ALLEN CUNNINGHAM.

FAVOURITE HAND: J 7

BEST POKER MOMENT: Making a 'hero' call for half his stack with second pair at the £1k buy in main event, to a 3 barrel bet and a rail full of applause.

POKER AMBITIONS: To cash in a WSOP or EPT event.

FAVOURITE VENUE: DUSK TILL DAWN (NOTTINGHAM)

TINKER'S VERDICT......Cookie is a very dangerous player. He has won numerous times at 'The Pot' and is considered one of the top players. His table image has taken him years to perfect, stopping players making suspect calls with the fear of a Helmuth style tongue lashing. The way his poker is progressing, I wouldn't be surprised if a big win is just around the corner, then maybe he could actually publish 'H' poker for all to read...lol

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TINKER

NAME:  BOB TAYLOR

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  6 YEARS

BIGGEST WIN:  $6K IN ONE HAND ONLINE. WON $250 FREEZEOUT 3 TIMES FOR $3K EACH, NUMEROUS CASHES AT  'THE POT'

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  STARTING 'THE POT' WITH COOKIE and HITTING QUAD KINGS AT THE IRISH OPEN AND MAKING A GREAT OVERBET TO GET PAID ON THE RIVER.

POKER AMBITION:  TO MAKE A LIVING OUT OF IT!

FAVOURITE HAND:  Q-10

FAVOURITE VENUE:  THE POT....THEN DTD

FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DANIEL NEGREANU, KENNY TRAN

COOKIE'S VERDICT....Apart from being my personal 'voice of reason' in my rages of tilt, bob is considered one of the best players at the club...and one of the best players ive played with. He's a hard man to bluff and is capable of all the moves in the book. Bob would hold his own at any poker table with the best of them, and has shown his class with many wins/cashes at the club.

With his 'never give in' and 'never fold anything' attitude he has become an absolute pain in the arse to play against!

Seriously tho...im expecting big things from Tinker in 2009, so watch this space!

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  ABE (GRANDPA SIMPSON/DOUG FUNNY)

  NAME: BEN MARLOW

  HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  3 YEARS

  BIGGEST WIN:  $2000 (450 RUNNER BOUNTY TOURNAMENT ONLINE)

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  STILL WORKING ON IT.....BUT CALLING COOKIE DOWN TO THE RIVER, IN HIS KITCHEN, WITH ACE HIGH COMES PRETTY CLOSE!

FAVOURITE HAND:  10-8 SOOOOOOOOTED

FAVOURITE VENUE: DTD

FAVOURITE PLAYERS: CHINO REEM, TOM DWAN

POKER AMBITIONS:  WIN SOMETHING ANYWHERE ANYTIME EVER.......PLEASE

THE POT'S VERDICT..... ABE HAS A GOOD GAME STASHED AWAY SOMEWHERE IN HIS LOCKER, AND IN BRIEF SPELLS AT 'THE POT' HAS PUT IT TO GOOD USE. HE HAS ALL THE TOOLS TO BE A WINNING PLAYER AND WHEN ON HIS GAME, DEMANDS RESPECT. HE HAS PATIENCE AND SHOWS GOOD DISCIPLINE IN THE LONG STRUCTURED TOURNAMENTS. THIS POINT MADE CLEAR WHEN, WITH NOT MANY DECENT HANDS, HE WENT QUITE DEEP INTO THE 'IPO' CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DUBLIN JUST RECENTLY. HE USUALLY KNOWS WHERE HE STANDS IN A HAND, AND DEFINITELY LETS PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY STAND IF THE MUFF HIM !!

WITH A TOUCH MORE CONSISTENCY AND A SLIGHTLY MORE RELAXED APPROACH, ABE WILL DEFINITELY SEE SUCCESS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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RUSTY

 NAME:  MARTIN JAMES          

 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  3 YEARS

BIGGEST WIN:  £1900 ONLINE IN A 10k GUARANTEED

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  EARNING RANKING POINTS FOR CASHING IN VEGAS 2008 AND 17TH IN THE SCOTTISH APAT.

FAVOURITE HAND:  K - 9

FAVOURITE VENUE: VENETIAN, LAS VEGAS

FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DANIEL NEGREANU

POKER AMBITIONS:  TO PLAY IN WSOP

THE POT'S VERDICT..... RUSTY IS GREAT TO HAVE ON THE TABLE, VERY FRIENDLY. AND IF HE IS SITTING IN YOUR BIG BLIND, YOU'VE HIT THE JACKPOT!! MARTIN HAS A VERY TIGHT GAME, AND IF THERE WAS PRIZE FOR THE MOST PATIENT PLAYER, HE WOULD WIN IT EVERY TIME. SAYING THAT THOUGH, HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THERE OR THERE ABOUTS AT THE END OF A TOURNEY, SO THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR THAT STYLE OF PLAY. NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE HAND THOUGH RUSTY (K9), YOU WOULD ONLY PLAY THAT HAND IF YOU WERE BIG BLIND AND EVERYONE ELSE FOLDED ROUND TO YOU!!!

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SWISS TONY

 NAME:  MAX FREEMAN          

 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  5 years amazingly!!

BIGGEST WIN:  £1000 in Black Bull muff fest

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  Fav moment, forcing Kev off a hand in a massive pot at the cash game. Not great players but a great play.

FAVOURITE HAND:  4 5 suited

FAVOURITE VENUE: The pot of course and I did used to like The Gutshot Club for the pure sleaziness of it. Now DTD in Nottingham, no black jack tables on breaks!!!

FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DANIEL NEGREANU AND CARLOS!

POKER AMBITIONS:  ?

THE POT'S VERDICT..... Max has only been coming to Somersham for a good few months now, and has made an impact on all of us in that time. Max is great to play with, not only that he is good company but you will always have a chance at taking his chips...lol. His poker is anything but boring, he likes to play hands and to his credit make a few moves, but his moves normally put his tournament on the line. Max will slow play big pairs pre-flop and push on a low flop and if he has 4 to a flush.....ALL IN BABY!!!!!!

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TURBO

NAME:  JERRY FEARS

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  ?

BIGGEST WIN:  ?

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  WINNINNG 2006 RAF ALCONBURY CHAMPIONSHIP AND 1ST WIN AT 'THE POT'

FAVOURITE HAND:  ANY THAT TAKES DOWN THE POT!

FAVOURITE VENUE:  ANY THAT I WIN $$ AT

FAVOURITE PLAYER:  THE PHILS....IVEY AND HELMUTH

POKER AMBITIONS: I WANT MONEY....LOTS OF IT!

THE POT'S VERDICT:  POSSIBLY THE MOST DELIBERATE PLAYER IN THE WORLD OF POKER.... WITH EVERY DECISION GIVEN A GOOD 5 MINUTES THOUGHT....HENCE THE NICKNAME. JERRY IS A VERY POPULAR MEMBER AT THE POT (ESPECIALLY AS HE OFFERS ME A LAST LONGER BET EVERY WEEK). HE PLAYS A VERY SOLID GAME AND HAS WON AND CASHED SEVERAL TIMES AT 'THE POT'. JERRY HAS A GREAT TABLE MANNER AND EVERYTIME HE'S IN A HAND GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT HE'S HOLDING THE NUTS.....WHICH OBVIOUSLY MAKES HIM VERY TOUGH TO READ. HE IS A VERY ACCOMPLISHED PLAYER, AND ONE OF THE TOUGHEST OPPONENTS AT THE CLUB.

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PASTEL

NAME:  SIMON CLARK

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?  Since 2006

BIGGEST WIN:  Tournament £1300 / Cash £1800 (remember that night Lummie?)

BEST MOMENT IN POKER:  Seeing Max stack it when he fell over at the club. Seriously, winning tournament when i was out of work and needed it.

FAVOURITE HAND:  8-9 sooooooted

FAVOURITE VENUE:  Got to be 'The Pot', because I haven't played at any casino (yeah, I know!!)

FAVOURITE PLAYER:  Jenifer Tilly....still can't believe she is 50!

POKER AMBITIONS:  to become the best dealer in the land!

 THE POT'S VERDICT:  PASTEL IS A VERY POPULAR MEMBER OF THE CLUB, HE HELPS US WITH THE RUNNING OF THE TOURNAMENTS, COLOURING UP CHIPS, CALLING OUT WHEN THE BLINDS GO UP, AND COLLECTING TIPS FOR ABBIE..... (you know....busy!), BUT HE IS A WELCOME PART OF THE TEAM. HIS POKER GAME IS CAN BE REALLY GOOD AT TIMES AND CAN ACCUMILATE LOTS OF CHIPS. PASTEL (or Pastie to his close friends...lol) HAS HAD A FEW CASHES AT THE CLUB. AS HE CONCENTRATES ON DEALING THESE DAYS, HE'S PROBABLY SEEN MORE HANDS THAN ANYONE, AND HE PUTS THAT EXPERIENCE TO USE WHEN HE DECIDES TO PLAY.

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