There is a line in Rounders that goes 'If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.' I'm grateful that the table I am sat on is for dinner and not poker as myself and Jamie 'JJBird22' Birdsey would be flipping a coin to find out who the sucker is. The rest of the long table in Wahaca, Covent Garden, is occupied by seven players who could collectively inspire dread into any reg on PKR. Brothermuzone, WongaMan, Rhymenoceros, James666, Kickoff, MrStarch and dappadan. Wahaca is a bright and friendly place serving Mexican food. You can either pick lots of smaller dishes or one large one. Clearly there are lots of taco and burritto options etc. There is also tequila, luckily there is only one round of these consumed with people aware that there is a free bar to be abused later on. I enjoy a very nice grilled mullet, that is a fish and not the hairstyle for the Mcdonald's eaters reading this .
I am freerolling on dinner having dived into the Fox Club for an hour before hand. I made a quick £44 that would have been even better if my flopped straight had not been cracked by an overpair runner runnering a flush. Other than a Genting Poker sign on the TV screen behind the main desk there are no real visible changes yet.
The party in honour of Jake Cody joining Team PKR Pro is at Albannach in Trafalger Square. It is a nice spot. Upstairs is a restaurant and downstairs an exclusive lounge with lots of nice seating areas. Loads of PKR Diamond members are present, plenty of PKR staff and all the Team Pro members playing the GUKPT Final. Also a lot of poker players and friends of Jake Cody. I recognised Matt Perrins, David Vamplew and Nik Persaud amongst others.
Music for the evening is provided by 'DJ Pimpsoul' and there is an amusing interlude provided in the form of some spectacular break dancing by a group called 'The Scarecrows'. The Albannach specialises in whiskey and has an incredible selection of single malts from around the world. As a whiskey fan this a great choice of venue, more PKR events here please.
Beyne was delayed in arriving after lighting up a cigarette on a train platform. I am concerned that Brighton is not equipped to handle his level of degeneracy and expect to hear he has bankrupted the local casinos at some point during 2012. I have to apologise to zomgchipriffle for failing to recognise him initially. I have a bad memory for faces at the best of times. Having met him properly twice now I think I should be able to remember him next time. I'm sure donating some more cash his way on the $1/2 tables will likely reinforce it...
It sounds like there are some exciting software upgrades due during 2012 that will likely revolutionise the PKR poker experience and confirm the site as the market leader in innovation. A much richer social networking experience is one of the main planks of this. As has already been mentioned on the site, most excitingly of all, is detachable PKR table windows and a separate menu system. This should be a significant improvement that will pretty much kill any anti-PKR sentiment from those who currently do not get along with the software or who were disappointed by Version 2.0. It should improve play for both casual players and serious grinders. The suggestion is we will see this sooner rather than later in 2012, although clearly any more country specific site builds might slow things up.
I have to leave a little early to catch the last tube, not fancying an expensive taxi to Paddington on my own. Typically I end up just missing the train I wanted and have to sit at the station for an hour. The highlight of the journey back was particularly hideous. Right before Reading a gentleman decided that walking to a carriage with a toilet was too much effort and began liberally vomiting in the train doorway. This set off some sort of smell induced drunken chain reaction with another two passengers following suit. Lovely.
My next post will be a review of my November play.
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