Friday, February 15, 2008

Day 1a of the GUKPT - Walsall


It seems like the poker community has its fair share of incurable romantics as only 121 players turned up for Day1a of the 2nd leg of the GUKPT in Walsall yesterday. A player, who shall remain nameless but whose jumper may explain his attendance at a tournament taking place on Valentine’s Day, said there were only ‘single guys, puffs, and guys whose wives are having affairs’. He declined to comment when asked to which group he belonged but his sweater could happily go all three ways.

The multi-handed action began at 3pm and by close of action, 92 players could have been popping anti-depressants as they had had their chip uptake inhibited by the surviving 29. Happiest of the lot is chip leader Yucel Eminoglu, a professional, who will be hoping his performance will help boost the sales of his ‘I Love Yucel Eminoglu’ T-Shirt, currently available on Amazon, a site that does not screen for stalkers.

Unless there is a sudden stampede for vanity based summer wear, Day1b begins at 3pm today.

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