http://www.newburypokercup.com Newbury Poker Tour, the original Newbury Poker event Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:53:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has certainly been a while since any posts were forthcoming on this site, this was mainly because it was attacked by those dirty spammers and we could not be bothered to clean it up. Nevertheless, after considerable early spring cleaning (and banning all comments) hopefully we can get the site ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=55 I’ve been playing poker now for about five years, I’ve played cards my entire life starting with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various forms of Brag and general random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so eloquently called, card ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=54 I’m a getting a little bit bored of spammers leaving comments on blog sites, they usually do it just to get a link to their rubbishy “pharms” or “online casino” site, hoping that the link will increase their page rank. I’m wondering when they will start to understand that a ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=53 I’ve just been talking to a fellow player about an expensive hand they got involved with this week. Dealt AA in mid position, they put in a small raise. All players fold except the big blind who pays to see the flop. Flop comes A35 rainbow, AA has obviously hit a ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=52 On Saturday, four members of the Newbury Noise decided to try their luck at a £50 NL freezeout held weekly at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino on Edgeware Road. The ‘Vic’ has two card rooms with plenty of cash and tournies available to suit all levels and styles. Representing the Noise ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=51 I love these strories of football clubs buying dodgy footballers. The best one I ever heard was the one about Greame Sounness when he was manager of Southampton, buying a player becuase he came highly recommended by Goerge Weir (then current World Player of the Year). It was a scam ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=50 There was carnage at the top of the league as three out of four of the top three in the league were dumped out first during this weekends tournie. As Iceman, River and the Bandit were licking their wounds, the rest of the table concentrated on closing the gap at the ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=49 I don’t tend to play much online poker these days. It can actually become a bit boring, so I try not too play too often and when I do make sure it is an interesting tournie. Last night I decided to play in the Party Poker UK Freeroll, this was ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=48 Hello all, The Bandit has agreed to host the next leg of the Newbury Poker Cup at his place on 3rd Feb. We’re still looking for numbers and confirmation at this stage, if interested please pop your name down below. http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=47 This is the latest standings after week 5. Very tight for 2nd place. Iceman - 34 Points One Ace - 26 Points River Card - 26 Points Bandit - 26 Points Nelly - 25 Points The Saint - 24 Points The Fox - 20 Points Bernard - 18 Points Raiser - 15 Points Gunner - 13 Points The Coot - 9 ... http://www.newburypokercup.com/?p=46