Statistically the worst player

Statistics are useful. They help us make sense of the world.

With this in mind, I would like to highlight that following the excitement of the Mirfield Mêlée, Jim "all in" Saunders, is still THE WORST player of the tournament.

While we're looking at the stats, Alan "The telephonist" Abbot is the player with the worst decorum, after the infamous sick (or was it foam?) on the baize incident.

Well, what can I say? Judgement Day is over and done with and the jury has reached a verdict. The Mouth sentences Butter Fingers, The Judge & MacFly to a cold and lonely Xmas as non-winners of the coveted bracelet.

Taking out MacFly and The Monk in one monster showdown, awesome....

For the franchise I suggest a different name - IronManc?

Judgement Day is here

He's got the festive IronMan sparkle (in a Wilkinson's bag). He's got the sacred green baize. And tonight he's gonna get the precious.

While Da Monk's gone on all Symbol on us, flitting from one name to the next. And while The Elusive Phil Corr has done one and pussied out again, The Judge is now ready to take the title. Can anybody stop him?

C'mon IronMan IV.

IronMan IV

IronMan IV (the festive edition) is just round the corner but the atmosphere doesn't seem to have the same sense of excitement as previous tournaments. Why is this? Let's explore...

• Could it be the fear that the 'The High Court of All In' may not live up to previous tournament arenas? tinsel...there's got to be tinsel.
• Could it be the dissappearance of the 'The Mouth' one week prior to the tournament...a poker retreat perhaps?
• Could it be that the IronMan elite believe it's a forgone conclusion that 'The Monk' will pick up his 2 second title in succession?

Who knows?

The Monk

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It's all in the chips

As a probation present, the great people at LUCRE, where I work, got me two premium poker kits, complete with 500 11.5g chips in each case. However, there was a mixup with the delivery company meaning FOUR were delivered. I now have a total of 2,000 chips and four cases with eight packs of cards.

The chips will come in useful for the next tournement, when the stakes rise, and I clear up.

The next level

It's an issue affecting start-up businesses and new ventures everywhere. How do you take things to "The next level" without compromising integrity. With IronMan now in its advanced stages, I think we need to take stock, reflect and look to the future.

While 2007 brings with it the promise of another 12 months poker playing at the sharp edge of the game, it's time we look to setting up a frachise. I've got an aquantance based in Manchester who may be receptive to the idea. Obviously, we need to keep some element of control over the tournament, and this is certainly something we need to discuss, perhaps at IronMan IV.

PR can also play an imporant role in building the brand. The Freemansons are a great example of this. The orgnaisation is shrouded in mystery, yet many people know (or importantly, think they know about it. To position IronMan at this level would be ideal.