The Deathlist Poker Tournament 2021

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Well, Pinochet's widow has gone chilly. But still life in this game!

 

Lucia Hiriart is hit for Caleb H. No bonuses.

 

Also a sub for Baby Blue who draws 5 Spades for 5 Points added.

 

Leaderboard updated.

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Dead So Far:

 

Anne Stallybrass - 3 July - Obit

Rick Laird - 4 July - Obit

Stan Swamy - 5 July - Obit

Gillian Sheen Donaldson - 5 July - Obit

Axel Kahn - 6 July

Dilip Kumar - 7 July - Obit

Carlos Reutemann - 7 July - Obit

Jehan Sadat - 9 July - Obit

Ernie Moss - 11 July - Obit

Renee Simonot - 11 July - Obit

Mick Bates - 12 July - Obit

Edwin Edwards - 12 July - Obit

Paul Orndorff - 12 July - Obit

Gary Corbett - 14 July - Obit

Mary Ward - 19 July - Obit

Brian Henderson - 5 August - Obit

Gertrude Annie Kingston - ? August 2021

Jaan Kaplinski - 8 August

Patricia Hitchcock - 9 August - Obit

Gerd Muller - 15 August - Obit

Paul Mitchell III - 15 August - Obit

Sir Michael Cullen - 19 August - Obit

Sandra Richardson - 25 August - Obit

Jonathan Myles-Lea - 25 August - Obit

Michael Constantine - 31 August - Obit

Mikis Theodorakis - 2 September - Obit

Sarah Harding - 5 September - Obit

Carl Bean - 7 September - Obit

Amy Winifred Hawkins - 8 September - Obit

Art Metrano - 8 September - Obit

Terry Lubbock - 15 September - Obit

Robert Fyfe - 15 September - Obit

Jane Powell - 16 September - Obit

Abdelaziz Bouteflika - 17 September - Obit

Albert J Raboteau III - 18 September

Jimmy Greaves - 19 September - Obit

Greg Gilbert - 30 September - Obit

Bernard Tapie - 3 October - Obit

Budge Patty - 3 October - Obit

Nadia Chaudhri - 5 October - Obit

Granville Adams - 10 October - Obit

Ruthie T(h)ompson - 10 October - Obit

Ally McLaws - 15 October - Obit

Maire Mhac an tSaoi - 16 October - Obit

Betty Lynn - 16 October - Obit

Denise Bryer - 16 October - Obit

James Michael Tyler - 24 October - Obit

Pat Martino - 1 November - Obit

Alan Igglesden - 1 November - Obit

Clifford Rose - 6 November - Obit

FW de Klerk - 11 November - Obit

Bertie Auld - 14 November - Obit

Clarissa Eden - 15 November - Obit

Jyrki Kasvi - 16 November

Belinda Sykes - 16 November

Chun Doo-hwan - 23 November - Obit

Stephen Sondheim - 26 November - Obit

Sir Frank Williams - 28 November - Obit

Mustafa Cengiz - 28 November

David Gulpilil - 29 November - Obit

Arlene Dahl - 29 November - Obit

Ray Kennedy - 30 November - Obit

Duchess of Grafton - 3 December - Obit

Bob Dole - 5 December - Obit

Lars Hogh - 8 December - Obit

Lucia Hiriart - 16 December - Obit

Desmond Tutu - 26 December - Obit

John Madden - 28 December - Obit

Harry Reid - 28 December - Obit

 

Captain Chorizo: 1580 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Laird; Orndorff; Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Tapie; Tyler; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Henderson [3 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [J]; Sep [8]; Oct [J]; Nov [5])

 

Cards Played: 

 

gcreptile: 1519 Points (Swamy, Laird; Bates; Richardson; Bean; Lubbock; Chaudhri; McLaws; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Kumar [5 Diamonds]; Tyler [5 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [4]; Sep [K]; Oct [Q]; Nov [K])

 

Cards Played:  

 

Perhaps: 1472 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Sadat; Orndorff; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Swamy [4 Hearts]; Auld [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [4]; Aug [2]; Sep [Q]; Oct [Q]; Nov [2])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Death Impends: 1347 Points (Kumar; Cullen; Harding; Thompson; McLaws; Tyler; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [5]; Sep [10]; Oct [10]; Nov [8])

 

Cards Played: 

 

An Fear Beag: 1050 Points (Kumar; Muller; Cullen; Harding; Greaves; Tapie; Tyler; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: P. Mitchell [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [Q]; Sep [3]; Oct [Q]; Nov [10])

 

Cards Played: 

 

theoldlady: 1021 Points (Muller; Cullen; Harding; Bouteflika; Adams; Eden; Gulpilil; Dole; Reid) (Sub: Gilbert [Q Hearts]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [9]; Sep [5]; Oct [10]; Nov [7])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Grim Up North: 1006 Points (Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Moss [4 Hearts]; Williams (Motorsport) [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [6]; Sep [7]; Oct [9]; Nov [7])

 

Cards Played: 

 

msc: 998 Points (Laird; Bates; Theodorakis; Harding; Lubbock; McLaws; Igglesden; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Orndorff [10 Clubs]; de Klerk [6 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [Q]; Sep [5]; Oct [7]; Nov [Q])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Salmon Mousse: 986 Points (Reutemann; Orndorff; Henderson; Muller; Harding; Tyler; Martino; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [4]; Sep [10]; Oct [5]; Nov [5])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Joey Russ: 957 Points (Laird; Harding; Bean; Lubbock; McLaws; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Cullen [2 Diamonds]; Gilbert [8 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [8]; Sep [Q]; Oct [7]; Nov [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Banana: 927 Points (Kumar: Laird; Corbett; Harding; Lubbock; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: McLaws [5 Diamonds]; Igglesden [K Clubs]; Eden [9 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [A]; Sep [6]; Oct [6]; Nov [8])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Caleb H: 779 Points (Simonot; Ward; Harding; Tapie; an tSaoi; Eden; Hiriart) (Sub: Hitchcock [K Clubs]; Hogh [7 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [6]; Aug [A]; Sep [2]; Oct [A]; Nov [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Baby Blue: 770 Points (Reutemann; Edwards; Corbett; Harding; Constantine; Metrano; Madden) (Sub: Hiriart [5 Spades]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [J]; Sep [4]; Oct [2]; Nov [4])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Sean: 743 Points (Cullen; Myles-Lea; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Kennedy; Reid) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [3]; Sep [4]; Oct [3]; Nov [J])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Bibliogryphon: 708 Points (Greaves; Fyfe; Bryer; Rose; Tutu) (Sub: Stallybrass [3 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [7]; Nov [10])

 

Cards Played: 

 

JoeMoneypenny: 681 Points (Sheen; Reutemann; Muller; Bouteflika; Lynn; Doo-hwan) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [3]; Sep [2]; Oct [2]; Nov [A])

 

Cards Played:  

 

Yorkshire Banker: 548 Points (Ward; Harding; Gilbert; Gulpilil; Grafton) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [10]; Sep [K]; Oct [7]; Nov [4])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Great Uncle Bulgaria: 458 Points (Hawkins; Greaves; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [J]; Nov [10])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Torva Messor: 442 Points (Simonot; Patty; Dahl; Dole) (Sub: Eden [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [8]; Sep [7]; Oct [4]; Nov [6])

 

Cards Played: 

 

DeathByArsenic: 348 Points (Harding; Bouteflika; Dole) (Sub: Lynn [7 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [Q]; Sep [9]; Oct [6]; Nov [5])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Toast: 348 Points (Lubbock; Gilbert; Dole) (Sub: Greaves [3 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [7]; Sep [9]; Oct [3]; Nov [K])

 

Cards Played: 

 

YoungWillz: 340 Points (Greaves; Eden; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [10]; Sep [J]; Oct [5]; Nov [9])

 

Cards Played: 

 

GuyFromFuture: 264 Points (Powell; Dole) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [Q]; Sep [J]; Oct [A]; Nov [4])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Gooseberry Crumble: 152 Points (Sondheim) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [9]; Sep [8]; Oct [9]; Nov [A])

 

Cards Played: 

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Too many players decided not to mess with my Tutu. An error of judgement by most as the Archbishop has gone to meet the guy who wrote the book.

 

An unique for Bibliogryphon, he plays a Black Joker so gains the additional 50 Points bonus. @Bibliogryphon, you have 48 hours to convert your Joker for even more pointage.

 

Leaderboard updated. 

 

If you think I've missed someone, let me know. This pool is, like so many names, in its dying days.

[Bibliogryphon 9,661]

7 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Too many players decided not to mess with my Tutu. An error of judgement by most as the Archbishop has gone to meet the guy who wrote the book.

 

An unique for Bibliogryphon, he plays a Black Joker so gains the additional 50 Points bonus. @Bibliogryphon, you have 48 hours to convert your Joker for even more pointage.

 

Leaderboard updated. 

 

If you think I've missed someone, let me know. This pool is, like so many names, in its dying days.

Can I convert it to King of Spades?

[YoungWillz 21,294]

1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said:

Can I convert it to King of Spades?

Indeed!

 

Bonuses: Pair Ks (Hearts and Spades) - 10 Points; Pair Ks (Clubs and Spades) - 10 Points; Three of a Kind (Ks) - 20 Points - Total: 40 Additional Points.

[Bibliogryphon 9,661]

Can I achieve having the first and last hit in this game?

[YoungWillz 21,294]

On 26/12/2021 at 23:25, Bibliogryphon said:

Can I achieve having the first and last hit in this game?

Probably not. Days to go mind.

 

Baby Blue gets an unique hit with John Madden, for some reason only heard of by me by scanning the gaming shelves, apparently he did other things.

 

Bonuses:

 

Pair Ks - 10 Points; Two Pair - Ks and 3s - 15 Points - Total: 25 Additional Points.

 

Leaderboard updated.

[YoungWillz 21,294]

US Senate leader Harry Reid has been democratically removed from life.

 

A hit for theoldlady and Sean.

 

Bonuses:

 

theoldlady: Pair 7s - 10 Points; Two Pair 7s and 5s - 15 Points - Total: 25 Additional Points.

 

Leaderboard updated.

[YoungWillz 21,294]

One last spin of the Card Roulette Wheel for this game. Leaderboard update to follow:

 

                       

Timestamp: 2021-12-31 12:44:42 UTC

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Dead So Far:

 

Anne Stallybrass - 3 July - Obit

Rick Laird - 4 July - Obit

Stan Swamy - 5 July - Obit

Gillian Sheen Donaldson - 5 July - Obit

Axel Kahn - 6 July

Dilip Kumar - 7 July - Obit

Carlos Reutemann - 7 July - Obit

Jehan Sadat - 9 July - Obit

Ernie Moss - 11 July - Obit

Renee Simonot - 11 July - Obit

Mick Bates - 12 July - Obit

Edwin Edwards - 12 July - Obit

Paul Orndorff - 12 July - Obit

Gary Corbett - 14 July - Obit

Mary Ward - 19 July - Obit

Brian Henderson - 5 August - Obit

Gertrude Annie Kingston - ? August 2021

Jaan Kaplinski - 8 August

Patricia Hitchcock - 9 August - Obit

Gerd Muller - 15 August - Obit

Paul Mitchell III - 15 August - Obit

Sir Michael Cullen - 19 August - Obit

Sandra Richardson - 25 August - Obit

Jonathan Myles-Lea - 25 August - Obit

Michael Constantine - 31 August - Obit

Mikis Theodorakis - 2 September - Obit

Sarah Harding - 5 September - Obit

Carl Bean - 7 September - Obit

Amy Winifred Hawkins - 8 September - Obit

Art Metrano - 8 September - Obit

Terry Lubbock - 15 September - Obit

Robert Fyfe - 15 September - Obit

Jane Powell - 16 September - Obit

Abdelaziz Bouteflika - 17 September - Obit

Albert J Raboteau III - 18 September

Jimmy Greaves - 19 September - Obit

Greg Gilbert - 30 September - Obit

Bernard Tapie - 3 October - Obit

Budge Patty - 3 October - Obit

Nadia Chaudhri - 5 October - Obit

Granville Adams - 10 October - Obit

Ruthie T(h)ompson - 10 October - Obit

Ally McLaws - 15 October - Obit

Maire Mhac an tSaoi - 16 October - Obit

Betty Lynn - 16 October - Obit

Denise Bryer - 16 October - Obit

James Michael Tyler - 24 October - Obit

Pat Martino - 1 November - Obit

Alan Igglesden - 1 November - Obit

Clifford Rose - 6 November - Obit

FW de Klerk - 11 November - Obit

Bertie Auld - 14 November - Obit

Clarissa Eden - 15 November - Obit

Jyrki Kasvi - 16 November

Belinda Sykes - 16 November

Chun Doo-hwan - 23 November - Obit

Stephen Sondheim - 26 November - Obit

Sir Frank Williams - 28 November - Obit

Mustafa Cengiz - 28 November

David Gulpilil - 29 November - Obit

Arlene Dahl - 29 November - Obit

Ray Kennedy - 30 November - Obit

Duchess of Grafton - 3 December - Obit

Bob Dole - 5 December - Obit

Lars Hogh - 8 December - Obit

Lucia Hiriart - 16 December - Obit

Desmond Tutu - 26 December - Obit

John Madden - 28 December - Obit

Harry Reid - 28 December - Obit

 

Captain Chorizo: 1594 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Laird; Orndorff; Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Tapie; Tyler; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Henderson [3 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [J]; Sep [8]; Oct [J]; Nov [5]; Dec [A])

 

Cards Played: 

 

gcreptile: 1521 Points (Swamy, Laird; Bates; Richardson; Bean; Lubbock; Chaudhri; McLaws; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Kumar [5 Diamonds]; Tyler [5 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [4]; Sep [K]; Oct [Q]; Nov [K]; Dec [2])

 

Cards Played:  

 

Perhaps: 1486 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Sadat; Orndorff; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Swamy [4 Hearts]; Auld [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [4]; Aug [2]; Sep [Q]; Oct [Q]; Nov [2]; Dec [A])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Death Impends: 1350 Points (Kumar; Cullen; Harding; Thompson; McLaws; Tyler; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [5]; Sep [10]; Oct [10]; Nov [8]; Dec [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

An Fear Beag: 1062 Points (Kumar; Muller; Cullen; Harding; Greaves; Tapie; Tyler; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: P. Mitchell [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [Q]; Sep [3]; Oct [Q]; Nov [10]; Dec [Q])

 

Cards Played: 

 

theoldlady: 1034 Points (Muller; Cullen; Harding; Bouteflika; Adams; Eden; Gulpilil; Dole; Reid) (Sub: Gilbert [Q Hearts]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [9]; Sep [5]; Oct [10]; Nov [7]; Dec [K])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Grim Up North: 1018 Points (Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Moss [4 Hearts]; Williams (Motorsport) [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [6]; Sep [7]; Oct [9]; Nov [7]; Dec [Q])

 

Cards Played: 

 

msc: 1012 Points (Laird; Bates; Theodorakis; Harding; Lubbock; McLaws; Igglesden; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Orndorff [10 Clubs]; de Klerk [6 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [Q]; Sep [5]; Oct [7]; Nov [Q]; Dec [A])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Salmon Mousse: 996 Points (Reutemann; Orndorff; Henderson; Muller; Harding; Tyler; Martino; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [4]; Sep [10]; Oct [5]; Nov [5]; Dec [10])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Joey Russ: 960 Points (Laird; Harding; Bean; Lubbock; McLaws; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Cullen [2 Diamonds]; Gilbert [8 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [8]; Sep [Q]; Oct [7]; Nov [3]; Dec [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Banana: 939 Points (Kumar: Laird; Corbett; Harding; Lubbock; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: McLaws [5 Diamonds]; Igglesden [K Clubs]; Eden [9 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [A]; Sep [6]; Oct [6]; Nov [8]; Dec [Q])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Caleb H: 787 Points (Simonot; Ward; Harding; Tapie; an tSaoi; Eden; Hiriart) (Sub: Hitchcock [K Clubs]; Hogh [7 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [6]; Aug [A]; Sep [2]; Oct [A]; Nov [3]; Dec [8])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Baby Blue: 779 Points (Reutemann; Edwards; Corbett; Harding; Constantine; Metrano; Madden) (Sub: Hiriart [5 Spades]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [J]; Sep [4]; Oct [2]; Nov [4]; Dec [9])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Sean: 754 Points (Cullen; Myles-Lea; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Kennedy; Reid) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [3]; Sep [4]; Oct [3]; Nov [J]; Dec [J])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Bibliogryphon: 711 Points (Greaves; Fyfe; Bryer; Rose; Tutu) (Sub: Stallybrass [3 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [7]; Nov [10]; Dec [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

JoeMoneypenny: 685 Points (Sheen; Reutemann; Muller; Bouteflika; Lynn; Doo-hwan) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [3]; Sep [2]; Oct [2]; Nov [A]; Dec [4])

 

Cards Played:  

 

Yorkshire Banker: 554 Points (Ward; Harding; Gilbert; Gulpilil; Grafton) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [10]; Sep [K]; Oct [7]; Nov [4]; Dec [6])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Great Uncle Bulgaria: 461 Points (Hawkins; Greaves; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [J]; Nov [10]; Dec [3])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Torva Messor: 453 Points (Simonot; Patty; Dahl; Dole) (Sub: Eden [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [8]; Sep [7]; Oct [4]; Nov [6]; Dec [J])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Toast: 358 Points (Lubbock; Gilbert; Dole) (Sub: Greaves [3 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [7]; Sep [9]; Oct [3]; Nov [K]'; Dec [10])

 

Cards Played: 

 

DeathByArsenic: 352 Points (Harding; Bouteflika; Dole) (Sub: Lynn [7 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [Q]; Sep [9]; Oct [6]; Nov [5]; Dec [4])

 

Cards Played: 

 

YoungWillz: 351 Points (Greaves; Eden; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [10]; Sep [J]; Oct [5]; Nov [9]; Dec [J])

 

Cards Played: 

 

GuyFromFuture: 275 Points (Powell; Dole) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [Q]; Sep [J]; Oct [A]; Nov [4]; Dec [J])

 

Cards Played: 

 

Gooseberry Crumble: 160 Points (Sondheim) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [9]; Sep [8]; Oct [9]; Nov [A]; Dec [8])

 

Cards Played: 

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Site is running slow due to number of guests, I'm guessing.

 

I'm going to have my dinner at last, and hopefully when I come back, I'll updated for Betty White's full stop to 2021.

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Ok, nobody picked Betty White.

 

[YoungWillz 21,294]

Just a reminder - this game will formally close by close of today.

 

Last chance for you to hunt down those elusive QO's.

[YoungWillz 21,294]

The bell hath tolled twelve.

 

And so ends another six months of Casino enjoyment.  Early on in the game it did look very much like the rookies were taking over the asylum, especially Baby Blue who was having an extraordinary start, only to throw his team solidly into reverse gear. And then the usual suspects began clambering towards the top of the list, this time joined by a perennial player who interloped into a podium position, but more of that later. 

 

As folk trundle off towards the stadia of the Deathlist Cup and wallow in the warm glow of their early DDP hits, it falls to me to wipe down the tables and the staff for another year. The final table follows, with entrants from the 2020 competition's position and points shown in brackets after your total for this year. The record points total of 2000 still remains unbreached:

 

1st: Captain Chorizo - 1594 Points (=12th; 808)

2nd: gcreptile - 1521 Points (9th; 958)

3rd: Perhaps - 1486 Points (1st; 1408)

4th: Death Impends - 1350 Points (3rd; 1244)

5th: An Fear Beag - 1062 Points (5th; 1240)

6th: theoldlady - 1034 Points (14th; 803)

7th: Grim Up North - 1018 Points (6th; 1086)

8th: msc - 1012 Points (7th; 996)

9th: Salmon Mousse - 996 Points

10th: Joey Russ - 960 Points (4th; 1241)

11th: Banana - 939 Points (=12th; 808)

12th: Caleb H - 787 Points (24th; 180)

13th: Baby Blue - 779 Points 

14th: Sean - 754 Points (2nd; 1359)

15th: Bibliogryphon -711 Points (19th; 516)

16th: JoeMoneypenny - 685 Points (21st; 498)

17th: Yorkshire Banker - 554 Points (17th; 620)

18th: Great Uncle Bulgaria - 461 Points (20th; 512)

19th: Torva Messor - 453 Points 

20th: Toast - 358 Points (23rd; 364)

21st: DeathByArsenic - 352 Points (11th; 809)

22nd: YoungWillz - 351 Points (10th; 872)

23rd: GuyFromFuture - 275 Points (26th; 48)

24th: Gooseberry Crumble - 160 Points (25th; 158)

 

So we congratulate our victor and second time champion Captain Chorizo! Let joy be unconfined! Podium being filled out by gcreptile and last year's champ Perhaps. Special mentions thrown out to theoldlady who has seemingly got the hang of this and consistently improved her position year on year, and to Bibliogryphon who, by sticking with some old favourites saw many of them fall!

 

Our Hall of Fame now reads as follows:

 

2017 - Death Impends

2018 - Death Impends

2019 - Captain Chorizo

2020 - Perhaps

2021 - Captain Chorizo

 

And now to the Hall of Shame prize. This goes normally to the player who has essentially cut their own throat from winning the competition, either through non-obiting picks or just unfortunate play. I have come to the conclusion that this must, this year, go to gcreptile. There is no doubt that a brave couple of picks who simply didn't obit anywhere (including a Joker pick) cost gcreptile the championship, but also the early conversion of a Joker might have been a shrewd move - but as it turned out, maybe waiting a bit might have gained those Full Houses which never came to pass.

 

Extraordinarily, as gcreptile DID achieve a podium place, I am willing not to place his portrait in the gents, but rather hang it above the entrance to the Players' Room as a reminder that sometimes patience and picking nailed on obiting picks may achieve more.

 

Hall of Shame

 

2017 - Joey Russ

2018 - Joey Russ

2019 - Sir Creep

2020 - Guy From Future & msc

2021 - gcreptile

 

I'd like to extend my thanks to all players past and present for indulging in this game, and hope you've enjoyed it.

 

Let us see where we are come June and maybe, just maybe, I can sit in that comfy manager's chair once again.

[gcreptile 11,132]

Oh, I definitely deserve that place in the Hall of Shame. I only have myself to blame. I had the better deck and didn't use it.

Still, Cpt. Chorizo also got my number of hits, so skill-wise it's a tie, and what can I say, he outsmarted me by not being so terribly stupid with that joker. I was smug and thought that there will definitely be at least one full house in my deck, alas...

[YoungWillz 21,294]

2 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Oh, I definitely deserve that place in the Hall of Shame. I only have myself to blame. I had the better deck and didn't use it.

Still, Cpt. Chorizo also got my number of hits, so skill-wise it's a tie, and what can I say, he outsmarted me by not being so terribly stupid with that joker. I was smug and thought that there will definitely be at least one full house in my deck, alas...

Still, your best performance to date. I was sure Chaudhri wouldn't obit, but she did. But James Michael Tyler and Dilip Kumar on the subs bench? Just so near, everything seemed to just hold you back, with that deck it could have been a massive score.

 

You have shown yourself to be a threat in the future, putting yourself well among the big hitters - and hey you did win a heck of a lot of pools last year.

[msc 18,586]

4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Still, your best performance to date. I was sure Chaudhri wouldn't obit, but she did. But James Michael Tyler and Dilip Kumar on the subs bench? Just so near, everything seemed to just hold you back, with that deck it could have been a massive score.

 

You have shown yourself to be a threat in the future, putting yourself well among the big hitters - and hey you did win a heck of a lot of pools last year.

 

I mean, with 9 wins in the HOF in 5 years or so, the rest of us are probably lucky Reptile hasn't just swept the board yet! 

 

I missed the Hall of Shame before, and that I'd have won last years if not for 3 LOTLs. That's funny.

 

More important, congrates to the Captain.

[theoldlady 2,352]

Congratulations to Captain Chorizo!  

Thanks to Young Willz for running this game. Hope to be back in July! 

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,320]

Well done CC and thanks YW for running.

V happy with an uncharacteristically high 3rd quartile finish (albeit bottom thereof)

[CaptainChorizo 2,002]

Thanks for hosting Wilz

 

And condolences Reptile  Stunned that Belinda Sykes never got a QO.      Goes to show that sometimes to win you  might need a lucky break/someone else to have an unlucky one.

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2 minutes ago, CaptainChorizo said:

Thanks for hosting Wilz

 

And condolences Reptile  Stunned that Belinda Sykes never got a QO.      Goes to show that sometimes to win you  might need a lucky break/someone else to have an unlucky one.

You also have 12 hits in 6 months. Very well done!

[theoldlady 2,352]

 Is the Casino returning the second half of 2022? Asking for a friend… @YoungWillz

[YoungWillz 21,294]

4 hours ago, theoldlady said:

 Is the Casino returning the second half of 2022? Asking for a friend… @YoungWillz

I am afraid it won't.

 

Unless someone wants to take it on, it's going into liquidation. Sorry.

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Totally respect  @YoungWillz decision  about his unique pool but  God I'm gonna miss it this summer.

All the best Will.

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On 08/05/2022 at 13:02, YoungWillz said:

I am afraid it won't.

 

Unless someone wants to take it on, it's going into liquidation. Sorry.

I have decided to view the end of this pool under your brilliant stewardship  not as a liquidation  but as a frozen embryo in a fertility  clinic.  On pause with no definite date  or plan but hope, promise and potential  theoretically  kept alive for future possibilities!