gcreptile 10,292 Posted October 4, 2017 Liam Cosgrave - my queen of hearts - is dead. He had a couple of takers. Obit should follow very soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, gcreptile said: Liam Cosgrave - my queen of hearts - is dead. He had a couple of takers. Obit should follow very soon. Unusually for poker, I shall say... Patience, Padawan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 4, 2017 Cosgrave topples. I'll update the leaderboard shortly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41468090 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,292 Posted October 4, 2017 Too bad I don't have a jack of hearts. It would have been a Royal Flush with him, Cosgrave, Smith Hart, Glen Campbell and Vanessa Goodwin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 4, 2017 Deaths so far: Smith Hart (2 July) - Obit Gained Ssebaana Kizito (3 July) - No Obit Liu Xiaobo (13 July) - Obit Gained John Wraw (25 July) - Obit Gained June Foray (26 July) - Obit Gained Jeanne Moreau (31 July) - Obit Gained Jim Marrs (2 August) - No Obit Robert Hardy (3 August) - Obit Gained Glen Campbell (8 August) - Obit Gained Yisrael Kristal (11 August) - Obit Gained Bruce Forsyth (18 August) - Obit Gained Colin Meads (20 August) - Obit Gained Jerry Lewis (20 August) - Obit Gained Mireille Darc (28 August) - Obit Gained Peter Hall (11 September) - Obit Gained Violet Brown (15 September) - Obit Gained Nabeel Qureshi (16 September) - No Obit. Bobby Heenan (17 September) - Obit Gained Jake LaMotta (19 September) - Obit Gained Liliane Bettencourt (21 September) - Obit Gained Charles Bradley (23 September) - Obit Gained Liz Dawn (25 September) - Obit Gained Tony Booth (25 September) - Obit Gained Dave Strader (1 October) - Obit Gained Liam Cosgrave (4 October) - Obit Gained Eberhard Van Der Laan (5 October) - Obit Gained Roy Dotrice (16 October) - Obit Gained Toast: 840 Points (Campbell; Forsyth; Meads; Lewis; Bettencourt; Dawn; Booth; Cosgrave) Cards Played: The Dead Cow: 715 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; LaMotta; Booth; Strader; Laan) (Sub: Campbell [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: msc: 710 Points (Xiaobo; Hardy; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Booth; Dotrice) Cards Played: Zsa Zsa's Leg: 700 Points (Hart; Campbell; Meads; Darc; Heenan; Booth; Laan) Cards Played: Death Impends: 685 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Foray; Wraw; Meads; V. Brown) (Sub: Kristal [Q Diamonds]; Lewis [K Diamonds) Cards Played: gcreptile: 620 Points (Hart: Xiaobo; Campbell; Kristal; Meads; Cosgrave) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 600 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Darc) Cards Played: Grave Danger: 515 Points (Xiaobo; Forsyth; Meads; LaMotta; Booth) (Sub: Bettencourt [10 Spades) Cards Played: RadGuy: 503 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; V. Brown) (Sub: Booth [3 Spades]) Cards Played: JoeyRuss: 429 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; Laan) (Sub: Campbell [K Clubs]; Meads [QHearts]; Booth [4 Spades]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 415 Points (Hardy; Campbell; Forsyth; Hall) (Sub: V. Brown [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: RishCast: 410 Points (Xiaobo; Campbell; Meads; Cosgrave) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 405 Points (Kristal; Forsyth; Dawn; Dotrice) Cards Played: JiroemonKimura: 300 Points (Xiaobo; Meads; Bradley) Cards Played: Shaun Of The Dead/Sean: 218 Points (Bettencourt; Booth) (Sub: Forsyth [7 Hearts]; Meads [J Spades]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 100 Points (Moreau) Cards Played: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 4, 2017 Ok, so no bonuses. Toast, gcreptile and Rishcast gain from Cosgrave's death, giving Toast a commanding lead. But with near three months to go.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 752 Posted October 6, 2017 Looks like Van Der Laan was a hit for me and a few others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Looks like Van Der Laan was a hit for me and a few others. For you, Joey Russ and The Dead Cow. No bonuses. Leaderboard updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,775 Posted October 16, 2017 Roy Dotrice is my Ace of Spades Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 16, 2017 msc and BiblioG have a hit with Dotrice. BiblioG gains 5 additional points for his Lemmy. Leaderboard updated. All new leaderboard on the next demise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 18, 2017 Deaths so far: Smith Hart (2 July) - Obit Gained Ssebaana Kizito (3 July) - No Obit Liu Xiaobo (13 July) - Obit Gained John Wraw (25 July) - Obit Gained June Foray (26 July) - Obit Gained Jeanne Moreau (31 July) - Obit Gained Jim Marrs (2 August) - No Obit Robert Hardy (3 August) - Obit Gained Glen Campbell (8 August) - Obit Gained Yisrael Kristal (11 August) - Obit Gained Bruce Forsyth (18 August) - Obit Gained Colin Meads (20 August) - Obit Gained Jerry Lewis (20 August) - Obit Gained Mireille Darc (28 August) - Obit Gained Peter Hall (11 September) - Obit Gained Violet Brown (15 September) - Obit Gained Nabeel Qureshi (16 September) - No Obit. Bobby Heenan (17 September) - Obit Gained Jake LaMotta (19 September) - Obit Gained Liliane Bettencourt (21 September) - Obit Gained Charles Bradley (23 September) - Obit Gained Liz Dawn (25 September) - Obit Gained Tony Booth (25 September) - Obit Gained Dave Strader (1 October) - Obit Gained Liam Cosgrave (4 October) - Obit Gained Eberhard Van Der Laan (5 October) - Obit Gained Roy Dotrice (16 October) - Obit Gained Gord Downie (17 October) - Obit Gained Fats Domino (24 October) - Obit Gained Matt Callander (30 October) - Obit Gained Toast: 940 Points (Campbell; Forsyth; Meads; Lewis; Bettencourt; Dawn; Booth; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: The Dead Cow: 915 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; LaMotta; Booth; Strader; Laan; Downie; Callander) (Sub: Campbell [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: Death Impends: 855 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Foray; Wraw; Meads; V. Brown; Downie) (Sub: Kristal [Q Diamonds]; Lewis [K Diamonds) Cards Played: msc: 810 Points (Xiaobo; Hardy; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Booth; Dotrice; Downie) Cards Played: Zsa Zsa's Leg: 810 Points (Hart; Campbell; Meads; Darc; Heenan; Booth; Laan; Downie) Cards Played: gcreptile: 745 Points (Hart: Xiaobo; Campbell; Kristal; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 700 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Darc; Downie) Cards Played: Grave Danger: 625 Points (Xiaobo; Forsyth; Meads; LaMotta; Booth; Domino) (Sub: Bettencourt [10 Spades) Cards Played: RadGuy: 603 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; V. Brown; Downie) (Sub: Booth [3 Spades]) Cards Played: JoeyRuss: 529 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; Laan; Downie) (Sub: Campbell [K Clubs]; Meads [QHearts]; Booth [4 Spades]) Cards Played: RishCast: 510 Points (Xiaobo; Campbell; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 415 Points (Hardy; Campbell; Forsyth; Hall) (Sub: V. Brown [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 405 Points (Kristal; Forsyth; Dawn; Dotrice) Cards Played: JiroemonKimura: 400 Points (Xiaobo; Meads; Bradley; Downie) Cards Played: Shaun Of The Dead/Sean: 318 Points (Bettencourt; Booth; Downie) (Sub: Forsyth [7 Hearts]; Meads [J Spades]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 100 Points (Moreau) Cards Played: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 18, 2017 Leaderboard updated with Downie being a popular choice. Bonuses as follows: Death Impends: Makes a pair of 6s = 10 points. Substituting 6 Diamonds for 6 Hearts: Straight bonus 2-3-4-5-6 = 30 Points and 3-4-5-6-7 = 30 Points. Total bonus = 70 Points. Zsa Zsa's Leg: Makes a pair of 4s = 10 Points. gcreptile: Makes a pair of 10s = 10 Points. Further 15 Points for making two pair of 10s and As. Total bonus = 25 Points. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 25, 2017 Grave Danger was the sole picker of Fats Domino. Gains 10 additional points for a pair of 8s. Leaderboard updated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 29, 2017 Awaiting a QO for Matt Callander: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-world-mourns-death-of-cancer-sufferer-matt-callander/news-story/763be447cba21bb32f3c7f0845489dc2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,451 Posted October 29, 2017 Mail obit as expected: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5029891/Matt-Callander-loses-battle-brain-cancer.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted October 30, 2017 Good stuff. The Dead Cow gains a unique and moves into second. No bonuses, leaderboard updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,775 Posted November 14, 2017 Bobby Doerr a hit for me here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted November 14, 2017 Deaths so far: Smith Hart (2 July) - Obit Gained Ssebaana Kizito (3 July) - No Obit Liu Xiaobo (13 July) - Obit Gained John Wraw (25 July) - Obit Gained June Foray (26 July) - Obit Gained Jeanne Moreau (31 July) - Obit Gained Jim Marrs (2 August) - No Obit Robert Hardy (3 August) - Obit Gained Glen Campbell (8 August) - Obit Gained Yisrael Kristal (11 August) - Obit Gained Bruce Forsyth (18 August) - Obit Gained Colin Meads (20 August) - Obit Gained Jerry Lewis (20 August) - Obit Gained Mireille Darc (28 August) - Obit Gained Peter Hall (11 September) - Obit Gained Violet Brown (15 September) - Obit Gained Nabeel Qureshi (16 September) - No Obit. Bobby Heenan (17 September) - Obit Gained Jake LaMotta (19 September) - Obit Gained Liliane Bettencourt (21 September) - Obit Gained Charles Bradley (23 September) - Obit Gained Liz Dawn (25 September) - Obit Gained Tony Booth (25 September) - Obit Gained Dave Strader (1 October) - Obit Gained Liam Cosgrave (4 October) - Obit Gained Eberhard Van Der Laan (5 October) - Obit Gained Roy Dotrice (16 October) - Obit Gained Gord Downie (17 October) - Obit Gained Fats Domino (24 October) - Obit Gained Matt Callander (30 October) - Obit Gained Bobby Doerr (13 November) - Obit Gained Salvatore Riina (17 November) - Obit Gained Malcolm Young (18 November) - Obit Gained Pancho Segura (19 November) - Obit Ganed Charles Manson (19 November) - Obit Gained Death Impends: 1100 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Foray; Wraw; Meads; V. Brown; Downie; Riina) (Sub: Kristal [Q Diamonds]; Lewis [K Diamonds) Cards Played: gcreptile: 1025 Points (Hart: Xiaobo; Campbell; Kristal; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie; Doerr; Riina) Cards Played: The Dead Cow: 1015 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; LaMotta; Booth; Strader; Laan; Downie; Callander; Riina) (Sub: Campbell [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: Toast: 940 Points (Campbell; Forsyth; Meads; Lewis; Bettencourt; Dawn; Booth; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 910 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Darc; Downie; Doerr; Segura) Cards Played: Zsa Zsa's Leg: 838 Points (Hart; Campbell; Meads; Darc; Heenan; Booth; Laan; Downie) (Sub: Riina [A Clubs]; Manson [A Clubs]) Cards Played: msc: 810 Points (Xiaobo; Hardy; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Booth; Dotrice; Downie) Cards Played: JoeyRuss: 739 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; Laan; Downie; Doerr; Riina) (Sub: Campbell [K Clubs]; Meads [QHearts]; Booth [4 Spades]) Cards Played: Grave Danger: 625 Points (Xiaobo; Forsyth; Meads; LaMotta; Booth; Domino) (Sub: Bettencourt [10 Spades) Cards Played: RadGuy: 610 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; V. Brown; Downie) (Sub: Booth [3 Spades]; Riina [7 Diamonds]) Cards Played: RishCast: 510 Points (Xiaobo; Campbell; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 505 Points (Kristal; Forsyth; Dawn; Dotrice; Doerr) Cards Played: Shaun Of The Dead/Sean: 428 Points (Bettencourt; Booth; Downie) (Sub: Forsyth [7 Hearts]; Meads [J Spades]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 415 Points (Hardy; Campbell; Forsyth; Hall) (Sub: V. Brown [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: JiroemonKimura: 400 Points (Xiaobo; Meads; Bradley; Downie) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 200 Points (Moreau; Manson) Cards Played: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted November 14, 2017 Bobby's death opens the Doerr for points to Bibliogryphon, Captain Chorizo, gcreptile and Joey Russ. No bonuses, leaderboard updated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,451 Posted November 14, 2017 Completely forgot about him for this pool despite being the one who first mentioned his poor health! Ah, these things happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,840 Posted November 14, 2017 Was somewhat surprised to see you didn't have him, complete with your "he wont see 2018", but that's life for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted November 17, 2017 Well, the Don is dead...no, not Donald Trump, ya vultures. Cosa in a Coma Salvatore Riina was a hit for Death Impends, Joey Russ, The Dead Cow and gcreptile. Following bonuses were awarded: Death Impends: Pair of 5s =10 Points; Two Pair of 5s and 6s = 15 Points; Straight from 2 - 6 with 5 Spades and 6 Hearts = 30 Points; Straight from 2 - 6 with 5 Spades and 6 Diamonds = 30 Points; Straight from 3 - 7 with 5 Spades and 6 Hearts = 30 Points; Straight from 3 - 7 with 5 Spades and 6 Diamonds = 30 Points. Total Bonus - 145 Points Joey Russ: Pair of 6s = 10 Points gcreptile: Pair of 9s = 10 Points; Two Pair of 9s and As = 15 Points; Two Pair of 9s and 10s = 15 Points. Total Bonus - 40 Points. RadGuy and Zsa Zsa's Leg had Riina as a Sub. Radguy drew 7 Diamonds for 7 additional points and Zsa Zsa's leg drew A Clubs for 14 additional points. Leaderboard updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted November 17, 2017 Hang on a minute, I think gcreptile has also made a flush - this is what happens when the mafia get involved! 10 - A - Q- 2- 9 of Hearts looks like a flush to me. Additional 40 Points awarded to gcreptile and leaderboard updated. *note to self - have coffee before you start updating leaderboards* 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,338 Posted November 18, 2017 It's a Highway To Points as Sean gets a unique with Malcolm Young. Pair of 10s gives a bonus of 10 additional points. Leaderboard updated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,121 Posted November 19, 2017 On 6/30/2017 at 18:21, Phantom of the Midway said: Ha, I sent my team in June 3rd and needed subs for Peter Sallis, Errol Christie, Julia Perez, and Paul Van-Zandvliet. Which is how I ended up with David Cassidy on my team. I got to laugh at this comment now... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
