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Roy the boy launches an autobiography

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    #32
    ocallagh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,140 ✭✭✭ocallagh


    BigCityBanker wrote: »
    I started reading it last weekend, I got to the part where he was discussing being HU with Thorson in the Betfair E Open or w/e its called >> then I read the line which went something like this..

    'id had a couple of small results in the previous year of about 40k or 50k, but nothing major, after all they are just small fry results in this game'

    tbh, when I read that I feared that it was going to set a tone for the rest of the book and it seriously dampened my enthusiasm for continuing to read it, i havnt opened the book since. Like this was gonna be a huge result for 120k if he won it but 50k touches were insignificant.
    Agree with the above at times he seems to contradict himsef, sometimes on the same page and I wonder how on earth this got past any sort of editing etc. It's got a few little errors like that, but the lack of editing and the pace at which he wrote I grew to like after 20 pages or so. It was never intended to be a work of art and instead of glossing it up he just left it fairly raw. When I realised this the little errors didn't really bother me anymore and I got through the first 100 pages pretty fast and considering I rarely get through 5 pages before falling asleep I think that says something.


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    #33
    nicnicnic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭nicnicnic


    BigCityBanker wrote: »
    I started reading it last weekend, I got to the part where he was discussing being HU with Thorson in the Betfair E Open or w/e its called >> then I read the line which went something like this..

    'id had a couple of small results in the previous year of about 40k or 50k, but nothing major, after all they are just small fry results in this game'

    tbh, when I read that I feared that it was going to set a tone for the rest of the book and it seriously dampened my enthusiasm for continuing to read it, i havnt opened the book since. Like this was gonna be a huge result for 120k if he won it but 50k touches were insignificant.

    Maybe the title was huge for him on a personal level, I found Andy Black shedding tears after winning 190k$ in the premier league last year a bit odd but it was obviously the title rather then the money that brought the emotion


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    #34
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    semibluff wrote: »
    bit of a contradiction there rob!!

    lol it's a care-o-meter..i was waiting for a thread to use that bad boy

    other than that i'll get it if i come across it in a book shop..so probably next time i'm in a airport


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    #35
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    nicnicnic wrote: »
    Maybe the title was huge for him on a personal level, I found Andy Black shedding tears after winning 190k$ in the premier league last year a bit odd but it was obviously the title rather then the money that brought the emotion

    roys results are good and everything but over a 7 year period considering buyins, travel, accomodation etc i cant really see the big deal.. did he clean up in cash games or something?? it just seems a bit early in his career with not many massive results to be writing a book about it.. andy black should be writing the autobiography.. that would be a good read

    dont really know why i quoted you nicky


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    #36
    RoundTower
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    The book might be great, I haven't read it.

    But with such a dramatic press release you have to expect people to take the piss a little.


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    #37
    tipp86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭tipp86


    Is this book widely available? I just cant ever see any poker books for sale even in cork.


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    #38
    cloudymouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭cloudymouse


    any one that buys his book need's their head examined


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    #39
    NickyOD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,124 ✭✭✭NickyOD


    tipp86 wrote: »
    Is this book widely available? I just cant ever see any poker books for sale even in cork.

    I got my copy in the new release section in Easons in Letterkenny so I'd say you could get it pretty much anywhere.


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    #40
    ianmc38
    Registered Users Posts: 7,754 ✭✭✭ianmc38


    I'm still laughing at the care-o-meter a week leter. Genius.


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    #41
    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    ianmc38 wrote: »
    I'm still laughing at the care-o-meter a week leter. Genius.


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    #42
    ocallagh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,140 ✭✭✭ocallagh


    ffs Grafter I just wasted 30 secs playing hangman


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    #43
    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    ocallagh wrote: »
    ffs Grafter I just wasted 30 secs playing hangman

    Did you win?


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    #44
    ocallagh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,140 ✭✭✭ocallagh


    Grafter wrote: »
    Did you win?
    not even close!


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    #45
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    ianmc38 wrote: »
    I'm still laughing at the care-o-meter a week leter. Genius.

    if it wasn't me it was (hopefully) gonna be someone else


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    #46
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    jbravado wrote: »
    Stop being quite so Irish FFS.

    i wont!!! and i'm norwegian!!


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    #47
    HighFinance
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭HighFinance


    Irish Times gave Life's a Gamble a good review today:

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0316/1224242903865.html

    b.


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    #48
    Hitman Actual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭Hitman Actual


    HighFinance wrote: »
    Irish Times gave Life's a Gamble a good review today:

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0316/1224242903865.html

    b.

    The mathematician references are laughable though. I can't say Roy ever struck me as being some sort of maths genius.


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    #49
    Fatboydim
    Registered Users Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭Fatboydim


    I believe Roy is going to be in The Eglinton Galway on Friday night signing copies.


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    #50
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    The profit on books must be mega. I bought mine in Dubray in Stillorgan Shopping Centre for €13.99. Two weeks later I saw it in Bookstation about fifty yards away at €9.74.


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    #51
    califano
    Registered Users Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭califano


    I read this in record time. Very interesting read.

    There is an e-book seeded here


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    #52
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    books only cost a couple of euro to produce each..if even that


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    #53
    cuterob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭cuterob


    jbravado wrote: »
    WTF this could be a decent read it could be a bad of misery who knows.LOL at people being irked by over zealous press releases(read ever?). Stop being quite so Irish FFS.

    lol no


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    #54
    DeadParrot
    Registered Users Posts: 2,764 ✭✭✭DeadParrot


    I got it last week and quite enjoyed it.
    How bad was the Jackpot in those day?
    a Run of 8 or 9 wins on every night?
    Some of the prize pool didnt seem to make sense either
    20 or 30 players giving up a couple of grand for the winner doesnt sound right for midweek games.
    An interesting read though.
    I felt sorry for him for a large part of it and though 'this bloke needs help'


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    #55
    Ollieboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭Ollieboy


    I've been talking to Roy about this book a lot over the last year and it was a real labour off love for him. I'm delight to see him getting it out there and going so well.

    He does read and post here sometimes, maybe someone thats in regular contact with him could ask him to do a "Well" for us!


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    #56
    Theeglinton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 487 ✭✭Theeglinton


    Lads

    Roy is down in our club on Friday night and we are giving away free signed copies for everyone that plays in our 100f/o there's also a bounty on roys head of a free ticket to the Fitz's in touch charity tournament ( 500€ buy in )
    See our thread on real world tournaments

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055514577

    Dave C

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=70402678139


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    #57
    WH BONNEY
    Registered Users Posts: 511 ✭✭✭WH BONNEY


    Just finished reading this and taught it was an excellent read.

    Like some of the other posters I found some of the details a bit questionable, but putting that aside it was a very compelling read.

    For me Roy was unbelieveably honest about his problems and addictions. It gave me an insight into how difficult life can be struggling with depression, a gambling addiction or both.

    Congrats to Roy on his book and I wish you every success in the future.


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    #58
    BigCityBanker
    Registered Users Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭BigCityBanker


    After the first 2 chapters I was very sceptical. I finished it yesterday and overall I would have to say it is a good read and would recommend that people take the time out to read it.


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    #59
    NickyOD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,124 ✭✭✭NickyOD


    Just published my own review this morning. (I'm a slow reader. :rolleyes:)


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    #60
    jimbling
    Registered Users Posts: 4,053 ✭✭✭jimbling


    NickyOD wrote: »
    Just published my own review this morning. (I'm a slow reader. :rolleyes:)


    Nice review.... I'm sold!!!


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    #61
    Verbal_Kint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 417 ✭✭Verbal_Kint


    has anyone read roy brindley lifes a gamble? A good read?


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