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Big Dave

Poker Name: Little John

BSM Experience: Little John has intermediate experience within the group, he is known by the locals and brings a strong reputation to the table having been involved in a shootout in a Las Vegas high rollers suite.

What he’s known for: Little John is known to lose faith in the cards after a succession of poor hands, this can be seen as his downfall.

Sayings: “Poker is depressing”

Favourite Hand: Little John rolls high with a 7, 9 suited.

Favourite midsession meal: Hotdog’s, as he is a North-West Hotdog champ, Little John gets the practice on the kitchen table as well as the poker table on Thursday nights.

Odds to win the league – 16/1

Cathal –

Poker Name: Black Cat.

BSM Experience: Black Cat is a well travelled all round poker star, the founding father of the BSM and visitor to many casinos the world over.

What he’s known for: Black Cat is known for a aggressive style of play, some say akin a jaguar! he also is known to have a slow game, but a dangerous bite, however it depends if and when he is backed into a corner.

Sayings: “Straddle this”

Favourite Hand: Pocket J’s and you could be dealing with an uber-aggressive push-in

Favourite midsession meal: anything with meat and a bone

Odds to win the league – 5/4 f

Colin –

Poker Name: The stare behind the hair

BSM Experience: A relative newcomer to the BSM the stare joins us in high regard having previously flipped with the best of them on the circuit in Newcastle.

What he’s known for: The stare behind the hair is known for his expert reading of the game, however this expertise very rarely ensures he wins.

Sayings:”Why’d you look at my cards!”

Favourite Hand: Q, J off suit will get the stare behind the hair’s pulse rate re-raised, watch out for his slow play.

Favourite midsession meal: The stare behind the hair enjoys nibbling upon dried foods such as nachos.

Odds to win the league – 1000/1

Connie –

Poker Name: Mavrokanitis

BSM Experience: Mavrokanits has a wealth of experience within the current setup, one of the founding members, Mavrokanitis always brings a new plan of attack to the table, just like his mentor, Genghis Khan.

What he’s known for: The social calling skills of the ‘Mavro’ enables him to be dangerous and enables him to hit on the flop with what others in the circuit would deem to be poor cards.

Sayings: “All in, I’m getting tired and bored now anyways”

Favourite Hand: Pocket 9’s and Mavrokanitis believes he takes the dimes

Favourite midsession meal: Cow parts, generally preferred raw.

Odds to win the league – No betting currently available

Currny –

Poker Name: Dark Dawg 

BSM Experience: A longstanding member, this individual has seen his game improve dramatically since the introduction of the BSM under the leadership of the founding members. From behind those shades, he can see the light from within the deck of cards.

What he’s known for: Dark Dawg is quiet around the table, forever watching from the shadows of his cap. When he makes a move you know it could be dangerous, for the dawgs bite is worse than his bark.

Sayings: “I keep getting dog shite”

Favourite Hand: K, 9 as the feels it’s got the bitten off more than he can chew?

Favourite midsession meal: Anything he can sink his teeth into.

Odds to win the league – 10,000/1

Eoghan –

Poker Name: The Silver Kicker

BSM Experience: The kicker’s presence has become a welcome addition, he brings a new side to the table, one which can’t be discounted, and with a consistent game the The Silver Kicker is expected to be thereabouts, come the conclusion to this season’s league.

What he’s known for: The Silver Kicker is known to hit his required cards on the river, this river rat approach is frowned upon by many corners of the table.

Sayings: “Gone put that fag out”

Favourite Hand: A 3 suited gets the Kicking King the power to let others observe from the stands.

Favourite midsession meal: The dish of the day.

Odds to win the league – 5/1

Jackson – 

Poker Name: Polly Pocket

BSM Experience: Another founding father of the league, this systamatic player is named after his love of small pocket pairs. Always one at the forefront for a good positional seat at a table, Polly Pocket relies upon a Stella-r performance. 

What he’s known for: is known for entering the competition with a great deal of confidence, such confidence proceeds with extremely tight hand to eye co-ordination that has been skilfully mastered by the thrusting of the inward chips to the centre of the table.

Sayings:”Ace rag is still Ace rag”

Favourite Hand: Pocket 2‘s

Favourite midsession meal: Ain’t no thing like a chicken wing

Odds to win the league – 5/2 2nd fav

Quinn –

Poker Name: Antonious Notetakious

BSM Experience: A long standing member of the BSM, this member is up there with the greats that have sat around the BSM table. After a good start to the online season, the ‘Noteaker’ was sponsored by Adidas and given a limited edition sports bottle from powerade, much to the dismay of lucozade who had offered the ‘Notaker’ a new file block and Bic for his player notes.

What he’s known for: A well constructed game which consists of many mathematical formulas going back as far as ancient roman times. With the in-and-outs worked out, a shout of the blinds are going up next hand can get this player into a bit of a pickle.

Sayings: “The blinds are up again already?!”

Favourite Hand: A Q see’s this man rip up his player notes

Favourite midsession meal: Cheeseburgers and pizza dipped in mayo.

Odds to win the league – 33/1

Toots –

Poker Name: Timebank Tootles

BSM Experience: The lastest addition to the BSM has brought this starlet into our ranks. Although previously seeming out of his depth, the timebank put all his wrongs to right with a win which impressed even the fiercest critic’s of this, the Peter Ebdon of Poker.

What he’s know for: Hitting the Timebank button to ensure the rest of the table have an anxious wait.

Sayings: “Gone stop telling me what to do”

Favourite Hand: Q 10 will keep the rest of the table on its toes

Favourite midsession meal: A fillet of anything, detests bones.

Odds to win the league – 9/1 

Tucker –

Poker Name: Sparkletooth

BSM Experience: Another establised constituant of the assosiation, Sparkletooth brings the style and class to the table.  

What he’s know for: His trendy fashion tips are linked to his trendy tactics, his differentiating strategies can leave some players feeling naked on the catwalk. His pre-flop raises promote a few raised eyebrows, but he looks good with his eyebrows raised.

Sayings: “I haven’t won a single hand in 2 games!”

Favourite Hand: 5, 6 will give the other players a blinding sparkle

Favourite midsession meal: A fan of the hotChillipot gives this entrant that extra spice.

Odds to win the league – 4/1