monday night poker: Monday 6th April, winner "Ben Hall"

The bus stop - on a road that buses don't run

IT’S the bus stop to nowhere – which has council officials and bus operators baffled.

This shelter, complete with a seat and advertising boards, was positioned some time ago halfway down Eastboro Way in Nuneaton – but has never served a bus route.

“Why it is there is anyone’s guess,” admitted Chris Burrows, from Warwickshire County Council’s transport planning department.

“In fact, it is quite bizarre, because, as far as I know, we have never authorised the installation of a bus shelter on this road. Perhaps the borough council may be able to shed some light on it.”

But at Nuneaton Town Hall, senior engineer Keith Evans was equally mystified.

He said: “I was not even aware there was a bus shelter on Eastboro Way.

And now for something completely different.........

Last night must've been the quietest poker Monday ever...........And I don't mean Ted, Ted was his usual spritely self, with Marky, Beck and even Willy having a go throwing the ball last night. I'm convinced Ted was a Tri-Athlete in a past life, he may have even been Grant Kenny........Is he dead?

As hangovers and nights at home studying kept everyone to a bible club reading quiet, Pommy James was the first to break the silence by coming last. He went all in on a K9 to Mark's 7,5 off suit the flop was 7,7,K,6,5. Lucky Marky on the big blind.

Next to go for the night was Marky, but it was probably one of the more exciting hands I've seen playing poker with the crew. A three way all-in including the likes of Mark(of course), Pete and Beck. Marky had pocket 8's, Pete had K,10 and Beck had K,Q. Unfortunately for Marky it seems K's were the winner........ I can't believe Beck Went in on a KQ, Tidy work Beck! Didn't you take most of Willy's fuckin chips too?

Peter lost an unfortunate hand to Chef Pease, Pete A,6 to Matty 7,8(suited) which saw him on the sideline with onion cutters Mark and Pommy.

I was next to go with a K,9 to Ben's A,8. And just quietly the blinds were upto 400, 800 at this stage, I don't think I have seen that many of us still on the table at such a late stage ever.

Then came the pain! The blinds by the stage Willy was taken out had been at 500, 1000 for about 20minutes. He ever so gracefully exited the game by losing to the "chef", Willy's A7 couldn't hold up to Matty's K9. 1 point willy.

As a suggestion, the blinds should continue to go up after we reach the 500, 1000 mark, I think everyone was getting a little frustrated as to how long the remaining play went for, and I'm not only talking about myself. Geez it sucked. ;)

Matty made a........Call on Ben's K8 with his own 7,5. If my memory serves my correctly the flop was K,K,7??? Matty, Matty, Matty..........2 points mate.

Finally, heads-up came down to Benny and low and bloody behold Ms Beck Bourke, 2nd time up there on the Heads-up Table, Beck tried to hang in there but Ben, raised and raised and raised, with Beck folding a lot of the time in suit, but very tidy work on the 3 points Beck, you're beating me.........And Peter. Ha!