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Stephen Bartley writes about poker and gambling. His passions away from work and family are horse racing, tea, drink and politics. Having escaped London, a world that involved double locks and baseball bats hidden by the door, Stephen moved with his partner, step-daughter and young son to Whitstable, a seaside town in Kent, where he resides in a coastal fortress with astonishing fields of fire. That makes it good for nights in, watching American racing, drinking cocktails and getting early nights.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Distracted?

I may have moved, but I'm back in my temporary office today, at Gutshot, the bar to be precise, where a £20 satellite is on a break. The sensible play is to keep away from the booze when you're in a game. But thankfully for profits this unwritten rule is largely ignored here, and the player who orders a mineral water is generally frowned upon as not getting with the programme.

So this is where I am for most of today, with another satellite tonight which will Christen the new card room in the building next door. Things are happy here, and I'm with the programme, albeit without the booze.

I just caught up with Derek, the boss (still not in prison), about work and cowboy boots. The boots will have to wait today, mainly as I spent too long talking about them. Tomorrow. Definitely tomorrow. He also thinks I'm distracted. "You're distracted a little bit, Stephen". I had to yell at him to get through. Yeah, I am distracted a little bit, only because life is pretty good at the moment. He's prying. That will keep him occupied for a bit.

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