I knew him when he wasn't famous...
Now Neil "BadBeat" Channing has become famous after his stunning victory of a heat of the "European Open" on prime time tv he will probably forget his roots.
You see, whatever he might say, I was the one who christened him with his nickname.
When I was gainfully employed by the renowned bookmakers www.bluesquirrel.com I came up with the idea to run books on European poker tournaments.
To make a "fun" market, at the marketing departments prompting, I added nicknames to various players on the website. such as Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott and Garry "The Whacker" Bush.
When I had compiled the book, I passed it to my boss to peruse. He was happy with the whopping overround (I notice BlueSq have kept up the tradition of massive overrounds on poker with a ridiculously lopsided book for the EPT in Dublin) but was a bit perturbed about the fact that Neil, with whom he has a somewhat strained relationship (If you're interested I'm sure either Neil or Mr Tucker will fill you in), didn't have a nickname.
Due to his propensity for telling bad beat stories at the time, and the fact he always seemed to have had a bad beat to talk about with some horse or football team. I decided to price him up as Neil "BadBeat" Channing 100/1.
So, now he is famous. We will probably have Badbeatpoker.com as a skin of Party. There will be a children's game called "Bad Beat!". Probably packets of biscuits will bear the moniker. He will become rich and famous.
And will the inventor of the nickname profit in any way for setting him on the road to stardom? Not on your nelly! I'll be lucky if he even acknowledges my presence now he will be mixing with the glitterati...
You see, whatever he might say, I was the one who christened him with his nickname.
When I was gainfully employed by the renowned bookmakers www.bluesquirrel.com I came up with the idea to run books on European poker tournaments.
To make a "fun" market, at the marketing departments prompting, I added nicknames to various players on the website. such as Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott and Garry "The Whacker" Bush.
When I had compiled the book, I passed it to my boss to peruse. He was happy with the whopping overround (I notice BlueSq have kept up the tradition of massive overrounds on poker with a ridiculously lopsided book for the EPT in Dublin) but was a bit perturbed about the fact that Neil, with whom he has a somewhat strained relationship (If you're interested I'm sure either Neil or Mr Tucker will fill you in), didn't have a nickname.
Due to his propensity for telling bad beat stories at the time, and the fact he always seemed to have had a bad beat to talk about with some horse or football team. I decided to price him up as Neil "BadBeat" Channing 100/1.
So, now he is famous. We will probably have Badbeatpoker.com as a skin of Party. There will be a children's game called "Bad Beat!". Probably packets of biscuits will bear the moniker. He will become rich and famous.
And will the inventor of the nickname profit in any way for setting him on the road to stardom? Not on your nelly! I'll be lucky if he even acknowledges my presence now he will be mixing with the glitterati...
38 Comments:
They did ask me about the nickname in one of the interviews and I told the story but they left it out. If you want to see me in the final tune in early!!
Steve Tucker in strained relationship shock!
Got any more stories involving your old boss, Keith?
Anyone for cricket?
some may think you are rather sore for not getting on tv first mr camel. still, there are plenty more cameras to chase around the world
yeah,
lets hear some more stories about rupert
yeah,
lets hear some more stories about rupert
But Keith,
will you resort to spamming poker discussion boards every three months with "Who invented the name 'Bad Beat'?" rather like Steve Au-Yeung does about 'Devilfish'?
DY
DY,
I agree that the spamming by Mr Au-Yeung is pretty tedious.
But, I do hope Devilfish gave him a good drink at some stage, because without such a great nickname he wouldn't have become the marketable face he is today.
Massive overound or not, how many other bookies were prepared to offer odds on it at all?...and we re-opened the book for final table betting on Sunday.
A Blue Square Employee (not Tucker)
Oi, circus performers qualifications are hard to come by these days. Don't take our name in vain.
Krusty
A Blue Square Employee (not Tucker) - you've proved my point.
Current employee = Cunt
Former employee = Seen Sense
Cunt
Dear Mr Cunt,
For the record, everyone thought you were a cunt when you were a current employee and by all accounts you still are. Disappointing.
D. Krusty
My word Mr Krusty. With such poor use of grammar, can we be so sure that you are still 'not Tucker'? Many would beg to differ. And to be honest, the general opinions of simpleton arse lickers, the incompetent and the sheep could not bother me less. Leaving was the best decision one could have ever made, and like so many others who have followed this path, the only regret was to have been talked into joining in the first place. Now run along and have a hour long debate about Huggy leaving the jungle. Cunt.
For the record, you started it. I only posted on here originally to respond to Keith's blog. You, on the otherhand have simply jumped on the thread to make a belated and pathetic jibe at your past employees/colleagues. Your office chant of 'I hope he dies of AIDS' about anyone you didn't like clearly showed the level of maturity you have. I'm amazed anyone is prepared to employ you.
Now it all makes sense. I think you think that I am someone else. Let me say just two things. Firstly, I left and was not 'paid off'. Secondly, you have justified everything I have already said. You were barking up the wrong tree. You were actually in the wrong forest altogether.
Let's be honest here for a second. All Blue Square employees - past or present - are cunts.
The cunts who still work there are bigger.
Ginger nut anyone?
Ginger Northern Cunt
Fab for CEO
Half A Banana Man Is King - All Hail FAB!
"Feel free to eat all my biscuits, Paul"
"Thanks but I bought a Fray Bentos pie from Tesco's"
EH EH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Anne applied to be the Squirrel's poker room manager but was overqualified for the position.
Only when ginger nut was batting
He was usually too busy performing fellatio on Rupert
Ayse is racking her brains wondering why you call him Rupert?
DAVE HILL IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BIGGEST CUNT TO HAVE EVER LIVED. CAN HE NOT FIND ENOUGH TO DO IN HIS SAD LITTLE ONE DIMENSIONAL LIFE OTHER THAN PROVOKE STAGED REACTIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO STUPID TO REALISE WHEN THEY ARE BEING SET UP?
Mr Belsham,
What say what you really think about Mr Hill.
Don't hold back next time...
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Does he still make his solo trips to Cambodia and Thailand? The buttocks of every young boy must tremble when he steps off the plane.
Bungle
Come on guys there's only 44 comments so far, surely there are more mindless insults to be hurled at each other. Checking this thread is one of my few pleasures in life make it worth my while again.
So is Choi
Capital Clowns
Capital Cunts more like
how many other bookies were prepared to offer odds on it at all?...and we re-opened the book for final table betting on Sunday.
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