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Old 11-25-2006, 01:19 PM
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Default famous TV star yo

Alright, did some filming for the BBC basically playing and mentoring, all food paid for, a nice penthouse on the river, 2x 30" monitor setup etccccc

only 6 million+ viewers...

Will be on BBC1 in the UK at 10:15 tomorrow night - Panorama, you can DL it other places when finished.

BBC Panorama Home...
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Old 11-25-2006, 01:32 PM
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"Matthew said it was idiocy and that I was just being greedy. He said we didn't have a big enough bank roll and that playing such high stakes could mean we would lose everything in just a few hands.

I made him do it anyway."

Sounds like he wanted you to lose all his money so he could have a good story.
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Old 11-25-2006, 01:41 PM
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"Matthew said it was idiocy and that I was just being greedy. He said we didn't have a big enough bank roll and that playing such high stakes could mean we would lose everything in just a few hands.

I made him do it anyway."

Sounds like he wanted you to lose all his money so he could have a good story.

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or win it [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]. Obviously a dramatic and exciting ending is better than a constant anti-climax.
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Old 11-25-2006, 01:43 PM
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"Matthew said it was idiocy and that I was just being greedy. He said we didn't have a big enough bank roll and that playing such high stakes could mean we would lose everything in just a few hands.


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What a pussy. Wasn't even your money True. Gamboooool! Seriously though, can't wait for show, should be awesome! Especially with all the Oscar worthy acting you and Dec put in...
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Old 11-25-2006, 04:15 PM
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"Matthew said it was idiocy and that I was just being greedy. He said we didn't have a big enough bank roll and that playing such high stakes could mean we would lose everything in just a few hands.

I made him do it anyway."

Sounds like he wanted you to lose all his money so he could have a good story.

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My thoughts exactly.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:11 PM
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i got the radio clip. posting soon
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:15 PM
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just listened, it wasnt QUITE that good
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:16 PM
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direct quote 'mathew, you've won quite a bit, how much have you lost?'
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:22 PM
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Panorama reporter Declan Lawn gave $2,000 of his own money to professional gambler Matthew Hopkins to find out if he could double it at online poker games which are played in US dollars.

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Haha Matt can you do this for me too (serious question).
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:48 PM
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there were several radio shows, this was the best. i used hypercam to record so its actually a vid file, but w.e. i'm too lazy to sort it out.

http://rapidshare.com/files/4820044/clip0148.rar

p.s. 4.21 in u hear something in the background, my bad i dropped some chips
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