Charity Freeroll 30th March 2008 - 9PM BST Start

[teaulc]

thankyou Duncan for this,,me and Rvrd decided to split 1st and 2nd with Duncan agreement and once that was decided it was all in every hand,,well done to Rvrd...

and well done all who made the money

thoroughly enjoyable game once again

[RIVRD]

A big THANKYOU to Runa , you generosity leaves me speechless for setting this up and will look forward to meeting you in person in Newcastle.

Great game Teal, i think we both agree and i think it deserved to be the split.

ps: Runa i will pm you as regards the charity i would like it to go to

[glceud]

Many thanks from me also and well played everyone.

[ColU_FC]

I'll say it again - Duncan and Helen are two very special people. I really look forward to meeting you both sometime soon.

[Jaded]

Thx for the game Runa, wp Rivrd and Teaulc!

Duncan and Helen,

Its already been said a number of times and will be said many more times yet. Deservedly so as well, thank you thank you thank you for this incredible gesture, a number of charities will benefit greatly from this

A great game played in the usual great PL spirit, set up by a great couple.

Thank you

[runadrum]

Well done to the prize winners.

I have included more than the top 10 above as there were 11 left in when a break came so I am happy to include a £50 donation for the bubble, which turned out to be Pocket Lady.

As already mentioned by Rivrd and Teaulc I was pleased to assist with a split when heads up so that will be £650 each.

Can the prize winners PM me please with details of their nominated charities and I will start to arrange payments - no panic, no rush.

I will post a list of all the recipients when known.

[runadrum]

One thing I wanted to add, now the game has been played, is that any poker skill I have acquired over the last couple of years I definitely did not possess before joining Punters Lounge.

If I had not been a member of PL I doubt very much that I would have even tried to qualify for the Aussie Millions (Washman, take another bow).

So as far as I am concerned that was YOUR money we were playing with tonight and I hope everyone who participated shares in the pleasure I feel in being to help eleven worthy causes.

[Washman]

Well done to all the winners tonight, and your respective charities

But most of all, I'd like to congratulate Duncan for this fantastic gesture, and sticking to his word of 12 months ago

I didn't play because (probably lucky for me) I don't have an association with any charity, and wouldn't want to stand in the way of those who do, but I hope the donations come in handy wherever they go.

Once again - nice one Duncan

[Woodie]

Well played all. Enjoyed the tournie

[GeordieGaz]

What a fantastic gesture runa! Hats off to you!!

If only there were more people as generous as you in this world!

[ColU_FC]

Originally Posted by It's McG

Big Thanks to Duncan and the ColU gang - great gesture

Just to clarify - The ColU gang didn't contribute anything to this charity freeroll, it was all from Duncan.

However, the ColU gang will be organising another charity freeroll in late June 2008 to which they and Duncan will be contributing.

Do you wanna be in my gang, my gang, my gang, .....

[goater14]

Once again fabulous gesture runa, it was a very enjoyable game.
On discussion with a couple of close friends who have a girl with cerebral palsy the charity I would like to receive my donation is the jessie may trust(no not that jessie may) Its a Bristol based charity that provides a hospice at home service of nursing care and respite for children with a terminal illness.
http://www.jessiemaytrust.org.uk/

[runadrum]

Just wanted to confirm that payments all now either made online or cheques in the post. Gift Aid declarations made on all (apart from glceud's at the moment) so worth an additional 28% in each case.

Beneficiaries are:-

The Ellenor Foundation £650 (Rivrd)
The Children's Trust £650 (Teaulc)
The Hospice of St Francis £400 (ColU)
The Jessie May Trust £300 (Goater)
Cancer Research UK £250 (Bluepennant)
Cats Protection £200 (Mr Intensity)
The Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund £175 (Tweetypie)
The Anthony Nolan Trust £150 (Gazza271)
Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre (building a new centre) £125 (Glceud)
The Fire Fighters Charity £100 (Fenner)
PDSA £50 (Pocket Lady)



Look out for another tournament at the end of June to coincide with Col U's birthday.

[glceud]

Just got a call from the committee secretary saying a big thank you for the cheque which has arrived safely. She will reply shortly.

Many thanks again for this tremendous act of generosity.

[ColU_FC]

Once again, many thanks Duncan. Your generosity will help ease the passing of someone who is in desperate need and also aid in supporting their family through the worst of times.

[chapman]

Just read through this whole thread and you have take your hat off, absolutely amazing genorosity Runadrum, I can't say anything that hasn't already been said, clearly a legend!

Reading through this thread one thing stands out to me and that's the spirit and unity of this community, I'm sure you would be hard pressed to find this anywhere else in the country, let alone on an internet forum!

Hopefully, now I've discovered the joy/pain of poker and the learning phase is underway, I'll be able to contribute more to the forum's and participate in this next year.

Once again though, welldone Runadrum - a human being of the finest quality.

[runadrum]

Thanks for the kind words chapman

I'm no hero, just stuck to a promise. As Paul says in the latest PL newsletter, I agree that it says as much about PL as it does about me.

Probably the Poker section here as much as any other is a tight-knit community as we compete with and against each other, rather than 'just' against one common enemy, the bookmakers ( for anyone who thought first of another forum).

To borrow the usual 2 lines from Kipling's "If" - about meeting with Triumph and Disaster and treating those two impostors just the same - if anywhere can help me do that it is here