Roland Boothby

I have read Search and Seizure Warrant against The Lodge in full, and it does appear to be a witch hunt. Essentially, they're deeming poker in TX illegal and therefore classifying what we'd consider normal banking transactions as money laundering because it's proceeds from what they say is illegal gambling. All the undercover operations outlined in the affidavit describe a normally functioning, well-run poker room. To me, nothing in it suggests what we in the poker world would consider scandalous/nefarious, but rather authorities simply taking a stance on the grey area/loophole that they consider illegal. If the TABC ultimately prevails that poker at The Lodge constitutes illegal gambling, it’ll shut down every room in TX. More on @PokerNews here 👇 pokernews.com/news/2026/03/t…

@henrywinter Time for bigger away allocations too. Cap them at 5,000 instead of 3,000. Atmosphere in stadia would improve massively.

£30 cap on away tickets to continue for two more seasons, excellent news for supporters and for broadcasters wanting noisier atmospheres. Kudos to the Premier League for agreeing to extension. Fans now want clubs to listen to them over home ticket prices which “are often unaffordable and pricing out loyal fans”. "The extension of the away cap is great news for travelling top-flight fans,” says Tom Greatrex, chair of the Football Supporters' Association. “The cap was an FSA idea which wouldn't have happened without our members' campaign work. Credit to the Premier League and clubs for listening to supporters on the importance of away supporters and keeping the cap in place for the previous 12 seasons. Long may it continue. "We all know how much away fans add to the atmosphere in our stadiums and anything which helps them is welcome. Over the past 12 years this has saved supporters millions of pounds in total. We'd also encourage owners to listen to the voices of supporters' groups at their clubs who are telling them that home ticket prices are often unaffordable and are pricing out loyal fans."

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@BigHuni Maybe wait til it starts before calling it pathetic series, or better still, wait til it finishes?

What an absolute pathetic series this is. The downfall of PartyPoker should be studied. They used to put on some of the greatest tournament series for the players.

Bizarre. The referee gives a completely wrong/made up decision in the final seconds of the game, which completely turned the 6 Nations on its head. No replays, no analysis, no scrutiny. Everyone nods moves on. How does everyone calmly accept this? #FRAvENG

@ScottJamieson94 @EnglandRugby There was no high tackle. Ref completely made it up, and he can, cos no one questions it. Even ITV doesn’t show a replay or give it a single comment, despite it deciding the six nations.

@EnglandRugby Great performance but also some brain dead decisions. Had possession twice in the last two minutes and gave it away, then a high tackle at the end. Chessum running to the corner for his try instead of under the posts 🤦🏻‍♂️

It ends in defeat in France 🌹 #FRAvENG | #GuinnessM6N

What an achievement! When I presented Dominick French with this award in March 2025, I said 48 countries in a year would never be beaten. This didn't age well. Hats off to Koen and @TheFestivalOG team for hosting & covering this presentation. 🫡

@SenseiChanning GL. Channing to the feature! @J_Hartigan

I’m currently in Paris playing day 3 of the European Poker Tour. I’ve won some money already but there is a lot more to be won. Plan has been to play like it’s 2007 and hope they don’t realise.

@dklappin @PokerStars Congratulations mate, this is richly deserved. I hope this doesn't make you too big for THMC commentary.

I am honoured to join @PokerStars as their newest Team Pro and am excited for the year ahead, playing EPTs and Opens and working with a site that has always prioritised game integrity and player security!

At @thehendonmob we will have 14 events in 2026 with partners in five continents, but @Irish_PokerOpen is the gold standard. This documentary give some insight as to why, and it's well worth a watch.

@QPR The club counts the Sky money, while fans who booked train tickets for the original date get shafed.

Birmingham (A) and Leicester (A) ticket info is now available 🎫 On sale from Friday 🔜

@WeAreTheFSA any thoughts on this? Bham City v QPR gets moved from Tue 10 to Wed 11th Mar at 1 months notice for Sky. I have bought advance train tickets for original date @QPR - not our problem @AvantiWestCoast - not our problem Do fans have any redress?

@djmacjr @GazzyB1233 If someone gave me the remit of destroying the prestige and the allure of the WSOP Main Event, the first thing I would do would be to make it a re-entry.

@Lord_Boothby @GazzyB1233 Everyone would complain for a month and then still play when it has 15k entries.

Fourth year I’ve helped edit the WSOP schedule and I think it turned out pretty good, happy to hear out any complaints though!

@djmacjr @GazzyB1233 Destroying the world's greatest poker event would make terrible business sense.

@GazzyB1233 I think one day it’s gonna be 1A/1B plays 2A, then 1C/1D would be 2B, and you’d get one entry for each window. No inside info or anything but makes most business sense, everyone would complain and still play.

Who’s gonna tell him?

@AvantiWestCoast I booked tickets London to Birmingham for Tues 10th March for B'Ham v @QPR @EFL game. This fixture was moved by 1 day for Sky TV, making train tickets invalid for the new date. please assist. Surely we don't just lose our money?

@henrywinter Match going fans don't want VAR Henry. They've seen enough. I know you read your replies, cos you reply to many, so it's surprising you continue to flog this dead horse.

“If ever there was a case for keeping VAR, this shambolic refereeing performance was it." To-the-point headline in the Telegraph after the error-filled, VAR-less FA Cup tie at Villa Park. Missed pens, offsides, fouls. Chris Kavanagh and his assistants know they got plenty wrong. But was it poor officiating or they’re simply conditioned to having the comfort blanket of VAR to get decisions right? Probably, a bit of both. Technology was brought in so there would never be another Hand of God, Hand of Thierry or Lampard goal-line controversy. Plenty of mistakes triggered anger and debates pre-technology. The two worst refereeing performances I’ve seen were Pierluigi Collina, Valencia v Everton in 2005, and Tom Henning Ovrebo, Chelsea v Barcelona in 2009. Both pre-VAR. Goal-line technology, quick and accurate, is a huge plus. VAR would be a plus - if used properly and as originally intended. PL interventions are becoming fewer (good) but some interventions take far too long (infuriating). Many fans would like VAR scrapped because it robs/tempers that instant adrenalin shot of a goal and a generation are growing up in the PL not able to revel in the moment. But VAR is staying, clubs voted 19-1 for it. It’s about making it applicable to a fast-moving, emotion-rich game. It’s about making it less forensic, and focused only on catching clear and obvious mistakes. It's about making the Laws clearer. It’s also about investing even more in grass-roots officials and accelerating pathways. On a positive note, Farai Hallam earned plenty of praise from Hull and Chelsea fans for his assured handling of their FA Cup tie. The game needs more of his ability.

@Lord_Boothby @British_Airways and why does a spanish conglomerate (IAG) with a bunch of airlines universally despised for poor customer service, poor product, poor IT investment own the British flag carrier in 2026??

.@British_Airways headed rapidly down the pan. Huge fares, non existent customer service, an abomination of a website, frequent delays. The only reason to stay, their rewards programme, now obliterated. No reason to use this embarassment of a flag carrier.

@FarazJaka Jamie Gold his ass with top top and win vs KTss.

Low/Mid-stakes MTTs: people take lines they’re never supposed to, sometimes putting you in a jam 🤯 Harrah’s Pompano $1.7k Main (8 left, $184k up top): I raise A♥️J♥️ UTG (19bb). SB & BB call. J♣️9♠️4♦️ — I bet 28% pot, BB calls. Turn 4♠️ — I bet 32%, BB calls. River 3♦️ (1.9m pot)… BB leads all-in for my last 1m. What are you doing here and why? Do you like betting turn with this hand, or prefer a check? I’ll post the video results tomorrow. Likes/replies will get notified when it’s up.