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Chubbs has come down Nottingham for this week so we can concentrate on sorting out the online side of the business. Me, Pete (poker name Shrek) and Chubbs had lunch with Paul "No Action" Jack in Birmingham to get some advice out of him as it's a bit of a mine field. Trouble is every time we asked him a question he told us another poker story. When the UK online guru, Action Jack, plays live poker, he told us he gets a bit nervous so he takes his mouse from his PC and keeps it in his pocket, what an honest guy. Apparently it ran out of batteries when he was head-up against Phil Ivey in the Monte Carlo Millions.

You see, this online stuff is not that simple, there is software, cages, skins, affiliates, banking etc. Because we have certain requirements regarding the banking that must meet the current gaming laws (ie. prevention of money laundering) plus the functionality I want players to have (be able to pay into tourneys in advance, withdraw money in live club etc) its not a straightforward job. By the end of the week I want to know exactly what we are going to do. Most of the current online poker rooms don't worry about all these various laws and do not have a "live poker element" so there are some problems to overcome here.

We are awaiting 3 designs and quotes for the refurbishment of the club this week which Nick is handling, trouble is we keep changing our minds on what we want where.............and the prices seems to go up all the time.

The good news is that our next door neighbours, Senatra's Table Dancing Club have contacted Nick to see if they can borrow our car park before we open, and chucked in free membership to all DTD members. Normally its a tenner to get in so thats a result!

I'm really starting to struggle for time at the moment, often going 2 consecutive days with no sleep, so a few things are going to have to be sacrificed. In a normal week before DTD came along my rough split of time each week would be:

1. MD of sf group - 0.5 days
2. Trustee of Charity work - 0.5 days
3. Look after my sister - 2 days
4. Poker - 2 days
5. Sportsbetting - 1.5 days
6. Property business - 0.5 days

Hey, its been a nice life last 2 years since I left sf group. Its impossible to do all of these things effectively now, so everything except looking after my sister will have to reduce or stop entirely. I have a very analytical way of using my time, this may seem a bit over the top to some people but I have to manage myself by a routine and the luxuries of studying the racing post/various web sites to study referees, match form etc are gone. Since I started the DTD venture I have gone from 5 times a week in the gym to never, and just about everything else has gone to pot. Its the meticulous way that I work that causes me these problems, some people are naturals but I'm afraid thats not me, everything has to make sense, have a reason and be logically correct, how sad is that.