Bloggerment win

Thanks to the 11 players who showed up for this weeks Britbloggerment on Stars.The numbers have been down over the last few weeks and I'm tempted to give the tourney a wee rest for a few weeks.Despite the low turnout I did quite enjoy the game though and that's what makes me think it should just keep running for now.If no more than 9 turn up any week then the games a bogey I think though!

Weegem was the bubble boy after my A8 decimated his AK shove when an 8 hit.He had been raising more frequently than usual and I didn't think he'd shove all in with as strong a hand as Big Slick.With my Bloggerment luck over the last year I'll take it though!

I knocked Rosie out in 3rd when my KK held v A10 and finished Quixote off headsup when I called his k6 shove with my A9.He hit a 6 on the flop and I rivered a 9 to win.Later I came 3rd in a 45 player,$6 game and took down a $16 inbetween a few standard crash outs.

It may not mean much in the grand pokery scheme of things but I was quite pleased to move up another few notches on the Sharkscope leaderboard and earn a wee gold star.

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I'm still a donk though.I decided to play a $27 turb and reached the final table with about a 2.3k stack.It folded round to me ( two off the button) and I took a brain fart and shoved my Q8s.I think the blinds were about 500 in total and although it would have been nice to take it down,I had no need to push garbage at that stage and got my just deserts when AQ called and I didn't improve.It's always better to make an aggressive mistake rather than a passive one but that shove was just burning money.


After my tourney fun I decided to look around for a juicy cash table to hit before bedtime.It didn't take long to find one!



Chevy1961 had been raising almost every pot and had obviously got quite lucky as he was sitting on a $750 stack at the start of this hand.

** Game ID 978129928 starting - 2008-05-05 03:57:14
** Woking [Hold 'em] (1.00|2.00 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- norfolkk sitting in seat 1 with $108.37
- purpleSHEEP sitting in seat 2 with $74.06
- kalcapello sitting in seat 3 with $318.37
- ricmondo1 sitting in seat 4 with $158.75
- Acornman sitting in seat 5 with $193.00
- Badger1 sitting in seat 6 with $96.00
- dowson sitting in seat 7 with $261.26
- ALNASR sitting in seat 8 with $182.00 [Sitting out]
- CHEVY1961 sitting in seat 9 with $750.85 [Dealer]
- betyaskint sitting in seat 10 with $134.65

betyaskint posted the small blind - $1.00
norfolkk posted the big blind - $2.00

** Dealing card to Acornman: Jack of Spades, Ace of Spades
purpleSHEEP folded
kalcapello called - $2.00
ricmondo1 folded
Acornman called - $2.00>> I'd have considered a raise at a normal table.Here I limp,awaiting the standard preflop overbet by Chevy1961.
Badger1 folded
dowson called - $2.00
CHEVY1961 raised - $16.00>> 8bb lovely!
betyaskint folded
norfolkk folded
kalcapello folded
Acornman called - $16.00> tempted to 3 bet but I know I have no fold equity as Chevy doesn't have a fold button.
dowson folded

** Dealing the flop: 3 of Hearts, 4 of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds

Acornman checked>> I've hit my Ace.If it had been against any other player I'd be wary of AQ/AK hands which dominate me.Chevys preflop opening range is so wide that I'm fairly sure I'm ahead.

CHEVY1961 bet - $19.50>> weak c-bet from him.

Acornman called - $19.50>> I'm not too worried about any draws and happy to build the pot.

** Dealing the turn: Jack of Hearts

Acornman checked>> Hit my Jack kicker too and any worries of him having an A3/A4 type hand are gone.I'm almost certain he doesn't have flush either although I wouldn't be surprised to see him try and represent it.

CHEVY1961 bet - $78.00>>

Acornman raised - $156.00>> Time to go with my instincts that say I'm miles ahead.

CHEVY1961 called - $156.00

** Dealing the river: 8 of Diamonds
Acornman went all-in - $1.50
CHEVY1961 called - $1.50
Acornman shows: Jack of Spades, Ace of Spades
CHEVY1961 mucks:
Acornman wins $390.00 from the main pot >>Nice,I just wish I'd seen his mucked hand!


I think that AJ hand sent him over the edge! This hand was one of the funniest I've ever seen at the tables.It was obvious Chevvy was a marked man and people were doing anything to be in a pot with him.I'm guessing Purple sheep had a low pair and the turn and river were what beat him but I was cheering for tilty chevvy when his 9 high took down the $146 pot!


** Game ID 978130423 starting - 2008-05-05 04:01:27
** Woking [Hold 'em] (1.00|2.00 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- norfolkk sitting in seat 1 with $107.37
- purpleSHEEP sitting in seat 2 with $71.06 [Dealer]
- kalcapello sitting in seat 3 with $262.37
- ricmondo1 sitting in seat 4 with $196.00
- Acornman sitting in seat 5 with $390.00
- Badger1 sitting in seat 6 with $96.00
- dowson sitting in seat 7 with $340.76
- CHEVY1961 sitting in seat 9 with $529.35
- betyaskint sitting in seat 10 with $134.65

kalcapello posted the small blind - $1.00
ricmondo1 posted the big blind - $2.00

** Dealing card to Acornman: Ace of Hearts, 4 of Diamonds
Acornman folded
Badger1 folded
dowson raised - $4.00
CHEVY1961 raised - $50.00
betyaskint folded
norfolkk folded
purpleSHEEP called - $50.00
kalcapello folded
ricmondo1 folded
dowson folded

** Dealing the flop: Jack of Clubs, 5 of Clubs, 10 of Hearts
CHEVY1961 bet - $107.00
purpleSHEEP went all-in - $21.06

** Dealing the turn: 10 of Clubs

** Dealing the river: Jack of Hearts

CHEVY1961 shows: 9 of Spades, 2 of Diamonds >> vnh sir!
purpleSHEEP mucks:
CHEVY1961 wins $146.12 from the main pot


Chevy soon went broke and I hit the sack.Off today for the bank holiday.I've got Nacho until tomorrow so I'm just about to feed him and take him over to the local pitches for a walk.

Thanks for reading.Back later in the week...

Duck Broken

Yesterday afternoon after the Rangers game, I took Nacho for a long run at the local pitches to try and clear my head after a crappy weekend.

I hit the tables about 7pm and crashed out of two $16's before I had dinner,came back,played two more and took one down.

Thanks to all twenty runners who turned out to play in the Britbloggerment game.I'm happy to say I finally broke my duck and took the tourney down after only 636789 previous attempts!

I'd love to say it was done with style but when we were down to three,Weegem had disconnection issues and although Cell and I slowed play down to give him a chance,he didn't get back until the game was nearly done.

I did feel sorry for weegem ( though cell and I were just glad it was connection issues and not some crisis in the WG household) but I was also pleased at last to take down the game I co-host with Burnley Mik, especially after over a year of suckouts,lost races and my own donkery had denied me previously!

I played two more turbs before bed and finished just out of the money in both.It's been a slow start to the month on the poker profit front although last month was the same.Hopefully things will pick up.

At least Celt*c lost and Rangers drew at the weekend to leave us 7 points clear with a game in hand and two games against them left.If we win the game in hand and can draw one of our games v them, then the title is ours unless we collapse like celt*c did a couple of years ago.


Here's a quick one from the paper I'm sure my good friends would say reminded them of someone ( can't think who!)and a copy of a text I received today and found quite funny.


Ok,back later in the week..

A chap in the pub the other night was denying his pals' claims that he was tightfisted, and pointed out to them that only the other day he had taken his girlfriend's parents out for tea and biscuits.

"Mind you," he added, "they were a bit surprised they had to give blood first."

Breaking news: After the GMTV phone in quiz scam,Celt*c are claiming compensation from the SPL,SFA,UEFA and FIFA for being allowed to enter competitions they have no fuckin' chance of winning.....