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Ramblings of an old man

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  • day4eire76day4eire76 Member Posts: 912
    edited August 2014
    Best of luck in the mini fella.
    Run golden.
  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr Member Posts: 8,036
    edited August 2014
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    I,a now realsing after playing on line after I or two years , that your allowed to win when the system wants you t oo .iplay  live  f ace to face poker at various venues casinos,etc. people I play poker say I'm a fool , for playing on line . As they say its ifffy I  After playing tonight I think there spot on.iwill now close my account ,as Ido not trust the sysem any more.  
    Posted by boutime
    So glad someone finally found the courage to open up and tell the world.

    I salute you sir.

    Can I have my 10% back please jacfraud35?
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    Fun day at the mini

    I found myself down to 13000 last hand before the 2nd break. Shoved my 13 bigs utg and was delighted to see call, 3bet, 4bet,5bet,6bet etc.
    Up against Aces and 9's it was never in doubt that I'd treble up with my KQ.

    From there things went rather well and I got to a high of 290,000. In the last couple of levels I lost a bit if a smelly one where the table big stack who was playing every pot and playing very well got there on the river for a 200k pot.

    Won a couple of pots to get back a bit and despite my woeful limitations bagged up 235,000. It's well below average but going back at 3000/6000 there's still a fair bit of play in it.

    Had a good day. Shared a table with Minty who is a lovely guy. Ran pretty well against him. Over bet shoved with 6high playing the board at one stage and was a little relieved when he passed. Called his shove with 6's and was in pretty good shape against his 5's. Flopped the set and he actually had gained more outs! But luckily I held.

    Key hand of the day was 3betting QQ out of the bb and getting it in on 2 3 6. He had Ace 4 with the straight flush draw. Turned the Q and the river bricked, which was nice.

    Not quite an SPT but still met up with plenty of Sky folks and as ever it's nice to put faces to names.

    Looking forward to tomorrow.
    Bedtime
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,745
    edited August 2014


    Well done yesterday Paul, great effort after that early setback.

    LOVE to see folks who don't give up, or try to blame the world & his wife, when things go wrong.
     
    Good luck today.
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    Busto unfortunately. 
    Cashed for £500 in 55th
    5 short of the £1k seat. Guess that's just not meant to be.  A number of times I've come close to a seat for that. 
    Not to worry though. Had a great time.  Loved every minute of it. 
    Gl to Slklist, Ivan and Ryan who I think are still in.

    Exit hand I think was pretty standard. 

    I jammed 135,000 from the small blind at 6000/12000 with 2k running ante.
    Had K6. 
    It gets through plenty of times and even when called prob still got 40%
    He had Ace 10 and I didn't improve. 

    Great tournament and thanks to Adam,  John and Gazza for the 10%'s. So pleased you've doubled your money.  Sorry it wasn't a little more

  • gazza127gazza127 Member Posts: 2,156
    edited August 2014
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Busto unfortunately.  Cashed for £500 in 55th 5 short of the £1k seat. Guess that's just not meant to be.  A number of times I've come close to a seat for that.  Not to worry though. Had a great time.  Loved every minute of it.  Gl to Slklist, Ivan and Ryan who I think are still in. Exit hand I think was pretty standard.  I jammed 135,000 from the small blind at 6000/12000 with 2k running ante. Had K6.  It gets through plenty of times and even when called prob still got 40% He had Ace 10 and I didn't improve.  Great tournament and thanks to Adam,  John and Gazza for the 10%'s. So pleased you've doubled your money.  Sorry it wasn't a little more
    Posted by Jac35
    Nice one man.  Always nice to cash :)

    Will I see you at main event?
  • bbMikebbMike Member Posts: 3,728
    edited August 2014
    Well done Paul, sounds like you had fun. A strong field out there no mean feat to cash in amongst them.
  • DonttelmumDonttelmum Member Posts: 1,921
    edited August 2014
    Congrats Paul!
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    Cheers chaps

    Gazza
    You're the last one. PM bank details and I'll send you some money :)
    You'll see me at the main event. Unfortunately I wont  be playing. Gonna turn up though and do a bit of railing/drinking.
  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr Member Posts: 8,036
    edited August 2014
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Busto unfortunately.  Cashed for £500 in 55th 5 short of the £1k seat. Guess that's just not meant to be.  A number of times I've come close to a seat for that.  Not to worry though. Had a great time.  Loved every minute of it.  Gl to Slklist, Ivan and Ryan who I think are still in. Exit hand I think was pretty standard.  I jammed 135,000 from the small blind at 600/1200 with 200 running ante. Had K6.  It gets through plenty of times and even when called prob still got 40% He had Ace 10 and I didn't improve.  Great tournament and thanks to Adam,  John and Gazza for the 10%'s. So pleased you've doubled your money.  Sorry it wasn't a little more
    Posted by Jac35
    FYP.

    Standard jam for north of 100 bigs blind on blind I'd say.

    Bit of a set up hand tbh, never getting away from that.
  • TENTENTENTENTENTEN Member Posts: 481
    edited August 2014
    wd paul wp
  • shakinacesshakinaces Member Posts: 1,590
    edited August 2014
    Congrats on the cash, must have been a pretty tense time in the run up to the 50 ME seat bubble!
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,666
    edited August 2014


    **** rubbish!

    (see ya at the bar mate) 
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    I thought the atmosphere was really good at DTD. However, on my table for most of day1 was the sort of chap who can give live poker a bad name.
    I didn't bother to get his name. His name in my head was 'pro boy'. 
    He was fully kitted out. 
    Hoodie - check
    Poker site logo cap - check 
    Big headphones - check
    etc

    He called the floor 5 times during the time he was there. He demanded clarification on matters. He said,too loudly, to me that it wasn't a £15 freezeout and if the dealers didn't know what they were doing, then they  shouldn't be there.
    One guy starting to count out a raise and one of his chips just about crossed the line as he was doing so. Instant shout "floor" and then to the dealer "I shouldn't be having to do your job. The line is a rule here and that is a call" Technically correct maybe but we all knew the players intention.
    He talked about ranges, thin value and so on.
    I had one lovely moment where I'd flopped a set from the bb and took the betting lead on the turn. I bet big on the river and he said my line only makes sense if I have a set. He then called with top pair and as I turned my cards he exclaimed "God, I'm good"  I smiled back at him agreeing.

    He seemed to like me, which was a shame because every time he wanted to moan about how bad the other players were, he turned to me.

    There was a lovely finish to all this. On my table for the whole day was a guy called Kevin. Really great bloke, plays occasionally on Sky as SpecialB20. He had driven up from Falmouth at 04.00 to get there and was driving back on Sunday. He had been really unlucky and grinded 10 bigs for 5 hours. Ended up cashing as well, which was great.
    Kevin wasn't a fan of pro boy but was far too polite to say anything. He just looked at me a few times and rolled his eyes. As you have to do when short he was making a few moves. 3 times he ended up all in against pro boy.

    Hand 1 pro boy is big favourite with a dominating ace. Board pairs on the turn. "Double pair it for the chop" shouts pro boy. BINK :)

    Hand 2 pro boy is favourite with AJ v 89. He flops the J. Turn brings a gut shot. "Give him a 10" shouts pro boy
    BINK :)

    Hand 3 pro boy is big favourite. Can't remember the actual hands. Before river "Give him a 6" shouts pro boy
    BINK :)

    Kevin is really struggling hard now not to laugh.

    Iranian bloke with an amazing accent and a slightly high pitched voice, who was really good fun says "why you keep asking for the card that beats you? Is stupid" Pro boy not amused, rest of table struggling with their poker faces.

    2 mins later pro boy is out. Bangs the table and leaves with the comment "can never beat bad players"
    Everyone at the table looks at each other. Everyone smiles. We all know that, inside everyone of us is cheering

  • liamboi11liamboi11 Member Posts: 2,141
    edited August 2014
    wp on your cash mate nice one ul not get in top 50 for main event seat but it`s good your still attending means we can still get our drink on :).

    Also one other thing sounds like pro boy needs a drink haha
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    Enjoyed a good run in the main tonight.
    Once the blinds got high I was in my comfort zone. No more having to play through the streets. Just close my eyes and shove :)
    Got low and then ran really well to be chip leader from about 18 in. Made the final table and came 6th in the end for £230.
    Really pleased for Hendrik62 who won it. He played a great game. 
    I was railing Bromleys table as well and he had about a million chips at one stage. Unfortunately he had a few coolers late on.

    ...

    Bought Harry, Heisenburg and Los Pollos baby grows. Is that bad? I'll put the pics up soon.
    I can imagine the conversation with my Mum.

    Mum "What's this all about then? Odd babygrow, man in sunglasses and a hat?"

    Me "oh, it's from a television series. Heisenberg, aka Walter, is an ill man who start cooking crystal meth. Oh, he kills lots of people as well"

    Mum "Lovely. What about the other one?

    Me "Los Pollos is the restaurant chain that Gus owns"

    Mum "Gus?"

    Me 'Yeah, he's worse than Walter"

    Mum "Marv"
  • TENTENTENTENTENTEN Member Posts: 481
    edited August 2014
    wp paul
  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    edited August 2014
    I've had a look at the situations vacant post. I don't think I'll be applying but I am prepared to do a job share.

    I feel that some of the poor people who have lost with Aces occasionally get mocked in BB&V.

    Therefore, I offer my services.

    Anyone who has suffered an unfortunate run out of cards can post the hand here. I will be extremely sympathetic and will nod and shake my head at the appropriate times.

    I think I'll call it the "I've had a Badbeat JacPost"
  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited August 2014
    careful what you wish for Paul

    I'm sure you are fully qualified for any of the roles on offer.  But do you really want your great thread cluttered up with bad beat stories? 
  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited August 2014
    did i tell you of my last live game
    just before the FT and I shove my 8BB from the BB over a couple of limpers with Ax
    one of the limpers, with only about 15BB himself, tanks for a couple of minutes repeating
    "i feel lucky"
    and then calls with 26s
    and yes he was - hits his 2 on the flop
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