Been a sick couple of days on Full Tilt so I'm taking the liberty of whining about it here.
Started yesterday with some 10/20 HORSE which started badly and just got worse and worse. Sick beat after sick beat which culminated in one guy (who had won a razz hand against another player despite having a K showing and caught runner runner runner low cards) hitting runner runner two pair to beat my KK in stud hi.
Worse was to come. Very next hand I get rolled up JJJ against a guy with AAx. Beautiful, I slowplay it nicely, drop the boom on fifth street and he now can't fold his one pair - he can't have a str8 or flush. Of course he rivers a 1-outer (one Ace had been folded) to make AAA.
So today I'm down to $63 in my account so sign up for 5 cheap STT/MTT's at once.
Bust-outs so far: KK v 99 all-in PF; JJ v A8 all-in pf; AKs v Q9s (he calls a re-raise OOP and flops an OESFD of course LOL) and my personal favourite....
I have 10 6o in BB but see a free flop. A Q 6 it gets checked around. 6 on turn, I shove and get called by KQ. You can guess the river.
I would say I've never been so disillusioned with the game but I probably have been before. But you know you're in trouble when you EXPECT to lose every single time as a 75 or 80% favourite.
That sounds like hyperbole, but it isn't. When I reraised with KK and he called with 99, I just expected him to hit a set, which he did on the turn. Even the flop was 887 to give him some additional outs anyway. And JJ v A8, not even a sweat. A8 on the flop and it's goodnight.
It's probably a good job I'm off to Beijing on Tuesday for the Olympics as I need a break. Also the weather has been really good recently so I've been getting more golf in and a bit of a tan.
Just wish someone would flip the doom switch off at Full Tilt for me too...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Open pics, Royal Birkdale 2008
Took a few photos while covering the Open at Royal Birkdale recently, and here they are. Nothing special but I'm obviously meant to be working and no cameras are allowed on championship days either so had to do what I could.
1 - Not that Drome will ever read this, but this is one of the fleet of Lexuses (Lexi?) which ferry the players around in Japanese "luxury"
2 - The Claret Jug; no explanation needed
3 - The 18th green and mostly empty grandstand during one of the practice days. This is the view from the press waiting area.
4 - Only took a picture of Norman because he was the most famous person on the putting green at the time, three days later he had a two-shot lead going into the final round before finishing third.
5 - Monty and friends!!! A few of us had a laugh at this. These are practice times the players sign up for during each day. Normally it's 2 or 3 at a time, each with their usual mates like Ian Poulter and Paul Casey, Justin Rose and Adam Scott etc; Not for Monty though, bless him...
6 - +1 at the Open, the view from my seat in the press centre. In front is one of the guys from Reuters and of course the giant scoreboard.
1 - Not that Drome will ever read this, but this is one of the fleet of Lexuses (Lexi?) which ferry the players around in Japanese "luxury"
2 - The Claret Jug; no explanation needed
3 - The 18th green and mostly empty grandstand during one of the practice days. This is the view from the press waiting area.
4 - Only took a picture of Norman because he was the most famous person on the putting green at the time, three days later he had a two-shot lead going into the final round before finishing third.
5 - Monty and friends!!! A few of us had a laugh at this. These are practice times the players sign up for during each day. Normally it's 2 or 3 at a time, each with their usual mates like Ian Poulter and Paul Casey, Justin Rose and Adam Scott etc; Not for Monty though, bless him...
6 - +1 at the Open, the view from my seat in the press centre. In front is one of the guys from Reuters and of course the giant scoreboard.
Friday, 25 July 2008
Frankly Mr Shankly....
...I'm deservedly kicking myself up the arse right now (were that physically possible).
Just busted out of the $17.5k guarantee on FT with the most idiotically played hand you are likely to see. Avert your eyes if you like...
I have a decent stack of around 19k, blinds are 150/300 I think. 1 limper, I have QJo on the button and just call (first meh moment). Small blind raises in what looks like a squeeze, limper calls and I call as well (moment 2).
Looks like I've got out of jail when the flop is QQ10, SB c-bets, limper jams and of course I instacall and lose to KQ.
Fucking idiot. Would have been 2nd in chips with the money bubble approaching and even a reasonable cash would have been nice after using a $75 satellite token to get in.
So lucky that I was up on my two omaha hi lo cash tables at the time otherwise I wouldn't have a keyboard to type this on.
Just busted out of the $17.5k guarantee on FT with the most idiotically played hand you are likely to see. Avert your eyes if you like...
I have a decent stack of around 19k, blinds are 150/300 I think. 1 limper, I have QJo on the button and just call (first meh moment). Small blind raises in what looks like a squeeze, limper calls and I call as well (moment 2).
Looks like I've got out of jail when the flop is QQ10, SB c-bets, limper jams and of course I instacall and lose to KQ.
Fucking idiot. Would have been 2nd in chips with the money bubble approaching and even a reasonable cash would have been nice after using a $75 satellite token to get in.
So lucky that I was up on my two omaha hi lo cash tables at the time otherwise I wouldn't have a keyboard to type this on.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Back to the old house
You can all stop crying now, I'm back ;)
Been so busy with work I just haven't had the time to play, let alone post much, but managed to sneak in a quick session last night at the house we are renting for the Open at Royal Birkdale this week (house is in Formby, about 6 miles from the course and the owner kindly disabled his wireless security so we can use it).
Anyway, had a good session between a hit and run at 15/30 limit 08 and 1/2 PLO 6-max.
The PLO hand was debatable as I called a re-raise pre with 4678 (4 and 7 of diamonds), although I felt the re-raise meant villain had either AAxx or a big broadway pair.
Flop was 9 10 J with two diamonds so I flopped the idiot end of the straight and weak flush draw. All the money went in, villain had 9JJQ for a set (no flush draw) and I made an unnecessary flush on river to win.
Hi/lo hand was quite funny. I raised with A378ds and it gets re-raised and capped before it gets back to me. Hmmm. I call and the flop is 3 7 7. LOL
It goes bet-call and I raise, both call. Turn J, checked to me, I bet and both call.
River is another J, checked to me, I bet, one fold, other clown raises. I call and he shows A26K for nada. LOL, thanks for the extra $60 pal.
Been so busy with work I just haven't had the time to play, let alone post much, but managed to sneak in a quick session last night at the house we are renting for the Open at Royal Birkdale this week (house is in Formby, about 6 miles from the course and the owner kindly disabled his wireless security so we can use it).
Anyway, had a good session between a hit and run at 15/30 limit 08 and 1/2 PLO 6-max.
The PLO hand was debatable as I called a re-raise pre with 4678 (4 and 7 of diamonds), although I felt the re-raise meant villain had either AAxx or a big broadway pair.
Flop was 9 10 J with two diamonds so I flopped the idiot end of the straight and weak flush draw. All the money went in, villain had 9JJQ for a set (no flush draw) and I made an unnecessary flush on river to win.
Hi/lo hand was quite funny. I raised with A378ds and it gets re-raised and capped before it gets back to me. Hmmm. I call and the flop is 3 7 7. LOL
It goes bet-call and I raise, both call. Turn J, checked to me, I bet and both call.
River is another J, checked to me, I bet, one fold, other clown raises. I call and he shows A26K for nada. LOL, thanks for the extra $60 pal.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Such a little thing...
Really small fry compared to people winning ME seats but this was a fun afternoon after finishing work at 1pm.
Thought I was going to get gayed out of the win despite a huge chip lead 3-handed when the guy I ended HU with sucked out a couple of times and woke up with KK in the BB as a shorty. This guy had no clue how to play short-handed, min-raising A7o from the button and shoving middle pair when checked to. I instacalled with top pair (QJ I think) and he sucked out an ace on the river.
He sucked out runner runner flush on me again when HU after I flopped broadway (QJ was the nuts today) but thankfully, as mentioned, he had no clue HU.
After I open shoved a couple of times with ATC he started just open folding and let me chip up from life support. After that I just kept the pressure on by shoving anything reasonable and came back for the win.
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Vienna Part II
So after my initial success I go back the following night and play a bit of Omaha with just one 2 euro blind. Double up early with a loose-ish call on the button with KTTx after a small raise and loads of limpers. Flop is 10 7 2 with two spades and I have the KT of spades.
Checked to me and I bet pot, loony Asian gambler calls, turn is a 7 and he check calls my all-in. Danke.
However, I then lose most of that back with a set of jacks which I have to fold to a lot of action on a straightening board by the river, and the game bizarrely breaks up. Go and play some 1/2 NL and end the evening down about 90 euro overall after a donk calls 15 pre with 64o and puts the rest of his stack in on a Q 7 3 flop and hits his gutter :)
Following evening is even worse and I drop 300 euro at Omaha. Biggest hand comes when I raise 8910Jds and flop is JJ2. Money goes in and guy flips over A227 - LOL
And it gets worse still. Drop another 150 on Friday night running an unsuccessful bluff on the turn and river against a guy who calls with AK unimproved, and then run AQ into QQ on a Q95 flop.
Thankfully last night I get most of it back, and should have ended with a big win, but I had my share of luck so can't complain.
Hands of note: I raise pre with AJ and get all-in with two shortstackers on A56 flop. One guy has 56 but the turn is a J and river a 7. Then I get QQ on the button, and re-raise UTG's raise to 100. UTG is steaming after losing a big pot but of course he has AA and is all-in for 104. Foolishly he says "You'll flop a queen the way my luck is" and boom, Q 10 5 flop. Unlucky m8, but whatever happens that hand he goes broke.
Just when I'm ready to go however, I lose a big pot to end the night on a downer. I'm playing until my blinds and UTG raises to 9, I call from UTG+1 with 66 and a few others call.
Flop is 764r, UTG checks and I lead out. Donkey at the far end calls and I figure him for a straight draw, possibly overpair. Turn is a blank, I bet, he shoves for 54 more and I call. He has 58o obviously. LOL. Nice play sir.
End up 327 euro for the night and a bit pissed off, but overall happy with the session.
PS - Forgot one funny hand from earlier on. Bit hazy on the exact action but I had 98of hearts and the flop was 10 7 2. I bet the flop, get called. Turn gives me flush draw, I bet again I think. River is a blank and it goes check-check but just as I'm about to show my 9-high, opp mucks face down and I take the pot :)
Checked to me and I bet pot, loony Asian gambler calls, turn is a 7 and he check calls my all-in. Danke.
However, I then lose most of that back with a set of jacks which I have to fold to a lot of action on a straightening board by the river, and the game bizarrely breaks up. Go and play some 1/2 NL and end the evening down about 90 euro overall after a donk calls 15 pre with 64o and puts the rest of his stack in on a Q 7 3 flop and hits his gutter :)
Following evening is even worse and I drop 300 euro at Omaha. Biggest hand comes when I raise 8910Jds and flop is JJ2. Money goes in and guy flips over A227 - LOL
And it gets worse still. Drop another 150 on Friday night running an unsuccessful bluff on the turn and river against a guy who calls with AK unimproved, and then run AQ into QQ on a Q95 flop.
Thankfully last night I get most of it back, and should have ended with a big win, but I had my share of luck so can't complain.
Hands of note: I raise pre with AJ and get all-in with two shortstackers on A56 flop. One guy has 56 but the turn is a J and river a 7. Then I get QQ on the button, and re-raise UTG's raise to 100. UTG is steaming after losing a big pot but of course he has AA and is all-in for 104. Foolishly he says "You'll flop a queen the way my luck is" and boom, Q 10 5 flop. Unlucky m8, but whatever happens that hand he goes broke.
Just when I'm ready to go however, I lose a big pot to end the night on a downer. I'm playing until my blinds and UTG raises to 9, I call from UTG+1 with 66 and a few others call.
Flop is 764r, UTG checks and I lead out. Donkey at the far end calls and I figure him for a straight draw, possibly overpair. Turn is a blank, I bet, he shoves for 54 more and I call. He has 58o obviously. LOL. Nice play sir.
End up 327 euro for the night and a bit pissed off, but overall happy with the session.
PS - Forgot one funny hand from earlier on. Bit hazy on the exact action but I had 98of hearts and the flop was 10 7 2. I bet the flop, get called. Turn gives me flush draw, I bet again I think. River is a blank and it goes check-check but just as I'm about to show my 9-high, opp mucks face down and I take the pot :)
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Vienna update
So whoever designed Terminal 5 at Heathrow (Norman Foster?) needs an enormous kick in the balls.
It's one of those stupid fucking airports where all the seats have metal armrests which don't move, so you can't lie down and sleep on them. Bastard. Also, despite having seemingly loads of space to play with, they somehow needed to have some of the gates separated by so far you need a little tube journey to get to them. Retarded.
Anyway, I make it to Vienna half an hour late and then get delayed at the hire car desk because my travel people have given me the wrong voucher. It says Avis so I go to the Avis desk. Nope. I ring travel people. Sorry it should be Europcar. Go to Europcar. No. Ring travel people again. No answer. Work it out myself and go to Hertz desk. Correct reservation number but he won't accept voucher cos it's got Avis written on it. Fucker. Travel people ring back and fax new voucher.
Eventually make it to hotel, sleep for couple of hours, do some work and then head to card club.
Walk in and immediately get seat at 1/2 NL game. Doesn't look good at first with lots ot shortstackers, but immediately see how bad play is. Get QQ, KK and AA in short session and win with all three, but lose pots with A9 v AQ and AK v K9 to end up just 88 euro.
AA hand was funny. I'm in SB, couple of limpers and button makes it 11. I make it 30 and get 3 callers. Hmmm. Flop is K J 3 with two spades, I shove for 91 (hadn't had chance to reload after A9 hand), 2 folds and donkey tanks.
Some info on this guy: Worst player ever. He chased a gutshot with J8 on a Q954 board and spiked it on the river to beat a set of 9s. He limp calls anything, minraises when he hits something, etc etc.
Eventually he calls and flips up K 2o, no spades. LOL. Thanks. I left shortly afterwards but not before seeing A10o jam over the top of an UTG raise (he had 10s).
Looking forward to going back tonight.
It's one of those stupid fucking airports where all the seats have metal armrests which don't move, so you can't lie down and sleep on them. Bastard. Also, despite having seemingly loads of space to play with, they somehow needed to have some of the gates separated by so far you need a little tube journey to get to them. Retarded.
Anyway, I make it to Vienna half an hour late and then get delayed at the hire car desk because my travel people have given me the wrong voucher. It says Avis so I go to the Avis desk. Nope. I ring travel people. Sorry it should be Europcar. Go to Europcar. No. Ring travel people again. No answer. Work it out myself and go to Hertz desk. Correct reservation number but he won't accept voucher cos it's got Avis written on it. Fucker. Travel people ring back and fax new voucher.
Eventually make it to hotel, sleep for couple of hours, do some work and then head to card club.
Walk in and immediately get seat at 1/2 NL game. Doesn't look good at first with lots ot shortstackers, but immediately see how bad play is. Get QQ, KK and AA in short session and win with all three, but lose pots with A9 v AQ and AK v K9 to end up just 88 euro.
AA hand was funny. I'm in SB, couple of limpers and button makes it 11. I make it 30 and get 3 callers. Hmmm. Flop is K J 3 with two spades, I shove for 91 (hadn't had chance to reload after A9 hand), 2 folds and donkey tanks.
Some info on this guy: Worst player ever. He chased a gutshot with J8 on a Q954 board and spiked it on the river to beat a set of 9s. He limp calls anything, minraises when he hits something, etc etc.
Eventually he calls and flips up K 2o, no spades. LOL. Thanks. I left shortly afterwards but not before seeing A10o jam over the top of an UTG raise (he had 10s).
Looking forward to going back tonight.
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