The thing I love about poker is the depth of strategy that some games involve; you can get to second and third level thinking when your oppositions are playing good poker. Last night I played the 18K Guaranteed on FTP and deep into the money the following hand played out (Totally my conception of then hand).
Now I’m sitting on 45K when average is about 30, I have raised 6 or 7 hands in a row, I have folded one or twice to shoves, most of my raises have been called by one or both of the players to my right, both monster stacks and we have played a few flops together. I have 77 in the hijack, I raise to 7K (blinds 1,2k I think), monster stack one calls and monster stack two shoves in.
Well I knew one would call and when the other player shoved I put him on the squeeze with the other monster having some kind of passing hand like J10 suited or KQ. And I called because I was getting some pretty good value in the flip and a double up here puts me on the final table.
My opponent has KK, oh well that happens I was happy enough with my thinking on this hand. Except this time I spike a miracle set on the river, I have no idea how may horrible beats I have taken over the years and frankly I don’t care, but I have handed out a lot less than I have received.
Anyway my opposition starts a tirade about how bad the call was, MEH. I’m glad I don’t have chat anymore stops me getting involved and defending myself when frankly I know why I made then call and if he can’t figure it out then fuck him. Two hands latter he shoves when I raise his blind committing myself to the call and he shoves K9, I call with K 10 9(4 K to win 35) and the flops come K99, a few hands latter he takes me out his JJ vs AQ and the abuse continues.
I know I’m supposed to be giving up/taking time out, but I love this game too much. I do spend a lot of time with the family so I just need to figure out some balance, not feeling quite so bad about myself as I did last week.
So finished about 4am which was a bit daft of me really, I had started the comp whilst chatting with Squirmy over MSN about some writing we are collaborating on, must do this more often as I think Gaz is freaking genius and we work well together. Anyhow I had agreed to get up early and help put up the marquis for the village kale (don’t know how to spell his).
Weird really , Russ one of my top guys from work had asked me early on Thursday morning to help out, well to be honest if you ask me early enough I’ll agree to pretty much anything. So I’m helping out and having fun although its bloody hard work, then Sue the vicar came out and made us all tea and I thought to myself, “how the bloody hell did I end up here? From Brum to Dibley in three months!”
The kale was amazing, great bands, beer's and burger and hotdog’s and diddly dee music. Bloody brilliant, I've also joined the veterans rugby team, im just over 16 stone down from 19 + so I'm happy with life.
Music I’m listening too this week,
New cold play album Vida la Vida, MEH.
ELO, James Welch always banging on about them so I gave them a try. I likey.
Scouting for Girls, she so loveleeeey.
The Cure, In-between days.
The Eeels, Novocaine for the soul
Now I’m sitting on 45K when average is about 30, I have raised 6 or 7 hands in a row, I have folded one or twice to shoves, most of my raises have been called by one or both of the players to my right, both monster stacks and we have played a few flops together. I have 77 in the hijack, I raise to 7K (blinds 1,2k I think), monster stack one calls and monster stack two shoves in.
Well I knew one would call and when the other player shoved I put him on the squeeze with the other monster having some kind of passing hand like J10 suited or KQ. And I called because I was getting some pretty good value in the flip and a double up here puts me on the final table.
My opponent has KK, oh well that happens I was happy enough with my thinking on this hand. Except this time I spike a miracle set on the river, I have no idea how may horrible beats I have taken over the years and frankly I don’t care, but I have handed out a lot less than I have received.
Anyway my opposition starts a tirade about how bad the call was, MEH. I’m glad I don’t have chat anymore stops me getting involved and defending myself when frankly I know why I made then call and if he can’t figure it out then fuck him. Two hands latter he shoves when I raise his blind committing myself to the call and he shoves K9, I call with K 10 9(4 K to win 35) and the flops come K99, a few hands latter he takes me out his JJ vs AQ and the abuse continues.
I know I’m supposed to be giving up/taking time out, but I love this game too much. I do spend a lot of time with the family so I just need to figure out some balance, not feeling quite so bad about myself as I did last week.
So finished about 4am which was a bit daft of me really, I had started the comp whilst chatting with Squirmy over MSN about some writing we are collaborating on, must do this more often as I think Gaz is freaking genius and we work well together. Anyhow I had agreed to get up early and help put up the marquis for the village kale (don’t know how to spell his).
Weird really , Russ one of my top guys from work had asked me early on Thursday morning to help out, well to be honest if you ask me early enough I’ll agree to pretty much anything. So I’m helping out and having fun although its bloody hard work, then Sue the vicar came out and made us all tea and I thought to myself, “how the bloody hell did I end up here? From Brum to Dibley in three months!”
The kale was amazing, great bands, beer's and burger and hotdog’s and diddly dee music. Bloody brilliant, I've also joined the veterans rugby team, im just over 16 stone down from 19 + so I'm happy with life.
Music I’m listening too this week,
New cold play album Vida la Vida, MEH.
ELO, James Welch always banging on about them so I gave them a try. I likey.
Scouting for Girls, she so loveleeeey.
The Cure, In-between days.
The Eeels, Novocaine for the soul
OH and a big congrats to the Sandells, nice work.
2 comments:
Good reading as usual Kev. Have to agree Gaz is a bit of a genius but also a looooonatic, very fine line you know.
Love what you're listening to at the moment but don't let James talk you into listening to ELO, some music needs to be left behind. I recommend Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Abbatoir Blues, it's a masterpiece. Good luck at the tables.
Kev B.
Cheers Kev, I will defo have a listen. When it comes to music I need all the help I can get, I don't know what the equivalent of a Fish is in music but im certainly one.
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