1. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Nothing much to cheer on in the Festival so far Perry (apart from the M/Event seat cheapo satellite bink).

    Event 1 (£150 NLHE F/O).

    First table - played some good stuff, and increased the starting stack from 7.5k to 11.6k in one and a half levels.

    UTG - I espy pocket 8s (no great fan of mid pairs in early position) so I flat call to see what the action is by the rest of the table produces. Random Donk (with irritating Brummie accent) to my immediate right plonks a 600 bet in the middle (blinds 50/100 ... one call,ME .... 250 in the pot!?).

    The rest of the table folds to this overbet ..... I know he's either got a monster, or overplaying AK ..... I decided to 'peel one off' for the extra 500.

    Flop 8 5 5 (wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii) - with a decidedly disinterested manner - I check to Bullring Bobby, who promptly leads out for 1,600 (a third of his current stack).

    A long (Hollywood) ponder and Boggy shoves 4,800 in, whilst advising the Boy from Brum, "you really can't pass here, can you?"

    "Mmmmmmmm", came the reply, "you've got the five" - and in true phuqqin awful player tradition - "but, I call".

    Over they went, and the Midlander's AA was nigh on 'dead' with two cards to come (Boggy was the 91.31% favourite to take the pot).

    "Nice hand", says he, " ..... lovely check/raise".

    Well all was well with Boggy's world ..... for a mere nanosecond.

    I looked around for Jeremy Beadle's putrified remains to leap out of the shadows as the miracle 'two outer' appeared on the river, and Bournville Bob nearly collapsed with shock!

    Chip stack dented - and I was off to table two.

    The 'luck' continued there as well - and my exit was confirmed when I ran my pocket Aces into a Villain's pocket Fours.

    [x] The Fours sure did hit a set.

    "It's a funny old game", as Greavesy used to say.
     
  2. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    ouch for the 8's - old brummie got you in, i would have looked for the 600, you got him all in after after the flop, you wanted that - ouch - an online outcome LIVE!..

    Won a tournie online last night - omaha pl 91 runners - only played for a little bit of fun small first prize £47 for $2.20 entry to pass a couple of hours - got told off for calling with a rubbish hand pre flop - whats a rubbish hand pre flop? told the tart to shut up t.osser - ucking $2.20 game - bytch must be on blobby time...

    Got me entry ticket I won back last night for stage 3/5 of $50k tournie and promptly got beat on a river card - hey ho...

    Be lucky.
     
  3. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    PMSL ...... it could only happen online!

    Oh dear ...... getting scolded for playing 'loose cards' in probably the biggest 'drawing' poker game there is in existence(about par for the course with some of the dopey numpties that spend 23 hours a day glued to their monitor).

    What the muppet was probably complaining about was that you hadn't called with AA KK double suited (or some other Premium starting hand that you might see once every six months in Omaha).

    Ignore the mugs ...... even if you got the bollox pre, it can look very shy and vulnerable when the flop totally misses it (mind you ..... don't make it TOO much of a habit calling with 'hopeful' cards).

    Phuqq em ..... your money play it how you want!

    HQ Event 2 - £200 Freezeout.

    Sometimes you can be a bit too phuqqin 'clever' playing this game ......

    Early doors in the comp (100/200) I standard raise the beastly A K to 600 in the Cutoff (button + 1) .... only for the BB to raise to 1300.

    Now the guy in the BB was a certain Ali Malu (I know, he sounds like some sort of children's party entertainer). He is renowned for three betting with s h i t (and often getting paid) ..... so Boggy calls and peels off a flop.

    No apparent help ..... Q 10 8 ..... he checks ..... wahey, free card! ..... turn is an Ace.

    Mmmmmm ..... he checks ...... I lead for 1600 (top pair, good kicker, with a gutshot for the nut straight) ...... he flat calls (semi-suspicious ...... with any other player, alarm bells ringing/calls to International Rescue).

    River is the 7 .... plenty of danger out there, and Ali leads out for 3k ..... double/treble Mmmmmmmmm ..... I'm either a street in front of this aggro merchant - or a mile behind!

    After a good long ponder, in goes my 3k call.

    He flips QQ for a flopped set ...... wp sir.

    Sometimes Boggy wishes he 'knew' a little less about the Uk's pro poker players!

    Stack crippled, I then set about a 'recovery mission'.

    Not to be ..... I even managed to get rivered after hitting a house on the turn.

    Definitely not my day (it was for Ali he went on to win the tourny and waddled off with £8k+ in prize money sticking out of his back pocket).

    Tuesday

    Wounds licked, and it was off to HQ to partaketh of the afternoon £30 re-buy satellite fot the Main Event.

    Yup, I know/you know, Boggy's already got a ticket for this .....

    However - once you've already qualified - satellites are a good way of binking 1,070 drinking vouchers relatively cheaply!

    What then transpired was a particularly rare occurrence in poker ... but turned out to be a harsh lesson.

    11 left .... blinds high ...... it was time for 'shove poker' (as I only had 6 x BBs left).

    The 'beauty' of the 'Idiot's Game' is ...... when you are 'in position', an All in raise, can often take down the hefty blinds .... as "most of the time they can't/won't call".

    Looking down at K Q off - and with the clock ticking away furiously - in they went.

    Wow .... two guys call ..... "Goodbye" ..... or a nice triple up ..... wiiiiiiiiiii.

    Smiling (hopefully) I go to turn over my very live cards against an A 9 and the A J.

    No cards!

    Inadvertently the Dealer had somehow mucked my cards (they were 'my side' of the line) ...... disaster, nay Tsunami!

    A ruling was called for ..... but having played for years, I already knew the Verdict!

    My cards had been 'unprotected' (ie no coin/button/model of the Taj Mahal sitting on top of them) ..... so it was tough titty!

    The Dealer was sitting there, bright red, apologising profusely (I've seen guys get positively murderous when this has happened in the past).

    Biting my lip (I'm not exactly renowned for being magnanamous), I patted the lad on the shoulder and said, "we all make mistakes mate .... ", and wandered off for a calming ciggie ...... as the board ran out Queen high to add to my utter gloom!

    Head cleared .... a 10 seat £57 SNG was announced with a one seat into that night's £500 two dayer F/O, as the single prize.

    A nice little lineup of good locals, some accomplished Pros, and one Random Donk settled down for the contest.

    I did 40% of my stack early to one lad ..... who wouldn't let go of a pair of phuqqin 3s on a straightening/flushing five over-card Board - ho hum, wp sir.

    Fighting back like a Tasmanian Devil I scyhed away and ended up heads up with young Claire (one of the locals - and a very good aggressive player - who I respect).

    Well .... it wasn't to be - and Claire took the seat, gg.

    So, a day off today before my 'Day 1' of the Main begins tomorrow afternoon.

    I do hope I've got some of the 'bad luck' out of the way before the Big 'Un ....



     
  4. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    Great stuff, well not great stuff actually - well done for biting your lip on the dealers mistake - but as you know - protect your cards - i never do but then i often have my hands on the uckin things or playing with my chip stack over the cards. I've seen a couple of major flair ups and OTT abuse when the same thing has happened - in a poxy £30 f/o etc for 500 sobs.

    getting to grips with the online, played three tournies at once just very small stakes - won a $20+$2 ticket for just $2.20 so now have 4 tickets for bigger tournies.

    The omaha last night i got rivered again but i love this game for its sheer luck element ( but the betting side and the shrewdness required of hiding, getting players chips in is intriguing - my hold cards of two aces and two j's got smashed because i was being a cheeky canut and not betting pre flop - for £2.20 tho its entertaining and my omaha is in profit and will look at these cheap games to take some profits by tightening right up and staking properly.

    Well good luck matey andi hope the wind of fortune changes to your direction and the cards and the calls come at the right time and that the rivers flow calmly in your favour.
     
  5. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Day 1 A Main Event @ HQ

    Off up the M1 bright, and early - Mission Target ..... get parked for nowt in Casino carpark before the poker hordes descend - and avoid paying the £5 per four hours charge (24hrs a day) in the thieving Council carpark oppposite.

    Mission achieved - with an hour till kick off - and it was wander round time till the off.

    A good chat with the online reporters I knew (for Blonde/Grosvenor/Nuts sites) and it was off to meet Alex from Dusk till Dawn poker.

    Now, having qualified on their site, she'd phoned me and asked if I'd wear some of their merchandise, to advertise for DTD.

    Mmmmmm - I'd rather not!

    On meeting the gorgeous Alexandra ..... I'd have worn a logo'd up pair of Y-Fronts, if she'd asked me to (what a gal ..... free pints of fallover juice whenever required!)

    Then it was on to a showdown with Sharky.

    For a bit of fun the organisers had set up a table (dealer dealt) where you could sit down with 1500 in chips and play one of their Pros, 'heads up'.

    The poor Pro was deperately trying to look out the eyeholes of his sharksuit ...... as the players crowded round (all trying to figure out which poor sod was sweating his bollox off in that dopey suit!)

    Anyway Boggy took his (free) turn against Sharky .... and spanked him in the very first hand.

    I won a £5 chip and an entry into some online comp ..... wahey!

    The Main Event was announced so it was off to see if I had a 'favourable draw'.

    I scanned the oppos on my table ....

    Willie Tann - Godfather of British Poker;

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=226

    Paul Alterman;

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=6

    Graham 'Chompy' Weldon;

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=83139

    Trevor Bulless;

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=76948

    Plus two solid players from HQ, a very capable lad (I used to play with) from down The Western ..... supplemented by a young lass, who looked like she ought to be at Glastonbury - not the GUKPT!

    Well .... with a WSOP bracelet winner, two other 'top bods', four very capable lads, and a multi-pierced female freak on your starting table - how would most players feel about their 'starting line-up?

    Daunted?

    Not Boggy!

    Now, luckily, Mr Tann was to my immediate right. A truly wonderful player (old enough to be totally bemused that any sane human being would want to play poker on a phuqqin computer), and a total gentleman ... the man's got it all (apart from the WSOP Title) aggression/reads/exploiter of situations etc etc.

    I've played with him many times (cos he prefers HQ to The Vic) .... and it is a thing of beauty to watch him play. The Bad fear him, the Good will learn from watching a true pro like him.

    I've looked .... and I've learnt so much from the Grand Master!

    He greeted me with a smile, "Oh no, it's Paul, you don't want to get too aggressive with me right behind you ... do you."

    "No Willie", I thought, "but at least I'm the RIGHT side of you".

    If you read most poker books the 'preferred side' of the aggro player is to be to the right, not the left (you're supposed to be a lot more able to get the phuqq out of their way/raises/moves with little collateral damage). Bugger that - I want them to be worrying about what I'm up to .... not trying to suss out the minefield of their actions.

    Off we went and the first two levels were fairly standard fare - up went Boggy's stack by a couple of thousand (Willie carefully avoiding confrontations with me .... he knew who to target - and I wasn't on the 'easy touch' list).

    Chompy was bang at it - as usual - and his unerring ability to play the 'marginals' and hit the nuts were proving successful .... as the table banter go better, and better.

    In fact it got so good the internet TV crew set up the cameras onto our table to amuse those out in Cyberland - and the online bloggers were over us like a rash (mainly because they know/play poker at HQ with many on our table regularly, themselves .... and knew we'd be the 'floorshow').

    One blogger entry;

    "Chompy has 30,000

    Has a great table regulars Bharat Joshi (Aces, possibly Kings) and Tony Poole (any two), Tina Bandyle (Queens on a bad day) etc

    Tann, Boggy and he are, to quote one un-named of the three of them "just taking the ****"


    No point in playing .... if you ain't having fun!

    Anyway (to cut a long, long, story short) we'll cut to the tournament defining hand for me.

    Blinds 200/400 - UTG (the Festival Female) raises to 1,300 .... folded round to me - I re-raise with the dreaded A K to 3,300 .... she flat calls.

    A flop of J 10 10 rainbow (unsuited) - and she immediately ships the rest of her chips in ..... insta fold, you say?

    Well, I'd carefully studied this girl in the preceding six hours and, not to put too fine a point upon it, she was truly s h i t at the game - and was massively out of her depth. In fact she'd have struggled in a GUKPT Side Event .... in truth she'd have been more at home in a Circus Side Show!

    The 'play' didn't make any sense (if she'd hit trips - why go all in? .... if she'd hit the J - again, why go all in?) ..... the brain cells were working overtime.

    Small pair? Large pair? Straight draw? ..... it still didn't add up!

    Suspicion turned to outright disbelief .... she's missed whatever she was going for - I was certain ..... this is a 'move'!

    Checking the damage this 'hero call' would do to my stack (massive stuff), I kept my eye on her .... no facial tells .... then on to her chest.

    No, no, no .... not her cleavage - her chest.

    Well .... her heart was positively racing (her tight top beautifully denying the calmness of her vizog) - she was cacking it.

    Her face dropped as I announced, "Call" .... and I concluded I must be ahead.

    Over went her 6 7 of diamonds, and my A K.

    "Fanphuqqintastic call Paul", came the compliment from Wheldon - a slap on the back from Willie.

    I'm an 81% favourite (any A K Q J seals the deal .... with most of the pack also 'on my side').

    Doooooooooooooooom - a sodding 6 comes down (i'm now a 30% dog) - no help on the river!

    God I wish I wasn't so 'thoughtful' about this game sometimes ..... FML.

    Sometimes you get it right, only for the Poker Gods to make sure you got it wrong!

    I huffed and puffed for another hour till my house was eventually blown down - and wandered off into the night.

    When I awoke a text from Chompy was waiting, "Felt your pain on that 67 v AK hand yesterday, ul sir."

    Not as much as I did, sir!
     
  6. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    shyte luck there OMR - but you would make the same call 100/100 times and be happy with it against the same player? - sounds like you enjoyed the tournie if not the end product...

    It doth raise the question of tournamnet betting and choice - she made her move, showed signs of weakness, cacked heself at the call - i doubt I would have called that in such a tournamnet - still it took balls even with her chest movements and then stained knickers after you agreed to see her exposed.
     
  7. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Wandering into HQ last night I looked longingly at the massed ranks of the poker good - and not so good - battling away in Day 1B of the Main Event.

    Doh .... it was the Friday GUKPT £100 F/O (Side Event) for me.

    The beauty of the Tour is that whilst the 'big boys' are scrapping for the serious dosh - the side events allow the 'not so stupid with their money' to compete for not quite such serious dosh!

    A whopping 126 players - with 7.5k in chips, on a 25 minute clock - contested the off.

    Boggy ended level four with an utterly miserable stack of 2.4k, as all around hit their flops, rivered 'miracle' cards, to decimate his stack.

    Pretty dismayed, but undaunted, I ground away like Windy Miller and by the end of level 6 ..... wiiiiiiiiiiii, I had my starting stack back!

    Mindless mugs were already playing 'shove poker' (many can't play any other way - it's that 'internet thing') with far higher stacks than mine at 300/600 - then complaining about their 'bad beats' after shoving 20 x BBs pre, only for the flop to go against them ..... I was delighted to have 13 x BBs to play a little 'poker' with.

    Now when you've got a sprinkling of InternetKidz on your table you watch (the frequency of) their actions. You always get one (at least) who can't help himself, and they begin to up the ante with their 2.75 x the BB raises to nick the pot (this invariably happens when the antes come in - meaning that thieving a couple of pots pre each round gets very profitable, whilst they're 'waiting for a good hand'). They're always easy to spot - they announce it! (Yabbering away about, "Full Tilt", this .... "Pokerstars" that and how marvellously well they're doing online - apart from informing me that they're a ****, leads anyone with half a brain to wonder why this 'budding millionaire' is only playing a Side Event - when the Main Event is in full flow just a couple of yards away across the cardroom) ....... Hey ho - it's just as well they thought this game up!

    The crosshairs landed firmly on the chest of an Asian lad - dressed like a combination of a Children's TV show presenter and an Apache Attack helicopter pilot .... he'll do!

    Firstly - I flatted his raise, then floated him till the river (calling his follow up bets) and took the pot down when I re-raised him on the last card .... he was desperately trying to verbal me into showing my hand after he'd folded, but I assured him he was crushed, and smiled (second pair might well have been ahead!

    Secondly - after waiting a wee while - he was 'at it' again. I three bet his raise, he reluctantly folded, so I cheered him up and showed 4 2 off suit .... he glared, and I'd 'set him up'!

    The Sting - with Blinds at 500/1000 ante 100 - the scenario played out, beautifully. A raise to 4k was flat called by Glaring Gubta - he must have a hand, Boggy thinks - folded round to me, I look down at two shiny red Aces ...... oh joy.

    No rush .... I count up what's in the middle (pot 500 SB + 1K BB + 1K antes + 8k in bets = 10.k) then my stack ('Hollywooding' a little pain - not too much though!) which is 17k ..... a quick glance to ascertain Our Villain is on about 24k - now if I shove, can this arrogant dippo bring himself to fold if I give him 2/1 for his money?

    In it goes .... he snap calls and flips Q Q .... The Boots hold up .... his glare becomes laser-like.

    Totally on Tilt, and few hands later, Our Villain shoves his remaining 8k - and runs his 4 3 soooooooted straight into Boggy's pocket Kings, I don't expect an Xmas card this year from my 'new pal'.

    Progression was steadily made to 68k, without too many scarey moments, and with the Bubble duly out (the awful spot was appropriately 13th place) - and we were down to two tables of twelve - hand for hand - trying to lose two for the 10 handed Final Table.

    Down to 10 - then quickly 8 - and I'm on about 70k (average 108ishk) - blinds 2k 4k 500 ante - 1st prize is over £4,000 (prize structure is rightly very top heavy - 8th spot = £380) ..... ladder the money, or go for it?

    Go for it!

    A pot gets opened with a raise to 12k - Boggy looks down at A K in late position. No place/time for calling/folding - a double up puts me right in the mix for four bags, 22k in the bag if he folds - in they go!

    The fellah dwells (mmmmm - doesn't like his hand that much) but- like a good pro in possession of a pair - makes the call, with 9 9.

    For the second time in 24 hrs 'Ace high' fails to bink for Boggy and, with a few handshakes - and a "Good luck lads" to those remaining - it was time to be homewardbound.

    An enjoyable tournament, a minor cash in a European Ranking Points comp, and another entry on the all important (recognised tourny results) internet Poker Databases, which players use as an important indicator (of who's any good .... or 'badges of honour', more like!)
     
  8. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Pokerstars European Poker Tour, Vilamoura.

    Final Table underway - from a field of 384 the last eight include three Englishman .... two 'young gun pros' Sam Trickett (the littleshit knocked me out of a GUKPT M/E three years ago), Toby Lewis (as featured on Ch4, only two nights ago), and former pro footballer "Teddy, Teddy, Teddy, Sheringham."

    Good money to be won;

    1. €467,835
    2. €297,984
    3. €186,240
    4. €139,680
    5. €93,120
    6. €74,496
    7. €55,872
    8. €37,248

    Our three lads have the three highest chipstacks;

    Seat 1: Teddy Sheringham - 1,783,000
    Seat 2: Toby Lewis - 3,322,000
    Seat 3: Martin Jacobson - 441,000
    Seat 4: Jason Lee - 1,167,000
    Seat 5: Sergio Coutinho - 872,000
    Seat 6: Sam Trickett - 3,318,000
    Seat 7: Rob Hollink - 259,000
    Seat 8: Frederik Jensen - 375,000

    (And no, that is not 'Old Pineapple Head' in seat 4!)

    Brit (errrmmmm .... English) 1, 2, 3?

    One time .......

    Update

    Six now left - 50% of the remaining field ..... English!

    Update 2

    Five now left - 60% of the remaining field ..... English!

    From the PS blogger;

    4.07pm: Rail to get louder
    The British rail is about to get a little noisier. All those cheering on Toby Lewis/Sam Trickett/Teddy Sheringham have now taken delivery of large beers (previously they were content with smaller bottles). -- SY

    No Green Teams at poker finals to ruin the fun!

    Update 3

    5.05pm: Sheringham eliminated in 5th place and bins €93,120 for his troubles - well done Teddy.

    Four now left - (down to) 50% of the remaining field ..... English!

    Update 4

    5.15pm: Trickett out of here
    In the end it seemed the most humane outcome. Sam Trickett's final table suffering had gone on for so long that his own elimination can only come as gentle relief. That's not true of course and Trickett looked devastated as he shook hands a few moments ago, eliminated by Martin Jacobson after an afternoon spent trying to catch a break.

    All in after all-in was called by Trickett, who more often than not was ahead on showdown, only to be behind when it mattered. So when Toby Lewis opened for 110,000 under the gun and Martin Jacobson raised to 265,000 from the button, Trickett saw his chance and pushed all in for just short of 1,400,000.

    Lewis folded quickly but Jacobson was going nowhere, asking for a count, looking again at his cards, pulling out towards of orange chips from around the back ready to push in. After confirming that it was 1,105,000 to call his did so, turning over Q♥J♥ to Trickett's 2♥2♠.

    "I got it," said Trickett to friends on the rail with some good British irony. "I got it, I got the deuces." Jacobson came to shake hands and they both awaited the board. J♥5♥8♥3♣4♠. Jacobson had been ahead on the flop and never looked back. Trickett out, Jacobson up to more than 5.5 million. Down to three players. -- SB

    (must be some mistake by the blogger .... otherwise with two J♥s in the pack I'd want a Stewards Enquiry if I were Mr Trickett!)

    Wp Sam ..... €139,680 should keep you in designer trainers for a week, or two!

    Update 5

    Toby Lewis' taking noshit from the Swede .....

    Pre-flop battle
    The two chip leaders just battled in a pre-flop raising war. Toby Lewis raised to 135,000 from the SB to face a three-bet to 300,000 from Martin Jacobson. Lewis' response was to four-bet to 660,000 and after a lot of though the Swedish chip leader folded. -- MC

    Update 6

    5.38pm: We're heads-up
    Three-handed play didn't last long with the elimination of Jason Lee in third.

    Toby Lewis v A Dastardly Swede.

    Lewis has 4 million to the Swede's 7 mill.

    Update 7

    Looks like Toby is killing him!

    6.07pm: Lewis wins another big one
    Lewis min-raised to 100,00 from the small blind and Jacobson made it 250,000 from the big blind. Lewis called. Jacobson led the 5♥2♦K♦ flop for 325,000. Lewis called. Jacobson bet another 725,000 on the J♠ turn. Lewis called again. The 3♥ dropped on the river and neither player wanted to take things any further. Lewis showed K♣T♥ to take the pot and lengthen his chip lead. The stacks are around 4,485,000 for Jacobson and 7,050,000 for Lewis.

    The players are taking a well-earned 15-minute break. -- RD

    Update 8

    Toby continues to kill him. A Swede who isn't aggressive enough for heads up? I never thought I'd see the day .......

    6.40pm: More for Lewis
    The Brit Toby Lewis is piling on the aggression. For the third time in a row Martin Jacobson made it 125,000, but instead of folding like the first two times, Lewis re-raised to 385,000 total. Jacobson was not done yet, making it 775,000. Things were tense as Lewis went over his options - he decided to move all-in, and Jacobson insta-mucked.

    Right now it's Lewis on around 8.7 million and Jacobson on 2.8 million. -- SY

    Update 9

    Toby boy takes it down, and wins €467,835 .... that should pay a few bills.
     
    Last edited: Sep 3, 2010
  9. YellowHornets

    YellowHornets Reservist

    I hope that you create a seperate poker area.
     
  10. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Good idea.
     
  11. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    Why? Everything we need is nicely packaged in this one thread.

    OMR, do they ever do deals in these major tournaments at the final table or is it a must win situation?
     
  12. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Sometimes .... but it is getting a lot rarer in the mega - tournies (EPT/WSOP/WPT etc).

    The 2nd place prizemoney tends to be 'rather handsome' - so 'doing a deal' isn't that much of a factor .... the Title - and the kudos, which brings huge sponsorship offers - is more important.

    Also the 'backers' often don't want deals - they want as much back as is possible for their percentage inputs.

    Toby Lewis (I believe) is one of Neil Channing's 'horses' out of his Black Belt Poker 'stable' ..... I doubt Channing would ever pressure a guy to do a deal - he'd say, "go get it won!"

    I think the Yanks are more likely to 'deal' ... the Brits are more bloodyminded - and Poker winnings are still tax free for us lot (less pressure to up your win ratio than the Septics).

    Toby is no mug either;

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125243

    Nice stats for a young 'un ....... even nicer to be 'backed' to play!
     
    Last edited: Sep 2, 2010
  13. oldmanray

    oldmanray Reservist

    Hot on the heels of Toby Lewis' success, young Englishman Jake Cody promptly takes down the London leg of the World Poker Tour (to add to his recent EPT - Deauville leg - title).

    No wonder more and more of the 'top players' from the other side of the pond - Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matasow, most recently - have started to bleat that the all top comps ought to be seeded (ie,to - somehow - give these poker 'legends' a better chance).

    The Yanks are starting to get very peed off with the unstoppable momentum of the British Poker Machine ......... their established Poker Superstars are getting repeatedly smashed all over the place by the English Young Guns - some of whom aren't even old enough to enter the WSOP yet (you've gotta be at least 21 to enter)!

    Poor old Septics .......

    Mmmmmmmm

    As I've told you lot before about 'backing' - Jake was selling some of his 'action' at face value only the day before the WPT comp started;

    Jake Cody :
    playing WPT London tomorrow, never sold action before but its a busy month so
    being a nit and selling some at face, buyin is £5300 so 10% is £530, 1%
    is £53 etc. pm if interested ty

    31 August at 22:25


    Well he won £273,783.

    So there'll be some very happy backers at 10% is £530 = return of £27,378.30, and at 1% is £53 = return of £2,737.83 ......... I should imagine that's way above the rate on the Cheltenham & Gloucester's 2010 ISA!
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2010
  14. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    Had a couple of games on the go tonight on Pokerstars. On both tables I got pocket K's at the same moment. "Very nice" I thought.

    On table 1 the flop showed a third K and 2 lower cards, on table 2 the flop showed a 10 high. I lost both hands :dismay:!

    When Pokerstars does this you know you won't be winning that night so quit time.
     
  15. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    Been a bit quiet on this thread lately. Come on the Pro's, let's hear some of your recent poker battles, they really are entertaining and a mine of information.

    Last night I entered a cheap 90 man online tournament not long before MoTD2 started. At about 12.30am I was in 5th place out of 15, and the top 12 were getting paid so play was very cagey and very slow, I really couldn't be bothered anymore as I was falling asleep, so I switched off and went to bed. I just found out I finished 4th :biggrin:. There's definately a lesson there somewhere.
     
  16. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    tried to buy into a poker tournie on betunfair last night but something was wromng with the site and could only get into a game which was a freeroll.

    1,270 uckin enetred it, 3 hours and 45 minutes later i is heads up with snow lad both on 1m+ chips each.

    i get j,9 on my big blind he calls i check- flop comes j, 7, 5 rainbow. i go a lil 25k he raises to 50k i go all in, he calls . he shows j,7 two pair, turn nowt RIVER nowt -i come 2nd and win $6.40. lol:cool:
     
  17. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    Well that was bl**dy strange. I was playing a small stakes sit and go on Betfair tonight and my hole cards were A & 3 of hearts. I folded. Guess what came up on the flop?

    The Ace of hearts!

    I double checked what I had folded and there it was. Very very very dodgy. I shall report it to Betfair and quote the hand number and see what cr*p they come back with. This is 100% genuine, so as far as I'm concerned the software is well dodgy Guv. I shall avoid from now on.
     
  18. berkshirehorn

    berkshirehorn presumably I upset/disappointed someone

    like to hear how they explain that. will stay clear of betfair now.

    anyone here play on Bwin?
     
  19. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    I have done and will probably be going back on there when time permits. Hopefully end of next week.
     
  20. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    this is impossible to happen - its the april fool....:dismay:
     
  21. simms

    simms vBookie

    I saw the Louis Theroux documentry on gambling in vegas, and it looks amazing! If i was rich/old enough to go to vegas and play poker or blackjack or whatever, that'd be awsome.

    I know it was meant to show how bad it all is, but it looked really good.

    Anyone here been to vegas?
     
  22. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    as much as i hate usa, because i generally dislike american people - vegas is a must go once in your place.
     
  23. AshdonWFC

    AshdonWFC Prediction League Champion 2011/12

    I'm confused Pads. :drinking:
     
  24. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    once in ur life - a must go place - vegas...
     
  25. simms

    simms vBookie

    Cool. when im 21 im going!
     
  26. AshdonWFC

    AshdonWFC Prediction League Champion 2011/12

    Ok, I wasn't confused, I just wanted to point it out. :)
     
  27. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    any reply admin from bet unfair?
     
  28. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    Not a squeak. I played a couple of games last night just to see if I could record it happening. No luck.
     
  29. Birdydoug

    Birdydoug The Flying Scotsman

    There's more to do than in Vegas than just gamble :naughty:
     
  30. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    email the racing post or such like paper - do you have a copy of the hand play from the history?
     
  31. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    No, how do I get that o master?
     
  32. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    oi watch it :drinking:

    when you checked the hand did you not take a copy then?
     
  33. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    No, it caught me by surprise plus I had another game on the go. I checked the discarded cards, copied the hand number and filled in a "contact us" form quoting the hand number. I tried to get the game number but it was very long and I couldn't copy and paste it as it was part of the software that can't be copied, plus the other game kept popping up.

    I'm ready for it now so if it happens again I'll definately catch it on screen.
     
  34. PaddingtonsYellowArmy

    PaddingtonsYellowArmy First Team Captain

    keep pressing betfair for an answer - give them time as they may be investigating.
     
  35. Defunct

    Defunct First Team

    No reply, but their poker site has been down for hours now.
     

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