I played the main event on Saturday 27th September - having qualified on line at Virgin Poker.
We started at 2 pm with 10,000 chips and a good slow structure.
In first 2 levels made a couple of largeish laydowns
Played 67 with flop of 789. I call a bet. Turn is 6 and river 9. Limp a5d from the button. Flop k69 one d. I bet and get called. Turn 6 river 9 both diamonds but I fold to big bet from the small blind.
after the break I have a6s on the button flop is j94 two spades. Blinds are 100/200 so when mid pos limpet bets only 600 I reraise to 1500. He calls and then checks the raggedy turn. River is a beautiful spade and he check calls my 1500 bet - sweet.
Then the cooler. I call a min raise with 78s from late position as does the button and big blind. Flop is 69T giving me the nut straight. There are 2 checks to me but the button has been quite agressive so I am pretty sure he will bet. He bets 800 and BB raises to 3000. I naturally move all in and the BB calls. He has TT for a set but the dealer turns a 6 to fill him up. I am virtually dead with 1200 chips. A few hands later I have A2 in bb and after two limps and a board of 972 I move all in but called by T9.
I do not think I could have avoided anything really.
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Thursday, 25 September 2008
APAT Stud - I am interviewed
Here it is - my interview before the stud final http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzxZldC-50o
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Poker player tournament - Brighton
This tournament was sponsored by poker player magazine.
100 runners paying £50 each with the winner getting a gukpt seat as well as £1500.
We started with 5000 chips with blinds 25/50
Early on I called a raise with ak and the flop was a67 all diamonds. I raised a bet of 300 to 900 and he called. Turn is a rag but I smell a rat so I check behind. River another rag and when he checks I do too and he shows a flopped flush.
I win some chips later when I reraise a flop of q75 with 2 spades when holding kqd. I think he probably had aq because he said he thought I had a big flush draw.
Not much happens then the fickle poker gods strike.
First I have 62 on the bb when the blinds are 150/300. The flop is T96 after 3 limps. All check. Turn is a 6. I check ready to raise but no takers. River is A so this time I am sure someone will bet. Sure enough someone bets 800 and calls my extra 1000. Sweet.
Next hand I am sb. I have 57h so I call 3 limpers. Flop is a beautiful 77A so I check. No action. Turn is Q surely someone will bet. I check BB bets 400 and is raised to 1500. There are 2 diamonds now so I think the raiser probably has the Ad. Clearly the bb had Q so he folds. Raiser calls my all in and shows 78. So looks like a split until he catches an 8 on the river.
Now I have 600 chips but the very next hand I get as and I double through qq.
After the break blinds are 200/400 so I am looking to go all in. I get T9h in mid position so I am in. There is a call all in from someone with 600 and 2 further callers. The bb is getting good value too so we end up 5 way. Flop is 236 turn 9 so when my nemesis bets and the others fold I am happy to see the other all in show 55 and the bettor 65. But then he rivers me again with a 4
He had better win it!
100 runners paying £50 each with the winner getting a gukpt seat as well as £1500.
We started with 5000 chips with blinds 25/50
Early on I called a raise with ak and the flop was a67 all diamonds. I raised a bet of 300 to 900 and he called. Turn is a rag but I smell a rat so I check behind. River another rag and when he checks I do too and he shows a flopped flush.
I win some chips later when I reraise a flop of q75 with 2 spades when holding kqd. I think he probably had aq because he said he thought I had a big flush draw.
Not much happens then the fickle poker gods strike.
First I have 62 on the bb when the blinds are 150/300. The flop is T96 after 3 limps. All check. Turn is a 6. I check ready to raise but no takers. River is A so this time I am sure someone will bet. Sure enough someone bets 800 and calls my extra 1000. Sweet.
Next hand I am sb. I have 57h so I call 3 limpers. Flop is a beautiful 77A so I check. No action. Turn is Q surely someone will bet. I check BB bets 400 and is raised to 1500. There are 2 diamonds now so I think the raiser probably has the Ad. Clearly the bb had Q so he folds. Raiser calls my all in and shows 78. So looks like a split until he catches an 8 on the river.
Now I have 600 chips but the very next hand I get as and I double through qq.
After the break blinds are 200/400 so I am looking to go all in. I get T9h in mid position so I am in. There is a call all in from someone with 600 and 2 further callers. The bb is getting good value too so we end up 5 way. Flop is 236 turn 9 so when my nemesis bets and the others fold I am happy to see the other all in show 55 and the bettor 65. But then he rivers me again with a 4
He had better win it!
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