Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Crazy weekend
The big weekend at Walsall was certainly a rollercoaster ride. We (myself and OldKingCole) eventually found our Hotel the appropriately named "Village" at Junction 10 and after a shower shave and a short sleep ponied up to the Grosvenor Casino for the £5 super satellite. 149 brave souls turned up for a bingo session :-)
I eventually won a hand after 5 rebuys and built my stack up to 8000 at the break. The crazy play continued after the break and tables were breaking fast. We were on table 11 which was unfortunately next to another table which had "table 11" above it but was table 10. We played with 7 players for 2 levels as everytime a player was sent to "table 11" they went to the other one. We also were not told blinds had gone up and were still on 100/200 while everyone else was on 300/600. I had built my stack up to 20000, after getting K2 in the blind seeing a flop of 225 and two guys getting frisky with A3 each. they missed and next hand I get KK and flop K24 and get another 6000 chips. Table then broke and I gradually dwindled to 8000. Antes 600/1200. I get 10 9 suited and on a checked board of AQ8Q I bluffed into a guy with A9 and that was the end of me. I was dealing and carried on to the bitter end. There were 10 seats 600000 chips in play so with 12 left average stack was 50000. The blinds were 4000/8000 so not much room to play other than allin.
Because I went so deep in the supersat I missed the Speed Poker, so only played 5 tournies during the weekend.
Saturday saw a day out doing some business in Shrewsbury a quick nap and the 4 pm £10 supersat. I dealt this from the start and whilst not having a rebuy I didn't win a single pot during the 60 minutes rebuys. I had 2100 at the start of the freezeout and 7 seats up for grabs. I then went on a rush and won a few pots to get me up to 10000 then lost a couple and moved to a new table. Found 88 raised 1/2 my stack and ran into AA in the blind.
Bought in to the £325 main event and went back to the hotel for a nap.
I had a tough starting table with Malcolm Muskett and Jo Handman from Blondepoker.com and a couple of loose aggressive players. It seemed a bit of a rock garden to start with so I made a few "at-it" moves including a raise with 75 off suit, flop 444 I bet 400 :-) a oldish geezer puts it up to 1000 and I go allin. He passed very quickly. When I did get an hand it seemed to induce a call and a horrible flop. Example I am now on 6000 fro a 3500 start and get TT I raise to 600 and bb calls. Flop is KQ5 I check fold to a 2000 bet.
After the double chance period ends I have 7800 from a total of 7000 to start with. I move up to 12000 then get TT again. One caller and Flop AJx. I bet 2000 and he dwells and calls. I then check K on turn and he checks a low card on river. I decide I can ony get called by a better hand with the 6000 I have left and show TT. He shows J9 off and says I would pass if you bet again. (After calling 2000 I think maybe he was trying to tilt me). Moved tables soon after and got into rut of missed flops and was soon down to the felt. Got 68 suited in the sbb and put my last 1200 in. Flop 86x and I am up to 5600. I then have a huge dose of bad luck. I bet preflop in sb with A5 bb calls. Flop 444. Checked. Turn Q. Checked. River Q. I check he bets 2500. I thought for 5 minutes and called "playing the board". He of course turns over Q4 for the flopped nuts. Play is due to end at 3 am and at 2.45 I have 3600 with 400/800 blinds. I am on button +1 with A6. I go allin and after a long think bb calls with KT. BB hits a flush on the river and thats the end of me.
Back to the hotel for 3 am and a long restless night trying to sleep. Two more Tournies to go. Will I end my dry spell?
I eventually won a hand after 5 rebuys and built my stack up to 8000 at the break. The crazy play continued after the break and tables were breaking fast. We were on table 11 which was unfortunately next to another table which had "table 11" above it but was table 10. We played with 7 players for 2 levels as everytime a player was sent to "table 11" they went to the other one. We also were not told blinds had gone up and were still on 100/200 while everyone else was on 300/600. I had built my stack up to 20000, after getting K2 in the blind seeing a flop of 225 and two guys getting frisky with A3 each. they missed and next hand I get KK and flop K24 and get another 6000 chips. Table then broke and I gradually dwindled to 8000. Antes 600/1200. I get 10 9 suited and on a checked board of AQ8Q I bluffed into a guy with A9 and that was the end of me. I was dealing and carried on to the bitter end. There were 10 seats 600000 chips in play so with 12 left average stack was 50000. The blinds were 4000/8000 so not much room to play other than allin.
Because I went so deep in the supersat I missed the Speed Poker, so only played 5 tournies during the weekend.
Saturday saw a day out doing some business in Shrewsbury a quick nap and the 4 pm £10 supersat. I dealt this from the start and whilst not having a rebuy I didn't win a single pot during the 60 minutes rebuys. I had 2100 at the start of the freezeout and 7 seats up for grabs. I then went on a rush and won a few pots to get me up to 10000 then lost a couple and moved to a new table. Found 88 raised 1/2 my stack and ran into AA in the blind.
Bought in to the £325 main event and went back to the hotel for a nap.
I had a tough starting table with Malcolm Muskett and Jo Handman from Blondepoker.com and a couple of loose aggressive players. It seemed a bit of a rock garden to start with so I made a few "at-it" moves including a raise with 75 off suit, flop 444 I bet 400 :-) a oldish geezer puts it up to 1000 and I go allin. He passed very quickly. When I did get an hand it seemed to induce a call and a horrible flop. Example I am now on 6000 fro a 3500 start and get TT I raise to 600 and bb calls. Flop is KQ5 I check fold to a 2000 bet.
After the double chance period ends I have 7800 from a total of 7000 to start with. I move up to 12000 then get TT again. One caller and Flop AJx. I bet 2000 and he dwells and calls. I then check K on turn and he checks a low card on river. I decide I can ony get called by a better hand with the 6000 I have left and show TT. He shows J9 off and says I would pass if you bet again. (After calling 2000 I think maybe he was trying to tilt me). Moved tables soon after and got into rut of missed flops and was soon down to the felt. Got 68 suited in the sbb and put my last 1200 in. Flop 86x and I am up to 5600. I then have a huge dose of bad luck. I bet preflop in sb with A5 bb calls. Flop 444. Checked. Turn Q. Checked. River Q. I check he bets 2500. I thought for 5 minutes and called "playing the board". He of course turns over Q4 for the flopped nuts. Play is due to end at 3 am and at 2.45 I have 3600 with 400/800 blinds. I am on button +1 with A6. I go allin and after a long think bb calls with KT. BB hits a flush on the river and thats the end of me.
Back to the hotel for 3 am and a long restless night trying to sleep. Two more Tournies to go. Will I end my dry spell?
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