Gets Worse

Gets Worse

Karen 33000 back again feeling totally pissed off.

The bad thing is previously I used to be terrible at tilting but for the last 3 weeks I haven't and just try again mainly because my cash is so low now.

Well loaded up 200 of my 300 bankroll left on Stars and played 10 - 25 cent omaha. Proceeded to lose 5 buy ins within 30 minutes after getting all my cash in everytime on the turn with best hand and to lose.

To some up how the last three months have been I am holding KQQ10 double suited. Flop is Q J 5. Im betting it like there is no tomorrow. Turn is a 6. He jams all in for me to obviously call and oow guess what pops on the river a 5 to give him quads.

Decided that is it for poker for me now. Can't be arsed with it anymore and just really don't believe there is maybe 15% skill and rest pure luck.

An interesting point on Betfair as I hate the site is how they are regulated in the UK for sports betting but on their gaming software for poker it is regulated in Malta. I asked the guy why that is and he says "tax reasons". So I go "okay fair enough so why not have sports regulated in Malta for ya tax reasons". His response is "err errr errr".

The Curse of Teamdobbs

The Curse of Teamdobbs

Well on reading previous posts from my esteemed Teamdobbs members it seems between us we cant win a game of snap against a blind man using the non brail cards.
I think Im gonna give up poker and turn my time to writing lyrics for songs(see Newcastle Poker forum thread) Its fkn Ace!!!!

This game we all used to love is fucking up my mental state and turning me into a complete knob(maybe im a bit like the hulk). I have been completley wankered by vastly inferior players at every tourney over the last 3 months and it is seriously beginning to boil my piss.
3 of the best of this week are 6000 stacks blinds 50-100 2nd position raises my big blind to 600 2 callers I re raise to 3000 with AA hoping he pushes all in. He flat calls other 2 pass flop 2 5 9 rainbow and cos my opinion of him from previous meetings is he is a solid player I have put him on JJ or QQ. I push all in and insta call he flips over 5 5 for set. Cant play against people who will not lay down small pairs to a re raise for over half their stack.
Day before 99 on a 9 2 3 rainbow board and someone re raises my 500 bet to all in for 9000 chips I am all in and he says whoops was trying to bluff you and turns over 7 6. turn 5 river 8 and I leave even though I have 3 rebuys left.
Best of lot is a raise to 300 I re raise to 1800 and another caller and original raiser calls. I got KK and flop is A A 7. Im first to act and am convinced one of them has a raggy ace so I check as do the other 2. Turn is a 9 I check next bets 3rd calls I pass. All money in on river and original raiser shows 99 to the others JJ.
I show my passed KK and original raiser states when you re raised I put you 10's or Jacks thats why I just flat called your re raise. Could not even be bothered to adv him calling my re raise was for nearly half his stack and not good play if he is sure I have an over pair!!! Then 3 hands later I get KK again been a raise so I re raise and the same guy flat calls. Flop comes 10 2 9 rainbow checks to me I push my last 3500 in and insta call to turn over 10 2 off suit!!.
Idiots like this are curently contributing to me and Mrs Card Guard having blazing rows cos I let off steam to her and she does not understand my passion and frustration.
Anyway the only way through this I can see is to carry on and play my way back to form however long this takes. Gyposdog I totally understand your anger and for fucks sake lets hope we never in the same car or we will being 2 - 5 in solitary!!!!!!

On a lighter note whoo hoo rooms booked for Vegas from 20th Nov to 1st Dec when me and Mr Entertainment will be ripping up the Vegas tables and I will be getting plenty of value for my money at the all you can eat buffets!!!

Happy poker fellow players and lets hope we all run into form for Blackpool APAT Team Event cos my monies down on the team and spread over all our players

See ya soon

Change of Luck Please

Change of Luck Please

Hi Karen 33000 here posting under Dobbs a/c as Ive forgot me sign code due to my heed being up me arse.
I need to write this to get it off my chest but it ain't going to be the best of reads. Finally busto my Betfair account and won't be playing on there again.
On pokerstars at the moment. I have been playing cards for 6 years now and in all my time I have never gone through such a long patch of getting outdrawn on every single big pot I play. This has been going on for so long now ( 4 months ). In 4 months I have had 3 winning sessions..... thats how bad it is.
Hopefully things will change. Playing low levels now. Just 25 50 omaha only now as just become disillusioned with texas hold em now to be honest.

Hope everyone is well.

take care
karen33000 the bottle drinking disillusioned Poker Playing Ex stockbroker.

Dont forget what its all about

Dont forget what its all about

We all play Poker for various reasons and the beauty of the game as well is the wide variety of people that play it and the wide variety of people that you meet sitting down at a poker table.

Another vital thing that makes this game so interesting and amusing at times is that virtually ANYONE of any intelligence and ability can play the game and to a degree can have success. How many times have you been done by an absolutely crazy call to see the killer 1 or 2 outer hit the board at the river from a novice to the game and the worst players of all to play against are the newcomers by an absolute mile. As such when out playing in local casinos dont get too uptight about things and just go to enjoy yourself and enjoy the company that you meet in these premises.
Bearing this in mind careful consideration should be given as to where you play because after all especially playing live its an ABSOLUTE MUST that you enjoy playing there and most of all enjoy the people there and the craick that goes with it.
As readers of this blog will have picked up alot of my live poker in Newcastle is mainly played at Grosvenor Casino. Why you may ask? Well it aint for the huge potential winnings for sure due to limited prize funds the games achieve. No its simple why I play there and its this- THE PEOPLE & CHARACTERS THE PLACE ATTRACTS.
Now over this weekend it has leaked that huge price increases are apparently going to be implemented by the Grosvenor Group which has so infuriated many of the regulars that a hard core group are threatening to abandon the place and play elsewhere.
I also get the impression that Grosvenor dont care and are ignoring the potential huge impact this could have on their Pokeroom.

Pokerooms need atmosphere and characters and by removing these then that cardroom is leaving itself wideopen to decreased attendances and a place where "proppa" people dont want to go.
Pokerooms dont directly generate big returns for casinos but in directly they obviously do with Poker players dabbling on tables n slots etc and using restaurant & bar facilities which without poker they would not in general even be in those premises. I for one would include myself in this category.

With the launch of the Newcastle Poker Forum an even stronger bond between players especially the big characters of that poker room has emerged and I have a feeling that many of these will stick together to the demise of one cardroom but the advantage of another that may well appreciate their custom more.
The forum at present is conducting a player spend survey as to how much individual players honestly spend when attending a poker game and some VERY INTERESTING results are emerging all collated by a very experience member of the accountancy trade. Watch this space as I hope to have some interesting reading figures very soon.

Also as I have just mentioned the Newcastle Poker Forum a famous milestone has been passed over the weekend. Congratulations to its member Phlmc who in such a short space of time has achieved 1000 posts and as such results in him being given POKER GOD status at the forum. His target of 2000 is already well underway.

On the poker front, this weekend is a virtual no go as I simply cudnt be arsed to be honest eventually winning 3 buy ins on micro cash and getting busted in 3 Crypto satellites all with bad beats which if you play Crapto you certainly get used to.
A classic bad beat is revealed there as well in the same games I was playing on Brenos blog which must of hurt so much.

Not at the races still

Not at the races still

Been back a week now and hardly played any poker online apart from a small amount of cash to qualify for a couple of freebie multis in raked hands.
To be honest Ive really struggled with time zone stuff and this week has been really weird. I played the £50 £500 added game at Stanley Circus on Tuesday night and 80 plus runners started so a good game was guaranteed with nice pot up for grabs. Hats off to Stanleys here for listening to the players moans from last month as to length of tournie and introducing antes for the 1st time ever in a game held in Newcastle outside of major tournaments and to be honest it worked a treat.
Got seated on same table as S2C so had birds eye view and to be honest was most impressed with his application and plays. Very very ul when a well known player next to me made a ridiculous call to a perfect amount bet with straight draw against all odds that hit on the turn to damage s2C stack but he recovered magnificently to battle his way back into contention only to make his only critical mistake imo with a bad call against what I felt was an obvious strong hand.

I was very happy with my plays and game on a great table only spoilt by a total dick head dealer who I reckon had something seriously wrong up top and deffo needs to attend Mr Entertainments dealing classes which ive heard open up next week in the local Co-Ops car park. I battled away after deciding to attempt to knock the dealer out and it worked a treat giving me a healthy stack only for for my perfect read with AsQs on crappy raise KJ and pushing him all in get sucked out on river straight. Recovered again but 4 laps card dead with rising antes did their damage and with last couple of tables in sight and my BB with 6XBB the KJ star decides to raise and I decide KQ is good enough to push and to board that came 24469 his MONSTA 33 held and good night Josephine.
Couldnt sleep on getting home and as such went into work with intention of leaving early when tired to catch up with sleep but ended up working through as normal. Big mistake as when I got home I zonked out on settee then when I woke up late on and went to bed it was 3.00pm when I woke up the next day. It seemed I lost a day from the week and was going around in a trance all week a day behind.
Friday I head into Grosvenor for the £20 DC Freezeout and a very fast played game sees many getting knocked out early. I eventually go out AK v 10 10.
Decide to play a couple of hours cash but cant get fixed up so settle on a STT and soon its down to last 3 and Im big chip leader when guy decides he wants to play all in anything stuff and I duly oblige with him.
AK to his Q7 busted A10 to his K4 busted and then salt into the wounds with AhQh to KhQd that spikes a King on the river. Not surprised as to be honest I cudnt win a race with a one legged midget at the moment.

Newcastle Poker Forum have entered a team into the APAT Team Event taking place at Blackpool G Casino 19th&20th July 2008 and Im really looking forward to this with alot of good teams entered and a good quality field being assembled.
Individual odds and team odds are even available on Blue square for those that fancy a dabble and hopefully by then my racing has changed and Im getting my head in front by then.

Pissed in my pants when I heard of Chris(berlin)Bates latest little caper.
This kids an absolute legend in my opinion, although i have a soft spot for him as he was a year younger than me at school and from my area and always very quiet.

He a good kid he just cant stop fucking lieing hes a compulsive lier you cant beleive a word he says his alias "berlin" is because he told everyone at the casino he was going to the world cup in Germany and got exposed as a gobshite afterwards after hed told everyone how great it was looool.
So to cut a long story short hes knocking about with a few, shall we say "wronguns" so he gets invite to this Frank Bruno dinner talk and auction and ends up bidding 700quid for some signed shorts loooooooool. The kid hasnt got a pot to piss in, he had to lend 30 quid to go to the doo in the first place looooooool.

So now hes done his normal trick of hiding in his bedroom and hope it all passes while his poor old man will end up footing the bill again, Chris son you obviously arent wired up proppa what the fuck goes through your head,I cant wait for the next one hee hee

stress and rage

stress and rage

Ive always had the breaking strain of a poppodom but this month has been serious, for a start i fucking hate taxi(sry chipmunk) and bus drivers, is it me or do these tossers think they own the road to cut a long story short this tossa bus driver pulls his bus out 6 ft from junction totally blocking the road ive driven 2 bus lengths down, bearing in mind its my right of way in anycase as his lane is blocked with cars for the local shops, so i sits looks the cunt in the face to see his reaction and its the typical daft cunts response of out stretched arms and a shrug of the shoulders as in im not moving, i puts my window down and building up to a shout i say to him im not backing up you could see me coming and you pulled out 6 foot and blocked my lane to which i get the outstretched arms and shrug of shoulders response(LOL), then some fucking taxi driveing vigilante decides to shout his topeneth worth in from across the road "FUCKING REVERVSE YA FUCKIN IDIOT" right thats it ive gone flipmode and doesnt the hardboy taxi driver know it i leap from car and scream to him "WHY DONT YOU JUST SHUT YA FUCKIN MOUTH EH" instantly he scrambling to get into his car lol what a pussy if you going to open ya mouth on something that doesnt concern ya and call someone a fucking idiot in an aggressive manner, you best be prepared to back it up by now im at his window sayin allsorts of sick shit, then still raging i sprints to bus drivers window telling him to back his bus up ive had enough mind BACK YA FUCKING BUS UP NOW, i cant he says(as cool as out) i have passengers on and there is now 2 cars behind bus,fkkkkkkkkkks i tell taxi driver to go nowhere as im going to kill him(lol) then jump into car and speed reverse like steve mcqueen throwing it into side road with bus driver following me to only get stopped at the next junction therefore blocking me in for 10 mins LOL in which time i took the whole situation in, chilled out and had a good laugh about it.
Im fully aware my reactions to this situation are wrong yet i KNOW if it happened again i would no doubt react in the same way as such i had another incident on friday whilest walking along the street i smiles at a guy in his car he has a high visability vest on and is a contractor i work on building sites and thats the crack a smile a wink and maybe an "all right mate" about ten steps past his car a hear "FUCKING WALKING PAST ME CAR FUCKING SMILING FOR LIKE" i takes another 3 steps and the rage takes over, i sprints to his car screaming "WHAT THE FUCK YOU JUST SAY" nearly tore his driver door of its hinges hes on his phone obviously trying to show off, i SCREAMS in his face "GO ON I FKN DARE YA STEP OUT YA CAR IF YOU WANT IT" again some cunt opens there mouth and wont back it up wtf is up with people these days i really got the erge to hit this big mouthed cunt but he totally shit himself all mouth no action. then yesterday im at work and this charlatan of a foreman i dont know what his trade is but hes my gaffa and hes telling me to fit something the wrong way to which we end up in a debate to which i prove im right all very civil then he snaps "just fucking dee wot im telling ya i know its wrong but the rest are like that just dee it or fuck off" wowza big rush of stress pain in the neck area and ive punched a hole in a box just next to his head and its unemployment for the gyposdog lol think i need to learn how to count to 10 abit and might save myself some stress. so it looks like its time for a nice couple of weeks off work and chilling time looking after my daughters fkn class currentley in back garden sunning it up having are dinner before she has to go to nursery boooooo.
On more of a poker front its not the right time to play cards when ya heads not right cant stress this enough had a fuckin tilt session on weekend playin cash and blew 600sheets which isnt like me but its been a while and must also before i forget say a big well done to sewell (canonlygetbetter) who done a 3 way split at aspers on saturday for 500ish then the next day nailed some freeroll on pokerstars oh and i also went to the northumbrian plate at the weekend first time at the horse racing for me but it definately wont be the last what a mega day that was, actually im drivelling on abit now so good luck at the tables and always count to 10 first lol