Wow I ran so good!!!!!!

Wow I ran so good!!!!!!

4 weeks left of the NPF League and although sitting top I reckon there were still 3 or 4 others in with a chance to catch me but they at least need a top 3 finish to stay in touch and another final table and decent finish for me could really seal it.
Poor turnout with under 50 runners and after initial 6 seater table breaks get moved to a very interesting table including Mr & Mrs Cardguard, Mrs Entertainment, Sean Mcguigan, Farmer Dave, FatPants, Jimmy Chipmunk & The Geek.
Playing ABC stuff when a hand comes up between The Geek & Mr Cardguard that sort of set the tone for later events. Cardguard puts decent early position raise in and The Geek shoves all in over the top having Cardguard well covered but for a very early meaty pot . Its called by KK and The Geek flips JJ.
The conversation turns to what a luckbox The Geek is and how bad Cardguard runs at times but surely not in this case as 2 players reveal they have passed a Jack and with matching suited pairs the flush draws are eliminated for the Jacks as well. What odds were the Geeks Jacks of winning would be even difficult to get matched on Betfair but a slight glimmer of hope arose when the flop came K 10 A followed by a 9 and then what can only be described as total shock and despair on peoples faces as BANG in came the Q to give the JJ a straight. Over the last few weeks/months Ive witnessed at close hand some horror horror beats to Cardguard but none as brutal as this one and once again proving how so brutal this game can be.

Soon after this I eventually fire my stack up when raising from mid position with suited AJ to be called by Mrs Cardguard in late position. Tasty flop of AA3 and I bet out for her to push in over the top for all her stack which was similar to mine and I make the call for her to show A 10 and I hold.

Get table break and moved to very interesting table alongside “Millions” winner Avkid and a few very strong forum players in NeilB and No 1 Likes a Student. Always seem to do well against Avkid but when I overbet another AJd and he shoves I know Im in trouble but committed to the pot and his QQ holds and leaves me desperate for chips with my BB coming within the next few hands. Get 66 on my BB with 1200 behind and when Avkid raises from early position I shove my last few in.
Totally totally dominated when he flips 88 and as NeilB peels the flop his top card reveal is the 8d and chop chop is probably my only chance when he boards 8dKd4d. Avkid shouts put the 5d next to make it interesting and sure enough Neil drops the 5d in on the turn. Omg survival possibility here with split pot to flush but even better when he rivers the 7h for a straight to the 8 for me. UNREAL I run so good.
Looseman joins the table and a few laps later still low I shove Ad7d in late position for insta call by Looseman flipping KK. Never in doubt this one and bang in came my Ace and house made by the time the river arrived. Easy game man!!!!!

Bit of stack to play now and instead of sitting on it decide to take a few pots on between the blinds and take down a few nice pots with total shite getting Fatpants to fold twice when hes miles in front. Get involved in big hand with NeilB that he eventually gets the better of me on the turn and I decide not to risk my top pair after being reraised on a KQ and possible flush board. I then hit the luckbox switch again when deciding to move in from cut off with Ac9c for snap call again by Looseman holding his fav KK again. Cant do it again surely and flop gives me no hope and turn even less then bang a big Ace from heaven drops on the flop and I must admit I wooped abit too loud to the despair of poor Looseman. Loose then goes out just before final table and one of my closest rivals and one of the few players to still possibly pip me Can Only Get Better goes down in bubble time.

Get great final table position and happily stacked and final table was very much ABC as a few low stacks doubled up and then some departed. Play KQ in early position to low stacks BB with another caller the low stack ships in and we see 3 way flop of Qh rag rag (2 hearts) and holding the Kh I ship in for other player to fold. Low stack flips 8dAh and turn brings the nutflush for her.
Down to 6 left and lose a 60/40 race eventually shoving low stack in from sb v BB with Q8 to face AK. Hit the 8 but he turns the K and gone in 6th but some very important points that should make me very difficult to catch in the league and that nice £1000 main Event GUKPT seat. Wish I ran so good as this more often!!!!

I ran so good weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT: Sean Mcguigan telling us his Mrs had lost her handbag. Says" Wish my cock was as thick as her" !!!!!

I run so f*****g bad!!!!!!

I run so f*****g bad!!!!!!

Just a quick post as not really in the mood.

Just got in from Grosvenor NPF Friday league game and tbh the positivity I got from my recent Sky game 3rd has well and truely gone. Played in 3 tourneys this week and as usual Ive been fucked out of all 3 of em with hands Im at least 80% fav to win. Tues Circus get my stack up to nice 38k with no hassles and am bossing table when I get QQ utg. No callers except BB who calls my 3k raise. flop comes 2 4 8 rainbow and BB checks so I bet oot 6k. He calls and turn brings a J. BB shoves all in for 40k, to which I insta call as the way he has been playing I know im in front. He grimaces and says ' ya got me I was trying it on and flips 66 weeeeeeeee I think till river comes 6 and Im gone instead of nursing a 80k stack and a 99% final table. Then thursday play aspers and get QQ again raise it up to 700, get one caller from a Chinese guy who I have played with before and is total guff. Flop comes 2 6 9 rainbow, he checks so I bet out 1300. He thinks and calls, turn 2 he checks again so I bet 2800, again he thinks and calls(leaving himself 1400 chips) river K and he puts his last chips in so I call and he flips K 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Unreal and Im left with 2k which I push in with 3 hands later with K K and get called by 10 5 who hits 2 pair.

Then onto tonight on a really good table with Sean Mcguigan, Jimmy Chipmunk, Mrs Cardguard, Teamdobbs, Mrs Entertainment, Farmer Dave and The Geek. sensible play all night and grind my stack up to 7k knowing gotta play solid poker as all table are good players. Then I get KK in 3rd postion so I mess about with my chips trying to look weak and eventually raise to 800(blinds 300 - 150). The Geek falls for it and shoves all in for 9K!!!!!. everyone else passes and I call Geek flips over JJ. Chipmunk and Mcguigs both say they passed a Jack so I think ' I know I run bad but even I cant lose this one, then shake Glens hand and say I know your gonna beat me so good hand(obviously I am 100% confident that my K's will hold but I like a bit of theatre). flop comes A K 10 and yep Q on turn and blank on river and yet again Im dumped out of a tourney with a hand im over 90% fav to win with.

Have come to conclusion that I am one of those poker players who always runs bad,and no matter what I do or how I try to play I always lose in these situations and it is showing no signs of changing, even after being like this for last 2 years I can count on one hand the ammount of times I have 'bad beated' someone in last 6 months yet I get it every tourney. Every time the cards flip Im massive fav and every time I end up losing. having a break doesn't work, playing super loose or super tight does not work and in fact playing any style does not work.

One point that grates is also fact I am forced into playing my for my whole stack earlier than I want to in tournies due to people wanting to play shove poker.Like tonight for instance, if the hands are reversed and I have the JJ, when there is a raise in front of me I am either flat calling or re raising a small ammount, Im certainly not pushing for 9k into a 800 raise with a hand that can be easily dominated. If the Geek flats then he passes the flop, if he re raises then I re shove all in and hopefully he then realises that his JJ is no good - and in both instances I dont get sucked out on. The only way I lose that hand is because he wants to gamble most of his stack with JJ early doors in a tourney - poor play imo.

Rant over and to those who were there on my table apologies for the hasty exit however put yourself in my position - lose like that in 95% of the tournies you play and see how your mind set is. IT FEELS LIKE SHIT

Weve all been here "Jack"

Weve all been here "Jack"

Alot have probably seen this vid put just watched it today from someones post at forum and tbh Ive been wetting me self

Guillain Barre Syndrome

Guillain Barre Syndrome

At last some good news for me and my mam , my stepdad of 28yrs whom im very close to has finally been giving his release date from hospital.

he was taking into hospital last last June the 6Th with a syndrome we haven't heard of , its called guillain barre syndrome .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome

basically what we got told off the neurologist at the time is that his immune system has attacked his own nervous system , basically paralysing him , he had to be put on a ventilator straight away as it also affects your respiratory functions , it was touch and go about 4 times as he got pneumonia , but being a stubborn git and with the help of the intensive care unit he won his battles with it, hes only been off it for 4 months.
got to say my mam has been wonderful she has never missed a day from not visiting him , she lives in jarrow and is also in a wheelchair , and she has traveled to the Freeman's for the first 3 months then the rvi for 3 months , then the last 6 months hes been at walkergate hospital , where hes been receiving constant physio , he can now stand up without help , but needs a wheelchair to get around , he brushed his teeth last week by himself which he started to cry as this was the first time since being admitted , its horrendous to see someone who was 15 stone of muscle reduced to 7 stone , my wrists are as fat as his biceps , but now hes starting to put his weight back on , hes up to 10 and a half now.
his date for release is the 17Th of may , so he still has about 6 weeks to get more intensive physio , hopefully when he gets out he will be able to walk even just a little , he has been told most of his functions will come back to him , but it can take upto 2-3yrs as his nerves apparently grow back a millimeter a day, so its just a waiting period.
sry its been a long post but its more of a relief post , and a huge thankyou to the staff at the Freeman's , rvi and walkergate hospital . who in my opinion are stars and whom i love greatly.

on the poker front i really haven't played much since Xmas , played 2 times in the npf league came 28Th and 6Th , Wednesdays i have played 4 times in the Stanley's leauge came 4th 1st out pretty quick and last week 9th , somehow ive got into a playoff place in the league , so all still to play for.

thanks for listing hope u wernt bored , good luck at the tables.


PS roll on the 17Th i think I'm gonna get totally pissed.weeeeeeeeeeeeee

Shudda stayed in!!!

Shudda stayed in!!!

1st Tuesday of the month and the £500 added at Circus and once again its a full house of 120 with alternates. Didnt feel up for this to be honest but regged the day before so made the trip over. Stuck on an outside old style circular table next to the Majon tables of the Chinese community but pleased with who was at table.
Great start when from 1st 8 hands I get dealt QQ KK 10 10 JJ 99 and result of return is ZERO and a 2500 hit to my 9k starting stack.
As normal in this game witness some crazy crazy play. Guy in seat 1 limps for seat 4 to raise to 4XBB. Seat 1 calls ( had previouly called on any kind of draw or pair) and see a flop of 10 2 3 rainbow for him to bet out 1k and raiser to make it 3k. Hes got 4500 behind and says I may as well go all in and its called. Initial raiser flips AA obv and seat 1 shows 10 7.
See it out to the break and our table gets broken up and again Im very happy with my new table and my position. Dont play a hand for over 30 mins and on my BB theres 6 limpers on 200/400 plus 25 ante so sitting with KJ I decide to shove to take it down there and then and apart from maybe one guy at the table Im confident my shove will get through. The one guy that could possibly call in seat 2 then announces " I havnt looked yet and dont think any of you lot will call so Ill call as Im wanting to go home anyways" He flips QJ and happy days but as so often of late MR Poker God up there gives him the Q on the river and it adios amigo.
Totally pissed off with Poker at the moment to be honest and not enjoying it all. I think if it wasnt for so much wanting to win the Grosvenor Friday league for a GUKPT seat then I would deffo have a few weeks break to recharge my battery and get my enthusiasm back.
Tomorrows another day I suppose, happy hunting.

edit: Booked the 1st week accomodation of my WSOP visit and keeping the Mrs happy again by booking her favourite hotel of Caesars Palace at a very nice rate of £61 per night per room. Going to book the 2nd week when we are there as fancy a change this year and maybe a week in the Bellagio or the Venetian which again have some very interetsing rates at the mo. I reckon vegas is no different to any where else at the mo by suffering with the credit crunch as you can stay at places like Circus Circus and the Sahara for as little as £12 per room per night which is amazing imo especially during WSOP time.

Summer Virgin Time

Summer Virgin Time

Friday night and a disappointing 48 runners at NPF League. Expected alot of Queens Park Rangers to be honest with Virgin Festival weekend on.
Aim was to try and post another decent score to give me 5 on the board for others to chase. Final table after grinding way there with a low stack. Crazy play on final table gets me quadruple up when guy bets dry pot with air and my Ace rag pays but then shove to a raise with KK and guys committed to call with his 22 and nice dealer drops the 2 in on the flop for him. Gone in 9th but all in all cant complain to be honest.
See alot of the regular faces at the Virgin festival and event kicks off slightly late due to traffic conjestion and conjestion was the word in the cardroom. Dont get me wrong because Aspers and their staff ran this event superb but my only gripe was the clostraphobic squeeze of 20 tables into their cardroom space which made it very difficult to move and more so at certain tables which were designed around the John Smiths sardine tins.
Had outside table and ours was one of the better ones for space and also a really good mix on mine with a few faces I knew. Had young future Dobba Can Only get Better on, Forum member Nutflush as well as the winner of the last Sky Poker game and a good pal of mine Brian "Weebrick" Clark who won the Blackpool GUKPT and who Ive got to know through AWOP and we have always got on well together. I think Brian typifies what most average Poker Players want in that he took down a biggy but the good thing about Brian is he has no airs or graces, no fake ego and deffo has his feet firmly on the ground and plays the game the way it should be.
Had Brian as my button and to be honest we got involved in lots of interesting hands and good banter and was a shame when eventually our table was broken up.
Took decent enough stack with me and soon added to it at new table but then 3 raises were met by big re raises or shoves and forced to fold and shown totally dominated hands. With pace of blinds and antes taking their toll my utg shove met with AK and K flop followed by the Ace finished my tournament with about 60 odd left from the 200starters.
Play the headhunter side event on the Sunday but apart from having a lovely Sunday bait with a mate and his Mrs I really should of stayed in bed as I simply was not at the races or in the right frame of mind. Quickly getting bored in the once again cramped surroundings I defend my BB of Jd9d to a certain AK, AQ raise and when the flop comes 10 10 9 I decide to shove and initial raiser folds but didnt realise there was another player in pot and he quickly says " Sorry mate Ive flopped it" and shows 10 9 lol.
Watched Weebrick take down 4th place at online streaming coverage and play an online final for a Gala package which sees me bust in 12th when my KJ squeeze from my BB is snap called by 55 and 5 on the flop kills me off.

Summer time is here so the bit of sunshine we are now seeing is very much welcomed and lets hope the sun shines abit more on me over the next few months.

Laters

WHAT A WEEK

WHAT A WEEK

Saturday night and we are booked to appear at Aspers Lady O`s Bar kept this quiet as hate playing local venues especialy where you play poker. so friday night before cardguard says "see you tommorrow" I said no mate I`m at Aspers he said ok I`l play Aspsers with you so I said no mate you dont understand Im not playin poker Im playin Aspers keep it quiet,of coarse the good friend that he is he does the opposite and tells the forum then the world, as it turns out the gig went down a bomb with forum members in attendance and a full room and Aspers have rebooked the show for the end of July.

Daughter has finally passed her test and is delighted it took four attempts and I know after three failed attempts she was devastated, so daddy took her aside and told her to rebook the test but not to tell any one,I felt she was putting to much pressure on herself , expectations of family and friends ect so she took dads advice rebooked and passed,

To be honest it was a great phone call to take her delight was wonderful to hear .

Now the bad news apparently some where down the line I am supposed to have said I would buy her a car buggered if I can remember that so now looking through autotraders and car mags trying to find somthing suitable,

Finally given up on the virgin qualifiers tried on line to no avail then with Aspers offering seats all week to tournament winners thought I would give it one more shot, Thursday night £30 freezeout was the game with two seats on offer so off I trott down to Stowell Street.

25mins in pick up AK on the bb raise to 600 three callers flop comes 9 5 3 rainbow continuation bet of 600 utg repops for all his chips so have to fold.

55 mins in play my 2nd hand AK diamonds decide to limp after what happned last raise BB raises to 1200 I call everyone else folds flop comes 4 A 7 BB shoves all in 4k I insta call and he turns over A 2 ? I show my AK turn 8 river 2 .giving him 2 pair.

so blinds now 200 - 400 and i Ipick up A4 clubs on the button I limp in and the flop comes club club Ace mid position bets 600 I shove it all in 3.4 k he insta calls an shows ace queen and I dont improve and its over, just not meant to be, have to say it was nice playin in Aspers again I like the tables in there.

So in summary no virgin ticket the world and his dog now knows I`m Elwood Blues and I`ve got a car to buy,

HAPPY DAYS DOBBA WATCHAS