The Real Deal!

Leos Casino Double Chance Freezeout - 24th March - £30 Buy in

I’ve been meaning to play in this for some time but its on a Tuesday night... That means a cash would be a late one!!

Starting stack of 4000 chips with a 4000 chip add on (for no extra cost) and a fairly forgiving blind structure makes this a must for some much needed live casino action.

Quite busy with 113 runners and we’re off by 8.30pm.

An early double up when my raise with kings in the hole got a couple of callers, ended up all in against queens and they held.

made two mistakes... Should have  pushed with Jacks, although didn't cost me too much, but the real mistake was calling an all in after i raised to 6000 (blinds 1000/2000) with AJ suited... I know its not a calling all in hand but my opponent was playing lots of small - medium pairs aggressively . He turns over AQ suited and that was that!!

I finished about 12.15am in approx 30th place.

A big pat on the back to Alex, came 6th after making a dynamite call mid tourney!

Not bad i thought for my 1st live casino tourney!!

I’ll be back!!

Donkey, Donkey Donkey!!

Full Tilt $5 Sit & Go - 23th March

Its true to say I’m no expert, sometimes i make dubious calls and re raises, after all poker is a game of many strategies and tactics, usually though I have just got tired or tried to be clever against another player who either sees straight through me, or doesn't get what the play is meant to be.

However there is no excuse for this...

I look down at Aces in the hole, its middle of the game I’m in Middle position, my stack is around 2500 (fine at this point).

I raise just over 3 times the BB, I get a re raise from the cut off to about 900. Everyone else mucks.

I push all in, he/she calls and turns over K 7 suited. 

All in with K 7 suited?? Serves he/she right... thats a ridiculous situation... You know what happens next right?

Of course... he/she makes a straight to the 7!!!

Aaargh!! I read the chat, the other players comment on the bad beat... the he/she types lol! (laughing out loud) Its good to find someone so caring!!!!

I have stopped crying now and need time to reflect!

High Stakes!!

Home game 9 Seater - £10 Buy - 7th March

My usual style is pretty much ABC poker, with a few well observed moments to push a small bluff.

Of course its a good starting point but its not going to enable a move through to the more demanding games.

At least thats my theory.

I chose this game as an opportunity to mix things up, not go wild but try a few marginal hands in different positions.

It worked!! I took 1st place for a tidy little £50 - Its not much I know, but its as I said.... the beginning.

Shuffle up and Deal!!

Full Tilt - $5 Sit & Go - 7th March

Played tight and good and got my chips in with 5’s in the hole against a short stack after he limps into my big blind.

I reckoned maybe a face card with some rag.

He shows A5 off suit, I wasn’t concerned until the Ace popped on the river!!

Sometimes i swear the whole deck was full of aces!!!

But thats the rub of the green!