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but..but... I thought ducky said you suck with 2 cards :rofl: :D
 
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he had 55-88 then? man that must be soul destroying.
Marg : 1k
ducky : -1k
 
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He had a 2 he claims
 
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This is like KGB owning Mike, 1k is practically ducky's whole bankroll
 
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Holdem is easy innit

iPoker - £6 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 104.73 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, hands: 9)
BTN: 40 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: 208 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BB: 109.38 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (UTG): 101.5 BB
MP: 102.73 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Ks Ah
Hero raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, BTN raises to 40 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, Hero raises to 101.5 BB and is all-in, MP calls 98.5 BB

Flop : (244.5 BB, 3 players) Ad Qs 2d

Turn : (244.5 BB, 3 players) 4h

River : (244.5 BB, 3 players) 4d

BTN shows Jc Js (Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)

Main Pot [121.5 BB]: (Pre 46%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)

Hero shows Ks Ah (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)

Main Pot [121.5 BB]: (Pre 37%, Flop 82%, Turn 90%)
Side Pot [123 BB]: (Pre 45%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)

MP shows 9h 9s (Two Pair, Nines and Fours)

Main Pot [121.5 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot [123 BB]: (Pre 55%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 244 BB
 
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I can't even. That hand is beautiful. The asian aces one, ofc. Other hands is fine too :p
 
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Won 2.1k tonight. Nothing interesting happened. Wish i could say something fun.
 
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I won too. Is it fun now?
 
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I like it when you win indeed.

Poker peaked this weekend when i stacked ducky so i have no joy left unless i do it again.
 
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Anything interesting or all pretty boring?
 
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Ill have to exam it but all pretty standard stuff, when i wake up properly ill post some hands or something
 
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So I didnt play this weekend but UKIPT is in Bristol this week, should be playing day 1 on the Thursday, if this does not go well ill just play the 500 turbo on friday and the high roller possibly on saturday.


Hoping for some pretty good cash action so we will see how it goes.
 
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So the festival started tonight, I went to see how the cash was. I get there and there is only 1, 1/1 holdem table. I sigh life and hang around to see what goes on plus I was meeting jurn to have a couple drinks so it wasn't ever going to be a wasted night.

After a while these Asian guys walk in and they want to play higher, Im like boom clap, erection lets get a 2/5 PLO game please.

Buy in for 2,500 play like a nit, game is super tight early. One of the Asian guys says he only gambles and plays more when hes up or down a lot. At this point I was up 1k from my holdem exploits at 1/1 so I oblige and we do a flip, 1k each. Bink. Up 2k, Asian guy starts gambling and potting. Win another 2k pot a little later on from his friend when I get nuts with nut redraw on turn against his nuts and I bink the redraw on river because of course I do, I am mother****ing marginal, I don't lose. up 3k at this point.

Asian guy then rebuys for 5k and I just was loving myself at this point. Get AQQ9 in CO in a straddle pot. I raise to 30, Asian guy calls, 2 other callers. Flop comes Q75 with 2 clubs and I have the Ac blocker. Asian guy donks for pot 120, I raise to 425 and he calls. Turn is a 4d and he donks into me again for 600. I take my time and call. River is Ah and he bets 1,500. I Time bank for roughly 2-3 minutes contemplating a call, I look over and he opens a redbull and takes a sip. This is the clearest indication of a bluff I have ever got from a live tell so I snap when he finishes his redbull. He shows busted higher straight and missed flush draw and ya boy wins a 5k pot.

Asian guy is now tilted and has 1k left, he asks for a flip and I cant say no at this point. He flops 2 pair, I turn straight because as I said, Mother****ing marginal here.

Left like 1 hour later up 6.5k.

I played probably 10 pots the whole night cause Im a nit but I mean, these guys just donating money. So on a night where I wouldn't have played unless Jurn messaged me to go, I win 6.5k.

Jurn is my guardian angel and a cool guy.
 
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Yes he is, confirmed jurn sighting.
 
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FFS pay that man a cut. Also, where do you live again, and how soon can I move in and start playing where you play.
 
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Also its worth noting, this is a casino in Bristol so there virtually has never been a 2/5 played here before. When the Chinese guy dropped the 5k plaque to rebuy the place goes mental like omg, a 5k chip. I lol inside obviously.

Then you have loads of railbirds cause again, they cant fathom people sitting with 10k etc. Its weird, people are super nice though but I prefer the London mentality where no one gives a shit and just leaves you and lets you be.
 
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UKPT started at 12;00. The start time is relevant to this story.

first level everyone has 25k chips, we are on second orbit when Asian guy from last night shows up. I obviously get excited. hes in seat 9 and I am in 1 so I have direct position as well. Joy.

A few hands later at 12;25, I am in the big blind. I have JJ, its folded to small blind who opens to 300, I 3 bet to 800. He calls

Flop is 723dd. he checks, I bet 1,000, he raises to 3,500. I take my time in calling.

Turn is a 3. He bets 5,500 and I call.

Before the river comes out, he goes all in blind for 15k, he has me covered so I am effectively all in. I lol inside cause he could never have value here however the river is the A of spades. Doesn't complete a flush but you know its never a good card cause random bluffs and Axdd got there.

I time bank calls and he shows A7 with no diamonds.

Marginal is first person out of the UKIPT main event Bristol 2015 lasting all of 27 minutes. I hate when they call seat open, the room looks around like whos the fish to get bustod.

I am the fish.

Brag; I don't have to play for 10 hours in a shitty little tournament
Beat; First person out of UKIPT. Could have had more fun at roulette with my 770£
Variance; We are going to play cash later with these Asian guys.
 
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better to go out first than bubble
 
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So another super night. I am now up 11,000£ for 3 days. Not many memorable hands, I should really try to keep better track of results but it was an easy no variance session.
 
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So finished the Bristol trip up 10k but back at the Vic this weekend.

inb4 busto.
 
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