Catch Up

MONDAY 14th JULY

Parents were getting carpets fitted on the 15th so to get some sleep i decided to stay in Aberdeen overnight and have a drink on the Monday, problem was that hotels kick out at 12pm so i would get to bed around 6am and then kicked out 6 hours later. I wanted to be able to check in around 5 am and then check out at 5pm, first quote was £150, but John Taylor at the International Casinogot me a deal at the Caremalite hotel for half that. I played in the cash game after the comp and was running bad, i got up to £450 quick from my £200 sit down and did the lot when in a hand of double flop PLO when i flopped the nut flush on one board and top set on the 2nd board. Most of the money went in on the turn when i still had nut flush and top 2 sets on the 2nd board, but i was unable to shift the guy sat with the bottom set on the first board and the 2nd nut straight on the 2nd board. Drink in wits out i move all in on rivers when he hits quads on the first board which meant his straight was now nuts on 2nd board.

I then play a stud Hi/Lo hand showing a 5 with A3d in the hole i manage to get it all in before 4th street against the resident stud Hi/Lo expert on his button who had JJ in the hole with a 6 showing who seemed a little upset with only getting half the pot when i was a very marginal favourite (50.5/49.5) to scoop.

Last hand of the night i was down £200 at start of hand we all put in £5 with no blinds the games PLO double flop 7 card. There was about £200 in the pot preflop and i flop 2 monster draws and think long and hard before re raising the pot bet on the flop, cant remember exactly the hands a little too much drink was had by this stage but i had huge draws and redraws and would finish the night £100 up if i scooped and £500 down if i lost. I hit both turns and he re hit both rivers.

Lost £500



WEDNESDAY 16th JULY

With no cash action on the Tuesday i waited till the Wednesday to get some action i had gone deepish in the comp so the game was running and very juicy when i got there. Infact a couple of us were trying to get out of the comp into the action as soon as we could. I got a real rush of cards quick and it looked like i was bullying especially to the strangers to the game. Hans a Norwegian on his first visit to the game called NLHE on his button with most of the regulars not wanting to play i knew it would be short handed unless they woke up with monsters so i raised with 1 limper before me from LP with 2 regulars behind me with A9. Hans couldn't resist trying to out play me so he called as did the limper. The flop brought me 2 pair AK9 rainbow and i bet out £15 Hans made it £50 i called a rag turn i check called his £90 bet and a rag river and check called his £180 bet his full Wilson was no match for my 2 pair. Hans was beginning to become annoying splashing pots, handling pots, string betting trying to bet £50 into £20 pots etc etc etc he started take 5 minutes each play and making the game boring and annoying. I picked up my chips and apologised and left even though a pro would of sat there rubbing there hands thinking of a good night in the office.

30 minutes later everyone left the game and we started a new game without Hans, Gordon from Belfast stayed and took Hans money off him heads up. The 2nd game didn't last long and then broke up for the night. With not many memorable hands played.

Profit £550



FRIDAY 18th JULY


I left the house late and didn't get to the casino till midnight but there was a free seat and i sat down straight away, nothing memorable happened but i kept getting in and beat money was leaking i don't think i tilted but nothing was going right lost a huge stud Hi/Lo pot when i got in with AA JJ via a hidden set of queens. I recorded my biggest every losing session even though it was a short session.


Lost £750


MONDAY 21st JULY


Couldn't get any action on my big hands and didn't get into many pots spent an enjoyable evening passing chips back and forward nothing major either way and finished the night £29 down including drinks food and tips.

Lost £29


WEDNESDAY 23rd JULY


Unbelievable night, first the game didn't start till 12:30am, TheAdmiral and Mr Li were playing the fruit machine waiting for the game, left when the game started and the next person on the machine dropped £1500 from that machine. The players that did start seemed to hit and run with most leaving at 2am up. TheAdmiral and myself were both down slightly me more than him, rather than go home we played HU for 2 hours with some crazy games, 22 PLO8 was called by me more than once much to the annoyance of Stephen who agreed to deal for us. Chips were going in and coming straight back as most games were split. I finished the night down £95.


Lost £95



FRIDAY 25th JULY


I sat down around 10pm with the game already in full flow, i cashed in £600 into chips with the intention of 2 pull ups of £200 and a sit down of £200. I dropped my chips all over the floor and when i got the the table counted only £575 (found the other £25 chip caught in my wheelchair as i got into my car at end of night) i wasn't paying proper attention as i was trying to sort myself out and only put £150 on the table. Flopped he nuts on the first hand and got TheAdmiral to double me up. I returned the chips to him not long after when i made the 2nd nut flush in a game of 4 card PLO and as he is a tricky player than could play with the bare card i called him and he got £100 of the £150 back.

A hand of real note was PLO double flop when i flopped a set of jacks on the top board and had the bare Kh on the 2nd board which was showing 2 hearts one being the Ah. I made Jacks full of 2s on the top board and the heart hit in the bottom board, holding a 2 in my hand i knew i had the nuts on the top board and when Mike bet into me he had nuts on neither, so my £200 pot bet i expected to get through but Mike thought for a minute or so and called with the 2nd nut flush. the rest of the night seemed to be a game of miss and miss more with not hitting any nut hands or major draws.

The hand of the night didn't evolve me apart from my £2 limp preflop, it was a PLO8 hand flop came down 568 rainbow and it all kicked off with 4 players all in before the turn. 2 having 79 and 23 1 having A23 and another a set and 23. and Ace on the river meant that the A23 hand got allot less than he could/should of with the 79 hands getting the lion share.


Lost £120 (thought it was £145 till i found the £25 chip)



expensive lessons being learnt in the cash games but i am still in profit for the last 6 weeks. Hope to get back into the winning ways on Monday.

Friday Night

I was really struggling to get the energy to drive the 90 mins through to the game at 10:30pm I got a text asking why I wasn't there I told them I would be there at midnight and promptly left. As I arrived 2 players were leaving so I got a seat straight away. Its a 1/2 game with a minimum sit down of £100 most people buy in for £100 and when they bust they top up with £100. I normally sit with £200 and did so again tonight with a few pull up in my wallet in chips and cash.


First Hand of Note

The game is very lively and without anything remarkable I got up to £400 when the game of 5 card PLO single flop was chosen by TheAdmiral (blonde member), its usual in this game for a raise to £7 called in all spots with most people seeing the flop this hand was strange as TheAdmiral made it £7 the SB called I reraised to £25 with AA662ds aces all the early limpers would normally call but only TheAdmiral and SB called a flop of AT6 all diamonds wast the best of flops and i wanted to get a free turn card but knew it was unlikely the SB moves all in for £53 I wanted to isolate or get it all in there as Theadmiral had me covered. I made a huge mistake in not betting the pot I just made it £150 to play, it was called and the 2 of clubs on the turn was the worst card I could of seen. When I checked and got raised I passed with £190 back as there was only 3 tens 2 twos 1 six and an ace to hit, I knew I played the hand badly and quickly recouped my composure only for a T to hit the river and the admiral took down the whole pot with Q7d via the sb 53d.

Second Hand of Note

Very next hand is 6 card PLO double flop and its £25 to me in the sb with suited low cards with 3 callers already and 2 more behind me ready to call, I called the bet flop 1 came down 468h flop 2 came down QJ4c. I checked with the intention of folding to a bet I knew I had low flushes without looking at my cards and knew they were no good the reraise preflop made it £91 all in and I checked my cards while everyone else folded I looked and saw the 53h and 82c shit I thought nearly a straight flush but as I fanned my cards out in my hand I spotted the 7h as well, now I thought I was likely the All in had a better flush in clubs so I wanted one of the 2 players behind to come in so flat called, but they didn't oblige so I said I think its a split after 2 blanks hit on turn and river the other guy looked at me strange as he had both Aces but no other club and had hit top trips on the club side so my straight flush had beaten his Ace high flush and my 8 flush had taken the other board so I had gotten back the chips I had thrown away the previous hand.


Third Hand of Note

The next notable hand was playing 6 PLO single flop again on TheAdmirals button. I had not much of a hand pre but the 345 2 diamond flop looked pretty with my A6d with a 2 for the 2nd nuts straight with improvers, i was missing a 7, anyway the turn was seen by myself and TheAdmiral there was already over £200 in the pot, a 7 came on the turn which was about as perfect as it could get but i was still scared of the board pairing and also though if i bet the pot he would call with the 68 letting me free roll to the diamond (unless he did have outs to the boat) it was folded though and I took another nice pot.

Fourth Hand of Note

The next hand of note was a PLO8 hand (always single flops for HI/LO) on a QT8 2 club flop I wasn't the bothered with my top set and wasn't going to get too committed on flop hoping to see a cheap turn which was achieved with everyone checking it round. The turn brought an off suited 2 and I checked again a push for £60 from the guy (£1 left) 2 too my left was called in 3 spots it gave me the odds to call (hadn't put anyone on the straight as they would of bet out on flop) with the board ready very draw heavy I didn't want to get carried away as every wrapper low and flush draw would call and there would be so many bullets to dodge the guy behind me also called and 6 of us saw the turn which was a lovely 2 but a £100 bet on river got no action not even from the guy with £1 left I was still happy with the pot and how it played as I got paid the odds without putting my stack at risk.

Final Hand of the Night

The final hand 7 card PLO single of the night saw me flop the 2nd nut flush draw which was checked round, and hit bottom set on the turn as it was last hand of night everyone puts in £5 pre so when I called a turn bet there was over £200 in the pot the river hit my flush but I wasn't prepared to bet it even though I would have expected the nut flush draw to bet the flop, I thought I was good and was prepared to call down a bet on river I didn't want to bet out and face a reraise it was checked down and my 2nd nut flush took it down.


profit for night £650

Comedy Hand of the Night

A hand I am trying to forget, it was PLO double flop I was last to act on the flop and bet out £40 with 2 pair on both boards and a wrapper straight on one of the flops. I was check raised by the player on my left. for another £53, For some strange reason (brain fart) I called thinking I was behind on one if not both boards. But I scooped both pots without improving in fact on the flop where I had the wrappers thE board pair counterfeiting my 2 pair but I still won both pots.


Anyone of my Shareholders want to tell me what a prat I was in any of the hands please feel free

It started as a joke on a day when staking for live events was being debated on blonde. Snoopy put up a post on the wsope,

I would love to play this event but know that a 5th in a Blackpool £300 PLO event on my first live experience of the game was not the sort of pedigree I need for stumping up £5500 to play a game again Europe's and the worlds best player so made this post.


Quote from: Ironside on July 04, 2008, 06:39:41 PM
OK i am selling shares in myself

for the PLO

i will sell 1% at £75

i am willing to sell 65% of myself

my ev to the field is about -245%

any person willing to buy a share

should send me a PM following the PM make a call to your GP and get a referral to the local shrink


thanks for the shares


I am glad boldie thought it was the funniest thing I have ever written I put allot of effort into it. But then AndrewT posted he wanted a share and encouraged more to jump on the bandwagon, tighty came in, and so did jakally, even flushy offered up 0.1% he later changed that for 2%. Then a man whom I though better of Julian "yoyo" Thew asked for 1% and tikay (I think the Alzheimer's is kicking in).

To me it seemed that it might be worth seeing if i could drum up enough interest. so I said if enough interest was around by this weekend I would set up diary

I intend to get a blog going today and also update this thread cause some insane bidding by blondes has seen the stakes rises to over 20% and I had to knock back actionmans 0.01% as it would get messy sorting out the 75pence's.

The pledge I have given is that IF I make the money and get less that £7500 I would give everyone there money back before i get a penny. I will keep an honest and frank diary and blog up till and including the event.
I can only put up £1000 out of my own pocket + £1000 that it will cost me in expenses so to make it worthwhile for me to play (keeping 35%) I need to mark the shares up at £75 meaning I will need to sell 60% of myself to make it a runner anyone that has pledge to stake me will get a link on my blog to a personal web page or blog (if they wish) anyone wishing to withdraw from there pledge please let me know now or as soon as you get back from your visit to the shrink.

these are the list stakers

2%
redsimon
Royal Flush
MKKfish

1%
AndrewT
TightEnd
jakally
julian
tikay
Indestructable
AlexMartin
Compo
jezza777
77dave
b4matt
LLevan
ericstoner
crosscourtbh
Bigfella
Woodsey
Dewi_cool
Ecosse
Geo the Sarge
Delboy
phatomch
SuperJez


0.5%
Hairydude
boldie
kinboshi
Silo Graham
ripple11
inthebelly
Tractor


0.3%
Claw75
HOLDorFOLD


0.1%
booder
mondatoo
Supernova
Sunday8pm
Tonji
moanster


I make that 32.7% (will update IF any more is added)
people can stake as little as £7.50 for 0.1%


Thank you all for your support and look forward to updating you on the progress soon (or the cancellation as the whole of the blonde forum wakes up)