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The Fossil does Vegas
Erimus:
On the leader board at the G due to a final table appearance and a 6 way chop for £330.
As a short stack I was happy with the deal, I had a stack which could do some damage, 18 bigs but happy to get home slightly earlier than we would off if we played on.
Started by losing my full stack in the 3rd hand, I 4 bet AA, flatted by JJ, flop 10 high, I bet , get called, can"t remember exact details, but villain ended up rivering a straight, standard at the minute, any draw gets there, 50p in the tin.
I get the extra chips and manage to get to 15k at the break which is playable.
Just before the final table see a flop of Jc 8c 4h, in the big blind with 9c7c, it has been limped round , I lead out and get jammed on for about 30k, same guy who had cracked Aces earlier, ah some revenge, I still have 25k left if I brick so I make the call, villain has QJ, no clubs brick, brick, sigh.
Final table reached and a few short stacks are lost, bubble agreed to be paid so was now a freeroll, shove 9d 10d from cut off for 10 bigs, bb calls with 55, manage to hit a flush, lose a few in a blind on blind clash then get another double with Ace high v some random hand v the person who was a massive chip leader at the start but had some how managed to fritter the lot away by trying to be clever and bluffing in spots which were pretty spewy.
I would of been pleased with just my cash back after the loss with the massive draw just before the final table so was really pleased to pick up £330.
Think the home game is reconvening on Thursday, but i cannot make it as I have a prior engagement in Newcastle, off to see Stewart Lee, comedian.
Next poker is Friday at Gala and, or Gs £100 £5k gtee on Saturday. Hopefully find out if care home can take Susan today, booked appointment next week to get Passport if that comes off, will also get flight sorted, be disappointed if this doesn"t go ahead now, made a plan of mtts I want to play whilst over there, will update if and when, run good, be lucky stay healthy.
Little finger still a bit sore and in a splint but if you are going to injure anything I think the little finger on your left hand is the one I would choose, still a bit awkward when transferring Susan though, hey ho get on with it.
Erimus:
Ok took the plunge and decided to do Vegas again, it"s been 2 years so why not.
I decided to finish the stake of on Full Tilt a month early and use the last cash out in a hunt for glory, go out with a bang rather than a whimper.
The mini ftops starts at the weekend and with the extra bit of cash left on Tilt may play a full schedule of that series, not a massive fan of massive field mtts as you need to run pretty to golden to win but got to be in it to win it.
We made 2 cash outs on tilt totalling $4545 including the initial stake of $1k, my share being $2225, which means this has paid virtually paid for the trip, plus we still have a chance of getting some more over there, I will get Apats 1% ($45) over to them within the next 7 days.
Lost around $1k on Stars throughout the year again only $500 was mine so with one or two minor wins on other sites been a winning year so far, not enough to think I can make a living at it, it"s still a hobby which it will always be, as long as I can win a bit here and there for life"s little extras that will do me.
Just had a read back on the staking thread, the highest we got to was $5k8 butafter that peak we went on a big downswing and was down around $1k5 which did start to get to me, luckily I managed to bink one which helped reduce the swing.
Other than the mini ftops if I fancy a game online may just play the odd bigger game on Stars then after Vegas and Christmas decide what I want to do next year.
The schedule for Vegas does look a bit poker heavy but it"s not set in stone and I will be getting involved in a few nights out, the last time I was in Vegas towards the end of the week I started to really feel tired and did become a bit pokered out, I won"t be playing for the sake of playing though but if I feel ok will try and get it done.
Last time I booked Vegas I booked early so it seemed like a long wait but this time it"s just around the corner, got an appointment in Durham on Tuesday for a fast track passport, then get dollars and esta sorted and sort out out rail trip and hotel to Gatwick, looking forward to this trip now, can"t wait.
Still got a few weeks at the G before I go to boost spending fund as well. Thanks for reading, run good, be lucky stay healthy.
AAroddersAA:
You got ya seat booked? We have a 10 hour Pai Gow session to play !!!!!!
Erimus:
Binked 2cd place at Gala tonight for £540, so with Tuesdays chop at the G of £330,this week has paid for the flights to Vegas, got to be happy with that, good timing.
No memorable hands or situations, just looked for good spots to steal and shove, made a dubious call from a short stack with a suited King to a min raise and a call was getting decent odds so decided to get try and get lucky which I did by hitting 2 pair, which got hero called by 44.
We got to 5 handed and jammed 12 bigs with k7 from the button, ran into AK, but a seven from heaven on the flop and turn gave me a double up and a move up the ladder.
Sevens were my hand tonight, I jam with 77 which holds v AJ on a KQQ flop, then the very next hand villain jams with QJ and I call with 77, a 7 on the flop but was sweating a gutshot on the river which didn"t materialise.
We done a chip count and I had a 3 to 1 deficit, the other guy offered me £540 to his £640, which was £120 more than 2cd place, I was happy to accept that as it was 2:50 am and the heads up could of gone on for a bit and I was tired.
G have their £5k guarantee later today and I suppose it would be rude not to partake especially with the last 2 cashes.
PHIL_TC:
WP Brian.. please keep some of the run good for Vegas though please :) x
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