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PHIL_TC:
--- Quote from: Erimus on August 29, 2017, 00:51:54 AM ---We decide to chop the rest up so won £4465, but unfortunately there was no trophy for the winner.
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WP Bri, great result mate. Here you go.
Erimus:
Lol, cheers for the above pic Phil.
Rungood continues with a further 3 final tables locally, including a 5 way chop on Friday for £635, 3:30am and all relatively deep was literally falling asleep so happy with deal, was 2cd place cash so took it.
The other cashes were small ones £150 and a £100 bubble payment which was good as I had come back from 2 bigs after losing a big one pre final table, all profit is good.
Going back to Leeds tonight for the mini main day 2 got 18 bigs which as proven last month is an ok stack, easy to play no thought poker, my sort of game.
Total limp fest last night, and as per no one folds once there initial limp has been raised, I should probably have been back home by 8pm as I had ran into 2 sets and quads in the first 2 levels but for some reason lost the minimum in all the pots due to villains weak betting, not saying I would of gone bust in the pots early on but could of lost a lot more, always good if no re entry required.
If I bust early there is a £150 side event may play it but it's another 2 dayer and another trip to Leeds on Wednesday wouldn't be ideal, may just head back for the Tuesday £25 at the G.
I will be playing the £550 in Leeds on Friday, will be a one bullet effort unless successful tonight, as per poker has allowed us to fully recarpet the house and a new suite is on order, these items should take us to our mid 60s, bloody hell where does time go and will more than likely be the last major purchases for the house.
Onto the Boro and have been underwhelmed by our start but Saturdays effort gives a glimpse of what might happen, still it's an excuse to get out on a Saturday afternoon with my mates.
Obviously may make the stream on Friday and if I make it there and you are watching go and do something a bit more exciting as I won't be providing a masterclass of 3 4 5 betting, more like a variety of folding techniques.
A quick shout out to Stu who made it to Russia and was unlucky in a big pot yesterday and is playing in a big one today as well, Gl to him and well done on the sat win.
Erimus:
Unfortunately could not make Gukpt Leeds last week so either saved myself £550 or lost £40k only 1 of these is true.
Had a really deep run in a powerfest game on party finishing 10/1900 for £255, jammed 55 into 99 who had limped utg was a tired play and was half expecting AA tbh as this now seems back to being popular, still a decent run.
Still only playing the one or two tables whilst doing other stuff not grinding tables.
Locally no cashes but with an influx of new players possibly the John Hesp affect the standard has gone slightly down, upping the variance but still money to be made.
Leeds have a new multi day game on their schedule and for some unknown reason Leeds has somehow got closer to the Boro and I can get there in 70 mins if traffic ok. It's £50 buy in £10k gteed, 3 day 1s.
I got a message on Thursday indicating only 9 people had made Day 2 and with a chance of an overlay decided to pop down on the Thursday, promising Susan that if I didnt make Day 2 then I won't play the Friday local game.
10k starting stack, using Gukpt structure 30 minute clock.
Lost min with KK early doors v a rivered straight, and won the minimum with AA in first level.
Sick hand incoming last hand before the break and the re entry period.
I raise A 10 get 3 callers flop 10 2 8 rainbow, I check there is a bet and a min re raise, call, call 10 on turn, check, bet min reraiser folds, I jam my 2 pair snapped by 222, the Ace from space on the river, got very lucky there then.
Roller coaster of a game, each time I got 30bigs plus lost to a short stack, we eventually bagged up 39800 going back to Day 2 with 20 bigs.
I swooped 10% with Craig at the break but unfortunately he busted in the penultimate level I think.
25 returned 17 paid, didn't make a set with 44 in a multi way pot so down to 15 bigs, jammed 78 blind on blind, guy folds showing the Ace, assuming he didn't have the King kicker.
19 left, guy who won Gukpt last week rips J8 off from utg plus 1, oh hi der AA, the driest of dry boards and he was drawing dead on turn.
Make the money then the final table, courtesy of a set with 77 on an Ace high flop.
Pretty card dead on the final table, had the 2 massive stacks to my left and both were really aggro so had to be patient.
Laddered to 5th spot 130k at 5/10k, was offered £1145 next prize was £550, 3rd prize was £1250, 2 others had 13/15 bigs and the rest of the chips were with the 2 massive stacks i am no icm master but it seemed fair to me.
I had forgot about the last man standing and got a £31 voucher for that as well.
There was an overlay but pretty sure this game will get bigger as the weeks go on and will no doubt be back with another visit planned for next week.
Looking into the possibility of playing in Tallin at the end of October, this depends on getting Susan sorted or Prague in November or even Vegas again in November or another piece of art which I have my eye on.
Slight upswing on the Boro front, an actual exciting game last weekend an away victory midweek, it seems as though things are turning.
nosey-p:
Been a lot of talk about this game, mostly negative. Was there any talk on the tables?
Erimus:
50/50 tbh, personally I like it as no games locally other than Tuesday/ Friday so suits me to play Day 1 Thursday, if I qualify for Day 2 all well and good if not I can play Friday at Stockton.
Locals were comparing it to VGC which looks like providing decent nightly comps but £50 for a £10k guarentee seems like a decent spot, people can still play the Dailys at VGC as well.
Day 1 got finished 1:30am understand still late if working next day but not as bad as the 3:30 finishes which our 2 local comps are now regularly, mainly due to people not getting in their 3 big blind stacks before the bubble is agreed, cough cough not guilty your honour, lol.
G at Newcastle have put out feelers re a similar comp up there, only £3k guarantee though, current responses seem negative usual thing guarantee should be bigger etc but my feelings are players make the comps anyway if there is enough interest the game should get big but most people want guarentees and overlays which short term is ok but long term not very good.
Hope they give it a run as I think it could get bigger, I saw at least 5 locals from up here down there and would imagine a few more might make the journey down if it gets bigger, especially if they see a big nit like me cashing, they may think it's an easy spot, one thing though didn't like Mr Gosney to my left, he tortured me but was fair enough in the deal offered.
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