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Joker161:
Levels 1-3.

In the first level I dribble about 2k. Partly because the Croatia/Russia extra time was going on, and partly because to my immediate right I have a mega loose player who plays two thirds of his hands. I've been tempted a few times. Level 2. I get KK. There's a raise, a call and I reraise. They both fold. Level 3. I get AJs and raise. The second loosest player reraises. Because it's him I call. Flop is low rubbish. He bets I fold. Generally I'm getting rubbish hands as you can tell from the lack of action in this paragraph. I get A8 and raise. Second loosest (SL) calls. Flop is all clubs, K82. He bets small and I call because I have the ace of clubs. Turn is a 2. Check, check. River is an ace. Handy. He bets, I call. He has 32 FFS. I get AJ in the BB and there are five calls before me! I don't raise. Flop comes T95 two clubs. I have the ace of clubs. Check, SL bets small, four calls, including me. Turn is a queen. Handy. I check and so does everyone else. River a king. Nice! I bet and get one caller. I notice after the bet that there are now three hearts on the board, but the caller has KQ, so I finally win a decent pot. I'm on 17k at the break.

Joker161:
Levels 3-6.

A raiser, and I call with AQs in the BB. Flop is low with two of my suit. Check, bet, call. I miss the turn, but bet it and he folds. Up to 19k. I raise UTG+1 with AQs. Immediate left reraises. I call. Miss the flop. He shows AKs. Bit of an error. There's a raise and I reraise from the BB with KK. He calls. Flop is ten high. I bet and he calls. Turn is a king, but there are three clubs. I bet and he folds. Back to 20k. End of Level 5. I haven't played a hand for ever, so I raise first in (with 85s) just so they don't think I'm a total rock. Obviously I get three callers. Flop is K76. Interesting. Check, check and I bet my straight draw. SL calls. Turn is a king. Check, check. River an eight. There are three spades, which should have slowed me down. He bets and I call given some of the rubbish he's shown. He has the nut flush. I lose over a third of my stack in a hand in which I shouldn't have been involved. Very annoying. Then I win a hand with SL! He raises EP and very loose (remember him?), calls in the SB and I call with 65s in the big. Flop gives me a flush draw. SL bets, loose folds and I call. I miss the turn but bet out and SL folds! SL loses a big pot when his aces get cracked by queens. He's been playing nearly every hand since. Last hand of Level 6. The queens guy raises, the button calls and I make it 3500 from the BB with QQ. Queens boy folds and the button calls. He's been quite tight. The flop is kind; jack high. I go all in for my last 8k. He thinks for a bit and calls with 87s for middle pair. "I put you on AK." Why? As queens boy leaves for the break he says "I folded AJ". Turn and river were both aces. Phew! Up to 26k.

Joker161:
Levels 7 and 8. I knock out SL! He's just lost a big pot where he was basically gambling. I get KK and raise, the button calls and he pushes from the SB with about 4k. I make it 10k and the button folds and SL has 72s, obviously. I'm on 33k. Both loose boys are out, but we have a new one (NLB) and he raises, I call in the SB with 44 and the BB calls too. Flop is TT3. I check, check, bet. I raise and they both fold. I get involved with NLB. I raise UTG with 55 (a bit lairy). He calls and everyone else folds. The flop is AQT. I bet to rep the ace and he calls. I fold his turn bet. There's a call from the tighter bloke from whom I won with QQ before the break. I raise with AK, an he's the only caller. Flop is king high. He checks, I bet, he calls. Same on the turn. I bottle the river and just check. He has KQ. Up to 37k. Same bloke gets very short and goes all in for 3700. I decide to gamble and call with 22. He hits. Not the sort of thing I usually do. All a bit odd. The start of the rot.

Joker161:
Level 9. Card dead. Blinds are 100/400/800 and I'm dribbling chips. I raise to steal and there are two all ins ahead of me. One of them has kings. The NLB has gone after losing most of his chips punting on a flush draw. We have a new NLB to my immediate right and he's a nice bloke from Birmingham. I get AJs which looks amazing after the rubbish I've had and three bet one of his many raises. He goes all in, I fold and he shows kings. I'm down to 14k. I raise with 77 and get reraised. I call with the plan to push on most flops. It comes T96 and I push. He snaps with AA. I get a flush draw on the turn but miss on the river. I wasn't getting any luck, but I'm still annoyed with that last hour. Poor play.

littlemoley:
Loving the blog Joe. Keep it going.

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