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Joker161:
Sunday 8th July

Reflecting on yesterday I played very poorly towards the end. 35k chips was not great, but absolutely fine. I'm normally very patient but tried too hard to make things happen. Last go today, a Venetian $600 one-day event, so will try very hard not to do anything stupid. I've also been reflecting on not being in England for the Sweden match. Quite sad really. It's brilliant that England are doing so well, but if you're not there to get a feel for the atmosphere it's simply not the same. I have very vivid memories of the 1996 Euros, with all the Saturday matches. Yesterday sounded amazing wherever you were in England, and that memory is lost forever for me. Flying out to France on Wednesday is a massive error, though. When I was booking, I assume that I didn't consider a WC semi to be an issue, but booking one day later wouldn't have been difficult. I'm considering asking my wife if we can buy new flights for a day later when I get back on Tuesday. Not sure it will go down well.

Joker161:
Awake by 5am. Realised that I forgot to take a melatonin again. I also remembered that the Grand Prix was on, starting at 6.10am, and luckily it's on the channel that usually shows Wimbledon (no play today). Hamilton in poll position, but not for long. Not really his fault, except for his slow start, of course. Anyway, the plan is the same as yesterday. Get there 90 minutes early and register, then brunch at the Grand Lux. Yesterday some of alternates were waiting more than an hour. Why not just register early? Mind you, one bloke came to our table quite late and it worked out well. He played pretty normally for a bit and got up to about 30k. He then played a mad hand with NLB (the original). He raised on the button, NLB 3-bet from the SB and he called. Flop has two diamonds. NLB goes all in for quite a chunk, and it certainly covers the new boy. He calls without much thought. NLB has something like Ad8d for the nut flush draw, new boy has Td7d for a worse flush draw and an inside straight draw. He hits the seven and scoops a massive pot. Even Birmingham boy to my right (new NLB) thought it was a bit lively! By the way, the end of the Grand Prix is quite lively (as I type).

ian.ski309:
Loving the blog Joe, looking forward to each new post, hopefully we will be reading about a sizeable cash soon, fingers crossed for you.

Joker161:
Levels 1 and 2. We have 20k in chips, but only 30-minute blinds. BB antes too. Only three at my table at the start, but that's allowed so we're off. Second hand I get TT. There's a raise, I reraise and he calls. Flop is T95. I bet, he calls. Turn a six. I bet, he calls. Turn a nine. Nice. I bet but he folds. I'm already on 22k. We now have a full table. Limped round and I call with 75. Flop is 643. Bingo! I bet and get a call. Turn a seven. Boo! Bet, call. River a brick. Bet, raise, call. He has Q5 for a split. I get 55 on there's a raise and the BB calls. Q66. Checked round. Turn is a five. Nice! He bets, I raise, he calls. River a two. He checks, I bet and he folds. 25k already! I don't play a hand for the whole of Level 2, but there's some mad play going on. We lost a player when he bet and accidentally used a 5k chip instead of a 1k. He then goes all in on the river with his reduced stack with nothing. The bloke who called doesn't seem to have played much so didn't see any of the danger on the board. The same inexperienced player then loses all those chips to a German bloke when he calls it all the way down with 55. There are five overcards. Then that German takes out a player takes out when he calls a raise; "a donation!" The flop is T54. He calls the flop bet then it all goes in on the turn (a four) and he has 94.

Joker161:
Level 3. I play two hands. The first is one of the only hands that hasn't gone raise/reraise by the time it gets to me. I have 53s on the button and it's a limped pot! I miss the flop. Then I raise late with AT. One caller. I bet the flop and he folds. That's it. Meanwhile, some bloke gets it all in pre with 87. He had about 13k left! Level 4. A tight woman raises and I call with 22. There are four more callers! Flop is 875. Checked round to the bloke to the left of me. He bets, the button calls and the BB raises. Bettor folds and the button goes all in. BB calls. He has 96o. WTF? Just call with anything! The button had 77 for a set. I decide to raise with T8s so that I don't look like a total rock. I get four callers. I'm amazed there wasn't a reraise! Flop is AT5. I bet and the German calls. Could be messy. Turn is a king. Check, check. River is an eight. I must be ahead. I bet and he calls, showing a king (I bet he had some rubbish like K6). Then, just before the break, I finally get a hand! There's a call, then the tight woman raises and I reraise with QQ. The caller folds and she calls. Flop is ace high. She checks, I bet and she folds.

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