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Scousebill:
Cheers Craig.... It was just a pity that I wasn"t fully concentrating as I am sure he would of called an all-in shove and that would of almost certainly of had him covered and out...

Unfortunately March is going to be a quiet poker month for me.
With the LPPL now playing and then the WCOAP staring soon I have to go on holiday.
I did ask at the time of booking the holiday is there any chance of going later in the year but on this occasion the cost element and not arguing with the Mrs won the day. So while all you poker pals are grinding hard at the tables I will be slumming it on The Brittannia in the Caribbean Sea. A 13 night cruise starting in Barbados and sailing back eventually docking in Southampton on Good Friday...
I know they have a casino on board but do you think they will have a card room...?
Anyway, looking forward to it and maybe the break from poker will do me good.
What"s going on with the online poker scene...?
Corals changed, Grosvenor also changed and Genting going at the end of the month.. Genting could be a good thing for me as I would prefer to play a live satellite locally to a bigger tournament than play the shove-fest donkeys online.
That"s enough for now to keep this blog alive.

Good Luck to all playing at the LPPL and WCOAP this month, wish I was playing but nevermind...

Scousebill:
Back from my cruise and taking time to get back onto poker. Thirteen days of drinking takes it"s toll on both the body and the brain and playing poker needs some of the brain not to be pickled. I spent a few days reading about the WCOAP and some good results by Tom Clarke, Dawn Cooke and Ian Thompson amongst others... Looks like a good time was had by all and gutted that I missed it, slumming it in St.Maarten was a good choice though.
As Season 9 finally draws to a close with the WCOAP Online Main Event tonight I will try my best to get at least a point so that my POTY defence will not be a pointless one..
Good luck to Steve and Brian on your challenge for POTY and whoever wins will be a worhy winner..
Finally...
While I"m typing this I hope that an amazing miss by Leicester does not cost them the three points...

Scousebill:
Season 10 finally here... Newcastle... I have just spent the last twenty minutes typing up the weekend have managed to delete it. Not typing it all again.
Brief version.
Table draw has me on Tom Clarks right. Not good. He proves that after about two levels when he spikes a King for KJ two pair when I was holding Q9 with a Q and straight draw on the board. Still learning when it comes to reading Tom.
Won a nice hand and played it very well when AK flopped the straight. Got what was likely to be the maximum chips possible without overbetting. Happy with that play.
Not so happy when hitting a Full House and betting too heavy when all I would have been up against was likely to be a flush.
Lost with JJ v QQ.... J on the flop, HIGH, Q on the river, LOW.
Lost with AK v KK.... I raised and he went All-in. Couldn"t bring myself to fold and took a big hit. Tom later said that he put the other bloke on a very high pair as he hadn"t played many hands. Something I still need to pay more attention to.
Ended first day with 16,300 chips. Praised by Del Sterland for showing so much patience with my short stack. Should have used some of that on the Sunday.
Midway through the second level I had about 20BB. Reraised a bet to 6400 and when the next bet was putting me all-in I did actually think about folding. Should of thought about it a bit longer. The fold would still have left me with over 10 bigs but I called with AJ. Up against QQ. First four cards give me the chance of a flush. Need a heart or Ace. Neither. I"m out.
Great weekend. Thanks to all, players, organisers, Tom and Lucy.
Looking forward to my next available weekend.

LombBomb:

--- Quote from: Scousebill on May 30, 2016, 12:47:42 PM ---
Season 10 finally here... Newcastle... I have just spent the last twenty minutes typing up the weekend have managed to delete it. Not typing it all again.
Brief version.
Table draw has me on Tom Clarks right. Not good. He proves that after about two levels when he spikes a King for KJ two pair when I was holding Q9 with a Q and straight draw on the board. Still learning when it comes to reading Tom.
Won a nice hand and played it very well when AK flopped the straight. Got what was likely to be the maximum chips possible without overbetting. Happy with that play.
Not so happy when hitting a Full House and betting too heavy when all I would have been up against was likely to be a flush.
Lost with JJ v QQ.... J on the flop, HIGH, Q on the river, LOW.
Lost with AK v KK.... I raised and he went All-in. Couldn"t bring myself to fold and took a big hit. Tom later said that he put the other bloke on a very high pair as he hadn"t played many hands. Something I still need to pay more attention to.
Ended first day with 16,300 chips. Praised by Del Sterland for showing so much patience with my short stack. Should have used some of that on the Sunday.
Midway through the second level I had about 20BB. Reraised a bet to 6400 and when the next bet was putting me all-in I did actually think about folding. Should of thought about it a bit longer. The fold would still have left me with over 10 bigs but I called with AJ. Up against QQ. First four cards give me the chance of a flush. Need a heart or Ace. Neither. I"m out.
Great weekend. Thanks to all, players, organisers, Tom and Lucy.
Looking forward to my next available weekend.

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Just the one pair I had in the hand in question Bill when I paired my K, although I had flopped the open-ender.  Thought you played your AK well when you flopped the nuts, raising pre and getting 3 streets of value that early on is great.  Was a good table and even more so when James joined.  

Scousebill:
Late reg for the Online Get a few good hands then have KK... Raise then call a re-raise puts me all-in... Yep, against AA.
No joy... OUT

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