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Tales of the Honeybadger
Honeybadg:
Drifting towards Scotland on the train ... National Express now charge you to reserve a seat ...
I think they have lost the control of this line but everywhere you look "we" are being slealth "taxed" to death.
You wonder where it will end?
I am pondering the poker and what I want to happen - I feel miles away - though this might just stop me doing anything stupid!
L
Honeybadg:
... and so to the big day itself ... not sure this is the ideal prep" up at 5.55am ...
Edinburgh - wet as opposed to windy (more normal).
Funny to be home and all that - not sure it feels like home any more - feels like a watery grey dream of a life gone by - such is life.
Looking forward to cards ... red ones ... in groups of five ...
Louis
Honeybadg:
... and not the ideal end ...
Just before midnight at the sharp end of the day ... I wake up with QQ (short-stacked) ... blinds 1000/2000 (150 I think) ...
UTG Swindells makes it 5000, flat called by UTG +1, value then .... I am in for 13,500
Phil Starrs to act after me, re-raises all in to about 22,500
Rob Swindells calls ... I fear I am in terrible shape ... but once flipped I am the narrow favourite ... QQ vs AK (Swindells) vs TT Starrs ... very short-lived favourite with the Tens spiking and a very playable stack for Phil (Previous Winner, EPT and Irish Open casher!)
Earlier in the day a very patient approach required (and paid off) with a little help from an AJ vs TT race followed quickly by a KK vs QQ win.
First table pretty tight with the expection of a very (overly) aggressive pre flop player ... picked off in the end ... but only two uncalled re-raises from me (with goods).
In the classic "Home Game Challenge" - glory only (I think) - all my players are on the same table - nightmare - and whilst previous APAT medalist Charles Sanderson departed early - Gareth Derbyshire played the patient game too and was rewarded with AA vs 77 and KK vs a QJ push - stack now in place Gareth sprinted up to 150k before having his wings clipped at the end of play.
End of play - Gareth 3rd on 112.6k
Lot"s of small stacks to either gobble or get spiked by - and some dangerous stacks to be nervous of - feels like I should still be there but that will have to wait for Nottingham.
L
Mikeyboy9361:
Unlucky Louis, you couldn"t have hoped for anything better withh QQ. Massive shout by Phil with 10s though. Having said that 10 BB and great value!
Honeybadg:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on July 19, 2009, 11:29:14 AM ---
Unlucky Louis, you couldn"t have hoped for anything better withh QQ. Massive shout by Phil with 10s though. Having said that 10 BB and great value!
--- End quote ---
It"s a weird hand ... given the betting I think there is reason to lay it down (pretty marginal - but was auto push) ... that said could be against some sort of AK and AQ combo ... or worse ... when the chips went in I thought I would be in worse shape perhaps needing the Queen ... had I won it I would have been on 50k with Phil on about 18k (side pot) and Rob on about 9k ... so potentially a chance to mop these chips up too??
That said - later on Phil made a very big lay down of AK (vs AA) - so running good and making the "right" calls/folds - dangerous.
Should be an explosive first hour.
Louis
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