Stoke . . .
Not usually a name to inspire much excitement in the average person . . . unless of course they are rapid Robbie Williams fans or have an interest in ceramics. But, for about 70 frenzied poker enthusiasts the location of the Wass and Pokercs.com (we kinda sneaked in) live game. The tourney for Friday night was a £10+£5 buy-in with each player also having a £10 bounty on their head.. I think it was 72 that started, I just sat back and settled in for most of the first hour, I won a small pot or two and at the break I was sitting with what I`d started with give or take a few chips.
The second hour was steady too, I didn`t see many good cards or positions and I was still at pretty much my starting stack, down a couple of hundred as I recall. The evening kinda blurs from here. . . No I hadn`t passed into an alcoholic haze, in fact I was on coffee all night . . . Time just drifted by, I know I had a few hands, AA and KK for sure but I never really managed to accumulate many chips.
It must have been 3 or 4 hours into the tourney when I moved seat for the first time. We were down to two tables but I was still very short-stacked. Sat next to me, on my right was Novice49 and a very drunk girl on my left, with a large stack and a boat load of chips. (sorry I couldn`t resist)
Novi had a similar stack of chips to me and was all-in with 44 just a few hands later and spiked a set to double up. The very next hand I look down at 44 and with the rapidly approaching blinds push. I`m horrified to get 3 callers but they hold up, I may have hit a set, I forget. Definitely the key hand of the tourney for me, it gave me enough chips to pose a threat.
Finally the bubble bursts and we`re at the final table. I`m still pretty short-stacked as is Novi but drunk girl is on a roll taking out players left, right and centre. Novi finishes in 6th and I claw my way to 4th for a £60 cash plus £20 of bounties. Drunk girl of course won the entire thing . . .
Considering it was only my third live tourney I`m pretty pleased with that result. Saturday night was a washout for me though. I finished 40 something from 62 I think. I made a move with top pair and no kicker and ran into top pair ace kicker. Frightening thing was he limped with A-10 whilst he was short-stacked. . . still it worked out nice for him. I didn`t play great, I never really settled and we had an upset at our table over a called bet that was allegedly short. I should explain that our dealers were volunteers not casino staff. It was a screw up and she got stiffed over it. We lost almost a full level of play getting it sorted and it broke my concentration I think.
I`ve got more stuff on Stoke and the days after but I don`t feel like doing it right now. I may post a few results later.
Quick shot of me doing my thing at the table.
I`m the one in the black baseball cap with his back to the camera lol.
The second hour was steady too, I didn`t see many good cards or positions and I was still at pretty much my starting stack, down a couple of hundred as I recall. The evening kinda blurs from here. . . No I hadn`t passed into an alcoholic haze, in fact I was on coffee all night . . . Time just drifted by, I know I had a few hands, AA and KK for sure but I never really managed to accumulate many chips.
It must have been 3 or 4 hours into the tourney when I moved seat for the first time. We were down to two tables but I was still very short-stacked. Sat next to me, on my right was Novice49 and a very drunk girl on my left, with a large stack and a boat load of chips. (sorry I couldn`t resist)
Novi had a similar stack of chips to me and was all-in with 44 just a few hands later and spiked a set to double up. The very next hand I look down at 44 and with the rapidly approaching blinds push. I`m horrified to get 3 callers but they hold up, I may have hit a set, I forget. Definitely the key hand of the tourney for me, it gave me enough chips to pose a threat.
Finally the bubble bursts and we`re at the final table. I`m still pretty short-stacked as is Novi but drunk girl is on a roll taking out players left, right and centre. Novi finishes in 6th and I claw my way to 4th for a £60 cash plus £20 of bounties. Drunk girl of course won the entire thing . . .
Considering it was only my third live tourney I`m pretty pleased with that result. Saturday night was a washout for me though. I finished 40 something from 62 I think. I made a move with top pair and no kicker and ran into top pair ace kicker. Frightening thing was he limped with A-10 whilst he was short-stacked. . . still it worked out nice for him. I didn`t play great, I never really settled and we had an upset at our table over a called bet that was allegedly short. I should explain that our dealers were volunteers not casino staff. It was a screw up and she got stiffed over it. We lost almost a full level of play getting it sorted and it broke my concentration I think.
I`ve got more stuff on Stoke and the days after but I don`t feel like doing it right now. I may post a few results later.
Quick shot of me doing my thing at the table.
I`m the one in the black baseball cap with his back to the camera lol.
posted by DangerMouse at 9:42 PM
2 Comments:
Very nice Mouse, live action does blow the computer away. And of course there are people who bring you drinks. Final table in a Casino!!! You going Pro?
Stoke ws definately a blast hun. Getting that 44 and hitting a set on the flop and then you doing exactly the same the following hand was not on spooky but got us both to the FT. Great write up and wtg on 4th place again xxx
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