Last night I was in the mood for a game...
Susie Woosie broke her ankle last weekend; she wasn't going "any where" I offered to bring her but she's enjoying the whole 'mammy' treatment at home. Get well soon girl... I want my poker partner back on the road with me again soon!!!!
Dublin Poker Events usually send out a text about Thursday's game in Slevin's but I got none; didn't think it was on so I called Ciarán (AKA Get In There) and he suggested the €50+10 Double Chance (DC) freeze out in Cool Hand Lukes at 8:30pm.
I arrived at 8:50pm filled out a membership form got my free €10 bet - put it on the blackjack table won first hand got my €10 back... and lost it again. Reminded me why I don't play the game it's pure luck! Might as well do a coin toss! I sat down for the DC FO game at 9pm. The exhilaration of being there must have gotten to me: I played like a donk for the first level, limping in and calling raises spewing chips unnecessary, before wising up and playing properly. I was on a mighty strong table - two Rocks and several Super-LAGs 'Luck Boxes' (you know who ye are guys!) wasn't surprised to be kicked out in 5th or 6th place. Was mostly card dead - never saw so many 72s in my playing life. Started going all-in pre-flop to steal blinds and small raises with JJ, QQ, 99 but my luck wasn't to last with one of the Rock's QQ demolishing my Ace high suited pair... I knew I was in trouble when he called my all-in with his massive all-in and no ace or king on flop to save me... boo hoo! I left Luke's at 11:20pm kinda disappointed that there were no cash table going yet to re-boost my ego.
The Taxi-driver woman (who I met a couple of times in the Jackpot) suggested going to the Fitzwilliam 'just around the corner' claiming the 1/2 PL cash tables were 'easy' pickings! I felt hadn't 'lost' enough(!) So off I went to check it out...
After joining up, the place was buzzing when I went inside! Compared to the staid quietness of Lukes there was an amazing electric atmosphere in the place. Making my way to the cash desk, I notice the satellite game for the Fitz500 was still going, blinds were 150/300 and there was 9 players left per the clock!!!! Eh?! Wonder how many started this?
Fitzwilliam operated a moving tier on cash tables, where the longest player on table 1 moves to table 2 and the newcomer takes the player's seat on table 1. I joined the table with €50, sat out a few hands to check the playing strengths, Taxi wasn't lying when she claimed they played 'any two'...
Got a lovely 10 10 UTG and decided to play it - raised to €7 - got 2 callers, flop came out 10 Q 7 hearts, I was gutted, but shot off betting the 'pot' hoping I wouldn't get raised. They folded and I was up by €13... yay! I lost €3 to the blinds and was on the button when this hand happened. I looked down to see AsQs with 4 limpers and the blinds still to act; I raised to 'Pot'; SB (college student on €112) raised to €25 and BB (Chinese guy loose loose LAG on €300 ) pushed to €100. All the limpers folded to me. I hummed and hawed for 3 minutes then pushed my entire stack over the line... SB insta-called all-in, BB threw in the remaining €12. I was horrified to see SB with AA and BB with KK! Board: Qd 6s 8s 10s 3d and I was up to €190! Phew!
Got talking to a player called Teresa (wonder if she's the same infamous Teresa mentioned on Boards.ie?) she asked how long was I playing - a little over a year - hope she didn't think I was a fish when I wrangled €65 out of her with my low-end straight! I built my stack up to €325 when I was asked to move to table 2; it was 1:10am at this stage - I decided to stop and go home when I hit €400; but got embroiled in a messy pot on table 2 calling drunken Chinese guy all-in (on his 3rd buy-in!) to find he actually had a hand for once(!) He went all-in with €70 and 56s on a 56J flop against my JJ and rivered a flush. Tangled with another short stack all-in with AK on a AA10JK board (I had QK, the fecker checked the flop & turn before calling my raises!) What coolers(!) I was down to €170 and was about to quit when I got 910 on BB, checked to see flop with 10 limpers on a 8JQ board and shot up to €276. It was 1:35am and I was getting tired... I decided to call it a day and went home very happy with €275!
Will definitely be back to the Fitzwilliam... as for Luke's... well... I digress!
2 comments:
Pity I missed you in there on Thursday, I was playing the Satellite for the €500 on Paddy Power Poker. honestly if you want a good game in the Fitz try the Scalps game on Friday nights. I will be going to waterford for the weekend but the A.P.A.T. (amateur poker association tour) is on in the fitz on Saturday and there will be a load of english over, and I expect that there will be a big crowd in there over the weekend.
By the Way Teresa on boards is actually theresalwaysone (a bloke). Teresa from the Fitz is a regular player, and probably the most visibly improved player in there over the last year. She has quite a few moves and can be tricky when she wants to be.
Talk to you soon
Very interesting blog. Good luck with your continued poker adventures.
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