Am I right?

qd

Maybe...

Though Robert could be right as well/instead.

Because the descriptors for the numbered cards are the same as what is used to make the card graphics appear, whereas all the other cards in the hand history are court cards, which use a capital letter for the rank of the card. The forum software uses lowercase letters for the ranks and so doesn't substitute the graphics.

UKBogroll, is this your bogroll reviewed on this site - http://www.bogrollreview.com/reviews/ukbogroll.html

And is this one of the reviews?

Customer Reviews
1/5

I was in urgent need of some bogroll and this stuff caught my eye, as it had been personally recommended to me by the maker. Mere words struggle to convey my disappointment with the product. Whilst it looked OK, upon opening I discovered that the paper was rough to the touch. Perforations were shabby at best, and resulted in uneven tearing of the paper. However, it was during use itself that the product plumbed new depths. I had my reservations about the structural integrity of the product and these proved well founded, as the paper was breached on the first wipe, resulting in an unpleasant finger/bumhole interface. Further use of the product resulted in severe chafing and I had to stop before I did irrepairable damage to the area. Sadly, I cannot recommend this product and will be returning to double quilted Andrex post-haste.

People just need to realize what it is, ILLEGAL, I dont care, I just think alot of people do not understand this point.

But internet poker exists in a grey area. It is certainly illegal for US citizens to play poker in the US (outside the casinos), but it's fine if they go abroad and play there. The internet poker sites (and players) maintain this is what is happening on the poker sites - the US players are playing poker abroad (because that is where the poker servers are).

Here's the names confirmed so far:

Andy Black
Barny Boatman
Ben Roberts
Brian Wilson
Christer Johansson
Dave Colclough
Dave Ulliott
Donnachea O'Dea
Jani Sointula
Joe Beevers
John Shipley
Juha Helppi
Julian Thew
Lawrence Gosney
Peter Costa
Peter Gunnarson
Ram Vaswani
Roland De Wolfe
Ross Boatman
Roy Brindley
Simon Nowab
Steve Vladar
Stuart Nash
Surindar Sunar
Tony Bloom
Tony G
Willie Tann
Xuyen Pham

Of course, anyone can beat a load of 'pros' - it's the internet qualifiers you should worry about...

Hehe, cruising along nicely, about 10th in chips. There's four at the table, including 2 stacks bigger than me. folded round to me on SB with A9, so I do a little raise. I know the BB will pop me as I've been raising lots. He does pop me, so I go all-in to make him lay it down. Except he has AK.

Considering the softness of the players in the tourney, this is quite simply the most ridiculous move I have ever made. Fantastic

Hurrah - out in 257 when my AK came up against AQ which made a straight.

Can concentrate on my dinner now...

The CremeEgg is in, but I've managed to find a table with only 2 sitting out, so I'm going to have to win chips the old fashioned way.

Panella86 types in "JORDAN BERKOWITZ - don't forget it". If this is his name, it makes him underage - http://www.syncmag.com/article2/0,1895,1763272,00.asp.

He later claims in chat to be only 18, which tallies.

Deal propsed by Lee Jones gave $348,000 to fourth - PickledEgg (shortstack) says no and offers to wrap it up if he gets $400,000. Two big stacks say no to this. Looks like they're going to start dealing cards.

Down to four now - they've got Lee Jones in to help them cut a deal.

MCStuntz on Ladbrokes is a guy called Mark Cass who works as a stuntman for a living, and I seem to remember he's from Hertfordshire, so I assume it's the same guy. I got to know him on the poker cruise last year (he made the money) - a really nice guy so if it is him on Stars I'm very pleased for him.

About Gus, two things.

1. He knows everyone knows he plays all kinds of cards, therefore he's far more likely to get his big hands paid off than Johnny ABC.

2. There are rumours that Gus ran into a bad run of luck/got found out* in big cash games in Vegas and went broke. There are tales of Doyle Brunson lending him 4 million dollars, or something. Someone obviously has faith in his skills.

He's certainly a very divisive player - personally I like him.

* delete as applicable

There are essentially 4 different scenarios in heads-up play.

1 You have a hand, he doesn't.
2 He has a hand, you don't.
3 You both have a hand.
4 Neither of you has much of a hand.

In 1, there's no perfect betting pattern which will get money out of your opponent, unless he is an out-and-out aggressor/bluffer. If your opponent doesn't have a hand, you're probably not going to get any chips out of him. Accept what's in the pot and move on.

With 2, it's best to just let these go. Face facts that he's going to pick up cards once in a while - learn to recognise this and get out of the way.

3 - These are ultimately the hands which end heads-up contests. In order to be knocked out and lose, you have to a) have the worst hand (sometimes the luck of the turn and river can do nothing to prevent this) and b) you have to have fewer chips than the other guy. It's this second requisite that is the key to winning heads-up contests.

4 - These are the situations where you should be getting a steady stream of chips from the other guy to ensure that you don't become short-stacked. Having more chips than your opponent prevents defeat. The free chips on offer when neither player has a hand are often the difference between the two players.

A couple of weeks ago I got to the last two in an STT. We started off about level in chips. During the battle, my opponent went all-in 3 times, I called and lost each hand. However, I still won because, in between these all-ins, I was picking up lots of blinds and betting at flops he hadn't hit. He waited around for a good hand to get all his chips in with, but he waited too long. I eventually got him on the 4th all-in - it was the only big pot of note I won in the contest.

I agree with the Sherrif though, heads-up is all about your opponent, not the cards - you just have to develop a feel for how much the other guy can be pushed around.