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As it isn't easy to find, wildcard playoffs are here

https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/wild-card-policy-lta-major-events-and-champs-2026.pdf

wd Kev. Pairs don't cut your handicap either, though I suspect that e-mails would be sent if someone with a high handicap just played pairs and was winning a few.

Sounds like a great trip Eck. Spain is on the future agenda.

No one was more shocked than me to recieve this email. 🤣

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Meh

OK, best go downstairs & find a screen to watch the England match.

Seems to be a lot of repeat spots. I'm looking for a quick rebound, not gonna sit here half average, & A-K arrives in the perfect spot, facing a Raise & 2 callers.

In we go.

And we've run into Kings again.

No lucky miracle this time, & that's that, I'm bust in Level 7.

Not thrilled with my play, & utterly (mentally) exhausted. Back to Orleans, feel so tired I think I'm ill, go straight to bed, sleep a straight 10 hours & feel great this morning.

Not exactly been a successful trip.

Next up, after today's England game, the Orleans $240 Big O @ 4pm.

More dribbling, & then I find the Aces AGAIN & the spot gets really awkward.

There's an open to, I think, 1,500, 2 callers, & I make it 5,000.

Fella playing about 11,000 flats/ (?)

Flop....


 


That's about as bad a flop as it gets for Aces.

He checks, I feel I have to try & take it down & bet, I think, 5,000.

He moves all-in for not much more.

Meh. What a mess. I have to call about 6,000 to win ~20,000, but what can I beat on this flop? Might be on a heart flush draw?

J-10 maybe?

It's really awkward to see what I can beat, but I just can't find the fold.

A-10 is possible but highly unlikely with my 2 blockers.

I really can't figure it out at all, & eventually decide I have to call.

He has....


 


Yikes, I'm virtually dead

A heart on the Turn seals the deal.

......promptly followed by an Ace.

Sadly, just a small pot. No way he ever gets off that flop no matter how big his stack might be, although he might get away after Turn & River.

Anyway, a small pot to break a trend of losing spots.

This spot was not awkward though, sadly it was against a shorty.

I have the Aces, he has Jacks, & as you do, I'm thinking NO JACK, NO JACK.

But there IS a Jack.

Variance always levels the score though & after that I just kept getting into awkward spots.

A button raise with J-Q (perfectly reasonable) gets called, & the Board runs out J-8-3-J-9, so I'm pretty sure I'm good & I bet every street, he check calls. On the river he min-raises, & fortunately I only flat - he had K-J. Think that dumped off about 11,000. Not sure if that's a Cooler or just a bad read by me, but no matter.