William Hill Poker Grand Prix heat 6 Tuesday night.

[ripple11]

 Another great show to watch.....I did think Shelly looked a bit out of her depth.....but hey, gives us all hope to try and qualify online next time !!

[Padrino]

WP Keith

Quick question for you Keith. When holding  against Duthies Aces, it looked like you were going to jump out of your seat when the flop hit you hard with  ! Do you find yourself having to supress your physical tells when you flop a monster? What do you advise doing when trying to supress your emotions?

I am sure if John had been watching your reaction on the flop it may have been easier for him to lay the Aces do your river raise.

[JP]

I went in with a bit of a game plan into this game and the idea was not to waste any chips in the middle stages and hopefully pick up some easy chips by way of hands if not I turn it up a notch or 2 at the 300/600 level. As long as I had my starting stack at this level I liked my chances.

The 10-2 hand where I raised, the play works over 95% of the time and I pick up 600 chips and move on. I was trying to play off my tight image but of course Mr Esfandiari saw right through that. I was almost certain Antonio had nothing as well and was really considering moving all in but the play is so high risk for the reward that it was probably not the best spot, also this was only the 2nd or 3rd hand Antonio had played and the small chance he had a monster made this the right fold. I also thought I might get a cheap double up later on as there had been some rather loose play.

I really enjoyed playing in this event and well done to William Hill in putting on a great poker tournament and giving me the chance to play. All the heats have been really enjoyable and it seems bar last week the most deserving player has gone though to the final.   

[The Camel]

WP Keith

Quick question for you Keith. When holding  against Duthies Aces, it looked like you were going to jump out of your seat when the flop hit you hard with  ! Do you find yourself having to supress your physical tells when you flop a monster? What do you advise doing when trying to supress your emotions?

I am sure if John had been watching your reaction on the flop it may have been easier for him to lay the Aces do your river raise.

I'll let you into a secret... (hope JP and others aren't reading this...). I have played very little live poker for the last couple of years. When playing the UKPT at Walsall a couple of weeks ago I made a "routine" bluff at a pot. One I've made a million times. To my amazement I felt myself going red and shaking a little bit. Luckily the guy I was playing didn't notice and I got away with it.

It's all about repetition. The more you do something, the more natural it becomes and having played so little I found the unnatural act of trying "steal" made me nervous.. Similarly the hand with John, obviously my reaction was normal, if you get lucky in life, you react...and I reacted to hitting the flop so big.

I think there is something to be learned from this... when the flop comes, always watch your opponents not the board. There will be plenty of time to see the cards but only a split second to watch the reaction of your opponents seeing the flop...

[brummieboy]

Keith, Just watched the heat for a second time whilst down the gym, your clap check looks very effeminate on the TV,
also in your 10 8 hand versus John Duthie's Aces you physically rub your hands together with glee when he bets thr river.
It looks a similar reaction when the AJ goes all in against your jacks. Lol.
I can imagine it's very hard to stay expressionless in front of the camera's.

Well done again