Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[RED-DOG]

Last night I stayed at the same £1/2 table all night. The night before, I flitted about between three £1/2 tables constantly, depending on where I perceived the value to be. No one seemed to mind in the least, except that is, for Ken, who said with a wry smile, "Here he comes again, he's like a great floating log!" I have absolutely no idea what he meant, but it tickled me so much that I had to sit out for three hands.

[bobby1]

Last night I stayed at the same £1/2 table all night. The night before, I flitted about between three £1/2 tables constantly, depending on where I perceived the value to be. No one seemed to mind in the least, except that is, for Ken, who said with a wry smile, "Here he comes again, he's like a great floating log!" I have absolutely no idea what he meant, but it tickled me so much that I had to sit out for three hands.

lol, where i come from a great floating log is something that no matter how many times you flush it always reappears. 

[Karabiner]

AFAIK Tony, when there are two identical tables one may normally request to be put on the "transfer" list.

Obviously the etiquette concerns the amount of money one leaves one table with and then sits down at the next with. Were you obliged to sit at the second table with the £700 that you had in front of you at table one ?

This tactic (which I am not suggesting you would consider) could be used as a form of weeding, which is why one is not normally allowed to move to a lower priced table from a higher one in many cardrooms.

[tikay]

AFAIK Tony, when there are two identical tables one may normally request to be put on the "transfer" list.

Obviously the etiquette concerns the amount of money one leaves one table with and then sits down at the next with. Were you obliged to sit at the second table with the £700 that you had in front of you at table one ?

This tactic (which I am not suggesting you would consider) could be used as a form of weeding, which is why one is not normally allowed to move to a lower priced table from a higher one in many cardrooms.

As part of my question, I said I'd sit down at the "other table" with exactly what I left the first table with. Which was £700, & at that stage, represented exactly "break-even" for me.

[RED-DOG]

Last night I stayed at the same £1/2 table all night. The night before, I flitted about between three £1/2 tables constantly, depending on where I perceived the value to be. No one seemed to mind in the least, except that is, for Ken, who said with a wry smile, "Here he comes again, he's like a great floating log!" I have absolutely no idea what he meant, but it tickled me so much that I had to sit out for three hands.

lol, where i come from a great floating log is something that no matter how many times you flush it always reappears. 

Lol. We call those "Molly Brown's"

[tikay]

AFAIK Tony, when there are two identical tables one may normally request to be put on the "transfer" list.

Obviously the etiquette concerns the amount of money one leaves one table with and then sits down at the next with. Were you obliged to sit at the second table with the £700 that you had in front of you at table one ?

This tactic (which I am not suggesting you would consider) could be used as a form of weeding, which is why one is not normally allowed to move to a lower priced table from a higher one in many cardrooms.

Very good point Ralph, & I imagine that could be exploited by some of the locals.

[Colchester Kev]

what about that mega pot you won with absolute shite ... EVEN YOU were embarrassed LOL

stop avoiding the question tikay ... i remember you saying to me and rooks that if that hand ever gets on the forum we are dead ... does that jog your memory a tad ??

[bobby1]

Last night I stayed at the same £1/2 table all night. The night before, I flitted about between three £1/2 tables constantly, depending on where I perceived the value to be. No one seemed to mind in the least, except that is, for Ken, who said with a wry smile, "Here he comes again, he's like a great floating log!" I have absolutely no idea what he meant, but it tickled me so much that I had to sit out for three hands.

lol, where i come from a great floating log is something that no matter how many times you flush it always reappears. 

Lol. We call those "Molly Brown's"

lol brilliant

[tikay]

what about that mega pot you won with absolute shite ... EVEN YOU were embarrassed LOL

Err.....

I had a set! Not at the time I bet, I grant you.

It was a bog-standard misread. Check check to me, I thought I had the goods, & bet out. I was more than a little discomfited by the 3 callers, but runner-runner perfect perfect bottom set got me over the line.

I nearly mucked rather than claim the pot, I have image to preserve you know.

[RED-DOG]

AFAIK Tony, when there are two identical tables one may normally request to be put on the "transfer" list.

Obviously the etiquette concerns the amount of money one leaves one table with and then sits down at the next with. Were you obliged to sit at the second table with the £700 that you had in front of you at table one ?

This tactic (which I am not suggesting you would consider) could be used as a form of weeding, which is why one is not normally allowed to move to a lower priced table from a higher one in many cardrooms.

Very good point Ralph, & I imagine that could be exploited by some of the locals.

IMHO moving to a lower priced table is nothing like weeding money off and staying on the same high stake table.

[RichEO]

Rich EO learned some expensive lessons too. He was going nicely, but Omaha can be cruel, & you are nerver a big favourite going in. He lost a massive pot to DC - I never saw the hand play - & was in bad shape, his £1k+ had dropped to a few hundred. Then, at 6 card Hi-Lo, he rammed with A-2-3-4-5-x. He hit his nut low. And so did TWO others. & he got sixth-ised.

Such is poker.

I got 6thed twice in a row with the nut low though, that was the nightmare. 2nd time I had the wheel but that was no good for high either.

Anyone interested in the hand I lost to DC? I'll post if so, I WAS a big favourite, despite what Tony says :p

I never saw "the big hand" between you & DC, Rich, but you are almost NEVER a big favourite (going in) in Omaha.

How about on the turn?

[tikay]

Rich EO learned some expensive lessons too. He was going nicely, but Omaha can be cruel, & you are nerver a big favourite going in. He lost a massive pot to DC - I never saw the hand play - & was in bad shape, his £1k+ had dropped to a few hundred. Then, at 6 card Hi-Lo, he rammed with A-2-3-4-5-x. He hit his nut low. And so did TWO others. & he got sixth-ised.

Such is poker.

I got 6thed twice in a row with the nut low though, that was the nightmare. 2nd time I had the wheel but that was no good for high either.

Anyone interested in the hand I lost to DC? I'll post if so, I WAS a big favourite, despite what Tony says :p

I never saw "the big hand" between you & DC, Rich, but you are almost NEVER a big favourite (going in) in Omaha.

How about on the turn?

Rich - it's the very nature of Omaha, that with so many possible combinations available, runner-runner beats are commonplace. A case can be argued for passing the NUTS on the Flop in certain circumstances, because there are "extensions" etc available.

Omaha players rarely complain about Bad Beats, because they are the very nature of Omaha, especially 5 & 6 card. If you intend to persevere with Omaha, you better get used to it, because that's the way Omaha is. Very much a maths game, & if you repeatedly go in with the maths edge, you'll do OK over time - but will endure some painful setbacks along the way.

The later, A-2-3-4-5 hand, where you got sixth-ised, is also a regular thing - anyone with any combination of A-2-3 is ikely to be in the hand, & so avoiding getting quartered can be the difference between profit & loss in Hi-Lo.

[Royal Flush]

Try 8 card high lo, or 5 card triple flop. Getting ironed in that is good fun

[tikay]

Thewy is a Luckbox. Official.

He sat in the "manic game" for a while last night, but it was too rich even for him, so he moved, but not before he'd nicked a near £1k Pot.

It was 6 card, & the hand was 6 handed, & the chips all started flying in on the Flop, & 4 players saw the river.

He got the lot. With top two pairs. In 6 card, 6 handed!

He then moved to a super-lairy Hold-Em Game, with Rob Yong, Chubbs, Greek Jack, Richard (who also moved across after winning a £1,800 Pot on the manic DC game), Big Micky Jones, etc.

Thewy departed at about 3am, over £2,000 to the good.

[tikay]

Try 8 card high lo, or 5 card triple flop. Getting ironed in that is good fun

My sphericals are a little on the small side for that Lord Chopper.

Is one allowed to gamble in Casinos these days?