Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Saw this on 2+2 and wondered

Had 2337 in the Bb see a free flop 4 way, lead a 37Kr flop, older dude with iPad and sky poker patch calls, K turn, I fire a good sized bet, he calls, my hand is almost always good here and as I decide what my next action in another ****ing K comes on the river, I check he fires small I wanna puke and fold, lucky ****

Ha!

Guess it would be hard to plead "Not Guilty" to that. I am very well-respected on 2+2, I have the coveted "LolPro" status there.

I don't recall the hand, but I'm pretty sure I know the kid concerned. He keeps an Online Diary, where he recalls, in aching detail, every street of every hand he loses (how can these fucking idiots call) & every hand he wins (trapped the fish a treat).

He claims he is 100% staked for both cash & Tourneys, & appears to have several backers in each.

He educated us all, too, telling us how badly we played every hand. It was after the WSOP $3k Final, which was streamed, & he said did you see how lolbad they all were. If I just had the money to enter, I'd wipe the floor with them.

Shortly after saying that, he somehow got the lot in pre with 7-7-8-9, which must be as near to the worst starting hand in PLO8 as it is possible to get. 7, 8 & 9 are the so-called "bandit cards", & if you have any of those in your hand in PLO8, it is immediately devalued. He had all of them!

He bluffed endlessly, too. Bluffing in PLO8 needs extreme care, there are only certain specific boards where you can even contemplate it. 

Yes yes, of course mate. Plays poker every day of his life, does not have a penny to his name, & his arse is hanging out of his trousers. Proper pro, him

Anyway, I plead guilty, but my mitigation is I'm a fish. I know a lot about concrete though, if that helps?

That tickled me all weekend, thanks Simon. He was not the worst player I encountered, & if time permits, I'll write about him in due course. A classic case of do not disrespect technically bad players.   

I'm aching to go back & play PLO8 & PLO for a week or two, if time, circumstances & money permit. Never had such a good time.

Yeah I read his diary thingy/ trip reports in the "las Vegas Lifestyle" board.

Glad to see its not just me that thinks he is not the worlds greatest too

That be him.

It is an endless series of how do all these idiots get lucky against me all the time, when I'm so much better than them?

Anyone who has the temerity to beat him in a hand is a (a variety of adjectives deleted), & when he wins, it's all skill baby.

The poor lad does not understand how poker, & life, works.

 

[tikay]

There's a nice round of each tourney at Luton tonight if you're at a loose end..

Does Chompy play ROE?

The mind boggles.

Unfortunately not, he struggles enough with two cards, to start trying to get to grips with 4.

I'm in Brighton Tuesday and Wednesday...

For the GUKPT thing?

Any PLO8 or PLO Tourneys?

I'm not terribly fond of Brighton Grosvenor to be honest, whereas The Rendezvous is excellent for atmo, banter & parking.

Anyway, live poker players all suck. All of them. I read that somewhere. 

[tikay]

Mr K - One to add to the list.

Danny Bakers autobiography - Going to Sea in Sieve, it is a remarkable book.

Well written, appears honest, while he seems to have made his way in life after having a fine childhood and upbringing, has enjoyed everything he has done and the trappings that came in life through his hardwork and dedication.  He has a stable home and family, has avoided controversy (in the main) while in the public eye and he still manages to be polite and honest to those around him.  Almost unique in today's world I would think.

His style is to the point, but with a descriptive power that just oozes enthusiasm for whatever he has done with his life - his passion for sport, music and triva is so engaging. It really is up there with the best autobiography's I have read, cant recommend it enough.

Top work Nakor, thank you.

Added to list.

I adore Danny, & he has led quite a life.

In some ways he has under-achieved, he is FAR more gifted & talented, & in so many ways, than most, but really, he has succeeded in life, because he is happy with his lot.

As you can imagine, he gets quite a few mentions in the excellent Chris Evans series of autobios, "Memoirs of a Fruitcake". Kindred spirits, I'd say. 

[celtic]

There's a nice round of each tourney at Luton tonight if you're at a loose end..

Does Chompy play ROE?

The mind boggles.

Unfortunately not, he struggles enough with two cards, to start trying to get to grips with 4.

I'm in Brighton Tuesday and Wednesday...

For the GUKPT thing?

Any PLO8 or PLO Tourneys?

I'm not terribly fond of Brighton Grosvenor to be honest, whereas The Rendezvous is excellent for atmo, banter & parking.

Anyway, live poker players all suck. All of them. I read that somewhere. 

£75 Omaha comp on Thursday, but we will be gone by then. Agree about the rendezvous, played there a couple of times and much nicer.

[kinboshi]

Massive:

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/07/google-internet-traffic/

[tikay]

Massive:

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/07/google-internet-traffic/

Simply unbelievable.

By spooky coincidence, given that I just mentioned Chris Evans, I first heard of google on his original Radio 1 Breakfast Show, before he entetred his loopy phase from which he has now thankfully emerged.

He said that the reaction time was near instantaneous. In those days, we were all on dial up, & it took several minutes for a page to load. They never advertised then, but word of mouth did the trick, & we were soon all hooked.

I suppose the EEC or whoever will file Anti-Trust lawsuits against them soon, for being too successful, as they did with Microsoft.

It is a weird world when successful businesses are maligned for being successful.

Next door, on Company Lappies, the default Search Engine is "Bing", which is Microsoft. It really is very poor compared to google.

Anti-competitive practices? Maybe. But I'm a grown up now, & I'll deal with it myself thank you.

If I tried to figure out what stuff has changed my life for the better and worse more than anything, I'm sure the internet would be near the top of the list. Everything good & bad is there. I mean, here.

[Tal]

You might be able to change your default search engine.

If you open your internet browser wotsit, in the top right, where your search engine bit roams, there could be a drop down arrow. If so, click on it and select Find More Providers, if Google isn't there already as an option.

[tikay]

You might be able to change your default search engine.

If you open your internet browser wotsit, in the top right, where your search engine bit roams, there could be a drop down arrow. If so, click on it and select Find More Providers, if Google isn't there already as an option.

Browser?

[Tal]

You might be able to change your default search engine.

If you open your internet browser wotsit, in the top right, where your search engine bit roams, there could be a drop down arrow. If so, click on it and select Find More Providers, if Google isn't there already as an option.

Browser?

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[iangascoigne]

   Love this diary.

[tikay]

  Love this diary.

Ha!

You are a man of fine, but weird, tastes, Ian.

How did that lad of yours turn out so bad?

PS - thank you.

[Tal]

  Love this diary.

Ha!

You are a man of fine, but weird, tastes, Ian.

How did that lad of yours turn out so bad?

PS - thank you.

Now now! Mr Gascoigne Jr went to the fourth highest ranked college in the finest academic institution in the world (well, behind Sheffield obv - gotta play to the masses, see?):

Tompkins Table 2013 - top 10 colleges

The table ranks colleges on a points system with five points for a first, three for a 2:1, two for a 2:2 and one for a third. (2012 position) % score [% Firsts].

1 (1) Trinity, 73.66% [41.7%]
2 (4) Pembroke, 70.85% [33.7%]
3 (8) Trinity Hall, 68.94% [28.1%]
4 (2) Emmanuel, 68.72% [30.5%]
5 (5) Churchill, 68.17% [28.3%]
6 (7) Jesus, 67.47% [27.1%]
7 (12) Queens', 66.89% [26.3%]
8 (9) Christ's, 66.76% [24.7%]
9 (10) St Catharine's, 66.51% [26.9%]
10 (18) Peterhouse, 66.41% [27.8%]

[gouty]

Saw this on 2+2 and wondered

Had 2337 in the Bb see a free flop 4 way, lead a 37Kr flop, older dude with iPad and sky poker patch calls, K turn, I fire a good sized bet, he calls, my hand is almost always good here and as I decide what my next action in another ****ing K comes on the river, I check he fires small I wanna puke and fold, lucky ****

Ha!

Guess it would be hard to plead "Not Guilty" to that. I am very well-respected on 2+2, I have the coveted "LolPro" status there.

I don't recall the hand, but I'm pretty sure I know the kid concerned. He keeps an Online Diary, where he recalls, in aching detail, every street of every hand he loses (how can these fucking idiots call) & every hand he wins (trapped the fish a treat).

He claims he is 100% staked for both cash & Tourneys, & appears to have several backers in each.

He educated us all, too, telling us how badly we played every hand. It was after the WSOP $3k Final, which was streamed, & he said did you see how lolbad they all were. If I just had the money to enter, I'd wipe the floor with them.

Shortly after saying that, he somehow got the lot in pre with 7-7-8-9, which must be as near to the worst starting hand in PLO8 as it is possible to get. 7, 8 & 9 are the so-called "bandit cards", & if you have any of those in your hand in PLO8, it is immediately devalued. He had all of them!

He bluffed endlessly, too. Bluffing in PLO8 needs extreme care, there are only certain specific boards where you can even contemplate it. 

Yes yes, of course mate. Plays poker every day of his life, does not have a penny to his name, & his arse is hanging out of his trousers. Proper pro, him

Anyway, I plead guilty, but my mitigation is I'm a fish. I know a lot about concrete though, if that helps?

That tickled me all weekend, thanks Simon. He was not the worst player I encountered, & if time permits, I'll write about him in due course. A classic case of do not disrespect technically bad players.   

I'm aching to go back & play PLO8 & PLO for a week or two, if time, circumstances & money permit. Never had such a good time.

Yeah I read his diary thingy/ trip reports in the "las Vegas Lifestyle" board.

Glad to see its not just me that thinks he is not the worlds greatest too

That be him.

It is an endless series of how do all these idiots get lucky against me all the time, when I'm so much better than them?

Anyone who has the temerity to beat him in a hand is a (a variety of adjectives deleted), & when he wins, it's all skill baby.

The poor lad does not understand how poker, & life, works.

 

I have read loads of poker blogs including this guys, in fact it's what I do a lot at work. I find it fascinating how people play and blog and how the playing styles and blogging styles are so similar. If anything it's taught me to be prepared to play both tag and lag in live events if needed.

Pretty sure yours is the best blog tikay because you never really know what will be on here. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and turn my thingy on and I have been on wiki looking at bridges when I returned from the pub. Wtf?

Ruprt E
Alex
Pokerdad

These are all in the top 5 along with anything Channing writes. His writing is getting better as he is getting older and grumpier. Imagine what he will be like at your age Tikay?

[Marky147]

Charming fellow

Whose blog is that little excerpt from?

[redsimon]

Charming fellow

Whose blog is that little excerpt from?

Guy called NorcalJew on 2+2... actually quite a funny read when you cut thru' the "why oh why" stuff. Mostly post on the LVL sub board there