Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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A question for the cash game players.


Supposing you have plenty of choice, and in the absence of other information, would you sit at a cash table with the biggest average pot, or the most players seeing flops, and why?

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After a week or so, I was more or less settled in Coalville, so early one Sunday morning, I hitched a Rice box to my pickup and slipped away quietly to collect Henry’s mare. I didn’t make a song and dance about her imminent arrival, but that didn’t prevent a small band of local horsemen with nothing better to do on a Sunday morning than make ribald comments from forming a welcoming committee.

I intended to turn her out to pasture along with my others and those belonging to raggy back Jack’s Jimmy, but not until after she had foaled. In the meanwhile I had found a nice little paddock within walking distance of the trailers to put her in.

Just before noon, Henry’s mare and I landed home. Any thoughts I might have had of giving her a quick once over and slipping her into the paddock unnoticed were soon dispelled.

“That’s a nice mare you’ve got there Tom,” Says Goolie John, (so named because he was born in Goole,) he is the ringleader of the piss-take brigade. “I see you went for the family model”

I held my tongue; I know I have to take my medicine, anything I say will just be used as ammunition.

“What do mean, family model?” Enquires one of his sidekicks with a well-rehearsed look of innocence on his face.

“Well” Says Goolie, “Her backs so long, the whole family can ride her at once”

This caused much thigh slapping hilarity, as did a few other old chestnuts.

“Where did you buy that extra large halter?

“Don’t pay by the head for her grazing, it will cost you a fortune!”

“That’s not just a mare, it’s a nightmare” Etc etc.

They were good lads, but news of my purchase had reached them on the grapevine, and they weren’t about to pass up the opportunity of a little fun at my expense. Eventually, most of them tired of the game and wandered off in search of their dinner, and I was left with just Henry’s mare and Goolie John for company. As I rubbed her down and checked her over he asked me in all seriousness, “What ever possessed you to buy her Tom?” “I can’t reckon you up”

Piss taking aside, John was a good friend, and a first class horseman, so I sat him down and I told him.” This mare is as well bred as any you have ever seen John. She’s in foal to Eddie Batty’s little stallion, and he’s left one or two beauties lately. I saw him yoked in Pencil Fred’s dray with a set of Giddins straps on him, and he was a proper road full. It might be a bit of a long shot, but I think her foal could turn out to be the business.

“Well I still think you’re a dindler,” he said with a wry smile on his face, but you could be on to something.

Every day after I came home from work, I would walk down to the paddock with a couple of slices of bread or a few potato peelings, and as I fed them to Henry’s mare, I would scratch her mane and take a quick peek between her hind legs to see if she had sprung a bag yet. She went a bit longer than I expected her to, but in due course, she bagged up and I knew my wait was almost over.

Until now, I had been patience personified, but suddenly, I was overcome with excitement and anticipation. It was like watching a roulette wheele as it slows down and the ball comes bobbling toward the section that contains your “Big” number, the one with the black chips on it. Or watching the dealer turn the cards when you’re heads up for the tournament, all in with QQ v AK. Come on…. One Time!!!!

Like her mother before her, she managed to fool everyone and have her foal in private. I checked on her in the morning and she hadn’t even waxed up. So I went to work thinking that nothing would happen until at least tomorrow night, then as I was driving home at about 5pm I got a phone call. It was Goolie John.

“You’re mare’s foaled” he said, his voice very matter of fact.

“What did she have John?” I asked, my heart pounding.

“A black colt” he replied.

A black colt. Damn! The worst sex, and the worst colour. I felt totally deflated, and I heaved a huge sigh of disappointment.

“I know!” “It’s a bastard ain’t it?” Goolie’s voice came loud in my ear; I had forgotten that I was still on the phone.

“Tell you what” He carried on, I’ll buy him if you like.”

“Eh?” “ Why do you want to buy a black colt?” I asked him. I realised that I was sitting bold upright in my seat and gripping the phone fit to crush it”

“Er well… I thought I would run him on and then have him gelded and use him to draw that old hearse I’ve been doing up, him being black an all….”

“What a load of bulshit!” I shouted down the phone. “Tell me what he’s like”

“He’s the best I’ve ever seen,” He said softly, “and believe me Tom, I’ve seen a lot.”

I can’t remember if the conversation ended there, or if we talked some more. I didn’t know (or care) if I was on this earth or Fullers. All I knew was that I was going home to see my foal as quickly as possible.

As I drove, John’s words kept echoing in my mind.

“The best I have ever seen…..”

[dik9]

You buggar, you always stop at the best bit!!!

[boldie]

You buggar, you always stop at the best bit!!!

What he said!..dammit!

[Karabiner]

I'm in suspenders....

[Longy]

A question for the cash game players.


Supposing you have plenty of choice, and in the absence of other information, would you sit at a cash table with the biggest average pot, or the most players seeing flops, and why?

Most players seeing the flop. The pot average can get massively skewed by the odd big pot, whereas the players seeing the flop is a more stable figure.

I don't look at either to be honest and use pt/pahud to choose which tables i sit at.

[Rod Paradise]

You buggar, you always stop at the best bit!!!

What he said!..dammit!

Aye! Come on Red, that's a terrible place to leave the story!

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Try using a forum that deals with a subject that you desperately need information on, but know absolutely nothing about and to will see just how scary an experience it can be.

Instead of jumping on me for being stupid, these guys really looked after me.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=18358


Be nice to the newbies. One day, you might be one youelf.

[Bongo]

I fail to see why you'd want to disable virtual memory to gain diskspace 

[Laxie]

More importantly, I fail to see what it has to do with part two of the foal tale?! 

OK, fair enough.  Very nice of them to be so nice so quick, but come on!!!  We're still waiting for part 2!!!

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More importantly, I fail to see what it has to do with part two of the foal tale?! 

OK, fair enough.  Very nice of them to be so nice so quick, but come on!!!  We're still waiting for part 2!!!

I will try to post the concluding part of the story later. It's still as vivid in my mind's eye as if it was yesterday.

Expect the unexpected.

[tikay]

Get on with the foal story Tom!

What do we want?

When do we want it?

PS - I add "please" 3 times.

PS - How about "pretty please"?

[Colchester Kev]

Try using a forum that deals with a subject that you desperately need information on, but know absolutely nothing about and to will see just how scary an experience it can be.

Instead of jumping on me for being stupid, these guys really looked after me.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=18358


Be nice to the newbies. One day, you might be one youelf.

the guy you bought it from seems to need money for the bookies

ok, uninstall the 2 poker games if you don't need them.


That quote from molly made me chuckle ...

She was very good and patient with you mate... you were lucky to get a good un there.

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the guy you bought it from seems to need money for the bookies

ok, uninstall the 2 poker games if you don't need them.


That quote from molly made me chuckle ...

I know, it made me lol too.

[Claw75]

the guy you bought it from seems to need money for the bookies

ok, uninstall the 2 poker games if you don't need them.


That quote from molly made me chuckle ...

I know, it made me lol too.

me three