Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Card_Shark]

Good luck Tom.

[Dingdell]

Good luck Tom - get it won. x

[tikay]

I spoke to Red this evening, & he had Finalled - nothing new there - & was low chips - ditto.

Let's hope he finished the job, but he's made a profit wherever he finishes, so well done him.

[RED-DOG]

Steve Jelinek and I had been sparring a little during levels I and 2. We had messed about in a couple of pots, and honours were about even. We have played together scores of times and we know each others game well, but he was button to my big blind and I was determined not to let him get too far above his station.

With blinds at 100/200 I find pocket tens and make it 700 to go and Steve smooth-calles from the sb.

We see a 679 rainbow flop and Steve comes out betting for 1000.

I have no real idea where I am, I don't know how to interpret his smooth-call pre flop, but I have an overpair to the board and a gutshot straight draw, I make it 1000 with 2000 more, Steve smooth-calls, eek!!

I know now that I have made a balls-up, but I have almost 7000 chips behind, I can get away and live to fight another day. Then, the turn comes an ace.

I'm watching Steve from the corner of my eye as the ace falls, and I'm convinced that he doesn't like it. He checks.

Suddenly, I think have a chance to win this pot. I know he doesn't have an ace in his hand, I suspect that he has an overpair to the flop. Of course, he may have flopped a set, but I just don't think so. If I push here, I don't think he can call.

Then, at the last moment, I chicken out. I bet 3000. I convince myself that it will look stronger than pushing all in.

Steve goes into the tank. It was only about a minute, but for him, that’s a huge dwell. Eventually, he calls.

The river is a blank. Steve checks, and, bottle gone, I check behind him. He turns over QQ to take the pot.

If I had shown a little more courage and pushed all in, he would have passed. Bugger!

I am furous with myself. I’ve donked off most of my chips with the worst hand, and then when I have the chance to win the pot, I go all big girls blouse-fied. I’m such a wimp.

OK, I have to forget that now. I still have over 3.5k left, blinds still only 100/200, perhaps I can still get back in it....

[RED-DOG]

The one good thing about a short stack is that people realise that you are desperate and are therefore more likely to double you up.

The next hand after my clash with Steve, I find AJ in the big blind. There are 4 limpers so I make it 1000 to go leaving myself about 2500 behind.

I get two callers. One is a Mr Chundra, (sp) a real calling station two seats to my left, and the other is a young black man in my small blind.I don't know his name, but he has a very aggressive game and is a real handful.

The flop comes a beautiful xxJ, and Mr aggressive bets out for 3000. I call all in and Mr Chundra passes. Mr Aggressive has KJ and thankfully my AJ stands up. I'm up to 10k

A couple of hands later, I limp into a 5 way pot with KQ of clubs, the flop comes K high 2 clubs. When the dust clears, I'm up to 14k.

So, it's five minutes after my cock-up with the pocket tens, and I've gone from shorty to well above average.

Lucky boy. 

[Laxie]

WELL DONE!!!      With so many comps to choose from this week-end, sounds like you made a great pick.

[RED-DOG]

WELL DONE!!!      With so many comps to choose from this week-end, sounds like you made a great pick.

Thanks!

The £300 at walsall is the best regular comp on the curcuit, and has been for a long time IMHO.

That being said, the £300 at dtd next week is going to be a doozy.

[RED-DOG]

I played pocket tens against Steve Jelinek again not long after, this time he raised it to 800 and I  re-raised to 2400. A bit aggressive for me I know, I think I was a scared dog showing it's teeth.

The flop came K high and Steve checked it, I should have bet, but I checked behind. The moment was past, we checked turn and river. Another one to him, sigh!

My only other day one excitement came from the wonderful Mr Chundra.

Mr Chundra was a small, neat impeccably dressed Asian gentlemen who did two things with monotonous regularity, one was calling bets with any two cards, and the other was making the most humourless jokes imaginable, and then falling about laughing, (Which was hilarious and made us laugh, which only encouraged him).

Anyway, Mr Chundra makes a minimum raise from UTG, he also makes a joke that is so horrendous that he disappears beneath the table and re-emerges with tears in his eyes.

I hate passing my big blind to a minimum raise, so I call with 2 3 off suit.

The board comes 8 9 2, I bet 1200, Mr C calls.

The turn is a 6, I check. Mr C checks and makes a joke that is so awful that for a moment, I consider calling a paramedic because I'm sure he laughed so hard that has stopped breathing.

The river is a 3. I check, and Mr C bets 1200. I make it 1200 with 1200 more and after a huge dwell while he squirms all over the chair, at one point almost tearing his cards in half, he calls and shows K 10.

He is beside himself with rage when he sees my hand, "How can I call his raise with that?" Credit due, he quickly regains control, and even cracks a dreadful one liner, but I know that inside, he is still steaming

The very next hand, I find AA in the small blind and I min-raise to 1200 on Mr Chundra's big blind. "Raise" he says, and makes it 6k to go. Bravely I move all in for 9k more, Mr C calls in a flash and shows AK.

There is a brief heart in mouth moment as he picks up a flush draw on the turn, but thankfully my AA stands up and barring accidents, I'm in good shape for day 2.

[RED-DOG]

Well I've fallen off the wagon more times than an oversize wheel rim, but today my diet re-starts in earnest.

No longer will my name be mentioned alongside such bloaters as tikay, Chili, Dewi Cool, Rod Paradise et al. The new svelte Red starts here.

Now, if you will excuse me for a moment, I'm just going too weigh myself. I will report my starting weight, and my new, lower weight every Monday.

15st 1lb 

Smoke me a lettuce.....

I think Tom, to be fair, a man of your not inconsiderable girtrh ought to be able to lose a stone or so quite quickly. The first 4 stone should be easy. It'll become tougher once you get down to the upper 13 stone region - my weight, as it happens.

14st 11lb at to day's weigh in, thats a loss of 4lb.

Read it and weep, fat boy!

[tikay]

Well I've fallen off the wagon more times than an oversize wheel rim, but today my diet re-starts in earnest.

No longer will my name be mentioned alongside such bloaters as tikay, Chili, Dewi Cool, Rod Paradise et al. The new svelte Red starts here.

Now, if you will excuse me for a moment, I'm just going too weigh myself. I will report my starting weight, and my new, lower weight every Monday.

15st 1lb 

Smoke me a lettuce.....

I think Tom, to be fair, a man of your not inconsiderable girtrh ought to be able to lose a stone or so quite quickly. The first 4 stone should be easy. It'll become tougher once you get down to the upper 13 stone region - my weight, as it happens.

14st 11lb at to day's weigh in, thats a loss of 4lb.

Read it and weep, fat boy!

Sigh........less of the fattist ageism please. And more of this Tourney Report, which takes Tourney Reports to a new level, it's a cracking read Tom.

[Dewi_cool]

Darlleniad da iawn

[LLevan]

Well I've fallen off the wagon more times than an oversize wheel rim, but today my diet re-starts in earnest.

No longer will my name be mentioned alongside such bloaters as tikay, Chili, Dewi Cool, Rod Paradise et al. The new svelte Red starts here.

Now, if you will excuse me for a moment, I'm just going too weigh myself. I will report my starting weight, and my new, lower weight every Monday.

15st 1lb 

Smoke me a lettuce.....

I think Tom, to be fair, a man of your not inconsiderable girtrh ought to be able to lose a stone or so quite quickly. The first 4 stone should be easy. It'll become tougher once you get down to the upper 13 stone region - my weight, as it happens.

14st 11lb at to day's weigh in, thats a loss of 4lb.

Read it and weep, fat boy!

Sigh........less of the fattist ageism please. And more of this Tourney Report, which takes Tourney Reports to a new level, it's a cracking read Tom.

As always another great report from Mr Red Dog...................I guess being as it was a 2 day tourney we can look forward to the Day 2 report tomorrow morning after Tom has lit his fire and put his feet up.

[Singheee]

I was on the table when u had the 2-3 i was next to mr chundra lol he was steaming lol well i guess he wont be min raising your big blind again. So who won the comp in the end lol im guessin your gettin 2 that lol no patience me lol

[byronkincaid]

so the aggressive young black guy and the angry asian were beaten by the cunning gypsy

[RED-DOG]

Day two at Walsall.

I, along with several others, asked Danny (Card room super) as we bagged our chips the night before, what time kick off was next day. He told us 3pm, so we arrive at 2:30pm only to find that the casino doesn’t open until 3pm and the comp re-starts at 3:30.

Danny is a terrific Supervisor. Quiet and efficient, like his namesake at dtd. He’s also ever so slightly better looking, although that’s not saying much, either one could turn milk sour. I made a mental note to call him a tosser when I saw him, and retired to my car to listen to radio 4.

We get started bang on time. Well, 3:35 but who’s counting? I am full of confidence and I have slightly over average chips. I like my table; the only fly in the ointment is the fact that because we are down to 20 players, the other two tables have 7 players each, while we are 6 handed.

First hand I am in the big blind. (800/1600) It gets folded around to Jelinek who is now my small blind, he makes it up. I have a bag of spanners, so I decline the option.

The flop comes J high, and Steve bets out for 4k. I have no hand, no draw. I pass.

Next time it is my bb I have decided that I will raise Steve if he makes up, and call if he raises. When you’re 6 handed, the blinds come around too quickly to let someone steal them too often.

It’s folded around to Steve again, and he does make up. I have dross again but am committed to raising all the same. Just as I reach for my chips, I notice that they are breaking one of the other tables. For some reason, this causes me to change my mind and I check. This time the flop comes A high, and Steve bets out 5k, damn him. He has me covered by about 2/1, I hate this, I feel like I’m fast becoming his bitch, but I pass.

Now we are 9 handed. Room to breathe.

Once again it is my bb and it’s folded around to Steve in the sb, (I think the other players were doing it just to see what would happen).

Once again, he makes up. I look at my cards and find K Q of diamonds. I make it 6k to go, leaving about 27k behind. Immediately, he moves all in for about 60k.

I smooth down my dress, clasp my handbag tightly to my bosom, and pass.