This whole trip report is one long slow roll (although not the best all trip- more about how much I hate Blatch later)
So where were we? K. I'm moved to another table abs buzzing once again. I move once more to- guess what? A table full of nits! Although there's one gent sitting on an impressive stack, Sunderland shirt wrapped around is shoulders, cap dothed. Who is it? It's only Richard mfkin Ashby. FML he's two to my left too!!!!
Now I don't know if you know this. It's one of the best kept secrets in poker but wtf.... I'll let the cat out of the bag. 99.9% of poker players think they're far better than they actually are. And when they sit down with some truly great players rather than readjust their game and adapt to new surroundings, they think "huh- it's Richard Ashby. He's only human. I'm gonna cold 5 bet him with 10 4 off suit. He's shit!" Not me tho! I respect players who are the top of their game and just watching Richard play was educational.
So anyway, I'm in the hijack with 10, 4 off suit and make it 7600 at blinds 1500/3000. As soon as Chufty reaches for chips I decide that I may have to readjust my late psitin raising range from any 2 to any 2 that add up to 16 or above. Chufy doesn't 3 bet however, he does smething far more scary. He peels. And he was doing this against me a lot! Not only that, he was peeling most flops against me too. I decide that rather than try and play OOP against the best player prbably left in the field (James Dempsey ftw obv. PS: need staking for the GUKPT grand finak, k thx) I'll start opening tighter and re raising the weaker players lighter. This plan works as Chufty obv readjusts to my readjustment and starts folding. Basically, he knows that I know that he's calling me a lot so he als knows that I will tighten up therefore his peeling range will tighten cos he knows I'll be winning on a lot of flops. What he doesn't know is that I know he knows that I'm raising ltighter therefore I re-readjust my opening range and snigger a little when I open 92 in late position in everyone folds.
! Take that Chufty!
One significant pot I play against Chufty. He limps utg. I make in the sb and the bb checks. I have J10 and the flop comes Q93. I decide to lead for 6600 and Chufty calls. No need to wait as the turn comes an 8. I decide to lead right ut again for 12800 and Chufty calls. The
on the river puts a flush and a four card straight out there. What a great card to bet! My range is so polarised if I lead he's bound to pay me off light! How much to bet? Hmmmmm- wait a min. This is Chufty. He could have back doored hearts. I should check call here. Keep the pot small. I mean he can break me. He's a great player. CHECK! Chufty Checks. Yu fkin idiot George!!! WTF are you doing??? I take down the pot but am not pleased with my pussy poker. There'll be no more of that later.
I nick a few small pots of the nits and when 4 hands left are announced me and Chufty collude obv as the big stacks and take 2 a piece. I finish the day as Chip daddy, 273k and head back to the hotel with the boys. 3 of us have made it unfortunately Blatch fell early after Simon trumper out played him in back t back pots and Kev got unlucky when he open shipped 40k at 400/800 and got called by A10. We chill out the hotel bar for a bit and a few laughs are had..... I mention the Irish flag I'm about to ship and go to bed saying I'm going t play the 5am and take it down back to back. That sure happened! I fall asleep about 3am dreaming of the final table.....
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