Chompy's Recidivist 2010 G Luton League/Scrabble thread

[Drain Alien]

FFS

[Chompy]

Oops, I really shouldn't play tired, I'm as bad as there is when short of sleep.

[ X ] -1pt for the first to post the obv reply...

Decided a   was a good spot to check-raise all in out of the SB v cash player with   but didn't plan on him having  

Plenty of leagueites remaining, including young Scotty among the rarer birds. Sounds like Drainy has just been GG'd. More in the morning...

Name                 Played Won  2nd  3rd  Other   Pts      Score
2Tight               1      1    0    0    0       21       21.00
Ericredkite          1      0    0    1    0       15       15.00
W4SP                 1      0    0    0    1       11       11.00
Greg Sighmuns        5      2    0    0    1       41       8.20
Simon G              1      0    0    0    1       5        5.00
Jonnyplum            7      0    0    1    2       29       4.14
Luther               25     2    1    1    5       87       3.48
Unimaginative        12     2    0    1    1       40       3.33
Holdyfoldy           6      0    0    1    1       19       3.17
Celtic               3      0    0    0    1       8        2.67
Drain Alien          8      0    0    0    3       20       2.50
LittleRedRidingHood  7      0    1    0    1       17       2.43
Rockstar             16     1    1    0    1       32       2.00
British Gas          7      0    0    0    1       12       1.71
Pizzled              13     1    0    0    1       21       1.62
Sir Donksalot        6      0    0    0    1       7        1.17
Evil Edna            15     0    0    1    1       16       1.07
China Mug            20     0    0    0    3       18       0.90
Chompy               6      0    0    0    1       4        0.67
Xpressman            15     0    0    1    0       9        0.60
Gamblor              0      0    0    0    0       0        0
Pokermuppet          1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Free Rollin          1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Jeff Buftybarger     1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Rookie               1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Winkie               1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Inthebelly           2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Scotty               2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Snatiramas           2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Claw                 2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Pelham Boy           3      0    0    0    0       0        0
Tikay                4      0    0    0    0       0        0
RUHolding            4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Handsome Paul        4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Tightend             4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Lucky                5      0    0    0    0       0        0
Dingdell             5      0    0    0    0       0        0
Alex                 5      0    0    0    0       0        0
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Nirvana              10     0    0    0    0       0        0

Updated up to Wed 3 Feb

[Drain Alien]

Stupid game innit Chomps.

[Unimaginative]

What's wrong with taking on a soft eighteen against a picture, Chris?

Not the worst move in the world, if accounting for recent card history.

1st hand out of reshuffled deck....from the shoe...

i am most certainly not a blackjack pro obv...but y take when u have made hand and far too many cards that make ur hand ridic bad

[Unimaginative]

any1 wana rail on stars

cpoulton

[Unimaginative]

any1 know what points i get for 2nd place in 5500 runner field.... sigh lol

nice 5k wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[relaedgc]

What's wrong with taking on a soft eighteen against a picture, Chris?

Not the worst move in the world, if accounting for recent card history.

1st hand out of reshuffled deck....from the shoe...

i am most certainly not a blackjack pro obv...but y take when u have made hand and far too many cards that make ur hand ridic bad

While playing a natural eighteen in blackjack is a no-brainer, playing eighteen when you have a pair of nines dealt to you or a soft eighteen can sometimes be tricky. When dealt eighteen, a player should stand regardless of the dealer’s up card, unless the eighteen is soft or you have eighteen a pair of nines. In these cases, one must act based on what the dealer’s up card reveals.

Playing the soft eighteen

Even though there are only three totals that the dealer can hold that beat the eighteen (and one that causes a push), there are few instances where standing on a soft eighteen is the correct blackjack play. A blackjack player should only choose to stand with a soft eighteen when a dealer holds a two, seven or eight as their up card, as standing is the most profitable move. Should the dealer hold a three, four, five, or six, the blackjack player should double down. The likelihood of the dealer drawing to a bust, combined with the player getting a favorable card on their hit outweighs the likelihood that the player will be beat on the double down.

If the dealer holds a nine, ten, or ace as their up card, a blackjack player is best served taking a hit. If taking a hit with a soft eighteen, the player should then reassess their situation with the new total of their hand before deciding whether to proceed. For example, if the blackjack player holds Ace – Seven and the dealer shows a nine, the player hits. If the player receives an ace, ten, two, or three, they will automatically stand. If the player gets a nine, they will stand with seventeen. Should the blackjack player receive an eight, seven, six, five, or four however, they will have to take a hit when the dealer shows an up card of nine, face, or ace, as they are more profitable drawing another card than they are standing.

Playing the 9-9 in Blackjack

When a player is dealt nines out of the gate in blackjack, they are wise splitting them in all but three scenarios. When the dealer shows an Ace, face card, or a seven – the player can safely stand. If the dealer’s up card is anything other than an ace, face, or seven – the player should split the pair and play the split hand accordingly, as the likelihood of making a stronger or more playable hand is more likely.

[relaedgc]

And yes, I have nothing better to do than to research blackjack strategy.

[Chompy]

[ X ] Blackjack sure is a game of skill

[ X ] Aworldofpoker is currently buggered, hard disk probz ftw. You got last night's result Tighty? Anyone else?

Nice binkage Unimaginative, wp. You playing Walsall now?

[pizzled]

1st for me pls,holdy+china mug on final table aswell

[HOLDorFOLD]

1st for me pls,holdy+china mug on final table aswell

Can confirm PizPizPizzled won last night.  9th for me and 7th for China but no points for us as league points only down to 6th (offically 4 paid).

WP that man esp after your comeback 

[Chompy]

Name                 Played Won  2nd  3rd  Other   Pts      Score
2Tight               1      1    0    0    0       21       21.00
Ericredkite          1      0    0    1    0       15       15.00
W4SP                 1      0    0    0    1       11       11.00
Greg Sighmuns        5      2    0    0    1       41       8.20
Simon G              1      0    0    0    1       5        5.00
Jonnyplum            7      0    0    1    2       29       4.14
Luther               25     2    1    1    5       87       3.48
Unimaginative        12     2    0    1    1       40       3.33
Holdyfoldy           6      0    0    1    1       19       3.17
Pizzled              13     2    0    0    1       36       2.77
Celtic               3      0    0    0    1       8        2.67
Drain Alien          8      0    0    0    3       20       2.50
LittleRedRidingHood  7      0    1    0    1       17       2.43
Rockstar             16     1    1    0    1       32       2.00
British Gas          7      0    0    0    1       12       1.71
Sir Donksalot        6      0    0    0    1       7        1.17
Evil Edna            15     0    0    1    1       16       1.07
China Mug            20     0    0    0    3       18       0.90
Chompy               6      0    0    0    1       4        0.67
Xpressman            15     0    0    1    0       9        0.60
Gamblor              0      0    0    0    0       0        0
Pokermuppet          1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Free Rollin          1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Jeff Buftybarger     1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Rookie               1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Winkie               1      0    0    0    0       0        0
Inthebelly           2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Scotty               2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Snatiramas           2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Claw                 2      0    0    0    0       0        0
Pelham Boy           3      0    0    0    0       0        0
Tikay                4      0    0    0    0       0        0
RUHolding            4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Handsome Paul        4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Tightend             4      0    0    0    0       0        0
Lucky                5      0    0    0    0       0        0
Dingdell             5      0    0    0    0       0        0
Alex                 5      0    0    0    0       0        0
_____________________________________________________________
Nirvana              10     0    0    0    0       0        0

Updated up to Thu 4 Feb

Pizzled turned up late and took the seat of some young dude who'd had aces cracked for all his chips and then didn't rebuy. He duly turned it into a procession - another 15pts in the bag.
Otherwise, nothing doing, with HoldyFoldy and China Mug final tabling but failing to make the cash pozzies.

[Lucky]

1st for me pls,holdy+china mug on final table aswell

Well done !

[relaedgc]

YES! Get in, Gav.

I knew you'd deliver those points if I annoyed you enough.

[Chompy]

'Gotcha' (A.Gotch)                               195
'G-Man's Perfect Night In' (G.Rodge)             132
'The Rock-Steady Crew' (P.Noonan)                128
'Most Of The Time They Can't Call' (G.Wheldon)   90
'A Glass Half Full' (G.Snitcherson)              72
'I'll Never Be As Good As Chompy' (V.Calenti)    71
'Jonny’s Plums' (D.Johnson)                      69
'Alien Attack' (D.Allen)                         69
'If You Can't Beat'Em, Join'Em' (G.Dealer)       68
'Hurrah, It's The Luton Rifles' (M.Jarvis)       67
'Sad Muppet Time' (D.Colton)                     63
'Prime Beef' (J.Buffenbarger)                    58
'Re-Binked' (A.McBride)                          56
'Fake Madrid' (G.Symons)                         54
'Deer's Testicles FTW' (G.Kan)                   52
'Edna's All Stars' (E.Adams)                     43
'TV's Anthony Kendall' (A.Kendall)               42
'Holdorfantasyfolk' (M.Bashir)                   37
'Property Express All-Stars' (I.Needleman)       21
'Muck All In' (C.Poulton)                        19
'Ball Till U Fall’ (A.Martin)                    17
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'League Of Unlikely Donklemen' (D.Onksalot)      15
'Last Men Standing' (P.Ephremsen)                12

Gavin 'Chaka' Kan was always going to score points in this jobbie and I've only just realised he's in seven lists. Mucho respecto from the Luton faithful for the blessed one.
Another 15pts added on in lots of places = congestion in mid-table. Rockstar remains clear at the top though.