Robs 37/6 heads up record is against some of the best on line and live players in this country. With Rob being Rob it is not very often you will see his blog bringing up hands that Rob has actually won. He tends to post about the ones where he losses or thinks he has made a mistake. This blog is one of the exceptions although it does question if the call is a bad one.
http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/blog.php?profile=4This villan happened to be a mate of mine and this was the night Alex spoke about when i had turned upto play the £5/£10 but ended up playing everything else. We arrived too late and the game was already full. As my mate is known for being an "action player" the table agreed that they would make the game 9 handed if he sat with £5 grand.
Everything had just about finished when this heads up game started and i was fortunate enough to be able to watch from inside the Vip room. me being me i cant sit still for more than 5 minutes (unless playing). So after stroking Robs dog and chatting to kerrie i was pretty bored and probably fell asleep.
During the hand in question i looked up to see a crowd of 4 or 5 guys starring through the glass (usually they have the current running through the glass so you cant see in). Thats when i heard my mate say "all in". Well me being me and as subtle as a brick i immediatly jumped up for a better look (what a dick). I dont think either he or Rob were bluffed into thinking that i really wanted to go for a piss but at the time it was the first excuse that came into my head. I went and stood out side with the former lap club owner (James iirc but probably aint that coz he is Iranian). My mate had insta shoved according to the crowd and they all thought he was strong and Rob cant call. They were saying my mates got "it" but intrestingly none of them could say what "it" was lol.
Rob does not emphasise how long he contemplated this call for. He must have played this hand through his head and and out loud for a good 5 minutes before making the call. As Rob pointed out my mate looked increasingly more uncomfortable the longer Rob thought. When Rob called and the cards flipped over you got the snap change of mind from the rail who said things like "oh easy call, your mate had to do that move to win the hand and oh a £4k call means nothing to Rob". I shook my head and said Rob made the call because he thought he had won the hand. Pure and simple he knew he was winning and nothing else.
After chatting with Rob outside about his car and former arab owners as soon as i got in my mates car i asked him about the shove. He told me that he had played the hand strong because of the flopped/turn draws. He believed that his Ace high may have been good on the river but felt for sure that Rob would pass all marginal hands and would need an abso monster to call. He said he looked confident with his shove , because he was, but within seconds knew that Rob had him beat as Rob started talking. i said he needed to work on looking cool because he was shaking like a shitting dog. I asked if he felt sick at losing the hand and he said " no its ONLY 7 grand. What really hurts is losing the game and that i ALMOST beat one of the best heads up players i've played."
good luck Alex rooting for you
Author