An Ape and a notebook, how long will it take?

[Doobs]

As he re-enters into today, Jake Cody's heart sinks as he realises he has the prospect of a poker lesson incoming...

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The good diary of John Black  Age 12 3/4

Tom Ambler raises to 400

I look down at A-2 suited.

Yippee, I can play the Ace-deuce game

I peel, consider the min click float jam strategy but decide to play small-ball as tighty is watching. and So, more importantly is Jake. Jake is next to me. I wonder if he knows I crush NL10 over 127,000 hands? Only on Friday nights though. I will have to strike up a conversation with him

Another player comes along. Stupid of him. How can he hope to outplay me in the Ace-Deuce game?

the flop comes Q-8-2

Perfect. I have a pair

Ambler bets into me

Perfect again, for volume 35 of the John Black Ace-Deuce strategy guide

I raise. Completely standard in this spot aainst a non-thinking opponent like Ambler. At least I think he is non-thinking. Everyone is compared to me. and pleno. and Jake. Oh Jake, you are so close to me it hurts.....

Tom calls

We both check on the Ace turn. This is wonderful not only am I playing the Ace-deuce game but I have an Ace and a deuce on the board to match those in my hand. Pleno taught me this means I have two pairs. Oh Jake, I am going to make you so proud...

the river is a blank

Tom checks

I overbet rim dunk slam jam, as I do against the Ukrainians on a Friday.

Tom thinks about it and I think he is going to call.

He folds though

Jake looks at me. Yes, he looks at me!

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The bad diary of John Black, age 12 3/4

George Baldock raises

Baldock is a town in Hertfordshire

I learnt that in basic spy training....

Someone I do not know and therefore they are unimportant peels. Fool.

Jake Cody folds in the small blind

Oh Jake, I so want you to out-play me in a hand so I can see what it feels like

I flat

Q-Q-5 flop

Perfect, if I have any hand really. He can't possibly have any part of it and I can use being out of position to outplay him as Jake would want me to do

I check. For deception. I only ever check for deception

Baldock bets 700

I call, with ultimate dexterity, hopefully Jake notices the artistry with which my right index finger flicks those chips in

We both check



He has none of it

I bet 1200

He makes it 3100

Oh. Can't give up now, Jake is watching

10,000. Take that Hertfordshire town man

He shoves for 35,000

Oh. Oh. Jake, I'm sorry. I only wanted to impress you. Jake, Jake, Ja....I fold



  

4 bet smaller to leave room for the 6 bet shove better?

[jgcblack]

Not had many value hands and had a decent live read I thought.

#boyhadquads

[jgcblack]

Found



3 hands on the trot, only one some preflop calls and Mr Cody decided to not put T4o in my eye.

Up to 14800...

#goingtogrindthisandwillnotbluffoff!

[jgcblack]

Did a reraise on Cody, he folded so no 5bt eyeball job was needed.
He's having a rough time of it atm, getting brutalised by a young guy who was pretty nervous and quiet and faceup until the second Jake sat down but since then has been full on attacking him.

Honestly never seen one person attack another one like it in any poker game.  Odd thing is I would've said earlier I didn't think he had it in him.  Want to think im levelling myself but just believe he might just have it every time.

#gotnoidea

[jgcblack]

Had a strange spot..

We have a value hand in the BB with 16k @ 200/400/50

Its opened by UTG+1 (opened a lot in EP last two levels), flat by Ben Dobson MP, flat by Chris Smith and round to me in BB.

Options with 16k and 900x3 + antes + SB in there...??

(by value hand I dont mean any sooted 2's or 6high.)

[TL900]

2900?

[nirvana]

If it's a value hand, play it for value

[JK]

If its your bust hand, think you played it fine mate

[jgcblack]

2900?

Too good, literally same thing pads said.

I jammed JJ with a genuine thought of (no idea what to do size wise) that it is probably bad but dont know what to do...

Felt pretty fishy.. Hated flatting.

[JK]

Didn't see utg open, thought it said Dobson open lol. Pads and TL obv nut people to answer anyways

[TL900]

2900?

Too good, literally same thing pads said.

I jammed JJ with a genuine thought of (no idea what to do size wise) that it is probably bad but dont know what to do...

Felt pretty fishy.. Hated flatting.

ye 40bb way to huge to just rip. I def just peel TT, JJ is kinda close think i peel ingame alot more than most people in this spot

[jgcblack]

Didn't see utg open, thought it said Dobson open lol. Pads and TL obv nut people to answer anyways

Two different hands.

1 JJ in the bb,
900, two calls, and I jam 16k.. OR tanks KQo.

2 66 in the bb,
900 from Ben, call, I peel, cjam knowing Ben will fold almost everything to me on this board (only got sets/ combodraws/ straights).
He rejammed with
and found instant service on the 10s turn.



Really happy with my tournament.. Was so card dead for so long. Actually having Cody on my right helped me.  Watching his discipline to raise/ fold for 3hours kept me grinding my shorter stack.

Shame to get called there... Awesome to be winning, ok to lose and esp to a hero like Ben.


Now in the Super 50 and back on the grind!

[tight4better]

UL mate, knocking it in on cash atm so come get some Flanagan pennies after the s50

[cambridgealex]

Thoughts on the Q55 hand?

[jgcblack]

Going drinking with new poker 'friend' Cody, Sykes, Grafton and another dude..

Not donating to 1/1 or 1/2 tonight...