Quads are like soooo common!!

Evening all.i make a concious effort tonight to play uber-tight!! So for the two levels i do nothing but watch my $20 pays $40 to the top 5 game! A7,89,KJ,its fold the lot! 3rd level and i get JJ,i'm not keen on JJ but as they all limp to my BB i up it to 400,shorts only got 700 left & goes all in,i call the extra and my J's hold against his A10. next time i'm BB i limp with K8,stone the crows as the flop comes 888,i know theres bugger all out there as no one raised pre flop,sure enough i only make about 300 chips,flopping quads look nice but every one cacks and folds! two more medium pots come my way and before you could say give me $40 its down to 5 and yes.we all get 40 bucks! before i started that game i registered for a $5 30 seat sng,but when i check after a pee,death stick and a beer,theres only 5 people on the list! o well,i'l have a quick $5 single table sng. As a thankyou,ladbrokes deal me AA in the 3rd hand!! i'm SB so i raise to 80,2 callers,flop is J107,i raise to 180,1 caller,turn is a scary 9,could be a straight on the horizon so thats it,ALL IN!! matey dwells and types in mmmmmmmmm? i type call and he does with AJ! no miracle river J so its all mine!! 3.4k and its only level 1! they drop like flys! i put a huge beat on 1 bloke when my runner runner flush shafts his set,i'm well in front and soon the money comes to me, another fag/beer break only to see the 30 seaters only up to 9 runners,where is every body!? i unregister and find the $5 10 handed sng. only the 4th hand & i get 1010 late,raise to 300 (10x the BB!) 1 player goes all in,my turn to dwell! i call and again i'm faced with AJ again.however the flops got a 10 & so has the river! quads again!! just like a london bus,at least i made some $$$ this time! i think i'm set to win but then lose a couple of pots,it's level 6 (100/200) before i know it,i lose a couple of hands that i should not be playing and then i'm out! so 2 wins & 1 loss,bank is at $265.gl all laterz!

Jeremy Beadle & Mr. Donkey!

Hi all, game 1 tonight was my usual $20 10 player pays top 5 $40,1st level i just sat and folded junk,2nd level was not much better! got 44 late & limped hoping for a set on the flop,no 4 came,38Q instead! it was checked all the way round so i bet 120 and they all fold! same level and i get AA,again in late position,i raise to 180 and 2 call & the short guy goes all in for his last 450,i dont fancy messing about,with my luck i cant beat 3 other hands even with AA,so i push all 1400ish in.that puts me HU against shorty and his 33 cant hurt me, 3 hands later and i scoop more when i flop a K set.I'm happy to be patient and show unusual discipline for a while as the table shrinks to 6,at level 6 (200/400) the only action is when i re raise to 2k to prevent my BB getting nicked with AQ and sit on 4k,doesnt take long for the shorty to push with zilch,get called,lose and its $40 to the 5 of us. felt really pleased with that game,no risky plays,solid but strong play did the biz!! as soon as i continue like that and resist the need to go chasing etc i might win a bit more!! anyways,i had also registered for a $5 30 seater sng which started just after,again i took it slow,by level 3 i havnt played 1 hand!! mainly because the hands are worse than Jeremy Beadles!! i cant get anything,i copped 44 again but didnt play behind a raise and re raise,i cant even defend my blinds with this poo,im bound to get called so i decide to sit & wait some more!! then 10 10! im UTG so raise to 300 and get 1 caller,flop is A high so i shove and win it there,then only 2 hands later,WTF! 10'S again!! no fancy play here,blinds are 100/200 so boooom,i push all in pre flop,1 player whos got me slighty out chipped calls,i dont recall his alias so for now i'l just call him Mr.DONKEY!!he shows Q8 hearts! Buuuuuuuuuuuut! Do my 10's hold? doesMr.DONKEY river a Q? has Kelly Brooke got a sexy arse? no,yes,yes!! i,m out in 20th,but winning these suckers looks to be a doddle,keep out of trouble early doors,try to avoid Mr. DONKEY and i feel the jobs a good un!!! as that cost a huge $5 i play a $5 sng,this is easy after i get QQ and 2 players kindly call my huge raises with nothing!!! i just play sensibly and let the numptys knock each other out!! $10 ty!! the banks on $248 and i feel good about my play! gl all laterz!

Through a telescope!

Just wrote a huge blog and then deleted the mf by mistake!! Last nite i lost 1x $10 sng when my ill timed huge bluff and huger cont.bet ran into a hand then a 6 handed $10 sng ended when my 1050 all in after the flop (5 7 10 rainbow) with KK was called by the BB,i'd allready bet 150 then 350,which he quickly called, he had Q10 spades,i was so far in front he would need a telescope to see me!! he then managed to turn/river 2 spades for the flush Grrrrrrrrr!! The next game ($10 10 player top 5pays etc sng) i play tighter than terry tite from titesville!! i dont play a hand till level 3 (25/50) and im allready 5 of 8! i play AK o/s hard pre flop then see AK5 all diamonds,its checked by 3 players so i bet the pot in case there's a flush to catch me again!! they all muck and after winning a bit with KQ on a K106 board i'm soon 4 of 7 with over 2k.level 5 and the blinds are 100/200,the two shortys have to push and 1 then 2 they go,$20 to me! I need at least a $40 win not to show a loss so i plump for my last $20 pays 5 etc. tight start again,win a couple of little pots to be 3 of 8 going into level 4 (50/100) have to be careful,the shortys are all in or fold,AK helps and i'm safe,my ace is too much for mateys QJ!! The only other excitement was when my BB got raised by another shorty so i went all in with 9 5! he got the message but if that was me i 'd call whatever i had,he'd left himself so short that the next blinds he had to go all in,surely its better to make the decision yourself? o well,$40 soon came my way,it did cost me $50 to win $60(and after laddies 10% i cleared $5!) but could have been a lot worse!! Now tonight I MUST NOT play like a lemon!!! gl all,laterz!

I hate mondays!!

As promised i'm on the $20 tables to start,early doors and i'm up to 2.5k in chips.The play is poor to say the least! On 1 hand i start with 88 in late position so with only calls before me i raise 3x BB (its only 15/30) 2 people call and the flop is AK6,i check and wait,the next player goes all in 1 after that calls,i fold sharpish! lt turns out 1 has JJ and the other only has 33!!! O well i suppose it's only $20 but a little thought may have made 1 of them get a longer game!! Then its my turn to play badly,with bottom pair(77) after the flop i try to get the 2 short stacks to bugger off with a 5x BB bet,it works with 1 but the other 1 goes all in for his last 800 or so then tables K10 diamonds-the flop was only 1 diamond! i call and of course another 10 pops up,thats like a third of my stack gone-woops! onto about level 4 (50/100) and nothing is happening for me,i get A5 and decide on an A flop to shove it all in! Pretty crap play with such a weak kicker,sure enough i get out kicked to send me packing!! After laughing about the bad play of some i lose this game by playing just as bad!! DOH!! Down to the $10 tables for 2 quick wins i hope! A little bit more attention 2 my game i feel, 2 hands show i can do this no sweat!! Early on (15/30) i get JQ,its called to me late so i'm happy to get in cheap,flop comes JK7 rainbow,4 players bet the minimum so i do! turn is a 6,again they all minimum bet so as i know the king is not a worry i raise 3x.this time i get 2 callers so i'm definetly ahead,the river is another lovely J! here they go again with their min bets! so i raise to 250 & get 2 callers! A 1k more to me thanks to the calling stations!! Then with 10,9 suited i call another short stacked players allin on a 10 7 A flop knowing he has not got the A,my top pair beats his 77 and its plain sailing until the money comes my way! The second game is even easier,plenty of raising by me,bluffs and reraising sees me chip leader early,i cant even remember any noteable hands,they just gave themselves up! At level 5 (100/200) 4 had gone,and the short stack managed to not have enough for the BB so that was that! So after losing a $20 and winning 2x $10 tables i finish up on $226 which is -$4 (the tourneys rake)for the night. All i need to do is have a bit more patience and victory is mine! laterz.

Those damn kings...again!!!

Usual $20 format for me 1st,i dont play any hands in the 1st 10 minutes! I then get AJ hearts in early position and lump on 5x the BB,its folded to the SB who goes all in,easy fold for me here,the very next hand i get A 10 off,again i put in 5x BB,its folded this time to the BB who calls.Flop comes A67 with 2 diamonds,as he only called pre flop i know he has not got the A but could have a flush draw so i decide to go all in,he has got 2 diamonds but my aces hold and i bust him to give me about 2.5k. two hands later i get AA! i raise only 3x BB to mix my plays up but the whole table folds...grrrrr!! 3rd level goes ok,i nick a few blinds by bluffing and start pushing my weight around! its level 4 (50/100) and i'm BB. It folds to the SB who has only got about 900 left (ive got 3.5k!) he raises to 350 and i call with the mighty 9 4 o/s!! Flop comes 4KQ with 2 hearts,he pushes straight away,with only a few chips i reckon again thats he's only got the draw,so i call and yet again i'm right!! No heart comes so my piddly pair of 4s do him! I'm now a huge leader so wait for 2 more short stacks to go and $40 comes my way!! No $20 tables available so a $10 next,I make a right balls up calling a big all in with 99 against KK, those kings are my nightmare but he had been going all in & showing nothing so i gambled and lost!! i'm out soon so i play a normal sit and go $5 table. This goes all bad,i get out drawn twice,lose a few medium pots and end up 4th,no money again! I cant even say if i did anything wrong,just didnt get the rub of the green!! 1 last table,a $5 pays top 5 $10 etc. This time i'm on fire,every bluff works and every deliberate overbet when ive got the nuts gets called! By level 4 i'm up to 5k,3 people have been disposed of by me so i relax and let the 2 short stacks get knocked out to gain me $10. Thats more like it,i now have $230 banked. Next week it will be $20 tables only,no messing about!! laterz!!

Shoot the Kings!!

Straight in tonight to the $20 table (pays the top 5 $40 10 player etc.) I only played 1 hand in 2 levels,the turn gave me the nut flush so i'm chipped up early and relax!! Level 3 and i river a full house for a tidy pot. On to level 4 and people fall quick,3 go in 5 hands,why do people panic and not realise it pays the top 5,in loads of games ive seen the 2 top stacks attack each other instead of concentrating on the weak short stacked players! o well,it makes it easier for me!! Its down to me to knock out player 6 and its $40 to me and the other 4,its a bigger buy in but the standard of play is no better,plenty of calling stations and people who play bad hands badly!! This is good news for me! On to game 2,same format,but now i cant catch a cold let alone a hand. I lose a few small pots to go to 1300 chips,flop a straight that no one bites on! Soon i'm 6 of 6 but not really panicking. Its level 5 (100/200) so when i get AQ i shove all in,only to face KK,shit,i'm done for! Double up there and the $40 is mine but i'm just unlucky to run into KK. Just to finish off i drop to a $10 comp,4th hand and I get KK,do i get any action...no,sweet f.a! but i did flop another nut flush a few hands later,matey flops the Q high flush so i take all his chips!! 4 go and yet again i bust the 6th player with 10-10 against his 9-9. The whole game only takes about 20 minutes! Only $20 back for that 1 and i'm gutted about the second game but as they all say...thats poker!!! Bank now at $224. laterz!

Playing like a lemon!

What a night!! A $5 10 seater pays $10 to the top 5 goes west when i overplay a flush draw YET AGAIN!!! wtf am i doing!!? playing as bad as the people i know i can beat thats what,and spewing half my chips for no reason,this has got to stop.I'm soon out of this 1 so i try the same game but $10. I muddle along until with 7 left and me in 6th i decide to go all in with KQ suited after a couple of limpers,but 1 of them calls with AJ so thats another game lost because i played like a lemon!! I then decide to gamble and up the stakes to $20 a game,if i cash im only about even for the night so no pressure!! No messing this time,i play ultra tight to start,mucking A6,A7 etc in early position.My safe play is rewarded when i get KK at level 3 and knock out 2 people,i'm now on 4.5k,i could just wait and win but dont have to;the chip leader puts the short stack all in after the flop,he's flopped 3 Q's against the poor lads set of 3's,a little bit later and 5 have gone,ive cashed for $40 (only about $18 profit after tourney fees etc) I should stop here but thats my biggest win so far on ladbrokes so another game is on,this time only a $10 one,cash here and i'm slightly up! I play safely and after 2 levels have a small lead,then the brown stuff hits the fan!! I flop a straight and decide to bet quite small,the pots getting big with no raising and me slow playing like a pro!! Then the river pairs the board - o shit!! After trying to trap i'm now maybe up against a full house,i put a bigger bet in to put matey all in,he insta calls and shows his quad 8's!!! ouch! i'm raped on the river again!! I should have raised far more after the flop but as he flopped a set the numpty would have called whatever and done me on the river so who knows! Down to 600 but luckily double up with AK then go all in with 1200 holding A6,1 caller who has A7!! This time i river a 6 (sorry mate...f not!!) No more balls up by me,people fall and i keep out of trouble to make the final 5!! 2 back 2 back cashes & i'm up to$219,could have been worse but ive got to up my stakes,$20 tables are still full of fish waiting to give me their money..i hope!!! All i have to do i cut out my mistakes!!! laterz

Tiny stakes= Tiny rewards!!

Monday night and a few more low stakes games,1st up another 10 player $5 buy in pays the top 5 job. Started ok then completely overplayed a flush draw (AGAIN!!) and i'm down to 500 chips,luckily i soon double up when my 66 goes all in against 99 but i flop a 6 for the set!! By level 4 i,m back to 1500 and only 7 of us left. Level 5 and i'm all in with AJ,get a caller with 33 but A on the river and i'm back flying high!! 2 players get taken out quickly and i bank my $10!! Next up a 5 seater $5 with only 2 payed. 3 hands in and i'm BB,i look down and call a small raise with my mighty 33, the flop comes 223!!! I then bet 1/2 the pot and do the same on the turn and river,1 player calls all 3 bets and is left with $3.0 as my flopped full house burys him!! i'm a huge leader and cant balls this up? Well yes i can!!! I lose a little then lose a lot when my KK gets banged by AA!! Down to 800 chips and the blinds are now 100/200! All in soon with KQ against 10/8 but he nabs a 10 to leave me out in 4th! After such a good start i'm gutted not to win but if you face AA then theres not a lot you can do! Played 1 more 6 handed $2 game,it was pretty uneventful and i finished 2nd for a huge $3.6! i,m up to a mind blowing $210 now,a few more tiddly stakes game then up my stakes next week. Laterz!

Losing my cherry

A good night last nite,except my 1st game. The very 1st hand i get QQ in 2nd position,my large raise is folded round to the BB who reraises,i shove it all in and he turns over AK! obviously i'm done for when he flops his 2nd K! O well a quick $5 down the pan! I then decide to have a go with a $1 tourney for a laugh. 275 of us sit down and watch as the blinds shoot up every 3 minutes,and its a turbo event! 30 minutes later the blinds are 300/600 ffs!! I steal the blinds and get busy to have 12k and be in 11th out of 97 but then when we are on 1-1.5k blinds i go all in with A10 and lose to AK for a 60 finish. With quick blinds its really all in or fold and thats not my cup of tea!! Next up a $5 6 handed normal game,level 2 and i'm chip meister and the best player there!! No rush and the only hand i play that level is KK that matey takes on with 33,only 4 left and i,m miles in front,no way can i lose?!! Finally its heads up with me slightly behind,i get a lead then with the blinds at 50/100 i get dealt J2,i check and see a flop of 722! we both check (sneaky!) and the turn is a 4,i bet 400 which he calls,the river ia a A! i throw in 1200 and he raises all in and i call in a nano second! Boooom! my first outright win on Laddies,only $15 for 1st but its not the amount, it confirms to me that with time my game will beat these people!! Yes the cards helped but i showed patience and waited to make my moves. Time for 1 more 10 handed $5 game that pays $10 to the top 5,again i wait for the right opportunities,theres no need to risk it all,i only need to outlast half the field and i know i'm far better than 50% of the players here. Needless to say the fishy people get knocked out and in level 4 its over,my bank is at $208,a huge $5 profit but this i hope will improve next week. laterz!

Hanging on!

Back for a second evening of torture!!! My £100 was converted into $202 with my 1st deposit,i ended last night on $194. Only played twice tonight,a $5 10 seater which pays the top 5 an equal $10 each,started quietly then got busy.I blew 1 big hand by betting far too much on a draw that failed and before i knew it the blinds were huge unlike my chipstack!! Somehow with the blinds 2 away from me i'm still alive with 140 chips only and there's still 6 of us! Luckily the BB goes all in and even luckier gets a call from the chip leader who manages to knock them out and i'm in the money again!! It was my fault i was in that poor position in the 1st place,i must remember not to chase cards (unless its cheap to do so!!) The $10 i won didnt come into it,i must not play like a moron!! Next game was a 5 handed $2. Not much time to hang around here,the blinds get big realy quick. 2 people go and the 3 of us are playing 400/800, with only about 2750 chips each its fold or all in. 1 goes so i'm 2-1 chip underdog. No problem,this KQ should be ok,but not up against AA!! So i'm 2nd for $3!! The bank is now back to $200,happy days!! A few more games and i'm moving up to $10 games.I can beat these people,if i dont i will never play again!!! good luck all.

Same old,Same old!!

Well my 1st night of action so here goes!! I have decided to play very low stakes sit and gos for a while to get some practice on Ladbrokes. The 1st game is a 10 player huge $2 buy in!! I play very few hands early doors,happy to see the standard of play,i win small with a few hands then the turn gives me the nut flush but this time no one wants to call my bet for a change!! A few hands later and its QQ,lovely!! 2nd to act i lump on 4x the BB,matey next to me calls and only him and me see the J high flop.I bet over the pot and he goes all in,i have to call and of course they have got KK! Thats me shorter than Danny Devito!,99 2 hands later and all in for me!! A10 for matey and an A on the flop and i'm out in 7th!! I know its only $2 tables but its just like play money,people call any opening bet with sweet f.a. and hope the flop helps them!
2nd game very similar,again i get QQ,try to thin the field with a half my stack bet,get 1 caller who has to go all in but cant improve his 33!! Then i get AJ suited UTG,I raise 5x BB and get 5 callers!! I throw in a big continuation bet on a K57 flop and 2 people go all in! I muck, then see a set of 5's beat KK with an 8 kicker,some plum called a big bet and an all in holding K8! God,this should be fun!!! Another $2 game goes Pete Tong so for my last 1 i decide to up the stakes to a massive $5 10 player pays 5 equal game. Bingo Bango!! A fairly good run of cards and some terrible play from others and i'm chip leader with only 2 to get rid of,every one else tightens up far to much and smoothplz (my screen name) personally takes the last 2 scalps for my 1st return - a wallet busting $10 back!! Great fun tonight,the standard of play is pretty dire and i hope i can win a few small stake games,slowly increase my buy in amounts,keep improving my game and who knows where i could end up!! Adios amigos.

The Big Beginning!

Ok,here i go,my full on attack for poker superstardom! Having done £200 on PokerStars with limited success (a good learning exercise though!) it was back to the books,back to play money and practice,practice,practice! The USA sites are full of absolute retards, no idea chancers who call everything and anything!! So my £100 has been deposited with the mighty Ladbrokes, at least if i lose its going to be to a European player!!! I played my 1st real money games on their site last night,details to follow!