Oh My God We're Back Again
“OH MY GOD WE’RE BACK AGAIN” thundered out AJ McLean in Las Vegas 2018, without quite the same gusto as the mid 90s. AJ looked first to his left and noticed Backstreet 2 having completely let himself go and was…
Home games
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Home Game Hat-trick
The home game I hosted this weekend was a marathon, lasting from 11am Saturday till 7am Sunday morning. I had a stormer, winning the £40 warm up event, the £50 heads up tournament as well as the £100 main event.…
Bob The Builder Homegame
It sure is nice to get out of Bobsville once in a while. I love my job as the Mayor, but it's great to get out in the country from time to time, to get some fresh air and experience…
Virtual Home Game
Last night saw a 7 hour cash Omaha session on Full Tilt, after sufficient numbers failed to materialise for a live game at Loose Cannon. Amusingly, for most of the night we had 5 Loose Cannon regulars on one table…
Tonight Matthew I'm going to be..........Rafael Nadal
Saturday saw Sir Mike's home game in Kew. We had 12 runners for two tournaments - a £60 round of each, followed by an £80 deep stacked Main Event. Unfortunately for me, the high point of my night was taking…
Quarterly Review - hmph
A pretty dire quarter comes to a close, with me registering my first losing 3 month period in over a year. $5,300 was the damage, and results in a disappointing end to a good year on the poker front. Consequently,…
Home Game - £80 Holdem - Baron spews on the Rockery
Let's start with some definitions: Rock: A very tight player, who doesn't create much action without premium cards Rockery: A retaining structure of stacked rocks, who rely on interface friction of the rock elements to provide overall stability Maniac: An…
Home Game - £30 Holdem/£10 Omaha rebuy
The afternoon tournaments saw fields of 8/9 players, and some surprisingly long heads up action at the end of each one. It looked like my day was going to be a cracker during the first hand of the £30 freezeout.…
Home Game - Santa at the cash table
On Saturday night during the home game, I did my best impression of Santa and gave most participants festive gifts. I managed to lose £1k in a £1/£1 game which is pretty impressive. Five 200 blind buy ins - sigh.…
Get Cool, Be Cool, Stay Cool!
I'm not one for poker lingo, but at The Baron's impromptu home cash game last night, I lost £330 in two consecutive hands - first when someone who will remain nameless played the role of ultimate "calling station", and then…
Home Game + FTOPS
My home game was a smaller affair than usual, but a great evening nonetheless. 7 runners attended - myself, Shazbo, Jody, Debs, Professor Jalfont, The Doctor and Deven. Unlike many home games, nobody really won or lost a huge amount…
Quarterly Review - Rudderless
I've floated along for the last three months since Vegas, with no real aims except to enjoy myself. The results have been predictably uninspired - I've won a little over $1,000 in poker related activity, whilst paying $431 in rake.…
Jody's Home Game
Saturday night saw a trip to Cheltenham for Jody's home game. Seven runners pitched up - myself, Shazbo, Jody, Debs, Sir Mike, The Baron and Fluke. It would turn into an epic session. We started off with two tournaments, with…
Home Game - Jet Lagged
I feel totally spaced out after the mammoth home game I hosted this weekend, which has completely messed up my body clock. The tournaments started at 12pm on Saturday lunchtime, and the cash game ended at 3pm on Sunday afternoon…
Home Game Preview
It's the next instalment of my home game on Saturday, and things are being run a little different from before. This time we have a festival of poker with four tournament events and 23 runners total, and even have full…
Bits and Pieces
The Main Event is underway at the Rio, the 4th opening day having just been completed. From my brief review of the action, it seems that not a lot has changed from last year. Poor deep stacked play is the…
Quarterly Review
I was bitten by a donkey on Sunday. This being a poker blog, I imagine you think I am talking about a poker analogy, but no, I was actually bitten by a real donkey. I was at a donkey sanctuary…
Returning to form at just the right time
I was nervous about my form going into Vegas - I wasn't worried about my play, just the fact that I couldn't hit a flop, and opponents would always hit the draw against me when I was ahead. Thankfully the…
Home Game IV
The latest installment of the home game provided the usual mix of alcohol, a deep stacked tournament and a hyper aggressive short handed holdem/omaha/irish cash game. In attendance were myself, Shazbo, Fluke, Maltese Mike, Sir Mike, Honest Dave, Tom, Briony,…
The Mistresses of The River
Sometimes, people get on runs of form where they always seem to hit their draws. On Saturday night, at Jody's home game in Cheltenham, it was the turn of Shazbo and Debbie to experience this wonderful phenomenon, predictably against their…
Mugabe's Home Game Bashed Down To Third Spot
50-100 level….4 limpers round to me on the button. I have QQ and raise to 600. SB calls and UTG limper pushes for 2,500. Folded back to me and I figure he has either AK and I'm racing, or AA…