Early on Jude would have hit a straight flush on the turn, but it wasn’t to be.
With a flop of 3J8 Dave and Ilan checked it down. The next two cards were 3 then 4. Dave raised, IJ re-raised and Dave re-re-raised and the bearded one called with AA versus Dave’s FH 44433.
Dave won another big pot with a 10 8 straight. Despite getting a number of straights, Dave couldn’t keep himself straight all night – repeatedly going flying on one particular piece of shiny wood flooring.
Barry (JJ) doubled up with a FH versus Dave (A 10) falling behind then going ahead on the flop which came AJ8 then 33.
I KO’d Mohammed Jacobs with two pairs versus a flush draw.
Barry doubled up versus Dave with another FH – this time KKKAA.
Scott was suspicious of my £5 raise and called. When I went all-in on the flop (37A) Scott somehow convinced himself to call with KJ to double me up. I had the A.
Scott came back from the dead winning a few pots in a row.
Jude then all but KO’d me. I went all-in with AJ after a flop of 44Q. Jude called with 77 to leave me with 50p. Dave finished me off with a pair of cowboys.
Scott doubled up against Dave with 88 versus A 10.
Dave hit a straight on the river but Barry had hit the flush to double up.
Scott’s AQ came really good against Jude making a FH AAAQQ to double up. Jude then exited to Barry’s KQ.
In the hand of the night, Barry hit 7777 on the flop to KO Dave.
Heads-up it was the Northern boys. Scott hit a pair of 8s on the flop but Barry then hit a Q and went further ahead with a straight on the river to take the spoils.
Game 2 (1st Scott, 2nd Dan, 7 players)
The game started with 51 cards and then a couple of bump deals from Jude – clearly not used to the exertions of a second game.
Barry hit an early straight versus Jude.
I also won some early chips versus Dan with 88 versus 77 and community cards 33449.
Chasing another nut flush that never came I called Barry’s all-in and was decimated.
I recovered slightly with a lucky 8 on the river but then was KO’d by Scott’s A9 suited. The same hand also accounted for Dave.
Barry continues…Scott KO’d Jude with A high flush versus top pair before Dan knocked out Ilan with 10s versus 4s.
Three-way Dan KO’d Barry with a lucky FH 10 10 10 33 versus Barry’s AK.
Heads-up it was the Northern boys again and after a stale to and fro battle Scott held AA and Dan went all-in after a nice looking flop Q 5 10. Game over. Scott ended the evening with a creditable 1st and 2nd.
Conversation topics
Ilan and Jude had an interesting discussion about first aid. We’re in safe hands should anything happen at the poker table with two trained operatives.
Ilan’s loyalty to his large-breasted hairdresser was his perfectly reasonable explanation for the bearded look he sported.
There was also discussion about a £800,000 car that costs £5m each to make. Now that’s a good business model.
Quotes of the night
As we got down to 3 players chip leader Scott piped up: “I’ve got to beat one of this bad boys”
Bearded one: “Who would you do? Chantelle or Jordan”
Dave: “Your mum”
Life at Accenture
Dan had worked until 1.30am the previous night. Dean, clearly not satisfied with the hours he’s putting in at Accenture, was up in Leicester on his second job as a property magnate. I look forward to the opening ceremony for Jayson Towers.
How to?
I should have read this 9 months ago.
http://www.wikihow.com/Dissuade-Yourself-from-Becoming-a-Blogger
And here’s one for Lee ahead of his trip.
http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-in-the-Woods-for-3-Days
Story of the week
You’re never too old.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13543337,00.html
Mazel tov
Congrats to me on my second place in the HJPS charity poker tournament. See photo below of me accepting my prize. Looking at the other two in the photo, it’s easy to see why Borehamwood is associated with dwarfs (the other two are standing on boxes of poker chips as well).
Nice lob
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7032316303141404085&q=alonso+goal (copy and paste into browser)
Brainteaser
Congrats to Dean on winning last week’s brainteaser. Good to see you have the time for this but not lunch. The correct answer was a photo negative. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
Can you decipher this phrase:
O_er_t_o_
