Game 1 (1st Lee, 2nd Vic, 8 players)
The game started somewhat strangely as James attempted to deal the first hand backwards.
Charlie doubled up against Vic as Vic allowed Charlie to see the river for free – which made two pairs.
I was out at the end of the first round of dealing to Lee with 10 10 versus Lee’s full house.
Dan was outkickered by Sharon – both had trip Qs.
Vic doubled up with AK.
The flop came 458 (2 spades) and Charlie raised and eventually short-stacked Dan and monster James (holding 64 spades) were both all-in which Charlie called (AK). Charlie raped James pulling an A on the turn to move ahead, but fellow rapist James was quick to respond and pulled a spade on the river to hit a flush which saw the end of both Charlie and Dan (holding JJ).
Vic doubled up again against Sharon.
Ilan exited with a whimper.
Sharon was KO’d by Vic’s wired 8s.
Lee KO’d James with AK versus AJ.
Heads-up it was bridesmaid Vic against Lee. Despite going in just ahead with a pair of 6s versus Lee’s AK, lucky Lee hit two Aces to ensure that Vic still hasn’t won a single game in 2006.
Game 2 (1st Lee, 2nd Ilan, 7 players)
James and Sharon departed and Scott arrived for the second game.
Scott and Dan were all-in on the first hand, but both had AQ to share the ‘spoils’.
Vic won a big pot versus Scott and then in a move foreseen by me Scott went all-in with an average pair (in this case Jacks). Dan called with AK and hit an A. Scott then stuck around like a bad smell (like I can talk) waiting until Dalia would be asleep. As I left a few minutes later I saw him driving at a steady 5 mph up and down the East Finchley Road.
I exited to Charlie (although thanks to Scott I did improve on my first game performance) with KQ versus A 10. Charlie called my all-in and hit the A to send me home.
Lee continues….
I think that when you left still in were Charlie, Me, Dan & Ilan - was Vic?
Probably not - if he was then he was out next - fell to me with some shoddy draw v top pair.
Charlie was struggling along but could not make it happen and was out next to Lee who had now built a substantial chip stack - closely followed by Ilan - Dan who had taken on the barry mode of calling & raising all night was needing to make a move - and that he did - Pre flop Lee had JJ and raised two piles red - Dan went all in with a AQ - Lee calls - flop comes A - Dan's up - J Dans down again - nothing - Q - Dans hoping - nothing - Dans move is towards the door and he's out of there.
lee has big chip lead over ilan - but you know anything can happen (just ask dean) - and Ilan is
refusing to die - loses some blinds - then wins an all in - must have been approx 5 times.. then
Ilan lets himself get just a bit too low (especially after his top pair loses to two pair) so that
pre flop lee A 10 - ilan 8 3 but when Lee raises him all in he has to call - Ilan flops an 8 but
Lee a 10 and its a double whammy - Take that Barry!!
Quotes of the night
Lee to Dan as he walked in sporting his new haircut: “Dan’s just come back from Belsen”
Ilan: “I will join you pussies”
Scott to Dan (as he exits): “May bad beat come after bad beat”
Mazel tovs
Happy 34th birthday for next Tuesday to Sharon. May the coming year be full of successful ebay auctions.
Conversation topics
Lee has put in for planning permission for his succah as it now looks like it will up until the Spring, and if it makes it that far you may as well leave it up until next Succot.
Sharon failed in her at-the-table bid to buy a purse on ebay.
Impossible is nothing
This is very funny – it is also no coincidence that this is where Dean works. See http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/rnr/223731188.html for the background to the story and see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AExtO-dD8so for the video.
Bike tricks (Thanks to Dave)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UYXbA1rrUc
Story of the week (now this guy really is a dirty bastard)
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13548405,00.html
Borat videos
http://inhonor.net/videos/uped/fl_video.php?f_num=92500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_FsuBhhD4Y&eurl=
and some quotes http://www.comedian.dk/borat_quotes/
Borat will be on Jonathan Ross this Friday night. Also, here’s a reminder that the new Catherine Tate series starts tonight at 9pm.
Brainteaser
No-one solved last week’s brainteaser without cheating. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
Van Gogh’s relatives
David Van Gogh (pronounced "Go") had many relatives. Can you guess by the clues who they are?
Example: His dizzy Aunt?
Answer: Verti-Gogh
How many other relatives can you guess?
A fruit loving cousin?
The Grandfather from Yugoslavia?
The cousin from Illinois?
His Mexican cousin?
His Great Grandfather who drove a stage coach?
The ballroom dancing aunt?
The bird lover Uncle?
A sister who loved disco?
And his niece who travels the country in a van?
17 October (S&L’s house) £20 loss – “Double rape on Spadies Night”
Game 1 (1st James aka Rapist 1, 2nd Dan, 9 players)
With the ladies at book club it was Spadies night as the Youngs.
I won some early chips with red pocket rockets versus Charlie’s 2 pair. Charlie chose to lay the hand down with four spades out.
Scott then hit the nut spade flush also against two pairs.
James doubled up against me with two pairs versus top pair and K kicker.
The shopping arrived – for someone else.
Having lost chips to Barry’s trip 9s I then won a bit pot with 67 clubs to KO Dave and take chips from IJ.
Scott KO’d mountaineer Lee with pocket Qs versus KQ suited.
IJ doubled up against Scott and Dan.
Barry raised £6 pre-flop and James and Dan call. After the flop Dan went all-in and Barry called holding cowboys. Dan had hit trip 7s.
The board showed AAA99 but IJ won some chips with the nut full house AAAKK.
Barry went all-in with QA (top pair). I called with 22 and so did IJ. Barry thought he’d won as the board produced a Q but IJ slyly turned over AA to despatch Barry to the sofa.
In the battle of the rapists James KO’d Charlie with trip 2s.
In what’s being called the phone-hand, both Dan and Scott hit trips while on the phone and playing. Dan out-kickered Scott.
Scott was KO’d by James who hit trip 9s on the flop.
I was then KO’d in 4th place by Dan. IJ was out next hand to take the third place tenner.
Heads-up Dan felt the full force of James’s co@k early on and despite escaping for some air briefly, James ou-kickered Dan in the crucial hand when they both hit top pair.
Game 2 (1st The Original Rapist, Charlie, 2nd Dean, 9 players)
In a big early pot Dave raised successively £2, £3 and £5. Dan called each time. Both players had flushes and Dave won with the A high flush.
In what’s being billed as a strong contender for the hand of the century, the board flopped 2 diamonds and Dean’s early raise and a few other small re-raises were called by four players (Dean (K9 diamonds), Barry (83 clubs), Dave (QJ diamonds) and Scott (JQ)). The fourth card made Barry a straight, Scott the nut straight while Dave and Dean both had good flush draws – the floor was literally covered in piss. The final card was a diamond making Dean and Dave’s flushes. Dean went all-in on the river and everyone called again. Scott and Barry were KO’d and Dean was a monster chip leader. Phew!
IJ doubled up versus Dave and then after Dean had done 3 bum-deals Charlie KO’d Dave with trip 9s.
I was then KO’d by Dan’s Q10.
Lee continues…
after you left it went something like this
left were Lee, Charlie, Dan & Ilan all bottom feeders and Dean massive chip leader.
Ilan survived the usual 8 times all in but was finally ejected by Dean when the usual river saviour
refused to show for him.
Lee went out next 88's to Dean's 99's.
Dan claiming he was about to win duly departed next victim to Dean again leaving charlie with very
small stack facing a virtually impossible task against a massive chip stack....poker is a funny old
game though...
Charlie donned his ripper beard got out his best pair of tights to put over his face and the raping
began
a few all ins that Dean refused to call and charlie had a little to play with (blinds were max)
before dean pre flop hits KK's to Charlie's 10 5 - Dean checks flop shows 5 x x Dean checks and
charlie falls straight in with an all in which dean calls with glee. River brings a 10 and charlie
has doubled up and is back in with a shout - couple more big raises from charlie and an all in (all
eventually folded by Dean) and a bead of sweat appears on Deans forehead - roughly even in chips
now.
Finally charlie A4 Dean 10 8 - flop is 4 x 10 charlie goes all in Dean calls - turn is an A - its
all over - charlie withdraws his member and Dean cannot speak.
A double rape night has finally ended!
Quotes of the night
ManUre supporter Scott: “Who did Benfica knock out last year?”
All: “Man U”
Scott (after doubling up IJ): “I was only in there for the laugh and in the end it wasn’t that funny”
Charlie (as the blinds went up to £1.50): “It’s getting expensive”
Barry: “No it’s not. Abromavich’s divorce, that’s expensive”
Charlie (advising on the game Half Life): “Go on, through the man-hole. No, not that one, the next one. Oh you can’t (as Lee got shot).”
Top meeting tips (very funny)
Dean/Dan – take careful note of point 16. I am a close adherent to point 4.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1924681,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11
Conversation topics
The highlight was Dean’s update to his ‘broken’ TV story and the subsequent and very tedious debate on what Charlie should pay for Dean’s credit note. More on this will hopefully not follow next week.
Brainteaser
Congratulations to Barry and Dave on solving last week’s brainteaser. The correct answer was music. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each "?" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
waist ? tail ? ? side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole
I’ll leave you with a photo showing why Vic failed to turn up this week
With the ladies at book club it was Spadies night as the Youngs.
I won some early chips with red pocket rockets versus Charlie’s 2 pair. Charlie chose to lay the hand down with four spades out.
Scott then hit the nut spade flush also against two pairs.
James doubled up against me with two pairs versus top pair and K kicker.
The shopping arrived – for someone else.
Having lost chips to Barry’s trip 9s I then won a bit pot with 67 clubs to KO Dave and take chips from IJ.
Scott KO’d mountaineer Lee with pocket Qs versus KQ suited.
IJ doubled up against Scott and Dan.
Barry raised £6 pre-flop and James and Dan call. After the flop Dan went all-in and Barry called holding cowboys. Dan had hit trip 7s.
The board showed AAA99 but IJ won some chips with the nut full house AAAKK.
Barry went all-in with QA (top pair). I called with 22 and so did IJ. Barry thought he’d won as the board produced a Q but IJ slyly turned over AA to despatch Barry to the sofa.
In the battle of the rapists James KO’d Charlie with trip 2s.
In what’s being called the phone-hand, both Dan and Scott hit trips while on the phone and playing. Dan out-kickered Scott.
Scott was KO’d by James who hit trip 9s on the flop.
I was then KO’d in 4th place by Dan. IJ was out next hand to take the third place tenner.
Heads-up Dan felt the full force of James’s co@k early on and despite escaping for some air briefly, James ou-kickered Dan in the crucial hand when they both hit top pair.
Game 2 (1st The Original Rapist, Charlie, 2nd Dean, 9 players)
In a big early pot Dave raised successively £2, £3 and £5. Dan called each time. Both players had flushes and Dave won with the A high flush.
In what’s being billed as a strong contender for the hand of the century, the board flopped 2 diamonds and Dean’s early raise and a few other small re-raises were called by four players (Dean (K9 diamonds), Barry (83 clubs), Dave (QJ diamonds) and Scott (JQ)). The fourth card made Barry a straight, Scott the nut straight while Dave and Dean both had good flush draws – the floor was literally covered in piss. The final card was a diamond making Dean and Dave’s flushes. Dean went all-in on the river and everyone called again. Scott and Barry were KO’d and Dean was a monster chip leader. Phew!
IJ doubled up versus Dave and then after Dean had done 3 bum-deals Charlie KO’d Dave with trip 9s.
I was then KO’d by Dan’s Q10.
Lee continues…
after you left it went something like this
left were Lee, Charlie, Dan & Ilan all bottom feeders and Dean massive chip leader.
Ilan survived the usual 8 times all in but was finally ejected by Dean when the usual river saviour
refused to show for him.
Lee went out next 88's to Dean's 99's.
Dan claiming he was about to win duly departed next victim to Dean again leaving charlie with very
small stack facing a virtually impossible task against a massive chip stack....poker is a funny old
game though...
Charlie donned his ripper beard got out his best pair of tights to put over his face and the raping
began
a few all ins that Dean refused to call and charlie had a little to play with (blinds were max)
before dean pre flop hits KK's to Charlie's 10 5 - Dean checks flop shows 5 x x Dean checks and
charlie falls straight in with an all in which dean calls with glee. River brings a 10 and charlie
has doubled up and is back in with a shout - couple more big raises from charlie and an all in (all
eventually folded by Dean) and a bead of sweat appears on Deans forehead - roughly even in chips
now.
Finally charlie A4 Dean 10 8 - flop is 4 x 10 charlie goes all in Dean calls - turn is an A - its
all over - charlie withdraws his member and Dean cannot speak.
A double rape night has finally ended!
Quotes of the night
ManUre supporter Scott: “Who did Benfica knock out last year?”
All: “Man U”
Scott (after doubling up IJ): “I was only in there for the laugh and in the end it wasn’t that funny”
Charlie (as the blinds went up to £1.50): “It’s getting expensive”
Barry: “No it’s not. Abromavich’s divorce, that’s expensive”
Charlie (advising on the game Half Life): “Go on, through the man-hole. No, not that one, the next one. Oh you can’t (as Lee got shot).”
Top meeting tips (very funny)
Dean/Dan – take careful note of point 16. I am a close adherent to point 4.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1924681,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11
Conversation topics
The highlight was Dean’s update to his ‘broken’ TV story and the subsequent and very tedious debate on what Charlie should pay for Dean’s credit note. More on this will hopefully not follow next week.
Brainteaser
Congratulations to Barry and Dave on solving last week’s brainteaser. The correct answer was music. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each "?" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
waist ? tail ? ? side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole
I’ll leave you with a photo showing why Vic failed to turn up this week
11 October (J&D’s house) £10 loss – “Rapist strikes again”
Game 1 (1st The rapist aka Charlie, 2nd Vic, 9 players)
With Lee safely off the mountain or is that mount-ain (see below) the game started nice and early.
Dan took an early lead and improved further KO’ing both Dave (55) and Barry (QQ) with trip 2s. Beware the 2s.
The rapist doubled up with a very lucky straight on the river against Dean.
Dirty b@stard Dean then doubled up against me with AQ versus AK.
I was out moments later to Vic (KK). Vic decided to rub it in hitting 4 Ks. There is nothing more frustrating than losing to the world’s unluckiest person.
Sharon tripled up with AK hitting a full house versus Dan and the rapist (who both had straights).
The rapist kept on offending and KO’d Dean with K9 versus A8.
Barry and Jude disappeared upstairs with a video camera.
Dan KO’d Sharon’s deuces with 98 (an 8 the first card out).
Vic KO’d Dan (holding AA) with trips.
Heads-up it was the rapist versus monster leader Vic. After a few hands, Charlie raised and Vic went all-in with A7. The rapist called with A5 and hit a 5 to double up. In the final hand, the rapist finally rolled over satisfied when his Q8 came good against Vic’s K8.
Game 2 (1st Barry, 2nd JJ, 5 players)
The rapist continued where he left off getting a lucky two pair on the river and taking chips from me.
Vic was acting like someone with Tourette Syndrome such was the venom pouring from his mouth.
Vic clamed down when he doubled up with two pairs versus Barry’s pocket rockets.
I hit top pair and called Charlie’s monster bluff to take an early lead.
The flop came 678 (2 diamonds) and Charlie went all-in, Dan called, Vic went all-in and Barry went all-in. dan folded. Vic had the nuts on the flop (10 9 for a straight) but Barry’s A8 diamonds came good when a 3 arrived on the river to send Tourette Boy into a frenzy and he was out next hand to me. The image of a swearing pissed-up cyclist weaving the streets of East Finchley briefly flashed through everyone’s minds.
4444 would have come three times had all the cards had been dealt.
Lucky Barry KO’d Dan with A9 versus AJ.
Heads-up Barry had a monster lead and despite briefly threatening, Barry called with middle pair on one of my many all-in bluffs to take the spoils.
Quotes of the night
Barry: “It’s a double rollover tonight”Vic: “I’m not even in it”
Barry: “You could have every ticket but one and still not win the jackpot”
Confident Vic: “I’m playing for third place”
Charlie: “I’m feeling a bit of animosity here”
Dan: “You’re wrong, there’s f@@king loads of it”
Charlie: “Am I biggus dickus”
All: “Yep”
Life at Accenture
Partnership is clearly getting to Dean as going out the previous night meant he’d not worked his usual 7pm-1am slot, so he did what any ‘normal’ person would do and worked throughout the night with no sleep at all. Unsurprisingly Dean disappeared after the first game.
How to pronounce words
I have recently discovered that I mispronounce the word cashew placing the emphasis on the ‘shew’ rather than the ‘ca’. Sharon has a similar problem with the word mountain. To assist everyone the online dictionary http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=cashew has a little sound icon you can click on. That said it’s American.
Conversation topics
With England losing to Croatia the mood was sombre. Respect to the Sun for its headline “it’s down to you Misses Robinson”. We were briefly excited by the news that a fixed wing aircraft had crashed into a building in the US but it was quite uneventful really. Terrorism-expert Dan was spot on with his assessment of damage.
We discussed that Ikea now has an online shop and wondered how they would manage to replicate their instore experience online. You’d search for sofas and it would recommend that first you take a look at potted plants.
Video of giant slide at the Tate Modern
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6034123.stm (click to watch the video)
Sing-a-long (contributed by Dave)
http://www.thefridayproject.co.uk/audio/fitness/
Urban myths quiz (contributed by Dave)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006460523,00.html
Why dogs don’t like Halloween
Mazel tov
Mazel tov to Barry on his new job and being on the dole next week.
Brainteaser
No-one managed to solve last week’s brainteaser. The correct answer was a stapler. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
From wood it's made,
From string it's made,
It floats upon the wind.
It's made by one,
It's made by many,
From hands and mouths it spins.
A score without a game.
A staff not for the lame.
With seven letters tamed.
With five letters named
With Lee safely off the mountain or is that mount-ain (see below) the game started nice and early.
Dan took an early lead and improved further KO’ing both Dave (55) and Barry (QQ) with trip 2s. Beware the 2s.
The rapist doubled up with a very lucky straight on the river against Dean.
Dirty b@stard Dean then doubled up against me with AQ versus AK.
I was out moments later to Vic (KK). Vic decided to rub it in hitting 4 Ks. There is nothing more frustrating than losing to the world’s unluckiest person.
Sharon tripled up with AK hitting a full house versus Dan and the rapist (who both had straights).
The rapist kept on offending and KO’d Dean with K9 versus A8.
Barry and Jude disappeared upstairs with a video camera.
Dan KO’d Sharon’s deuces with 98 (an 8 the first card out).
Vic KO’d Dan (holding AA) with trips.
Heads-up it was the rapist versus monster leader Vic. After a few hands, Charlie raised and Vic went all-in with A7. The rapist called with A5 and hit a 5 to double up. In the final hand, the rapist finally rolled over satisfied when his Q8 came good against Vic’s K8.
Game 2 (1st Barry, 2nd JJ, 5 players)
The rapist continued where he left off getting a lucky two pair on the river and taking chips from me.
Vic was acting like someone with Tourette Syndrome such was the venom pouring from his mouth.
Vic clamed down when he doubled up with two pairs versus Barry’s pocket rockets.
I hit top pair and called Charlie’s monster bluff to take an early lead.
The flop came 678 (2 diamonds) and Charlie went all-in, Dan called, Vic went all-in and Barry went all-in. dan folded. Vic had the nuts on the flop (10 9 for a straight) but Barry’s A8 diamonds came good when a 3 arrived on the river to send Tourette Boy into a frenzy and he was out next hand to me. The image of a swearing pissed-up cyclist weaving the streets of East Finchley briefly flashed through everyone’s minds.
4444 would have come three times had all the cards had been dealt.
Lucky Barry KO’d Dan with A9 versus AJ.
Heads-up Barry had a monster lead and despite briefly threatening, Barry called with middle pair on one of my many all-in bluffs to take the spoils.
Quotes of the night
Barry: “It’s a double rollover tonight”Vic: “I’m not even in it”
Barry: “You could have every ticket but one and still not win the jackpot”
Confident Vic: “I’m playing for third place”
Charlie: “I’m feeling a bit of animosity here”
Dan: “You’re wrong, there’s f@@king loads of it”
Charlie: “Am I biggus dickus”
All: “Yep”
Life at Accenture
Partnership is clearly getting to Dean as going out the previous night meant he’d not worked his usual 7pm-1am slot, so he did what any ‘normal’ person would do and worked throughout the night with no sleep at all. Unsurprisingly Dean disappeared after the first game.
How to pronounce words
I have recently discovered that I mispronounce the word cashew placing the emphasis on the ‘shew’ rather than the ‘ca’. Sharon has a similar problem with the word mountain. To assist everyone the online dictionary http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=cashew has a little sound icon you can click on. That said it’s American.
Conversation topics
With England losing to Croatia the mood was sombre. Respect to the Sun for its headline “it’s down to you Misses Robinson”. We were briefly excited by the news that a fixed wing aircraft had crashed into a building in the US but it was quite uneventful really. Terrorism-expert Dan was spot on with his assessment of damage.
We discussed that Ikea now has an online shop and wondered how they would manage to replicate their instore experience online. You’d search for sofas and it would recommend that first you take a look at potted plants.
Video of giant slide at the Tate Modern
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6034123.stm (click to watch the video)
Sing-a-long (contributed by Dave)
http://www.thefridayproject.co.uk/audio/fitness/
Urban myths quiz (contributed by Dave)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006460523,00.html
Why dogs don’t like Halloween
Mazel tov
Mazel tov to Barry on his new job and being on the dole next week.
Brainteaser
No-one managed to solve last week’s brainteaser. The correct answer was a stapler. See below for this week’s brainteaser.
From wood it's made,
From string it's made,
It floats upon the wind.
It's made by one,
It's made by many,
From hands and mouths it spins.
A score without a game.
A staff not for the lame.
With seven letters tamed.
With five letters named
4 October (S&L’s house) £0 profit/loss – “The river taketh (all night)”
Game 1 (1st Charlie, 2nd JJ, 8 no oops 9 players)
In a farcical start to the game we’d been playing with 7 players and were waiting for 8th player Scott to turn up when Vic poked his lean frame around the door. Scott was hastily sent to Jude’s to collect more chips.
In a massive early pot the flop came KQJ and after a couple of raises Marc went all-in on the turn, which was another K. Sharon called very quickly having flopped a straight with A 10. In a blatant disregard for his host Marc pulled a Q on the river to leave Sharon (not for the first time in recent weeks) feeling shell-shocked.
Scott won some chips back from early leader Marc with pocket Qs before Barry took more off Marc with a full house 22277 (holding 22).
At this point, in a first for the poker game, I outbid someone on ebay for a monkey outfit for Yardena. Picture to follow.
In the start of a large period of fortune for Charlie, he doubled up against Barry and then all but KO’d Jude (holding QQ) with a lucky flush on the river (Jude exited two hands later). Charlie then shafted Rimmer again with runner runner 8s to double up again and build a monster lead. Charlie then KO’d Marc with AAAKK versus AAAK8.
I KO’d Lee with two pairs versus Lee’s deuces.
Barry gained some small comfort by doubling up with Q8 versus Charlie’s AQ before Charlie went for the jugular. Barry was all-in after the flop with top pair and Charlie called with A5 (third pair). The A arrived to despatch Barry to the sofa.
Heads-up I had no chance against luck like that and fell to Charlie’s pocket 9s.
Game 2 (1st Dan, 2nd Barry, 6 players)
Vic and I shared an early pot with straights.
Lee accidentally turned the A hearts but fortunately for him Charlie wasn’t looking and Lee flopped the nut flush. Completely oblivious Charlie raised £5 and called Lee’s £10 re-raise with a straight.
Charlie was KO’d by vengeful Barry.
Barry then asked a question of Dan by raising £4.50. Clear as mud, Barry got the answer as Dan re-raised £4.50. Barry then chose to ignore the answer and called with a pair of 5s. Dan had a K high flush.
Vic then went all-in with second pair spotting weakness in Dan. Dan had hit the nuts on the flop and gave a wry smile as he called to send Vic to the bins.
Barry doubled up with pocket 9s versus Dan’s pocket 5s.
I doubled up with a nice 92 versus Barry but was then KO’d with A8. Dan called my all-in with 22 and deuces indeed did not lose.
Heads-up it ebbed and flowed before Dan hit two pairs on the flop and Barry was committed. Game over red rover.
Quotes of the night
Cards come A 10 10 10: Mark who had just folded “F#ck!”
Scott to Barry (who had just placed a poker chip on his forehead: “You look like Rimmer”
Lee: “You’ve been called that before”
Life at Accenture
Dan is now only working until 1am 3 nights a week* it’s easy to see why Accenture have just been nominated for their work life balance schemes.
* Plus weekends and days with a ‘y’ in them
Greatest faith (driving style)
Thanks to Dan for this great spot.
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/games/10/game.html
Warner Brothers picture
Good advice
Stories of the week
Dog starts car with chip - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5382878.stm
Man tows car with eyelids - http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1235255-1,00.html
Trivia
Question (from Marc): What was the name of the carrier pigeon in Blackadder?
Answer: Speckled Jim
Good luck
To Lee on the mountain tops next week. Suggest you take a brolly.
Brainteaser
Well done to Barry, Sharon and Dave on last week’s brainteaser. See below for this week’s brainteaser (submitted by Dave).
With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
In a farcical start to the game we’d been playing with 7 players and were waiting for 8th player Scott to turn up when Vic poked his lean frame around the door. Scott was hastily sent to Jude’s to collect more chips.
In a massive early pot the flop came KQJ and after a couple of raises Marc went all-in on the turn, which was another K. Sharon called very quickly having flopped a straight with A 10. In a blatant disregard for his host Marc pulled a Q on the river to leave Sharon (not for the first time in recent weeks) feeling shell-shocked.
Scott won some chips back from early leader Marc with pocket Qs before Barry took more off Marc with a full house 22277 (holding 22).
At this point, in a first for the poker game, I outbid someone on ebay for a monkey outfit for Yardena. Picture to follow.
In the start of a large period of fortune for Charlie, he doubled up against Barry and then all but KO’d Jude (holding QQ) with a lucky flush on the river (Jude exited two hands later). Charlie then shafted Rimmer again with runner runner 8s to double up again and build a monster lead. Charlie then KO’d Marc with AAAKK versus AAAK8.
I KO’d Lee with two pairs versus Lee’s deuces.
Barry gained some small comfort by doubling up with Q8 versus Charlie’s AQ before Charlie went for the jugular. Barry was all-in after the flop with top pair and Charlie called with A5 (third pair). The A arrived to despatch Barry to the sofa.
Heads-up I had no chance against luck like that and fell to Charlie’s pocket 9s.
Game 2 (1st Dan, 2nd Barry, 6 players)
Vic and I shared an early pot with straights.
Lee accidentally turned the A hearts but fortunately for him Charlie wasn’t looking and Lee flopped the nut flush. Completely oblivious Charlie raised £5 and called Lee’s £10 re-raise with a straight.
Charlie was KO’d by vengeful Barry.
Barry then asked a question of Dan by raising £4.50. Clear as mud, Barry got the answer as Dan re-raised £4.50. Barry then chose to ignore the answer and called with a pair of 5s. Dan had a K high flush.
Vic then went all-in with second pair spotting weakness in Dan. Dan had hit the nuts on the flop and gave a wry smile as he called to send Vic to the bins.
Barry doubled up with pocket 9s versus Dan’s pocket 5s.
I doubled up with a nice 92 versus Barry but was then KO’d with A8. Dan called my all-in with 22 and deuces indeed did not lose.
Heads-up it ebbed and flowed before Dan hit two pairs on the flop and Barry was committed. Game over red rover.
Quotes of the night
Cards come A 10 10 10: Mark who had just folded “F#ck!”
Scott to Barry (who had just placed a poker chip on his forehead: “You look like Rimmer”
Lee: “You’ve been called that before”
Life at Accenture
Dan is now only working until 1am 3 nights a week* it’s easy to see why Accenture have just been nominated for their work life balance schemes.
* Plus weekends and days with a ‘y’ in them
Greatest faith (driving style)
Thanks to Dan for this great spot.
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/games/10/game.html
Warner Brothers picture
Good advice
Stories of the week
Dog starts car with chip - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5382878.stm
Man tows car with eyelids - http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1235255-1,00.html
Trivia
Question (from Marc): What was the name of the carrier pigeon in Blackadder?
Answer: Speckled Jim
Good luck
To Lee on the mountain tops next week. Suggest you take a brolly.
Brainteaser
Well done to Barry, Sharon and Dave on last week’s brainteaser. See below for this week’s brainteaser (submitted by Dave).
With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
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