Game 1 (1st C*nt, 2nd C*nty, 10 players)
Dave won early chips from Charlie hitting the nuts (QJ High straight) on the turn versus Charlie’s AA.
Next hand it was Sharon’s turn to win with AA.
Next hand it was my turn to KO Vic with a measly KK. It turned out unlucky Vic would have hit his A after 36 cards.
C*nty doubled up next hand with AA versus IJ’s JJ.
C*nty then showed the sort of form that earned him the name c*nty in the following hand. Dan and Lee both flopped the nut straight on the flop. Dan went all-in, Lee obviously called and so did c*nty who had trip 9s on the flop. The river paired the board and Lee and Dan were taken out.
C*nty then KO’d IJ with another full house.
Sharon doubled up on the river (dirty b@stard x 25) versus Dave with a lucky Q.
Dave then exited to c*nty who hit his up and down on the river (dirty b@stard x 50).
I tripled up with KK versus c*nt and c*nty. Sweet.
At this point the birthday cake arrived.
Cocky c*nty had so many chips he started building Vegas-style hotels but there were soon shot down by a passing phone.
C*nt KO’d Jude.
In the first of two very unlucky exchanges for me with c*nt, I held KK and tripped up on the flop. C*nt hit a straight on the turn to KO me causing me to throw my chips at said c*nt and injure poor Jude in the process.
Sharon fell to c*nt who’d hit two pairs.
Heads-up it was c*nt and c*nty and c*nty held a big lead. There was a swing hand to c*nt but I didn’t give this undeserving heads-up any respect by noting what it was and c*nt eventually won with J9.
Game 2 (1st C*nt, 2nd JJ, 8 players)
C*nt continued where he’d left off with early AA.
C*nt then KO’d c*nty in a hand that showed all of c*nty’s experience. The flop was JAK (2 diamonds) and was followed by two more diamonds. C*nt had hit the straight on the turn and improved it to the nut flush on the river and was itching for a call. C*nty duly obliged.
Dan then tried a risky all-in manoeuvre versus bagel man (IJ) and ended up with egg on his face as IJ called with top pair and Dan revealed he had nothing. Dan was KO’d the next hand by c*nt as was c*nty.
C*nt then KO’d Dave with two pairs.
Lee doubled up with flush on turn versus my top pair on the flop.
In a wonderful hand I played my short stack blind and revealed 45 when Vic called my all-in. The flop came A8456 – sweet!
Lee doubled again with 10 10 versus IJ’s 33.
IJ then tripled up, then doubled up twice more (getting lucky against me twice) before getting unlucky with the best hand versus c*nt (K9 versus 10 9) and a 10 hit on the river.
I doubled up versus c*nt with QQQ88 and then did it again with JJ versus 55.
Vic doubled up against c*nt with a lucky 3 on the river (AQ versus A3).
C*nt (A8) then showed some more form hitting a low straight on the river (4 runners required) to double up versus Lee’s JJ.
I KO’d Vic with 99.
Heads-up I had the lead, lost it (c*nt had QQ) and then got it back (with nice trip 10s) to about 60:40 in c*nt’s favour when the unspeakable happened. I was dealt AA and called. C*nt went all-in with KJ pre-flop. The flop was 10 A 9 and there followed an outrageous J followed by Q to give the c*nt his undeserved double – and no I’m not bitter, I’m steaming.
Mazel tov
Mazel tov to Dave on another strong online performance winning a grand by coming 6th in a $35 game.
Quotes of the night
Dave to C*nty: (after C*nty stole IJ’s remaining £2): “It’s not like you’ve not got form. You just robbed Dan and Lee”
C*nt to Vic: “When’s your birthday Vic? We’ll all club together to buy you a book on poker”
Life at Accenture
Dean was ‘entertaining’ the new grads with propaganda about the pyramid selling scam at Accenture. He then showed off the shiny dollar in his pocket from a country he’s never been to.
Dan made quick work of his time at the poker table and settled down for some work after two hands (although very unlucky) in the first game and went off to work after about 10 hands of the second game. With property magnate Dean away, Dan waffled on about problems selling one of his properties for the 30 mins he was at the table.
Conversation topics
Vic has ordered a custom-made £1500 bike. See pic below – I think the colour really suits you.
Nervous-looking newsreader (thanks to Dave)
Story of the week
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-11-02T041323Z_01_T279755_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-JAPAN-NOODLES.XML&src=rss
Brainteaser
Congratulations to c*nt on solving most of last week’s brainteaser. See below for this week’s teaser.
It fell from a star,
But not very far.
It seems to fly
Above you and I.
Look further down to see
Cousin Jay below us three.
Jump down further to see an empty space.
Tell me what "it" is, and where is this place?
