Vic got off to a flier with a straight on the flop versus Dave’s two pair on the flop.
I then KO’d Dave with 10 10 versus Dave’s A 9 all-in.
Vic (KK) stretched further into the lead with trip Ks versus IJ.
James (77) flopped full house as the board came 722 to double up versus Scott.
Barry was KO’d jointly by me and Vic – we both had the straight.
Sharon (KK) doubled up versus Dan’s top pair.
I then won a monster pot to double up against Vic with AA versus KK and a crap flop. I moved further into the lead with a straight to KO Lee.
James (AA) KO’d Dan the hand after claiming he never gets Aces.
IJ doubled up with AQ versus James’s 44.
Vic then got a small measure of revenge to double up with KK (again) versus JJ’s JJ.
I won a big pot versus Sharon with higher two pair before KO’ing James.
I then KO’d Vic with Q10 versus AQ.
Heads-up I was a massive chip monster and KO’d Sharon (who paired 8s) with J 10 for a 10.30pm finish.
Game 2 (1st Lee, 2nd Dan, 9 players)
I doubled up against Barry after flopping top two pairs (AA QQ) and then hitting the FH on the river. Barry hit trip Qs on the river and called.
Scott was caught deep in the cookie jar by Dave.
Barry was KO’d by Dan’s KK versus A 10.
Scott doubled up with two pair versus Dan.
Dan then put on his turbo boost. First he KO’d James.
Lee hit a straight with 84 to win a big pot and KO Dave.
IJ hit four 6s but didn’t win much.
Lee (AA) won chips from me.
Dan won a big pot to move further into the lead. Hitting trips on the turn Dan slow-played, allowing Scott to hit the A on the river. Scott raised Dan’s £2.50 bet and Dan went all-in. Scott called and was out.
Dan KO’d Vic with two pairs.
Dan (AA) KO’d IJ (AK). That left me, Lee and Dan.
I was short-stacked and Lee push me all-in on my big blind. I called with K8 versus Lee’s K10 suited and lost.
Heads-up Dan started with most of the chips, but Lee hit a nice run of cards to turn the tide. The swing hand saw Lee hit a flush and go all-in. Dan folded but there was no way back. The final hand saw Dan’s Q2 lose to Lee’s KQ. Lee is now 6 points clear of Barry, unless Barry can find some ‘extra’ points to hand himself.
Videos of the week – a prize idiot, classic Catherine Tate sketch and some rising bollards
http://www.everything350z.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=37644 (click on the attachment)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID8tuuYylkQ&eurl
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/flvplayer.swf?file=http://media.biertijd.com/movies/200610/onderen.flv&autostart=true&fs=true
Conversation topics
Dean called at £1.50 a minute to see if he could borrow a ski jacket. It cost him about a £10 to realise no-one had one and we were just winding him up. By the way, there’s no snow in the Alps as it’s too mild. Dean then farted down the phone.
Quotes of the week
James to Sharon: “I never get Aces”. Next hand, pocket rockets. Sweet.
Vic sets everyone a challenge: “I’ve cycled 40,000 miles and only been knocked off once”.
Mazel tovs
Be’sha’ah tovah to Jude and ?.
Story of the week
Cheap wedding venue http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-12-04T092717Z_01_PEK234313_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-CHINA-WEDDINGS.XML&src=rss
Laugh if you are a bad person
YMCA
Elf yourself
Here’s a neat festive site from Dave. http://www.elfyourself.com/
To see Dave turn into an Elf click below (best with sound).
http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=6f81f227078ae49671a82b9_20061206
Send your elf dance link to me to be featured in next week’s blog.
Tricky question
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:
1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?
Think before you continue reading...
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.
You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back.
However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.
The candidate who was hired simply answered: "I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."
Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box."
Brainteaser
Congratulations to Barry and Rouven (guest blog reader)on the correct answer to last week’s brainteaser. The answer was Bones of the Leg (Fibula, Tibia, Patella, Femur).
See below for this week’s maths brainteaser.
A dairy farmer had 54 litres of milk in three churns. He wanted to make sure each churn contained 18 litres.
First he poured 1/4 of the first churn into the second churn. Then he poured 1/2 of the second churn into the third churn. Finally he poured 1/3 of the third churn into the first churn.
How many litres did each churn contain before he started pouring?
