28 March 2007 (The Poker Suite) - "Hey Jude"

Game 1 – 9 players - (1st Ilan, 2nd Lee, 3rd JJ):

Jude unhappy as I missed her out of last week's blog, and won't let it lie. Will make up for it this week.

I won first 2 hands in baby-to-be-born race.

Jude won 2 early huge pots

Marc H (55) out first to Dave (A10 - hitting 2 pair)

Jude still in.

JJ won big hand vs me (straight flush draw with 4 spades in hand) with J spades - 4 on board

Jude still in.

Dean then turned up smiling after getting "sucky sucky" on way home from station (with final Singaporian Dollar)

Jude still in.

Ilan in the next hand knocked Dan out with AK (hit king) vs Dan's QJ (hit J)

Jude still in.

Then in the next hand (Dean's 2nd of the night) Dean was knocked out with A10 vs JJ's AQ (A on flop)

Ilan down to £7.25 goes all in. JJ called with 78 spades. Ilan's JJ wins - board paired A's & Q's so J high wins

Jude still in.

Ilan then wins big next hand vs Lee with a nut flush

Jude still in.

Dan doubles up with AK vs AQ (Lee) hitting full house

Jude still in.

I out next with A8 vs Dave AJ

Jude doubles up with A10 vs 79 spades (Dave)

Dave misses out with AK vs Lee (88) all in. 8 on flop

Jude still in.

Dave out next hand with 22 vs Ilan's QQ and Q on board - Ilan HUGE chip leader

Jude finally lets it lie.

Jude all in with 82 - 8 on flop and 8 on turn doubles her up vs Ilan (9's)

UNFORTUNATELY, Jude out next with 2 pairs to Ilan's flush

Jude not in any longer.

Lee goes all in with A9 - JJ called with K7 - A and K on flop then a 9 on turn and 7 on river gave JJ 2 pair - thought he'd won with a shout of joy, only to realise Lee had 2 pair 2 (A's and 9's)

Jude almost gets to leave for home until Dean decided to wuss out early and leave with Jude.

Lee, JJ & Ilan left

Lee capitalises on Sadie crying by going all in. Ilan folds.

JJ out next, in 3rd place to Ilan.

Lee vs Ilan heads up. Both were down to nothing almost.

Ilan takes victory with A8 vs Lee's 88 - A on flop. Ilan winner



Game 2 – 6 players - (1st Dave, 2nd Dan, 3rd Lee):

I won big hand early on with A4 (2 aces on flop) vs Dan with 2 Jacks

I should have called Lee's £4.50 reraise with my pocket 6's. Lee had pocket Aces. good fold, until Lee snook a look at the cards to see a 6 would have come on the turn !

I lost lost of chips to Dan (K7 spades) vs my 45 spades with 3 spades on flop giving us both a flush, but Dan's higher.

next hand on huge tilt I go all in. Luckily I'd hit AA. Dave called with A9. 9 hits but nothing else. tilt over.

Me and Ilan split a pot with A4 each

Dave knocks me out with a straight (JJ folded what would have been a 6 card straight flush)

Dave then went on to win, with Dan 2nd and Lee 3rd. In the final hand Dave had KK and flopped trips and went on to get a full house, and keep up his record of points every week he's played !


Poker Rankings table for this week:




Conversation Topics:

If 10 million people pay 25p the FA will have enough to get rid of Steve Maclaren (I've collected £4 so far)

Guest ipod player this week = Dan. But Jude didn't like any of the 4 songs that played and so turned it off.



Quotes of the Night:

Jude: "I found a Singaporian Dollar in Dean's Wallet"
Dave: "That was his change" [from the whore]



Congratulations:

To Gaby and Dan on their 7th Anniversary



Crap Joke of the Week:

An office manager had money problems & had to fire an employee, either Jack or Jill. He thought hed fire the employee who came late to work the next morning. Well, both employees came to work very early. Then the manager thought he would catch the first one who took a coffee break. Unfortunately, neither employee took a coffee break. Then the manager decided to see who took the longest lunch break - strangely, neither Jack nor Jill took a lunch break that day, they both ate at their desk. Then the manager thought hed wait & see who would leave work the earliest, and both employees stayed until after closing. Jill finally went to the coat rack so the manager thought he would simply be honest and ask her advice. He went up to her and said, "Jill, I have a terrible problem. I dont know whether to lay you or Jack off." Jill said, "Well, you'd better jack off - I'm late for my bus."

Photos of the Week: - Celebrities with/without Makeup

Kate Moss:

Eva Longoria:

Jennifer Lopez:




Videos of the Week:

A HUGE pot ($575,700) in high stakes cash poker, featuring Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu. WHAT A HAND !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojeRwWIdQBM

Knut, a polar bear cub at the centre of an animal rights row, has been introduced to the public at Berlin Zoo. Very Cute. Thought it deserved some blog space (actually does have his own blog - http://blog.rbb-online.de/roller/knut/ - very clever bear !)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6480000/newsid_6483900/6483957.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm

and, after last week's super goalkeeper goal, here's a funny goalkeeper video. Take That !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1qrF6JJ0pQ

and finally, our very own Gil, speaking shite on TV before the Israel vs England game at the weekend:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3380230,00.html

Link of the Week:

Here's confidence for you ! Please G-d we'll all be in a position to do this (and still be playing poker !)
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/mortgages/article.html?in_article_id=418782&in_page_id=8

Last Year's Blog - This time last year:

Ilan hit his best hand ever - 4 Aces ; I was in Rome with Mrs I, for a long long weekend ; Dave had a very bad beat online (holding QQ and flopping QJ3 – but losing with QQQJJ (second nuts) to JJJJ (nuts) to another J on the river. Ouch!) and amazingly, one year ago this week, we all ooohed and aaaahed at the Poker Suite concept. One year in the making and well worth the wait. And finally, who can forget the many nicknames of Vic (who ? - Vic): 1. Puss 2. Pauline Fowler (RIP) 3. Binman 4. Vicky 5. The Shuffler 6. The Bad Accountant 7. Unlucky Vic 8. Mr Unlucky

SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE : - Inducing Labour !

As this has been the main topic of conversation in my house this week (this part written Sunday night, just in case any of them work before Wednesday and I have to miss Poker), here are some "alleged" ways on how to speed up nature's intended 9 months gestation period !!

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labourandbirth/planningyourbabysbirth/naturalbringonlabour/

PS - Pineapple didnt work (so far)!!



And on that note, that's all for this week.

B.

21 March 2007 (The Poker Suite) - "Bridesmaid Bazra knuckled down and out"

Game 1 – 7 players - (1st Dave, 2nd Lee, 3rd Bruiser Bazza):

Dan out first with KK short stacked. I call as big blind with 92 - 4 hearts on the board - my 2 of hearts give me flush (sorry Dan)

JJ out next with straight draw to Dave's AJ (A on flop)

I go all in with 77 - Charlie flush draw doesn't come, I double up.

Dave then knocked Jude (KK), the lone queen of the suite tonight, out next. Jude's 4th all in of the night unfortunately was the one that sent her packing.

Charlie out next with JQ to Lee's KQ - nothing came

I raise with 88 pre flop, Dave reraises. I go all in. Dave calls and shows 77. 8's hold up

In a huge hand, Dave goes all in after flop with flush draw. I call with Top pair (10's) with a Jack. Dave hits flush and just to rub it in I hit J for 2 pair on river. DIRTY BASTARD. My stack now crippled

Now short stacked I go all in with 88 - Lee calls with 10 9. I hit an 8 on the flop for trips, but Lee hits straight on turn, and then I magically hit a full house on river. (First poker injury of the year, and of the POKER SUITE goes to me for bloodying my knuckle, after punching my left hand in glee on hitting the full house on the river, and hitting my wedding ring. Very sore knuckle. oops)

Heads up between Lee and Dave - swings and roundabouts till Dave had AJ and all in, Lee called with 22 and a Jack hit. Lee crippled.

soon over with Lee (JJ) vs Dave (22). 2 on flop ! - Dave winner.


Game 2 – 6 players - (1st JJ, 2nd Dave, 3rd Bridesmaid Bazra):

Charlie out first with JK (hit J) - Dave called his all in with 84 (2 pair) which held up. (I folded nut flush draw which would have won !)

Lee came back after feeding Sadie with about half his stack left, and hit trip Kings on flop only to run into Dan's flopped straight. Lee very short stacked

Dan (AJ), JJ (AA) Lee (Q6) AA hold up, Lee out Dan down to £2.25

JJ (KK) knocked me (AQ) and Dan(KQ) out when no A hit to help me and nothing to help Dan.

That's my 7th 3rd place of the year !

Heads up finished at 12.25am with JJ (AK) vs Dave (AQ). nothing helped Dave, and JJ wins.


Poker Rankings table for this week:




Conversation Topics:

Formula 1 & Lee's ipod tunes were discussed

Lee decided to tell us for the 3rd week running that he's just read a great book, aptly named "Young Bloods". For those that don't know anything about it, you can buy it here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Bloods-Revolution-1/dp/0755324331/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1/026-2385973-5417204?ie=UTF8&qid=1174525879&sr=8-2

There is a second book (in the series of 4) due to be released in May 2007 called The Generals. Pre-order it now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generals-Revolution-2-Simon-Scarrow/dp/0755324358/ref=pd_ka_2/026-2385973-5417204?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174525879&sr=8-2

There are no released dates as yet for numbers 3 and 4 in the quartet, but this blogger will keep you informed.


Quotes of the Night:

Charlie: "I am losing chips rapidly"
JJ: "and the bad news ?"

Charlie: (after being knocked out) "I hate this fucking poker suite"


Donation required:

We need someone to donate a kettle, 10 mugs, tea, coffee and sugar containers (filled), some herbal infusions, and a few teaspoons for THE POKER SUITE (the poker suite's official name)


Congratulations:

Mazeltov to Yael and JJ on 9 years of wedded bliss !


Crap Jokes of the Week:

What a Woman Says:

This place is a mess! C'mon,you and I need to clean up, your stuff is lying on the floor and you'll have no clothes to wear, if we don't do laundry right now!

What a Man Hears:

blah,blah,blah,blah, C'MON
blah,blah,blah,blah, YOU AND I
blah,blah,blah,blah, ON THE FLOOR
blah,blah,blah,blah, NO CLOTHES
blah,blah,blah,blah, RIGHT NOW!

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A husband and wife were sharing a bottle of wine when the Husband said,
"I bet you can't tell me something which will make me happy and sad at the same time".

The wife thought for a few moments, then said, "Your willy is bigger than your brother's"!


Pictures of the Week:

What's the first thing you must do when overturning your car ?
(click to see)


When your mum said never take sweets from a stranger, this is who she was talking about…(click to see)

Videos of the Week:

Comic relief special :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrmIxZrVH-w

and one for the Spurs fans amongst us - Paul Robinson's amazing 96 yard free kick goal against Watford last week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp1WU-wYe3w

News Stories of the Week:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1256483,00.html - last line is classic !

http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/todaysnews07/news_200307_03.asp - Mr Tumble's Fumble : OOPS!

And in the week that Mrs I is due to give birth to little I number 3, one for all those with 3 children already, or those thinking of having 3....you've been warned !

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/consumer/article.html?in_article_id=418555

NEW FEATURE : - LAST YEAR'S BLOG

Thought it would be nice each week to reminisce a little on what happened this time last year.

This time last year, JJ lost half of his staff in one day, Jude ate a crocodile, and in a rare moment of enlightenment Dan announced, “I talk shit”. The Jayson's frog died this week of last year. Also - remember all those spare chickens that the Wannabe-Apprentices threw out after over-ordering for their pizza task !! (by the way - new series starts next week)

SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE : - Poker Elite Rules

These are the current rules of the Poker Elite game of Poker (until we change them)

1. No food/drink within 60cm of the table. A penalty of 40 lashes will be applied to the first person to foul the table. 80 lashes to be applied if it's Vic, as he's been warned.
2. The name 'c*nt' may only be used to describe Scott or Dan. C*nt should not be used to describe any another player (other than someone with c*nt as their actual name - proof must be provided) unless the situation in rule 3 occurs.
3. Anyone catching runner runner to win a large pot after the flop should be hung, drawn and quartered (not within 60cm of the table).
4. String betting of any kind (intentional or otherwise) is forbidden.
5. Talk of conspiracy theories is prohibited.
6. Non-Elite players have no privileges and should just count themselves lucky they are allowed to play at all.
7. The words 'landlord', 'tenants' and 'Accenture' should not be mentioned in the presence of Dean. Similarly the phrase 'pot odds' should not be spoken in the presence of Dan or Vic.
8. Vic can never be allowed to win a game of poker.
9. Cheats will be banned for life.
10. The term 'well played' should only be used when the person referred to has actually played well. Appropriate alternatives include 'see you next week', 'jolly good show old chap', 'every dog has its day', 'every cloud...' etc.
11. We never burn cards.
12. Everyone must bow to the first person to hit a royal flush in the suite.
13. Any dwarf spottings in Borehamwood should be accompanied by photographic evidence.
14. A clear 'call' ('join' is acceptable for those of Swiss origin), 'raise', 'fold', 'all-in' must be announced before acting. Combinations of these words e.g. cold, faise, call-in, fall-in etc. are equivalent to a fold.
15. A pile is anything you want it to be.
16. Lack of knowledge of the rules is no excuse - especially for a novice.
17. When resolving disputes or measuring off chips it is forbidden for Dan or Vic to be involved.
18. Excessive wind (from anus or mouth) shall be punishable by a 5 minute "sin bin" whereby the guilty party is banished from the suite / room and may be "paddled" on their way out.
19. Displays of overt homosexuality by Ilan are forbidden (punishable as above save for the paddling which he would enjoy too much).
20. If you act out of turn you are a) an idiot and b) committed to what you said you'd do.
21. Play can be held up for a maximum of two 1-minute toilet breaks per person per night. Should anyone need a number 2, they can choose either to s#it in a minute, take their time and sit out (s#it out) the game or s#it in their pants.
22. Play is never held up for smoking breaks.
23. Feeding babies at the table is acceptable in the first year of a child's life. Getting your tits out at the table is banned, save for Elite members' wives.
24. Each game costs £10 so bring it with you (Dean/Dan). Failure to settle debts by the end of the evening will result in a penalty charge of £1,000.
25. This is a friendly game, so high standards of etiquette are required at all times, save for being on the receiving end of an outrageous bad beat when you do what the fu*k you like.
26. It is the duty of the first player out (with the exception of Vic and the authorised blogger) to become dealer until and not before the second player is out. This rule doesn't apply to the second game. Someone who deals for more than an hour is 'entitled' to a complementary rub-down from Ilan.



And on that note, that's all for this week.

B.

14 March 2007 (The Poker Suite) - "Sweet for the Borehamwood boys in the Suite"

Game 1 – 10 players - (1st Barry , 2nd Lee, 3rd Dave ):

First hand in the suite won by Scott who hit a straight with 89 off suit.

First all-in in the suite went to Jude, which was called by Sharon and Lee - Lee had the nut flush on the flop - Sharon a pair of 10's and an A and Jude 2 pair on the flop - Sharon VERY short stacked, and Jude the first out.

James hit trip 7's but ran into JJ's straight and James sent home on his bike

Sharon fell next with A10 to my AQ - Q on river

JJ went all in after the flop gave him 777 - Dave called with nut flush draw - 10 of hearts on the river cripples a steaming JJ and Dave huge chip leader.

JJ then all in with AQ - Dan called with JJ but an A hit to knock Dan out

Scott went all in blind - Dave called but Scott hit a very lucky straight.

Ilan tripled up with 10 10 but in the side pot, Dave (9's) knocked Scott (straight draw) out

Lee doubled up with Q5 vs JJ's KJ - Q on turn

After Ilan kept saying all night that JJ was due a bad beat, Ilan knocked him out with 77 vs AQ (not really a bad beat, but Ilan was happy !)

Lee doubled up vs Ilan with flush - Ilan down to 14 black chips.

Ilan out soon after.

I doubled up twice and then knocked Dave out with K's vs Dave's 77

In a strange decision by myself, to save myself the embarrasment of showing my cards, I folded my cards on the river after Lee checked, thinking that my 9 high couldn't possibly be the best hand. Lee had 6 high. Doh !!!

Heads up against Lee, I won a huge swing hand, hitting 4 clubs on the board to get a flush. Soon after, I held pocket 10's and went all in, Lee called with A10 - no help came for Lee and I was first winner of the new suite (sorry Lee).


Game 2 – 7 players - (1st JJ , 2nd Dan, 3rd Barry):

Me and JJ split an early pot with A8 - both hitting A on flop

J doubled up with AQ - 2 pair on flop, vs Ilan's pocket 9's

I (QQ) won a lot of chips from Scott (10 10 )

I then lost a shed load of chips with QQ running into JJ's pocket Aces. Ouch

Dave knocked Scott out with JJ (one a heart) - but hit a flush with 4 hearts on board

Lee out next to JJ (A9 vs 77 - 2 Aces on board)

Ilan doubled up twice with K9 (2 Kings on board vs Dave's AJ) and then with pocket Jacks to Dan's 99

Dan (AK) vs Dave all in (K8) - nothing hit. Dave out.

Ilan (KK) vs JJ (AJ) - no A came so Ilan doubled up

I double up vs Dan (Q10) with AJ, hitting 2 more Aces

Ilan out next with A8 vs Dan's A9

I was out in 3rd place when lucky JJ hit a c*nty lucky straight on the river.

Heads up, and JJ beat Dan to take the spoils. Well played.

Poker Rankings table for this week:

Conversation Topics:

Bedtime and hours of sleep per night/week was the major talk of the suite. Also, how to do a wee in the suite so you don't have to go outside. All agreed the suite looked amazing. Great photos from Dave and some Vegas pics from times gone by (inc the Beatles playing in Vegas). Weird with no TV to watch, but great for Poker.

Quotes of the Night:

Lee (Dan and Scott helping to pile Ilan's chips): "Is one of you fluffing him under the table?"
Ilan: "Quick, I'm losing wood"

Dan "Well played, Dave", after knocking Dave out and sending him home.

Congratulations:

Mazeltov to us all on the grand opening of the new Poker Suite, courtesy of the Young family's garage. As the photos in the special feature at the end of the blog show, a lot of hard work and money, all kindly donated by the Young Foundation, have made the dream a reality. Thanks ! All suggestions for a name, to be engraved on a plaque for the front door (kindly donated by Dave) will be put to the vote (or Lee / Sharon will decide - we can vote on that too !). JJ is going to donate the Mezuzah. Cheers.

Birthdays : James (36), Dan (34 going on 60)

Anniversary: To Lee and Sharon on 11 years of marriage.

Commiserations:

To Dean on leaving his suitcase on a train on the way to a conference in Wales.

Crap Joke of the Week:

An Irishman applies for a job as a Blacksmith and turns up for his interview.

Blacksmith: 'Do you have any experience of shoeing horses?

Irishman : 'No, but I told a donkey to f**k off once

Videos of the Week:

Amazing Ten pin bowling trick shot.

http://video.uk.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.htm?g=43A70E52-5AE6-483A-A30A-2C049F6EA04C&f=&fg=copy

Who said romance is dead ? Man sets up girlfriend at cinema with home made video the cinema showed on the big screen. AAAAAhhhhhh.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,91059-romeo_u4803,00.html

News Story of the Week:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6441461.stm - first 2 paragraphs are hysterical !!

SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE - : Inaugral opening of the Poker Suite







That's all for this week.
B.

7 March 2007 (J&D's House) - "Chocolate cake helps give Scott first victory of 2007"

Game 1 – 8 players - (1st Dave, 2nd Dan, 3rd JJ):

Jude had pocket Kings, and hit 2 more Kings on the board for 4 of a kind. NICE !

Charlie hit a nut flush and knocked Jude out.

JJ called with A3, declaring "i've got nothing but i'm bored", after Dave went all in with 99, and hit an A on the river.

I went all in with 10 10 - Scott deliberated and called with 44. nothing else helped and I doubled up

Charlie went all in with "little slick" (AQ) vs Dave's QQ. A on flop, Charlie doubled up.

Next hand Dave all in with AK Vs Lee AJ - KK on board, Dave doubles up

I triple up with AJ vs Dave's KJ and Charlie's K10. Nothing hit !

Big split pot with JJ and Dan both with AQ - with a good all in call by JJ with Q on board (and a King to scare him)

Scott out with AJ vs Charlie's KK. No Ace came to help Scott. The cake didn't work

JJ (KQ) vs Lee (A10) - Lee all in. Flop Q5K - JJ 2 pairs. next card another 5 giving JJ 3 pairs, but an A on the river saved lucky Lee with a higher 2 pair

Lee all in with K4 - 2 pair on flop - Dan (AA) hits Ace on on turn - Lee out.

I (77) called Lucky C*nt Dave's all in (Q8) - first card out is an 8 and Lucky C*nt Dave cripples my stack.

Next hand on tilt I go all in with suited Q high shit, and Dan knocks me out with unsuited K shit.

Charlie decimated by Dave's AA

Charlie (55) out 2 hands later to Lucky C*nt Dave (J9) who hit a straight

JJ out next with A3 to Dave's A9. JJ 3rd

very long heads up - Dan all in with JJ, Lucky Dave calls with A10 and hit both.


Game 2 – 6 players - (1st Cake Boy Scotty, 2nd Lee, 3rd Bazza):

Lee knocked Dave out with trip K's vs 2 pair. Dave got taxi home to Essex.

Dan cremated with 4 red chips left with AJ vs Scott's K9 - a 9 hit.

Dan was out next to my top pair (Q's)

JJ (A8) hit 8 on flop but ran into Lee's pocket rockets. JJ out

3 left and game continued for a very long time, with Scott folding AJ suited after my all in raise. Wierd. 2 more Queens would have hit and he would have been seriously low in chips, but odd decision that Lee and myself couldn't understand.

I was out next with an 8 high flush to Scott's 9 high flush at 2am

15 mins later, Scott takes the victory. Everyone will want to bring in cakes next week !!

Poker Rankings table for this week:

Conversation Topics:

Dalia H. made a nice chocolate cake with "Scott to win" iced on top. Jude instantly shmeared the iced Scott.

New beautiful Marlboro flip box - everyone now wants to start smoking !

Talked about 24, the string betting vote, Reggae Reggae sauce available now in Sainsbury's (from Dragon's Den).

Arsenal got knocked out of Champions league. Shame.

Virgin Radio are using Dan's Ipod for their track selection, apparently.

Mazeltov:

To Lia H. on her 2nd birthday today.

Vote of the week:

The vote took place on Dean's proposed rule amendments. The results were :
Amendment 1: 5-3 AGAINST

Amendment 2: 5-3 AGAINST

A blow for the CFGP - the rules stay as they are - String betting and betting out of turn will not be tolerated (quite right).

Game of the week:

Very addictive game. Can't get past level 36!

http://www.killsometime.com/games/game.asp?ID=564

Picture of the Week:

Huge sandcastle. Probably not built in Blackpool:

Video of the Week:

Are Americans stupid ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE - : Did you know ?

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

Dreamt is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt"

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

Look at your zip. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha, the world's largest zip manufacturer.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The # key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.

That's all for this week.
B.

28 February 2007 (J&D's House) - "Cheer up Stringy Dean"

Game 1 – 8 players - (1st Bazza, 2nd Ilan, 3rd JJ):

After a toast to new baby Young who was born earlier in the day, we started, rather late, a game of poker (9pm)

An amazing fold by Dean, with trip 4's, saved him a load of chips when Ilan showed trip 8's.

Dan won lots of chips from me with A4 vs my AJ hitting 2 pair on the flop

Dean (A9) put Jude (A8) all in with a full house. Jude called after hitting trip aces - Jude out.

Lee out next with KK to JJ's trip 8's

I won lots of chips back off Dan with 99

I won shed loads more chips off Charlie with Q10 (10 on flop) after I called Charlie's £5 bluff with A high

Charlie tripled up with A high

I knocked Dean out with A8 vs A6 with A onb flop and 8 on turn

Charlie was all in short stacked with King of clubs and an 8 - Ilan called with KK but Charlie hit runner, runner, runner, runner to win with a flush

Charlie was then all out soon after with 62

Ilan all in with J10 spades - JJ called with K9 but 3 spades on board and Ilan doubled up

Ilan doubled up again next hand with full house vs Dan

Next hand I knocked Dan out with A5 (2 pair) vs 78 (Dan on tilt from last hand )

I win huge amount of chips from JJ (pocket Jacks) with AK and an Ace hit on turn

JJ then had AJ. 8 on flop - no A no J. I had K8. JJ all in. I call. K on river, and JJ out in 3rd place

In the final hand of the game, I had A2, go all in, Ilan called - AA on flop and I end up winning with full house.

Game 2 – 6 players - (1st Dan , 2nd Charlie, 3rd Dean):

Ilan won big hand with 22 - two 2's on board - 4 of a kind. NICE ! Charlie almost wiped the cards off the table after the second 2 was dealt - you can imagine Ilan's horror and subsequent attempt to help Charlie put it all back as it was !

I split a big all-in-by-me pot with JJ when my A10 vs JJ's AK split with 6699 on the board
Next hand I went all in again (KJ spades) and split again with Ilan (99) when the board came AA555

I then doubled up with 66 vs Deans 86

After we had all cooled down from the stringbet-gate (see conversations below), Dan (88) knocked JJ out (K10) - nothing hit for JJ

Ilan (QQ) then knocked out by Charlie who hit a straight

Steamy Dean then knocked me out with trips on flop against my 2 pair

Dan continues:

"Tail of two swing hands
First against Dean who held the Ladies against my Ace something - Ace hit (Dean out shortly after)
Second against Charlie heads up - pre-flop no bets, flop is 89 something. i check (I have the 89). King on the turn, Charlie bets one red (we're on the max) which I call. The river helps no-one but Charlie bets three piles of red. I go all in. He calls revealing a K for top pair versus my two pair.

Over a couple of hands later - my Ace 3 diamonds holding up against Charlie's KQoff.

Thanks to Charlie for the money and lift home."

Poker Rankings table for this week:

Conversation Topics:

Well, what a night ! The conversation started off talking about the 9/11 conspiracy, followed by a discussion on county court judgements and mortgages. Dean had a great idea for a business idea - collecting sperm off students in the evening - storing it in a freezer overnight and delivering it to the sperm bank in the morning - collecting lots of £15's !! The best part of the evening, though, was in the second game (which, by the way was a very fun game for some reason - lots of jollity), after a string bet by Dean caused chaos. Lots of anger by Dean (later apologised !) and discussion, and arguments and heated debate after Dean put in his chips, as if calling, without saying a word (Ilan, next to act, took it as a call) but then Dean declared all in after retreating his hand after placing the 'calling' bet. After all was said and done, we all pretty much accepted it was a string bet, and as the rules of the house are that we don't allow or accept string bets, the all in part was rejected, causing normally good mannered Dean to steam steam steam, see red mist, shout at JJ and generally be very miserable. In the end, Dean won the hand, but I'm sure the discussions will continue and may end in a vote for the rule to be kept or removed (although Dean isn't here next week, but I guess will vote against the rule by proxy)....to be continued.........

Quotes of the Night:

After talking about the Young's new square dining table, Charlie said "You could get a nice big square table in there "

Barry: "You get 26 cheques of £200 every month?" [from tennants]
Dean: "Don't be ridiculous"
(pause of 2 seconds.....)
Dean: "Actually, I do"

Wierdest thing bought on Ebay : JJ bought 30 ping pong balls from China !!

Congratulations:

Mazeltov to Sharon and Lee on the birth of their 3rd child - Sadie Belle Young. The first poker baby of 2007


Definition of the Week:

string bet (from Wikipedia):

To call with one motion and raise with another, or to reach for more chips in the middle of laying a bet/raise without stating the intended amount. String bets are prohibited in public cardroom rules

Videos/Links of the Week:

Wierd String card trick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUN1yc7YAPE

String Cheese Love (get the theme, here !):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ioZScnlPNQ

Story of the Week:



SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE - : Vegetarianism

After last weeks meat fest, this one is for those who like to eat veg:

That's all for this week.
B.