Game 1 – 8 players - (1st Dean, 2nd Sharon, 3rd Jude):
Dean won big hand vs Ilan with KKK on river vs AA (Q)
Dean won huge pot vs me and Ilan
I doubled up with pocket Kings vs Dean's 10 J
board: 6 J J 6 K Jude all in (KK) Dave called (10 10). Jude Full house
Next hand, I knocked Dave out with AA vs 88
James all in with 10 10 - Dean calls (QJ) Q out first, and James sent packing
I knock IJ out after hitting a straight on River which gave Ilan a pair of aces
Next hand Jude (84) called Lee (A10)'s all in (raise £2.75). 2 8's on board with 2 5's gave Jude full house. Lee out to his 'favourite' hand
Good lay down by Dean after being re raised by Jude (Jude - straight, Dean trips)
Sharon knocked me out, hitting 2 pair to my failed flush draw
Sharon then knocked Jude out into 3rd place
Heads up Dean huge chip leader after Sharon missed a straight draw and called Dean's all in.
Dean won it with trip 9's
Game 2 – 5 players - (1st Barry, 2nd Lee, 3rd Ilan):
Dave won big hand doubling up vs Dean with straight vs 2 pair
I took Dean out with pair of Kings vs pair of 7's
I won a big pot vs Dave after flop
Lee doubled up with A3 vs Dave
I knocked Dave out with KJ (flush draw) vs Dave's K3 (3 on flop) - only to hit lucky J on turn. Dave sent home with just a steak (mixed grill) to show for the evening.
Ilan went all in with AJ - I called with A5 but again, I got lucky hitting 5 on the river. Ilan sent packing to Atlanta
Heads up with Lee - lots of small hands until Lee all in A8, I call with 10 J (both diamonds). First 2 cards of the flop are Jacks, and with trip Jacks, it's all over.
Poker Rankings table for this week:
Conversation Topics:
The father in law of a poker member has been eating Halal take away thinking it was the Kosher place next door. OOPS !
Jude did the longest, loudest burp by a woman, ever !
Lots of talk about toothbrushes after Jude revealed that Asher pleasured Jonah with his toothbrush. Lots of oral, flossing and other dental related talk most of the night.
Dean had an announcement to make in the 2nd game. He is doing a 10K run in July and has 8 weeks to train. My money's on collapsing after 6K. Oh, and it's a work thing, so all of Accenture will be counting on him.
Quotes of the Night:
Dean's countdown to Xmas has started - "Once August is out of the way, It's almost X-mas"
Dean "You're not calling me, Barry ?"
Barry: "calling you a c*nt"
Congratulations:
To Gabby and Dan who are expecting their 3rd child. Mazeltov.
Pictures of the Week:
Seeing as though I bought my bike last week, a biking question:
What is the difference between a French biker and a Moroccan biker ?
French:
Morrocan:
T-Shirts of the Week:
Economy of the Week:
Last Year's Blog:
"James, whose wife is unfortunately out of town, took his au pair out for dinner (candles? Roses?) to try and prevent her giving notice. The sexual orientation of other au pairs was discussed but circumstantial evidence is no evidence and so had to be discounted. We still need alternative career suggestions for Dean if he is not promoted. Sharon thought that his people skills would be put to good use as a postman and James reckoned that he would be useful as his assistant, especially for booking flights. We would also be grateful if someone can explain how to answer Sharon in a text message in an appropriate manner. She was outraged when she asked a question and the questionee had the cheek to respond with the answer, leaving 6 blokes largely mystified. "
Music Video of the week:
As we are playing Monday (due to Shavuot) I don't know the score of the Champions league final on Weds (Liverpool vs AC Milan again) - but to get you in the mood, here's a music video, to help you chant during the match (Maybe just me then and any Man Utd fans, depressed over the FA cup defeat - what an exciting game that was !!!!) . Anyway, not holding much hope that we'll beat AC Milan - I think their desire to avenge the 2005 final will outplay our desire to win it again. Oh well.....time will tell..... (luckily Shavout falls on Wednesday Shmodesh, so we can all watch the match)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfdXzUWogjo
SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE : - Life. Backwards
I want to live my next life backwards.
You start out dead and get that out of the way.Then you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.
You get kicked out for being too healthy; go collect your pension, then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.
You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.
You drink alcohol, you party, you're generally promiscuous and you get ready for High School.
You go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a baby, and then...
You spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions; central heating, room service on tap, larger quarters every day, and then, you finish off as an orgasm.
I rest my case.
And on that note, that's all for this week. Have a good Shavuot.
B.
