Game 1 – players - (1st JJ, 2nd Vic (yes, Vic), 3rd James ):
First big hand of the night saw Sharon (10J) - 10's and straight draw, Dave (KQ) - Q's and straight draw, and myself (KJ) - but I hit a straight on turn to win huge hand
Sharon(JJ) doubled up vs JJ's A10
Dave (A3) doubles up vs Dan's K10, hitting a 3
I called Vics all in with QQ only to run into AA. Vic doubles up
Sharon knocked Dave out first, and sent him to the couch with 2 pair.
JJ doubled up with K10 (K on flop) to Jude's JJ
I knocked Dan out with a flush
James doubled up with straight vs Sharon's 88
Ace on river gives pair to James (AJ) to knock Sharon (66) out
I double up vs Jude (A10) with pocket Jacks
Ilan (99) doubles up vs Jude's J3
Ilan fell next to Lee
JJ (AA) takes me (10 10) and Lee (KQ) out in one hand
Jude out next to JJ
JJ (QK) hit runner x 4 (8 9 10 J) to knock James and his pocket rockets out in 3rd
Vic was short stacked and soon fell to JJ heads up.
Game 2 – players - (1st Bazzamataz, 2nd Lee, 3rd JJ):
Dan doubled up vs Dean with a high straight
I knock Dean out with a flush
Vic wins big vs JJ with straight on flop
Dan all in (A3) - I call with AA. Dan out
Ilan out with a straight vs JJ's flush
I won a huge hand vs Vic with full house vs flush
Vic (AA for 4th time) - JJ called with AA so split pot
Vic (JJ) out to me after I hit Q on flop
In a huge hand, I knock JJ out after going all in with AAA77. Unluckily for JJ he had 777AA and called, to be knocked out in 3rd place. Sweet
Heads up finished soon after when Lee all in with A3, I called with Q5 and a 5 hit on turn. I win 4th game out of last 5, and collectively me and JJ have won the last 12 of 14 games. Nice record.
Poker Rankings table for this week:
Conversation Topics:
Dave leaving early before start of second game, after being knocked out first in game 1, started Dan off on one about rule breaking. Even though Dave hadn't actually broken any rule (no one was available to play 2 games and so no one missed out), it didnt stop Dan going on about rules, ladies playing, Elite membership... blah blah blah blah. JJ also took pleasure in the fact he was guaranteed first place for another week, but it was a mute point anyway as JJ went on to win the first game to go 10 points clear at the top.
Talk also revolved around Manhattan steam explosion, mini me bootles of beer, Dan was pissed most of the night, but there was a good spell of talk about Dan and Dean going upstairs for a bit of man-loving. Very funny comment was what would happen if Jude went upstairs to catch them at it, only for Dean to turn around to say, "It's ok, love, I'm just experimenting. I'll be down in a minute..."
Quotes of the Night:
All 3 quotes tonight were from Dan.
One of the most classic quotes of all time, was from Dan, who after spending the whole evening arguing with everybody over Elite membership and other rules, said "I'm not getting involved in any arguments", followed by him arguing about him actually arguing. Hilarious.
Dan (after being knocked out and hanging around ready to leave) : "I might have to fold, and go home"
and finally, another interresting one from Dan, after coming down stairs with Dean: "Nothing goes up my arse"
[followed very quietly by something along the lines of: "I may be a giver, but definately not a taker"]
News of the Week:
who said Ebay is all bad ??
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm
Joke of the Week:
A man is driving along Borehamwood high street and suddenly the car in front does an emergency stop and he crashes into it. He gets out of the car and he sees a dwarf getting out of the car in front.
"I'm not happy!!" says the little chap
"Well, which one are you?" replies the man
Pictures of the Week:
In a woman's world...
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Last Year's Blog:
Life at Accenture:
Dean has had so much spare time on his hands that he has created a ‘high tech’ and snappy-named website to advertise his property empire in Leicester. See http://www.landlords-uk.org.uk/landlord.asp?id=8975. Accenture’s clients must really benefit from such high tech skills and creativity.
Mazel tovs:
Congrats to Jude on her promotion to partner. Shame on you Dean! Still, if you don’t make it at Accenture, a successful career as a plumber is on the cards
Congrats to Lewis on a creditable fifth place in the school sports day fathers’ race.
Quotes on the night (last year):
Jude: “Do you want to see my tadpoles?”
Barry: “A badger’s got in your drain”
Lee: “Really?”
Barry: “No”
Lee: “It could have been a small one”
Dean: “We’re having a BBQ on 27 August, Sunday night”
Barry: “I’ll be in Manchester”
Dean: “Yes!!!”
Barry: “I’ll come back then”
Dean: “It’s actually on Sat night”
SPECIAL ONE OFF FEATURE : - Wonderful (Yiddish) Proverbs
(Cheers, Dave)
If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.
One old friend is better than two new ones.
One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.
Old friends, like old wines, don't lose their flavor.
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
"Don't be so humble - you are not that great." - Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself - Golda Meir
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction - Albert Einstein
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them - Albert Einstein
The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax - Albert Einstein
You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.
I don't want to become immortal through my work. I want to become immortal through not dying - Woody Allen
I'm not afraid of dying - I just don't want to be there when it happens! - Woody Allen
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts - Albert Einstein
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them - Albert Einstein
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school - Albert Einstein
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe - Albert Einstein
And on that note, that's all for this week.
B.
