Duke attempts the Impossible

[Santino67]

Just pmsl    

[duke3016]

Syria: Riots stop when authorities use tanks.
Italy: Riots stop as police fire rubber bullets.
Greece: End to riots as police deploy water cannon and tear gas.
England: Riots stop... because it"s raining.

[duke3016]

After a bad stretch on line - I come 4th in a 90 player HH with 6 heads - is it the turning point - cover me I am going back in.

[duke3016]

Improved the stars bankroll by $100 last night - believe me that is a result for me  

Ok, loins girded, poker head removed, beer tokens at the ready, yep I am off to the aquarium for a night of madness.

[duke3016]

The aquarium was good fun as usual last night, apart from ending runner up. Defining hand when heads up was

Blinds 1000/2000 I have 62k oppo has 48k

I get  qd  qh

Oppo calls I make it 7.5k, they call

Flop  qs    

I check oppo shoves the lot, I call they have    

Turn  

River  

Never recovered, it was fun and I retired home a merry man lol.

Today will be mostly chilling and watching the rugby...

[Santino67]

He runs better than me Ger   unlucky mate but nice result still

[samuel_9]

your turn is just around the corner you never no it mite be the APAT

[duke3016]

Watched the All blacks v Australia last week - wow
Watched Scotland v Ireland last week - yawn
Watching Wales v England today - yawn


The Southern Hemisphere teams do not have much to worry about from any of the Home Nations I fear.

[duke3016]

There are times when an event is inevitable, there are times when you just know something is going to happen and you can do feck all about it. Unfortunately poker delivers these moments more often than any other.

When you have AA and you pop in a meaty raise, you want a caller right? Of course you do. Then the flop comes down 6 7 2. You are still not worried, you are ahead right? But that little feeling comes in the pit of your stomach, did he hit a set? You think no, the God's would not be that cruel. He is first to act and he puts in a pot sized bet. You are still ahead right? You decide to put him to the test and jam the lot in. he calls in a heartbeat and shows J 10.

Still happy? After all you are 80% to win here. Well kind of, but those gremlins are back in the stomach, you just lean back and wait for the inevitable. And the software delivers with a turn of 8 and a little old river of 9.

You sigh and move on...

[duke3016]

Last night's on line was a car crash that I had to walk away from. I was getting so battered from ahead that I decided to give it a rest. Anyway Shiite happens, pick myself up and dust myself off and dive in again today (maybe).

[duke3016]

Good luck to Rob S today in the UKIPT.

I will be following and expecting nothing less than 1st place.

[duke3016]

On the culinary front, I put together a homemade chilli yesterday and I may have been a wee bit enthusiastic as it turned out to be kinda hot.



It was still lovely and do you know what? It tasted even better for breakfast this morning, cleared the pipes I can tell you.

[duke3016]

After getting battered at the poker I relaxed and whilst having a few beers I switch channels and settled on an old episode of "The Blue Planet". It is a wonderfully put together set of programs and the filming is spectacular. So I looked it up and the lengths they went to in order to get a good shot is breathtaking (2 years to get some film of the sardine run FFS)

[duke3016]

My run continues

Raised with KQ - 1 caller - Flop 4 4 K - I bet - he shoves all in - I call - he has A J

Turn 10
River Q

I retire gacefully and approach the fridge  

[duke3016]