This is taken directly from the forum i normally write on at gambling.co.uk
I thought i might write a little report of the weekend!
Ok well i leave for Luton on the Friday to play the £75 FO there. My first impression on the casino was WOW this place is amazing. The card room was huge and the poker tables looked to be really nice. However the only one problem was the fact that there were no cushions to stop the cards from falling off!!
I registered for the £75 tourney but was in no mood to play it. I had a long day at work and rushed to get there! I donked out in the game after Matt by playing like a donk. I had a set on one board which ran into a str8 and i paid the guy off. I did my usual no respect to female players and despite the obvious play of her having aces or kings on a board of K,10,6 i still called her all in with Q,10!!!! I play so bad.
However being knocked out of this game was a good idea i think and made me get an early night which was much needed. I woke up in the morning fresh and wanting to play the donkament ahead of me.
After a spot of brunch and some chat about hands to Woody in the pub it was time to head to the casino to get ready for the days play. I wanted to play well on the 1st day and prove i could make it deep into one of these as my past efforts had been pretty poor of late. Woody and I then saw donkbox, Alex B, Tankman, Mango fish, Damatrix and ThePadster and team gambling.co.uk were ready to go to war!
At 2:30 we were all in our seats and ready to play! I had 2 people who had not played a live donkament like this before and my plan was to target these!!! I must have won the prop bet to see how long it would take to hear Mango Fishs"s pirate laugh. I correctly guessed 15 seconds of him sitting down! He seemed happy as the beer was flowing at 2pm!!!!
My 1st hand i was dealt was pocket
which i raised to 150 when blinds were 25/50, everyone folded (how easy was that). I then sat back for a while and watched the other players to see how they played and decided who i should make moves on and who i should wait for cards to play. Near the end of the 1st level i was dealt
in MP. I limped to see a cheap flop but a guy in the SB who hand not played a hand raised to 200. I figured the guy for AK or AQ so i was happy to call and see a flop. The flop came
,4d,6h. Matey bet 400 which i just flat called with my set. The turn came a 3rd heart!!! He bet 600 this time which i raised to 2000. He then min raised me!! At this stage i still cant put him on the flush but for some strange reason i flat called again. The river was another blank and we both checked. I showed my set and he had kings with no heart!!! This put me upto 15 - 16K and i was riding high.
Then in the 50/100 level i shipped someone to the rail!! It had folded to another mateyboy who raised on the C/O to 450. I looked down in the BB with pocket
and made the call.
Flop was J,8,5 rainbow and i checked my options waiting for him to CB which was done with a bet of 800. I re raised to 1800 and he then called. The turn came another 5 so that gave me the boat. I pushed all in to look like a stupid overbet. He had 6K behind him and thought for a long time. He then said i must be on the steal and called with QJ!!!!!!! No J on the river and i was raking the chips in. 23K by the 50/100 level. Sweet as a nut!
From that point it was plain sailing for a while and i just picked spots to raise and re raise people when they appeared weak. I did not bully too much as a guy to my right started picking up alot of hands and winning alot of chips so he had me covered!
The day was getting long and i was building up the chips. I lost a race in one pot when i moved tables and was then on 15K on the 600/1200 level but never mind these things happen. Bearing in mind it was the 1st time i put my chips in pre flop on a race i had not minded. Then came the hand which shipped me a few chips and made a guy very unhappy!!
Ok so i had been having a bit of banter on the table and was getting loud and brash for the hell of it! The guy on the CO raised as he did every CO to 3600 on 600/1200 level and i looked down in the SB with A10. Now i know its not the best of holdings but to a CO raise i am thinking this guy has junk and i am going to make a stand. I push all in for 16K and before the BB can act the CO insta calls!!! I stand up and go whoaaaaaa wait for him. You must have a monster to insta call. The BB folds and CO shows AK!!! ARHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHG. I even start getting ready to go
Flop Q,J,3
Turn 9
River 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As i look at the 8 i say thats what happens when you call out of turn!!!
Oh dear he was not happy!! I had a mouthful of abuse from him and i told him it was only a bit of fun. I said if that offended him so much i am sorry as i was only having a joke.
Woody later on moved onto my table and i wanted to avoid him as he had more chips than me. Also if he took me out i would not hear the last of it in the hotel room! In the 1500/3000 level i had built up a nice stack of 75K by bluffing my way and stealing the blinds as i was pretty card dead (apart from getting aces of course)!
A big hand played here which again i made someone very unhappy. It folds to me in the SB and i look down at A5o and raise to 9000 to take the BB away. He tanks for a min then moves all in and its 36K for me to call. Now he had not played a hand for a while and he had been sitting pretty tight. Now players like that are known for making moves as i had been getting busy stealing pots. I figured i could have been in front here as i picutred he may have had 2 picture cards. A big pair was out of the question but a mid pair could have been a possibility.
Anyway after about 3 - 5 mins in the tank i figure he is stealing and make the call as i still would have nearly 30K left if i was wrong! He shows
and we are off to the races. The second card out is an ace and no 3 on the board comes out so he is shipped to the rails shaking his head and refuses to even shake my hand!!
Soon later the tables are broken again and we are near the end of the day. I was sitting on nearly 120K so i thought i might as well not bother playing a hand. I had to play one as i was priced in when i was BB and some guy went all in. I had 7,3 and hit the 3 to take him out!
The day was over and the chips were counted and i was 2nd in chips!!!!
Once the tourney finished for the day the chips were counted up and i was on a major high.
So the weary warriors (woody, donkbox and myself) decide to leave the casino and Mango Fish who by this time is so drunk he is talking about going clubbing to some Irish guy is left playing cash and drinking stupid amounts of beer!
Onwards to the chicken shop. All i can say it Donkbox likes his chicken shops! With what he ate i am not surprised! Meat and chips were well lets just say i dont think it was lamb meat which was advertised which he ate. My guessing was it was the remains of the last bit of road kill from the week before!!
Note
I forgot to mention in my last post on the Friday watching Mango Fish play donkjack. This is great to watch as he has some crazy bet sizes and a blantant disrespect for any amount of money! The crazy betting of £245 a hand spelt this out. Then by the time we went he had to move to the £500 max a hand tables!!! Sick sick man!!
The Sunday started off meeting the guys at the casino Mike, Raiser, Firephil and Dan from the Bristol poker meetup were there and we discussed about last night and how they were going to play. Then it was needed to bid fairwell to the players and say hello to the pub and beer!!!
After some grub and some games of brag which i pwned as i am such a luckbox i finish with about an extra £20 in my pocket and another £250 from roulette which i won from putting £7 on one number and it rolling in. Yes i am a luckbox and i am proud of it. This was my cash game buy in so i was free rolling baby
We went to the casino for the lunch break to see how the guys were doing and to sign up to the cash games were going on. I spoke to Raiser who was bored so i knew it was not going to be long to until he would donk out. Mike seemed a little down as he had not really played a hand and felt he was playing like a donk. But i remember saying along with Phil to him that he does not have to get busy yet and now he bulilt up his image he can really use position and his moves to get some chips!! (which looks like he may have done).
Anyway with 2 pints inside me of some strange lager the cash table started. It was a 50p/£1 cash table with a max buy in of £100. Most players sat down with £100 and we were ready to rock and roll. I ordered a double vodka and red bull and it was time to go!!! The game was not so loose to start with but it was about to get a little surreal after 10 hands.
To my right i had a Norwegian guy who was very funny and very loose. My best play was just to get drunk! After another double vodka and red bull i was ready to gamboooooooool. The table started to straddle and the game was getting interesting. Some blinds were £16 before the cards had been dealt so we knew this was going to be fun!
I remember donking a buy in to Phil after playing 2,4o and asking for the dealer to put a 2 on the flop. He decided to deal the flop of 2,6,2. Seeing that being a monster all the chips went rushing in on the turn i think and i got to see Phils 6"s!!! meh!!!
Now this Norwegian guy (whoses name i would love to remember) was one of the best LAG players around. This guy had no fear and had made around £1500!!! Myself, Phil and all the others managed to donk off our stacks to him and he bought us all some drinks and made us all laugh. To be honest i would play that cash game any day of the week and i was really pleased he made the trip to come and play the APAT. Its members like this which will make the APAT a huge success.
I still (despite being drunk) managed to make around £250 profit from that cash table. This was mainly thanks for the Norwegian guy to keep raising my raises and with my pocket aces i soon doubled up to around £560
At 2am the table broke down when he left to catch his flight and people thought the value had gone from the table! Hello i was still drunk so the table was still +EV!!!
I then thought to myself if i want to do well tomorrow i need to sleep and not stay for drinks with the others. I was a little drunk and went to hotel for some well earned rest. Well what i thought was going to be rest as i was kept up all night with a certain PokerWoody snoring at what would be 2000 decibels. At around 6am i manage to sleep after to sticking my ipod on and sleeping to my music!! Then at 9am i wake up and feel like total poo. This was not a good start to the day i wanted.
Wondering around town at lunchtime looking for some breakfast was the next plan of the day however we got stuck with some crazy Polish guy talking to us about our country and its history! I want to forget this as he scared me!!
After meeting up with Alex B, Tankman, Firephil, Mike and Woody in the pub i decided its time for a gamboooooooool!! Off i go to the nearest fruit machine and proceed to donk money in it until Woody comes along and tells me to stop being a ***** and bet the 50p stakes on the machine!! This was the best idea ever as i managed to stick £15 in this machine and walk away with 27 gold nuggets!! yeeeeeehaaaaa
Right then so tired and in the mood to gamble we head off to the casino for the 2nd day of the donkament. I waste the 27 golden nuggets in the slot machines and sit down and nearly fall asleep. At this stage i am struggling.
Then comes the call "all poker players go to there seats"
So this is it day 2 i am 4th in chips and confident i can cash high up in this, hell i can even win this. I have the best table draw IMO with alot of big stacks on the table so i can make plays on them. I have 5 reads on my table from playing them before so i am over the moon. Mike is even on my right so i know that if he raises i need to stay out as he will be strong
Play as expected was very cagey as we are so close to the bubble. This is perfect as i can take advantage of this. I target the guys with mid stacks so if they play they are basically playing for there tourney life. About 20 hands in i jump from 120,000 to 160,000 from stealing pots. Then i have a big decision to make!!!
I am on the BB with blinds 4000/8000. UTG min raises to 16000 and MP pipes up and says wow your trying to represent aces there!! I dont believe you. This guy was a little strange and made a couple of bad plays the day he was on my table on day 1 and over raised a few hands which meant he was priced in when he was dominated and got lucky! Anyway he tanks for a minute and raises another 30K on top of the 12K. Action folds to me and look down at 2 black queens!!!
Rubbish this is a tough spot here. I ask how much the guy who re raised had and he was sitting on another 32K. I am guessing at this spot this move could cost me alot of my stack as UTG had 100,000 behind him! Now to be honest i was not scared of UTG but the guy in MP raised so much i am guessing he cant fold his hand and therefore must have a monster and i dont fancy calling nearly 90K of my stack when i could be behind so clear to the bubble and i therefore folded. Guys what do you think?? Smart fold or very donkish?
There was another hand after this where i used the bubble to my full advantage. Hell it even got tikay to let out a little smile when he saw the hand being played!
UTG raises 3x BB on the 4000/8000 level and CO thinks for ages and says he has a hand. He folds after going into the tank, Button then says he has a hand but folds after a moment in the tank. I look down in the SB and see 10,7o and i say "oh jeez we have all had hands" I tank it for a moment and say to UTG its either push or fold time for me i think. I then flat call!! hahahahah
Flop comes K,Q,6 all clubs I lead out for 30000 and UTG quickly folds saying he had 2 outs and even one of those may have given me the flush. He said he had
and i proudly show the bluff saying i just love bubble play with a big stack!
My table was quickly broken down when the bubble burst and i moved to a new table where i did not have many reads on I sat tight for a while but i could feel tiredness creeping in. I decided to be loud and brash AGAIN to try and wake me up and to get the table to have a laugh so that i had them on my side!!
Later on a shortstack pushes all in UTG and it folds to me on the button and i look down at KQ. I need to think for a while as its costing me about 1/4th of my stack. I reckon i am pretty much up against an ace and think i am a 60/40 dog and make the call. He flips QJ and i have a monster lead! My hand holds and i ship another to the rail!
Then comes the hand of death!
As i had been playing all the time before i raised i looked at my cards, placed my card protector on them, dropped my shades down and announced "raise" This was done on everyhand to try and not give away any tells and this hand was done exactly the same.
Looking down at 8,6h UTG i thought it was time to play a hand as its been about 12 mins since i played the last one mwhahahahahaha.
So at the 4000/8000 level i raise to 23000 and it all insta folds to a LAG player (who finished 2nd) who says well its not much is it. How much more 15k?? Well its just 1K short of a standard raise so god knows what he thought. He called and the flop come J,10,x.
We both check and i expect to take this one on the turn regardless of what comes out. The next card is a 8 which pairs me and he bets out 30K. I insta pick up my stack of green and white chips (which were worth 10K and 5K) and plonk them down on the table. The raise is about another 60 - 70K more! Matey insta calls aghghghghghghghgh. At this stage i know i am behind and i cant really fold any more as i have so much in the pot and i cant really play with just 20k behind me!
So that was my APAT adventure over and i am actualy really gutted to have donked out like that! However i collected my prize money (£300) gave Nick his 5% and left to drive home and think of what could have been. I really think i could have gone all the way and taken it down the way i had played. Oh well such is life and there will be other games!
Hope you all enjoyed reading this!
[edited to take out all the libelous, illicit and downright shocking bits]
