Had a pleasant tootle up to Nottingham. Played 3 or 4 hands. Back in time for Tigers v Gloucester and X-Factor. Does life get any better than that?!
Blinds 50/100. After the best part of 2 levels, I"ve played my customary 2 or 3 hands.
EP (similar number of hands played as me) limps from a 8.5K stack. Folds to me in CO and I have KK. I raise to 350 leaving just over 9K.
Folds back to EP who makes it 2.4K
I"m thinking it looks like AK. Perhaps a medium pair 77 to
. Possibly AA.
I think about pushing but having lost to AA with KK aipf last week at the Luton APAT and wanting to get maximum value with my big hands, I opt just to call.
The flop is K 10 5 rainbow. Happy days.
EP checks. I check. D"oh!
The turn brings the 6. EP checks again. I decide to bet about 2.5K. EP calls. Now I"m thinking he"s hit his set of
. Could still be AK or AA but less likely perhaps.
The river is the safe-ish looking 9. There"s no flush and only 2 hands are beating me
EP checks again and I shove my remaining chips in. EP calls (did I imagine the hint of sheepishness in his demeanour?) and turns over the beautifully played 78os. The table is silent bar for the sound of jaws hitting the floor.
I hang on for a bit with my 800 chips but finally go when my Q8 fails to improve against K4.
Who needs my 50p?
