Keeping Warm in Winter

[AAroddersAA]

I think Coventry is going to be the time Rodders finally wins

This has the potential to be both a great and terrible pick.

If I drive to Coventry on Saturday and sit down with a clear head then at the moment I could easilt run deep and I know how to turn a deep run into a very high finish on day two.

If I go down on Friday night, meet Stu, Darren, Phil, Paulie etc and leave the casino at 5am after we have tried most of the drinks at the bar, well I could well be dead money at that point.

[Supernova]

I think Coventry is going to be the time Rodders finally wins

This has the potential to be both a great and terrible pick.

If I drive to Coventry on Saturday and sit down with a clear head then at the moment I could easilt run deep and I know how to turn a deep run into a very high finish on day two.

If I go down on Friday night, meet Stu, Darren, Phil, Paulie etc and leave the casino at 5am after we have tried most of the drinks at the bar, well I could well be dead money at that point.

And then there "s the Rugby! teetotal erm............

[AAroddersAA]

OK, I am so bad at updating this thread, I have been playing but have not updated.

Obviously I just got back from another really fun APAT weekend with all the regs. I made a last minute decision to go on Friday night. Got drunk, played cash, didn"t win but didn"t lose much either so that was OK. Went back to the bar and sat down with Dawn, Jack and Stu. That ended pretty much as you would expect. I vaguely remember having Dawns handbag on my arm for some unknown reason which Stu found hilarious.

I then sat having a conversation with Stu (if you can call it that) about what, nobody really knows. I successfully got back to my hotel room, I known this as I woke up in it on Saturday morning feeling strangely awake and ready for the day. I decide to walk to the Casino as I had already moved my car there the night before. I walk there down the middle of the dual carriage way as there is no footpath. However being Welsh I skillfully went across the fields and 20 minutes later arrived at the De Vere at which point it occurs to me to wonder if I was suppose to be walking there. Hmmm maybe I should walk back to the Hotel and get a taxi? Nah, can"t be bothered, I go to the bar instead where I find Stu, Jack, Darren, GiMac and the amazing JP Round all looking very awake, this is not normal for a Saturday after an APAT Friday. JP demonstrating why he is amazing had sorted out some beer for us all. I had intended to get an orange juice or a coffee to start with but everybody else has a bottle so it seemed rude not to really. Well Played JP. We watched the rugby went to the casino.

Paulie arrived as did Curly. Some other things probably happened too.

I get my table draw and go and find my seat. Suzanne Hayward is on my table which is nice, in that I like Suzanne but not so nice in that she is good at poker so makes it harder. Then Brian Harland also arrived, well that didn"t help much. Then GiMac sits to my right, just what I needed *sigh*. Then just when I think somebody must be having a laugh Jack Prime sit"s down to my left and Mark Lassman arrives. Oh well at least this is as bad as it can get.

"Allo Rodders"

"Alright Warren where are you sat"

Oh button to my BB obv.

It is fair to say that it was a tough starting table.

So it was not that surprising when I did not get off to a great start. I lost a pot early when I raised pre with AK and flopped top two pair on an all heart board. I bet the flop and got called and bet a blank turn only to be met with a strong raise. I had to fold and he shows me the nut flush. Then I walk into quads with Top Pair Top Kicker. I think I do manage to lose the min here though and was quite pleased. I then got some chips back and played some pots, flopped quad aces and did not get paid. I bet out 600 into a 1000 pot on and A-A-A board and he folds. I get back to starting stack in time for the break.

As the day goes on I manage to chip up a bit and get a good read on the table and it"s really only Warren I am not feeling comfortable against. I am now active and playing lots of pots but really only maintaining my stack at between 15K and 16K. I try to take a pot UTG with Q3 just before the break and hit top pair. I check it and a short stack bets half his chips it folds to me and I put him all in and hold against his straight draw. Now I have about 24K. We get back and one of the BCPC players joins the table, he had a lot of chips. I raise A8s into his BB and flop a flush draw. I bet out 3K and he calls. The turn gives me the nuts and he calls my 6K bet. I go for the shove on the river that does not change anything as I only had about 11K in chips behind he folds but I am now up to around 30K in chips.

Next round I raise his BB again with 88, he 3-bets smallish and I call and we see a flop of 9-T-J two clubs. He bets out quite large and I call. the turn is a 5 I think and he bets again quite small this time. His line and play in general don"t feel that strong to me. I raise him up fully expecting him to pass. The river is a Q and he shoves. This makes no sense to me. Unless he has KQ why has he played the hand like this and he can"t have KQ or he would have bet bigger on the turn and got it in on the turn. The pot odds are good. I reckon I am about 50/50 here to be good with my straight. I call and he has AQ. So he flopped the up/down straight draw with two overcards, I kind of got away with that one but thought I played and read it pretty well. I am up to 60K. I then kind of go up and down between 50K and 70K for most of the rest of the day. I lose about 15K between two hands getting it in with a short stack two hands in a row and losing, I then knock out Brian Harland when he shoves and I find KK. At the end of the day I manage to gain a small amount on the day two bubble and end the day with about 80K.

Ger has arrived and is busy beating up some locals in the deep and steep event they have going, Stu is also on the final table and getting in trouble, something to do with calling the floor to find out if John Murray has a sock or something like that. The final table seem to like Stu though so all is good. Ger gets bored with him though so knocks him out. I go to bed at 4am, Ger later wins the tournament.

Day Two of the APAT kicks off and I don"t really find a hand or a spot for a while. I eventually get into a flip with Warren with my JT vs his 99. I win and this leave Warren crippled. I was basically squeezing from the BB here against a button raise which Warren had flatted again Warren puts the pieces of the puzzle together and makes the call. I got lucky. Warren was down to 25K but got right back to it. I was up to about 120K for the first time.

We get down to two tables and into the points and the money bubble bursts. We end up playing 5 handed for a while as the blinds go up my stack becomes short. I am having to shove a lot as the game tightens up. Eventually the final table bubble bursts and for a 5th time I make the final table.

I was the short stack going in so come out super aggressive shoving twice in the first half an orbit lifting my stack from 13BB to 18BB. Then there is a raise from EP and I find AK. There is about 40K in the pot and I have about 170K so shove and get called by KK. I actually make a flush which is no good against his full house so go out in 9th which is a result I am happy with. The final table was good and the right person won. Warren Jones with one of the greatest performances of poker I have ever seen, shortstacked, big stacked and when the heads up was threatening to allow his opponent back into it Warren kept calm and made sure that never really happened and it never looked like he was going to lose.

Huge congrats to you mate well happy you won it, also big congrats again to Sharon Roberts for 3rd place. They both will be pushing more final tables this year I am sure.

Was a great weekend and great to see everybody.

Role on Cardiff. I am not playing, but will be attending the Friday night. At least this is the plan, it is not unthinkable that Newport County"s game gets moved to the Friday night as it is one of the 125 year anniversary games for the Football League (so will be on Sky and will need to fit their schedule) and their first league game for 25 years. I REALLY hope it does not get moved as it basically means I have to miss the Friday night stag doo which I really really really really don"t want to do.

[Fatcatstu]

Obviously I just got back from another really fun APAT weekend with all the regs. I made a last minute decision to go on Friday night. Got drunk, played cash, didn"t win but didn"t lose much either so that was OK. Went back to the bar and sat down with Dawn, Jack and Stu. That ended pretty much as you would expect. I vaguely remember having Dawns handbag on my arm for some unknown reason which Stu found hilarious.

Funny very very funny. Jaegerbombs make Rodders want to cross dress, who knew?!?!

Ger has arrived and is busy beating up some locals in the deep and steep event they have going, Stu is also on the final table and getting in trouble, something to do with calling the floor to find out if John Murray has a sock or something like that. The final table seem to like Stu though so all is good. Ger gets bored with him though so knocks him out. I go to bed at 4am, Ger later wins the tournament.

Oh i had forgotten about that all i really remember about that tourny is spilling alot of my pints everywhere, demanding to know why the floor wouldnt confirm John was a cock, Ger telling a Hungarian (?) that he didnt like the whole of his country because of him, and the old fish playing KK sneakily.

What a great weekend. Still not recovered yet!

Well played again mate

[mporter123]

Quick update on the prop bet we have:-

Rod -3% ROI (335 games)
Mark -6% ROI (263 games)
Dave -11% ROI (266 games)

Get the run bad out of the way in the first half. I feel a heater coming.

[AAroddersAA]

I should really stop being lazy and update this a bit :-)

Played some poker tournaments this month and lost some money in the process. I have a prop bet with Stu and Mark on best ROI this month. I am at 1% Stu is at 220% so he is a bit of a favorite really. I would say his round in Cardiff but seeing as he is not allowed in Wales it will have to be his round in Vegas.

Planning a big session today which will hopefully include the Micro Millions events and the Sunday Storm and Big $11 if I am playing well later. Update here how it is going.

[pokerpops]

I should really stop being lazy and update this a bit :-)

Played some poker tournaments this month and lost some money in the process. I have a prop bet with Stu and Mark on best ROI this month. I am at 1% Stu is at 220% so he is a bit of a favorite really. I would say his round in Cardiff but seeing as he is not allowed in Wales it will have to be his round in Vegas.

Planning a big session today which will hopefully include the Micro Millions events and the Sunday Storm and Big $11 if I am playing well later. Update here how it is going.

Did Stu min cash the one tournament he"s played?

[AAroddersAA]

No Stu has done well. I am trying to recover something today, not doing too great

35K in 11am Micro Millions, ave = 26K
6.6K in 1:30pm MM, Ave = 7.5K

I am also 2/6 in a 180 $2.50 I am playing but only have 45K (8BB) and chip leader who has 128K to my left so I will probably come 6th. Lost a massive hand to chip leader with A9 vs KT which would have given me about 70% of the chips.

[AAroddersAA]

Managed to do a win in that one.

Still in both Micro Millions that I have played so far, stopped regging for now as need to grab some food and everything

In the $2.50"s I still got

2/25
9/27

[AAroddersAA]

Shove A7 into AA in one and then lost this hand for the chip lead

PokerStars Hand #101993627195: Tournament #766596952, $2.28+$0.22 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2013/07/28 14:33:40 WET [2013/07/28 9:33:40 ET]
Table "766596952 17" 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: 33teetwo33 (22406 in chips)
Seat 5: zenh8 (21626 in chips)
Seat 6: taki972 (26627 in chips)
Seat 7: NL Avatar (20190 in chips)
Seat 8: VuiZe (10989 in chips)
Seat 9: iRaiseProffs (30159 in chips)
33teetwo33: posts the ante 150
zenh8: posts the ante 150
taki972: posts the ante 150
NL Avatar: posts the ante 150
VuiZe: posts the ante 150
iRaiseProffs: posts the ante 150
33teetwo33: posts small blind 800
zenh8: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [ ]
taki972: folds
NL Avatar: folds
VuiZe: folds
iRaiseProffs: raises 28409 to 30009 and is all-in
33teetwo33: calls 21456 and is all-in
zenh8: folds
Uncalled bet (7753) returned to iRaiseProffs
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
33teetwo33: shows [ ] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
iRaiseProffs: shows [ ] (two pair, Jacks and Eights - Ace kicker)
iRaiseProffs collected 47012 from pot
33teetwo33 finished the tournament in 12th place and received $3.89.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 47012 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 4: 33teetwo33 (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 5: zenh8 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: taki972 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 7: NL Avatar folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 8: VuiZe folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 9: iRaiseProffs (button) showed [ ] and won (47012) with two pair, Jacks and Eights

Can"t really complain still about $65 up on the day so far.

That"s without the 11am MM which I have already cashed in as well.

[AAroddersAA]

PokerStars Hand #101994134361: Tournament #2013005093, $2.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXI (800/1600) - 2013/07/28 14:47:45 WET [2013/07/28 9:47:45 ET]
Table "2013005093 606" 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: mortenbrenoe (21500 in chips)
Seat 2: sesil73 (50851 in chips)
Seat 3: Igor_Himich (13200 in chips)
Seat 4: K4r4b4n4n4 (40538 in chips)
Seat 5: elastix (19173 in chips)
Seat 6: novik017 (67322 in chips)
Seat 7: *Le-Rapid* (26053 in chips)
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 (27825 in chips)
Seat 9: Liebelein75 (76632 in chips)
mortenbrenoe: posts the ante 200
sesil73: posts the ante 200
Igor_Himich: posts the ante 200
K4r4b4n4n4: posts the ante 200
elastix: posts the ante 200
novik017: posts the ante 200
*Le-Rapid*: posts the ante 200
33teetwo33: posts the ante 200
Liebelein75: posts the ante 200
novik017: posts small blind 800
*Le-Rapid*: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [ ]
33teetwo33: raises 26025 to 27625 and is all-in
Liebelein75: folds
mortenbrenoe: folds
sesil73: folds
Igor_Himich: folds
K4r4b4n4n4: folds
elastix: folds
novik017: calls 26825
*Le-Rapid*: folds
*** FLOP *** [ Td]
*** TURN *** [ Td] []
*** RIVER *** [ Td ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
novik017: shows [ ] (high card Ace)
33teetwo33: shows [ ] (a pair of Fours)
33teetwo33 collected 58650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 58650 | Rake 0
Board [ Td ]
Seat 1: mortenbrenoe folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 2: sesil73 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 3: Igor_Himich folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 4: K4r4b4n4n4 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 5: elastix (button) folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 6: novik017 (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: *Le-Rapid* (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 showed [ ] and won (58650) with a pair of Fours
Seat 9: Liebelein75 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)

[AAroddersAA]

Restarted regging, might miss the MM main event though as not feel up for a session into the night. will continue to play the sitngos and see how I feel.

[AAroddersAA]

I got such great skillz at the pokerz I can even play JJ like a boss

PokerStars Hand #102007256691: Tournament #766736415, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2013/07/28 19:26:26 WET [2013/07/28 14:26:26 ET]
Table "766736415 13" 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Aro2910 (2450 in chips)
Seat 2: ryecarr001 (1010 in chips)
Seat 3: MateuszXas (2180 in chips)
Seat 4: clauditza102 (710 in chips)
Seat 5: lenczewski (1360 in chips)
Seat 6: anger1986 (1530 in chips)
Seat 7: Servis24 (1130 in chips)
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: SvartaNinjan (1660 in chips)
Servis24: posts small blind 10
33teetwo33: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [ ]
SvartaNinjan: folds
Aro2910: calls 20
ryecarr001: folds
MateuszXas: folds
clauditza102: raises 60 to 80
lenczewski is connected
lenczewski: folds
anger1986: folds
Servis24: folds
33teetwo33: raises 160 to 240
Aro2910: folds
clauditza102: raises 470 to 710 and is all-in
33teetwo33: calls 470
*** FLOP *** [ Ts ]
*** TURN *** [ Ts ] []
*** RIVER *** [ Ts ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
33teetwo33: shows [ ] (a full house, Jacks full of Queens)
clauditza102: shows [ ] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
33teetwo33 collected 1450 from pot
clauditza102 finished the tournament in 155th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1450 | Rake 0
Board [ Ts ]
Seat 1: Aro2910 folded before Flop
Seat 2: ryecarr001 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 3: MateuszXas folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 4: clauditza102 showed [ ] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: lenczewski folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 6: anger1986 (button) folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 7: Servis24 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 (big blind) showed [ ] and won (1450) with a full house, Jacks full of Queens
Seat 9: SvartaNinjan folded before Flop (didn"t bet)

And if there was any doubt, next hand

PokerStars Hand #102007326252: Tournament #766736415, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2013/07/28 19:27:43 WET [2013/07/28 14:27:43 ET]
Table "766736415 13" 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Aro2910 (2430 in chips)
Seat 2: ryecarr001 (1010 in chips)
Seat 3: MateuszXas (2180 in chips)
Seat 5: lenczewski (1360 in chips)
Seat 6: anger1986 (1530 in chips)
Seat 7: Servis24 (1120 in chips)
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 (2210 in chips)
Seat 9: SvartaNinjan (1660 in chips)
33teetwo33: posts small blind 15
SvartaNinjan: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [ ]
Aro2910: raises 30 to 60
ryecarr001: calls 60
MateuszXas: folds
lenczewski: calls 60
anger1986: folds
Servis24: folds
33teetwo33: raises 240 to 300
SvartaNinjan: folds
Aro2910: calls 240
ryecarr001: folds
lenczewski: calls 240
*** FLOP *** [As Tc ]
33teetwo33: checks
Aro2910: checks
lenczewski: checks
*** TURN *** [As Tc ] []
33teetwo33: bets 650
Aro2910: raises 1480 to 2130 and is all-in
lenczewski: folds
33teetwo33: calls 1260 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (220) returned to Aro2910
*** RIVER *** [As Tc ] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
33teetwo33: shows [ ] (a full house, Jacks full of Tens)
Aro2910: shows [ ] (a flush, Jack high)
33teetwo33 collected 4810 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4810 | Rake 0
Board [As Tc Th]
Seat 1: Aro2910 showed [ ] and lost with a flush, Jack high
Seat 2: ryecarr001 folded before Flop
Seat 3: MateuszXas folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 5: lenczewski folded on the Turn
Seat 6: anger1986 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 7: Servis24 (button) folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 8: 33teetwo33 (small blind) showed [ ] and won (4810) with a full house, Jacks full of Tens
Seat 9: SvartaNinjan (big blind) folded before Flop

[AAroddersAA]

1/16 in one of my 180s after this

PokerStars Hand #102011121511: Tournament #766741173, $2.28+$0.22 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (1000/2000) - 2013/07/28 20:33:59 WET [2013/07/28 15:33:59 ET]
Table "766741173 16" 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: pacco84 (17484 in chips)
Seat 2: Black_Ratz (14548 in chips)
Seat 3: 33teetwo33 (13903 in chips)
Seat 4: Redbullet15 (15817 in chips)
Seat 5: 77fdr77 (17702 in chips)
Seat 6: Ivanka333 (18002 in chips)
Seat 9: duri95 (22082 in chips)
pacco84: posts the ante 200
Black_Ratz: posts the ante 200
33teetwo33: posts the ante 200
Redbullet15: posts the ante 200
77fdr77: posts the ante 200
Ivanka333: posts the ante 200
duri95: posts the ante 200
pacco84: posts small blind 1000
Black_Ratz: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [Ts ]
33teetwo33: raises 11703 to 13703 and is all-in
Redbullet15: folds
77fdr77: folds
Ivanka333: folds
duri95: raises 8179 to 21882 and is all-in
pacco84: calls 16284 and is all-in
Black_Ratz: folds
Uncalled bet (4598) returned to duri95
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pacco84: shows [Tc Td] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
duri95: shows [ ] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
pacco84 collected 7162 from side pot
33teetwo33: shows [Ts ] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
33teetwo33 collected 44509 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 51671 Main pot 44509. Side pot 7162. | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: pacco84 (small blind) showed [Tc Td] and won (7162) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 2: Black_Ratz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: 33teetwo33 showed [Ts ] and won (44509) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 4: Redbullet15 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 5: 77fdr77 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 6: Ivanka333 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 9: duri95 (button) showed [ ] and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines

also 7/11 in another

[AAroddersAA]

Ended up 6th and 7th which is not too bad but could have been better. Got 3 left running

Two turbo games in fairly early stages and a standard game with 46 players left. I am below average but not in any trouble really.