I have just received a personal message from one of those people involved in the "Chip Dumping" on Saturday, to which I will reply in full later.
I have to say I stand by my statement.
While I fully understand that my comments my affect the reputations of these two players, I remain resolute in my understanding of the situation.
I actually overheard the two people discuss their actions of what to do in the blinds BEFORE the blinds hit them. Infact I informed the local player in seat 4, named Tim, what was about to happen.
To further add to this, one of the players involved had part of his hand accidentally exposed and he had indeed connected with the flop. Yet before this hand he had called large flop bets with no made hand at all to get lucky on turn and river, but here he is discarding an actual made hand.
To be fair, this was not a festival event and I have NO REASON TO BELIEVE this behaviour occurs at any other event. As stated in the original post, this was more a social event with a lot of drinking involved and may have been a stupid, spontaneous decision.
I spoke to the event organiser and shared my concerns.
No doubt people in the community will disown me, so be it, I completely stick by my interpretation of what happened, but I refuse to remain quiet about such things.
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Monday, 14 September 2009
Cashing in
Sunday saw us rushing to DTD after a last minute decision to play in their regular tournament, we arrived 4mins before kick-off.
The turnout surprised me as when I took first in the same comp two weeks ago the field was about 40% bigger, tonight was not to be mine though and I exited in the 100/200 level.
Harmony faired better than I till a well timed shove ran into pocket Aces.
Table 45 and a £0.50/£1.00 cash game welcomed me to it's bosom and I walked away with around £220 profit in my pockets, mostly from seat 4 & seat 9, bless you.
By chilling and watching the game you should learn the tendencies of your opponents, seat 4 was a prime example of somewhat loose player who always came in for a raise in any position and paid of another players obvious straight with nothing but top pair. It took 2 hands for me to stack him.
Seat 9 was a new player to cash who I believe may have played a home game or two, but he had got lucky with 2 gutshots and so was ripe for the picking on.
Seat 3 did donate his remaining £14 stack in quite some style by reraising the £4 bet allin for the aforementioned amount and tossing his cards into the muck, where upon seat 2 announced he still had cards.
Not sure who was more dumbstruck, seat 3 or 2!!
The turnout surprised me as when I took first in the same comp two weeks ago the field was about 40% bigger, tonight was not to be mine though and I exited in the 100/200 level.
Harmony faired better than I till a well timed shove ran into pocket Aces.
Table 45 and a £0.50/£1.00 cash game welcomed me to it's bosom and I walked away with around £220 profit in my pockets, mostly from seat 4 & seat 9, bless you.
By chilling and watching the game you should learn the tendencies of your opponents, seat 4 was a prime example of somewhat loose player who always came in for a raise in any position and paid of another players obvious straight with nothing but top pair. It took 2 hands for me to stack him.
Seat 9 was a new player to cash who I believe may have played a home game or two, but he had got lucky with 2 gutshots and so was ripe for the picking on.
Seat 3 did donate his remaining £14 stack in quite some style by reraising the £4 bet allin for the aforementioned amount and tossing his cards into the muck, where upon seat 2 announced he still had cards.
Not sure who was more dumbstruck, seat 3 or 2!!
Nice one
I am pleased to say one of my students cashed on the final table at "Blonde Bash", Brett did a superb job of getting there after recovering from a shortened stack.
Well done my friend.
Harmony won and cashed in two of the infamous "Tightend" (Dealers choice) STTs.
Well done my friend.
Harmony won and cashed in two of the infamous "Tightend" (Dealers choice) STTs.
Cheating
Saturday was not a good day for exponents of old school poker and by old school I mean those players who would never cheat in our beloved game.
Take the "Blonde Bash", it may be more a social occasion but that is no excuse for "Chip Dumping". Two well known Blondes are to my left, "The Duke" & Jugs538, and I overhear their plans for when they are in the blinds for dumping chips from "Duke" to "Jugs".
Needless to say they did exactly as planned, so wanted a hand on the button that would have maximize my chances of taking those chips.
Spoke to Micky Wernick Sunday, on Saturday he had a recent "British Masters" winner and friend work against him on the final table of an EPO satellite.
Maybe our attitudes about playing fair are out of touch with the newer generation of players who want to exploit every angle, within the rules or not to get the most from the percentages they tend to have in each other?
Take the "Blonde Bash", it may be more a social occasion but that is no excuse for "Chip Dumping". Two well known Blondes are to my left, "The Duke" & Jugs538, and I overhear their plans for when they are in the blinds for dumping chips from "Duke" to "Jugs".
Needless to say they did exactly as planned, so wanted a hand on the button that would have maximize my chances of taking those chips.
Spoke to Micky Wernick Sunday, on Saturday he had a recent "British Masters" winner and friend work against him on the final table of an EPO satellite.
Maybe our attitudes about playing fair are out of touch with the newer generation of players who want to exploit every angle, within the rules or not to get the most from the percentages they tend to have in each other?
Thursday, 10 September 2009
You've made it in poker when...
1) You get your own entry in the "Hendon Mob" database.
2) you are "Nipped" by a well known player whose been seen on tv.
3) People tell you they whispered your name with reverence to their friends/siblings when you past them in a cardroom.
2) you are "Nipped" by a well known player whose been seen on tv.
3) People tell you they whispered your name with reverence to their friends/siblings when you past them in a cardroom.
Luck of the non-Irish
Twas over a year ago I won first place, my seat to the Irish championship and a Gold medal at DTD in the APAT regional final.
I was just going to sell the ticket but fate and Helen changed my mind and off to Dublin we flew.
Delighted that we went as we spent a fantastic time with our friends before the tournament. However, despite a good start were I was playing well and providing a first class display of "Speechplay" according to the APAT live updates, this comp did not have my name on it.
The hand that did the most damage showed exactly how much luck plays apart in our favourite past time -
Blinds 400/800
I am in the SB with K-J and a mid position player places a 5000 chip with out stating "Raise", the dealer rightly announces it's a call and tells him to place the correct number of chips in the pot. Whether this was attempt at "Angle Shooting" I do not know but the player says he will bet that chip on the flop. I decide to limp and the BB checks, 3 players see a flop -
9-10-Q
Nice, casually checking I say that he hasn't the balls to chuck in that 5000, the BB checks along and mid guy throws in the 5K with a smug look. My choice is ridiculously easy - allin.
BB folds but mid calls with his lesser stack and tables Q-10.
Needless to say a Q pops up on the river and a shove later with a dominated hand means I am out.
Sigh.
I decided to chillout on the Sunday by playing the Fitzwilliam's regular comp and took 3rd for a nice payout, much fun was had on the way to the final table and new friends made.
I was just going to sell the ticket but fate and Helen changed my mind and off to Dublin we flew.
Delighted that we went as we spent a fantastic time with our friends before the tournament. However, despite a good start were I was playing well and providing a first class display of "Speechplay" according to the APAT live updates, this comp did not have my name on it.
The hand that did the most damage showed exactly how much luck plays apart in our favourite past time -
Blinds 400/800
I am in the SB with K-J and a mid position player places a 5000 chip with out stating "Raise", the dealer rightly announces it's a call and tells him to place the correct number of chips in the pot. Whether this was attempt at "Angle Shooting" I do not know but the player says he will bet that chip on the flop. I decide to limp and the BB checks, 3 players see a flop -
9-10-Q
Nice, casually checking I say that he hasn't the balls to chuck in that 5000, the BB checks along and mid guy throws in the 5K with a smug look. My choice is ridiculously easy - allin.
BB folds but mid calls with his lesser stack and tables Q-10.
Needless to say a Q pops up on the river and a shove later with a dominated hand means I am out.
Sigh.
I decided to chillout on the Sunday by playing the Fitzwilliam's regular comp and took 3rd for a nice payout, much fun was had on the way to the final table and new friends made.
Jacks Back
Seeing as I honoured "Jack" in my first posting I thought it would be good to share how is doing now.
"Jack's" real name is Mark and he has really taken to the APAT and playing poker away from the chaos and nonsense that is pub poker. Pleased to say that some of my guidance obviously helped as he went on to make the final table in the Irish championship, something that you could feel was special to him.
Good variance to him in future events.
"Jack's" real name is Mark and he has really taken to the APAT and playing poker away from the chaos and nonsense that is pub poker. Pleased to say that some of my guidance obviously helped as he went on to make the final table in the Irish championship, something that you could feel was special to him.
Good variance to him in future events.
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