I was down £300 and tempted to call it a night. After the last few weeks I was still up £2000 and I figured I can afford a few weeks of losing £300 - but I couldn't do it! No way I'm leaving at 10:30pm on a bad call. And I've been down £400 before and brought it back up to £1000 profit. Say one thing about me, being down a few hundred quid doesn't throw me on tilt!
So I cashed another £200 and sat back down at the table. The deck was cold for me for at least an hour and I wondered if I was going to see a pair again. I watched Pokerbrat go bust and leave £100 down and I figured it would be a bad night for the Fishhook crew.
Dealer's Choice
My favorite time of the night, when Paul takes a break and the players pick the game. First up, Omaha, and it didn't let me down. This time I'm dealt a marginal hand, one that most people may even fold - QQ52 and the 5 suits one of the Queens. Thing is, I know I'm only gonna get one or two hands of Omaha, so I play it. Luckily nobody raises the pot so I limp in. The flop misses me apart from a 2 so my Queens are still the best cards in my hand... I also have an outside flush. The turn is a rag and the river gives me a Queen-high flush and amazingly, I take down an average pot.
We play another hand of Omaha, but I'm dealt crap and fold when someone bets on the flop.
Then we play 7 card stud and I'm looking good for a straight but have to fold just before the third down card is dealt.
Pineapple
A player chooses Pineapple, a game I've never played before. Basically, you get three cards in the hole and then the flop is dealt. You then get to throw one card away and play the rest of the hand like Hold'em. I really enjoyed it but it was a crap hand. I got 5,7,9 clubs, which could have been sweet on the flop but only gave me three to a straight when I threw away the 9. Anyway, I'm looking forward to playing that again, it's an interesting variation of poker I'd never come across before.
In the last hour, I take down a few pots, play some speculative hands, one that turns into a straight and one that gives me a fishy set of deuces. I didn't get paid in the latter as I said something fuckwitish like "Cheap to call," when someone made the minimum bet. I still got paid a little, but the guy called me a 'Plum' anyway and laughed at my comment.
Dolly Brunson
I limped-in with 10, 2, unsuited only to hit two pair on the flop. I checked, hoping to trap. The turn throws out another 10 giving me a full house. A guy raises it up so I um and ar and then call. The river throws out a flush possibility and the guy throws in £25, I re-raise £75 and he puts me all-in. I turn over my house and he shows a picture card flush. I double-up and get the only monster I see all night - well, monster with me winning anyway!
When I cashed-in for the night it was for £330, so I managed to claw back £130 into my £300 loss, finishing the night £170 down. Not the end of the world by any means, and I'm hoping the Vic on Tuesday will get me back into my winning ways.
No Pomme next week as it's Easter Sunday but I got the Vic Tuesday and a homegame on Thursday at my place.
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