Three newbies in the form of Cowboys O'Brien, Dark Horse Daynes and Jakey, joined myself, The Fish, Ian, Poker Princess, BT and Scrooge McDuck for some massive pots.
Previously in home games, the largest pot was £140, taken down by myself at Kermit's Birthday Bash, but last night saw £130 in the first game and £140 in the second game. Nice one.
The first game was pretty lively, and I lost a chunk of my chips in the first few hands when my pocket Jacks are crushed by the Fish's Ace, Rag (Ace on the flop). I doubled-up soon after though, when I called a pre-flop raise from the Dark Horse, only to flop a tasty straight with a raggedy 5, 7 with a flop of 6, 9, 8. Dark Horse bets and I push all-in. He calls eventually and flips over pocket Aces. Another 9 hits, which means he could fill a house with another 9 or an Ace but my straight holds.
At the end of the re-buy period, three players are all-in, BT, Jake and Dark Horse (I think). BT and Jake just want to go bust so they can re-load with a full stack but Dark Horse has a nice hand with pocket Queens. BT's 7, 3 off-suit, turns a sick straight, giving him a HUGE chip stack and leaving the Dark Horse very jaded about pocket face cards!
I get to the final four, with Cowboys in the lead and myself, BT and Scrooge about even in chips. I get Ace, King suited (clubs) under the gun so push all-in. The only caller is Scrooge, with Queen, 8 suited (diamonds). I'm looking good, Scrooge is about a 2-1 dog to lose (my hand will win 64% of the time) but when the flop springs two more diamonds, I find myself the 3-1 dog (Scrooge's hand will win 84% of the time in this situation) and he hits on the river taking me out and giving him the chip lead. I steam like a motherfecker, appalled at his pre-flop call with Queen, 8 but that's poker.
BT is taken out soon after and Cowboys and Scrooge chop the pot £65 each way.
I'm still steaming over my Ace, King being dogged so play tight aggressive in the second game and start sucking up chips. The Dark Horse flops a straight but I flop a better straight, so I double-up early.
I then keep hitting hands and soon I own about two thirds of the chips in play and call the short stacks all-in moves. I take the Fish out when he pushes all-in on a draw, I had paired a deuce and it held. Jake was way ahead on a board that gave me a possible straight on the flop and I risk all my chips and river a King. I take Jake out later on with second pair.
I trap Ian beautifully when I call his pre-flop raise with King, 10 suited. I flop a King and check... he pushes all-in and I insta-call. He turns over pocket Queens so my Kings take him out. I take Scrooge out soon after and I'm left heads-up with the Dark Horse.
While we are playing, BT and Scrooge go heads-up for the final seat at the Mourant Charity Series Final Table. Their match lasts three hands! BT flops top pair and Scrooge middle pair. BT's 10 holds so he is our 10th finalist for the 22 August!
When Dark Horse and I start I have a 10-1 chip lead. He doubles-up pretty quickly and moves in again a few minutes later with Queen, 4. I call with Ace, 9 and pair my Ace on the flop. He rivers a straight and we are pretty much even in chips.
I try and avoid pre-flop all-ins as I know I can trap him after the flop. I get King, 8 in the big blind and the flop is King, 8, 7. The turn is a blank and the river another 8, giving me my full house. I push all-in and he calls with a King. So I take down the biggest pot.
Welcome to the game boys, see you next week!
jT
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