WSOP LEAGUE

Nine tournaments left for the WSOP LEAGUE, with HEAT 12 taking place tomorrow at 5pm.

Dunno if you're reading this Nigel, but I've just slipped into the lead by a smidge with my 3rd place finish last night.

I went out when I pushed with Queen, 10 and Gordon called with 5, 6 "Just for fun" and hit a full house.

People seem to do strange things in Re-buy tournaments. I shoved all-in with Pocket Kings after seeing a flop of 6, Jack, Queen (two hearts). Leigh thought I was at it and called the 5000 or so with 6, 7 and hit a 7 on the river. Ah well.

Actually, the Ruderhams looked like they were going to be slugging it out for the top spot as they both hit the final table (Simon and Leigh that is) with healthy chip stacks. Poker can be a cruel master though, and Simon had Ace, Queen followed by pocket Kings crushed to go out 8th and Leigh's luck also turned when he ran into back to back monsters, including Soxy's Aces when Sox shoved blind as a short stack!

At one stage when I was down to the final three, I picked-up Aces in the small blind and shoved them all-in. God knows what Gordon could possibly fold when he's calling me shortly after with 6, 7 but fold he did.

The toughest decision I had all night was when we were down to 4 players and I'm in the small blind with Ace, 10. The flop is Ace, King, 8 rainbow. I check and Garret shoves. This is what I wanted him to do but for some reason I can't call and I fold after tanking for a few minutes. He shows Ace, 3. He goes out a hand or two later with the same move, but Phil Evans finds the guts (not to mention the chip stack!) to call with a paired Ace and takes him out.

Not sure I can play on Sunday although I will be there to set up, but at least nobody can take my lead from me... at least until Nigel gets back!

jT

WSOP LEAGUE UPDATE

Well, Friday was interesting. We are nearly half-way there through the WSOP LEAGUE for the $5000 package and things are getting competitive.

Congratulations to Nelio for picking-up his first league win in what can only be described as a rampage of luck, and a strategy of calling with pretty much any two cards! Our table could hear the groans from Nelio's table as we slowly ground down towards the final ten. The 'Mediterranean Machete' eliminated one player after the other with rags, hitting two pair every time against pocket face cards or over cards. I dealt for the final 3 and feel for Danny who shoved 60,000 or so with pocket 10s, only for Nelio to insta-call with Jack, 3 suited and of course he turned the flush... wow, I hope he bought some lottery tickets yesterday!

I went out 6th with Ace, 10 on the button. I shoved and the small blind re-raised to isolate me with pocket 6s. I was happy to see a 10 on the flop... not so happy to see a 6 on the river, especially as it was his only out as the other 6 was folded pre-flop.

Anyway, despite Nelio's insult to 'poker nature', not much has changed at the top of the league although Danny Paxton has entered the top ten, knocking Soxy off the leaderboard!

Remember, at the end of the 20 HEATS, the top ten players in the league will fight it out in a FREEZEOUT for the $5000 VEGAS PACKAGE! We will multiply their points by 1000 to define everyone's starting stacks.

Nigel is still racing ahead and has built up a healthy lead just in time for going on holiday for a couple of weeks. I am hot on his heels and with three heats taking place whilst he is away, I may just catch him!

Just for info, only two players have managed to hit the final table in every single heat for the WSOP package. Nigel and yours truly.

Of course the difference is, Nigel tends to win them, I just turn up for support!

The leaderboards for the leagues are always in the side panel >>>>>

But it currently looks like this:

Nigel Holliday - 57,000

Justin Thorne - 41,000

Alan Mason - 34,000

Garret O'Brien - 33,000

Gary Whipp - 29,000

Gordon Troy - 29,000

Ewan Le Marquand - 18,000

Charlie du Feu - 17,000

Craig Hartley - 16,000

Danny Paxton - 16,000

Oh, and of course, Friday was also pretty good because we had the CLUB72 MASSAGE GIRLS in the house, dishing out massages at the poker tables for £1 per minute... I think I had three, and managed to spend more money on that than poker!

Also (FINALY!) turned around my losing streak in the cash game, turning £100 into £600 at closing time... and managed to squeeze in one more massage from Chloe he he he!

See you at the tables...

jT

Sometimes Poker Sucks...

Tonight was one of those nights.

I picked up some points so can't complain but when it mattered, i.e. when I was all-in, I just got dicked every time.

I turn the nut flush and check, Garret shoves with trips, I snap him off and the board pairs on the river.

I hit a KK9 board with KJ in the hole and Nigel is holding AK.

I shove with pocket Jacks on a 10, 9, 7 board and get called by 10, 8 and of course I hit my set on the river giving Ricky a straight.

Finally, I shove with two pair on the flop and Nigel rivers the nut flush.

Fuck you very much poker Gods...

I move to joint 3rd place for the WSOP final table with 14 Heats left... Nigel is way out front and should have done enough to secure his place and Garret isn't that far behind.

I need to pick up some points on Friday for the SUMMER SERIES as I missed HEAT TWO.

jT