Hit & Run ?
Posted 11-04-10 at 20:53 by pokersmith2
Stopped in at The International on Tuesday night a couple of weeks ago. Not a common occurrence (Tuesday night) but I’d just finished work at about 9pm and needed somewhere to get dinner.
Where better than the club – excellent food and “free” with iPoints !
As I was there.. .. it seemed rude not to play a few hands of poker. Normally my presence on the cash game list would cause the lists to fill up quickly.
However, the lists were already full. In fact, with 5 cash games already in full swing, there was a genuine shortage of seats !
A new £1-1 NLH game opened and was immediately full, with some names behind. The cash race has certainly livened up the action. In due course, a second £1-2 PLO table was duly opened (the 7th game) and we got stuck in.
I didn’t have too long – 6am flight in the morning – so I compensated by playing every hand.
This didn’t go all that well ... one of the players started calling me “monkey boy” – on account of my repeated £500 pull-ups. I thought this was perhaps a little harsh, but I am used to being constantly berated (by Miriam usually) and I’m never bothered by a bit of “constructive criticism”.
Anyway, an infinite number of monkeys is said to be able to perform great feats (think “Hamlet”).
How does that translate to the PLO arena ? Well, I was close to testing the hypothesis – eventually I did win a pot after limp-shoving with “obvious Aces” and sparking a 4-way all-in.
“Have you got Aces?” they said on the turn. “I have sevens” I replied, honestly. Seven on the river for the scoop .... However, it was mostly downhill.
Although I don’t recommend you try this at home, there does seem to be some empirical evidence that repeatedly pulling up and playing like a maniac does eventually result in getting out of whatever hole one has dug.
On the night, I approached and then passed the invisible horizon when it would have been prudent to have already left. At this stage, I did manage to hold with top set of Kings. Actually, first the turn gave Timmy the nut straight (and wazz a set of Queens and temporary hope !), but then a nice re-bink on the river was enough to scoop a £1,200 pot.
Having limited the damage, and with a genuine need to leave, I asked Nigel to order me a cab. The others asked him to ignore that – they have probably heard me say “I have to leave” many times in the past with little apparent actual leaving.
When my cab hadn’t arrived after 20 minutes I asked Nigel about it and he responded “oops”.
Deliberate / accident ? Who knows. However, I really did have to leave to get a couple of hours sleep in before my flight (and some value out of my hotel).
If you have played with me, you will that I don’t know how to hit and run (unfortunately). More of a “hit and runway” in this case.
Where better than the club – excellent food and “free” with iPoints !
As I was there.. .. it seemed rude not to play a few hands of poker. Normally my presence on the cash game list would cause the lists to fill up quickly.
However, the lists were already full. In fact, with 5 cash games already in full swing, there was a genuine shortage of seats !
A new £1-1 NLH game opened and was immediately full, with some names behind. The cash race has certainly livened up the action. In due course, a second £1-2 PLO table was duly opened (the 7th game) and we got stuck in.
I didn’t have too long – 6am flight in the morning – so I compensated by playing every hand.
This didn’t go all that well ... one of the players started calling me “monkey boy” – on account of my repeated £500 pull-ups. I thought this was perhaps a little harsh, but I am used to being constantly berated (by Miriam usually) and I’m never bothered by a bit of “constructive criticism”.
Anyway, an infinite number of monkeys is said to be able to perform great feats (think “Hamlet”).
How does that translate to the PLO arena ? Well, I was close to testing the hypothesis – eventually I did win a pot after limp-shoving with “obvious Aces” and sparking a 4-way all-in.
“Have you got Aces?” they said on the turn. “I have sevens” I replied, honestly. Seven on the river for the scoop .... However, it was mostly downhill.
Although I don’t recommend you try this at home, there does seem to be some empirical evidence that repeatedly pulling up and playing like a maniac does eventually result in getting out of whatever hole one has dug.
On the night, I approached and then passed the invisible horizon when it would have been prudent to have already left. At this stage, I did manage to hold with top set of Kings. Actually, first the turn gave Timmy the nut straight (and wazz a set of Queens and temporary hope !), but then a nice re-bink on the river was enough to scoop a £1,200 pot.
Having limited the damage, and with a genuine need to leave, I asked Nigel to order me a cab. The others asked him to ignore that – they have probably heard me say “I have to leave” many times in the past with little apparent actual leaving.
When my cab hadn’t arrived after 20 minutes I asked Nigel about it and he responded “oops”.
Deliberate / accident ? Who knows. However, I really did have to leave to get a couple of hours sleep in before my flight (and some value out of my hotel).
If you have played with me, you will that I don’t know how to hit and run (unfortunately). More of a “hit and runway” in this case.
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