Pub Poker

Well its been a while since I updated this blog, and my poker career has moved… absolutely nowhere!

That’s just fine with me, better to break even than to lose, but in the meantime I’ve started playing in the local pub poker league, for laughs.

It wasn’t funny.

It was hilarious.

I still lost.  Not so funny.

I never expected much from the pub league, but I have to confess, the regulars are likable nice people, and it is a lot of fun, and I would like today to share some of the best bits of “Poker Advice” I have heard so far;

“You should try to see every flop as cheaply as possible because you never know which cards will come out”

Genius Advice in a structure which sees the blinds increase every 20 minutes, and you start with just 40 Big Blinds.

“Well I had to call didn’t I?”

From the guy holding pocket 4’s against an UTG shove for 10 BB’s, and a reraise from ubertight UTG+1 for 40 BB’s.

“Ha, he obviously had a straight.. it’s a straighty flop”

After calling an All-in shove from the loose aggressive player on a 5 7 8 rainbow board with top two pair.

"Well I'm probably not going to get called"

After rivering a full house with action on the flop and turn, and checking that mighty river... WTF.

No quote, but I love this.  All in and a call, bartender "Darren" looks disgusted and open folds the nuts with a J high straight..... donktastic!