BLUEDAY'S DAILY POKER BLOG

[kattboots]

"I certainly don't have what it takes to call a pre-flop all in with 10 5 off suit and I don't think I ever will."

Sounds like time to count your lucky stars that you don't have what it takes to do this! Pretty empty game if you could.

So, what to do with this player? Hmmmm... my instinct is to wait him out until you get moved to another table or until someone else has the temerity to go up against them and actually pulls it off... then let the game begin.

What happens in actuality? I try to do what my instinct says, but eventually I have to venture out and take a run at this player... and as with you blue, down I go in flames...

katt

[blueday]

I will go up against them if I have a top notch hand but even then, there is of course, no guarantee. 

Patience is the key  - you are right; hope to be moved.   

blue

[blueday]

So here is a classic example of the lucker getting lucky. 

This was a pre-flop raise firstly by lynngeerink and I re-raised the pot hoping to shake off the BB lucker but alas he re-raised my re-raise.

The last card took a long time to show (I guess the RNG was thinking about how to make the BB/table chip leader the winner).  I have seen this delay a lot on this site and other sites of course including PKR and Party Poker.

As you can see, the only cards the lucker could win on was either a 9 or an ace and glory be, he got the ace.

blue

[kattboots]

OMG UFB! That is just too awful to contemplate... I am gutted for you blue. But, it is so common...

What is the advantage to the poker room to have things work that way... if the RNG is truly as close to random as possible then why?! and how?! Dang it.

katt

[blueday]

It is pretty unbelievable Katt.  I was gutted especially hitting those trips on the flop. I thought I had it in the bag.  Such is life or rather, such is poker.

Anyway, onto brighter and better things....

He was born on 3rd June 1986 and was ranked today as the world number 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. His nickname is "The King of Clay" and he is regarded as the best clay court tennis player in the world. But is he "King of the Felt"?  .....read more here

[blueday]

More info on the BIG ONE for ONE DROP tournament which starts on 1st July (today or tomorrow depending on where you are in the world).....here is a full list of participants and a bit more info

[kattboots]

More info on the BIG ONE for ONE DROP tournament which starts on 1st July (today or tomorrow depending on where you are in the world).....here is a full list of participants and a bit more info

What a line-up! But i wish I could watch the first two days also... I will have to wait for ESPN on day 3... 

katt

[blueday]

More info on the BIG ONE for ONE DROP tournament which starts on 1st July (today or tomorrow depending on where you are in the world).....here is a full list of participants and a bit more info

What a line-up! But i wish I could watch the first two days also... I will have to wait for ESPN on day 3... 

katt

You can watch it live on the official WSOP site Katt for the first 2 days.

blue

[kattboots]

  Thank you blue!

katt

[blueday]

It's an available option now - plus 241 second song!

blue


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[kattboots]

It is playing now, but is really not a good stream to watch. Apparently the table they are showing with Phil Ivey got moved just before the game started and their cameras aren't set right. They have done a bit to improve it, but I can't really see what is going on or what cards are flopped... The said they will try to fix it during the dinner hour and maybe then it will be watchable.

katt

[blueday]

It would be nice if they got it going properly - I was really looking forward to watching it.

Thanks for the info Katt.

blue

[blueday]

Here is a very brief summary of the poker week....HERE

[kattboots]

It would be nice if they got it going properly - I was really looking forward to watching it.

Thanks for the info Katt.

blue

It is running much better now. Still can't see the player's faces and the cards at the same time, but it is ok and can be followed now.

I just heard about the following play at one of the tables:

Guy folded 8d, 8h face up on Js8c7s8sKs.

Mikhail Smirnov did indeed fold quad eights to John Morgan.

Tom Dwan had opened and received a call from Smirnov and Morgan before the Js, 8c, 7s fell on the flop. Dwan checked and Smirnov bet. Morgan called and Dwan folded.

The turn was the 8s and Smirnov bet 200,000. Morgan called within five seconds and looked extremely excited about the hand.

The river completed the board with the Ks and Smirnov bet 700,000. Morgan raised all in for 3.4 million total and Smirnov tank-folded the 8d, 8h face up for all to see.

So I ask you...... did Morgan have the straight flush? Don't know..

katt

[blueday]

Wow what a cracker of a hand.   That takes guts (or stupidity) to fold a hand like that.  I'm wonderering too now Katt.

Thanks for that.

blue

P.S. Love the cute new avatar.