TYB SC Game 1/10/11

Another weekend of poker, and on tv was the RWC game: Tonga vs France.
With Tonga destroying France’s game plan so does Lasi with his hand.

Only one thing left to do…. Celebrate…
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TYB SC Game 24/09/11

What a weekend of sport… All Blacks win their game against France, Manu Samoa battled hard against island neighbors Fiji and The Mighty Warriors pummeled the Storm and heading to the Grand Final

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But even more interesting was the battle for the TYB Points Lead. Noseys Boss had a nice 2-point lead before we started on Saturday. Gakua managed to take down the ‘W’ on the first game and walked away with 3 points, Noseys Boss has 2 points and La2, 1 point.

So heading into the 2nd game Noseys Boss still has a 1-point lead. The second game La2 is the one to beat, she hits the final table and starts clearing one side, eliminating Noseys Boss just before the points.

T-Rex was another player on the table that seemed to hit some good cards. Situation is down on chips and pushes All In, action back to T-Rex who calls.

Showdown:
Situation A7 suited vs T- Rex 33

Let’s catch the action, BakerBoi is the dealer
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Both La2 and T-Rex are the ones to beat; inevitably it was a matter of time the two would butt heads. T-Rex decides to take her on heads up and pushes All In. La2 calls

Showdown:
T-Rex AA vs La2 QT

Result:

Pocket Rockets vs Cutie

La2 was dominating final table, its seemed to be a given that she would leave the game winner as Gakua was down $400k. Gakua didn’t give up easily and had picked up a good run of cards and to take chip lead. 

But La2 prove to be too strong on the day, Gakua did walk away with another 2-points ending the week with the TYB Points lead.

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TYB SC Game 18/09/11

Rugby World Cup fever has hit NZ.

Today’s match up is Samoa vs Wales.
After the first game TYB SC game, we take time out to watch the RWC Game - Samoa vs Wales

It isn't long though till we get back to what we originally turn up to do... play some poker.

Lengz counting out a bet

...now hiding her pokerface

The boys in blue

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TYB Tournament

Welcome everyone to TYB’s inaugural tournament!

Wow, 2 years ago no one would’ve thought that TYB would be throwing a tournament like this. Sure we had the small mini games, but not like this. We were a bit sceptical at first, not sure what to expect; considering that we only had 9 tickets paid a week before the tournament. But fortunately we had a decent number of walk-in players and we manage to sit 79 players. As per the TYB In-House tournament in June, the starting stacks were $100k, something that the majority wasn’t expecting.

I was appointed the Tournament Director and I must tell you there were a lot of things that needed to be catered for. With the support of the TYB family, I was confident that we would be able to run a successful tournament.

In the early beginning, there were some pretty good hands and some very bad beats:
Pocket 4s vs Pocket 10s
Both hit their sets on the flop, but the river card was a 4 – Quads vs Boat

AK vs Pocket 8s vs Pocket 6s
With pocket 8s holding till pocket 6s hits its set on the river.

As players were being eliminated preparations for the final table was being organised. In typical TYB fashion we decided to glamorise the final table by introducing the final table. Also we announced their chip stacks so everyone knew who was chip leader and who was on low stack.

These were the players who made our final table:
Seat 1 – Hanz
Seat 2 – John from Central Stars
Seat 3 – Betty
Seat 4 – Alicia from Central Stars
Seat 5 – Ruthenya
Seat 6 – Kepa from Spartans
Seat 7 – Natalia
Seat 8 – Corey from Central Stars
Seat 9 – Bryan from Four Corners

Final Table

Congratulations to Betty who took out our TYB Tournament, she offered a three way split which the other two accepted. 2nd place went to Bryan from Four Corners and 3rd place went to John from Central Stars. Well done everyone else who made final table.

1st place – Betty
2nd place – Bryan
3rd place – John
4th place – Alicia
5th place – Corey
6th place – Natalia
7th place – Kepa
8th place – Ruthenya
9th place – Hanz

Final three with TYB Prez: Evil74

With the support of the TYB family, we managed to achieve an awesome tournament. We received positive feedback from everyone, and they were especially surprised with the prizes.

I thank my fellow crew for their input in our meetings. They gave some excellent ideas that contributed to such a successful tournament.

Special mentions –
Dorothy, allowing us to use the venue, it was most appreciated.

Dorothy and Lasi

KITCHEN – Sweetheart, La2 and Pascual
Excellent job holding down the fort and your efforts were reflected in the awesome result from the kitchen. Although they were down one member the girls stepped up and pushed out the food.

Eating on the job

ADMIN – Faga and Lengz

The ‘front of house’ girls expected the majority of the players were going to be walk-ins. They did a fantastic job, collecting money and book-keeping.

Besties

BBQ – JoBoy, O-Dawg and EvilUso
These guys were on point, making sure that the sausages were prepped and ready for the kitchen during break times. They had to brave our awesome ‘four seasons in one day’ weather.

BBQ Chefs

PHOTOGRAPHERS/ MEDIA – Mr Ruthless, Ronnie and Nikko
Thanks you for taking photos and video camera during the tournament.

Cameraman Nikko

DEALERS – Nosey, Nosey Boss and Gakua
Thank you for stepping up and put your names forward to be the neutral dealers when we got down to the final 3 tables. Your professionalism on tables was noted and I appreciate that you guys handled your respective tables well.

Nosey - Final table dealer

TABLE WATCHERS - Evil74, C-One, BakerBoi, Taufoou, Douggie and Situation

Well done guys, was difficult at times, but you all pulled through. Awesome stuff when moving players and breaking down tables. This was handled very well and made my job easier to know that you guys were on point.

Taufoou and Douggie take time out for the camera

....where BakerBoi and Situation are on their smoko break 

DJ/ COMPUTER WIZZ – Lasi
Thank you for providing entertainment behind the computer and during the tournament. Thank you for being there right to the end.

One more time DJ Lasi

Thank you TYB family for all of your support, the success of this tournament was only possible with your help.
Also a special thank you to your families, we appreciate your sacrifice and it never goes unnoticed.

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TYB SC Game 30/07/11

Alcohol and poker don’t mix, but it does make for some interesting footage.
Paparazzi were on point to watch the Evil74 and Situation arm wrestle match. No this isn’t poker but this is TYB, so who knows what happens at our TYB SC Games.

C-One does his interpretation of Stallone’s Over The Top, BakerBoi on the side-line egging them both on and for some strange reason Situation takes off his T-shirt.

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House Of Hain Tournament

It was a good turnout from the group to support one of our own. There was a mad rush at the end of registration to get some extra players in. So the game was slightly running behind schedule.

Once seated, I found my stride and felt comfortable in the early stages of the game. I manage to win a few pots early, slow and steady was the plan. Just to get a feel from some of the players and trying to get some tells from them when I’m not in the hand. Nothing beats running a good trap and then springing on the unexpected foe. By the first break I was sitting good with a decent chip stack. As players were being eliminated from the tournament, new players joined our table. I had to reassess the game plan again, as most of the players had some monster stacks compared to mine.

I folded a lot of a small pockets pairs if there were raises, and played more suited/ connectors. Sometimes I was hitting open-end straights and flush draws but the river card didn’t hit. Slow and steady managed to get me through till I hit a snag when it got down to the final 5 tables.

I pushed all in with AK with only one caller Chauun

Showdown:
Numbers AK vs Chauun KK

It was a rainbow flop and all low cards; the turn was a King, which pretty much left me dead. River was another low card.

That was the end of my run of the HOH Tournament, but a few of us decided to wait till the end cheering on some of our other TYB members.

C-One managed to get to the final table, he was very low on chips, but that didn’t deter him from giving up. He pushed when he needed to and he made it to the final three.

There were a few of C-One hands that was really more chance. C-One is on low blinds and calls big blind’s all-in.

Showdown:
C-One Q5 vs Unknown 25
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Take two, this time C-One has a playable hand. Any pocket pair heads up is a good hand.

Showdown:
C-One 77 vs Unknown K9
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It’s heads up and the final two players are; TYB’s own, C-One vs the player who ended by tournament run, Chauun. Chip stacks were pretty much even, but it didn’t take long till there was a distinct chip leader, Chauun
C-One is small blinds and pushes All-In. Chauun calls

Showdown:
C-One J9 suited vs Chauun A4
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We had a good night and TYB were happy to support Lasi and the HOH family

TYB Girls

BakerBoi's HBK pose

House of Hain family

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TYB SC Game 17/07/11

The evenings are getting colder, but that won’t stop our SC games. Everyone is packed all nice and cosy to keep the warmth in. With fish and chips for dinner, there’s nothing better but some bad beats and strange calls to keep everyone’s spirits up.

It’s always a good to spend time with everyone and share a laugh or two.

Wrapped up

Hat or Hoodie?

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TYB InHouse Tournament

Leading up to the TYB In-House Tournament, everything was set in motion. Blinds structure and Payout has been determined. The tournament has a fixed number of players, 60. It was called an In-House tournament, this way it gave our own members the opportunity to play as well with the exception to the TYB Committee.

Tickets were all presold, and they did sell quickly not a ticket was left. It was a good afternoon with friends and family of TYB. Like all other poker games, this one had its moments of bad beats and strange calls.

It was an unusual feeling for most players to have a $100k starting stack. Some players were eliminated quite early and found themselves second-guessing their game strategy. For those who weren’t used to play this way, it was an eye opener and the competition thinned out dramatically by the first break.

Coming back from the second break, everyone who was still in the tourney had to re-adjust his or her game. People with small chip stacks had to play more aggressively in order to keep themselves in the tournament. As the blinds went up, players started to drop left and right. It wasn’t long till we reached the final table.

Surprisingly, the top 3 players were TYB members. 1st place went to Noseys Boss, who split pot with Gakua taking 2nd place and Nikko took out 3rd place rounding the top 3 places.

It was a successful day and enjoyed by all. We had some good feedback from the players that we will look to incorporate this to our up and coming TYB Tournament in August.

The Three Amigos

BakerBoi and Jordan23

Evil and Ronnie 

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TYB Social Club Game 06/06/11

Faga was in fine form today, I had KT off suit, she had T7.
Flop is K-T-7
Faga raises, I push All In
Turn is an 8
River is a 7
Leading till the river. Drat
To rub insult to injury she uses her card protector to faga my cards.

It was another good turnout to the SC games, three full tables. No doubt there is going to be some bad calls and bad beats. Another donkey call from (BakerBoi) T3 vs (Noseys Boss) TT
Flop is a rainbow flop A-6-7
Turn is a 5
River is a 4
BakerBoi wins with an ugly straight

During the end of the night, Dom pushes All In pre-flop, Taufoou and Gakua call. 

Flop A (spades) 9 (hearts) 7(hearts)
Taufoou pushes All In
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Another good day, another successful TYB SC Game.


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TYB @ La2 30th Birthday

Hey vato, TYB celebrate fellow team member, Senorita La2 birthday. It was a mixer of mexi-cans and the mexi-can'ts. It was a good turn out, from family and friends, most came in costume even Nacho Libre made an appearance.

Senorita La2

BakerBoi was in fine form showing his graceful moves. The food was delicious and margaritas were on. Once the karaoke machine was out, thats when the party hit full stride. Chants of TYB echoed through the air, no doubt Lengz, microphone in hand lead the way. 

Senors and Senorita

Poncho and Punch

Diva Lengz

Dougie and Sweetheart

Lasi and Mrs Ruthless

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Chantelle Team Tournament

Chantelle Team Tournament held at Weymouth Cosmopolitan Club
Team tournament is based on teams of four players. When eliminated from the game, each player earns points depending when you exit the tournament. So if you were the 40th player eliminated, you earn 40 points for your team. The team with the highest score was the winner.

TYB had players in 5 teams-
Outlawz: Doug E, Lasi, Nikko and R.O.B
Big Boy Callers: Evil74, Bakerboy, Mr Ruthless and EvilUso
All In Blacks: C-One, Gakua, Lengz and Faga
Cheetahs: Dom, La2, Pascual and Mrs Ruthless
B.O.T.Z: Richard, Ange, T-Rex and Numbers

I was assigned to table 8, seat 5, located in the middle of the table. Early in the game, I manage to get a small lead taking down some small pots, but I manage to rack in a decent size pot with a hand just before the first break.
I’m on the dealer button and everyone folds back to the person on my right who calls the blinds. I call with TJ suited hearts.
So with only four in the hand, down comes the flop.
Flop is A (hearts) K (hearts) Q (clubs)
Both blinds check, where the person to my right bets blinds. I re-raise with my straight, to which both blinds fold. Player on my right calls, so now it’s heads up situation.
Turn is a rag (heart)
Player checks, I raise 3 times the blinds, improving my hand from straight to flush. Player calls.
River card is another rag (heart)
Player raises $6k and I’m left with a decision. Only a one card flush draw, only one card in the deck could take it out. After deliberating for a while, I finally call to see if he had the nut flush
Showdown:
Unknown player AJ vs Numbers TJ suited hearts
Whew, I was happy to have taken down a big pot so early in the game. So its break time and revelling in the win and that last hand.

During the break I learn that one of my team players has been eliminated very early. So that gave us a disadvantage to win or place high in the team event. Hearing this took some pressure of me making it an individual game to see how far I could go. After the break, I folded a lot of hands. Hole cards weren’t being very helpful, my eyes were getting heavy and so I needed a break. I took the time to walk around and check on my fellow TYB players and my team. With a new revived vigour I get back the grinding. I get back and not long after I am dealt KT. I limp in with the blinds with 4 in the hand I’m looking good.
Flop is T T rag
It’s a rainbow flop, so I’m leading here. I bet half the pot and I get one caller
Turn is a rag
Again I bet out and again I’m called
River card is a King
I bet on my full house, but the other player folds. I take down another decent pot.

As players are eliminated, other tables are broken down and we had new players join our table. As new players are added that bring along with them, monster chip stacks. Mrs Ruthless triples up on her last hand before joining our table. I am dealt this time with pocket 2’s, to which I limp in. I flop trips and I raise double blinds, no one calls.

Lina joins our table and she is chip leader. There was a hand when she is on small blinds, with 2 others in the hand. Lina raises preflop, big blind folds but one other player calls.
Flop are rags, Lina checks as does the other player. The turn card is another rag but gives a flush draw. Lina bets $30k, the unknown player takes time to think, then eventually pushes All In with an extra $26k. Lina sits and re-thinks the betting then calls.
Showdown:
Lina 33 vs Unknown player suited cards (pocket 3’s vs flush draw)
The river card is another rag and Lina’s pockets hold.

As the tournament is down the business end, TYB players Evil74 and Faga join the table. With 4 TYB players on the table this will be interesting. C-One is still battling it strong and with a healthy stack.
I’m on the right to the dealer, so everyone folds to me, and I’m holding AK. I raise about double, but dealer re-raises to $35k. Lina folds her small blind and big blinds calls. Action is on me and I show my cards to other players on the table before I fold. They are shocked that I fold AK preflop, explained that I can’t beat the dealer’s made hand.
Showdown:
Dealer TT vs Big blind 69 suited diamonds
Dealer’s pocket Tens hold, and fortunately for me I made the right call as AK didn’t hit.

A couple hands later, Evil74 is on small blinds and Faga is on big blinds. The player to my right folds and again I am dealt AK. With only just over 2 blinds worth of chips, I push All In. Lina asks if she should call, I respond its up to you. Everyone folds and action is back on big blind, Faga. She takes her time, but eventually calls.
Showdown:
Number AK vs Faga KQ
So pre-flop, I’m looking ok, but I know until the river nothing is set in stone. Flop, no hit, but the turn card Faga hits her Queen. The river is a rag and that ends my run in the tournament. I was the last player in my team to be eliminated and I had a good day.

Before leaving the venue, I manage to catch the bad beat of the night.
Showdown:
A8 vs KK
Flop A A rag
Player screams with delight hitting his trips
Turn card is a King, trip Kings vs trip Aces
Player still excited with his lead
River card is a King, quads Kings vs Aces full. Wow!

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Well it was a day of screaming and learning how to do sign language at Chantelle's team poker tournament. I was seated at table 17, which was located next to the band. So every time they played a song we couldn't here each other’s calls, raises, and folds. It was point to the air when we wanted to raise, slice the throat when we wanted to fold and thumbs up when we wanted to call.

Our table had a few poker sharks on it, so my game plan was just to fold every hand and just play my blinds. Just as well I did, as our table was dealt poker Aces 10 times, which held every time. We also had other pocket pairs; Kings, Jacks and 8's, resulting in big hands like full houses, straights, and flushes. I won a big pot off Richie (RA) totaling around $25k+
Richie raised, I re-raised him and every one else folded. I was holding pocket Jack.
Flop turned all low cards. Richie checks and I rise out, he calls instantly
Turn comes out another low card. Richie checks and I bet out again. Once and again Richie calls instantly. I'm thinking, Oh! What is he holding?
The river card is a 10, giving a possible low straight, but Richie would have to be holding 9,6. Knowing Richie's game, I don't think he would raise pre-flop with that but I'm still weary that he possibly could be holding those cards. So when Ritchie checks the river I checked as well as the pot was big enough and I didn't want to commit any more in case I’m behind.
I turn over my pocket Jacks and Ritchie gives a look of pain as he turns over his pocket 8’s. I'm screaming inside of joy that my Jacks held but I didn't want to celebrate too much as that hand crippled Ritchie, and he was showing it so I didn't want to rub it in.

Bakerboy was also on my table and he also won a few big pots, but we were divided amongst the other tables. I’m looking good with a chip stack of around 75k. I sit down with Vernon, Jarm, Big Joe, Frisco and 3 other girls. I folded a lot of the hands just trying to get a feel of the table. There was one particular hand that was the turning point for me. Vernon was on the BB, Jarm raises out 20k pre flop, I call with AJ suited hearts, everyone folds and action is back to Vernon, who calls. There are 3 of us in the hand and the flop shows low cards with one of them being a heart. They both check so I get a free look at the turn. The turn card is the 6 of hearts, giving me the nut flush draw. Vernon bets out, Jarm folds and I re-raise Vernon. Vernon pushes All In and I'm thinking WTF did I get myself into!

At this time I know I'm going to call him but I take time to access the damage if I lose. Calling will only leave me enough for 2 big blinds. So I take my time and eventually call, but I let Vernon know that I'm chasing.
Showdown:
C-One AJ (suited hearts) vs Vernon 64. Flush draw vs 2 pair
I hit my flush on the river and Vernon exits the tourney. Again our table gets divided and I’m on my way to the final 3 tables.

I lose a few pots here and there and win a few to keep me safe from the blinds. V-man is the designated dealer for our table and a few hands in I'm on the big blind. I get dealt 23 (Michael Jordan's - V-man's favorite hand) Central Stars player next to me pushes All In and everyone folds with the action back on me. For some reason I'm actually thinking about calling but I eventually fold but show V-man my hand. He shakes his head and says I would've dealt you trips. The very next hand I’m dealt 23 again, now I'm thinking WTF this must be a sign. Everyone folds and the action is back on the blinds, me and the Central Stars player.
I push All In and she calls showing AK and I'm thinking, Hell! Again? I walk into a big blind special.
The flop, no hit and CS girl is leading with Ace high. The turn, still no hit and the river card I pair up with a 2. Everyone starts laughing, some in disgust with an All In push with 23, but a win is a win and I'll take it. This cripples the CS player and she goes out the very next hand with 23. With that last win, I'm in a comfortable position with only 3 tables left. I tighten up my game and eventually make final table with about 275k.

I hit the wall when I get to final table with only splitting one hand with Sina, the rest I folded or lose my blinds to raises. Blinds eventually catch up with me, I get T5 suited diamonds and I'm on the big blind. Central Star players pushes All In, Sina calls and with only 25k on top of the big blinds I push All In as well.
Showdown:
Central Stars AK, vs Sina J5 vs C-One T5.
Sina and I hit a 5 on the flop, the turn is a Jack giving Sina 2 pairs and I'm pretty much dead. The river is a 5 giving me a set but Sina a full house. I bow out of the tourney at 7th place and $50 cash prize. Sina eventually goes on and wins the Tournament.
Being the last TYB player in the tournament I take the 3 points for our TYB Social game. All in all, it was a good day.

C-One

Big Boy Callers

All In Blacks

Cheetahs

Outlaws

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Ladies Night @ Tactics Bar

The girls are out tonight, they are at the Ladies Night Tournament at Tactics Bar, Highland Park. It was a good night out for the girls. And in preparation of the tournament, the girls had new TYB Ladies Night hats made.

TYB Ladies Night Tournament hats

As the night progressed, players are eliminated but for entertainment, a karaoke machine was set up for those girls who wanted to sing. The TYB girls did not disappoint, they showed their talent and the evening turned out to be a success.

While at the poker tournament, the boys decided to make a night out and organised Ten Pin Bowling in Manukau.
The teams? NSW vs QLD.

As a side bet, the losing team were to supply dinner for the opposing team.
The rules: Two games, the total is then added. Team with the lowest score is declared the losing team.
Although down in the first game, NSW team was lead to victory with C-One’s impressive second game score. So its back to Tussock for dinner which is provided by the QLD team. After dinner the next game is Beer Pong.

Once finished, the remaining players decide to play a hold’em cash game. When the Ladies Night tournament draws to a close, both Sweetheart and Mrs Ruthless managed to make the final table. Sweetheart takes 9th place and Mrs Ruthless solidifies 3rd place.

Checking cards

Dealing Lengz 

Stop the game its photo time.

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Central Stars Tournament

Well, another tourney on a Saturday afternoon, won some good pots as well as loosing some bad ones. I managed to make it past the 3rd break but it this is where I lost the plot. Plus it doesn’t help getting shipped around table to table; merging up with C-One playing a couple of hands, then getting shipped out and catching up with Ronnie. This was pretty much my last stop for the day.

After the break I found myself on the small blind. I limped in with K(diamonds) Q(hearts) there are only three in the hand.
Flop was A(hearts) K(hearts) J(clubs)
Big blind leads out with $3,000 I call
Turn is a 2(hearts)
Again big blinds leads with $3,000 more and I call. Now in this situation, I know that I’m behind, but I have a lot of outs here. Possible nut flush draw I’m pretty much hoping the river card is a heart, but it’s a black card. Again, big blinds leads out with $3,000 more on the river, I took my time eventually went All In trying to represent a flush. The player from Four Kings, finally calls, he flopped the ace high straight and was slow playing it right through crippling me.

I’m down on chips with $1,300 left. I’m on big blind, I get 7,5 off-suit to which I push All In. RTR player Lina calls and finally ends my run. I catch a 7 on the turn but she hits the river and pairs up her ten.

Now this is where the fun started for me. There were a couple of cash games on the side while the main tournament was on.
Buy-ins: $20 minimum $60 maximum.
At first I observed for a while to see what really goes on in the world of cash games. To my surprise, it was pretty much a game of lottery and how deep your wallets are. There were some players who would call a big pots with 6/9 off-suit, 10/4 off-suit, hands you would play on Sunday. Anyway, after Mr Ruthless nice profit win of $180 dollars, I buy in with $20, with the aim to play tight. I won a lot of little pots bringing my chips under $40. Sometime later I finally catch a premium hand: A(clubs) Q(clubs)

I am first to act and I raise to $4.50, everyone on the table calls, including Mrs Ruthless. The action is back on the big blind he raises it to $14.50, I push All In. I get called from 5 players, including Mrs Ruthless. In the end I win a nice pot $170 with the nut flush on the river. Mrs Ruthless hits her straight while the player on big blind hits trips with his pocket Kings. Playing tight paid off but that lead to another crazy hand.
I get dealt AQ off-suit, I raise $3 expecting everyone to call.
Flop A(spades) J(diamonds) 9(diamonds)
Player on small blinds pushes All In with $38.50 on K(diamonds 5(diamonds) chasing his flush draw. I call the bet, but player after me pushes All In with $60 on A10 off-suit. Another player goes All In with $84, hitting two pair on the flop with J9 off-suit. Action is back on me and after taking a long time to think, I finally make the call.
The community cards are A J 9 8 7.
Player with A10 takes the main pot, player with 2 pair on the flop, wins the side pot ending my night with a little profit. All up I enjoyed my night.

Left Central Stars tourney and meet up with the FNL crew. We ended up playing trump all night, which was fun.

Bakerboy

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It was a late start to the game. Kick off was supposed to be at 1pm and buy-ins where open till 2.30pm for those who were late. I had a very slow start having only winning two hands before the first break. One hand I had A7, where the Ace paired up and the seven kicker played. The other hand, I was trying to slow play the nut flush on the turn card, but the river card made it a one card flush, which when I pushed the player folded.

After the break I was still under the starting stack. Grinding it out as much as I could, playing only pockets and when I was on the blinds. It was a tough run, but my luck seemed to change when I move tables. I managed to get my chip count up to $22k, only double starting stack. So sitting pretty before the break.

Back from the third break and there are approximately 7 tables left. After winning a few a hands, I had a player who seemed to play an aggressive game, pushing with big bets with picture cards, now and then he would get caught, but he managed to hold on. As tables were being broken down, fellow TYB player C-One jumps over to my table. He is barely in, holding approximately $8k. He needed to double up quick and fast in order to stay in the game. C-One is on high blinds, the aggressive player limp in and I call. Surprisingly, the player on small blind fold leaving only three in the hand.
Flop was two rag cards and Queen. The action is on C-One and he pushes All In. The other player folds and with the action on me, I have a comfortable stack and so I fold AQ to my fellow player. The next hand, C-One pushes All In again, this time with AK. He doubles up and again, and he is running well. Last hand before our table is broken up, I fold my hand and move to the new table where I join TYB player, Ronnie. Not long after, C-One also joins the table but somehow he doubled up again. So of the remaining TYB players left, C-One is chip leader, Ronnie then myself.

I tightened up my game again having one of the smallest chip stacks on the table. Again I play very tight, only pushing when I had a good hand. I am dealt TT, everyone has folded before me and I push $10k, small blinds fold and big blind is on C-One to which he folds.

With one round of hands dealt it is not long till we all move again. With only two tables left, C-One and Ronnie move on a table together and I move on the other. There are 15 players left, the game is now on to find out who will make the final table. I tightened up my game once again, but I am running low on chips. Off the blinds, I’m not dealt any good hands. I’m on high blinds and I’m force to do something to build a chip stack. There is one caller and everyone folds till its back to the blinds. Small blind calls and I push All In, blind. The other caller re-raises All In, isolating me. Small blind folds.
Showdown:
Unknown player 77 vs TYB A3
Everyone watching thinks that I was ok, but nothing is set till the river card. I managed to hit the Ace on the flop and that was enough to chip up. Again, a few rounds, my stack is less than 2 blinds worth. The big blind is back on me, and I hint that I’m going to push All In blind again. Everyone folds till its back to the small blind. I have $9500, and blinds are only $4k and $8k so naturally small blinds is going to call
Showdown:
Unknown player Q5 vs TYB AK
I am leading pre-flop, but I manage to hit the K on the turn, solidifying another win.
This trend carries on another round, with no playable hands while off the blinds I find myself on big blinds again. Once again I push All In blind, there is one caller
Showdown:
Unknown player TT vs TYB AK
I have two over cards giving me some outs, and I manage to hit again. Must be my lucky day.
A couple of hands later, I am dealt snowman, I push All In but no one calls.
I’m looking over to see how my fellow teammates are doing. Unfortunately they both were eliminated, Ronnie hits top pair on the flop but she is beaten by trips on the river. C-One pushes All In with AT
Showdown: AT vs AK
AK wins, C-One exits from the competition.

I’m grinding it out as much as I can, folding small blinds at times. The 10th player is then finally eliminated from the game but is awarded a bubble prize, a bottle of Absolute. To my surprise, I make the final table and manage to take out 8th place.

Numbers

Peace out

Nosey and Mrs Ruthless taking time out

Concentration

Ready to bet

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TYB Social Club Game 24/04/11

Easter Sunday and for some TYB players it's the third straight day of poker. Some just don't know when to quit. But as expected, Sunday is a good day where the majority are available for a social game. There are some bad beats, bad dealer and bad shooting (faga faga faga)...

May decides to use an unusual card protector in the form of action figurine. And I'm not sure if this worked but she managed to lock down 2 points.
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EvilUso is on the BBQ cooking up a storm and those who were eliminated from the poker game, are playing trump on an adjacent table. Besides the main game, there are some individual players that also running their side games. One pair in particular is the side game between Evil74 and Gakua, who face off on the final table, the victor?
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The first game is an epic one, but dont just take my word for it, click below to see a few of these hands on the final table:
AK wins
97 offsuit wins
Faga faga full house
One point to C-One
Faga faga blind
Hearts vs Spades

Yet again, another successful Social Game game weekend.

Happy Easter TYB

Mr Ruthless dealing

Lil Gakua on final table

Gakua and Mr Ruthless

Noseys Boss

Chef EvilUso

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Venue: Chantelle

The beginning of a long weekend, its the Easter Break which means the beginning of a long poker weekend.

A few TYB players visit to play a casual game over Chantelle.

C-One smiles

Dealer: Mrs Ruthless

T-Rex overlooks the game

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