Could 'PG' stand for PortuGal?

POKERSTARS GAME #29809812312: OMAHA HI/LO NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2009/06/26 20:56:19 WET [2009/06/26 15:56:19 ET]
Table 'Henyey V' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: vegas60 ($25.15 in chips)
Seat 2: djp94 ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 3: N@T@LI ($75.55 in chips)
Seat 4: rattus63 ($10.25 in chips)
Seat 5: pgchips ($25 in chips)
Seat 6: assis_poker ($9.85 in chips)
Seat 7: ctepashka ($20.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Jsleezey ($20.55 in chips)
vegas60: posts small blind $0.10
djp94: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pgchips [2c Ad Jd Ts]
N@T@LI: folds
tpatusa leaves the table
rattus63: folds
pgchips: raises $0.75 to $1
Dean Griffin joins the table at seat #9
assis_poker: folds
ctepashka: folds
Jsleezey: folds
vegas60: calls $0.90
djp94: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js Qc Kd]
vegas60: bets $1.50
pgchips: raises $22.50 to $24 and is all-in
vegas60: calls $22.50
*** TURN *** [Js Qc Kd] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Js Qc Kd Jc] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vegas60: shows [Ac 5h Jh Kh] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Kings)
pgchips: mucks hand
vegas60 collected $47.75 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.25 Rake $2.50
Board [Js Qc Kd Jc Td]
Seat 1: vegas60 (small blind) showed [Ac 5h Jh Kh] and won ($47.75) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Kings
Seat 2: djp94 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: N@T@LI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: rattus63 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pgchips mucked [2c Ad Jd Ts]
Seat 6: assis_poker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ctepashka folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Jsleezey (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)



POKERSTARS GAME #29523339364: OMAHA HI/LO NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2009/06/18 19:05:37 ET
Table 'Avior VI' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PROF SURF ($24.50 in chips)
Seat 2: jarydjaybe ($10.45 in chips)
Seat 3: pgchips ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: chilnwiteboy ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: JohnC531 ($27.10 in chips)
Seat 6: Jason_Lebt ($36.55 in chips)
Seat 7: moneyisnice ($21.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Fla-Mt ($45.50 in chips)
Seat 9: Mrs. Rafael ($8.30 in chips)
jarydjaybe: posts small blind $0.10
pgchips: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pgchips [Qs Qc 2s Js]
chilnwiteboy: folds
JohnC531: calls $0.25
Jason_Lebt: calls $0.25
moneyisnice: folds
Fla-Mt said, "lol...my first win of the day"
Fla-Mt: raises $0.75 to $1
Mrs. Rafael: folds
pgchips said, "well done"
PROF SURF: folds
jarydjaybe: folds
Fla-Mt said, "lucky catch....ty"
pgchips: calls $0.75
JohnC531: folds
Jason_Lebt: folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc Kd Ah]
pgchips: checks
Fla-Mt: bets $1
pgchips: raises $23 to $24 and is all-in
Fla-Mt: calls $23
*** TURN *** [Tc Kd Ah] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Tc Kd Ah Kc] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pgchips: shows [Qs Qc 2s Js] (HI: a straight, Ten to Ace)
Fla-Mt: shows [Kh 4h 2d Ad] (HI: a full house, Kings full of Aces)
Fla-Mt collected $48.10 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.60 Rake $2.50
Board [Tc Kd Ah Kc 8d]
Seat 1: PROF SURF (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: jarydjaybe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: pgchips (big blind) showed [Qs Qc 2s Js] and lost with HI: a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: chilnwiteboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JohnC531 folded before Flop
Seat 6: Jason_Lebt folded before Flop
Seat 7: moneyisnice folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Fla-Mt showed [Kh 4h 2d Ad] and won ($48.10) with HI: a full house, Kings full of Aces
Seat 9: Mrs. Rafael folded before Flop (didn't bet)



POKERSTARS GAME #29523283783: OMAHA HI/LO NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2009/06/18 19:04:00 ET
Table 'Avior VI' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: PROF SURF ($24.85 in chips)
Seat 2: jarydjaybe ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 3: pgchips ($25.05 in chips)
Seat 4: chilnwiteboy ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: JohnC531 ($28.35 in chips)
Seat 6: Jason_Lebt ($35.05 in chips)
Seat 7: moneyisnice ($21.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Fla-Mt ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 9: Mrs. Rafael ($8.40 in chips)
Mrs. Rafael: posts small blind $0.10
PROF SURF: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pgchips [Ks Ad Ts 2d]
jarydjaybe: folds
pgchips: raises $0.75 to $1
chilnwiteboy: folds
JohnC531: folds
Jason_Lebt: folds
moneyisnice: folds
Fla-Mt: calls $1
Mrs. Rafael: folds
PROF SURF: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Kh Jd]
pgchips: bets $1.75
Fla-Mt: raises $21 to $22.75 and is all-in
pgchips: calls $21
*** TURN *** [Qc Kh Jd] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Kh Jd 3s] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pgchips: shows [Ks Ad Ts 2d] (HI: a straight, Ten to Ace)
Fla-Mt: shows [3c As Kc Jc] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Kings)
Fla-Mt collected $45.50 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47.85 Rake $2.35
Board [Qc Kh Jd 3s Js]
Seat 1: PROF SURF (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: jarydjaybe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pgchips showed [Ks Ad Ts 2d] and lost with HI: a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: chilnwiteboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JohnC531 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Jason_Lebt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: moneyisnice folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Fla-Mt (button) showed [3c As Kc Jc] and won ($45.50) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Kings
Seat 9: Mrs. Rafael (small blind) folded before Flop



I’ve had a great couple of months playing cards but these hands are a fair reflection of how I’ve been running over the last couple of weeks. Mildly amusing, I’m sure you’ll agree, if not particularly interesting.

But, fear not, this isn’t just a Gambon skin blog post.

I got a phone call earlier where it finally looked as though the pain of the last two weeks was all behind me…

I heard my phone ringing while I was still sleeping this morning. Usually I ignore it, but it was my dad, so I answered. And from very early on in the conversation I knew it was a phone call I’d never forget. : - )


“You alright Dad? Happy Father’s Day… from… ages ago, you get my card?”

I was guessing he hadn’t given that I didn’t post it until well after last collection on the Tuesday after Father’s Day.

“No.”

“Oh, there must have been a fuck up.”

There was, me.

“Anyway, listen, I’m thinking about going to Portugal for seven days, starting a week on Monday, and I was wondering whether you had any plans for that week?”

WTF, where did that come from? Usually when my Dad calls it’s just to check on me, to make sure I’m still alive or to make sure I’m getting regular blood tests so I stay alive for longer or to see that I’m keeping my eyes in good nick so I can see myself staying alive for longer. Or he’s calling to make me do something like check on my sister and my nephew or to make sure my brother hasn’t killed himself or been killed. Or some equally pointless and annoying reason like that.

But, no, not this time, thank God. A FUCKING HOLIDAY!! IN FUCKING PORTUGAL!! FUCKING SH1P 1T!!!

Karma certainly does work in fucked up ways. If all it takes is a couple of flopped broadways to be outdrawn for me to earn a holiday-offering phone call from my Dad, then I’ll be snapping them off and praying for the board to pair for years to come. Full house, yes please, it’s all yours, thank you very much.

Pair the board as much as you want Stars, you cunts, I’m off.

A couple of worries went through my mind: would I be able to get my passport sorted by then? I think it can be done in a week but it’s a bit of a fuck about if I’ve remembered Keys’ tales of woe correctly. My other worry was whether it would clash with the Mitchell Street Masters and/or The Ashes. They’re both just around the corner and I really wanted to have had Sky fitted in the house before then as well. That’ll no doubt take some organising and a holiday would leave me with very little time to get it all sorted…

But, as I haven’t had a holiday in such a long time, I finally had an answer for my Dad (who had presumably waited patiently on the other end of a silent phone for a few minutes while all of this went through my head):

“No plans, Dad.”

“Great, that’s a relief, because…”

And, with a sm1le, I waited for the offer.

“…I need someone to keep an eye on my business while I’m away.”

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

I went against my instincts and told him that it wouldn’t be a problem:

“Yeah, yeah, whatever, see you later.”

What a fucking joke. I hung up the phone and sat, with my head in my hands, feeling sorry for myself. The phone rang again a couple of seconds later and I answered, almost in tears, obviously:

“Yes?... What?... Yeah… Yeah, mate, you can come and fit the Sky a week on Monday. I’m not going anywhere.”

Well played, Dad, you’ll be getting your Father’s Day card three weeks early next year. Will that put an end to the torture?


Oh, and I take it all back Stars, you’re not cunts and I’d very much like broadway to hold at some point this year.