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Bruce Poker Live Tour Moyvalley Golf Club - April 25th/26th

The Bruce Poker Pub Final weekend was on in the Moyvalley Golf Club last weekend and the Saturday Game caught our eye

• €100 + 20
  
• 10k starting stack
• 10 - 15% of the field paid as usual
• Fully Dealer Dealt
• Blind Levels 20 min, all levels included

so I set MoyvalleyGolfClub&Hotel into my Sat Nav and we headed down. The Hotel was beautiful and the card room was absolutely buzzing. They got over 165 runners, which caused a bit of panic early on but eventually the game got going about 8.45 p.m. They had alternates for the first few levels. The idea of the pub league was brillant and there were people going around with teeshirts for all the different pubs they qualified from etc.,

I struggled the whole way in this game and eventually made a donkey call with AJ on a J33 flop when i was check raised all in.... yep he had queens. I headed over to the cash area which was lively to say the least. I sat down at a 1 2 pot limit game. Was hovering on around €150 of a profit and to be honest it was a tame enough game. Martin was motoring in the side event, so I was happy to relax and play cash.

Then all hell breaks loose on an Omaha table, shouting and roaring and a few handbags at 40 paces. JP tried 3 times to calm the people down involved, so in the end it was decided to close the table. Our game had dwindled in numbers a bit, and we had only 5 players. With that 5 of the players of the closed omaha table came over to our table. They immediately wanted the game changed to NL holdem, no-one objected. It was the start of about 2 hours of madness... One player in particular kept raising to 25 blind preflop, then shipping his tank over the line (€400 odd), and turning over the likes of 2 6 offsuit and K 7 and laughing...

so my first big hand. I raise to 25 in the Cut off with Ad Qd and he ships over the line for €340.... I reckon im ahead of his range and call. he actually has a hand Jacks, but an Ace on the flop and a turned flush brings me the pot. He mumbles about my call, and I just said "listen if you keep show crap hands, you are going to be called light", in fairness I would have called with alot less than AdQd.

Then as if the table isn't lively enough Phil "the bomber" Harris arrives at the table, he is in flying form and in in gamble gamble humour. The table is actually great crack. So then my next big hand. Im on the button with 9d 10d and it is raised to €20 by player in mp. About 4 of us call.. Flop comes down 9c 10c 3 h. Its check around to the player and he bets 100... I call, every else folds. Turns is a 5h and he bets 250.... I dwell a bit and flat all, magic 10 on river and he says all in and ships his remaing €500 over the line I instantly call and turn over the house... At this stage im up to €1,300 for €150 so happy days.

Next hand Phil Harris gets involved with player at table (the Pocket Jacks man from above)... By the end of action the board reads Kd Qs 3c 4d 10h. Phil goes all in and the other guy says call. Phil turns over Qh 4h for 2 pair (the other guy waits for about 2 mins does a bit of verbals with phil, and then turns AsJh for the nuts and says "I think im ahead"... This is the same guy that had caused the omaha table to be broken. Initially I thought that phil had taken it quite well, but soon realised he was clearing his throat for the onslaught. The guy was screaming saying that he didn't realise he had the Aj for the nuts,,,, eh wrong answer. Anyway there was screaming and roaring again and offers to take it outside, and promises of riping peoples heads clean off their shoulders, etc., etc., so our table was shut down.

I cashed out for €1,100 profit but definitely felt that there was more money to be made. Went out to see how Martin was doing. He ended up finishing 6th, when he mad a correct call with K 9 against a shove from a guy who had J 9... horrible Jack on the flop and he was gone. Although he was dissapointed he was happy enough with his play. It was nearly 8.30 a.m when we got home. Wrecked tired but really enjoyable night was had.

Sunday 26th
Martin was working on Sunday so I decided to head back down to Moyvalley for their 2nd gamep

• €100 + 20 4 p.m.
  
• One rebuy or topup allowed @ €50
• 10k starting stack, 15k for rebuy or topup
• Blind Levels 25 min

I probably should have stayed at home. It got 101 runners. I was too tired for this, I played good poker at times and then tried to push the action a bit and lost momentum. I eventually pushed with AcJc (lol my new nemisis of a hand) and ran into AQ of the table rock... Have to say the venue was the nicest I have been in for a poker tournament, and that part of the country is lovely.

Bruce poker have some great games coming up and none juicier looking than this.

JP MASTERS GAME - RED COW 7TH - 10TH MAY €100k GUARANTEED

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JP Poker Masters 2009
Sponsored by Bruce Poker.Com
E100,000 GUARANTEEDSchedule of Events:

Thursday 7th May 8pm - Super Satellite - Est 20 Tickets to Main Event
E75 & E10 Reg, 2 Rebuys or 1 Rebuy and a Top-Up E50

Friday 8th May 7pm - JP Poker Masters Main Event - E100,000 GUARANTEED 3 Day Event
E750 (E75 Reg Included)
Starting Chips 15k
60 Min Blinds for 10 Levels followed 90 Min Blinds
1 Table SnGs E75 & E5 Reg from 2pm

Saturday 9th May 6pm - Supporting Tournament - Est E50,000 2 Day Event
E300 (E30 Reg Included)

Sunday 10th May 3pm - Pot Limit Omaha - Est E15,000
E250 (E25 Reg Included & E25 Scalp )

Sunday 10th May 6pm - Supporting Tournament - Est E20,000
E150 (E20 Reg Included)

They also have their €10K guaranteed games as follows:-

Friday 22nd May Crowne Plaza Dundalk - €120 buy-in for 10K chips with €50 re-buy or top-up for 15K in chips

Friday 29th May Glenroyal Hotel Maynooth - €120 buy-in for 10K chips with €50 re-buy or top-up for 15K in chips

Can't wait for JP's Masters game as it looks like it is going to be a great weekend of cards.