Sundays are for BBQ

Heading over to a friend's house for a couples BBQ. So, I ran out to get some American-style Jell-O chocolate pudding from this great store in Chelsea that imports feel-good food from all over the world. Made a chocolate pie with raspberries on top. Not bad for kid from Wisconsin. It has been the most amazing weekend in London with L.A. type weather. When the sun shines in London, it is one of the best "working cities" in the world. I say that because it offers such a wide array of professional opportunities, culture, and night life, despite the inconsistent weather. The obvious negative is the lack of ocean. But, when the sun shines, it's a pretty fun place. Everyone gets outside and pounds the pavement. The shopping areas are crawling with urban glitteratzzi -- you know those folks who dress so that you can't help but look at them. I love people watching.

Anyway, I have an hour before the BBQ, so I just sat down to play some SnG's. $50 9-ways, where I have found that playing ultra tight usually gets me in the money. $225, $135, $90 payout. So far, after better than 100 tourneys, I'm 40-50% in the money, so these are profitable....and you avoid the volatility of cash games. They are just a little boring, because you have to play SO TIGHT. It is also good training for the WSOP, since the style is a lot closer than cash games.

Here's my results: 1 for 3, $60 profit, typical, although I can't fault my play

GAME 1: LOST in 6th place. I moved all-in with 77 from the small blind after everyone folds and button makes a ridiculous all-in move to take the 40/80 blinds with a 1400 bet. He turns over 83 off-suit and hits the 8 on the flop. I miss on the turn and river despite 10 outs (up and down straight and the other 7's). I'll call that a bad beat.

Game 2: LOST in 4th place. My AJ goes down to AT. We both caught the flop of AK3 rainbow. He over-bet the pot by 1.5x with his all-in, so I had to call him. I wouldn't have minded seeing AK or AQ, but when he hit the f*cking T on the river, it really irritated me.

Game 3: WON in 1st place. I got paid off when the big stack made an all-in move against by AK after the board read A3A rainbow. He flipped over K7...what a donkey! Other amazing action here: Had a 6-way all-in pot with AQ, KK, 66, 88....guess which won? the 88 with a diamond flush. Just shows you how random this game can be. I folded my 92 of diamonds, which would have been the winner. Lovely.