UK poker at PaddyPowerPoker.com
This weeks live poker game at PaddyPowerPoker.com taught me an important lesson about taking unscheduled breaks in tournaments, because whilst they are often unavoidable, you should always try and make it back as quickly as possible.
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Having nipped out for a quick cigarette, I decided to hurry in order to make sure I got back to the UK Poker game in time for the next hand. The dealer was just in the process of reaching for my hand to automatically fold it when I walked back through the door just in time. I looked down and thanked my lucky stars as I saw first an (A) then another (A) in my hole cards.
The blinds were already applying pressure and so it was reasonable to only put in a minimum raise from middle position. Only the big blind called with a relatively short stack, and I simply had to check a perfect flop of (Ac,9c,9d). My opponent had also checked and a (3) came off on the Turn. I was then faced with a pot sized bet, and saw that my opponent did not have much of his stack left remaining. I proceeded to make a small speech about not being able to see how the (3) had helped him, before moving all in. I was quickly called by an opponent who clearly felt he was in front with a set of nines, and ended up winning a nice pot.
Another hand earlier in the same tournament had seen two players take a quick break and upon inspection of their cards after the hand, one had (K,K) and the other (A,K).
It just goes to show that if you have to take a break from the tables to try online poker, you should always get back as swiftly as possible, as you never know when that crucial hand might turn up.
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