Murphy's law

I started well but ended the day with only 13,900. Going back to 500/1k blinds 100 ante so should be in hot soup soon enough. Usually get some nice ice cream to cheer me up when I get KO'd from live tourneys, but on the new diet I am going to go shopping instead. God, I really am a fa***t. Have the 2k event tomorrow, which should be more pain.

Only highlight so far has been tackling and re tackling Johny Lodden. I shook his roots the first time. Made them nice and loose. Next time he came clean out ROOTS AND ALL. On your bike sir.

There was a limp under the gun, and Johnny Lodden raised to 400. John O'Shea called the raise, as did the under-the-gun limper.

The flop came

It was checked to Lodden. He bet 900. O'Shea called and UTG folded.

Turn:

Lodden bet out 2,225. O'Shea eyed up his stack (Lodden had 4,500 behind) but didn't raise; he flat-called.

River:

Lodden checked on the river and O'Shea promptly moved all in, covering Lodden. Lodden folded, and is now shortstacked on 4,500.

Just after taking the majority of Johnny Lodden's chips, John O'Shea came after for the rest of them. Lodden opened with a raise to 450, and O'Shea called in position.

The flop came down . Lodden check-called a bet of 1,200.

The turn was the . Lodden again checked, allowing O'Shea to bet, this time calling 2,200 to see the fifth street.

The river was the , pairing the board. Lodden checked, and O'Shea announced that he was all in, having his man slightly covered. Lodden took just a few seconds to consider before sliding his remaining chips, approximately 6,000, into the centre in one neat stack.

O'Shea showed , giving him the pot. Lodden spun his cards into the air, and they landed face-down in the muck. Lodden wished everyone luck before making his way to the exit.