oldbloke's mutterings

Had to renew my passport.
Photographer made me take off my glasses, it's some new rule or something.
PO checker said they might send it back coz of the galsses/no glasses change, since I hadn't had the photo wossnamed, but I thought I'd risk it as the mouth is very clearly identical.
New passport just delivered.
Looks nothing like me, of course.

On Friday we went down the M1. It was all fine, really, even in that 15 mile 50mph section - until just before the M25 junction, when everything suddenly stopped. Teh gantry lit up 60, the next one 40, then traffic ground to a halt. As we edged forward we could see people doing odd lane swaps, until eventually we saw why - a car sidways on, another with its nose in the central barrier. A few others parked on the central shoulder, people walking about making phone calls. Must have happened nor much over a minute before we got there.
Coming back up on Sunday much the same thing happened, somewhere just past Luton. Everything slowed to a stop-start crawl, after a mile or so we came across a couple of bent cars.
Don't often get so temporally close to that many accidents in so few days.
Like as not down to tailgating not leaving time to cope with soemthing that happens ahead.

Table h1, Hand 280, Day 212
Ante is 10k, blinds 30k and 60k
I have a little under 900k, the table average being around 750k
I'm dealt A/4, and even though I'm under the gun, I go mad at the sight of the first ace I've seen for about a month and raise it another 90k
Obviously, this was stupid.
Only 1 guy calls, though. But he'll have position on me.
470k in the pot, and the flop comes K3K, none in either of my suits.
I check, preparing to fold and lose the money, but he checks behind.
Hmmmmmmm, wonder what he has?
The turn brings a 4, pairing me up, but a terribly low pair.
But, you know, he didn't bet...
And... What will he be thinking about what I have?
So I bet 250k
And he folds!!!!
I net 310k
Chip leader at this table, 4th overall. 1st and 2nd are way ahead but 3rd is still in sight.
23 players left in the tournament

In Costco in Watford on Friday, saw a very special custom-built Stratocaster


£8700