| | | First report:
I played my first 8 hours last night 3-11. I am not even sure how to tell the story? I sat down to the 8-16 game as the main 20/40 table was full and the other 20/40 was short handed and I didn't feel ready for it. I was beating the 8-16 game pretty easily, but the players got low and the second 20/40 game filled up, so I moved over to it.
I played pretty steadily there and got up about $500. The game was pretty easy, but not real easy. After a while it sort of slowed down and they asked if I wanted to got to the first table, so I moved over to it. They were really playing crazy. Making it $80 per player to just look at the flop, and as I watched them play I could see they were playing weak hands and in positions I would never play in.
I was tempted to gamble with them, but I remembered the pros always saying "don't gamble with them when they are playing wild, just play ABC poker, so I did. I got up a few hundred more and then had three terrible beats in a row. I don't remember the first, but one of the crazy rich guys beat my two pair twice in a row with a heart flush both times. The second time with a 2/6 of hearts-lol!? He was really betting crazy.
That knocked me all the way back to even for the night. But I stayed clam and he moved seats and I got a better seat where I could see the game better. I was right next to the dealer which I hate as I cannot see the players to my immediate left.
To make a long story short I had many terrible beats and made a lot of mistakes especially making "negative expectation bets". I seldom do that but my rust and the craziness of the game had me a bit disoriented.
Anyway I cashed out $2,005 minus the $500 I bought in for. I tipped all the dealers and waitresses lots of money and so made lots of friends. Near the end an employee asked if I was Chuck. I said yes and he said you won 2nd place for highest hand. Q's over aces. I didn't even remember it, but one of the dealers I had tipped $5 when I won the pot made sure it got on the board (looking out for me!).
So I am going to stay through Sunday as I think I can win between $1,000 and $3,000 a night. I should have won $3,000 last night. I will need to play in the evening though as the games do not get good until after 6.
I paid a big guy $5 to walk me to the car as I had a pocket full of hundreds.
To be continued. |
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