Not much new to report lately. I played for an hour and a half at a table last night while my girl was listening the Sin City Sinners (I have heard them alot) at the Zebra Lounge at the Palazzo. I was bummed that I flopped a flush and lost to a higher flush when I picked up a a queen high straight flush vs a k high flush to put myself ahead 30 bucks for the night. Apparently the table had been doing shots for a while before I got there and I obliged by making them do a shot of Patron. A floor person came over and told us to quiet down. I had only had one beverage in me at this point and did not think anyone was out of line. We are in Vegas right? I Don't think i had seen a scolding like that when I had felt it was so unneccessary before. I racked up and went home shortly after the straight flush. The floor kinda killed my vibe and probably the rest of the tables too. If fish (I rarely drink at the table) want to drink let them drink as long as they are not being abusive or holding up the game. If I wanted quiet time I would stay at home and play online poker.
Played some 1/3 plo tonight at Aria. I finished up ~300. I would have won more if I knew some more theory. I turned a monster draw and should have got my money all in according to a few people at the table.
I think my life is getting into a good balance. My holiday weekend was a blur. Sure I did not get enough sleep, but I ran good at poker and generally had a good time. I had a Plus 390 session at the Mirage over 2 hours and ate using comps at BLT with my girlfriend. Nothing earth shattering regarding strat here. I flopped a couple sets and people shoved into me. They held up. I then lost like 40 bucks at 1/3 at Aria and then like 60 bucks at 1/3 PLO.
On Saturday I went and watched the Michigan-Alabama game at the Inn Zone on Rainbow/95 based on the advice of a Poker dealer from Harrah's. I did not get there earlier enough to get one of the better seats but found a seat at the Bar. The beers were only 3 bucks but I think I am still Butt-Hurt from that game. Michigan was clearly not ready for that game against IMO the best team in football. Does Alabama lose a game this year? I then stopped in at ARIA and kept drinking. I lost 40 bucks at 1/3 over a couple hours. We left ARIA and then got pulled over immediately once we got onto Harmon by a couple cops on horses. Apparently my girl did not stop completely at the stop sign there. She was expecting a ticket but I was like have faith. A few minutes later she gets only a warning and we are off to Boulder Station to see the Sin City Sinners. I keep drinking but the pain of the game is still there.
Sunday was a day of leisure and a mild hangover. I had my 2nd FF draft of the weekend early due to playing with friends on the East coast. I was drafting 2nd. I ended up with Ray Rice and a decent team even though it is a pretty deep 14 team league. I watched Premium Rush a decent movie if you have the time.
Monday I went out to breakfast with her family at fiesta station and gorged on cheap buffet food. We took a nap and then it was off to Aria. I made 369 over two hours again flopping good hands that held up. Set vs two pair. Straight on Turn vs two pair. We then left and saw the Sinners again at Hard Rock. What I like about this band is that there are a ton of guests from other bands that play with them. I missed it when they had Sammy Hagar singing with them but oh well. Last night they had a guy named Ron Keel singing a few songs and he was pretty good. I also experienced riding my bike through like 10 inches of water on friday. Cabana from DI to Flamingo was flooded. That was fun. Times are good and I don't plan on leaving this town for awhile.
Last edited by ShouldI; 09-04-2012 at 11:41 AM.
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I just can't believe a John L Smith team will beat Bama. I recall the glorious years when he coached MSU and also when Saban was there as well. I wish John L Smith still coached Sparty instead of Dantonio.
I am still in Vegas. I have not been playing much poker lately. I have been watching football and seeing shows on weekends . I have been hanging out mainly with my gf and working. I did play Monday and Tuesday for a few hours but otherwise not much in last few months since football started. I have traveled to California and this weekend am going to Ann Arbor for some fun with my roommate from college. He has season tickets and i go to a game every year. The gf is hell on the poker bankroll though. I hope to balance things out going forward. I am happy with life even if i have not accomplished all my goals yet.
What have i learned? I can't beat 1/2 enough to beat out my job plus benefits. I am beating it for about 11 per hour. Even i was beating it for 20 per hour its not enough. I hope to slowly build roll up but i am in no hurry. I would do this again in a heartbeat.
I had a good Thanksgiving other than my gf having surgery on Wednesday. My roommate drank too much wine but I feel like a champ and am already playing at Bellagio. I think I am sitting at the worst table in Vegas right now so I will be moving on. I am free to play most of the weekend so I am planning on getting in 20 plus hours this weekend.
Glad to hear you're doing well. I might have missed it in the thread, but are you in that same house, but with a roommate now? Or did you get an apt? Keep us posted!
Been playing a bit lately but have been up and down. My last few sessions have been +100, -100, -300, +250, +100. Lately I have been experiencing this phenomenon where I get stuck early and half to battle back. Its a freaky combo of play bad combined with coolers and other bad luck.
Today for example I played 2/5 at the Bellagio because that was the only game running due to the tourney. I sat down and missed a big combo draw to this older reg who was betting maniacally and hitting every. I then get stacked when I get coolered aa vs 77. I value own myself and next thing u know I am stuck $900.
I change seats and eventually the card rack goes to play a sattellite. A couple fishes sit down and I work may way up to a $147 victory over 6 hours of play time.
We all know its best to let the game come to you. I make most of my money by value betting and i need to be more patient early on. I need to do something to calm myself down to start my sessions. I don't know if it will help to clean the pipes or drink a beer or smoke a joint but I must do something to empty this brain of mine.
I probably play Thursday night and plan to play the $100 AVP no rake tourney on Sat at the stratosphere to get my tourney fix. I have a full slate of activities this month. Xmas parties, a trip to AZ to see the Lions play, A Perfect Circle concert at PH, as well as some rooms booked for New Years Eve weekend. Life is not too bad.
