Quote:
Originally Posted by MuckPls
just chilled out while O. took a couple of buyins from the fish at 1/3.
With the above quote as backdrop, it's time for my first update since arriving. Both K and J have extensively written about the travel, so I'm not gonna add much more it. Thankfully we managed to get on the plane in London, and my decision to travel with a carry-on suitcase seems to have been a good one (no lost luggage here).
Fell asleep around 10pm Vegas time, after having been awake for more than 24 hours. Managed to squeeze in a bit more sleep than 'MuckPls', and woke up at 5:15am. Standard for first day in Vegas.
Quickly met up with him after some quick breakfast, and we decided (for no apparent reason) to head over to the Aria. Played a little bit of blackjack first (in for $50, out for $50), before I left K at the table and strolled over to the Aria poker room. Got seated in a $1-$3 6-handed cash game (bought in for $300), and even though I only played for an hour there were a lot of interesting hands.
Lost a small pot in the beginning, before I picked up
KK in the big blind after button and SB had limped in for $3. I made it $15, and they both called. Flop came
Q-T-6 rainbow, and I bet 25. Only button called. Turn is a
7, with a second diamond out there. 89 got there, but I still feel I can bet for value. I bet 42, only to see my opponent move all-in for around 200. Gave it a good thought, but eventually decided on a fold.
While there are some hands I beat, I really thought that he would have raised AQ pre (he was raising a fair bit at times), that KQ was unlikely due to me having two kings, and that hands like QT and 98 (or even T7) were likely limping candidates from the button. In hindsight the fold was perhaps a bit too tight against this player, but I couldn't know that at the time.
I bounce back quickly, doubling to over starting stack after rivering a full house and calling my opponents bluff-shove. Won two small pots after that as well, before picking up
AKo from UTG. I make it 10, and get 3 callers.
Flop comes
A-7-8 with two spades. I c-bet 20 (perhaps a bit too small) and get two callers. Turn is
5 of clubs, putting two flushdraws on board. Fairly safe card, 96 is not a likely calling hand pre, and unless someone got frisky with 76 on flop, I should still be ahead. I bet 45, and only the Asian opponent from KK-hand calls. River is another
5, which seems really safe. With all the missed draws however, I check it over to him, hoping he will take a stab with some of those. He does, and goes all-in. I call pretty fast, and the opponent just mucks his cards.
So from being down around $150 after 15 minutes, we suddenly have this situation:
Play a few more orbits without much happening, and cash out for $780 exactly. Nice start to the trip, especially for such a short session.
Plan now is to hit up the gym for a quick workout, and then we'll see after that. I will play Trooper Thursday tonight at 6pm, so likely not entering a tournament today, but will probably squeeze in another cash game session (Venetian maybe) before heading out to the Westgate.
Results-tracker:
Hours played: 1h15 min
Profit/loss: +480 USD
Hourly rate: + $150 USD