Tonight was my first trip back to the casino. The plan is to make it a weekly Friday or Saturday night visit and see how I go. Best case scenario I'll build enough of a bankroll to move up in stakes. Worst case, I'll just continue grinding at Stars so no biggy!
It started out nicely as I managed to get the table I had been railing. It was playing so loose I was considering telling the floor I'll wait for a spot at Table1 if I got another table. For an small extra wait, why risk playing a tougher table esp. when I've picked my spots at the table?
I sat down, posted from middle position and tried my best to look a little confused and not like a chip riffling grinder. I've never understand why good players always chip flourish at these tables and give away free information?
And so for two hours straight I ran completely card dead yet again. I found myself sitting there with that feeling of deja vu from my previous trips.
Not a single pre-flop raise for that entire time. I won a small hand when i flopped two pair with 72 in the BB. Then I lost a smidge more when out of desperation I limped with 63s on the button , flopped two pair and got run down by a straight. Every marginal playable hand was greeted by a 7BB preflop raise before me from either of the two solid players at the table. Or I'd get dealt hands like KQ, AJs etc in early position which just play terrible in a 10 handed loose game.
After two hours, I figured it wasn't my night and gathered up my chips before the time charge. On the positive side of the ledger, the tables were incredibly fishy. Any pair was good for a preflop allin. Top pair was a hand to take to showdown. Any draw was worth chasing, even to an allin over the top. On the negative, I dropped $36 which was frustrating given the potential I could see. Hopefully Lady Luck will be kinder next week.
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Rory wins two ribbons today!
4 weeks ago
2 comments:
My goodness, that's an appalling level of rake. You are being wildly ripped off. I would rather play online than tolerate that amount of overhead.
The hideous rake + low max buy-in is a deadly combo. Flee, flee, young man!
Uh-oh! Sorry to hear about your bad luck! It just goes to show that, no matter how much experience one has, when it comes to the casino tables, a little bit of luck still goes a long way. Maybe your next trip will be more fruitful. Have you tried casinos in California? The casino business is starting to grow there like wildfire.
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