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CasinoRama REPORT, May 23, $5-10
I usually never post about my trips to the casino, I used to go 2-3 times a week during March and April but the last time I went I bought in for $200 and built it to $900 playing 5-10, but I made a big mistake after I lost a couple hands and went down to $700 by going to the 10-20 table where I got ripped and eventually ended up losing all $900 plus $100 in my pocket.
I couldnt take staying away from poker so I built my bankroll to a measily $130 and I was supposed to give my friend $70 from my boss because he was working with me but I decided to take a chance and take it with me to the casino for a buy in of $200. So after a long hiatus I decided to return to the casino, and decided to start keeping records of my play, so it would be good to post how I did here.
I got there @ 7:00pm and finally got my seat @ 9:00pm
So first I buy in for $200 @ the 5-10 and I built it to $550 and than the table broke. The most notable hand would be when it was short-handed and I had pocket deuces, I flopped a set, played it fast and the dude kept raising me back, capped each round and on the river I get another deuce, this time I bet and he just calls and I show my quads
So than I decide to play 2-5 and just fool around with $100 before I go home @ 12am but I never won one hand. I switched tables and still never won one hand. I took the last $15 and went and played roulette putting it on number 15 and lost. The most notable hand was when I had pocket Aces and played it fast again, but dude stayed in with a pair of 5s, river is another 5, I'm first to act, I check, he bets, I fold my cards face up and he shows his 5
It's about 11pm so I still have 1 hour before my bus so I decide to eat with my $40 voucher and get a steak and mashed potatoes and 2 deserts , but the dude took so long to cook my shit and when I left the restaurant it was 12:30, my next bus was @ 4 so I go back to the poker room
Again I goto 5-10, buy in for $200 and build it to $670 by 4:00am. I was actually @ $870 but I got two bad beats in a row and it was very tought to leave after that but I did. The most notable hand was when I had J-10 diamons in late. Flop comes Q,K,10 with one diamond, dude in front me bets I raise, he re-raises, I call. Turn is a 10, dude bets, I raise until it gets capped. Now I played with this guy @ the other table and he is a very weak player, playing marginal hands very strongly and he looked to me that he was weak, well I knew he had a good hand but I knew he didnt have the straight, the river was a 5, it gets raised back and forth until he finally just calls and shows K,Q for two pair and I show my set of 10s.
So I goto my bus but apparently it only comes @ 4 on fridays and saturdays and my bus is supposed to come @ 6:00am. So I go back to 5-10, buy in for $200 and buy 6:00am I have $850. It really should have been $1000 but I got rivered the last hand to chop the pot. The table was short-handed, I had K-9 on the button and just call. Flop comes 9,7,2 guy in early bets, guy on my right calls, I raise, early calls, guy on my right calls. Turn is a 9, early bets, guy on my right calls, I raise, early guy re-raises dude on my right calls, I re-raise yah so it gets capped like that. I know the guy in early has a 9 and I'm out kicking him. River was a dreadful card, board pairs 7s, early bets, guy on my right folds, I show my K,9 he shows J,9 we split a big pot.
So @ the end of the day I was up $1270, I will probably be going back to the casino on thursday and I'll post the results
I couldnt take staying away from poker so I built my bankroll to a measily $130 and I was supposed to give my friend $70 from my boss because he was working with me but I decided to take a chance and take it with me to the casino for a buy in of $200. So after a long hiatus I decided to return to the casino, and decided to start keeping records of my play, so it would be good to post how I did here.
I got there @ 7:00pm and finally got my seat @ 9:00pm
So first I buy in for $200 @ the 5-10 and I built it to $550 and than the table broke. The most notable hand would be when it was short-handed and I had pocket deuces, I flopped a set, played it fast and the dude kept raising me back, capped each round and on the river I get another deuce, this time I bet and he just calls and I show my quads
So than I decide to play 2-5 and just fool around with $100 before I go home @ 12am but I never won one hand. I switched tables and still never won one hand. I took the last $15 and went and played roulette putting it on number 15 and lost. The most notable hand was when I had pocket Aces and played it fast again, but dude stayed in with a pair of 5s, river is another 5, I'm first to act, I check, he bets, I fold my cards face up and he shows his 5
It's about 11pm so I still have 1 hour before my bus so I decide to eat with my $40 voucher and get a steak and mashed potatoes and 2 deserts , but the dude took so long to cook my shit and when I left the restaurant it was 12:30, my next bus was @ 4 so I go back to the poker room
Again I goto 5-10, buy in for $200 and build it to $670 by 4:00am. I was actually @ $870 but I got two bad beats in a row and it was very tought to leave after that but I did. The most notable hand was when I had J-10 diamons in late. Flop comes Q,K,10 with one diamond, dude in front me bets I raise, he re-raises, I call. Turn is a 10, dude bets, I raise until it gets capped. Now I played with this guy @ the other table and he is a very weak player, playing marginal hands very strongly and he looked to me that he was weak, well I knew he had a good hand but I knew he didnt have the straight, the river was a 5, it gets raised back and forth until he finally just calls and shows K,Q for two pair and I show my set of 10s.
So I goto my bus but apparently it only comes @ 4 on fridays and saturdays and my bus is supposed to come @ 6:00am. So I go back to 5-10, buy in for $200 and buy 6:00am I have $850. It really should have been $1000 but I got rivered the last hand to chop the pot. The table was short-handed, I had K-9 on the button and just call. Flop comes 9,7,2 guy in early bets, guy on my right calls, I raise, early calls, guy on my right calls. Turn is a 9, early bets, guy on my right calls, I raise, early guy re-raises dude on my right calls, I re-raise yah so it gets capped like that. I know the guy in early has a 9 and I'm out kicking him. River was a dreadful card, board pairs 7s, early bets, guy on my right folds, I show my K,9 he shows J,9 we split a big pot.
So @ the end of the day I was up $1270, I will probably be going back to the casino on thursday and I'll post the results
Comments
Why, exactly? So far you have only given us good reasons to play in a $2-$5 game.
ScottyZ
Angry? You won't like me when I'm angry..
I read this 10 min. ago and had to come back cause I am still LMAO, my wife just called me a loser.LOL.
I think for a change of pace I am going to play bingo and when I lose, complain that this stupid game is nothing but poker. (how's that for a terrible joke)
Once I was playing 2-5 and I was on the BB, I look down and have pocket Queens, 7 callers pre-flop until it comes to me, so I raise. All 7 callers call it. Flop comes Q, 7, 2 rainbow, the SB folded pre-flop, so I bet 6 callers. Turn 9. I bet and get 4 callers. River gives at K. Again I bet, 2 callers. Flip them over and the 2 callers both had K, low card. I take down a monster and pretty much make my night there.
The trick to 2-5 tight aggressive, with no fancy plays. You can’t bluff and usually the players at the table don’t bluff either.
Bring it on! I think the forum's been missing something lately.
On another note, is a $200 buyin really sufficient for $5-10? I mean, I usually buyin for min $200 at 2-5 (to ride out the storm of variance). I don't think I'd be comfortable sitting $5-10 without at least $400-$500 in front of me...
I want to see Scotty's Ninja trunck monkey again!
I can't understand why! I'd love to have 7-9 fish at my table
I swear, Brantford actually has good players sitting 5/10 or 10/20 with me all the time.
There's maybe 1-2 fish at the tables with complete junk, rest are seasoned pro's (note, I'm avoiding saying 'old' )
A 'good' session for 5/10 for me is usually +200-300, I usually sit with around the same with the point that I'll leave when I double it (note, this NEVER happens lol)
Ah well.
Er, so if I've got this straight - you borrowed $70 from your buddy without asking (a practice known as "stealing" in some circles) so you could just barely scrape together a decent buy-in to a game that's wildly above what your bankroll can support? I'm glad you had a good session, but it doesn't sound like you have a real firm grasp on the money management aspect of the game. I'll probably sound like an old woman for saying it, but gambling with other people's money is a sign of a real problem - you should seek counselling.