Thursday the 3rd...
...was a cash game day. My supposed plan was to start at the Mirage and then migrate over to the Venetian as the day wore on. At 8am in the Mirage card room ther was not a soul in sight so I ambled across the road to where at least I knew there would be SOME action going on!
Sitting in on a $1/$2 game I became a card rack for the next 2 and a bit hours and stood up from the table at 10.30am some $1000 up! My flushes came in, my straights came in, my top pairs stood up against the inevitable flush & straight draws and all in all it was the best 2 hours of the entire trip.
I headed back to the Mirage for the 11am $65 tournament and ploughed through two 're-entrys' before deciding that the 'Wizard Of Oz' slot machines were the place to be and ploughed $300 into those before giving up on them and ploughing another $300 into other 'various' slotties!
Back at the card tables I managed another $100 win in the cash games before shooting off to see Rod Stewart in concert at Ceasers! All in all a good day :)
Friday the 4th...
...was my last Venetian tournament and despite the fact it was a $550 buy-in and despite the fact that the main Ceasers Palace event was also taking place today ($1000 buy-in - $250k guaranteed) there was a decent size field assembled.
I doubled up early when my Kd-Jd made a flush on the river (so it does happen) against a set of 9's but I couldn't capitalise on that and drifted into obscurity. The tournaments I had entered, to this point, had been disappinting to say the least. In total I'd spent over $2500 in tournament fees and won bugger all.
Cash games on the other hand were the exact opposite and if it wasn't for the fact that the slot machines kept calling my name I'd have actually MADE money this past week. Anyway more of that in a mo!
Back to the Mirage where I sat down in in a $1/$2 game while waiting for my 'alternate' seat in the card rooms 7pm tournament. I'm dealt Ah-9c in LP and my name is called for the tournament. Last hand then!!
Four of us see a flop of 9h-7c-5d. First player makes it $10. Second player raises to $25. Third player folds. I shovel my $200 buy-in all-in. First player folds. Second player calls for $175 more and is disgusted to see an Ace fall on the turn making me 2 pairs! Ta very much! (I love Vegas!!)
I go on to finish 8th in the evening tournament for $228 and I go to bed a happy man!
Sat 5th Nov...
I'm up at 4am and into the Mirage card room for a 6 hour final session winning $250 in the process.
So....
Bank roll for trip is $4000
Tournament entry fees & rebuys = $2600 approx
Food = $300 approx
Shows, shopping and car hire for a day = $800
Total outgoings I can quantify = $3700
Coming home with $1000
Total 'spend & remainder' = $4700
Cash games here in Vegas are soft. If you pick your spots and have a modicum of luck you can score $300 a day easy. Just remember to stay away from the bloody slot machines!
Saturday, 5 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Days 4,5 & 6 - Oct 31st, Nov 1st & 2nd
Ok. Lets firstly get the bad news out of the way.,,
On Monday I played in the next $340 NL Hold'Em event at the Venetian. Out of 189 entries I finished 34th, within 16 of the money, but my 'out' hand was a bit of a pisser to say the least!
Having played for almost 7 hours and half way through level 10 I'd chipped up nicely to 55k. Average chips, at the time, was circa 40k and I was looking forward to the dinner break (at the end of this level). Play had tightened up to the point where that any opening raise was usually met with a 4-bet and there was barely a flop to be seen. Blinds were 600-1200 and I was on the button with Ah-8h. Player UTG raised to to 3600 and it was passed to me. I flatted and the BB also stuck in the extra 2400.
Flop was 6h-9h-10c. Just as I was thinking how best to play the hand once it had been checked to me the BB opened up with a 3k bet. The original raiser folded and it was over to me. I re-raised to 13k and fully expected that that would be the end of that...only it wasn't!
The BB hummed and arred and then, in his juvenile wisdom (he was about 22-23) went all-in for just shy of 50k. Of course I had to call and he looked duly fed-up once I'd announced my intentions. He flipped Q-9 offsuit and I looked to draw to some sort of winning hand.
The turn was the 4s and the Kd fell on the river. I'd missed a boat load of outs and was down to circa 5k which went in a few hands later with A-8 only to be out kicked in the end by A-K!
If I'd have won that pot it would have been an easy ride to the money but alas it wasn't to be!!
Tuesday was a day off from cards as the missus wanted to go shopping. Well I had to give her ONE day :)
Onto Wed now and I was hopeful of a better showing in the $340 event. It wasn't to be.
In level 2 I'd flatted in late position with 5s-6s and on a flop of Q-2-3 rainbow there didn't seem much to worry about when I guy opposite the table from me bet out to 250 (Blinds were 50-100)!
I decided to take the turn card so called and when a luverly looking 4 came off the desk I was ready to pee myself. The original better again bet out to 750 but I was more than surprised to put me all-in once I'd raised HIM to 3000! Of course I called!
It was on their backs and the sneaky fecker had Q-Q for a set on the flop. I was winning though right?
Another ducky landed on the river and I'd been squished rather quickly. Hmmm!!!
So one more event to go on Friday.
Although the tournaments have been poor the $1/$2 game both here at the Mirage, where I'm staying, and across at the Venetian have been good with me only having 2 losing sessions over the days I've played.
The rake is $3 max at the Venetian and also here at the Mirage so I've no complaints there!
General play in both casinos is very nitty and even though I've won on 4 of the 6 days I've played so far I think the most I've won is the $600 I made on the first morning. I'm not adequately banrolled for a shot at the $2/$5 where $1000 pots are fairly common and the stacks sit between $500-$2500.
On Monday I played in the next $340 NL Hold'Em event at the Venetian. Out of 189 entries I finished 34th, within 16 of the money, but my 'out' hand was a bit of a pisser to say the least!
Having played for almost 7 hours and half way through level 10 I'd chipped up nicely to 55k. Average chips, at the time, was circa 40k and I was looking forward to the dinner break (at the end of this level). Play had tightened up to the point where that any opening raise was usually met with a 4-bet and there was barely a flop to be seen. Blinds were 600-1200 and I was on the button with Ah-8h. Player UTG raised to to 3600 and it was passed to me. I flatted and the BB also stuck in the extra 2400.
Flop was 6h-9h-10c. Just as I was thinking how best to play the hand once it had been checked to me the BB opened up with a 3k bet. The original raiser folded and it was over to me. I re-raised to 13k and fully expected that that would be the end of that...only it wasn't!
The BB hummed and arred and then, in his juvenile wisdom (he was about 22-23) went all-in for just shy of 50k. Of course I had to call and he looked duly fed-up once I'd announced my intentions. He flipped Q-9 offsuit and I looked to draw to some sort of winning hand.
The turn was the 4s and the Kd fell on the river. I'd missed a boat load of outs and was down to circa 5k which went in a few hands later with A-8 only to be out kicked in the end by A-K!
If I'd have won that pot it would have been an easy ride to the money but alas it wasn't to be!!
Tuesday was a day off from cards as the missus wanted to go shopping. Well I had to give her ONE day :)
Onto Wed now and I was hopeful of a better showing in the $340 event. It wasn't to be.
In level 2 I'd flatted in late position with 5s-6s and on a flop of Q-2-3 rainbow there didn't seem much to worry about when I guy opposite the table from me bet out to 250 (Blinds were 50-100)!
I decided to take the turn card so called and when a luverly looking 4 came off the desk I was ready to pee myself. The original better again bet out to 750 but I was more than surprised to put me all-in once I'd raised HIM to 3000! Of course I called!
It was on their backs and the sneaky fecker had Q-Q for a set on the flop. I was winning though right?
Another ducky landed on the river and I'd been squished rather quickly. Hmmm!!!
So one more event to go on Friday.
Although the tournaments have been poor the $1/$2 game both here at the Mirage, where I'm staying, and across at the Venetian have been good with me only having 2 losing sessions over the days I've played.
The rake is $3 max at the Venetian and also here at the Mirage so I've no complaints there!
General play in both casinos is very nitty and even though I've won on 4 of the 6 days I've played so far I think the most I've won is the $600 I made on the first morning. I'm not adequately banrolled for a shot at the $2/$5 where $1000 pots are fairly common and the stacks sit between $500-$2500.
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