Atlantic City update

Well I am finally back from Atlantic City. We stayed at the Tropicana hotel which was very nice. We stayed in their Havana tower which looked really cool. It felt like you were walking down the streets of Cuba. The poker room was nice as well. There was about 40 tables in the room which was closed off from the rest of the casino. It is a no smoking room which I love. Being closed off meant it was quiet and smoke free. There were several TVs so you can watch some games while you play. My only complaint was their comp system is not great, at least not compared to the Gold Strike in Tunica. Basically you get $1 per hour that you play in comps. They also come by to scan your card every 30 minutes or so. At the Gold Strike you show the card when you buy your chips and then when you cash them out. That is all. Plus you play two hours and your meal is free. If you call in advance you can get their poker room rate which is $29 per weekday and $39 per weekend day. For that rate you must play 6 hours. I play 15-18 hours a day so that is not a problem. At the Gold Strike all my food was free. They just brought me several menus and I picked out what I wanted and they brought it to the table. I like that much better.

Because it was a bigger room I never had more than a 5 minute wait for a table. I was playing $1/$2 NL while there. The good thing about the way they handle the seating at the Tropicana is that once you are at a table you dont have to move. At the Gold Strike they have a "main" table and then "must move" tables. So if you are at a must move table and you like it but you are next to move to the main table it is tough luck.

So how did I do??? Well the first day I played very well most of the day. Unfortunately I had 3 hands that cost me about $700 total. On the second hand of the day I look down to find pocket aces. One guy raised and I flat called when everyone else folded. The flop comes Axx rainbow and he bets out $25 and I flat call. The next card is a J and he bets out $100 and I raise him allin. He calls and flips over AK which meant he was drawing dead. I double up to $400 right away!!!!! But what about those hands that killed me??? Here they are.

I have about $500 at the table when I get dealt 10s9s on the button. There is one raiser to $10 and 5 callers so I jump on the bandwagon and call. The flop comes KsQs8s. I am thrilled. Everyone checks to me so I bet $30. The original raiser is the only one that calls. The next card is the 3h. He checks and I go allin which would cost him about $250. He thinks for 5 seconds and calls with the As5d. He catches a spade on the river to win the hand.

Later on I flop top set of Jacks only to lose with runner runner straight. Then I am about to leave down $200 with $200 in front of me when I get dealt AK. I raise to $12 and get one reraiser to $30 and I call. The flop comes AK6. He bets out $40 and I reraise allin. He quickly calls with AA and I lose another $200 which put me -$400 for the day.

Day two went much better. I met my online buddy Duffy that day. We ended up playing at the same table which was bad for both of us. We had this maniac kid who at one time was up to $1200 in chips (max buyin was $300). There were also a couple of calling stations so it was a profitable table. When Duffy sat down I had run my $200 up to $550. I break about even for an hour with Duffy when I get dealt 77. There was a raise to $12 and Duffy, the maniac, a calling station, and myself were in with me having position. The flop comes AQ7. Swwwwwweeeettt. Calling station checks, maniac checks, and Duffy bets $40. Now what the hell do I do??? Should I slowplay my friend? I am not that kind of player so I reraise to $120 and give my best "you better fold before I take all your money, your wife, your house, and your children stare". The calling station and the maniac both fold and Duffy folds as well. To his credit Duffy said I should have slowplayed the pot. One of the other guys said I should have slowplayed and then gave Duffy the money back later (much better idea). Oh well. That day I ended up winning $520 to put me up $120 for the trip.

Anyway I will be back to posting more often now. Sorry for the delay. Hope you enjoyed my post. Take care and good luck!!!!!