Laurie and I went to the Orleans last night. Show would see the Grudge 2 and I would play poker. We bought her ticket and then we went downstairs to watch me play.
As we approached the room, there was a tournament going on. The room is quite large for casino standards. They had a $2/$4, $4/$8, $6/$12, $4/$8 Omaha Hi/Lo and $1/$2 no limit games going.
I signed up for $2/$4 and waited about 8 minutes for a table. The Orleans is off-the-strip and attracts many locals, which means that the players are a little bit better than the tourist on the strip.
When I started, I played a little aggressive. I lost a big hand when the turn gave me top pair, but my opponent had a full house on the river. The table was playing a little tight. Lots of checking on the flop. I got back to even by being agressive with second pair and just reading the tables strength.
Again, the winning strategy worked, play tight and they always pay you off.
Here's an interesting run of hands:
The dealing deals me a King but flips it up by accident. My king is now dead. My hole cards is a King-3. I would have had pocket kings. I decide that my odds of winning are pretty slime, so I muck the hand in early position. The flop comes King-8-9 rainbow. I'm steaming right now. Turn comes a Jack. The river is a 7. I would have lost to a straight, but the dealer saved me.
The very next hand I'm dealt pocket Kings again. I play this super aggressive by raising preflop and I win it on the turn.
Final hand, I'm dealt pocket kings once again. Here is an example of the addage, "They always pay you off." I have Kings and I'm playing it aggressive. I raise preflop and I have have 4 callers, including this woman under the gun. This woman always raises when she has a hand. the flop comes 6-9-King. I have trips. That woman raises and I call and the rest of the table folds. She bets again and I reraise. I have to think she knows I have kings and the best hand, but she has to make sure calls me to the end. I win a lot of money on this hand.
Other weird hands. I'm dealt pocket fives. The flop is K-K-7. On the flop everyone checks and on the turn everyone checks. The river and early position bets. I sit and think for a while and I call. I win with two pair.
How do you tick people off? Hit your draw on the river. One hand I hit my straight on the river. And the guy who lost couldn't stop talking about it almost ten minutes. Here's a few of my decisions. I entered the hand with a 9-6 off in the small blind. I was getting 9-to-1 to call. The flop came A-9-8. Player bets and I call. I have the odds to make trips or backdoor straight. Turn comes 5. River comes a 7. I was getting the odds for this call and it paid off.
Thats it for now. I hope to have another day of poker while I'm in Vegas.
Your Pal,
Al
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