hot and cold continued...

So, I end up checking out from showboat around 11, and head over to Caesars to try and make my money back. I think this is where I went wrong. E told me about this guy he knows saying that when he goes to AC, he sticks to a plan he set for himself, and it worked and made him money, and that if he ever deviated from his set plan, he lost his money and it became a waste of a trip. So, like I said, this is where I went wrong. I had the intention to play at the Trop, to try something new, and to have a few familiar faces around me to chat with from time to time, because being up that way by yourself does kind of suck, I usually end up talking to strangers about stupid shit that I couldnt care less about, and it just becomes a nuisance. But, I went to my more comfortable casino simply because I felt that was my winning house, mostly because Im superstitious to an insane amount, I have to play at places Ive won at, because I feel my luck factor is better at these comfortable places. But, I really should have tried something new, and I didnt, and I ended up playing from noon until about 430, and slowly bled into my remaining money. E showed up around 3 or so, and began playing on an opposite table that he said was nice and easy, and he pretty much doubled up his money in the little over an hour he was there. I myself attempted to switch tables during the day, but the fucking floor people would tell me nothing was open, when I heard a few times for seats open at 1/2 tables, and mine was full, that kind of urked me a little because I wanted to move to another table almost immediately after I got there, mine was way too tight, but alas, some of the floof people at Caesars actually seem to care about their players, and some do not, this is a sad thing I have noticed during my play there, you have the dicks who act like your wasting their time while they stare at girls with tig ol bitties at the 2/4 game, and you have people that genuinely go out of their way to make sure your taken care of, ive found out that a lovely woman named Marcy was very polite, and went out of her way during my short wait when I arrived the first day to find me a seat. The second day I had a dick named Tim who kept staring around me like I didnt exist, and he wanted to brush me off as quickly as possible.

Anyways, so I bust out of the cash game, and proceed to go get my cellphone, along with E's charged because we both have dead ones. I tell E I will be back at 5 so we can head over to the showboat for the imaginary 6 o'clock tourny. I get E, and he tells me he doubled his money sitting at that table, because a few were idiots, one was a drunk, and most of them were just people wanting to donate money, lol.

We arrive at the Boat around 5:45, and go upstairs to register for the tourny, we find out that the imaginary tourny that starts at 6, actually starts at 7,lol. So me and E go grab a bite to eat, pretty good food for the insane amount they charge for that buffet, they must add 10 bucks strictly for the entertainment value, lol, we saw a marching band walk through twice playing Nawlins music. Chill around the house of blues poker room, watching idiots play 2/4 limit, and flirting with the dealers. I met a lovely dealer named Xian, who fits the description of a china doll almost to a T!. She was very nice, and explained to me that chinese food that dominated this country isnt real chinese food, and that if I want some real chinese food, I need to hit some chinese food restaurants in chinatown in manhattan, she said the food there reminds her of home. We chat for awhile with people around, and then the tourny begins......

I immediately get the feeling that my table is extremely passive and tight, no one is going to raise or call unless they have a decent pocket pair, or the higher face cards. I just decided that anytime I get an ace with anything, im raising. My strategy works for awhile, I pick up blinds and limpers here and there, slowly building my stack up, then I get all in with a guy with my pocket Kings, he has A/Q off, he raises UTG for 1000 with the blinds at 100/200. I reraise to 3500 from one behind the button, he reraises me all in for his last 4000, I call, he turns an ace, and I get knocked down to about 3000.

Later on in the tourny, I get A/5 of clubs on the button, I raise to 3000, leaving me with a little over 2500 left, guy in the BB goes all in with pocket 3's. I have him covered by 400, we flip it over, and I spike an Ace on the flop, oh, but whats this? all spades on the flop? and he has the three of spades? Yes, this is what happens when get a little too greedy, dude rivers another spade, and im sent to 400. I end up going all in with my BB, and I lose to a fullhouse. I look at E, and hes still going strong in the tourny.

I wait around for E chatting with some people from New Jersey, two nice sisters and their mother who rode the bus in to play some table games. Jane, Lisa, and Sherri. Sherri looks a little young for a woman with two daughters over the age of 21, and she proceeds to become my best friend from Maryland, lol. I end up sitting down with them at the 2/4 limit game, and try to teach Sherri and Jane how to play limit, though none of us were doing very good, we kept getting outdrawn. But wouldnt you know it, my cold deck spell comes to and end, because my very first hand when I sit down is pocket J's, I win that pot, and go on to see hole cards like A/K, A/Q, 10/10, K/Qs, and just about anything you could think of. But, even though I flop top pair in alot of the hands, I dont get two pair, and someone else does, and I end up washing out of that game in a little under an hour. I go out into the lobby, where Jane comes walking out, we talk for a little while about this or that, she has two kids, I have three, she has a boyfriend, I have a wife, blah blah blah, I talk to her sister for a little while, because they are waiting for their uncle to bust out of the tourny. I honestly wish I was single at that point, because these girls were interested, and I think me and E coulda swung some tail on the beach with these girls, id have given them a ride home if necessary, lol, but alas, Im married, and faithful, so I dont get to shit like that anymore. LOL, now that I think of it, I hope my wife doesnt read this, because I hurt my back playing too much poker, and she might think I did something I shouldnt have to make my back wack out like that. I seriously think I slipped a disk in my back, because its still hurting pretty good two days later, oh well. Anyways, back to the girls. Jane goes outside to smoke a cigarette, and I tell her ill wait for her in the lobby so we both have someone to talk to. As that happens, some dude from Miami, I cant remember his name, comes over and starts talkin to me about this, that, and the other. Blah blah blah shit, like I said. Jane comes back, but I cant get this guy to stop talking, so she goes over and watches her uncle finish the tourny, then proceeds to leave for the long cab ride home...lol, guy from Miami really could have left me alone, I was enjoying the conversation with Jane alot more, even if I knew it wouldnt go anywhere.

I break from the Miami guy to watch E finish strong in the tourny. I saw a few all ins from him that either hold up, or outflop the people hes up against, I watch him make a few moves to take down alot of blinds and limpers, whether he was bluffing or not I dont know. But he eventually makes the final table, and he gets going good, gets into 6th place. And then he goes all in with his pocket 6's, they dont hold up, and we end up leaving to go home around midnight. And isnt that lovely, because I have to be at work at 7 the following morning.

All in all, it was an ok trip. I played with confidence, even if the deck wouldnt cooperate, and I end up ending my cold deck streak playing suckout 2/4 limit. It was good to have E ride back with me, because alone, that ride blows serious donkey cock, even though E fell asleep a little before we hit the harbor tunnel, we enjoyed talking about the weekend and the shit that happened. Cant wait to go up again.