Vegas day one
Arrived, scouted a couple of the local casinos, and then played some poker.
First up was a $125 tourny at the Mirage, which had a gentle structure allowing a decent amount of play. I played reasonably well in this, with some nice bluffs early, and some decent laydowns. I folded 99 on the button when the SB raised all in - and I think I was behind, although he was rather evasive about his actual holding.
I did check-raise and EP raised on a 344 board when holding 66, which was a very nice move. He folded, but I suspect he folded the better hand.
I did ok in the very early stagees, but got whittled down a bit and then went broke with AA. I'd had to fold a couple of hands to bets I believed, so I thought that people would attack me - so limped AA UTG. 5 callers. D'oh. I check a Q98 flop - debatable - and its checked round to a fellow in late position who has been betting quite a bit. I decide I might be ahead, push, and he turns over 89. Boom. Disappointing way to go out really. I don't usually slow-play aces, but thought there was a good chance of a raise. Ho Hum.
I then wander back to the Imperial Palace and play some 1/2 NL buying in for $200. I go up and down, several times promising myself that I'd get up and leave when I hit the BB, but I probably played there for 3 hours in all. This was from 8.30-11.30 (which my body thought of as 4.30am to 7.30 am). I made some nice moves, being taggish, although trying to see cheap flops in position. I'd lose $50 then win it back again, once flopping a flush holding 34s. I bet the flop and turn into one player, and when the river didn't come a 4th of the suit checked, guessing he was drawing, and trying to induce a bluff. He had 2 pair and would have called a bet!
I ended up quite a bit down though. Last hand I see a flop from LP with KJs, flop comes K78 with 2 spades. Once player bets $6 and I raise to $20. He calls. The turn is an off-suit 9. He bets $6 again, which really confuses me. I end up guessing this is a blocking bet and raise to $30. He calls. The river is an off-suit Ace which he bets for $60. I think for a couple of minutes genuinely unsure what to do. I decide he's bluffing a missed flush with the ace as a scare-card enough to warrant a call. Its a highly dubious call - and he turns over 65s, for the missed flush but the turned straight.
What could I have done differently - well call the turn for pot control really, but it was only his really small bet that made me raise. If he bets a sensible amount I'm folding.
So Tournaments -S125
Cash -$126
Not the best of starts. On the plus side though I'm now entirely comfortable making moves in B&M games. Whether other players can read me I don't know, but I'm quite happy with how I do it.
So its now 11:55 (7.55am in England) I haven't slept in 25 hours, and I feel wide awake. Amazing thing this poker lark.
Caesars tomorrow - I'm not going to play a sat to the venetian. The field looked pretty tough from my brief visit today.
First up was a $125 tourny at the Mirage, which had a gentle structure allowing a decent amount of play. I played reasonably well in this, with some nice bluffs early, and some decent laydowns. I folded 99 on the button when the SB raised all in - and I think I was behind, although he was rather evasive about his actual holding.
I did check-raise and EP raised on a 344 board when holding 66, which was a very nice move. He folded, but I suspect he folded the better hand.
I did ok in the very early stagees, but got whittled down a bit and then went broke with AA. I'd had to fold a couple of hands to bets I believed, so I thought that people would attack me - so limped AA UTG. 5 callers. D'oh. I check a Q98 flop - debatable - and its checked round to a fellow in late position who has been betting quite a bit. I decide I might be ahead, push, and he turns over 89. Boom. Disappointing way to go out really. I don't usually slow-play aces, but thought there was a good chance of a raise. Ho Hum.
I then wander back to the Imperial Palace and play some 1/2 NL buying in for $200. I go up and down, several times promising myself that I'd get up and leave when I hit the BB, but I probably played there for 3 hours in all. This was from 8.30-11.30 (which my body thought of as 4.30am to 7.30 am). I made some nice moves, being taggish, although trying to see cheap flops in position. I'd lose $50 then win it back again, once flopping a flush holding 34s. I bet the flop and turn into one player, and when the river didn't come a 4th of the suit checked, guessing he was drawing, and trying to induce a bluff. He had 2 pair and would have called a bet!
I ended up quite a bit down though. Last hand I see a flop from LP with KJs, flop comes K78 with 2 spades. Once player bets $6 and I raise to $20. He calls. The turn is an off-suit 9. He bets $6 again, which really confuses me. I end up guessing this is a blocking bet and raise to $30. He calls. The river is an off-suit Ace which he bets for $60. I think for a couple of minutes genuinely unsure what to do. I decide he's bluffing a missed flush with the ace as a scare-card enough to warrant a call. Its a highly dubious call - and he turns over 65s, for the missed flush but the turned straight.
What could I have done differently - well call the turn for pot control really, but it was only his really small bet that made me raise. If he bets a sensible amount I'm folding.
So Tournaments -S125
Cash -$126
Not the best of starts. On the plus side though I'm now entirely comfortable making moves in B&M games. Whether other players can read me I don't know, but I'm quite happy with how I do it.
So its now 11:55 (7.55am in England) I haven't slept in 25 hours, and I feel wide awake. Amazing thing this poker lark.
Caesars tomorrow - I'm not going to play a sat to the venetian. The field looked pretty tough from my brief visit today.
posted by PP at 7:36 AM
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