willie
09-06-2006, 08:44 PM
Day one
Attempt to check into the Borgata with no Borgata club card or previous experience at the casino. Essentially get laughed at- 250 a night? Mmmmmk, let’s hit the poker room.
1 2 w/ 300 max- different than the 100 max I’m relatively accustomed to- deeper? Aaiiiiiiighty then.
Memorable hands.
Within the second orbit of the table I limp 9T dd from mp, Hijack makes it 12 total- one terrible player flat calls between us, I (another terrible player) call cause 9t suited is my favorite hand.
QJ8ddd flop……what’s that raiser? Top set? Top boat? No good, thankyou sir.
Raise to 7 EP w/ 77HD, I’m oh so tricky. I bust into my “SEVEN, SEVENS THE NUMBER SEE?! Seven squirrels, twirling on a branch on my uncle’s ranch,” schtick. No one else is apparently a Something about Mary fan and I look absolutely insane.
4 callers
K97 ss flop. BB bets out 15, utg limper raises to 30, I make it 75. BB folds. UTG thinks for a second then crams for 100 more- I prepare myself to eye up the cooler but his KJ no S is drawing v thin- ship it all.
78cc in the bb, greek tough guy makes it 10 from mp, 2 callers to me- at this point I’m about 800 deep and playing anything decent. 78 suited is very much in that range despite being out of position at this table
69J flop CSS, Pot 40, i check, OR makes it 25 to go- some dude flat calls inbetween us (thank you sir), I call.
5c turn (obv), I check- OR bets 55, other guy flat calls again, and I raise to 833 total or some huge number. OR KK…..calls off another 160- flat caller folds a jack which later turned into trips (niiiice)
I only reraised someone all in drawing completely dead once…..GO ME! I read so good.
Cash out up 1k at 1 2 for about 9 hours….i was up to 400 then back to 2 around 7 then from 7-10:30 ran up 900 plus…….a very solid start.
Sightings
Paul the Truth Darden
The asian “PROFESSIONAL POKER PLAYER!” guy- he did it for me when I saw him strolling through the casino and pointed at him- good times.
Decide it’s time to start looking for a hotel room and sign up for the tournament. 300+
players at the time that I sign up.
As I leave the surface parking lot at the Borgata I ask the attendant for the nearest cheap hotel. I am directed towards the Comfort inn (I think that’s the name, lemme peek out the bullet hole in my door) Nope it’s the Sunset inn…..
He tells me some ridiculously confusing directions for driving around this anus of a city. I get lost several times (6 blocks I believe he said). I end up going down Indiana Ave and I’m in the HOOD. I know hoods, and this is some ghetto ghetto [censored]. Windows up, tired, doors locked and completely clueless I finally find this establishment. 2 cars in the parking lot w/ about 20 rooms. Room rate? 50- SHIP IT. Get in the room- immediately notice bullethole stick 2000 cash in my sock in my shoes…..Seems the area near the door has been re-sheetrocked- like some pimp put his foot through the door looking for an AWOL crackwhore within the last 20 hours.
Flip up the mattress and see no bedbugs or bloodspots. Sheets smell relatively clean- toilet has some strap over the seat called a “Sanitary strap” to prove that it’s been cleaned………I’m not buying it. I want shower shoes to walk on the carpet in this [censored].
Alas my 2+2 brethren, I must get some sleep. Lemme slip into my HAZMAT suit and set off a bug bomb and go to la la land.
To be continued……
Attempt to check into the Borgata with no Borgata club card or previous experience at the casino. Essentially get laughed at- 250 a night? Mmmmmk, let’s hit the poker room.
1 2 w/ 300 max- different than the 100 max I’m relatively accustomed to- deeper? Aaiiiiiiighty then.
Memorable hands.
Within the second orbit of the table I limp 9T dd from mp, Hijack makes it 12 total- one terrible player flat calls between us, I (another terrible player) call cause 9t suited is my favorite hand.
QJ8ddd flop……what’s that raiser? Top set? Top boat? No good, thankyou sir.
Raise to 7 EP w/ 77HD, I’m oh so tricky. I bust into my “SEVEN, SEVENS THE NUMBER SEE?! Seven squirrels, twirling on a branch on my uncle’s ranch,” schtick. No one else is apparently a Something about Mary fan and I look absolutely insane.
4 callers
K97 ss flop. BB bets out 15, utg limper raises to 30, I make it 75. BB folds. UTG thinks for a second then crams for 100 more- I prepare myself to eye up the cooler but his KJ no S is drawing v thin- ship it all.
78cc in the bb, greek tough guy makes it 10 from mp, 2 callers to me- at this point I’m about 800 deep and playing anything decent. 78 suited is very much in that range despite being out of position at this table
69J flop CSS, Pot 40, i check, OR makes it 25 to go- some dude flat calls inbetween us (thank you sir), I call.
5c turn (obv), I check- OR bets 55, other guy flat calls again, and I raise to 833 total or some huge number. OR KK…..calls off another 160- flat caller folds a jack which later turned into trips (niiiice)
I only reraised someone all in drawing completely dead once…..GO ME! I read so good.
Cash out up 1k at 1 2 for about 9 hours….i was up to 400 then back to 2 around 7 then from 7-10:30 ran up 900 plus…….a very solid start.
Sightings
Paul the Truth Darden
The asian “PROFESSIONAL POKER PLAYER!” guy- he did it for me when I saw him strolling through the casino and pointed at him- good times.
Decide it’s time to start looking for a hotel room and sign up for the tournament. 300+
players at the time that I sign up.
As I leave the surface parking lot at the Borgata I ask the attendant for the nearest cheap hotel. I am directed towards the Comfort inn (I think that’s the name, lemme peek out the bullet hole in my door) Nope it’s the Sunset inn…..
He tells me some ridiculously confusing directions for driving around this anus of a city. I get lost several times (6 blocks I believe he said). I end up going down Indiana Ave and I’m in the HOOD. I know hoods, and this is some ghetto ghetto [censored]. Windows up, tired, doors locked and completely clueless I finally find this establishment. 2 cars in the parking lot w/ about 20 rooms. Room rate? 50- SHIP IT. Get in the room- immediately notice bullethole stick 2000 cash in my sock in my shoes…..Seems the area near the door has been re-sheetrocked- like some pimp put his foot through the door looking for an AWOL crackwhore within the last 20 hours.
Flip up the mattress and see no bedbugs or bloodspots. Sheets smell relatively clean- toilet has some strap over the seat called a “Sanitary strap” to prove that it’s been cleaned………I’m not buying it. I want shower shoes to walk on the carpet in this [censored].
Alas my 2+2 brethren, I must get some sleep. Lemme slip into my HAZMAT suit and set off a bug bomb and go to la la land.
To be continued……