Tunica trip report

[jdoe]

I have heard from many a poker player at many a table talk about a place called tunica. This little place in the middle of a cotton field that seems to cater to poker players. So after many years of hearing the great stories of loose Mississippi poker, me and my buddy take a trip from East Michigan to Tunica Mississippi.

After a debate on how to get there we decide on a route to avoid rush hour traffic and get there in 11 hours by car.

We booked a room at the gold strike, per the instructions of fellow 2+2ers, with the intention of playing at the shoe. (when the say they are right next to each other, we are talking a 4 minute walk from poker room to poker room.

We checked in late Thursday and needed a bite to eat before we found a game. We went into the Atrium and ordered a $30 meal ate in and went to pay for it.. They asked mi if I had a players card. I pulled out my MGM mirage card from Vegas and they told me I was comped. I didn‘t argue and went looking for a game. I found a 2-5 NL and found it to be more aggressive than I was used to. I assumed that the buy-in was unlimited as many of the players has about 500 in chips and a big roll of 100’s behind. I bought 200 in red and decided to give it a whirl.

A few hands in I realize that $40 before the flop is no big deal, not a situation I was used to. I catch KT in the big blind and 6 players limp to me and I check. flop comes Q 9 X. the flop checks around and the turn is the J, completing the rainbow. I bet 20 into a $35 pot and UTG raises to 40, everyone in the middle folds, I make it $60 MORE and UTG calls. River is a [censored] 9 and I pay off Q9 with the rest of my stack. Oh well rebuy 200 more. A few hands more and I get AJ sooted in late position and raise to $30. I get called by an Asian guy with a big roll of $100 bills behind. Flop comes J 3 7 rainbow. Out of position I go all in for about 150 and he inta-calls. Crap! Turn and river come out blanks and AJ is good (somehow). When I take down the pot I see that I am UP about 5 or 6 bucks and cashout right away. This was not my kind of game. I crash for the night up one dollar.

On Friday I decide I want play in a tourney. They have a $65 buy in $40 rebuy game going. I buy in and show up a bit late and catch my first tourney hand in the small blind. Mid position raises blinds of 5-15 to 50 and I look down and see AA, so I raise to 300. I get a call and the flop comes J high rags, I move all-in win the pot. Long story short I lose ½ my stack with QQ vs. 22 and get busted on 99 vs. AK when he rivers the running flush. Oh well back to the cash.

I hear roomer of a 1-2 PLO game at the Goldstrike. I get to the Goldstrike and decide to buy 200 and just nut peddle. In the corner there is a 25-25-50 PLO running wit about 100K in play. 2 guys were wearing cowboy hats so I didn’t even sweat the game. I quickly run my 200 into 600 playing 1-2 and cashout and go to bed.

I get in a loose 10-20 game and get the hand of a lifetime. 44 MP I call big blind raises I call one player to my left calls. Flop: A 4 J BB bets I raise other guys folds, BB makes it 30 I make it 40 BB makes it 50 and alarm bells goes off so I just call. Turn is the case 4. I put in the 8th bet when he says I am going to bet it all. I make 8 more raises and he says one more time that he is going to put it all in. I say ok, river bricks and I am numb as hell. I cash out up $800 and grab some dinner. He had AA

I get into a 10-20 Omaha hi-low game. I was told that this was an action game. Comes to find out this was a rock garden times 1000. After pissing away 300 I got back into my 10-20. And went flop dead for 4 hours. I got into the 1-2 PLO game at the strike again bit by now I was playing too scared and donked off another hundred.

Net Net I covered my gas and room. I never paid for a meal (other than a starbucks) and when I tried they wouldn’t let me. I would say tunica is far beyond the best I have ever been treated in a casino. I would go back in a heartbeat.

JDOE

[Chipr777]

Glad you enjoyed Tunica. Look me up next time your in town.

[Yo Adrians!]

I am sooooo gonna hit this place one of these days. Nice report.

[jdoe]

hey chipr777

not sure if i got the right guy. your on the floor in the shoe? I was the one looking for a 10-20 on saturday morning. I said I was going to grab a cup of coffee. you said we have coffee in the poker room? i said not starbucks. I will be right back. Was that you?

Jdoe

[mordecaibrown]

I heard the 10-20 hi/low that has been running for a few weeks was the bomb action game going right now.
The 10-20 has been softer than usual due to some very weak play.

[Central Limit]

Nice report.

Do you know if that 25-25-50 goes every day?

[Brad1970]

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Nice report.

Do you know if that 25-25-50 goes every day?

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I doubt it (I don't play there during the week much!!!) but it has been going on the weekends lately. It sporadically runs at the GS & I think they get together at the 'Shoe also...not sure though.

This past weekend I don't think I saw anybody under 60 playing in that game.

[NicksDad1970]

The comps are one thing very different from Tunica and Vegas. Seems the people in Vegas are extremely tight about it. But in Tunica it's just like Jack says "If you're gamblin you're gettin comped!"

[Chipr777]

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not sure if i got the right guy. your on the floor in the shoe? I was the one looking for a 10-20 on saturday morning. I said I was going to grab a cup of coffee. you said we have coffee in the poker room? i said not starbucks. I will be right back. Was that you?


[/ QUOTE ] I was dealing Saturday, on the floor Sunday.

[bobpoker]

Very good report. It makes me ready to make my first trip to Tunica soon.
Every thread I read about Tunica talk about all of the comps. Anyone know what causes the difference in philosophy between the Tunica casinos and others in this regard (i.e. Vegas). The comps wouldn't make me go, but it would be a nice perk and make the trip more enjoyable.