Exploring the (poker) country: WSOP Style!

[Keys Myaths]

Basically, I'm taking a huge roadtrip from Missouri to Vegas, and thought I'd chronicle at least the poker part of it here. In Vegas, I'm meeting up with 6 other guys, including SirFelixCat and another 2+2er (who will remain anonymous until he gives me permission).

So, I'm driving the long way, through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, in order to stop at random casinos and visit some old friends.

Tonight, I'm in Miami, Oklahoma. I played at Buffalo Run Casino here, which was an interesting experience.

First of all, in the 1/2 game here, it's a 200 max buy-in, but the MINIMUM call preflop is $5. So, it turns into a 3/5 game with 1 and 2 dollar blinds, and it gets crazy immediately. Raises preflop are anywhere from 20-35, and you're pretty much all-in if you decide you want to play past the flop.

Problem is, my hands didn't hold up, or didn't have a chance. My first big blind, I'm dealt TT and raise to 20. 2 callers, Flop comes 975 rainbow, I throw out 40, immediately check/pushed on me by the SB for about 100 more. I fold, and he shows me 97.

Okay, fair enough.

Second bad hand was just plain bad luck. Set of 3's on a 643 two-suited flop, I lead out for 30 (7 players, everyone limped), raised to 100, I push, he calls. He turns over 66, and that's pretty much my night.

Up and down other than that, but I made some pretty stupid plays late to knock off my hopes of coming back from that.

Down $245 so far. Lucky I brought a decent bankroll, but Eddie, if you think you're getting me in a 2/5 or 3/5 game with those kinds of swings...no way. smile.gif I'm sticking to 1/2 for now.

Tomorrow, there's no poker, so I can clear my mind. I'm visiting my friend in OKC, and she's gotten tickets for Sunday to the Big XII baseball championship, so I'll have a lot of fun. Then, I'm going down to WinStar just north of the Texas state line to play Sunday night. I know a couple of you are going to be there. If you see the blonde-headed kid wearing the TMNT shirt, come say hi.

More to come if you guys are interested.