The Poker Bus

Back From AC

The trip to AC was amazing; I left Montreal at 5:45 but ran into some early trouble at the airport. First mistake was not checking my reservations and thinking I was flying American Airlines when I was on US Airways. So I got my friend to drop me off at the AA section of the Airport and had to walk to the other side due to my mistake. I get through no problems only to get flagged at the US customs. Funny thing is that there are about 30 Arabs behind me with the full facial gear and they have red upside-down crosses on their heads, they flag the skinny white dude going to Philadelphia. They take me to the back room and check all my stuff out (15 minutes) and I am on my way.

The flight went really fast, I spent it talking to this nice girl who was a med student at a university in Montreal. I am sure I could have gotten her number and talked to her in Montreal but I was just not interested in her. I landed in Philly and called Weissman and after about 40 minutes trying to figure out where he was and I was we were on our way to AC.

We get to AC and meet up with 2 of Weissmans friends that are already in a 1-2NL game at Ceasers. I wanted to play limit but there was a seat open and decided to play some NL. There was a total Donkey that was sitting right next to Weissman and he must have dropped 800-900 in the few hours we were sitting there. The Donkey hit me hard early for about 75$ in a few hands. Hitting trip 7s on the river on me.

I got him back with a huge suck out of my own. On a J-9-Q board and with me having Q-8 If I remember correctly, I was heads up with him so I bet out enough to put him all in 30$ or so, and he called Turn 9 River Q and he flipped J-9 and I counterfeited him in a nice pot.

I tagged Weissmans buddy for the biggest pot of the day. The game was pretty passive, with AK I made it 15$ (standard raise at this table) and it was made 40$ (or so) by Weissmans friend. Now from what I recall there hadn’t even been a re-raise PF to this point since I sat so I was sure it was AA-KK-AK-QQ-JJ with JJ not being likely.

Flop came K-x-x 2 hearts I think though. I was out of position and decided to check to see what he bet and move from there. He bet 21$ so this was a very weak bet into a decent size pot. Now I called rather quickly, his bet was either a feeler bet to see where he was or a weak bet to keep me in with a hand that had a K in it. IE he has AA or AK and wants me to stay in with something like KQ or a smaller Pair. I wanted to see what happened on the turn and possibly see if he was weak or if he could fire again on the turn. Turn came a 4 so the board was K-x-x-4. I checked and he bet 25$ another weak bet so now I am certain that AK is good here and just min raise to commit him to the pot more so I make it 50$T he calls and the river is another K Board was K-x-x-4-K. I decided to value bet 75$ and he goes into the tank now I am 100% sure AK is good here. He takes out 150$ and starts to think, I just sit waiting and debate over the fact that if he puts 150$ more then maybe my AK isn’t good and his going into the tank is stalling to make himself look weak. Weissman’s other friend heads over to talk to him and Weissman tells him I have AK and his other buddy has QQ. Eventually he calls and shows QQ and I take the pot.

Weissman was right on his read. His friend is just steaming; eventually he looses it and gets kicked out of ceasers for life.

We found a cheap hotel and I mean cheap!!! Slept the night.

On Saturday we woke up around 1 pm and headed to the Tropicana to play some poker. I got into a 5-10 game and Weissman played some 1-2NL. The 5-10 game was a total Joke it plays worse than .5-.10 Cents online. Some guy kept calling 3-4 bets cold with A junk and he kept hitting against me. I tilted so hard and threw my cards at the dealer after the same dealer put an A on the river against my KK in huge pots. He did this to me twice in 1 orbit, I kept telling people at my table that I was heading back to the internet because live poker is RIGGED. I lost 300$ in that game.

Esoterix and Walt showed up so I played 1-2NL with Esoterix and Weissman while Walt played some 2-4$. I lost another 200$ and was in need of some more cash. The hands I lost with were good hands just some bad luck.

First hand that I sat with at the 1-2NL was AK I bet someone goes all in for 30$ more I call he has 7-7 and hits his set. Few hands later some kid who had played tight pushes in for about 30$ and I move in behind him to isolate and the guy who had 7-7 called. I was sure that I was going bust here. In cash games you don’t have to show your cards PF although I said to him ‘’you got a pair you are ahead’’ he said no and flashed me a K so I showed AK and he tapped the table to say I was ahead. The turn brought a Q and both Esoterix and weissman let out a grunt as if to say he probably has KQ and I just ate one. AK was good and I win the side pot kid shows 99 and takes the main pot of another 90$ or so.

Just couldn’t win a race.

Play there was so bad, I just ran so cold. Guy called mad bets with a gutshot against my TP when I knew it was good, he gets there. Esoterix meanwhile cleaned up. He flopped an obvious set guy couldn’t lay down AA and went broke for a huge pot. Last hand of the night esoterix puts some kid all in for 100$ or so with KK kid calls and hits his set.

After the Trop disaster Weissman and I were slightly depressed and in bad moods. Esoterix wasn’t helping, he was up like 200$ or so but was bitching he could be up another 200$ but that kid got lucky!!! Yeah we ran cold.

We headed to the Borgata to play there, Esoterix and Walt went in their car and Weissman and I in his car. Weissman and I get lost in a bad part of AC. AC is nice but only in the casinos overall it’s a rundown DUMP of a city.

Get to the Borgata with the intentions of playing just 2-4$ and getting drunk, waiting list for 2-4$ is 61 people LOL!!!! So that’s not going to happen. We decided to get a room somewhere and then play poker and drink.

We decide on Harrahs and head over there. The room was nice and it was mad cheap too. We drink a bit in the room and head to the Poker room. Their poker room was surprisingly nice and the dealers were some of the best. They also ran SNG all night. We played some 2-4$. At first all 4 of us were seated at different tables but eventually all but walt ended at Esoterix table. First hand I get is 7-2 flop comes trip 7s and turn is another heart putting 3 out there. River is the 2 of hearts I don’t realize I got the full boat and muck to the 4 flush!!! Way to start the session. Weissman is just raising and 4 betting everyhand and telling the dealer he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if he didn’t cap or if he didn’t raise here. We just played crazy loose and had a good time. I would tell my hole cards to the entire table and would never lie. At one point we played some Prop bets. Nothing complicated if your card (I took K’s) came out on the board both players paid you 1$ and if 2 came out it was double etc..

I pick up KK and say that I wont win my prop this time unless I hit a monster. I tell everyone I have KK as I 3 bet the pot PF. Flop comes with 4-4-x and I bet after its checked to me. Turn K so I make 2$ on that card from Weissman and Esoterix it again gets checked to me I say well I have Kings full so I bet, and some kid check raises me????? I scold him and tell him that I have not lied yet why would he do that and 3 bets. He check calls the river and I take the pot.

Now the girl beside me and Weissman tells me that she wish that we would lie because she wanted to play the last hand where I had KK but folded because I don’t lie. Her husband looked at her and told her to give me 15$ that it would have cost her to play that hand. Some people are weird. I save you $ and yet you wish I lied??

All in all a fun trip I will do it again, I am going to go to LA In february and meet up with Schack00 and go to Vegas. Epistate your blog rocks and I will see you in vegas too I assume.

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