spacemonkey57
02-02-2005, 03:01 PM
This is my first one of these, so I'm sorry if the writing sucks.
Last Saturday I took the Chicago Loop shuttle to Harrah's East Chicago for 5-10 Hold 'em. I got there at around 3:45 and had a seat about 5 minutes after I checked in to the poker room (I called ahead to put my name on the list). The table I was seated at had two decent players, one guy that started off loose passive and turned into a maniac after about an hour, and six loose-passives. Every flop was 5-7 handed regardless of being raised. It played exactly like a good party .50-1 game.
I didn't play many hands, but here are a few that I remember.
The first hand I played was A8s from the button after five limpers.
The flop came A87 rainbow, and it was checked to the CO who bet. I decided to slowplay my two pair (yes, I realize how stupid that was considering the pot size) and called. Everyone else called.
The turn was another 7. It was again checked to the CO who bet and I raised. The SB coldcalled and everyone else folded except the CO. The river was a blank and it was checked to me.
I bet and the SB and the CO called. SB showed 87 and MHING. He wouldn't have folded his two pair on the flop if I had raised, but I still regret not raising that hand.
The next hand I played was K /images/graemlins/heart.gifQ /images/graemlins/heart.gif from the CO. A player in EP raised, two players cold called, I cold-called (bad?) and the button raised. The initail raiser capped, and the two cold-callers called as did I. It was a five player flop for twenty small bets. The flop was A /images/graemlins/spade.gif2 /images/graemlins/club.gif8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif. The pf capper bet, two player called, and I decided to make a loose call based on getting 23-1. The button raised, and the pf capper reraised. Only one of the limpers called on the way back and I folded.
The only reason that I posted this one is that the turn and river were both hearts and I would have taken a huge pot if I hadn't folded the flop. Was I correct to muck when it was two bets to me? The only chance I had of winning was the backdoor flush draw or a miracle straight. The pot was huge, but I was only getting 3-1 to call the two bets back to me on the flop. I think it was a good fold, but that runner runner flush tilted me pretty bad.
I don't recall the last hand I played very well, because I had started drinking heavily after the previous hand (bad idea) but I called w/ 88 from MP3 after two EP limpers. The button called and the BB checked for a five-way one bet pot.
The flop came down a beautiful K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif8 /images/graemlins/spade.gif6 /images/graemlins/club.gif. An early position player bet and I again decided to tempt fate by slowplaying. The BB was the only other caller.
The turn was a 7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. The flop bettor bet, I raised, the BB called and the EP raiser 3-bet. I capped, the BB called two and the EP raiser called.
The river was 9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif. It was checked to me, I bet and the BB and EP player called.
BB won with 65o for a nine high straight. The EP player had KK and proceeded to bitch at me for not raising the flop and knocking the BB out of the hand. I was a little drunk at this point, and stuck about $150, so I acted like a jerk. I told him that I didn't give a [censored] what he said because I still would have lost even if I had raised the flop and eliminated the BB. I also told him I wasn't interested in tips from dipshits that limped with KK and bitched at others when it got cracked. I was out of line, but I was drunk and tilting.
I got up after this hand and tried to run and catch the 7:15 bus back to Chicago. Of course I missed it, so I very stupidly took another $100 out of the ATM and sat back down at a new table. I blew through almost all of that with poor, drunken, tilted play. I left with my tail between my legs at 11:15 feeling about 3 inches tall.
I dropped about $300 overall, but I learned some important lessons. 1: Don't slowplay at low limits with vulnerable hands and 2: Don't get drunk because of tilt. Harrah's has a nice room with very good games. If you're playing in the Chicago area I would recommend it over Trump as long as you're comfortable with 5-10 being the lowest stakes.
Last Saturday I took the Chicago Loop shuttle to Harrah's East Chicago for 5-10 Hold 'em. I got there at around 3:45 and had a seat about 5 minutes after I checked in to the poker room (I called ahead to put my name on the list). The table I was seated at had two decent players, one guy that started off loose passive and turned into a maniac after about an hour, and six loose-passives. Every flop was 5-7 handed regardless of being raised. It played exactly like a good party .50-1 game.
I didn't play many hands, but here are a few that I remember.
The first hand I played was A8s from the button after five limpers.
The flop came A87 rainbow, and it was checked to the CO who bet. I decided to slowplay my two pair (yes, I realize how stupid that was considering the pot size) and called. Everyone else called.
The turn was another 7. It was again checked to the CO who bet and I raised. The SB coldcalled and everyone else folded except the CO. The river was a blank and it was checked to me.
I bet and the SB and the CO called. SB showed 87 and MHING. He wouldn't have folded his two pair on the flop if I had raised, but I still regret not raising that hand.
The next hand I played was K /images/graemlins/heart.gifQ /images/graemlins/heart.gif from the CO. A player in EP raised, two players cold called, I cold-called (bad?) and the button raised. The initail raiser capped, and the two cold-callers called as did I. It was a five player flop for twenty small bets. The flop was A /images/graemlins/spade.gif2 /images/graemlins/club.gif8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif. The pf capper bet, two player called, and I decided to make a loose call based on getting 23-1. The button raised, and the pf capper reraised. Only one of the limpers called on the way back and I folded.
The only reason that I posted this one is that the turn and river were both hearts and I would have taken a huge pot if I hadn't folded the flop. Was I correct to muck when it was two bets to me? The only chance I had of winning was the backdoor flush draw or a miracle straight. The pot was huge, but I was only getting 3-1 to call the two bets back to me on the flop. I think it was a good fold, but that runner runner flush tilted me pretty bad.
I don't recall the last hand I played very well, because I had started drinking heavily after the previous hand (bad idea) but I called w/ 88 from MP3 after two EP limpers. The button called and the BB checked for a five-way one bet pot.
The flop came down a beautiful K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif8 /images/graemlins/spade.gif6 /images/graemlins/club.gif. An early position player bet and I again decided to tempt fate by slowplaying. The BB was the only other caller.
The turn was a 7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. The flop bettor bet, I raised, the BB called and the EP raiser 3-bet. I capped, the BB called two and the EP raiser called.
The river was 9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif. It was checked to me, I bet and the BB and EP player called.
BB won with 65o for a nine high straight. The EP player had KK and proceeded to bitch at me for not raising the flop and knocking the BB out of the hand. I was a little drunk at this point, and stuck about $150, so I acted like a jerk. I told him that I didn't give a [censored] what he said because I still would have lost even if I had raised the flop and eliminated the BB. I also told him I wasn't interested in tips from dipshits that limped with KK and bitched at others when it got cracked. I was out of line, but I was drunk and tilting.
I got up after this hand and tried to run and catch the 7:15 bus back to Chicago. Of course I missed it, so I very stupidly took another $100 out of the ATM and sat back down at a new table. I blew through almost all of that with poor, drunken, tilted play. I left with my tail between my legs at 11:15 feeling about 3 inches tall.
I dropped about $300 overall, but I learned some important lessons. 1: Don't slowplay at low limits with vulnerable hands and 2: Don't get drunk because of tilt. Harrah's has a nice room with very good games. If you're playing in the Chicago area I would recommend it over Trump as long as you're comfortable with 5-10 being the lowest stakes.