Abe
03-08-2004, 02:40 PM
Start off with a one table satellite at the Horseshoe. Winner gets an entry to a larger tourney. One very aggressive player is running over the table and knocking people out rapidly. He is raising with most anything. He has a huge chip lead and I am in 2 or 3rd with 5 left. He open raises and I have QQ on button. I triple his raise and he puts me all in. He tables KJs which is a little better hand than I expected. HEY ! Wait a minute! This is the matchup that McAvoy won the 83 WSOP. I was just reading about this. I'm a big favorite here. I tell everyone this to impress them with my poker knowledge, while the dealer runs out the cards - ending with a K. -- (sigh) -- walk away vowing to read no more McAvoy books.
Time to get in some cash games. Shoe spreads a low limit red chip Triple Draw Lowball game and its great fun. Only problem happens when a new dealer comes in. After the first betting round is complete, she burns a card and puts out the flop. A moment of shocked silence, then all break out laughing.
Get called for 10-20 holdem and its a surprisingly terrible game. 5 crusty locals and 4 other tight-azz tourists. I am the only action in this game----thats a real bad game.
I get up to walk around and socialize. Recognize my favorite local player at the Omaha/8 table. She's a beautiful dark-haired Irish lass - extremely talented poker player and a great sense of humor. Instead of saying hi, she says; "Seat open for YOU !" and points at the open chair. (This lady is probably the best Omaha/8 player in town. She has beat me at Omaha/8 on prior trips and knows I have no game) I look at the other players and jokingly ask her if I would be the worst player in the game. She says; "YES, you would be the worst player in this game - sit right there" She did not have to look around at the other players before saying this. I go back to my boring holdem game.
Late night now - time to check out the Gold Strike room next door. About 10 tables going and I ask to be on list for all their holdem games. Brush says; "3-6 or No Limit?" I ask if there is something in between, and the answer is no.
Sitting in the 3-6 game, and the gal next to me has had way too much to drink. She had been to the Eddie Money concert in the theater earlier that evening. I told her that I was not much of a fan of Eddie Money's music. She said that she is a big fan, and had gotten his autograph. She says; "Look at this. He autographed my boob!"
Things I learned in Tunica today:
--Don't show off poker knowledge and lose a poker tourney.
--Don't try to bluff the flop in Triple Draw.
--Everyone in Mississippi knows I'm an Omaha fish.
--"You want 3-6 or No Limit?" Whats the right choice?
--Eddie Money has bad handwriting.
I love this town.
Time to get in some cash games. Shoe spreads a low limit red chip Triple Draw Lowball game and its great fun. Only problem happens when a new dealer comes in. After the first betting round is complete, she burns a card and puts out the flop. A moment of shocked silence, then all break out laughing.
Get called for 10-20 holdem and its a surprisingly terrible game. 5 crusty locals and 4 other tight-azz tourists. I am the only action in this game----thats a real bad game.
I get up to walk around and socialize. Recognize my favorite local player at the Omaha/8 table. She's a beautiful dark-haired Irish lass - extremely talented poker player and a great sense of humor. Instead of saying hi, she says; "Seat open for YOU !" and points at the open chair. (This lady is probably the best Omaha/8 player in town. She has beat me at Omaha/8 on prior trips and knows I have no game) I look at the other players and jokingly ask her if I would be the worst player in the game. She says; "YES, you would be the worst player in this game - sit right there" She did not have to look around at the other players before saying this. I go back to my boring holdem game.
Late night now - time to check out the Gold Strike room next door. About 10 tables going and I ask to be on list for all their holdem games. Brush says; "3-6 or No Limit?" I ask if there is something in between, and the answer is no.
Sitting in the 3-6 game, and the gal next to me has had way too much to drink. She had been to the Eddie Money concert in the theater earlier that evening. I told her that I was not much of a fan of Eddie Money's music. She said that she is a big fan, and had gotten his autograph. She says; "Look at this. He autographed my boob!"
Things I learned in Tunica today:
--Don't show off poker knowledge and lose a poker tourney.
--Don't try to bluff the flop in Triple Draw.
--Everyone in Mississippi knows I'm an Omaha fish.
--"You want 3-6 or No Limit?" Whats the right choice?
--Eddie Money has bad handwriting.
I love this town.