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Title: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: NoflopsHomer on June 30, 2006, 05:38:43 PM Ok, so it's just past 9am here in Vegas, and I'm yawning as I watch the Germany-Argentina match, mainly because I got about 3 hours sleep due to playing my first ever live cash game. Craig and I went out to Rain at the Palms with it's crazy flamethrowing setup above the dancefloor and stupidly overpriced drinks and when we got back at to the Wynn at about 2am, I wa shocked to find that there was no waitng list for the $1-$3 NL cash game, I sat down with $300 in $3 chips, yes, probably the most number of chips I'll ever see. The table I was at was nine-handed and was full of young americans who all played loose aggressive, but certainly knew when to laydown a hand. I lost a chunk early on when I ran a straight into a flush, before the deck hit me in the face.
I was playing fairly tightly when I picked up kings in the small blind, made a solid raise and the two limpers wouldn't leave, the flop came Qs Ts 7h and I led out for $30, the first limper folded but the guy on the button who was calling a lot of raises, pushed in for $40 more, I made a quick call only to find he held Qd 7d but I caught a king on the river to bust him out. I managed to pick up aces twice, kings once more and jacks, and have them hit none threatening flops and take more good pots. Getting so many premium hands was a bonus on such an aggressive table as someone always seemed to want to take a shot. The biggest pot I took was with pockets queens where after a couple of limpers, I raised on the button to $15 with Qd Qc. Blinds folded and both limpers called, flop: 8d 6s 3d Early limper bets $24, late limper folds, I raised to $60 and EL called. turn: 7s (ouch, I don't really like that card) EL checks, I decided to check too. river: Jh EL bets $120 and I called pretty quickly. He had 6d 4d. Would you check the turn there? He told me after that he had thought if I had bet then he might have check/raised all-in making a call for me very difficult, (He had me outstacked, I had roughly $340 at this point and he had about $450), he has 17 outs on the turn and was playing well. Is it worth sometimes giving a free card to someone if you knew they had a big draw and would call you anyway if you bet, but that also they would most of the time make a big bluff on the river if they missed their draw? I don't know, mainly because I don't play hold 'em cash much at all. (The omaha was a $10-$25 game and a little pricey for me ;)) Anyway I left the session at about 5am roughly $200 up which I was chuffed with for a first live session. As I left I swear I saw riverdave head over to the $2-$5 NL game, well I think it might have been him, I'm not sure. Mabe he saw the two or three players who were sitting with about $10k each and raising each hand to $50-$60 preflop and decided to clear them out. :D Laters. Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: snoopy1239 on June 30, 2006, 05:41:16 PM Why didn't you like the 7s?
Any Ace King 8 or diamond and you could be screwed. Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: Colchester Kev on June 30, 2006, 05:42:40 PM You went to the Palms .... and not ONE mention of the cocktail waitresses ??
Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: snoopy1239 on June 30, 2006, 05:43:55 PM Is it worth sometimes giving a free card to someone if you knew they had a big draw and would call you anyway if you bet, but that also they would most of the time make a big bluff on the river if they missed their draw? I don't know, mainly because I don't play hold 'em cash much at all. (The omaha was a $10-$25 game and a little pricey for me ;)) I think positive thinking is required in these situations. I prefer to say that, if he has the draw and he is likely to call a bet with his underdog of a hand, make a bet so you can win a bigger pot. well done on your win though :)up Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: NoflopsHomer on June 30, 2006, 05:48:58 PM Why didn't you like the 7s? hits 54, 76 and 87. Remember I'm a bit of a fish at hold 'em cash games though snoops. But I take your point, if I bet the turn, he said he wouldn't have bluffed the river, so I'm not sure if I'd have scooped a bigger pot. Would you call a check-raise all-in on the turn though? Kev - I think the ones at the Wynn are far hotter in their slinky dresses. 8) Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: MrMoves on June 30, 2006, 05:56:30 PM Homer,
Any clues on where the best cash action is so far? No limit HE that is. Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: Jim-D on June 30, 2006, 05:58:22 PM Kev - I think the ones at the Wynn are far hotter in their slinky dresses. 8) we want evidence pics of both so we can judge for ourselves :D Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: NoflopsHomer on June 30, 2006, 06:57:04 PM Homer, Any clues on where the best cash action is so far? No limit HE that is. I honestly wouldn't know. www.cheapovegas.com seems to help everyone here, but a local recommended Caesar's to me. Title: Re: Half-Asleep in Vegas Post by: snoopy1239 on June 30, 2006, 08:45:59 PM Why didn't you like the 7s? hits 54, 76 and 87. Remember I'm a bit of a fish at hold 'em cash games though snoops. But I take your point, if I bet the turn, he said he wouldn't have bluffed the river, so I'm not sure if I'd have scooped a bigger pot. Would you call a check-raise all-in on the turn though? Kev - I think the ones at the Wynn are far hotter in their slinky dresses. 8) The river can bring more cards that can potentially lose you chips than the ones that he may have in his hand. That's how I'd look at it anyway. Why worry about the odd holding such as 5-4 or 7-6 when so many cards can hurt you if you don't bet the turn? |