End of day 1
My table was slow to start at the Venetian very quite and not much action was considering a table move but generally it was quite easy money weak tight play and was thinking it was a nice start to Vegas nothing to tough for me to think about! The table livened up with a drunkern American young lad who was obviously a good player but was out for the night an having fun.. Good for the game. He annoyed a few of the Americans and a few actually changed tables because he was quite loud! It was nothing malicious and all good fun. I was in seat 4 he was seat 3 so even better for me he was raising a lot and I had direct position. We then had a lady sit down in seat 2 who was very nice and insisted on checking down pots with me so not to take my holiday money. Made it trickery when I wanted to bet but all in all it worked in my favour! This one hand for instance was weird an was the first time she did it!
3 limpers and I make it $16 on the button (with ks js ) 2 callers the lady and the drunk. Board comes as
checked to me were I continue for $33 the lady calls and the drunk folds. At this point she goes I have an ace if you want to check it down! I was like hmm this is wierd I think she is weak here but she is not going to fold if I bet anyway the turn brings a j it goes check check and the river brings another jack she checked and I just flipped my full house I'm not brutal enough to bet I imagine she would have called like $30-60 but in the long run with her I don't think that would have been a good move! Anyway was interesting she laughed and thanked me or being polite and we had a real good laugh the rest of the night I made a bit of her so it worked out in the end.
I was sitting on about $180 and was in for $350 when I got doubled by Michelle Bennett husband ( I didn't know who he was at the time but I went and chatted to Michelle later and she pointed him out! I was like I yeh I just played a big pot with him!) I cannot exactly remember the hand but it was pretty standard 3-4 ways to the flop which is q65 two hearts I have 66 an he has aq an it all goes in. I hold and am now sat on about $380 where I stay for the rest of the night ish. Tending to range from $300-$450 for the rest of the night the table was good but I did not get the spots to get involved
My final interesting spot of the night was when its a limped pot and I'm on the bb with kd2d flop comes jd
bingo! I check and a guy bets 15 2 callers and I make it 60 (I'm playing 350 original raiser has 150 and other two callers have me covered ) the original raiser now ships his 150 and the second caller then ships his stack in so now I need to call 290 against a guy who has over called an then shipped. To me here he either has flopped the nuts or e has a pair and the ad but I think it's heavily waited towards nuts. I passed they both had diamonds and indeed the over caller had flopped the nuts. Was happy with myself here but thinking back i do think its pretty standard!
Anyway after I ended up in maccies with my $70 profit happy enough! I got a taxi home that cost $25 double what I thought it would be! Think I will be on the shuttle bus for the rest of the trip where possible. I should have left at 1 and not 3! Would have had about and extra $50 in my pocket. Ahh we'll we live and learn!
Anyway just arriving at aria now. Winning a comp on the second day would be nice... May play the Venetian deep stack sat tomorrow would be nice to say my way in to a $2500 buy in!
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