I dabbled in the $100 buy-in No Limit game at the Bike again last night.
I got off to a rough start -- I lost my $100 buy-in pretty quickly. I was intimidated by two of the other players, one of whom is well-known in the online poker community and a very solid player, and so I wasn't playing well. I was chasing flushes and straights, which is a pretty good way to lose your buy-in. If they hit, great, but they usually don't, which is why chasing isn't a great idea. Also, they say if you can't spot the fish at the table, it's probably you. I didn't see any fish there.
Anyway. I busted out and went over to play in the 4/8 game for awhile. I was up/down/up/down and got bored with the game, so I checked back in at the No Limit board. They had two tables going, so I put my name on the list and told the guy "Don't give me Table 12." (The table I busted out of.) Shortly afterward I was called to Table 10.
I bought in for $100, played conservatively for a little while until I got a feel for the other players' games, and then it was a repeat of last time I played: I ran that table and cashed out about an hour later for $420.
End result: +$220 for the night. Shweet.
Posted by Chuck at March 13, 2004 03:05 PMI thought that this strip might be right up your alley: http://www.dilbert.com/comics/pearls/archive/images/pearls20122003040316.gif
Posted by: David at March 15, 2004 10:54 PMHa!
Posted by: Churk at March 16, 2004 08:10 AMAhh a fellow gambler! On Monday night I went to a little dive casino in Lake Elsinore. Sat down at an "Omaha" table--which I've never played. I won four straight "Kill hands" (which means I took both the high and the low) in a row, and after 90 minutes walked out $120 ahead. I played like I was clairvoyant. I folded with three aces and my buddy thought I was crazy. I said "but he has a full house". I was right.
A very weird and very lucky 90 minutes for me. It's a shame I can't call upon these powers at my job ... :)
-Jim
Posted by: Jim at March 18, 2004 09:59 AM