Already Breaking New Year's Resolutions

There was no Saturday night game this week at Dave's. He had some family stuff to do. So I decided to book a room at Mountaineer, and play Saturday night and Sunday.

Of course, we had a little snow storm on Saturday afternoon in the Cleveland area. The snow had stopped by the time I got off work, so I went home and gather up my stuff for the overnighter. The highway was decent on the way to Mountaineer, and it only took 30 minutes longer then the usual two hour trip.

I check-in to the hotel, and take my bag to the room. As I walk back to my car to head over to the Poker Room to play some 2/5, I end up walking through the casino. And somehow I end up at a Texas Hold'em Bonus (THB) table. Since I'm there, I buy-in for $500. The session doesn't go well. After about an hour, I loose my buy-in.

I head over to the Poker Room. Due to the weather, there aren't many table open for a Saturday night. I get the open seat at the only 2/5 table, and buy-in for the $500 max.

Surprising, there were no big stacks on the table. Also, the players were playing tight, although some more than others. There wasn't anyone who I would consider an action player. But there was a lot of preflop raising, between $15-$45. I think only twice during the entire session did my Big Blind not get raised.

Even though I was getting some cards, the session didn't go well. I flopped two sets early on, and won minimal profit. My stack never went above $700. Then I started hitting flops when others hit them harder: top pair vs sets, overpair vs flush, etc. I never lost any monster pots; just a bunch of small ones. I finally go broke with Ac 10c on a 10-high diamond board. The other guy flopped the flush.

The only hand of interest was a hand I was not part of. Since there was 4 players involved after the flop, I'm gonna say the hands in the beginning, even though nobody showed until after the River.

I'm not sure of the pre-flop action, except I folded. Flop: 6c 4h 2c. An older lady (set of 2) bets $20. Player B (Ace flush draw) raises to $90. Player C (set of 4) raises to $200. Player D (set of 6) shoves for $325. Old Lady thinks for a bit, and then folds (impressive). Player B calls the $325. Player C thinks, and then shoves for about $100 more. Player B has everyone covered, and calls. Turn: (6c 4h 2c) Kc - I knew that someone just got very happy. River was a brick, and Player B win a monster cooler hand.

The next morning, I decide to head back to the casino, and see if they have an table of THB open. I figure that another session couldn't go as bad as the night before. It was open, and it went as bad. It was almost a carbon copy of before. I left the table, and Mountaineer with just $60 out of the $1500 I brought with me.

One of my New Year's Poker Resolutions is to not spend (lose) too much money in the 'Pit', and just play with profit from poker. Well, that obviously didn't happen, and I blew the money I won on my last trip to Detroit. I should have gone straight to the Poker Room when I got there, and I should have gone back to the Poker Room when I got up. I'm sure they had some 1/2 tables that played all night long.