Dealer, I Need A King

4:40 $500 - After arriving at Seneca Niagara Casino on Saturday, and having Dinner in the Buffet, I go to the Poker Room, and sign up on the $2/$5 List. I only had to wait about 10 minutes before getting a seat.

This is a Must Move table. It's hard to tell just how many chips everyone has. The table is full of Red $5 chips and $100 Bills. I hate having Cash on the table. If the Poker Room has enough chips, then why have Cash?

5:00 $500 - Won a small straddle pot in the Big Blind. This table is rather calm preflop. 4-6 players limping is common. What's uncommon is that this table has no Table Talk whatsoever.

Big Trainwreck: UTG flopped Quad 2. The Board ended up with a 4-Flush on it. Quad guy got paid off on the River for around $450 by saying, "Call."

5:30 $545 - In the BB, I flopped Top Pair with AT against a guy who was chasing a Flush. This table is playing 7-handed. There has been an open seat or two at the Main Game, but they don't want to risk breaking up this Must Move table.

6:00 $930 - Hand #1: Limp pot. I called a $20 bet in the SB with T4o on a Kd Td 6s Flop. Turn is Th. I check-raise from $30 to $85, and take down the pot.

Hand #2: I limp in Mid with 77. Four players see a Flop of 5 3 2. BB bets $15. Only the SB and I call. Turn [5 3 2] 2. BB bets $25. Only the SB and I call. River [5 3 2 2] 8. BB bets $35. Only the SB and I call. Both Blinds have A5.

Hand #3: A future "Hand Of The Day"

6:30 $883 - Table has filled up now. New players are throwing around $100 bills. Much more raising preflop, and the pots are larger. I was able to limp with 99 in the Cutoff. I called a $20 bet on the Flop, but folded to a check-raise. I would have won the pot. Both players ended up with Flush Draws and smaller pairs.

7:00 $870 - I got moved to the Main Game. I played with half of the players over at the Must Move table. I'm a little card dead now.

Big Trainwreck: Straight vs Set on the Flop. Money got in on the Turn for around $600 each. Naturally, the Set hit his Full House Draw on the River.

7:30 $635 - In a rare limp pot, I have J6h in the SB. Five players see a Flop of 8h 4s 2h. Hyjack bets $20, and I'm the only caller with my Flush Draw. Turn: [8h 4s 2h] Jc. We both check. River [8h 4s 2h Jc] Ad. I quickly fire out three Green chips ($75) to look like I missed my Flush Draw. Hyjack quickly call with 53o for a Straight.

I lost another pot when someone slowplayed their Top Pair (K) on the Flop. I hit my Q on the Turn.

8:00 $535 - I'm starting to bleed chips, but I haven't lost any big pots. In fact, I haven't made or called a bet of $100 or more during this session. But at $2/$5, the stacks can grow and shrink a lot faster than at $1/$2.

One of my problems is a Loud Action Guy on the other side of the table. He's got a giant pile of Red Chips and $100 bills. He loves playing big pots, and raising between $15 - $25 almost every hand. If there was a $5/$10 game running, he would be at it. He's also catching ridiculous cards. He won about $500 with Sets of J and Q in consecutive hands.

In one hand with me, he raised to $20. I was the Button with 74o. Not exactly premium holdings, but I can't just sit here and fold. Just the two of us saw the Flop of 8c 7h 6h. He bets $25, and I call with Middle Pair + Gutshot. I don't remember the exact Turn or River cards, but they weren't important to the story. He bet $50 on the Turn, and I called. The River went Check Check. He had A8h for Top Pair + Nut Flush Draw on the Flop.

8:30 $327 - More chip movers came to the table. It's getting rare to see a Flop for under $30. I've tried to see a few Flops, but it's been all Airballs lately.

I'm a little uncomfortable with all this money being thrown around, but I do have position on the Chip Movers. If I want to start playing more $2/$5, I need to get used to the larger stack and bigger pots that are in play.

9:00 $413 - Finally stopped the bleeding, and won a decent pot with AK. This table has calmed down a bit. Loud Action Guy busted one of the other Chip Movers. He now has ten stacks of Red chips, and I would guess around 10-15 $100 bills behind those chips. He says that he's been here since 11am, and that he's leaving soon. Of course, he's been saying that for the last hour.

9:30 $387 - Here's an example of how things have been going for the past few hours: Loud Action Guy raised to $15. I called in the Cutoff with 54c. The Flop came Ad Qh Td.

10:05 $264 - Once again, I call a few $15-$25 raises, and whiffed everything. My last hand was me limping, and then calling a raise with 99. The Flop came AKQ.

I've wasted enough time at this table. It's just not gonna happen tonight. So I cash out with a loss, and go back to my room for the evening.

Meanwhile, Loud Action Guy is still saying that he's leaving soon. But he can't seem to leave, because he can't seem to miss. In my last orbit. He raised it up, and a couple of players call. Loud Action Guy says, "Dealer, I need a King." The Flop came out K-high. He bet, everyone folded, and he showed the K in his hand. The very next hand, same thing preflop. Loud Action Guy said, "Give me some Diamonds." Two Diamonds came on the Flop. However, the third one never came, and someone else actually won a pot.

It is so frustrating to see players who go on the ridiculous runs of cards, mostly because it's never happened to me. Sure I've had some sick coolers go my way, (Set over Set, for example) Or I've had a nice orbit or two in a Tourney. But I've never sat at a table for hours, and just keep hitting.

Someday, it will happen (in theory). And if it ever does, I will happily post all of my glory on this Blog.