1:15 $300 - On Sunday afternoon, I walked into The Rivers Casino in downtown Pittsburgh, and was immediately seated at a $1/$3 NL table. Even though this table has been open all night, it looks like a new table. Nobody has over $400, and half of the table is under $200.
1:30 $293 - The only hands that I played were posting when I sat down and my blinds. Table seems to be playing normal for an early afternoon. There is one Dude on the other end of the table who doing most of the preflop raising, but he's playing rather passive postflop.
2:00 $252 - I raised to my standard of $11 from Mid with JTh, and got a couple of callers. The Dude in the BB raised to $35, and I was the only caller. While the Dealer was gathering up the chips, the Dude checked in the dark. I've always thought that raising and then checking in the dark was a retarded play, so I bet $50 in the dark. The Dude instantly check-raised All-In for $192, so I know that he's got either AA or AK. Meanwhile, the Dealer has this "Are you serious?" look on her face, and wants to know when she can go. I tell her to go ahead. Flop is Jc Tc 9c. Naturally, I call the dark All-In for $142 more with Top Two Pair. The Dude shows Ad Ac for the Nut Flush Draw. The Turn was 6s, but the River was 3c shipping him the pot.
While this was a dramatic and somewhat silly hand, it was a fairly standard trainwreck with Top Two Pair vs Overpair + Nut Flush Draw. Had it been played "normally", the end result would have been the same. And that result was me getting eight more Green chips out of my pocket to reload my stack.
2:30 $225 - I played a few small pots. The Dude vanished, but he chips are still on the table. The table is very Tight & Passive without him here playing goofy.
3:00 $237 - I called a small River bet with A-high. He had Quads. Things are not going well so far. I'm not sure if it's due to a bad day or just bad play. Probably a little of both. The Dude is still gone. I pull the last four Green chips out of my pocket ($600 total on the table).
3:30 $155 - I'm completely out of sync. I bet a Gutshot Draw on the Turn, and the other player already had a Full House. I also folded Middle Pair on the River after another player called the bet, and I would have won. The Dude came back after an 80 minute lunch.
4:00 $147 - Very card dead, and so is this table. The Dude is playing a decent number of hands, but hasn't raised yet. There has been some changeover in players, so maybe this table will liven up.
4:30 $133 - This is pathetic. In two different hands, I could have called a preflop raise with 76o and A7o, but I just don't have enough chips in front of me. Both times, the Flop came 7 7 6.
How long do I sit here waiting to go broke? I have $600 on the table, so is leaving with just over $100 worth it? Or should I just gut it out, and hope for a Lightning Strike?
5:00 $319 - I get down to $100ish. UTG+1 raised to $12. I called in the BB with Th 9d. Four players saw the Flop of 9h 6h 3s. I check my Top Pair. UTG+1 bet $20. Mid called. I decide to make a stand, and check-raise All-In for around $85-$90. UTG+1 insta-ships All-In, and Mid folded. UTG+1 has 9c 9s for Top Set, and I'm ready to make the Walk of Shame to my car. But... The Turn and River were Hearts, and I win with a 4-Card Flush. Lightning has struck.
I then proceed to win the next three hands, although none were as large or dramatic. It's a funny game sometimes.
5:30 $314 - The Rush is over.
6:00 $538 - Mid raised to $6, and I called on the Button with 64s. Five players saw a Flop of 8c 6d 4c. The SB led out for $20. Two players called, including the preflop raiser. I make it $100. It folds around to the preflop raiser, who just called the $20. He thinks for a while, and starts asking me if my pocket pair is larger then his. I basically ignore him, and he finally folds.
Later, UTG (new player & shortstacked) raised to $11, and I call in the Hyjack with A2d. Five players saw the Flop of 7h 2h 2s. UTG bets $16. The player next to me calls, an Old Guy who just sat down. I raise to $50. It folds around to UTG, who shipped it for $63 total. Old Guy thinks for a bit, and calls. I call the extra $13 because I can't raise. Turn (7h 2h 2s) 6d. Old Guy checked. I bet $100. He thinks for a bit, and folded. I show my A2d, and UTG mucked.
6:30 $360 - I lost a pot with KJo. I hit Top Pair on the Flop, but the Board got scary. Later, I lost about $150 to a Super-Nit in a hand that I played horribly (a future Hand of The Day).
The Old Guy is just dumping money on this table. He calling everything, and is here to gamble. He's already reloaded. Hopefully I can get a chunk of chips from him before I go. I'm getting hungry.
7:05 $454 - I called a Flop bet with Middle Pair (JTo on a K T x Flop), and hit Trips. I got Value on the Turn and River. I won a few other smaller pots, but nothing from the Old Guy.
It's Dinner Time. I cash out with the small loss, head up to the Buffet, and then start the journey home.
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