Officially, the opening day is May 10 with 19 tables. I've heard that they are ahead of schedule, and it may open a day or two sooner. I've also heard they're trying to squeeze a few more tables into the room. If you look closely at the photo, you will see a room in the back with the big windows. I heard that will be a separate tournament area, but it looks too small for five or six tables. It may just be a High Limit room for the bigger games.
I don't know if they are planning some Grand Opening event like Greektown did for their new poker room a couple of years ago, or if they're just gonna use the upcoming tournament series. Either way, I will be there on Opening Day, and will give a full report.
- On Friday, I logged on PokerStars to cashout my $259.74, and then uninstalled PokerStars. I waited a few days because I wanted to hear about players receiving their funds, and players were getting their money within two days. I still have around $180 on Cake Poker, but who knows how often I will play online.
- My bad run of cards hasn't really stopped yet, and my bankroll is getting smaller and smaller. I think I hit bottom on Saturday night. I went to the Atlantis to play some PLO-8. There was a list when I arrived, so I sat down for some $3/$6 and dusted off $100 in about an hour. The floor then said they might be opening a 2nd table of PLO-8, so I hung around for a bit. Instead, the opened up another $2/$3 NL table. I sat down with $400. Twenty minutes later, I lost it all. I'm not gonna share the hand because it will sound like a Bad Beat Story, but it was another ridiculous situation.
If things went as bad on Sunday, then I would have to shift into Rebuilding Mode. Fortunately, it was a damn good day. I played in two tournaments. I airballed the Harrah's 10am $45 one, but I did manage to cash in the Peppermill 6:30 $95 Cash Me Out. Unfortunately, it was only a $75 cash for a $20 loss. I usually stay at the Final Table when the tourney chips are converted to cash chips. However, I had a terrible seat draw at this Final Table, so I decided to cash out with the small loss.
The cash games I played on Sunday went much better for me. I won $182 in 2.5 hours playing $1/$2 at Harrah's after the tourney. I then went to the Peppermill to play my first $15/$30 Limit game in a few months, and won $502 in 2.5 hours before their tournament. Hopefully, this was a sign that I'm pulling out of the nosedive that I've been in over the last few weeks.
- And speaking of running bad, we come to sports betting. I don't do it much, because I kind of suck at it. I also know almost nothing about betting baseball. So instead of making the occasional bet during the season, I decided to make one larger season-long bet.
Being from Cleveland, it make sense to bet on them, since they're the team I'm most familiar with. Everyone, including me, expected them to be a minor league team this year. So I was comparing Over/Under for season win totals, and the best I found was 71 wins for Even Money. I bet $200 on the Under.
As of this morning, May 2, they are 19-8 (.704), and have the best record in baseball. They are over 25% of the way to 71 wins, and are just one month in the season. In order for me to win, they need to go 51-84 (.378) for the rest of the season, which means I need to hit a Gutshot on the River.
This whole thing has created a conflict for me. As a fan, I'm happy that things have come together and they are winning. But as a gambler, I'm yelling, "STOP IT!"
So thanks to me, the Tribe will probably win 90 games this year, and make the playoffs. I'm considering making a $500 bet against the Browns, so maybe they'll make it to the Super Bowl.
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