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Trip Report Bad Beats, Bad Rooms, and Lots of fun Date: 05/14/08 Player: Deuces For Rooms: MGM Grand,Venetian, Summary: Mainly focuses on poker. 1/2 NL Content: This trip started off on Wednesday May 7th at the MGM Grand, when we checked in we were “upgraded” to a west wing room. This was very disappointing to my non-gambling wife since I canceled our reservations for The Hotel, and now was booked in one of the smallest rooms in Vegas. Since we were told that if anything was available we would be upgraded I went down and talked to the players club area and they upgraded us to a bungalow suite at no extra charge. So now to the poker, the first session took place at the MGM and started around Midnight on Wednesday I do remember all the details but took a couple bad beats and did not play my best poker. Down 380 for the session. The second session came on Friday around noon and had a few very memorable hands, first one came early in the session when V1 (very good local player) raised to 12 dollars, I called on the button with 7h 5h, and the big blind also called. Flop came k55 rainbow and we checked the flop around. Turn came an 8 all different suits on board. After 2 checks hero bet 15 BB folded and V1 called. River was 5 to give me quads V1 checked and I fired 25 at pot V1 called. Now this hand is not memorable because I made quads; but rather the fact that I only won 40 dollars post flop with V1 holding KK and flopping top boat. Anyone else I played with in Vegas my entire trip would have lost more with most losing their whole stack. After the previous night this almost put me on tilt as much as any bad beat. It seems to me that any other player that I came up against the whole trip loses their stack in this situation. Another hand of note came about an hour later I am middle position and raise to 15 with AA, V1 on the button calls and V2 calls from BB. Flop comes A 7 5 rainbow. Flop gets checked around as this is a very good board. Turn is an 8 V2 checks I bet $25, V1 raises to 65, V2 folds. I think I am up against a draw or a set and push additional 175 putting V1 all in. He calls and tables a 9 6 offsuit for a straight. I am not sure how I could have played this hand differently? If you do not trap with a rainbow board with top set in this situation when would you? Was it just a cooler or a horrible read that I thought I was against 2 pair or a set? My thought is that there is no way I can lay down a set of aces here anyways so the shove is right. Would appreciate feedback. Later in the session 3rd hand of note happens. A new player to table (V1) raises to 12 I call with 10 9 Diamonds. Flop is 8d 7h 4c V1 opens for 10, I reraise to 35 and V1 flat calls. Turn is Qd V1 checks I lead out for 50 and get reraised to 100 I instantly call. At this point the pot is 295 the river is a 5s and V1 checks I bet 150 and after V1 goes into the tank he calls and tables AQ off. On this board with the way the hand was played I can not believe I was called by top top. One big problem is that I had no read on the villain as he was brand new to the table. I feel like I played the hand right but it did not work out. Down for session $240 not even a full buy in. 3rd session later that night at 2am at the MGM. This table has 3 good local players and a lot of really bad players. One tourist is playing 95 percent of flops calls everything. First hand of note takes place about 45 minutes into the session I raise 15 with AQ and get two callers V1 young samoan guy calls on button, and tourist who plays 95% of hands calls (V2). Flop is Q 7 7 rainbow. V2 checks I bet 25, V1 calls, V2 folds. Turn is an A board is still rainbow, I bet 35 and V1 flat calls again. River is A and my boat has me a lot more confident of where I am at. I check and V1 bets 25 I think for a minute and put him all in for his remaining $95, he goes into the tank and calls. I almost fell out of my chair when he tables K high for his whole stack. I love Vegas late at night. After building the stack to about 600 another memorable hand takes place. When I raise 20 preflop with KK to isolate tourist who calls 95% of hands V1 he calls, as does a brand new player who checked option after posting V2. Flop comes 9 7 7 two spades and V2 instantly shoves for remaining 100 after buying in for 120. I have a tough decision being in between players with V1 could have anything. I decide the only logical hand for V2 is flush draw and I call the all in. Then V1 shoves too…for only 6 dollars more. At this point I know someone has a 7 and I call. V2 tables Q 10 of spades and V1 table 72 offsuit! I mean seriously too a 20 dollar raise. V2 makes flush on river and leaves with his girlfriend and my money 3 hands later. Two hours later new guy from a table break sits down with 900 in chips and I end up winning a big pot with J9 when I turn a set and he folds to all in for 70 more after he led out for $90. I end session up $245. Final session is from 3:30 am to 7:30 am on Saturday night. This is a truly great table, but I thought I was doomed for the trip after getting up to $450 the following hand takes place. I am in BB with a raise to 15 from 1st position deep stack at table and 2 deep stack callers I call with 10 8 hearts. Flop comes J 9 9 two diamonds. I check and V1 original raiser bets 20 everyone folds to me. I call for the implied odds. Turn is a 7 of spades, I check and V1 bets 35 I decide I am up against over pair or AK so I flat call not fearing the flush and trying to sell that is what I have so that if it misses I can get paid. Turn is A of hearts, I lead out for 50 and V1 reraises to 100, I am about to come over the top when I decide he has been running good and AA is within the range I put him on so I just called. V1 tables AA and responds by saying I thought you only had a busted flush or I would have put you all in. I can not believe the way this trip is going. From that point on everything turns. I have people shove on me when I have boats, call off their stack on gut busters, and the most memorable hand comes when I am in the big blind and with 2 limpers in front the small blind says he is going to blind shove. He then says I will wait to see what you do and limps. I look down and find bullets and raise to 20 both of the limpers call and SB shoves another 110 blind. I have about 800 at this point and shove behind him. Everyone folds and I dodge the flopped flush draw when he shows K3 of spades. End session up $1010. Overall profit for the trip was over $600 and I will be back for the UFC fight at the end of the month. Sorry for such a long report. |
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