All the pairs belong to me

Intro I think you can get 25 to 30 hands per hour in a live game. I think its about a 5% chance you get a hand. Let see: choose 1 card 1/52 and then the next card to pair has to only 3 left. 3/51. so…

Vegas

Intro So I'm reaching the end of the line for poker. At least Cash Games I think. I have simply lost interest in cash games. I've been on a downswing in cash, and I have played better in tournaments…

Vegas

Intro This is a little late of a post, but I made it to Vegas. The purpose was to hang out with friends and play some golf, but there was time for poker. Almost every night. One night wasn't very good…

Playing again...

So I finally made it to the poker room in a pandemic world. Actually I made intentions to play before this date, but the wait was hours instead of minutes and I ended up playing (winning & losing) in…

Playing again...

Happy Cinco de Mayo! So I kinda quit at the end of last year, when I went on my biggest downswing. Bad decisions and bad luck. I did end playing a little live poker before the virus took center stage…

Just Losing...

Sometimes you sit down at the poker table and whatever you do you just can't win a big hand. The problem is whenever you play poker you expect to win. But what happens if you know that either you will…

Losing and Winning

First time this happened. I sit down in and I think I'm in the big blind. I get dealt . Someone raises to $25 from middle position. A player I know and I get the feeling he will call a raise. So I…

The check raise?

The art of the check raise? Should it be done all the time? Should I mix it up? No, unless I'm playing against the same people all the time, then you should use it and use it big time. Here are…

Getting a little better

So I've had a mini winning streak. Not big wins, but consistent and strangely at the same place. My new favorite place. Fortune Poker in Renton, WA. This is a small summary of 3 sessions. First…

A Fortune?

A short session at a new place. And it was a nice poker room. Way more tables then the Caribbean poker room. I think I'll go over there again, but it is a little further away and with the traffic…

Playing and not Playing

This was a really good session. I flopped sets. Won with aces. I called an $105 bet when I had a flush draw plus an inside straight vs 2 opponents (I think the decision was good)...result wasn't. So…

Playing and struggling

Playing back in Kirkland. Not so busy, but enough demand for a new table. 8 players join. Little do they know, but they would get a few of my bucks. My attitude is a little different at this…

Playing against bad players

Well, this ended up being a short session. I felt the poker gods were against me, but there are no gods that I can tell off (Ok, so that is another post). I just got unlucky, but I wasn't unhappy…

Getting it in good

Sometimes a mobile ATM walks into the poker room and conveniently sits down at the same table as yours truly and begins spewing money uncontrollably. Doesn't happen very often but its good (at least…

Cash game boredom

Well, finally playing poker on a regular basis in Washington. I'm not a huge fan of the small card room. I enjoy the casino atmosphere. There just seems to be more action or maybe I can get lost in…

Final table finally

Long story short, but I made it to a final table. It wasn't easy and I even made a significant mistake along the way, but a little luck sure was nice. I started the tournament late. I was busy…

Just another cash game

in the UTG+2 raises to 15 (5x BB). Typical raise for this game. Button and SB call. I call as well. Flop comes out . Everyone checks. Turn comes at a . I bet $25. One caller who is the small…

Can't Fold

Just like the image that is shown on this post...I couldn't do it. I couldn't lay down an hand and it cost me the tournament. I made it made further along then in a long time, but couldn't make the…

Thursday Night Tournament

Found another way to give my money away. Same way I went out in the last tournament. I guess I didn't learn my lesson. Lets start with the end. My last hand: Middle position. UTG+1 all in with a…

Cash Game Mistakes

Drank some coffee about 7pm. Headed to the casino about 830pm. Started the evening playing $10 Blackjack. Hanged around the blackjack table till I almost made my money back. The dealer was new…

Bounty Tournament

Played in another Graton tournament. Not the friendliest structure. 10000 starting chips and blinds started at 50/100, so 100 BB. I lasted 6 levels. A small recap: My best starting hand was JJ…

Epic Fail With Pocket Kings

These days I play at Graton casino. I play the 1-3 game. It actually plays a lot bigger. People buy in for $300-$500. I bring about $200 or more depending on how I did in blackjack. Anyways…

The Start

A trek is defined as a long arduous journey. That is why this blog is named as such. Its my journey through a game that has many pitfalls. I'm hoping writing down some of these stories will give me…