Went and played cards at the <a href=http://www.theborgata.com>Borgata</a> over the weekend. Almost turned out to be a FANTASTIC day at the tables. Oh yeah, that is until this happened….
I had been grinding away for maybe an hour and had built up my stack to about +70 give or take. I get dealt queens in early/mid position. I raise the $2 big blind to 10. Late position in his AX wrap arounds bumps it to $25. Not much of a read on him, in fact he hasn’t been getting in many hands. I put him on a decent enough hand so I call another $15 putting the pot at 50 and change. The flop is a beauty. Qxx, but with two clubs. I’m first to act and I bet 60. Maybe a bit much and I actually think I played it a little scared. I’m not sure if I should try and check raise the flop or bet half and see what happens. Regardless, I get exactly what I wanted…he comes over the top all in. I have him covered by quite a bit, but it’s another 82 to me. EASY call. We flip, and he’s got kings. BEAUTIFUL! Except for the punch in the stomach King to hit the turn. Wow…that sucked. I thought I was going to hurl. I never got much traction after that and the wife was itching for me to join the rest of the crew.
All in all, I was happy with how I played (less a few loose calls late when I was hoping for something big). I definitely think I can hang at the 1/2 game at the Borgata. Especially on the weekend. Sometimes you get unlucky, but that’s how it goes. Hopefully next time, my big hand will hold up.
Until next time. Oh yeah, BIG GAME at Graham’s Pub & Casino on July 11. BE THERE!


