ok poker fans, we are back with more mid-atlantic excitement. it's proximity's birthday and we will celebrate with a trip to marvelous BALLY'S ATLANTIC CITY!!
Caesar's is offering a special September deal where we can get a 500 tier credit bonus on a 500 tier credit day so i don't play anything when i arrive in town birthday-eve but i'm up early to start with blackjack just minutes after the new gaming day begins at 6:00 am.
"which hand?" the dealer asks when i take a hit.
"uhh? i'm only playing one hand?"
sigh. apparently i'm playing "illegally" since i tapped the felt with my left hand..... confusing the dealer.... even though i'm only playing one hand and there's an empty space between me and the Asian angel on my left.
I've seen it all now and retire with a small win before heading out to the boardwalk for some fresh air. i decide to walk down to country kitchen (days inn by Tropicana) to get an egg and some coffee. of course i'm hit up for change both going and coming.
back in the casino i'm holding my own on the slots but after a power nap i start getting hammered on a humble triple diamond machine. bar-triple-bar is about the best the machine can do as the tier credits pile up as the bankroll goes down, down, down.
after the sun goes down i try to get a sandwich at taste of the shore (?). i'm only behind one woman in line, but she's a BIG woman and when her order starts to approach my total net worth i give up and head for the POKER ROOM.
a few hours of 2/6 limit should get me to 500 tier credits and i look on as a player's ace flips over when he folds pre-flop and the table can't believe it!!
with an AK of my own on the button i see just how crazy this table is. the hijack bets a flop of A 5 4 rainbow and i raise. the small blind calls two cold here with J 6. i win the hand, but WOW.
so i'm winning, but believe it or not, i'm losing too as i still need those tier credits and suddenly i'm not logged in bravo.
the floor "backs me up" but apparently not too much as i end up having to lose some more on the slots before the night is over.
with AsTs though my luck changes back when the Ts flips over and is replaced by Ac.
on a flop of K66, J T hangs in and gets excited when the board runs out T J.
"oh, i have two pairs too," i tell him.
i hate to deflate a man's hopes and dreams, but hey, it was MY birthday.
thank you for reading.
game +73 (2/6)
year -2128 (48-53)
bonus 0 (695)
