ok poker fans we're back with more mid-atlantic excitement starting with a couple thursday trips to horseshoe baltimore.
although i conceded that i'm probably not going to make caesar's diamond for 2018 i decide to try to commit to getting to horseshoe at least once a week and thus the idea of "the thursday game" is born. my goal is that at least somewhat consistent attendance can get me up to a quarter of a million reward credits and possibly back to las vegas for another exciting and relaxing vacation!!
i arrive at the shoe late on the first thursday of this new era..... but not apparently not late enough because my normal game of 3/6 limit is struggling to even get going at all. i take a couple laps around the casino before deciding to jump into a 1/3 game where the only thing weaker than my opponents is my pathetic starting hands. it's Q5, K4, or J6 pretty much EVERY hand and i'm practically blinded out. i drop $119 and eventually move to 3/6 where i grind out $130 win to finish at plus $11 for the trip.
the following thursday though 3/6 is running strong and so am i with a gate to wire $171 win.
i'm starting to gain momentum and next show up at penn national where it's high hand day.
i start slow but storm back to get ahead over $100.
i give another player some smaller chips for a green and although i only have the green under one other chip in this 3/6 limit game the dealer tells me to move it to the
very top of my stack.
"yes, ma'am!!"
when she tells another player to do this however, the guy goes off on her and they're fighting about this for the rest of the down.
he gets up to take a break before the new dealer comes in and she tells the new dealer.... who stays quiet for 25 minutes before suddenly trying to get the guy to move his green chips.
of course there's another big argument about this and the floor is almost called over a couple greens in a limit game on an incredibly busy day.
there's a two hour break in the high hands and of course all the high hand chasers get up to take their own breaks and leave the rest of the table short handed. no one says anything when yet another player suddenly gets up and moves to a new 3/6 table. an attractive young girl comes to the table but an old man tells her she also was supposed to go to the new 3/6 table. another debate breaks out about green chips in limit games. the floor is called. i decide to go home and do some hiking. it's a beautiful sunday afternoon.
thank you for reading.
hsb -119 (1/3)
hsb +130 (3/6)
hsb +171 (3/6)
pen +77 (3/6)
year -935 (33-29)
promo 0 (470)
