proximity poker tour 2014....

[proximity]

happy new year!!

in this thread I will try and document my poker experiences for 2014.

my main poker interests are live low limit no limit cash games at the mid-atlantic area casinos and racinos.

for 2014 I will start over at the beginning and try to stick to some basic money management rules. buy ins will be the greater of the minimum buy in or 5% of my yearly winnings. with a two buy in maximum per game. lose two buy ins at the local racino and i'm done for the day. lose two on the road (in say, a.c.) then I must move to another casino if I want to keep playing.

background: I've been a steady horseplayer for almost 20 years and see myself as being like the track star andy beyer talks about (in my $50,000 year at the races) who can run a mile in 4:02 and wonders what he can do to break 4:00 and "join the elite." well i'm not totally sure and probably won't ever totally quit horses, but with my rebates being taken away in late 2013 , future horse profits are no slam dunk guarantee.

anyhow I'm a relative poker novice, but find myself enjoying the local games as well as the trips to atlantic city and other casinos in the mid atlantic states.

so 2014 poker, here I come........

[proximity]

between holidays, work, family, and football... FINALLY... get out to the racino to play some cards!! (usually would play several times in this span)

first stop up in one of the casino's racing sections and have a brief visit with harness and radio legend frank cotolo. hadn't seen fc in awhile and it was good to see he's still at it and doing well!!

down in the card room for what would be a brief two and a half hour session.
folded almost every hand for the first dealer until I picked up queens in the small blind and reraised a $7 late position raise to $21. the original raiser put me all in for my remaining $30 and I stopped for a minute before deciding to make my first bad call of the year. the villain had aces, but I would end up getting lucky and hit my queen right on the flop. towards the end of 2013 I'd been starting to see "monster under the bed" and maybe being aware that I was starting to do this (despite the week+ layoff) drove me to call?? anyhow, I called, got in bad, got lucky, and we moved on...

later on the next dealer i'd hit a set of 6s on an ace high flop and got calls on the flop, turn, and river. this would move me to almost +$150 but in the last hour and a half I would go on to drop a little before ending 2014's first session at +105.

game +105
year +105

[lamboguy]

good for you!

i am not much of a poker player even though i used to play in a limit holdem game with Bill Robertie and Dan Harrington, long before Harrington became a world champion.

[proximity]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

good for you!

i am not much of a poker player even though i used to play in a limit holdem game with Bill Robertie and Dan Harrington, long before Harrington became a world champion.

wow. a game like that can really callous a player.

[proximity]

back at the racino for more poker action and would get off to a bad start as I bet a pair of 6s on a 5-4-4 flop and got two callers. checked the turn (queen) and folded to a bet and a call, but woulda been tons the best as river showdown yielded hands of k-5 beating a-2. (no a,k, or 3)

shortly thereafter I flopped an open ended straight draw with k-q suited and hit the ace on the turn for broadway. a guy bets with a-q, gets raised (all-in) and I go all in for slightly more. original bettor calls and catches the king on the river to chop with me. at least we got the money of the other guy.... who had nothing.

later things take a turn for the better as I reraise a $12 pre flop raise with kings. the original raiser struggles but calls. on like a 6-4-4 flop I push all in for less than the pot. the o.r. struggles again, but folds 7s.

for awhile I would be sitting at between $40 and $70 to the good but would begin experiencing death by ace-king. raise, continuation bet, and lose to overpair..... three times. next I would lose with top pair to a set. somehow I still had money.

finally one last hand. a-10 from the small blind. everyone limps. a-10 isn't my favorite hand to play up front, but I call for the $1. big blind checks the option. a-k-3 flops. I lead out for $15. fold, fold, all in for $18...... rest of the table folds. I call the $3 and (of course) lose to (if you can believe this) a set of kings.

game -91
year +14

[lamboguy]

thanks for your trials and tribulations. last year when i went to Tampa, i sat in the poker room for a few hours. the only games they had were Omaha and no limit Texas Hold em. they had a game that was 1-2 and another one that was 2-4. i played in the larger game. the chop looked kind of high, it was 10% up to a certain amount. i was wondering if you are playing in games with similar rakes?

[sammy the sage]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

thanks for your trials and tribulations. last year when i went to Tampa, i sat in the poker room for a few hours. the only games they had were Omaha and no limit Texas Hold em. they had a game that was 1-2 and another one that was 2-4. i played in the larger game. the chop looked kind of high, it was 10% up to a certain amount. i was wondering if you are playing in games with similar rakes?

the super HIGH rake allowed in Fla. forced me to quit CASH games...it's disgusting...

[wiffleball whizz]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

thanks for your trials and tribulations. last year when i went to Tampa, i sat in the poker room for a few hours. the only games they had were Omaha and no limit Texas Hold em. they had a game that was 1-2 and another one that was 2-4. i played in the larger game. the chop looked kind of high, it was 10% up to a certain amount. i was wondering if you are playing in games with similar rakes?

Proximity is playing in a casino that has the highest rake around.......although with the bad beat drops there all pretty much the same

My apologies for the lack of posting so far this year as the gambling gods are ripping me to shreds and even I've been at a loss for words......

Landlord was supposed to stop by and pick up rent today 88.6 percent chance I go ship it in 2/5 at CT today...........but love a few hoops games today.....OU for starters

[lamboguy]

do yourself a favor, stay the ---- away from games, they are the ruination of mankind.

and that is coming from someone that beat NHL hockey in the mid 1970's. its impossible to do what i did back then today. if there was a way to get them, i would be in line way before you wake up in the morning.

[wiffleball whizz]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

do yourself a favor, stay the ---- away from games, they are the ruination of mankind.

and that is coming from someone that beat NHL hockey in the mid 1970's. its impossible to do what i did back then today. if there was a way to get them, i would be in line way before you wake up in the morning.

Lololololo.......**** these games

[DJofSD]

OK, while not a poker virgin, I do not have any experience playing against strangers in any kind of card room. In my mind playing in a room at any level of play is not a friendly game.

I often wonder about poker etiquette. When you finally score big, either getting ahead or recouping some of your losses, is it considered bad form to take your winnings and leave? Or are you expected to stick around at least for a little while?

I ask, in part, because playing table games like BJ or craps, no one cares except the house. But we know poker is a different game, you are taking the money from the others at the table and I wonder if players resent some one scoring big then immediately leaving.

[DeltaLover]

Originally Posted by proximity

buy ins will be the greater of the minimum buy in or 5% of my
yearly winnings. with a two buy in maximum per game. lose two buy ins at the
local racino and i'm done for the day. lose two on the road (in say, a.c.) then
I must move to another casino if I want to keep playing.

How you came up with these 'rules'? Do you really think you are gaining anything
by applying them? In my opinion both are completely useless. If not broke, the
only reason for you to leave a game, is if you think you are inferior to your
opponents having a negative EV. How many buy-ins you lost, either per game or
per casino is completely irrelative and a matter of short-termed luck.

[proximity]

Originally Posted by DeltaLover

How you came up with these 'rules'? Do you really think you are gaining anything
by applying them? In my opinion both are completely useless.

just some guidelines as to what will keep me in the zone where i'm playing solid poker. since discipline is probably my biggest strength you could be right that they will prove to be useless in the end.

[proximity]

Originally Posted by DJofSD

I often wonder about poker etiquette. When you finally score big, either getting ahead or recouping some of your losses, is it considered bad form to take your winnings and leave? Or are you expected to stick around at least for a little while?

i've seen plenty of people do this, and there are worse things to do, but it is considered bad etiquette.

stay at least an orbit or two.

[proximity]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

thanks for your trials and tribulations. last year when i went to Tampa, i sat in the poker room for a few hours. the only games they had were Omaha and no limit Texas Hold em. they had a game that was 1-2 and another one that was 2-4. i played in the larger game. the chop looked kind of high, it was 10% up to a certain amount. i was wondering if you are playing in games with similar rakes?

yes, as ww said hollywood casinos rake 10% up to $6 max + bad beat.

i think he is raking 10% up to $5 at mdlive!.