Gambling Results With Jeff

Every single poker player waits for that magical moment… His or her first ever ROYAL FLUSH. It took me quite a few years to make one in real life (I’ve had one online, but that’s something different, right?) — but now I have!

I was playing the $5/$10 game at the local casino and was sitting on the button with AJ of diamonds. The flop was a well-deserved T-Q-K of diamonds. I was in for a treat as the other guy had KQ and was stupid enough to take my bet as a defensive one. He shoved in hoping I was on the diamond draw — too bad I flopped THE STONE COLD ULTIMATE NUTS BABY!

I’m still smiling.

I just got out of bed after a long night at the casino, and I’m still somewhat shaking after playing in the most action-packed poker game I’ve ever been a part of… Not only did I end up a winner, I also ended being at least in the top-3 of the tightest players throughout the evening. That’s a record for me – seeing as I’m usually one to play quite aggressively from close to any position at certain points in a cash game…

Yesterday, that wasn’t necessary. The poker game was so über-live that I decided to play lock down poker, only get involved with wired pairs and AQ+ — and it worked out. Pushed every TT+ from any position strongly with pre-flop raises of 5BB (getting multiple callers each time) – and pretty much moving in on any flop that hit. The best pot of the night saw me holding AQ of spades, the flop coming AJ4 with two spades – me checking, one guy moving all in, other guy calling – me thinking it over and moving in over the top. Second caller calls my hand and shows…. A pair of jacks. The first shover showed a lower flush draw – which was a sick play at the table….

Anyway, ended up close to tripling up in that hand, beating two hands that were in a pot they probably never should have entered.

Final result: buy-in * 7. Good night, but… not good for the heart.

The Bellagio is the best poker room in Vegas hand down. It is gorgeous. Most of the local professionals play here. If you are lucky you may also see a famous face or two in the elevated high limit section.

The actual fixtures and fittings are lovely and you could not feel more up market if you tried.

The competition at the Bellagio is actually quite tough. Especially at the mid to higher limits. Everyone knows this is the place to play and it draws out a better than average punter. This being said it also brings out the poker wannabes with a stack full of Daddy’s money to burn. If you have the patience, a better than average player can definitely win money at the lower limits. You will not see big action though as the tables can be very tight and you have to be prepared to wait to get on them.

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