(Based on the comebacks I keep making)
Well I have to say it has been quite a while since I have wrote. With my ever changing life moving full speed ahead, i feel it is only appropriate to get back in the swing of things. First off I have played off and on over the last year, but nothing consistently till the last few weeks. There is something about the WSOP that gets your interest back in the card rooms. Now before I go there, let me get you caught up quickly to what has gone on.
I opened a business in November Axis Entertainment www.axislv.com. Since its inception we have moved into more office space, merged with another company and are driving a positive upswing in revenue each month. This has taken a lot of my poker time away, which could be a good thing.
Poker mike (The Mad Man from Marakesh) has moved, he is now in Soul Korea. Haven't heard much from this guy outside of his first couple of weeks, hope he is doing well. I am engaged and will be married on November 10th at the Wynn here in Las Vegas. I have moved with the fiance to a Condo just her I and the Cat. Ok enough with this lets get to the poker.
I have played about 15 hours a week for the last 3 weeks, so far I have not had too much luck. In the 45 hours I have played I am at +$710.00. I was on a real good rush but caught a few real bad 3 and 5 outers. The worst of these beats came from a hand I played at the venetian $1 - $2 No limit $100 -$300 buy in. With just over $550.00 in front of me (Bought in for $200.00. I picked up 6c 6h in the BB. There was a raise to $12.00 in early position and 4 callers. I called as well which completed action and the flop of Ks 6s 2c was presented. I checked with that all so good intention to raise, and as expected the original raiser be out $75.00.
To my surprise, he got no called, or action, when it came back to me, I figured I would see where I was, this player had about $500.00 in front of him and I was sure if he had Aces he was wiling to go broke. If he has a set of King then "Oh Well" I am unlucky and I tuck my tail and pray to never flop set over set again. , I put a raise in and made it $200. He immediately asks the dealer what the minimum raise is and the dealer tell him $125.00 making it $325.00, he pulls out 3 stacks takes $50.00 back and says "Call This". OK i'll be honest this seemed so random, I was uneasy all i could think is i just did it flopped set over set and am gonna ship it.
I thought for a couple of minutes, then proceeded to push all my chips in. Now part of the thought process was he seemed very uneasy, almost like it was a semi bluff maybe a flush draw, maybe Aces I wasn't sure but I was about to find out. With all my chips in the middle now he starts thinking immediately I start hearing the crowd roar in my head, no set of Kings whew, then he said I call. he put his remaining $200.00 in the pot. I showed my 6's and he flashes Ah Kh to me, says "I thought you were bluffing". Awesome, this is what I want them all to think when i have a monster against them. The dealer turns and rivers the final two cards and starts pushing the pot to my opponent. I do a double take, look back at the board, and hear a sickening moan from the crowd that had built around our table and saw the carnage. The Turn and River, like it was suppose to happen came, Kc, Kd and mad AK quads. I was sick, I could not imagine this had just happened but it did. Needless to say I was no longer in the mood to play. I picked myself up from the floor and left.
After this I went on a run of catching any beat I could. When I would get my money in the middle they would catch. Most recently I played at caesars, it was this last Tuesday night and I was at Pure on business and thought I would stop in and see what it looked like. There were 15 $1 - $3 games going. Plus another slew of $2 - $5 games as well maybe even more. I sat and was seated to the left of David Williams mother. She seemed nice, wasn't running too well and left maybe 45 minutes in to play in a sit n go. I ended up having a nice little session, leaving up +$480.00 in about 2 hours, I flopped a set of 8's twice within 4 hands of each and got paid off both times.
So now I am back in the Saddle again, I will try to stay on top of my postings again, it has been a while, but now know the "Duke is Back".
