First night in Niagara

Well, for the first night, this was a pretty good one. We got here at around 4 pm. Thats when I first went out to the tables, played about 1 hour at the 1-2 NL game because the 5-5NL was full. I made 120$ in that first hour. Didn't really pick up any hands that i could really do anything with.

The one pot i won, i picked up As 3s in the SB. Pot was limped. Flop came out Ah 8h 2d. I checked and was checked to the button that bet out 25$. I just thought he might have hit second pair and be taking a shot at the pot. Everyone else folded. Turn came 2c. I checked again and he bet out 50$. Now i have 120$ total left, and i don't think he's that strong. If he had a better kicker with an ace he would probably raised pre flop. I just thought either he was on flush draw, and i wanted to get all the chips in now, even if he does have the odds to call so that i can double up. If he has a weak Ace he might fold. So i pushed in for the rest. He thought about it for a while and folded his A 5(so he says).

After dinner, i went to play again and ended up on a 1-2 NL again, for the same reason. This time I made 140$ in the 30 minutes that i was there. The big hand that i picked up was Ac Jc in the cut off. I like to limp those hands, and i did. Flop came out Kc Qc 3c. Other player also had a flush and other player taht had about 25$ left went all in. I got a little more then a double up. Thats all i did.

Then i moved to the 5-5 where i kept picking up decent hands and i fealt like playing hands. First hand i pick up, Folded around the button, he makes it 25$, SB calls, and i call in the BB with Qh 9h. Flop came out 8h 6c 2d. SB checked and i just thought the Button had big cards, so i bet out 50$ and took it down.

Next hand i play, i pick up As 8s in middle position, it was raised from early to 30$ and already 2 callers. We got 2 more callers, making the pot over 150$. Flop came out 10s 5s 4s.(look at these flops, hope their all like that in Vegas) The blind checks and the original raiser bets 60, and theres one caller. This is where i didn't really know what to do, i just didn't want the board to pair, so i decided to make a little raise, just to know a little more what i'm up against. So i made it 180$ total. I'm giving the original raiser Q's or better and i'm just hopping he has a spade and if he has Aces ... well they are Aces. He took his time and folded. Other player folded too. Now i got a little bit of chips.

I pick up Jh 10h in early position and i limp and a strong player raises to 35 total. Theres 1 caller behind making the pot about 110$. Flop comes Jc 8h 7d. I really like this flop but wanted to find out where i stood. I bet out 65$, and the pre flop raiser makes it 165$ to go. I think about it for a second and call. At this point, i suspected that he had a big pair. The next cards comes a 2h. Now i picked up an extra draw. Pot is about 440$. I have 470$ left and i'm thinking that if he bets like 160$ again, i will push over the top and make him make a decision. But then he bet 220$, that makes a raise of 250$, and i don't think its enough to make him fold. I figure i have tons of outs here, about 14 outs. I'm getting about 3 to 1 so i call. River comes a 3d and i check. He then goes all in. I put him on a big pair and folded. He then shows Ah Kd for Ace high.

I made a comeback and finished the night up 420$ at the poker tables and up 200$ at table games thanks to a 60 to 1 pay out at Sic Bo.

It's time for bed now, talk to you guys when i'm in Vegas !!!