Dealer, some chips after this hand.

This is what I had to say on Saturday. The dreaded re-buy at the 1/2 table in The Borgata. The Night started off well with( A warning to all vegans and others with dietary restrictions. Read on at your own risk) a visit to The Old Homestead where I treated myself to an 18oz New York Sirloin cooked medium rare. It was a true masterpiece and I devoured it as I hoped to devour my opponents’ chips later on in the night. I think I should have took notice that this might not hold true for me on this evening when poor Lisa excused herself abruptly to the Ladies Room to vomit our Calamari appetizer. I should have warned her that the Calamari just did not taste right, but I have a stronger stomach, you need one to be a poker player.

After the excellent dinner sans the appetizer I gravitate over to the Poker Room and seat myself at a 1/2 table and begin. In the first hour I get As Qs in the BB. I raise it up to $12 and get 1 caller. Flop comes Qh 5s 3s Great flop, I check, he bets, I check-raise, and he calls. Turn is Qc nice. I bet, he raises I shove it all in. Close to $300 total for me, he is all-in. I have trip Queens with A kicker and nut flush draw. The river comes Ks Yahoooo, nut flush!! Ship it over sir! Oh, wait what did you say? No, say that again, oh, the K filled you up oh, ok, how much do I owe you? Damn, he hits a 3 outer, I lose a buy-in. 6 hours later, and I am still down the same amount. You cannot win them all, but I always try.

Next morning I am playing in the 50+10 w/1 add on MTT at The Borgata. I go deep into the tourney and finish 35 of 130. I had an opportunity to take it down. First place was a little over $4000, but it was not to be my weekend. Towards the end with a good sized stack, I lost a hand when I had my opponent dominated, lost a race, in both pots I had my opponent all-in, and then finished myself off with a short stack when I lost the final coin flip. Cannot keep missing like that and take down a MTT, maybe next time, but it was fun as always. There is no more a pleasurable experience in Poker as when you get down to the final few tables in a tournament. The excitement is high and the stacks are short. People really start to have fun and a big payday could be the culmination of this wonderful experience. For those who have been involved or witnessed it you understand what I am talking about, for everyone else you should give it a shot. You will not be disappointed.