April Showers

Tournament Stakes for April 6, 2006 at the Monkey Casino
$20.00 Buy in- no re-buys
Fifty Chips all of the same denominations

Take a good whiff… Smell it? It’s me and I stink. Breaking some serious personal golden rules at last night tournament, which busted my ass quick and hard, normally a good thing. No.1 Never play the first hand. Did, flopped high pair, board was two, six, ten, holding ten queen, I raised five. “Lawyer Dave” called. Rule No. 2 never play against “Lawyer Dave”. He never bluffs, always a race because you can’t bluff him out either, and it was too early for my flirting skills to be effective against him. It was only the first hand. “Lawyer Dave” Raised it to ten. Why did I play? Don’t know, but I do know he had tens also, but with better kicker. Half of my chips were history.

Now winning your friends and their money is fun, but you then have revenge to deal with. Taking four guys out at the Sunday game, I was the victim of some nasty spite play. 1000aire was hot on my trail, a couple hands later I was on the big blind, someone raised four chips and fuck it, I was already in for two, had and ace of spades in my hand, along with a shitty little four, saw a flop. Flopped a straight. Five, Three, Two, showed up, 1000aire went all in. Hoped he didn’t have a higher straight, yet I called. 1000aire flip over a set of fives, his hand, three of a kind, and lots of out to get a full house, on the river he did. I should have known the dealer had it out for the lady. X was on the spite play too. X always deals me crap, new rule No. 3 do not play when X is dealing!

Last nights pot was huge, and would have been a nice addition to my weekend. This will be my first Saturday off in four months. I have got to quit one of these jobs. Anywho, I’m going to try my luck at the track. Santa Anita Race track, Derby Day... ahhh takes me back to Dad’s weekends. There will be a Micro Brew, a Birthday party for “Pauly” (a regular at the Monkey Casino), Lots of friends, and bet’n the ponies, what a perfect Saturday off, if I get laid it might be the best Saturday this year yet.