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September 24, 2009, 9PM: Played 2 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

Omg bad bad bad...
 
I didn't win 1 single hand....
 
 
After I was down 200 I added another 100 to my stack. Big mistake.
 
The last hand I made a terrible choice.  I had a lower end of a straight and the other 2 players both ended up having thre higher end. I lost about 185 on that hand.  Bummer. Maybe I was a bit off tilt.  I just gotta keep it in my head that its a possibility that other people have good cards.
 
Try again some other time and play a little tighter maybe.  Also play later, there weren't any donks at the table.

Last Update: September 24, 2009, 11:32PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

September 23, 2009, 10PM: Played 3 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

This game was crazy.  There were 2 AZNs there that were betting enormous pre-flop bets and continuation bets.  As long as you were the first to act, you could steal the hand from them.  With people like this you just need patience and tact.  They stuck to the same strategy the whole time and probably lost $1500 between the two of them.
 
After they left it was a calmer game.  One hand I did good at was the last one...  I had k10, flop came and i hit a pair of 10s.  there was a straight draw on the board but i read my opponent well enough to tell he didnt have it.
 
im playing fairly well lately.  i should try to practice more advanced moves though.  try to get better at continuation bets and experiment with a float play?

Last Update: September 23, 2009, 1:27AM | Permalink (0 Comments)

September 22, 2009, 7PM: Played 1 hour at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

Tuesday nights before 9pm are really dead here. There were only 3 people drinking out of 40 or so. Tight players with good bluffing skills. I got my ass pwned because I'm used to playing donks.
 
I lost about 50 on 1 hand where I was chasing a flush with the correct odds but just missed. I had a baby flush draw but I got a good read on the opponents and my read was correct at the showdown between the other players after I folded. That one would have paid off big. I gotta think about the long run....
 
I gotta only pick fights I know I can win. 
 
I had a feeling it was a dead game when I got there... I should have left sooner.

Last Update: September 22, 2009, 8:43PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

September 21, 2009, 7PM: Played 2 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

Did pretty good ... made some good calls.  I thought things through, knew my players, left when I started to get distracted, didn't get lucky, I just had a combo of ok cards and good decisions.
 
I almost folded my winning hand to a few big bets but I knew my players well enough to make the right choice.
Be careful chit chatting with people though because it distracts u and u can't see who bets what.
 
Talking poker and saying things that proves ur a local helps give u respect when it comes to bets. Just don't abuse it.
 
Observations
Analyzation
Exploitation

Last Update: September 21, 2009, 9:29PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

September 19, 2009, 9PM: Played 1 hour at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

played pretty good. i got a mix of good cards and a mix of bad cards.  in the beginning there was a full table and people were drinking so i was doing pretty good.  studying my players, recognizing peoples betting patterns, etc.  after a while though i started to get a little distracted and found myself asking questions like "who raised preflop?".  at that point i should have taken a break or left.  if i would have left then, i would have been up $110.  but instead i stuck around and lost a few bucks here and there slowly.  the table shrunk, only 5 players and nobody really had money.  i should have left there, it would have saved me $60.
 
TAKE BREAKS SO YOU DONT GET DISTRACTED
LEAVE WHEN THE TABLE SHRINKS

Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:34PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

August 28, 2009, 7PM: Played 3 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

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Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:28PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

August 28, 2009, 2PM: Played 1 hour at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

some decent players are here in the early afternoon.  nobody was drinking.  i should have left 5 minutes after i got there but i stuck around because i was bored.  DOH!

Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:29PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

August 27, 2009, 7PM: Played 2 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

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Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:27PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

August 26, 2009, 9PM: Played 3 hours at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

i would be a millionaire if i had better cards at this game here tonight.  these players SUCKED.  would call an $85 bet with A high and no draws.  I slowly lost money because i didnt get ANY hands.  these players were callign stations so i couldnt bluff them.  i should have left a litle earlier because they started noticing me playing tight after about 2 hours. the only good player there was seeing nit too.  we were making faces at each other across the table at how bad the others played. 
mandalay donks tend to leave at about midnight so try getting there a bit earlier
 
dont be afraid to leave sooner! need to leave sooner when the other players notice my strategy. 
 
try switching tables.

Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:26PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

August 26, 2009, 7PM: Played 1 hour at mandalay bay
$1/2 Texas Hold'em

a few of the people from last night were here.  one guy that played super tight yesterday was playing very loose here tonight because he was just in a different mood.  i lost a few bucks trying to scare him away like i did last night successfully, it just didnt work this time because he was in a different mood.  it was a quiet table when i got there, not much action. i should have left after 5 minutes.
 
need to understand that peoples moods shift at times and sometimes they can be very different players.

Last Update: September 21, 2009, 12:23PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

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