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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Rio Assasain
Counting Girl is killin them here in Vegas. She started out at the Rio and got on em for $600 after it was all said and done. Then I arrive and we head to the Nugget. The place is packed for the PBR (pro bull riding). Counting Girl got on em again and is up about $1,000. I've had my ass beat every which way and almost made the final table of the 7pm tournament. Oh well, at least there is tomorrow. I have some great stories already, one is from check in when I tried the $20 tip to get upgraded to a better room Well, no shit it works. We are in a great room and the elevator comes out right at the casino. Front street in hoping as the kickoff party is tonight and the street was packed. They had the bull draft tonight and all of the riders are here. It is a great time. Have another report tomorrow sometime. We do the PBR on Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Almost Cracked Aces
GERONIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Saw Merlotgirl and Shamrock at Choctaw this evening and was telling them about my hand last week. Merlot said I should blog my hand from the other day. I guess I should explain Geronimo. I've always been an action junkie, adrenalin freak, gambler you name it from a young age. My brother or sister wouldn't never go off of the high dive at the pool and I always would. I was probably 4 when I would take off running and jump off and scream Geronimo on the way down. My grandmother would go with us every now and then and she would look at my mother like she was crazy for letting me do it. She was used to it I guess and it's been that way ever since. Breaking bones in the rodeo doing the wild horse race and steer wrestlin and walking on it for 2 days before seeing a doctor. It was broken in 3 places. Busting into dope houses, fighting inmates, and fighting growing up is just part of it. Ask my brother, mother, wife or friends. I've always been into something. Maybe this explains some of my play.
I've always said there are Gamblers and then there are poker players. I'm a gambler. But as my wife puts it, a calculated gambler. I've done well at the cash tables over the summer and so has Gail. But, at times I run into that urge and some "gross" hands can happen.
I'm known as Jack 4 at Cocktaw for that hand that the dealer called gross. Last week I had one that sent a guy out the door cussing, and boy do I love that. I have to say it was a great play on my part and a terrible one on his.
To set the stage it is cracked aces day. You get $100 if your pocket aces get cracked. I'm up $140 in the early stages of my cash game for a total of $240. I get my aces. Dude raises to $7 total at a 1/2 table. A couple of calls and I call and we end up with 5 callers. I think, shit this isn't good. This hand is going to cost me more than $100, not worth getting my aces cracked. The last guy has $24 left and he goes all in. The dude to my right calls and he has about $210 left. I'm thinking I have to go all in or risk a big hand and losing my money on a donk call. Pot odds with my call might get everybody in the hand. ALL IN! I push in $240 hoping the only player left is the $24 all in. All the others fold and the dude with $210 left jumps up out of his seat and he starts whinning. He's like "what the hell did u do that for". I just sit there. He rambles on and says, "you wouldn't do that with aces"! Oh contrair silly rabbit I would. I don't know what this guy was thinking but he looks at me and says that infamous words. ALL IN!!!!!!!! Geron a freakin mo! He lays over pocket kings and I turn over my aces. I then flop and ace and he starts his march out the door, cussin and fussin. The guys at the table can't figure it out and I tell them I didn't want another call. If the all in for $24 beats me I get $100 for getting cracked. I don't normally give poker lessons at the table but damn, come on guys think about it for a minute. Anyhoo, headed to Vegas on Thursday, Gail is already there. I'll hopefully have an update Friday.
One Outer
Saw Merlotgirl and Shamrock at Choctaw this evening and was telling them about my hand last week. Merlot said I should blog my hand from the other day. I guess I should explain Geronimo. I've always been an action junkie, adrenalin freak, gambler you name it from a young age. My brother or sister wouldn't never go off of the high dive at the pool and I always would. I was probably 4 when I would take off running and jump off and scream Geronimo on the way down. My grandmother would go with us every now and then and she would look at my mother like she was crazy for letting me do it. She was used to it I guess and it's been that way ever since. Breaking bones in the rodeo doing the wild horse race and steer wrestlin and walking on it for 2 days before seeing a doctor. It was broken in 3 places. Busting into dope houses, fighting inmates, and fighting growing up is just part of it. Ask my brother, mother, wife or friends. I've always been into something. Maybe this explains some of my play.
I've always said there are Gamblers and then there are poker players. I'm a gambler. But as my wife puts it, a calculated gambler. I've done well at the cash tables over the summer and so has Gail. But, at times I run into that urge and some "gross" hands can happen.
I'm known as Jack 4 at Cocktaw for that hand that the dealer called gross. Last week I had one that sent a guy out the door cussing, and boy do I love that. I have to say it was a great play on my part and a terrible one on his.
To set the stage it is cracked aces day. You get $100 if your pocket aces get cracked. I'm up $140 in the early stages of my cash game for a total of $240. I get my aces. Dude raises to $7 total at a 1/2 table. A couple of calls and I call and we end up with 5 callers. I think, shit this isn't good. This hand is going to cost me more than $100, not worth getting my aces cracked. The last guy has $24 left and he goes all in. The dude to my right calls and he has about $210 left. I'm thinking I have to go all in or risk a big hand and losing my money on a donk call. Pot odds with my call might get everybody in the hand. ALL IN! I push in $240 hoping the only player left is the $24 all in. All the others fold and the dude with $210 left jumps up out of his seat and he starts whinning. He's like "what the hell did u do that for". I just sit there. He rambles on and says, "you wouldn't do that with aces"! Oh contrair silly rabbit I would. I don't know what this guy was thinking but he looks at me and says that infamous words. ALL IN!!!!!!!! Geron a freakin mo! He lays over pocket kings and I turn over my aces. I then flop and ace and he starts his march out the door, cussin and fussin. The guys at the table can't figure it out and I tell them I didn't want another call. If the all in for $24 beats me I get $100 for getting cracked. I don't normally give poker lessons at the table but damn, come on guys think about it for a minute. Anyhoo, headed to Vegas on Thursday, Gail is already there. I'll hopefully have an update Friday.
One Outer
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
October Choctaw
Some Choctaw info for October,including the Big Stack.
Featured Promotion
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournaments with Free-Roll Play-Off
Thursdays & Saturdays, 2pm - 8pm Playoff - Saturday, November 1st
Buy-in is $60, plus discount replay. Top scorers each session play head-to-head to determine the top three daily winners. First place takes $500, second place pockets $250 and third place wins $125. The top qualifiers of each day's tournament will also advance to the $40,000 Free-Roll Playoff on November 1st. Ask the floorman if you qualify for a VIP discount.
Poker Promotions
$30,000 Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
Saturday, October 11th
How will you stack up in this big battle for big cash – up to $30,000! Action is limited to the first 100 players who register, so don’t wait. Purchase your seats up to one week in advance. Buy–in is $300 + $30. Registration begins at 9:30am on the day of the tournament. Tournament play starts at 11am. Prize pool based on number of players.
End on a High Note
End–of–the–Month No–Limit Hold’em Tournament - Up to a $20,00 Prize Pool!
Saturday, October 25th
Is money tight at the end of the month? Not when you hang with us. We’re gonna make someone’s life a lot easier with a cool stack of crisp green stuff. This end–of–the–month tournament is limited to the first 100 players, so make sure you purchase your seats in advance starting at the first of each month. Registration begins at 9:30am with tournament play kicking of at 11am. Buy–in is $200 +$25. Prize pool based on number of players.
Daily Shootout
No–Limit Hold'em Tournaments
Monday – Thursday, 2pm & 7pm
Take aim for cash in these quick–draw contests for cash. Buy–in to this fast paced action is just $50 + $10, and is limited to the first 70 registered shooters. Earn up to $600 in bonus chips by playing live tables up to three hours before each tournament.Daily cash prizes paid, plus the top two qualifying guns from each tournament advance to the guaranteed $10K Monthly Free–Roll No–Limit Hold’em Tournament. All players qualify for a wild card entry to the Free–Roll each time they participate.
TGIF Bounty No–Limit Hold’em Tournament
Every Friday, 7pm
Start the weekend with some extra cash and a whole lot of fun. Pocket a $20 bounty for each player you knock out of the action. Prize pool based on the number of players in each tournament, and the last players standing will take home the cash prizes. Buy–in is $100 + $15 and limited to the first 70 players who register. Earn up to $600 in bonus chips when you play a cash game up to 3 hours before the tournament. Registration begins at 4pm, and tournament play starts at 7pm.
Fun & Games
Game Day Tailgate Party & Splash Pots
Every Saturday & Sunday, Noon – 9pm
We know how to throw one heck of a tailgate party. So join the fun! Snack on free dogs and burgers, enjoy a great game, and grab your share of the splash pots we’ll be throwing down throughout the day.
Being Cracked Ain’t So Bad
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack
Every Monday –Thursday, All Day
We’re showing our poker players a little extra love during the dog days of summer. Players losing the pot while holding pocket aces will win a rack of chips worth $100. Now, that should take the sting out of losing!
$ummer $izzlers
Every Saturday & Sunday, 2am – 2pm
You deserve a little extra cash, and we’re gonna make sure you get it. Show us a four of a kind (deuces thru Aces) and we’ll give you a $200 bonus. A straight flush gets $500, and a royal flush pays a cool $1000. Each hand only paid once per day. Both players' hole cards must play.
***See floorman for details on all poker promotions.***
Blackjack Promotions
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.So Do Guys.
Ladies’ Night Mondays, 6pm – 9pm Men's Night Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm
When it comes to dishing out the fun – we’re all about equality. That’s why you’ll receive $25 in match play coupons for the blackjack tables when you register at the promotions both – ladies on Mondays and men on Wednesdays.
Hot Seat, Hot Cash
Weekly Hot Seat Drawings Every Monday & Wednesday
Twice an hour between 6pm and 9pm, one lucky player could find themselves in the hot seat when one chair is randomly drawn from among all the open blackjack tables. The winner will score a cash bonus.
Choctaw Twins
Every Sunday, All Day
Automatically win every time the first two cards of any hand you are dealt are a suited pair of tens, Jacks, Queens or Kings!
Back to Back Blackjack
Every Friday, All Day
Players receive a $25 bonus for two blackjacks in a row, and a $100 bonus for three blackjacks in a row!
Trips and Trips Plus
Every Tuesday, All Day
When the first three cards dealt to your hand are the same (7's or lower), Trips pays five times the bet - bonus up to $250! When the first four cards dealt to your hand are the same (5's or lower), Trips Plus pays ten times the bet - bonus up to $500!
***See floorman for details on all blackjack promotions.***
Calendar
Mondays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Blackjack Hot Seat Drawings, 6pm – 9pm
Tuesdays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Trips and Trips Plus
Wednesdays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Blackjack Hot Seat Drawings, 6pm – 9pm
Thursdays
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament, 2pm*
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Fridays
TGIF Bounty No Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 7pm
Back to Back Blackjack
Saturdays
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament, 2pm
$ummer $izzlers, 2am – 2pm
Game Day Tailgate Party and Splash Pots, Noon – 9pm
Sundays
$ummer $izzlers, 2am – 2pm
Game Day Tailgate Party and Splash Pots, Noon – 9pm
Choctaw Twins
*No Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament on Thursday, October 30th
Featured Promotion
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournaments with Free-Roll Play-Off
Thursdays & Saturdays, 2pm - 8pm Playoff - Saturday, November 1st
Buy-in is $60, plus discount replay. Top scorers each session play head-to-head to determine the top three daily winners. First place takes $500, second place pockets $250 and third place wins $125. The top qualifiers of each day's tournament will also advance to the $40,000 Free-Roll Playoff on November 1st. Ask the floorman if you qualify for a VIP discount.
Poker Promotions
$30,000 Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
Saturday, October 11th
How will you stack up in this big battle for big cash – up to $30,000! Action is limited to the first 100 players who register, so don’t wait. Purchase your seats up to one week in advance. Buy–in is $300 + $30. Registration begins at 9:30am on the day of the tournament. Tournament play starts at 11am. Prize pool based on number of players.
End on a High Note
End–of–the–Month No–Limit Hold’em Tournament - Up to a $20,00 Prize Pool!
Saturday, October 25th
Is money tight at the end of the month? Not when you hang with us. We’re gonna make someone’s life a lot easier with a cool stack of crisp green stuff. This end–of–the–month tournament is limited to the first 100 players, so make sure you purchase your seats in advance starting at the first of each month. Registration begins at 9:30am with tournament play kicking of at 11am. Buy–in is $200 +$25. Prize pool based on number of players.
Daily Shootout
No–Limit Hold'em Tournaments
Monday – Thursday, 2pm & 7pm
Take aim for cash in these quick–draw contests for cash. Buy–in to this fast paced action is just $50 + $10, and is limited to the first 70 registered shooters. Earn up to $600 in bonus chips by playing live tables up to three hours before each tournament.Daily cash prizes paid, plus the top two qualifying guns from each tournament advance to the guaranteed $10K Monthly Free–Roll No–Limit Hold’em Tournament. All players qualify for a wild card entry to the Free–Roll each time they participate.
TGIF Bounty No–Limit Hold’em Tournament
Every Friday, 7pm
Start the weekend with some extra cash and a whole lot of fun. Pocket a $20 bounty for each player you knock out of the action. Prize pool based on the number of players in each tournament, and the last players standing will take home the cash prizes. Buy–in is $100 + $15 and limited to the first 70 players who register. Earn up to $600 in bonus chips when you play a cash game up to 3 hours before the tournament. Registration begins at 4pm, and tournament play starts at 7pm.
Fun & Games
Game Day Tailgate Party & Splash Pots
Every Saturday & Sunday, Noon – 9pm
We know how to throw one heck of a tailgate party. So join the fun! Snack on free dogs and burgers, enjoy a great game, and grab your share of the splash pots we’ll be throwing down throughout the day.
Being Cracked Ain’t So Bad
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack
Every Monday –Thursday, All Day
We’re showing our poker players a little extra love during the dog days of summer. Players losing the pot while holding pocket aces will win a rack of chips worth $100. Now, that should take the sting out of losing!
$ummer $izzlers
Every Saturday & Sunday, 2am – 2pm
You deserve a little extra cash, and we’re gonna make sure you get it. Show us a four of a kind (deuces thru Aces) and we’ll give you a $200 bonus. A straight flush gets $500, and a royal flush pays a cool $1000. Each hand only paid once per day. Both players' hole cards must play.
***See floorman for details on all poker promotions.***
Blackjack Promotions
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.So Do Guys.
Ladies’ Night Mondays, 6pm – 9pm Men's Night Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm
When it comes to dishing out the fun – we’re all about equality. That’s why you’ll receive $25 in match play coupons for the blackjack tables when you register at the promotions both – ladies on Mondays and men on Wednesdays.
Hot Seat, Hot Cash
Weekly Hot Seat Drawings Every Monday & Wednesday
Twice an hour between 6pm and 9pm, one lucky player could find themselves in the hot seat when one chair is randomly drawn from among all the open blackjack tables. The winner will score a cash bonus.
Choctaw Twins
Every Sunday, All Day
Automatically win every time the first two cards of any hand you are dealt are a suited pair of tens, Jacks, Queens or Kings!
Back to Back Blackjack
Every Friday, All Day
Players receive a $25 bonus for two blackjacks in a row, and a $100 bonus for three blackjacks in a row!
Trips and Trips Plus
Every Tuesday, All Day
When the first three cards dealt to your hand are the same (7's or lower), Trips pays five times the bet - bonus up to $250! When the first four cards dealt to your hand are the same (5's or lower), Trips Plus pays ten times the bet - bonus up to $500!
***See floorman for details on all blackjack promotions.***
Calendar
Mondays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Blackjack Hot Seat Drawings, 6pm – 9pm
Tuesdays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Trips and Trips Plus
Wednesdays
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Blackjack Hot Seat Drawings, 6pm – 9pm
Thursdays
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament, 2pm*
Aces Cracked Wins a Rack!
Shootout No–Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 2pm & 7pm
Fridays
TGIF Bounty No Limit Hold’em Tournaments, 7pm
Back to Back Blackjack
Saturdays
Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament, 2pm
$ummer $izzlers, 2am – 2pm
Game Day Tailgate Party and Splash Pots, Noon – 9pm
Sundays
$ummer $izzlers, 2am – 2pm
Game Day Tailgate Party and Splash Pots, Noon – 9pm
Choctaw Twins
*No Fall Harvest Blackjack Tournament on Thursday, October 30th
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