It has been a very long time since I have posted, but I have a poker story to document. We are visiting California touring art schools for our daughter. I was able to convince my better half to let me go to the Commerce Casino.
I walk into the casino and I felt like the bar in Star Wars. All walks of life in this casino. I went into one poker room and ask for a $1-$2 NL Holdem game. A lady who did not speak english very well tried to explain to me that sure there was a game, but she was not clear. Then this well dressed older man came over and very kindly told me I was in the high roller part of the poker room $600 - $1200 minimum blinds. Definitely not my place, so he kindly guided me to the other section of the poker room. There are only 248 tables in this place.
I put my name on a list. They called my name and I sat down at a table. They told me it was $100 buy-in. I happened to have $100, but I thought I was sitting at a $40 buy-in $1-$2 game. I was swiftly dealt 4 cards. Oh shit! Definitely not holdem. I pretended that I had no clue what Omaha was. I caught a flush and split the pot with the low hand. I quickly got up and went back to explain that they sent me to the wrong table. I was sent to another table that was $3-$6. Finally I got to the correct table. I exchanged my $5 chips for $40 worth of $1 chips. I left the balance of my $60 on the table only to get lectured by the dealer. If those chips are not in the game you would make the jack pot invalid. I quickly put them on the floor at my feet.
The third hand I believe I had K2o. The flop comes KQ9. I decide to slow play and checked. I believe it checked around. The turn was a 9. Someone bet $4 and I smooth called. The river was a 9. I checked. The player to my left bet $12. One other caller. I thought there was no way he had a 9 and the worse case would be I would split. Yep, he had the nine so my initial buy-in was pretty much toast.
I bought in again and manager to win 3 more hands on the night. I had to get back home in order to drive to San Francisco, so I could not grind my way back. I dropped $50. :(
It is good to say I played poker in the worlds largest poker room. Although the largest poker room it is not the classiest I have been in. Now when can I own a poker room in Austin Texas?
I walk into the casino and I felt like the bar in Star Wars. All walks of life in this casino. I went into one poker room and ask for a $1-$2 NL Holdem game. A lady who did not speak english very well tried to explain to me that sure there was a game, but she was not clear. Then this well dressed older man came over and very kindly told me I was in the high roller part of the poker room $600 - $1200 minimum blinds. Definitely not my place, so he kindly guided me to the other section of the poker room. There are only 248 tables in this place.
I put my name on a list. They called my name and I sat down at a table. They told me it was $100 buy-in. I happened to have $100, but I thought I was sitting at a $40 buy-in $1-$2 game. I was swiftly dealt 4 cards. Oh shit! Definitely not holdem. I pretended that I had no clue what Omaha was. I caught a flush and split the pot with the low hand. I quickly got up and went back to explain that they sent me to the wrong table. I was sent to another table that was $3-$6. Finally I got to the correct table. I exchanged my $5 chips for $40 worth of $1 chips. I left the balance of my $60 on the table only to get lectured by the dealer. If those chips are not in the game you would make the jack pot invalid. I quickly put them on the floor at my feet.
The third hand I believe I had K2o. The flop comes KQ9. I decide to slow play and checked. I believe it checked around. The turn was a 9. Someone bet $4 and I smooth called. The river was a 9. I checked. The player to my left bet $12. One other caller. I thought there was no way he had a 9 and the worse case would be I would split. Yep, he had the nine so my initial buy-in was pretty much toast.
I bought in again and manager to win 3 more hands on the night. I had to get back home in order to drive to San Francisco, so I could not grind my way back. I dropped $50. :(
It is good to say I played poker in the worlds largest poker room. Although the largest poker room it is not the classiest I have been in. Now when can I own a poker room in Austin Texas?