Progress Post #20 - A (degenerate) day at the Hustler Casino

I decided to go to the Hustler after class. I only had $160 on me, so I sat down at the $2/$5 game. Since it only has a $100-$300 buyin spread, I figured I could shortstack the game while doing some school work.

I lost it when my AA got cracked with K3d when he called 25% of his stack preflop. Nice play sir.

I go to the ATM and withdraw $500. I eat a $3 finance charge, which is kinda like w/e.

I get called for the $5/$5 game and I buy in for $500. I play O.K. not really good, and win about $110. I decide to then play the tournament.

It's a $100+$25 tournament with one optional rebuy. I decide to rebuy immediately and proceed to dump off 1/4 of my stack stupidly and lose another 1/4 from missing cards.

In the 3rd level, I get AKs, shove over a few limpers get called by AQo (who limped behind two other people on the button) and he spikes a Queen. GG NH.

I move back play 1 hand of 1-2 where I lose $25 with 88. I go back to 5-5 and buyin for $500.

I make a bad call with a flush draw on the turn and catch the river and double up to $1k.

I float around $1,000 for a while and then take a bad string of hand and dump $700 or so.

Hand #1. Call a river c/r with two pair. He has the nut straight obv. Lose $200.

Hand #2. Attempt a river bluff raise on a Ts7s7h 3d 3s board. He really almost folded and then said, "Ah whatever, if I lose this hand, I'll go home." He called with 3 X.

Hand #3. I squeeze a bunch of limpers with J7c on the button, get called by a mega fish in the BB. I flop nothing check it behind. On the turn I pick up a gutshot and flush draw, he checks I bet about half his stack, he shoves I instacall and he shows me a flopped full house.

At this point, I kind of stopped caring. I should've left, but instead felt like just gambling and losing the remainder of my money.

I ended up dumping chips to around $100, shoving with Q7o after I straddled, getting called by 99 and TT.

Flop - 7s Qs 9h in that order.
The dealer made it slow too.
Our table starting yelling and stuff. We built quite a crowd when the turn card hit.
Turn - 7d
At this point half the table thought I was ahead. Then someone point out his nines full still beat me.
I call for a queen on the river.
River - Q
And get it.

So sick.

I am kind of on a natural high. I am having so much fun at this point, that I just stopped caring. I made a huge raise with 52o and open shoved the flop and took it down.
Then I busted when I squeezed with A2o, and open shoved on a Q34 flop. I got instacalled by KQ and he held up.


Hahahahah... not my usual casino trip, but hey I enjoyed myself. I lost $700 though, I'll have to recoup that later. Still it's good to remember poker is still just about enjoyin myself when it comes down to it.

See you across the felt.
Bryce, the degen.