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Joker161:
We wander back to Harrah's passing through as many casinos as possible to avoid the heat. I realised that I have yet to play cash poker on this trip, so I get my name on the wait list for 1/2 while Matt goes for a swim. There was talk of seeing a show tonight, but there were no tickets for the one we wanted. So instead we might go and eat somewhere half-decent. So I'm sitting in the Harrah's poker room reflecting on yesterday. I think I definitely over-played the KK hand. I probably should have checked the flop, although that board could have been very scary for him too. Once he called my flop bet, I should definitely checked the turn. I got excited about the set and just automatically bet. But seeing a free card and making a decision on the river would have saved me a lot of chips. I just didn't take the flush seriously enough because I had the king of spades. I started the hand with 125k and I should have ended it still with more than 80k if I had been sensible. Frustrating. And the last hand, where I didn't push the flop...that's just embarrassing.

Joker161:
On the cash table now. The usual massive raises. Someone just called a raise with 85 and hit a T55 boards. Hmm. I get AA UTG. I make it $8, which is standard (perhaps light on this table?), and get three callers. Flop is 862. One of those three must be ahead. So I check, waiting for the bet with the plan to put in a pretty hefty re-raise to see where I am. First caller bets $15, the second caller calls and the third goes all in for $60. I have to fold. He gets a caller, and the all in has a flush draw and the caller has top pair. The board does not improve either hand and I would have won. I remember in the old days of Imperial Palace where they had a $100 bonus for "aces cracked". I would definitely have bet out if that was still going. Nothing for nearly an hour, then I get A6 in the BB and amazingly no one has raised. Flop is A96. Nice. I bet the pot and get two callers. Turn is a seven. I bet the pot again and get one caller. River is an eight. Nasty board. Check, check. He has 97 for a worse two pair. Back level.

Joker161:
I got chatting to the bloke next to me after that and so didn't type anything up. He's made Day 3 of the ME and made Day 5 last year. He was done playing cash and said "I'm not hitting much today." The very next had he hits a straight with T7 on the river, and then a bit later he hits a straight flush! They have bonuses for big hands at Harrah's so he won an extra $250. Earlier someone else hit quads and won $100. In terms of my cards, I got KK and won a bit then got KK again and lost more. I had AQ a few times with mixed results. Just before I cashed in to go and eat, the woman two to my left called EP and there was a raise, then she re-raised. He called. Of course she had aces. So THAT'S how you play aces on a mad 1/2 table!

Joker161:
We ate at a nice Italian in the Venetian, and then wandered over to the poker room to see how the $1100 event was going towards the end of Day 2. They were down to nine and the bloke who knocked me out was still in it. Also, a bloke who went out very early on our table was there. He must have re-entered. We watched for ten minutes and saw the bloke who knocked me out get some awful luck. Some other bloke gets it all in with him with K7. Our man has QQ on a jack high board. New man hits a runner runner straight. The very next hand he is in the BB and someone raises from the CO. He pushes with A8. The raiser has K9 and calls. King on the flop. One of the chip leaders to nothing in two hands. The $22k should help, but there was $230k up top. We then went to Treasure Island for some blackjack. Not a good session. $100 down. Home by 1am.

Joker161:
Monday 8th July

Woke up at about 5.30am. Struggled to get back to sleep, and got the tennis on the TV by 7am. Last-16 day at Wimbledon so lots to watch. The highlight was probably watching Konta hold on. When she was bouncing the ball before her serve and the ball hit her toes and rolled off, I thought she was going to choke for sure. Breakfast, more tennis, then my final tournament at the Venetian. It's called "monster stack" which means 30k in chips. With 30-minute level and dealer machines, there should be a decent amount of play. Fingers crossed.

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