On Saturday, my father-in-law invited us to a charity Mardi Gras-themed casino night at a local church. The kicker is that they had daycare available, so it was a no-brainer for us. My wife had been wanting to play for awhile and I hardly ever say no.
So, we both played in a $50 buy-in (with $10 add-on) tournament which ended up with 40 people in it. It was generally full of a bunch of older guys who were just playing for fun with a mix of a few guys who looked like they were taking it too seriously. We had lots of fun playing, my wife got out somewhere in the middle, she was playing good (if not a little tight) and get busted when her pocket kings lost to a set of queens on a Q-5-2 rainbow board. She played it well, but it's just hard to see that coming.
I was playing pretty steady all tournament and ended up on the right side of the bubble in 4th place and won $75. There were some fun hands, but I'm particularly fond of the one where I had Q-6 in the big blind. It was checked to me pre-flop, so I checked. The flop came Q-Q-6 and everyone checked. Then the turn came another 6, again, I had to check because why would I push everyone out with the nuts. As it turns out, I got paid off a little when someone bet into me with an Ace and called me raise because he thought I was trying to buy it.
After getting out of the tournament, I sat down at the blackjack table with $20 and cashed out a little later with $35. It's not a lot, but I was happy to get that much. The dealer was there for fun and having a good time. He was a lot nicer than he had to be (with 21-21 pushes and hinting to players whether they should take cards). All-in-all, it was a good night with the family. Since the daughter was gotten out of daycare when the wife got out. So, both of them were wondering around and watching me play until the end of the tournament.
Then on Monday, I had the day off work and we (the wife and I) decided to go to FireKeepers casino for the day and hang out. Although, I wasn't planning on it, I decided to play some hold'em when the minimum bets on Let-It-Ride were set at $10 instead of $5. And, slots just can't keep me entertained for too many hours.
So, after I lost $50 in slots (bouncing $5 or $10 here or there), I ended up having a lot of luck with one and turned my next $10 into $110. And, Kylie had turned her first $20 into $60.
Needless to say, we were both happy and shocked to actually win some money in slots. I thought it was time to try my hand in hold'em. And, there was an open seat, so I didn't have to wait around.
At the beginning, I played a little to aggressive and loose. I played too many hands and spent $60 trying to buy someone off top pair...it didn't work. He later told me that since I was new to the table, he wasn't going to let me get away with a bluff, but he thought he was beat. I wish I had known that before. :)
But after losing my first $100, I re-bought $90 and played a lot smarter. Luckily, most of the people at the table were easy to read. And the atmosphere was friendly enough, that everyone was talking and giving away the hands they had. I was able to make my $100 back before I'd even been sitting an hour. And, since my wife was out entertaining herself with slots, I decided I'd call it a day and be happy not to have lost anything. When I cashed out, I had exactly $190. Maybe I didn't need to play my last hand for $12 preflop...K-2 is something I should fold from under-the-gun and I could have been up for the day.
While I was playing cards, the slots went back to cold for the wife. Oh well, all-in-all, we won $1 from the casino. Had a good time and relaxed a lot.
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