I stayed away from my gambling for the past few days. Last night I was home and bored so I did something I haven't done much of in the past couple of years. I played cash game poker on the internet.
I started playing poker on the internet about 7 years ago. I can actually say that I played at the very first live cash game offered by PartyPoker.com. On that first day while I was playing I don't ever remember them having more than a couple of games going for real money. Mike Sexton, the current host of the World Poker Tour, was their ambassador and was chatting with us at the table. I became an internet tournament specialist and limited my play to tournaments for the last few years that I played on the internet. I won a good amount of money playing these tournaments, but definitely nothing life changing. I did win a free cruise that included a $5500 entry to a World Poker Tour event. I lasted down to two tables and was knocked out by the eventual tournament winner, Howard Lederer. I officially finshed in 14th place and made a very brief appearence on the WPT telecast.
About two years ago I quit gambling on the internet due to possible conflicts with my work. In my work I deal with casino regulators from many different US jurisdictions and was concerned that they may require some detailed background checks. As you may or may not realize, in the US it is illegal to gamble online. About a month or two ago I decided that it is okay for me to continue to gamble online until the time when one of the regulators starts questioning me about it. I will be upfront and honest, and if they ask me to quit gambling online I will quit. To date, I am not aware of anyone the have asked to quit gambling online.
Back to the reason for this Blog. I had about $200 in an online poker site and decided to play a little. The $200 really wasn't enough for me to play the games I wanted, so I loaded an additional $500 into the account. I started playing at a $5/$10 No Limit Holdem game, but it was teribble and very boring. I then saw a bunch of seats open at some lively $2/$4 NL tables so I decided to jump in with the beginners. So far this has worked out pretty good for me. I am up $1100 in about 7 hours of play. I never won any hands bigger than about $250 while I did lose about $450 on one hand. Really it was just an easy grind. It would get a little boring but so far the good results are keeping me interested. I know me, if I get too bored I will jump in the much bigger games that are now too volitale for my measly bankroll. My goal is to slowly build my online bankroll up until I have enough to cash a few thousand dollars a month. We'll see how it goes.
I also lost $80 today at Putter's playing the $1 progressive that is at about $10,200.
Daily Result: +1,020
Year to Date: +$33,185
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Another sad Sunday
I don't know what it is, but I just keep getting my butt kicked on Sundays. I am the least superstitious person that anyone knows, but I am starting to question my skepticism.
I stopped for breakfast at Putters and lost $40 on the $1 Double Double progressive but won $50 at video Blackjack.
I stopped by York's today about lunch time and there were two of the machines I like available. Being lazy, I chose the one closest to the door. I proceeded to cash in my free play for $100 and actually play on it for 20 minutes or so before losing it. I proceeded to feed in $100 bill after $100 bill without hitting anything. I stopped at a $5000 loss with $32,000 of handle without hitting a Wild Royal or any other handpay.
I have now lost $10,500 since the last time I hit a Wild Royal. This is the worst run of luck I have had since the first week of January.
No more big gambling for me until I head down to the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday. I have a room at Caesar's for the weekend and plan to meet some new internet friends from the http://www.vegasrex.com/ forums.
Daily Result: -$4,990
Year to Date: +$40,295
I stopped for breakfast at Putters and lost $40 on the $1 Double Double progressive but won $50 at video Blackjack.
I stopped by York's today about lunch time and there were two of the machines I like available. Being lazy, I chose the one closest to the door. I proceeded to cash in my free play for $100 and actually play on it for 20 minutes or so before losing it. I proceeded to feed in $100 bill after $100 bill without hitting anything. I stopped at a $5000 loss with $32,000 of handle without hitting a Wild Royal or any other handpay.
I have now lost $10,500 since the last time I hit a Wild Royal. This is the worst run of luck I have had since the first week of January.
No more big gambling for me until I head down to the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday. I have a room at Caesar's for the weekend and plan to meet some new internet friends from the http://www.vegasrex.com/ forums.
Daily Result: -$4,990
Year to Date: +$40,295
Thursday, March 13, 2008
The Gravy Train May Be Over
I stopped at Village Pub only to find out my bounce back certificate is only for $30 and is not good the next day (must wait two days to redeem). The staff didn't seem to know, but if it continues this way it definitely won't justify me spending so much time there.
I cashed in my $30 and left.
Stopped at Putter's after having five teeth pulled today. I had a few beers, lost a $100 on the $10,039 Double Double progressive but won $210 on the video Blackjack. Decided it was time to go home because I needed to take some Lortabs for the pain and I didn't want to drive after taking them.
Daily Result: +$110
Year to Date: +$46,180
I cashed in my $30 and left.
Stopped at Putter's after having five teeth pulled today. I had a few beers, lost a $100 on the $10,039 Double Double progressive but won $210 on the video Blackjack. Decided it was time to go home because I needed to take some Lortabs for the pain and I didn't want to drive after taking them.
Daily Result: +$110
Year to Date: +$46,180
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I took a week off
Well, after taking a week off of my gambling I decided I was ready to give it another go and hope my losing streak would come to an end.
I went to Yorky's to play the Bonus Deuces. I was in about $2500 when I finally started hitting a few hands. After playing for about two hours I walked away up $2,800 and received another $100 bounce back certificate.
After Yorky's I decided to go and see a friend of mine that was bartending at Putter's. While having a beer I put a $100 bill into the triple play Super Times game and started playing. In the first fifteen minutes I Must have hit the "Super Times Multiplier" about ten times. Unfortunately I wasn't completing any winning hands. After getting down to my last $20 I go a 2X multiplier and pulled three cards for a Royal on the top line. The Royal paid $2,000 and I forgot to take a picture of it. This is the second time I hit a royal on this same machine and also forgot to take a picture of my 3X Royal in December. When all was said and done I ended up ahead $1,600 for this stop.
Daily Result: +$4,400
Year to date: $49,420
I went to Yorky's to play the Bonus Deuces. I was in about $2500 when I finally started hitting a few hands. After playing for about two hours I walked away up $2,800 and received another $100 bounce back certificate.
After Yorky's I decided to go and see a friend of mine that was bartending at Putter's. While having a beer I put a $100 bill into the triple play Super Times game and started playing. In the first fifteen minutes I Must have hit the "Super Times Multiplier" about ten times. Unfortunately I wasn't completing any winning hands. After getting down to my last $20 I go a 2X multiplier and pulled three cards for a Royal on the top line. The Royal paid $2,000 and I forgot to take a picture of it. This is the second time I hit a royal on this same machine and also forgot to take a picture of my 3X Royal in December. When all was said and done I ended up ahead $1,600 for this stop.
Daily Result: +$4,400
Year to date: $49,420
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Super Bowl XLII
This morning I woke up early and headed over to Barley's to make some bets on the Super Bowl. I didn't care for either side or the total so I settled on just making some proposition bets. I made ten bets for $20 each.
After Barley's I stopped at Yorky's to cash in my $100 bounce back certificate and another $100 in free play. I lost those very quickly on the $5 Bonus Deuces game and started feeding hundred dollar bills into the machine. After putting in $900 I started to build up some credits and was able to play for a while. I was fortunate enough to build my credits up to $1850 when I finally hit a jackpot (I was going to continue to play until I hit one so I could get another bounce back certificate). I hit a Wild Royal for $1250 and also got my certificate. I played a few more hands and cashed out when I got to $2000 on the credit meter giving me a net win of $2,300.
After Barley's I stopped at Yorky's to cash in my $100 bounce back certificate and another $100 in free play. I lost those very quickly on the $5 Bonus Deuces game and started feeding hundred dollar bills into the machine. After putting in $900 I started to build up some credits and was able to play for a while. I was fortunate enough to build my credits up to $1850 when I finally hit a jackpot (I was going to continue to play until I hit one so I could get another bounce back certificate). I hit a Wild Royal for $1250 and also got my certificate. I played a few more hands and cashed out when I got to $2000 on the credit meter giving me a net win of $2,300.
I went to Putter's to watch the football game and participate in their many football pools. I ended up losing $200 on their slot machines and another $95 on the football pools.
My football bets started great with me winning the first three on the Giants first possession. I had bet the Giants would score first, first score would be a field goal, and first first down would be by the Giants. These three bets alone recouped the $200 for all of my football bets. I ended up winning four of the remaining seven football bets for a net profit of $167.
Daily Result: +$2,172
Year to date: +$52,052
My football bets started great with me winning the first three on the Giants first possession. I had bet the Giants would score first, first score would be a field goal, and first first down would be by the Giants. These three bets alone recouped the $200 for all of my football bets. I ended up winning four of the remaining seven football bets for a net profit of $167.
Daily Result: +$2,172
Year to date: +$52,052
Friday, February 1, 2008
A slow day
I took the $100 bounce back voucher I got yesterday to Yorky's to hopefully follow up with another Royal Flush today. It didn't quite work out that way.
I played for about ten minutes before hitting five Fives for another bounce back certificate. This one was also only $100. I am pretty sure they told me that they averaged $200 but all three I have received so far have been for $100.
I played another ten or fifteen minutes before cashing out for a $1750 profit.
Next stop was Putter's for some play on the progressive $1 dbl dbl game and a few hands of Video Blackjack. Overall a $120 loss here.
I played for about ten minutes before hitting five Fives for another bounce back certificate. This one was also only $100. I am pretty sure they told me that they averaged $200 but all three I have received so far have been for $100.
I played another ten or fifteen minutes before cashing out for a $1750 profit.
Next stop was Putter's for some play on the progressive $1 dbl dbl game and a few hands of Video Blackjack. Overall a $120 loss here.
Daily result: +$1,630
Year to date: +$48,280
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Been sick. I haven't been exploring very far from home.
I haven't been feeling to well lately so I haven't been out visiting the casinos very much. I hope to go check out the Palazzo tomorrow and give their $1 9/6 Jacks or Better games a test.
Yesterday (Wednesday):
Stopped after work at Putter's to see some friends with the intention of going back to Village Pub later in the evening. I got busy talking with my friends and before I knew it it was 10:00pm and time for me to go home.
I lost $40 on the $1 DBL DBL progressive but cashed out $450 on the video Blackjack.
Daily Outcome: +$160
Year to date: +$1,790
Tuesday:
On Tuesday I went to Rae's Bar and Grill to play the $5 Bonus Deuces game. I only had $1000 on me which didn't give me much hope of playing very long (these are ten coin games so it is $50 a hand).
I was fortunate enought to play for about an hour while only hitting one hand pay (Wild Royal for $1250). I will put a picture up later. I am trying to remember to take a picture of any jackpot that is $1200 or higher.
Daily outcome: -$850
Year to date: +$1,630
Yesterday (Wednesday):
Stopped after work at Putter's to see some friends with the intention of going back to Village Pub later in the evening. I got busy talking with my friends and before I knew it it was 10:00pm and time for me to go home.
I lost $40 on the $1 DBL DBL progressive but cashed out $450 on the video Blackjack.
Daily Outcome: +$160
Year to date: +$1,790
Tuesday:
On Tuesday I went to Rae's Bar and Grill to play the $5 Bonus Deuces game. I only had $1000 on me which didn't give me much hope of playing very long (these are ten coin games so it is $50 a hand).
I was fortunate enought to play for about an hour while only hitting one hand pay (Wild Royal for $1250). I will put a picture up later. I am trying to remember to take a picture of any jackpot that is $1200 or higher.
Daily outcome: -$850
Year to date: +$1,630
Monday, January 21, 2008
Watching Football
I didn't have any bets on the two championship games yesterday, but I was please to see the New York Giants win their game.
I watched the games at my neighborhood bar Putter's and played the $1 Double Double Bonus Poker progressive machine that was at $10,200. This game is very volatile but has a payback of 99.36%. I ended up losing $420 while never even hitting a four of a kind.
Daily Outcome: -$420
Year to Date: +$2,480
I watched the games at my neighborhood bar Putter's and played the $1 Double Double Bonus Poker progressive machine that was at $10,200. This game is very volatile but has a payback of 99.36%. I ended up losing $420 while never even hitting a four of a kind.
Daily Outcome: -$420
Year to Date: +$2,480
Sunday, January 6, 2008
A very light gambling day
Yesterday was a light gambling day for me. I bet $220 on Seattle and $120 on Pittsburgh +3 (-120). So for my football bets I won both for a $300 profit.
I watched the ball games at Putter's. I played $80 on video blackjack and cashed $220 after about 15 minutes of play.
Today the only football game I have bet is Tulsa -5.5 for $220. They are currently up 21-0 so it looks good so far. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but I think I will be betting Ohio State in tomorrows game. I just need to decide if I want to bet the side or moneyline. I am leaning to moneyline.
Played a little video blackjack today at Putter's. Put in $20 cashed out $50. Put in $20 cashed out $40. Put in $20 lost. Put in $20 lost. Put in $100 lost. Put in $100 cashed $320.
Won $130 total today on video blackjack.
Year to date: -$12,010
I watched the ball games at Putter's. I played $80 on video blackjack and cashed $220 after about 15 minutes of play.
Today the only football game I have bet is Tulsa -5.5 for $220. They are currently up 21-0 so it looks good so far. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but I think I will be betting Ohio State in tomorrows game. I just need to decide if I want to bet the side or moneyline. I am leaning to moneyline.
Played a little video blackjack today at Putter's. Put in $20 cashed out $50. Put in $20 cashed out $40. Put in $20 lost. Put in $20 lost. Put in $100 lost. Put in $100 cashed $320.
Won $130 total today on video blackjack.
Year to date: -$12,010
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The worst day I remember
Wow, Yesterday is the worst day I ever remember having gambling. Not only did I lose a lot of money but I really didn't get much play.
My morning started at Putter's where I decided to take a small shot at the $10,208 progressive on the $1 DBL DBL game. While having my coffee I proceeded to lose $60 very quickly.
In the afternoon I had to go to a doctors appointment. On the way home I passed Rae's and decided to stop in and get back some of the money I lostthere earler in the week. I played the $5 Bonus Deuces game again and it ate $900 in about 10 minutes. Walked accross the street to the bank and took out $5000. I proceeded to give all $5000 to Rae's while not moving from the same machine. For some reason Rae's was having a problem with their check verification system and they couldn't give me any more money.
This is where I probably made my biggest mistake. Instead of going home with a $5960 loss I proceeded to one of the Villiage Pub bars to continue gambling. The Villiage Pub bars are owned by Gary Elis, the owner of Elis Island casino. They offer the best pay schedules for any bars in town. I plopped down on a machine, ordered a Black Sambucca, and proceeded to lose $4000 more on the same Bonus deuces game I was playing at Rae's.
On a side note, I had a wonderful filet and some shrimp scampi that cost me $4000. I am definitely on the bad side of the volatility curve right now. I think I ended up with around $75,000 coin in for the day and my biggest hit was a bonus five of a kind (which I forgot to take a picture of. It paid $2000). Other than that I hit a few wild royals for $1250 and not much else.
No more big gambling this weekend for me. I will probably make a couple of football bets and play a few dollars in the $1 Progressive at Putter's while I watch some football. Hopefully things will turn around next week.
Daily Total: -$9,960
Year To Date: -$12,580
My morning started at Putter's where I decided to take a small shot at the $10,208 progressive on the $1 DBL DBL game. While having my coffee I proceeded to lose $60 very quickly.
In the afternoon I had to go to a doctors appointment. On the way home I passed Rae's and decided to stop in and get back some of the money I lostthere earler in the week. I played the $5 Bonus Deuces game again and it ate $900 in about 10 minutes. Walked accross the street to the bank and took out $5000. I proceeded to give all $5000 to Rae's while not moving from the same machine. For some reason Rae's was having a problem with their check verification system and they couldn't give me any more money.
This is where I probably made my biggest mistake. Instead of going home with a $5960 loss I proceeded to one of the Villiage Pub bars to continue gambling. The Villiage Pub bars are owned by Gary Elis, the owner of Elis Island casino. They offer the best pay schedules for any bars in town. I plopped down on a machine, ordered a Black Sambucca, and proceeded to lose $4000 more on the same Bonus deuces game I was playing at Rae's.
On a side note, I had a wonderful filet and some shrimp scampi that cost me $4000. I am definitely on the bad side of the volatility curve right now. I think I ended up with around $75,000 coin in for the day and my biggest hit was a bonus five of a kind (which I forgot to take a picture of. It paid $2000). Other than that I hit a few wild royals for $1250 and not much else.
No more big gambling this weekend for me. I will probably make a couple of football bets and play a few dollars in the $1 Progressive at Putter's while I watch some football. Hopefully things will turn around next week.
Daily Total: -$9,960
Year To Date: -$12,580
Thursday, January 3, 2008
January 3rd
No gambling yesterday, hence no blog update yesterday.
Today started out good. I went out for my morning coffee at Putter's Bar and Grill, pushed a $20 into the $1 Double Double game with a progressive jackpot at $10,018. On the second hand I hit four 7's for $250. Play for a few more minutes and cash out $240.
After work I stopped for a cold one and visited friends at another Putter's. Played a few hands of video Blackjack. This is a terrible blackjack game where the Blackjack pays even money (2.27% house advanage). I fed a few twenty's into the machine and lost playing $10 a hand. Put a $100 bill in and played $20 a hand. Had a little luck and cashed out $250 for a $50 profit. After a few more beers I put another $20 and played $10 a hand. I do this about every time I go into this bar. My goal is just to turn that $20 into $50 and cash out. Ended up putting $60 in and cashed out for $90.
Decided to go to Green Valley Ranch to cash my two winning sports bets from Jan. 1st. I collected $420 and headed straight over to the $1 10/6 Double Double video poker games. These games return just over 100% with proper play. I fed in $100 bill after $100 bill until my four $100 bills I just collected were gone. Not a single four of a kind and very few Full Houses or Flushes. I am a very stubborn and competetive person so I couldn't walk away from a 100% game without hitting anything. I went to the ATM to get some more money and proceeded to chase my losses until I was in $1300. Fortunately it dealt me Four 2's with an Ace four a $800 win. With this hit my credi meter read $905 so I played one more hand and lost. I cashed out a ticket for $900 and called it a night.
Day's results were +$300 at Putter's and -$400 at Green Valley Ranch for a net loss of $100.
Year to date: -$2620
Today started out good. I went out for my morning coffee at Putter's Bar and Grill, pushed a $20 into the $1 Double Double game with a progressive jackpot at $10,018. On the second hand I hit four 7's for $250. Play for a few more minutes and cash out $240.
After work I stopped for a cold one and visited friends at another Putter's. Played a few hands of video Blackjack. This is a terrible blackjack game where the Blackjack pays even money (2.27% house advanage). I fed a few twenty's into the machine and lost playing $10 a hand. Put a $100 bill in and played $20 a hand. Had a little luck and cashed out $250 for a $50 profit. After a few more beers I put another $20 and played $10 a hand. I do this about every time I go into this bar. My goal is just to turn that $20 into $50 and cash out. Ended up putting $60 in and cashed out for $90.
Decided to go to Green Valley Ranch to cash my two winning sports bets from Jan. 1st. I collected $420 and headed straight over to the $1 10/6 Double Double video poker games. These games return just over 100% with proper play. I fed in $100 bill after $100 bill until my four $100 bills I just collected were gone. Not a single four of a kind and very few Full Houses or Flushes. I am a very stubborn and competetive person so I couldn't walk away from a 100% game without hitting anything. I went to the ATM to get some more money and proceeded to chase my losses until I was in $1300. Fortunately it dealt me Four 2's with an Ace four a $800 win. With this hit my credi meter read $905 so I played one more hand and lost. I cashed out a ticket for $900 and called it a night.
Day's results were +$300 at Putter's and -$400 at Green Valley Ranch for a net loss of $100.
Year to date: -$2620
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
January 1st, 2008
Today I begin documenting my wagers for 2008. I will try and record my wins, losses, and any highlights from my gambling.
My first wagers for 2008 are four sports wagers I made on the above football games. I fought the New Year's Eve crowds at Green Vally Ranch casino (http://www.greenvalleyranchresort.com/) and purchased these four tickets for $110 each. Being a Big Ten fan I have chosen to bet on Michigan and Illinois while betting against Wisconsin. The Hawaii bet is probably a bad bet considering Hawaii was getting 11.5 points a few weeks ago.
Later today I will probably go to Putter's Bar and Grill to watch the Rose Bowl and take a shot at their $1 Double Double Bonus Poker progressive that starts at $10,000. I will update my results tomorrow.
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