I held two jacks at the Imperial Palace and two more came on the flop. I slow played correctly and found the table betting in to me on the turn and pot built up very nicely. On the river only two of us were left. I bet and my opponent raised and I reraised. He called. Perhaps he did not really understand what he held. He held the 8-10 of diamonds which made the nut straight flush. I was in a true badbeat.
I lost the pot, got $50 for my four of a kind, but the real tough piece of randomness to gnaw on was that this was the hand of the lifetime. Had I been in the same situation on my last trip to Foxwoods where they have a huge bad beat award, my lost hand would have won for me $200,000.
I got a little drunk on cognac at the 2-4 at the Flamingo. When I get drunk, I usually win. I wish I knew why. I can't get drunk very often, so I can't win every time. It may be that I play tighter. It may be that the table plays me much looser. Anyway, I started drinking when I was $100 down and won that and $25 more before I ended. I also hit a nice straight flush on the river and that paid a bonus of $100 from the house.
I had my kings cracked at Imperial Palace where some hours of the day they pay $50 for that and I got it.
All in all I had the same kinds of hands I always have, but I think I played much better.
In the video poker I got very lucky. I even hit a royal on progressive nickle machine at the Orleans.
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