It Didn't Go Well

Monday and Tuesday I was in Indiana playing cards at Caesar's Casino. I would love to say that I played brilliantly and hit all sorts of hands. It wasn't so. I got OK hands and played them poorly. On top of that, when I got killer hands, I would always get a bad beat. It was terrible. I have never had such piss poor luck when it comes to cards. Examples:

1. I was dealt two kings. That is the second best starting hand in Texas Hold'em. I played them, bet a lot of money, and got my ass handed to me by someone that had pocket aces. The best starting hand.

2. I hit a jack high straight on the river, giving me the best possible straight. Unfortunately, the jack was a spade, giving someone else a flush. A flush beats a straight.

3. THE WORST HAND OF THE TRIP: I was dealt two queens. I bet, was raised, I called. The person betting me had Ace-King of clubs. The flop came up 2, 4, 5 which was OK, except that there were two clubs. So, he needed an Ace, King, any club for a flush and a three for a straight. That makes 17 cards in the deck that will win the hand for my opponent. The turn card came up a 9 of hearts. Then the three of diamonds came on the river. I could have lived with an Ace, a King, or a diamond, but for the lowest possible straight to come on the board was just PAINFUL. It was the last hand I played for the whole trip. I figured that the poker gods were set against me and I needed to cut my losses.

I did play a few other fun games. I didn't win anything, but it was fun. There was Carribean Stud Poker, where you get five cards and try to beat the dealer's five cards. There are also bonuses when you hit big hands. There was a jackpot of about $52000, and if you hit a royal straight flush, you would win the jackpot. It was fun. We played three card poker too, which is similar. Actually, I just watched that. We played blackjack as well, and the bealer was being brutal. When we would hit 20, she would hit 21. The worst was when she had a 6, which is a great card for the dealer to have. It is easy for the dealer to bust. She then dealt herself a five and a ten....21. We walked away from that table. All in all, it was fun. The dealers were nice and helped if you didn't understand the games.