+1 @ The Commerce Casino

I think that I like playing on Saturday afternoons. I'm not feeling as rushed to get there after work, I can have a nice lunch before hand, and I am more awake and aware. I wasn't able to translate these pluses into a big winning session this time around, but at least I didn't lose anything.

I did misplay a couple hands though. Once again I went the entire distance with my pocket Aces only to have them lose to the straight that he made on the river. I should have folded when he raised me, but I had gone the distance and after previously watched him unsuccessfully bluff a number of times (he lost over $300 in the 3 hours I was there) I decided to call. In retrospect I don't think that it was a horribly bad play, but it wasn't great. In another example of a bad play, I bet my trips on the flop and everyone folded. I should have waited until the turn.

The best hand of the day was when I had K,7 of hearts in late position. I decided to play it and the flop gave us two more hearts. There was a lot of action because of a straight draw possibility as well. The third heart fell on the river and I decided to raise it even though the ace was unaccounted for. I got called and took the pot. The fellow who called me, a 60 year old who had been playing fairly tight, started muttering to himself and slamming his chips around. He left for another table soon thereafter!