Sunday was the annual "Partners Tournament" at Ceaser's. Estie and I played this last year and it was a lot of fun. You play 40 minute levels with each of you playing 20 minutes of it, from the same chips. So if you lose chips your partner has fewer to play with than when they left. Estie and I both played very well but we got outdrawn on a big hand and card dead the rest of the time meant we were out fairly early when QQ lost to KQ.
This tournament is a lot of fun to watch the interaction of couples trying to play poker from the same chips... You have girlfriends who are so afraid to lose the chips their boyfriend got them they won't ever play a hand, then you have guys coming to the table and trying to get a bunch of chips playing over aggressive. Not to mention friends playing together changing their play styles to not get knocked out since they are playing for their friend as well. It is a lot of fun.
When we were not taking our turn in the tournament we took our turn in the no-limit cash game. I figured out what my problem was in no-limit... I just need to get pocket Kings 5 times, Aces 3 times in a 7 hour period and I will be up for the day :) My Kings got cracked twice both times when I had a set. The tournament had a $230 buy-in and after 7 hours of no-limit Estie and I were up a combined $230. Coincidence? I swear we did not plan it that way! It just happened when we got to the cashier.
We started the day off with a lovely buffet at the Bellagio. It was very good, but we have to get Line passes next time, that hour wait was brutal. We then finished the night with a nice steak dinner at the Victorian Room at Bill's. It isn't going to win any awards for best steak, but it is pretty solid and the service was good as was the price. All in all a lovely valentine's day a few days early.
Monday and Tuesday are Estie's night out with the girls for their Ladies tournaments. I get to catch up some with my Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek, play some PoxNora and Warcraft and relax. Wednesday through Sunday we will probably be at the casino again.
Bankroll is up over 1000 now, and not having to use any of it for bills is awful nice! I want to get a few more wins under my belt and them move up to 8-16 at the Bellagio. The game looks less passive but still very very loose. I want to grind up to a 4K bankroll then settle in at 15-30 for awhile.
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