why i moved from mandalay bay poker room
the reasons i moved from mandalay bay to the mgm grand has nothing to do with something negative about mandalay bay, matter of fact, i really enjoy playing there more than anywhere else. having said that; the reason i play is not for enjoyment but to win and supplement my income. the enjoyment of m.b. actually has turned to be a negative for me. i know too many people there and as a result i spend too much time talking and joking instead of paying close attention to the other players. yesterday, for instance, at mgm where i won just a shade under 200, i bet i didn't say 5 sentences all day long to another player. my concentration is much better when i don't talk.
another reason is that mandalay bay has bonus hands: any 4 of a kind or better pays extra money, from 20 to 500 dollars for four of kinds and straight flushes and uncapped for royals. over the years i have made thousands upon thousands of dollars with high hands but most of them were at limit. in no limit, i found myself calling medium raises with small pairs looking not only for the set but for the high hand. also i found myself calling with small suited connectors for the same reason but the fact of the matter is that i (you) are a 7.5 to 1 underdog to hit a set and straight flushes are in the thousands to 1 category. i would call with 4-5 suited and the 2-6 of the suit would hit with say a king of opposite color. i found myself making a call of 20 dollars hoping to hit that straight or flush and sometimes would indeed hit flush but not the straight flush and would lose to a bigger flush which costs a lot of money.
i was not managing my money correctly and so i moved. now, i never call with small suited connectors unless am at rear of betting and there are no raises. see, the problem with suited connectors is that you often flop four fifths of a hand and now are in drawing mode. well, i hate to draw; the draw is always an underdog.
i am back to playing nothing but big cards and preferably big pairs and am willing to sit and wait and wait and wait for the RIGHT cards in the RIGHT position.
the old saying: "those who play for straights and flushes soon leave this town on greyhound buses" is an old saying because it is TRUE. draws are the death of bankrolls. look for sets and top pairs with good kickers.
since i changed i have had for the last three weeks of play; 880, 710, 514 winnings. not bad. i can live with that.
once i have my total game back i will probably hit m.b. a couple of times per week but maybe not, hate to leave winning grounds.
one hand from yesterday: i raise from middle position to 20 dollars with aces and am called in one place. flop comes Q,Q,6 rainbow. i bet 45 dollars and my callers goes all in for his last 75 dollars. (and he does it quickly) i think about it and call. here is my reasoning: a. he is an idiot anyway. b. he pushed all in so quickly (showing strength often means weakness) and c. he is short stacked and short stacked people have tendency to bluff (especially if they are idiots) because they are getting desperate. he turned over 3-6 suited LOL so he had two pair. i also thought that if he had the queen he would have waited for turn to push. anyway, i was right and there you go.
another reason is that mandalay bay has bonus hands: any 4 of a kind or better pays extra money, from 20 to 500 dollars for four of kinds and straight flushes and uncapped for royals. over the years i have made thousands upon thousands of dollars with high hands but most of them were at limit. in no limit, i found myself calling medium raises with small pairs looking not only for the set but for the high hand. also i found myself calling with small suited connectors for the same reason but the fact of the matter is that i (you) are a 7.5 to 1 underdog to hit a set and straight flushes are in the thousands to 1 category. i would call with 4-5 suited and the 2-6 of the suit would hit with say a king of opposite color. i found myself making a call of 20 dollars hoping to hit that straight or flush and sometimes would indeed hit flush but not the straight flush and would lose to a bigger flush which costs a lot of money.
i was not managing my money correctly and so i moved. now, i never call with small suited connectors unless am at rear of betting and there are no raises. see, the problem with suited connectors is that you often flop four fifths of a hand and now are in drawing mode. well, i hate to draw; the draw is always an underdog.
i am back to playing nothing but big cards and preferably big pairs and am willing to sit and wait and wait and wait for the RIGHT cards in the RIGHT position.
the old saying: "those who play for straights and flushes soon leave this town on greyhound buses" is an old saying because it is TRUE. draws are the death of bankrolls. look for sets and top pairs with good kickers.
since i changed i have had for the last three weeks of play; 880, 710, 514 winnings. not bad. i can live with that.
once i have my total game back i will probably hit m.b. a couple of times per week but maybe not, hate to leave winning grounds.
one hand from yesterday: i raise from middle position to 20 dollars with aces and am called in one place. flop comes Q,Q,6 rainbow. i bet 45 dollars and my callers goes all in for his last 75 dollars. (and he does it quickly) i think about it and call. here is my reasoning: a. he is an idiot anyway. b. he pushed all in so quickly (showing strength often means weakness) and c. he is short stacked and short stacked people have tendency to bluff (especially if they are idiots) because they are getting desperate. he turned over 3-6 suited LOL so he had two pair. i also thought that if he had the queen he would have waited for turn to push. anyway, i was right and there you go.
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