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TRIP TO RIVERS FOR LIVE POKER AND VP

  Elizabeth had a gathering of her book club here at the house, and so I had to vacate the property.   Rivers seemed a good refuge.  This is my second trip since coming back from  Florida. I can't find the other trip.  There too I broke even on the VP, but I lost $130 when I went "all-in" with Ace high flush on the turn only to have 4-10 offsuit call me and score a 4 for a river full house.  The pot was large.  My all-in bet was $91.  Oh, well. I arrived on this trip about noon and was put at a newly starting table.   This session was terrible.  Most of these players knew one another and how each played.  I just kept getting drained.  My one good hand was when I held A-A and my woman opponent held K-K.  She made a good push out bet and everyone ahead of me folded to me.  I made an all-in bet which was just a few dollars more than her bet.  Two more folded.  She called. My Aces held up and that was ...
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ANOTHER TRIP TO RIVERS

 Well, Elizabeth went off to take a friend for a birthday dinner. So, I went off to Rivers. The timing was right because I wanted to test the hypothesis that softer players play   around 4PM.  That was not the case this time. Then again I joined an active game, not a new game.   New games usually are my favorite.  Less money to overwhelm, and usually a mix of player skill levels. The game I joined was terrible.  Betting was high and heavy, and one fellow with about a thousand dollars was just bullying. He acted two players after me.  That was not where I wanted him. Dealers do not sell chips at Rivers, so I bought in for $140 and put another hundred in my front pocket.  Slowly, I was drained and added $50 to my money at risk.  I caught very little. Then in a blind I had 4-4 and it went around without big raises.   Bully boy was out, so it was more like real poker. The flop of K-10-4 gave me trip 4's and two opponents were ...
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