Cain is Abel

Heh…not really. I did run pretty horribly during the vegas trip. I probably got in about 10 table hours, so ~250-300 hands really isn’t the largest sample.  To have the 3 brutal losses I experienced, on top of the fact that I showed down 0 significant wins (all wins were bluffs/no shows) was clearly the nasty side of variance.

Fortunately, I got to win through my mom/stepdad who I gave lessons to during the trip.   **brag** My mom, who had never played poker before, placed 12/50 in a 70$ SnG, and chopped the next one for a 300$ win! Paul also placed 16/50th in the first one, and chopped his second for (I think) 325$!

Despite my terrible luck, I did get more comfortable at a live table.  I’m confident with my ability to compete in the very different casino atmosphere.

As for the beat hands….

A7 vs AJ   Board: A75TJ   (~1200 pot, all in on turn)

AA v TT Board: A5TTx (~300 pot, all in on flop)

KK v AA Board: I forget, no king (~800 pot, all in preflop)

Bad luck.

When I get time, I’ll be uploading some pictures and maybe doing a more detailed trip report.

Back to the busy balancing act.

I’m going to Vegas for the first time since turning 21! This should be quite an experience!

Hopefully I come back with a big wad of cash.

Updates to follow!

So, I’m sure my regular readers have been wondering “Wtf is Belok going to do about SNE? He’s way behind!” Well, I did fall behind – and have decided not to go for it this year. I think I’ll hit some milestones, but for now I’ll be focusing my time on…

THE MASS TABLING VIDEO SERIES

I’ve begun seriously progressing on the videos, and am extremely excited.  In addition to being very informative, I have some pretty great demonstrations lined up, and enhancements out the wazoo. Things that have not been seen before.  This series is going to be the ultimate source for multi-tabling information for both advanced and novice players.

ETA ~1-2 months, but I am not releasing it until the entire series is complete. The wait will be worth it.