Poker + Blackjack = A Profit

One day after winning $949, I was determined not to give back any of our profits.

But I had to visit the Suncoast to cash a pair of football teaser tickets totalling $130 (thanks Tulsa). So while I was there I slid into a $1-2 No Limit poker game. This didn't go too well. I played for about an hour and went through half of my $100 buy-in without winning any hefty pots. I took down a couple of $10-12 pots, but mostly just blinded my money away $1 or $2 at a time.

So after an hour, I took a break and visited the sports book to see if there were any juicy investment opportunities there. Nothing jumped out at me. The Pistons are playing tonight, but they are too erratic to put any money on. I did notice that they are 15-1 longshots to win the NBA title. The Lakers are 6-5, while the Celtics are 2-1 and the Cavs are 3-1.

Lunch was a 75 cent hotdog and bottled water.

Then I decided to check out the blackjack tables. I found a nice $5 table and for the next 3 hours it was up-down-up-down-up-down-down-up-up. The only highlight was when one guy playing third base decided to stay on a A-3, despite the dealer pointing out that he had a total of 4. The guy simply refused to take a card, the dealer made 17 and everyone at the table won, except for Mister I Love 4s.

When the dust settled over the green felt, I was up $110 at bj, making the profit for the day $60 due to the listless poker session. Not a great day, but still better than losing.

I arrived home around 4 p.m. to find Helen working on her sewing project, which is coming along nicely. Dinner was a couple of hefty salads that I built using baby spinach, romaine lettuce, corn, black beans, salsa, mushrooms, red onions and shredded cheddar cheese. We're trying to eat healthier and these salads are a big part of our daily diet now.

Tonight we're just watching TV and relaxing. But tomorrow, the adventure continues...