My Best Poker Hand to Date

Our life has returned to a normal routine now that our friend Gail has flown back to the snow and wind of Traverse City.

This morning I did a little grocery shopping. Six bags of groceries set us back $75, so I figured I'd better hit the poker tables and let someone else cough up the cash for these victuals. After unloading the groceries, I headed down to the Strip. I parked at Bill's, bought a hockey parlay for my friend Terry (sorry T, 2 out of 3 were winners) and walked over to Bally's.

At 10 a.m., the Bally's poker room was pretty quiet, so I put my name in for a $1-2 No Limit game and within about 10 minutes there were 6 of us to begin play. I've been very lucky in the #1 seat lately, so I grabbed that spot and bought in for $100. About the 3rd or 4th hand, I won a nice pot and was immediately up $40 or so. But that was the end of my good fortune for, literally, hours.

I had a real run of cold cards...J-3, 8-2, 9-4. When I did get a good starting hand (I had A-K twice) the flop was no help and I couldn't call the $30 or $40 bets that came along after the flop.
I stayed patient, but eventually my stack was dwindling. Eventually, I bought in for another $100. My plan was to head home about 3:30 or 4.

At 3 p.m., I looked down at a pair of red K-K, bet $10 and got called by 3 other players. My stack at this time was about $65. The flop came A-K-4, all Clubs. I was concerned about a flush and figured I'd better try to win the pot right there, so I went All-In for my $65 and got one guy to call. The turn was a 7 of Diamonds. Then the river card - the beautiful KING OF SPADES. I'd made 4 KINGS - taking down a nearly $200 pot and getting a bonus from the casino of $100 that they pay for any quads. The other player had made his Club Flush. I tipped the dealer $10. So by winning almost $300, I went from roughly $140 down to $160 up! I saw 3-4 more hands, but didn't play any before racking up my chips and leaving with a profit of $139.

While I was grinding out some poker winnings, Helen was on the phone. She talked with her sister Nat and her sister Susan who is feeling better after suffering numbness on her left side and loss of balance. The numbness is gone and she only has occasional dizziness now. It's believed the cause was a Reclast Infusion, a drug for treating osteoporosis. Helen also talked with our sister-in-law Lorraine who lives in So Cal and is hoping to come to Vegas for a visit. Lorraine would also like Helen to spend a week or so with her and Norm and their kids. We still have to work out the details of that trip.

On my way home from the Strip, I stopped at our Middle Eastern Market and picked up dinner - fresh pita bread, hummus, tabouli, Greek feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and lebne. It was delicious and easy to plate up. Not much cooking for me tonight, LOL!

Now we're just relaxing, reading and watching some TV, but tomorrow the adventure continues...