I recently returned from my first trip to Las Vegas. It was fantastic and I can't stress how much you'll love it if you love poker. I didn't really know what to expect in terms of playing standards or my own success, but it was a mixed bag in both respects.
After a decent start - $700 up after the first two nights – I was brought back down to earth with a bump the next day losing $500 in a NLHE cash game in the Rio after losing a pot worth over $1,000 when some doddery old fool rivered a flush after I'd made a set on the turn.
I then played a couple of biggish tourneys – a $200 affair in Binion's Horseshoe and $540 Venetian deep-stack – both of which were excellent, affordable alternatives to the WSOP. Unfortunately, I cashed in neither (both had big starting fields) and so I blew all my original profit and more. Oh well, that's what holidays are for.
It's back to the much safer waters of the internet for me now in a bid to rebuild my bankroll and pay off my credit card. And it started last night with a $560 cash in an MTT. I guess it's easier to run over a table with the anonymity that a computer screen affords me. Whatever pays the bills...
Nice one. What did you learn on this trip that you would apply to your preparation/strategy/play on your next trip?
Well, I'd almost certainly plan and keep track of my bankroll better, and I'd definitely search out some 'softer' lower stakes games. And before I head out there again I'll play a lot of live poker in the weeks leading up to it. The practice would come in really handy.
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