It's a Tough Gig

Today I got my humble pie served on a silver platter. Basically, I got munched into little pieces
every table I played.

I started with three single table satellites for The Bellagio's mongo tournament starting on Dec. 12th. All three were midway finishes for no loot or take home prize. I then opted for some live table NL. Big mistake. It's always rough on the big casino, live cash, NL tables. Everyone usually has 500 to 1500 in real cash on the table, and anyone with a decent hand raises so big, so as to eliminate the small guys like me, unless we commit to an all in, or at least half our whole stack. After an hour and a half of trying to sneak in cheap, and not once catching a flop, I commited with big slick, the A-K. Didn't work out. Some huckleberry called with his 8-9, and caught a straight.

OK fine. Onto to greener pastures I presumed. I went back to the satellites, except I hit the satellites for thier 7:15pm $540 tourney. Its a big time event, and the satellite entry was cheaper than the previous ones I entered.

The 7:15 is the largest daily tourney in all of Vegas. Perhaps the world, for all I know. Two attempts at that, and I laid fat goose eggs both times.
I did catch quad eights though. Its always easy on the ticker when you know you got the pot
coming your way, and all you have to do is show an ever so subtle level of doubt. That was today's highlight. The only highlight.

In general though, today was one of the tougher days on the tables I've ever experienced. It seemed most every time I caught a decent hand, it was always second best. And when I did try to make a move here and there, someone had a piece to call me down with.

Thats how it goes.

I'll stay level headed, and figure tomorrow has to be better.