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I'll tell you what, I am so excited right now.
This weekend, I finally get to cross another item off my "Things I want to do" list when I get to go play in a casino for the first time. My son's future-problem solving team (a branch of the academic team) is competing in Louisville this weekend, and since Caesar's Indiana is just across the river, well, of course I had to book our room there. And although we are going there to support my son and his team, I'm sure there will be some time one evening to get my fingers on cards and chips.
Hey, I'm a good, loving father. I can't help it if I also happen to be a degenerate.
So, this is it. The big time. Well, not really, but as big as I've got to take part in yet.
My online efforts lately have been more prosperous than they were the first two months of the year, so I'll be taking about $300 to play with. I know that's not much, but all I really hope to accomplish on this trip is just getting the first time out of the way. I've prepared myself mentally to accept losing the whole miniscule wad, if that's what happens, but I'm also pumping myself up to play well. I figure if I feel like I can afford to lose the money, then I won't be nearly as nervous as I would if I were in a "must-win" frame of mind.
Yeah, right. I'll be about as comfortable as a hen trying to lay a Siamese egg.
Anyway, I figure my $300 ought to be good enough to let me sit down and play a few hours at whatever lowest limit game they offer, even if I play horribly and get a terrible run of cards.
About the only problem I foresee is that, because of my schedule, I won't be showing up to play until Sunday night, when the major tourist crowd is already gone. That means I'll probably be facing a group of "regulars" who aren't nervous about playing, who probably already have quite a bit of information on how each other plays, who will be eying my small stack as an unexpected Sunday night windfall. But I'm not so sure that's so bad. My goal is to become a better player, and that means having to face better plays and paying to learn the lessons. Now, I don't know how goo the players at Caesar's will be, but I'm sure they're bound to have the initial edge over a casino virgin like myself. Thing is, I feel like I have better results against good players than I have against the utterly stupid players. I know, it shouldn't be that way, but it is. That's a weakness in my game, I suppose.
But, wish me luck. Hopefully, I be back Tuesday to let you know that I doubled or tripled up. Regardless, I'll be back then to fill you in.
This weekend, I finally get to cross another item off my "Things I want to do" list when I get to go play in a casino for the first time. My son's future-problem solving team (a branch of the academic team) is competing in Louisville this weekend, and since Caesar's Indiana is just across the river, well, of course I had to book our room there. And although we are going there to support my son and his team, I'm sure there will be some time one evening to get my fingers on cards and chips.
Hey, I'm a good, loving father. I can't help it if I also happen to be a degenerate.
So, this is it. The big time. Well, not really, but as big as I've got to take part in yet.
My online efforts lately have been more prosperous than they were the first two months of the year, so I'll be taking about $300 to play with. I know that's not much, but all I really hope to accomplish on this trip is just getting the first time out of the way. I've prepared myself mentally to accept losing the whole miniscule wad, if that's what happens, but I'm also pumping myself up to play well. I figure if I feel like I can afford to lose the money, then I won't be nearly as nervous as I would if I were in a "must-win" frame of mind.
Yeah, right. I'll be about as comfortable as a hen trying to lay a Siamese egg.
Anyway, I figure my $300 ought to be good enough to let me sit down and play a few hours at whatever lowest limit game they offer, even if I play horribly and get a terrible run of cards.
About the only problem I foresee is that, because of my schedule, I won't be showing up to play until Sunday night, when the major tourist crowd is already gone. That means I'll probably be facing a group of "regulars" who aren't nervous about playing, who probably already have quite a bit of information on how each other plays, who will be eying my small stack as an unexpected Sunday night windfall. But I'm not so sure that's so bad. My goal is to become a better player, and that means having to face better plays and paying to learn the lessons. Now, I don't know how goo the players at Caesar's will be, but I'm sure they're bound to have the initial edge over a casino virgin like myself. Thing is, I feel like I have better results against good players than I have against the utterly stupid players. I know, it shouldn't be that way, but it is. That's a weakness in my game, I suppose.
But, wish me luck. Hopefully, I be back Tuesday to let you know that I doubled or tripled up. Regardless, I'll be back then to fill you in.
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