First Time at the Casino

[Tiberius]

So, I got in and was nervous as hell. Won 60$ at blackjack, then dropped down to 30$ in winnings after going up and down a bit. Finally my seat opened up just as we were leaving, and we stayed an extra hour to play.

So my dad sits down across the table about 5 minutes after I do. I've been talking to the guy next to me, he's 37 and has been playing for 20 years. He knows I'm new and tries to fuck with me. He gave me some legitimate advice on the rules and players around me, but I had position on him, and he kept slipping in shit advice between the simple things.

At one point, he told me that since I'm shortstacked (We both had the same chipcount though, 60-80$ 1/2 NLH) that I had to pick a hand and go all in. I look him in the eyes and say, "Ya man, gotta make one or two big bluffs and I'll win some money, y'know?" and he just looks at me and says, "yup that's how it's done in poker, all bluffing." What a bullshitter :P He was by far the best guy at the table though.

So, my dad plays a hand with pocket 2's, losts 50$ in chips to a rivered pair of queens. At this point, I realize two things. 1) The guy with the queens sucks. He's drunk, thinks he's amazing, has a huge stack of chips, and is the first fish I'm ever going to see. The next thing that occurs, happens when the guy to my left leans in, points out my dad without realizing I know him, and tells me to watch that guy as well, he's not good at poker. I realize my dad is the second fish I've seen.

So, I lose 6$ twice betting preflop in position (On the button, and LP) on AJ O, realize I made a mistake, and flopped nothing. then I get my first win, pull out 30$ in blinds, bet 1/3 the pot on the flop and get all folds.

I'm on the button again, after about a half an hour or so. Look at my hand, AA. Oh fuck yes. 4 limpers behind me, I don't know why I didn't bet 10, but I got nervous and bet 3X the BB, for a 6$ bet. They all call, including my dad. The flop comes,

7c 8c Kh

I bet 10$, get 1 call, 2 folds, my dad bets another 10. I call, the other 2 fold. Turn brings a useless card. I bet half the pot for the majority of my chips. He calls me. River:

A d

I bet the last of my stack. My dad shows 8 K. The tables starts congratulating him for knocking out his son. I flip the AA, the whole table goes quiet, then laughs louder than I've heard all night. My dad nods at me, and walks out. I play a few more hands until the BB is about to hit me, and leave the tables to head out with my dad. He gave me a nice pat on the back and asked for 25$ back of the 50 I got from him. I said nope, and we both laughed and our group left the casino.

A good time, and a good night. I did alright at poker, played OK ABC. Shouldn't have been in with AJ o, but oh well. Won a bit, got a good laugh, and realized it's not quiet as scary as I thought. All in all, a good 19th birthday, an amazing night.

[Tiberius]

Ended up winning 60$ or so for the night, but I had given my girlfriend 35$, and bought some food and drinks, so I came out even :P but my girlfriend only spent 5$ on slots so she's still got 30$ ;D Alls well that ends well, y'know? Blackjack is a ton of fun :P And the people I met at the tables were nice. One guy was playing for fun, first time at a casino in years, and he found out it was my birthday and bought me a beer. hehe. Another guy felt lucky and put 5$ on my PP, and won 120, and gave me the original 5 as a thanks :P

[babyfaceatl]

Well cant beat a free night of entertainment at the casino.

[shellabella]

Sounds like you had a good time. I think there are tournaments at Fallsview in Niagara Falls, Ontario if you dare to venture that way. Check online to find out when they do host tournaments. Good luck in the future and Happy Birthday!

[ShugWhite]

My first time at a casino was my most profitable.

[brokenlung911]

well gl always like live poker vs online try your luck see how you like it

[hkoch7]

First time going to the casino I was Hella lucky. twice a straight came up on the turn and i ended up +$300 in 30 minutes. Just make sure you stop when you're up.

[igniter]

How different is casino games versus online at the same stakes?

[newdaddyhere]

Man I remember my first live poker tourney when i turned 21 at local casino. 25 dollar buy in with rebuys. I was able to last with only one buy in and fount myself heads up for the tourney, where I held a 3-1 chip lead at least. LOL guy wanted to make a deal and split the tops two spots and i said no which he was not to happy bout. very next hand took him out with my k7s-q7. Ended paying me just under 600. Very cool for me being my first tourney and all

[KillerAce]

yeah i recall my first trip to the casino, the lights all the sounds and ppl it was awsome and i love it