A Day In The Life

Poker diary day one

Tired all day Friday so go to bed at 6pm and sleep untill 1am (Sat) whereupon I get up. shower and get organised. Nice clean shirt, 40 ciggies, £500 cash ready to go for 3am. Arrive at casino 10 minutes walk later (the benifits of living so close) and promptly purchase a bottle of beer and head out for a smoke. Beer and ciggie done I buy another bottle and head for the poker tables.

After 2 hours of play last three hands of the night is called (5.30am) and I find myself up £150. After cashing up I have 5 single pound chips and so spread them out across a roulette table and proceed to hit 5 spins in a row sending me back to cash desk for another £80.

Outside smoking the next private cash game is decided, we have 7 players including 3 drunk young irish guys. Drive to the house via garage for fags and snacks, arriving 10mins later (6.30am). Table is set up in massive living room of beautiful 3 story 4 bedroom modern house.

Everyone buys in for £100. Drunk irish are happy to continue drinking large vodkas as they chat loudly about their night before, offering up their wisdom of poker for all to absorb. After a good start they all end up reloading and within 3 hours of play 2 are passed out on the sofa broke while the final contender nurses his last £50 in chips, they leave around 10am.

Play continues vigourously with 5 players (one more arrival). I'm in for £400 and sitting about even by midday, lots of potential on the table with some £2000 available. One chinese player busts out but wants to continue and offers up his £300 D&G watch for sale which is snapped up for £75, 30 minutes later he busts out and goes home, after borrowing £1 for a bus.

By 5pm Saturday the game draws to a close, I cash out £750 giving me around £550 profit for the evening. 3 of us drive to a chinese restaurant for crispy duck and dim sum. Home then smoke then bed.

posted by mrwhatshisface @ 7:02 am