Went to a minor league hockey game tonight over at the Orleans and had about an hour to kill before the game so I decided to play some poker. Put my name up on the board for $2/$4 and $4/$8, both half kill and got called up for the $2/$4 game first. Sat down at the table and immediately noticed I was the youngest person there by at least 20 years; in fact, I was the youngest person in the room by 20 years. The tables there were crappy at best. There was no give to the felt which made it very annoying to try to look at hole cards and the edge of the felt dipped sharply before the rail, making it impossible to stack chips. Seriously, I’ve played on nicer pieces of cardboard.

Overall, the $2/$4 game made for a very frustrating session. Basic weak-loose play and no one bet their hands. After about 30 minutes I got called for the $4/$8 game and quickly gathered my chips.

The $4/$8 game wasn’t much better, but at least players were betting their hands making it possible to at least have an inclination as to what they were holding. I got up a quick $60 or so and then got tangled in this hand: Late position, pick up pocket 10’s. Raise to $8 and get 5-6 callers. Flop comes out 10-Q-4, rainbow. Guy to my immediate right bets, so I raise to make the rest of the table face two bets and take away their odds. Naturally, only one or two people fold. Turn comes a King. Checked to me, so I bet and it gets raised and reraised before coming back to me. I know I’m beat in at least one place, but I have the odds to call in hopes of pairing the board. River comes a blank and my stack is almost back where I started. Got paid off nicely on a flopped flush a few hands later and then it was time to leave for the hockey game.