Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City is the east coast's version of Las Vegas. Located in the south of New Jersey it is only a fraction of the size of its Nevada cousin and doesn't have the glamour associated it with it that a night in Vegas's casinos would. But alas for a lowly intern such as myself the $31 bus journey with $20 cashback on arrival was too much tempation to resist.
At 3pm in unseasonably mild January weather we arrived in AC and took a walk along the Boardwalk, where the majority of casinos are located and the rumour was confirmed. It isn't the most spectacular city to behold but if you like neon lights, cringe worthy music and slot machines then you're in heaven.
I elected, after some food and drinks of course, to play a bit of High Limit Texas Hold 'Em - the best type of poker there is. I wasn't feeling hugely confident and hoped my $10 games back in my apartment would stand me in good stead for this game that had a minimum $40 buy in. As I sat down and bought my chips I resigned myself to losing my money pretty quickly given how short stacked I was already. The first hand teased me as I was dealt two spades and flopped a flush - an almost guaranteed winning hand given what was on the board - it was not to be as someone else caught a flush but with an ace kicker. This started an unfortunate downward trend as even with a few good hands (ace king being one) my chips dwindled away. Then the tide turned. After being put all in and coming through with a pair of queens I stamped a little bit of authority on the game.
I regained my $40 stack and added a few more to boot. I won a few hands with straights and a few more with flushes. I was really enjoying myself and when I talked to some of my fellow Mountbattens who were set to join a table themselves they noted that I seemed 'buzzing' with excitement. I won't bore you with any more poker chat but I ended up walking away from the table three and a half hours later, $100 better off!
I throughly enjoyed the night on the AC poker table and was even happier as I had made a profit from my time away.
Benjamin Franklin!
At 3pm in unseasonably mild January weather we arrived in AC and took a walk along the Boardwalk, where the majority of casinos are located and the rumour was confirmed. It isn't the most spectacular city to behold but if you like neon lights, cringe worthy music and slot machines then you're in heaven.
I elected, after some food and drinks of course, to play a bit of High Limit Texas Hold 'Em - the best type of poker there is. I wasn't feeling hugely confident and hoped my $10 games back in my apartment would stand me in good stead for this game that had a minimum $40 buy in. As I sat down and bought my chips I resigned myself to losing my money pretty quickly given how short stacked I was already. The first hand teased me as I was dealt two spades and flopped a flush - an almost guaranteed winning hand given what was on the board - it was not to be as someone else caught a flush but with an ace kicker. This started an unfortunate downward trend as even with a few good hands (ace king being one) my chips dwindled away. Then the tide turned. After being put all in and coming through with a pair of queens I stamped a little bit of authority on the game.
I regained my $40 stack and added a few more to boot. I won a few hands with straights and a few more with flushes. I was really enjoying myself and when I talked to some of my fellow Mountbattens who were set to join a table themselves they noted that I seemed 'buzzing' with excitement. I won't bore you with any more poker chat but I ended up walking away from the table three and a half hours later, $100 better off!
I throughly enjoyed the night on the AC poker table and was even happier as I had made a profit from my time away.
Benjamin Franklin!
posted by Christopher Rath at 5:16 PM
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