JEFFREY 1ST CASINO VISIT

$1/$3 no limit hold em was the only thing available before my tournament started so i decided wth time to put my skills to test so i sat with $100 dollars and was so happy to be around actual players with a dealer and chips :biglaugh:. for the first time ever. Well was pretty card dead for a while till i get AK from teh bb it was folded all teh way to the sb which raises 6dollars i repop to 20 bucks he insta calls board comes :9c: :10s: :3d: we both check turn brings a nother :3s: i bet 20 dollars he calls uggggh.... river :9d:

i had about 15or so and i decided what the hell im all in he calls i flip over AK he says you got it and is about to throw his hand away when i guess i do perhaps the biggest mistake of my life i pick up my hand and flip it down and the dealer goes WHAT ARE YOU DOIN YOU CANT DO THAT .... i mean i have no clue what i did wrong and the dealer is screaming at me he told me that cuz i did that my hand will be declared dead..... i responded quickly by sayin im sorry is my first time playing at a casino which is true and i apologize to teh guy next to me and he understood and was okay with me taking down the hand.... but the dealer went off on me talking about he could get fired if he lets me win the hand i quickly apologize once again and told him i didnt mean no harm ... luckly a guy with a suit came to the table and asked what happen which i was surprised the guy that lost almost 100dollars stood up for me and said that i made a small mistake and i had the best hand anyways and he allowed me to win teh hand... i felt so embarrassed and wanted to duck my head under the table for my stupid mistake honestly i didnt know. I was nervous and scared after tat i decided to leave couple hands after that and come back when my tournament started

He he . . . Well Played Rookie!!!:biglaugh:

J/K . . . I'm sure we all have a story like this related to our first "Casino" game . . . It's thrilling and nervewracking at the same time which is what makes it so memorable.

How'd you do in the tourney??

See You On The Other Side,

Jeff
Houdini9 (Stars)
Feelin Lucky1 (Tilt)

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Originally Posted by Jifsrt8

i felt so embarrassed and wanted to duck my head under the table for my stupid mistake honestly i didnt know. I was nervous and scared after tat i decided to leave couple hands after that and come back when my tournament started

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Not exactly sure what you did wrong. But even those of us who have lived...errrr, played in casinos before have made mistakes. http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/b...od-casino.html

You'll have to get Chad to post about my first poker game. I limped UTG, then after several other limpers, I put my hand up and announced that I wanted to check-raise. :eek:

Not my first time but in a 4-8 I did the same as you Scott, but a little different. I was sitting down and posted and got dealt k5, a bunch of limpers no raise. Flop k-5-5, check to me I bet, a few callers, folded back around and before the dealer can put up the turn I say reraise. The table laughs, turn irrelevant, I bet out, snap folds by the table. You live and you learn...

http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/h...t=fill+dumbass

Similar thing happened... but unfortunately my hand stayed dead. Couple hundred dollar lesson... yuck.:(

Im glad Im not the only one!! :-)

String bets have been my major problem in my 4 live games, in all the excitement I tend to not announce my intended betting action and let everyone in the pot cheap or fold knowing that I am intending to raise but can only call!!

I have done a similar thing as Jeffrey as well, the first occassion I 3bet with KK in middle position and then get chatting to a rather nice girl on my right and miss a 4bet by a little asian girl hidden behind the chunky dealer, having thought I had won the pot I then flipped my KK over into the middle and dealer instantly declares my hand dead and the little asian girl flips QQ!! LOL

Next time I have QQ and raise from MP, then get involved in a chat with the guy on my left about my football team, miss read the action and then flip my QQ in the middle again, to a whoot of laughter, BB is still to act, on this occasion the dealer gave the BB the option to chose his action and he folded and I won the pot, Im not sure if this was a legitimate decision by the dealer but I wasn't arguing.

Hopefully at the London EPT meet at the end of September I wont make the same mistakes.

Thats hilarious..

My first visit I blew up yelling when I actually had the winning hand, everyone didnt know what i was doing even me..

Then I finally ended up grinding my 200$ into the ground punched a 3inch thick window <ow> and proceeded to take shots at every bar on my way out of downtown Black Hawk < colorado gambling town in the mountains > All the casino's like every where else i would guess are on a major strip so i would walk out of one and into the next greeted by security waiting to escort me threw to the exit.

Havent been up there in awhile < house arrest > But we have this casino the "Gilpin" <spelling?> Where you can get into a 35, 40, 60, BI tourneys that will be all day of playing for 110 bucks!!? I dont understand how they do it but this offer just came since we got the gambling laws changed to an increased limit and 24/hrs.. YES!

Cant wait to get up there and make some money, all i've done so far is basically donate, Live poker is so much fun and has so many aspects of the game i'm such a rookie at.. When I look down at AA i'm sure everyone at the table knows cause I change from my light hearted smiley self into a stone cold no emotion shaky hand betting maniac! Nothing like hitting top set live what a rush!

BTW Jif i thought u were like 18? <--- not a dis i dont know where i read it but i picked it up somewhere..

you should have said, "sorry I play online" damn... what could he look you up with there though, k high? qj? what a gift.

The second your opponent declares his intention to fold you can do whatever the heck you want with your hand

Ryan, while i agree with you, always hold onto your hand till the pot is awarded to you. It is the best habit to get into. Put your tip on top of your cards as you pass them in. No questions then who has the last live hand. The dealer is supposed to kill all other hands before they award the pot but they frequently do not follow this procedure and it can cause problems.

im also interested how u were playing in the casino as you are 19 i thought..they wouldnt even let u Rail for Scott if i remeber correctly lol

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Originally Posted by shoecrew

im also interested how u were playing in the casino as you are 19 i thought..they wouldnt even let u Rail for Scott if i remeber correctly lol

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lol i called liek 20 casinos here in california and asked is their any casino where they allow 19 years olds to play they told me yes... it has to be an indian reservation casino where the age is lowered to 18years old. is funny because i saw zero native americans and just about every race possible exept native americans. also i finished 62 out 81 people and of course i dont get paid so sick how this lady thought she was pot comitted because their was 600 dollars in the pot and she had like 6k she called my all in with 55 when i had ak of course i manage to miss flop turn and river. but im happy that i played great

There are tons of Indian Casinos in California. You only have to be 18 to play in them, because they do not serve alcohol. If you have a fake ID you could probably get into the LA Commerce Casino. When I was out there after I just turned 21, they didn't even card me (granted I do look a little older than I am).

As far as turning your hand over, once you turn your cards up, you really aren't supposed to touch them. The dealer wouldn't have lost his job or anything over it. He should have simply shipped you the pot, then warned you, and explained why you cannot turn you cards over. It's not as big of deal as he seems to have made it.

My only bad memory from 1st live tourney was asking for change from the dealer cuz id played a small $2-$5 spread game but never a tourney and i wanted to call but i was asking the dealer for change for my $100 chip cuz it was $50 to call and everyone laughed.. I was embarassed as hell cuz i knew how to play and had played online alot but never live.. that was a long time ago tho..
But recently i was at a game and saw a 1st even for me.. a kid raising his hand asking the dealer if he could goto the bathroom.. like he's back in school.. and the funniest thing is that he didnt just say it.he raised his hand and the dealer looked at him a couple times then was like "yes" and he said "ummm can i like goto the bathroom please" ive NEVER EVER seen that and that shit was uncontrollably hilarious lolhahahahhah

This makes me want to just sit around at cash tables and see what crazy funny things the rookies do.

That bathroom thing is hilarious.

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Originally Posted by jdmjosh

My only bad memory from 1st live tourney was asking for change from the dealer cuz id played a small $2-$5 spread game but never a tourney and i wanted to call but i was asking the dealer for change for my $100 chip cuz it was $50 to call and everyone laughed.. I was embarassed as hell cuz i knew how to play and had played online alot but never live.. that was a long time ago tho..
But recently i was at a game and saw a 1st even for me.. a kid raising his hand asking the dealer if he could goto the bathroom.. like he's back in school.. and the funniest thing is that he didnt just say it.he raised his hand and the dealer looked at him a couple times then was like "yes" and he said "ummm can i like goto the bathroom please" ive NEVER EVER seen that and that shit was uncontrollably hilarious lolhahahahhah

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i did the same thing too but did not raised my hand i said excume dealer can i go to the bathroom do i take my chips?... no one laughed till the old man sitting two seats away from me said that he didnt think the chips needed to use the restroom:icon_Smile_blush::biglaugh:

Wow my writing was so horrible and I can see a big diffrence from now and before. Anyways bump for more First time rookie mistake stories!!:D:D

PRICELESS.. :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

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Originally Posted by Chipless Wonder

You'll have to get Chad to post about my first poker game. I limped UTG, then after several other limpers, I put my hand up and announced that I wanted to check-raise. :eek:

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And I thought your story would be about the "I just can't do it" hand... :biglaugh:;)

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And I thought your story would be about the "I just can't do it" hand... :biglaugh:;)

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That is ESPN's/Harrah's/WSOP's/Youtube's rookie mistake story HEHE

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Originally Posted by CSuave

Ryan, while i agree with you, always hold onto your hand till the pot is awarded to you. It is the best habit to get into. Put your tip on top of your cards as you pass them in. No questions then who has the last live hand. The dealer is supposed to kill all other hands before they award the pot but they frequently do not follow this procedure and it can cause problems.

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This, along with announcing your raise amount if you intend to raise, and always protect your hand by capping you cards with a chip is the best advice a rookie could ever get.

What the hell ??????

Your cards were TURNED FACE UP.

The only way you can lose the hand is if he SHOWS a hand that beats AK. I think the dealer was way off the mark on this one.

Am I the only one who thinks this?