Drove down to the Strip to play poker Saturday night. Bellagio. My favorite cardroom by far. Spreads the most games by far. Marco and others like Venetian best, mostly because of the space between the tables. Personally, I'd rather be cramped in a better game. Started at 7 pm. 2-5 NL. Won about $400 the first few hours. A total manic - raising with anything - was in the game. When a seat to his left came open, I jumped... Read more

Saturday was one to remember! First, poker at the Bellegio mid-afternoon . . . 2-5 NL . . . Marco DAngelo to my left. I was under-the-gun, and made it $15 with 99 . . . one other player called, and Marco called in the big blind. Flop came 79J all hearts. I had a set, but a scary board was out there for sure. I bet $25, middle player folded, and Marco called. Turn came 2 of spades. Now here is a key play: If you have the... Read more

When you live in Vegas, you certainly don't go to the strip everyday . . . but on Wednesday I had a 7:00 meeting at the Bellagio, so I decided to make a night of it. The meeting went well (yes, new Pregame.com stuff coming) - then I decided to play poker. When getting on the 2-5 NL list, I actually saw Marco D'Angelo (who goes down to the strip much more often than the average man!). I played for 90 minutes, won $45 ... Read more

Saturday night at the Bellegio. Ive been playing 2-5 No Limit for about three hours. Every once in a while you get a real loud mouth in a game one of those know-it-alls who for some reason are not playing the higher limits (because they usually SUCK). This goof was mid-thirties, fat with a sun visor and an Angles jersey. And as much as you dont want it to be, the focus becomes wanting to bust the jerk. I bluffed him with... Read more