I was in Philly this week for business, and flew in one day early to take a side trip to AC.

I arrived at the Borgata at 9:00 pm to check in. They told me they were giving me an upgrade from a standard room to the an Opus Suite, which is their second largest suite. They must have been sold out, because I’m just a poker player and the Opus suites are reserved for the high rollers. The Room was a huge 1000 square foot beast. It was wasted since I only used the room for sleeping and I was only in there for maybe 6 hours.

After arriving, I dropped my bag in the suite and headed to the poker room. I played 2-5 NL and the game was pretty snug. A couple of hours into the session an interesting hand came up. I was sitting one off the button and I was dealt 33. The UTG (Under The Gun) player raised to $15. I called the raise and so did 3 others.

The flop was 3 5 J with no suits, very dry which made me happy. Everyone checked to me and I bet $55. The initial raiser re-raised to $125, and the next player went all-in for about $300. The next player folded and another player went all in for about $750. I had $600 and folded because the action was a little too extreme. All 3 players put their money in! The initial raiser had an over pair of kings and the other 2 players both, amazingly, had J-5 for top 2 pair. No help came with the turn and river and I would have won a huge pot. I still love my fold.

The next day I was playing the same 2-5 game. I found myself on the button with snowmen (88). There were 4 limper’s and I raised in the cut off to $25 to fold the blinds and buy the button. 4 of us saw the flop, which was 5 8 K. They checked to me and I bet $65. The UTG player raised to $125. The next player folded and the following player made it $260. This hand is of course very different because a set of Kings was very unlikely based on the preflop action. I moved in for $650 and got called in 2 spots. The first re-raiser had 67 for a straight draw and the other player had K5 for 2 pair. There was no help for anyone and I took down a 2100 pot. It was a fun and profitable 24 hours in AC.