Trip to Kansas
Ross Smith
Posted 2/26/98


Was mostly business, so didn't have much poker time, but. . . .

1) Played Friday night at Prairie Band, a new Harrah's reservation casino
north of Topeka. They had one 3-6 holdem game, and about 4 stud tables.
The hold-em folks were a nice mix of people. "Crazy Asians" weren't too
crazy, seemed to be about as strong as anyone. It was my first time
playing outside the IRC channel. I palyed 4 hours, lost $35 including
tokes and waitress tips. Had one hand w/ AKs flop AA9, lost big pot to A9o
who raised my raise preflop, making me think he, too had AK after he kept
raising, but checked on turn. As a new player, toughest thing to remember
to do was to count bets so as to know pot odds. 

The room was physically decent, w/ a nice divider keeping out much of the
noise from the rest of the otherwise smallish casino.

2) Went to Station in KC Monday night, late. Only game there was a 20-40
holdem game. Big room w/ 15 tables. I don't have the br for 20-40, and w/
my little experience, it's probably a good thing. But the game wasn't full
so they let me sit at the table and watch for a couple hours (again, nice
folks). My observations of the game led me to believe I actually had the
skill to play in it, but who knows? 

"Crazy Asians": there were three Asians. One crazy, one too tight, one
quite good. Crazy guy won 2k. Tight busted. Good one held @ even. Crazy
claimed he had never in his life won so much in poker. Game broke when he
said he had to drive to Springfield for 8am work. But I saw him 1 hour
later wandering around amongst the blackjack and craps tables!!!

Ross Smith
Wake Forest University Debate
910-759-5268
Box 7324 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC  27109