Back in AC

On Thursday, Lauren and I returned to Atlantic City for a stay at the Borgata. We checked into our suite early and I hit the poker room. I sat in a juicy No Limit game and realized after about 30 minutes that this was going to be a tough table to make money with. The players were very aggressive and deep stacked, so I felt a little intimidated even with the max buy-in for the table. I struggled for almost an hour and got stuck for a little early on when my bets faced big raises and my hand had not improved.
Finally, a key hand came up. An early player had made it $25 to go and with four other players in the pot before the flop, I was getting the odds to call with my suited Ace-Jack of clubs from the big blind. The flop brought me another beautiful ace, but since I was first to act with four players behind me, I was a little unsure of how much that may have even helped me. I checked and let the other players bet for me. Two did and I called a $60 bet. The turn card was no further help and I checked again. This time the bet was $75 and I made the call and was heads up with a player to my right. He was a young Asian kid and played very aggressively. The king on the turn was a little scary for me and when he bet another $225 I wondered what I had gotten myself into. I looked at him for a sign of anything but my gut was telling me he didn't have an ace, he had a big pair but not an ace. I weighed the odds that he may have had Kings, but that didn't seem right either. I put him on either Queens or Jacks. I took a deep breath and made the call. He threw his cards into the muck and said, "you're good". I showed my hand to collect the nearly $900 pot. He told me he had pocket tens which sounded about right, too. I received some congratulatory comments on the great call from the others at the table and began to stack my new pile of chips.
The very next hand I made a full house to win another large pot and then called it quits for the day after about an hour and a half of play.
Lauren and I got something to eat and then we hit the pool for a little relaxation.
We had a margarita and checked out the band at Gypsy Bar before dinner. The steaks at Bobby Flay's were awesome, even forcing me to consider whether the Old Homestead is still my favorite steakhouse in AC! The lobster & oyster shooters were amazing, too!
Lauren and I played a little blackjack and walked away with a small win. We also hit a crap table where she got to roll the dice for the very first time. She did well and made her first point. We booked a small win there and headed over to check out the new Water Club next door. The Sunroom bar off the lobby is awesome with a waterfall wall and skylights the length of the room. The drink menu looked so good and made it very hard to choose and they even put out little plates of Marcona almonds. Very classy! They are only making 100 rooms available right now, but Lauren and I will be back next Thursday for a stay in the new tower. I'll be sure to snap some picks to post here.
The pics below are from my camera phone looking out the window of our suite on the 42nd floor towards the new tower and the Trump Marina, which Jimmy Buffet bought last week and will be transforming into a Margaritaville Casino!