Binions to Aria

Summary
Date: Feb 3rd to Feb 4th 6:20AM
Binion's 100 -> 116 (11PM to ~Midnight)
Aria 100 -> 0, 120 -> 0, 300 -> 600 (~12:20 to 6:00AM)
Net: Up ~100
Cash-in-hand: ~1460

Binion's 1-2NL:
Played fairly solid stable poker, was settling in for the long haul once I was finally seated. Saw Frank Wiese again. Called his 2$ raise pre-flop with a 27off, asked if he wanted me to call, or if he wanted his red bull, since I owed him one from last time we played. Recognition dawned on him and he said he wanted a call. I called and said he could have both. Flop gave me a gutshot with my 7, would have needed a 9. He bet, I folded face up, much to the pleasure of the table. Bought him a red bull when we finally got a waitress. We were chatting a bit across the table, and he mentioned that he wanted to go to Aria, and that they had a few tables open. I said it sounded like fun. Last hand before I left the table had a bit of action pre-flop, I had KJo, so I called the 10. Flop came rags, two clubs, I made a small bet, the guy called. On the turn he pushed in a 20$ bet, I went all in for 63$ I figured I wouldn't have to cash out if I lost, and it was a fun move to leave the table with. I had two overs and a board that seemed ripe for bluffing. Opponent tanked, then folded. So I left there ahead instead of behind.

Aria 1-3NL:
Overall, I set in for a long grind, played very tight but aggressive. My bluffs were successful 80% of the time or more, and I never had to show a total bluff..
First buy-in (100):
Worked it up to 140, stealing small pots, avoiding going all in unnecessarily, and trying to play smart and tight to gather intel. However I got caught with a decent hand against a set. I had top pair with a decent kicker and some decent draws. Player was playing weak/passive. I did not detect the trap, by the river the board looked harmless, any kind of draw he might have had would have missed, so I shoved about 50$ into a 180$ pot. He called with a set of 5's.

Second buy-in (120):
KK pre-flop. Someone bet 15 pre-flop. I was in middle position. I pondering isolating, but instead decided to call, ended up being head's up anyway. Flop came three diamonds, A7T(?). He slow checked, so I bet 15. He was not the type to trap, and always seemed to either fold weak hands, or bet strong hands, so I knew he either had zero or one diamond. I had Kd, so I figured I'd out-flush him with one more diamond. He pondered a moment and pushed in 45, I snap-called. River was a blank and he checked again. I shoved with little delay, figuring he might have paired an ace, but I might scare him out with the diamonds. He called, river was not a diamond, I said ace is good, and he showed his ace. Pot was ~270-300

Third buy-in (300):
Was playing fairly stable and tight, and I figured I'd make every effort to get my money in good, was not playing with the "must double-up to get even" mentality. Tried to keep my game stable.

AKs pre-flop straddle raised to 20$ by tricky player, I re-raised to 40, since he had a wide range of hands and only Frank was left to act. Frank pushed all in for another 77 on top. Middle guy folded, I called, thinking there was a decent chance Frank was making a move, and worst case was coin flip, best case domination. Flop came three diamonds, turn fourth diamond, river a blank. Frank had AdQo. He made nut flush even though I had him dominated. Pot was around 275$.

99 from middle position. Yellow-shirt was a fairly chasy player, and I flopped middle set on a board with two clubs. Not wanting to risk being drawn out on, but knowing I could extract value, I bet a little over half pot, putting pot up to about 100, he called. Turn was a blank, so I put 100 in, which was almost his entire stack. He said something along the lines of "Well, I'm getting 2:1 on my money..." and pushed all-in. I called, and he apologized as he made a straight on the river. Lost a 360$ pot to a gut-shot.
My stack drifted down to about 150$ at its low point, but I was playing hands solidly and slowly rebuilding.

45 clubs. Got stack back up to around 280$, a few of the looser players put some money in, so I called 7$. Four or so players in pot. I figure I can easily escape if I miss the flop, and suited connectors can be sneaky. Flop comes J(45)s. Indian big-stack bets 20$, I re-raise to 60$. This isolates him as he calls. Turn is a blank (10d? 3d?). I'm doing my best to not feign weakness too strongly, I'm also unsure of what he has. I doubt the set very much, because he's not playing like he made a set. Possible flush draw, but if so I have that beat. He looks at my stack, goes all in, and I snap-call. River is a third card to a flush draw, I frown and show my two pair. He flashed a KQo and folds. Doubling me up, I leave a few hands later with 600. I thought the turn was 3d, but it makes more sense for it to be 10d, giving him an open-ended to semi-bluff with.

Binions to Golden Nugget

Summary
Date: Jan 31 10:30PM to Feb 1 4:00AM
Binion's 1-2NL 200 -> 900
Golden Nugget 1-2NL 100 -> 0, 150 -> 450
Net: Up ~900
Cash-in-hand: ~1550

Over-all:
Played well, no notable mistakes. Got value on MANY hands. Unlike the day before, when I went in as favorites and lost, I won pretty much every all-in and race when I was favorited.
Met Frank Wiese. After I won a big pot, I bought his book for four red chips (20$). He suffered a bad beat in one hand for a big pot, then lost the rest of his chips in a bad hand a round or two later, overplaying a middle pair. He has a picture in his phone of Phil Ivey reading his book at one of the big tourneys.
Binions 1-2NL:
77 in mid position, raised 7$ to increase pot, as there were a decent number of callers. Flop was 566, no impression of an opponent having a six or trapping. Raised or bet about half pot, two callers. Seven on the turn, giving me a full house. I was in position, so last to act. One of the players before me went all-in, and the other called his all-in. I contemplated what to do, and decided to go all-in. Figuring even if I chased out the third player, I liked the look of the pot. Big win, as the other player called, too. I only had him covered by about 20$.
5d6d in late position. Flop came (478)d. Ended up heads up. Used some table talk to keep my opponent in the hand and to give him the impression I was nervous. Wasn't too hard, as the casino has high-hand jackpots for straight flushes, so I was nervous. On the flop he bet 40, I asked if I raised him, would he shut down. He stifled a smirk and I raised to 80, he called. He checked turn, and checked river. I tanked for a while, looked at my cards, confused, and bet 100. He called, I said high hand, and laid out my cards near the board. Flopping a straight flush felt pretty good, and getting paid for it made it a huge jackpot. Frank said I owed him a payback red-bull for the one he bought me earlier. He was gone before I could pay up. Monster swing upward...
Having just made a large amount, and the table starting to fall apart, I cashed out at 900$ after playing another round or two.

Golden Nugget 1-2NL:
Lost some chips to an older (~40) man who either had my number, or singled me out.
Had A9s. Board came 89x. Bet moderately, got a caller. Turn came 8, thought I was safe, he called again. On river he bet and I called. He had A8.
Q2s in mid position. There was a small pre-flop raise, I felt like there might be a few callers, especially if I called. Realizing I had been playing pretty tight since my last decent pot, I tossed the chips out there. Flop came QT2, with two-to-a-flush. I liked the pot as it stood, and decided to just shove. Guy tanked and called, turn and river were rags (58?). He showed a Q, I showed Q2. Clearly he had me dominated pre-flop, and I would have been able to get away if I had not double-paired, instead he was the one who couldn't get away. I was also lucky the board didn't pair.
JcTc, late position. Got a call, time almost up. Action was 7$ pre-flop, around four callers. Flop was three clubs, I bet 15$, got two callers. Turn was another club, so board of (367Q)c. I'm slightly hesitant, but bet 20-25$, they both call. River is a heart, so I bet 30, tentatively. They both call. One of them had 5c, and had a straight draw on the flop, the other had 9cQs. Was a good note to end the night on.