I had the opportunity to head back to the Bicycle Casino this past weekend to enter in one of their famed October “Deep Stack” tournaments.  During these special events players are given about triple the amount of starting chips as usual, with the blinds only going up every 30min., allowing for plenty of time to settle in and pick your battles.

Well I picked my battle and got involved early during my big blind with Q J .  The player seated to my left raised me pre-flop and I called.  The flop comes KQ10.  The pre-flop raiser, who had a bigger stack than I did, immediately moves all-in and I call with my pair of Queen’s and  straight-flush draw.  He turns over AK.  Fourth street brings J , giving me two pair, but my victory is short lived when he rivers the K, eliminating me.

Despite my bad luck, I can’t wait to play in another one of these Deep Stack events and if you’re in the area I suggest you do the same.  Hopefully next time I’ll be on the other side of the coin flip.  Learn more about the Bicycle Casino at www.thebike.com