Finally a big win in Macau

This month I have been doing well in smaller stakes, but I wanted a big win, so I headed to Macau, intending to be a one day trip. I got there at about 11:30am, went straight to the casino. They were playing 25/50 PLO which I can never resist. I don't remember how it went but soon I was in for 30k. Down to my last 5k, someone raised pot pre, so the pot was already big. 

I have been playing pretty snug the whole session so when I had a combo draw on the flop I decided to donk pot it. Some Japanese dude called and the others folded. Turn I was committed so I jammed the blank turn. He called. River a big fat brick. 30k is a lot of money so I thought if I lose this I am going home. I missed but had a pair of 6s in my hand. I turned them over expecting to be crushed, he said the pair was good. 6s on PLO! He had a straight and flush draw too, but smaller flush and no pairs. Got up to 13k. A few hands later I manage to get up to 22k. Don't ask me how, because I grinded for 19 hours straight that day, some things are a blur to me now LOL. 

One pot, another Japanese dude pot it pre. 5 callers. I had T896 double suited in late position. Flop T64 two diamonds. The dude pots it again, 1st player calls. I am in a dilemma. I just grinded my way back to 22k, if I repot here it will be about 7k. I decided to just flat, maybe wrong decision but anyway. Guy behind me calls. Huge pot now. Turn a J, preflop raiser pots it again! 9k this time. 1st player called! Certainly two pairs are no good here!?! I folded, guy behind calls again. River a freaking T. I would have filled up. Preflop raiser jams for like 25k. everyone folded. He showed KKQA, king high flush draw with wrap on turn and overpair. I would have won a 70k pot if I stuck around. So sick.

Later I switched to holdem. AA lost to K7, top pair flush draw made flush on river lost to full house, QK 3b pre, got called by AQ, flop AQK. Dropped back down to my last 5k. Damn. Switched tables and there was a pure fish on it. Genuinely playing poker for the first time. I already prebooked my ticket for 9pm departure, but it was almost 8pm at the time. I decided to stay and try to hook him. Long story short, I took 10k off him and got myself back to about 18k. 

Time flew by and it was about 3am. I grinded back to 34k and was so happy to have a profit. I was about to leave but this lady next to me said you should stay when you're running good. Maybe I am fishy enough for her. I listened and dropped back to 15k! I regretted not leaving so much. Not much choice now, I am stuck again. When I finally left at 7am, my stack was 53015. Such a rollercoaster day!

This goes to show how bankroll management is important. I went there trying to crapshoot with 30k. If I lost it all, I had no way of coming back. If I had a 500k roll then I can take the hit and come back on a good session.