know when to hold 'em, know when to throw 'em

$100 on the table. I anxiously waited for my two cards. First card: five... oh great I needed a five or six on my next cards. Looking around the table the girl two over from me hit a 12, and two others sat comfortably with 20s. My heart pounded as I watched the dealer flip my card. The dealer reveal my nightmare: a queen. I was sitting at 15 while the dealer showed a ten. This was my first hand and I had to win otherwise my visit to Macau would be short lived. Looking 3 people over the 12 busted and hit 22, the two twenties stayed and now it was my turn. I went for it. tap tap.. the dealer looked at me and made me re´tap.. Sweat started to form on my forehead as I went for it. nervously I tapped my fingers again and watched ... the dealer reached for the card and revealed a four. Phew.. a hige sigh of relief came over me. I was standing at a solid nineteen. I waived the dealer off. The dealer was up. He had his ten and i need him to hit anything other than a 10. He flipped the card and revealed a 8. Yes I doubled up and won my first hand.

I visited Macau yesterday, the las vegas of asia and it was loads of fun. A complete zoo getting over there and back. Tons and tons of people pushing their way through the crowds trying to get on the boat. The city has some cool casinos but later this year there is gonna be an underwater casino, an MGM and the Vanetician. I got back in around 1 in the morning and after a full day of walking and gambling I B Lined it to my bed.