I'm no longer a no limit fish, for now.

So I went to Oceans-11 last night after the kids went to bed to get a little poker action in. Unfortunately Oceans was pretty dead with only one 20/40 game and one 8/16 game going. The 20/40 game didn't look too hot either, with no major donators in the game. So I ended up playing my record longest session ever of no-limit holdem in a casino.

I played the 5/5 blinds no-limit game and bought in for one thousand American dollars. I end up getting stacked in this hand, I limp after a couple of limpers on button with 97s. Flop comes A68, two spades. Checked around. Turn is an offsuit T. SB bets 40, MP limper calls, I pop it on the button to 150, both call. River is K, no spade. SB checks, MP bets like 200, I push for like 450 total, SB folds, MP calls and flips over QJo no spade. Ooops. Don't worry, I rebuy another 500, and proceed to build it up to $1675, and cash out a $175 dollar profit in 4.5 hours of "work". I'll take it! It also helps when you get dealt pocket aces three times and pocket kings once and they all hold up.

Here's my lifetime results in that game:
16.006 hours played over 22 sessions (normally I play only when I am waiting for another game).
13 winning sessions, 9 losing sessions.
Total net win: $39

Last night's win made me a lifetime winner in that game. If I quit playing that game now, I can forever say that I beat the Oceans-11 5/5 no limit game, for the grand sum of $39!