So, Rich (RikyRicardo), my boy John, and I arrive in Vegas on Tues at around 1:30pm… We quickly check in to our hotel (Luxor) & decide that we’re going on a little tour to find something to eat & play… We make it as far as Excalibur (lol) & decide to sit down at some 1/2 NL tables… We all get seated at the same table which is full of Canadians & have some fun… We decide quickly after to get out of there & hit up MGM.
Now, this was a nice room & I felt very comfortable there. However, it got incredibly loud with the shows going on. So much so that you could barely hear yourself think. So, I didn’t really enjoy that but we stayed there for quite awhile. I was playing good & sitting on a nice size stack when my 1st mistake of the trip arose.
I’m sitting UTG with 10dJd & raise it to $8. Player to my left was a local & I had a great read on him& KNEW he was in the hand & he called… Folded all the way around & it was him & I to the flop. Flop comes AKQ rainbow! BINGO! I flop broadway! I decide to check it to him & he checks behind. Turn brings a brick & I lead out for about a ¾ pot bet that he flat calls. At this point I put him on a draw or top pair. River pairs the board with another K. Now, here’s my 1st mistake… I lead out for a ½ pot bet… He Hollywoods it for a while & then triples the bet…. Ugh… Me being the payoff wizard I am call & watch him turn over AKos for the boat. Ughh… In retrospect I think I probably saved money by slowplaying the flop & checking to him as if I bet I’m sure we get it all in on the turn… Ohhh well… What are you gonna do. I reload & grind back to a break even session.
Other then that we played at a bunch of different rooms. Harrahs had a great room & I had a great session there cashing out for about +3buyins. Rich sat with me at the table & we had a local 3 to his right that was on a 24+hr. session when we sat down & was going on his 26th beer. He was sitting with around $1K in front of him when we 1st sat down but he bled it away throughout our session & I was able to profit from him & others with some TAG play.
Also had a kick ass session at Ceasars the day we left. I was VERY close to telling Rich & John to hit the road without me & book a later flight as I really didn’t want to leave the table but alas Rich was able to pull me away! Lol… The Deli @ Ceasars was INSANE!!!!! I’ll have to wait to download the pics of the food that we TRIED to consume but let it be known that neither Rich or I were able to come close to finishing anything on that menu!
The most fun I had is a toss up of a day session at Luxor playing a 1-2 session that lasted from about 4am until about 7pm… This table was by far the most fun I’ve ever had playing poker. Rich was there for most of it & there was an insanely good dynamic at the table… Lots of fun being had by everyone there! Prop bets galore… Side action on the ponies during the session (read: Rich making NUMEROUS runs back & forth between the table & the sports book yelling, “DEAL ME IN!!!”)… Super fun!!! However, this was my 2nd mistake of the trip… I had built my stack up to about $800 & decided to go on a diner break with Rich & John. We went to The CatHouse at the Luxor & were very disappointed to find our waitER to be a dude with a Mohawk… NOT a sexy scantily clad chick! Meh… Ohhhh well… So I scarf down my meal, toss some bills on the table & make my way back to the table… When I do I find that most of the people that’d been there for the day had left. I sit down & proceed to bleed off MOST of my stack in about 2hrs. Ughhh…. STUPID ME!!!! Ohhhh well!
The other favorite time was definitely CASINO ROYAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahaha… Man oh man! Talk about a dive! Rich tells us on our last day that we have to hit up this place for their CHEAP AS HELL Roulette/Craps/Blackjack. Ok… Our 1st session there Rich is about +$150 (I think) playing Roulette & I break even after a blackjack session. John is down about $50-$100… So, we get out of there & hit of the CheeseCake Factory (a MUST IMO) for lunch. We then head back to Casino Royal as I’m jonsing for some more Roulette action & action it was! I proceed to build my $50 stack to $200+ in a matter of 45mins. Hitting my straight up #’s time & time again… IT WAS SICK!!!! We had the whole place buzzing & going nuts. Rich & I screaming, “23 ONE TIME BABY… ONE TIME!!!!!!”… Cheap booze flowing & being consumed (mainly by me!!) at an incredible speed! SOOO MUCH FUN!!!!! John & I leave there big winners & Rich was down a little but still ahead on the day so we hit up Ceasars for our last session… John has a sick run (which was MUCH needed for him!!) & we leave there ahead & head back to Luxor to pick up our bags… I’m running on VERY little sleep at this point & decide that I’m going to keep drinking myself into oblivion! Soooo much fun!!!!
We hit the airport bar after dealing with the BITCH at AirCanada to try & change a flight & pull out a deck of cards & start playing some of Rich’s games… Hmmm… Good idea? I think not! Lol… Drink in hand I make it to the gate & hop on the flight home….
All in all I had a SUPER good trip!!! Came home +$12 after it was all said & done! LMAO!!!!!!! I can’t wait to head back there…. I’m thinking Nov.!
Rich... It was a BLAST having you come along on this trip dude... It honestly wouldn't have been as much fun without you dude... I can't wait till we do it again!
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