I am now back in Las Vegas after a three day business trip. Sadly, it appears that being away for a while didn't change my luck.
I played the Bonus Deuces game at Village Pub today and managed to lose $5,000. The session started out very bad because I didn't hit any handpays in the first two hours. I was down about $3500 before I finally hit a wild Royal for $1,250. From there it was up and down for the next two hours when I finally had a bad run and lost the remainder of the money I had budgeted.
I did happen to hit a couple of natural straight flushes which were bonusses for a promotion they were having. Each natural straight flush earned me an additional $600 in free play. I currently have about $2000 in free play on my account but they only allow you to redeem $100 per day. At that rate I don't imagine I will realize that money anytime soon.
Daily result: -$5,000
Year to Date: +$46,380
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
I got stupid today
Today I had a dinner meeting scheduled at the Wynn for 6:00. I got there early at about 4:30 and decided to kill a little time on the Five Play poker machines. These machines have both 9/6 Jacks of Better (99.5%) and 9/6 Double Double at 99%.
I started playing on the $1 denomination betting five hands at five coins per hand ($25 a hand). Before I knew it I was down about $300 when I realized i was on the Double Double game instead if the Jacks game. Instead of changing games I decided to continue on this game hoping to hit a Bonus four of a kind to dig out of the hole (This was really foolish and not something I normally do). Before I know it I am in $1500 before I hit a few good quads and got ahead $500. Normally I wouldn't be playing a 99% game at these stakes unless I was trying to accomplish some goal (maybe a tournament invite or some special complimentaries). Foolishly I lost most of it back and cashed out at $500.
I still had about 2o minutes before my meeting so I jumped on a Blackjack table and lost $470.
I started playing on the $1 denomination betting five hands at five coins per hand ($25 a hand). Before I knew it I was down about $300 when I realized i was on the Double Double game instead if the Jacks game. Instead of changing games I decided to continue on this game hoping to hit a Bonus four of a kind to dig out of the hole (This was really foolish and not something I normally do). Before I know it I am in $1500 before I hit a few good quads and got ahead $500. Normally I wouldn't be playing a 99% game at these stakes unless I was trying to accomplish some goal (maybe a tournament invite or some special complimentaries). Foolishly I lost most of it back and cashed out at $500.
I still had about 2o minutes before my meeting so I jumped on a Blackjack table and lost $470.
Daily result: -$1,470
Year to date: +$56,482
Thursday, January 31, 2008
A Royal Day
I had a $100 bounce back voucher that I earned at Yorky's yesterday so I decided to go out after dinner to cash it in and hopefully win another one.
I went to the Villiage Pub by my house, same owners as Yorky's, and cashed in my $100 and bgan playing with the hope of hitting any jackpot $1200 or more to get another bounce back certificate. After playing about $600 it dealt me four to the royal in Hearts, and in popped the Jack I needed. It took about an hour for them to process and pay the jackpot, all the while I continue to feed $100 bills into the machine next to it. After losing about $1,500 they were all finished and I escaped with a win of $47,600.
I went to the Villiage Pub by my house, same owners as Yorky's, and cashed in my $100 and bgan playing with the hope of hitting any jackpot $1200 or more to get another bounce back certificate. After playing about $600 it dealt me four to the royal in Hearts, and in popped the Jack I needed. It took about an hour for them to process and pay the jackpot, all the while I continue to feed $100 bills into the machine next to it. After losing about $1,500 they were all finished and I escaped with a win of $47,600.
A great way to conclude the first month of my tracking of my play. Hopefully every month will show this type of profit. Of course I really don't expect that because I don't play enough to warrant winning this much every month even though most of my big gambling is on positive expectation games.
I also got another $100 bounce back certificate for this win. Hopefully I will be able to repeat this tomorrow.
Daily Result: +$47,600
Year to Date: +$46,650
Downtown and Yorky's
I got called downtown last night to go to the El Cortez to help resolve a problem they were having. It took about fifteen minutes to identify and resolve the problem. When finished I decided to take a little stroll around downtown Las Vegas.
After wandering around the Fremont Street Experience and watching some acrobats perform I had had enough and decided to head back to the car. But First, I had to stop off at Mermaids for the 99 cent Deep Fried Twinkie. Hopefully you know me well enough by now to know I wouldn't actually eat one of these, but they sure make for a disgusting picture. Upon enter Mermaids I see a guy half sprawled on the floor and half between two slot machines with a couple of attendents holding him. Of course my first thought was just another downtown druken bum being held until the police arrive, but fortunately it was even better. Apparently this guy was having a seizure and the attendants were holding him so he wouldn't hurt himself (very commendable for someone that makes minimum wage). Then the thought hits me, I will give 10 to 1 odds that this guy just ate the 99 cent Deep Fried Twinkie. Here is a picture of that culinary delight:
After leaving downtown I decided to stop at Yorky's becuase I recently heard that they have some of the video poker games I like. This brief stop cost me $2,000 but I did get one wild royal jackpot (pictured below). It turns out they are doing a promotion that any jackpot gives a three day bounceback voucher that is suppossed to average $200. This is a fantastic player promotion even though it is limited to one per player per day.
I have one more day to improve my first months results, hopefully tomorrow will bring some luck.
After wandering around the Fremont Street Experience and watching some acrobats perform I had had enough and decided to head back to the car. But First, I had to stop off at Mermaids for the 99 cent Deep Fried Twinkie. Hopefully you know me well enough by now to know I wouldn't actually eat one of these, but they sure make for a disgusting picture. Upon enter Mermaids I see a guy half sprawled on the floor and half between two slot machines with a couple of attendents holding him. Of course my first thought was just another downtown druken bum being held until the police arrive, but fortunately it was even better. Apparently this guy was having a seizure and the attendants were holding him so he wouldn't hurt himself (very commendable for someone that makes minimum wage). Then the thought hits me, I will give 10 to 1 odds that this guy just ate the 99 cent Deep Fried Twinkie. Here is a picture of that culinary delight:
After leaving downtown I decided to stop at Yorky's becuase I recently heard that they have some of the video poker games I like. This brief stop cost me $2,000 but I did get one wild royal jackpot (pictured below). It turns out they are doing a promotion that any jackpot gives a three day bounceback voucher that is suppossed to average $200. This is a fantastic player promotion even though it is limited to one per player per day.
I have one more day to improve my first months results, hopefully tomorrow will bring some luck.
Daily Result: -$2,000
Year to Date: -$950
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Palazzo or Bust
I decided to go back to the Palazzo and upgrade to their Gold Player's card. I presented my Diamond card from Harrah's and they immediately gave me their Gold level card.
Now that I am Royalty at Palazzo I decided to throw my money out to the peasants. Actually the security guards frowned upon this idea because it might cause to much of a commotion, so they convinced me the best thing to do would be to run my $25,000 through the five play $1 JOB game. After about 90 minutes of constant losing I decided to bid the peasants a fond farewell while allowing Mr. Adelson the opportunity to dispense of my $1,400 donation any way he sees fit.
A couple of the Four of a kinds I hit while playing:
Now that I am Royalty at Palazzo I decided to throw my money out to the peasants. Actually the security guards frowned upon this idea because it might cause to much of a commotion, so they convinced me the best thing to do would be to run my $25,000 through the five play $1 JOB game. After about 90 minutes of constant losing I decided to bid the peasants a fond farewell while allowing Mr. Adelson the opportunity to dispense of my $1,400 donation any way he sees fit.
A couple of the Four of a kinds I hit while playing:
Daily total: -$1,400
Year to Date: +$1,050
Sunday, January 27, 2008
I Love Hooter's
Well, at least last night I did.
I decided to visit the Palazzo yesterday afternoon and check out the sites. I thought the hotel and casino were very nicely done. Sheldon Adelson has always done a great job with his hotels. Most of the shops in the promenade were still closed and a lot of them had signs up saying they should be open around March.
I gave the 9/6 jacks or better triple play games (99.5%) a play at the $1 level for about an hour. True to form, not much varaiance here. I was playing $15 a game and I was never down more than $200. After about an hour I quit with a $60 victory. I was with a friend that didn't want to try the Blackjack tables so we left.
Next stop was Hooter's to visit a friend that works at Dan Marino's restaurant. What a joke that restaurant has become. It used to be a nice mid-level steak house that I would enjoy a couple of times a year. It has been turned into their 24 hour coffee shop with very little of the original menu remaining. They still have the $16.99 all you can eat Baby Back ribs and the beef tips over garlic mashed potatos, but the rest of the menu looks like any other coffee shop on the strip.
I played the Double Deck Blackjack game for a total of about an hour, mainly jumping in when the count was good and jumping out when it went negative. I was only spreadin $50 and $100 and ended up with a $550 win. By the way, this isn't a very good double deck game becuase they cut a full deck out so you will never get a big count advantage.
Daily total: +$610
Year to Date: +$2,450
I decided to visit the Palazzo yesterday afternoon and check out the sites. I thought the hotel and casino were very nicely done. Sheldon Adelson has always done a great job with his hotels. Most of the shops in the promenade were still closed and a lot of them had signs up saying they should be open around March.
I gave the 9/6 jacks or better triple play games (99.5%) a play at the $1 level for about an hour. True to form, not much varaiance here. I was playing $15 a game and I was never down more than $200. After about an hour I quit with a $60 victory. I was with a friend that didn't want to try the Blackjack tables so we left.
Next stop was Hooter's to visit a friend that works at Dan Marino's restaurant. What a joke that restaurant has become. It used to be a nice mid-level steak house that I would enjoy a couple of times a year. It has been turned into their 24 hour coffee shop with very little of the original menu remaining. They still have the $16.99 all you can eat Baby Back ribs and the beef tips over garlic mashed potatos, but the rest of the menu looks like any other coffee shop on the strip.
I played the Double Deck Blackjack game for a total of about an hour, mainly jumping in when the count was good and jumping out when it went negative. I was only spreadin $50 and $100 and ended up with a $550 win. By the way, this isn't a very good double deck game becuase they cut a full deck out so you will never get a big count advantage.
Daily total: +$610
Year to Date: +$2,450
Sunday, January 6, 2008
A very light gambling day
Yesterday was a light gambling day for me. I bet $220 on Seattle and $120 on Pittsburgh +3 (-120). So for my football bets I won both for a $300 profit.
I watched the ball games at Putter's. I played $80 on video blackjack and cashed $220 after about 15 minutes of play.
Today the only football game I have bet is Tulsa -5.5 for $220. They are currently up 21-0 so it looks good so far. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but I think I will be betting Ohio State in tomorrows game. I just need to decide if I want to bet the side or moneyline. I am leaning to moneyline.
Played a little video blackjack today at Putter's. Put in $20 cashed out $50. Put in $20 cashed out $40. Put in $20 lost. Put in $20 lost. Put in $100 lost. Put in $100 cashed $320.
Won $130 total today on video blackjack.
Year to date: -$12,010
I watched the ball games at Putter's. I played $80 on video blackjack and cashed $220 after about 15 minutes of play.
Today the only football game I have bet is Tulsa -5.5 for $220. They are currently up 21-0 so it looks good so far. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but I think I will be betting Ohio State in tomorrows game. I just need to decide if I want to bet the side or moneyline. I am leaning to moneyline.
Played a little video blackjack today at Putter's. Put in $20 cashed out $50. Put in $20 cashed out $40. Put in $20 lost. Put in $20 lost. Put in $100 lost. Put in $100 cashed $320.
Won $130 total today on video blackjack.
Year to date: -$12,010
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The worst day I remember
Wow, Yesterday is the worst day I ever remember having gambling. Not only did I lose a lot of money but I really didn't get much play.
My morning started at Putter's where I decided to take a small shot at the $10,208 progressive on the $1 DBL DBL game. While having my coffee I proceeded to lose $60 very quickly.
In the afternoon I had to go to a doctors appointment. On the way home I passed Rae's and decided to stop in and get back some of the money I lostthere earler in the week. I played the $5 Bonus Deuces game again and it ate $900 in about 10 minutes. Walked accross the street to the bank and took out $5000. I proceeded to give all $5000 to Rae's while not moving from the same machine. For some reason Rae's was having a problem with their check verification system and they couldn't give me any more money.
This is where I probably made my biggest mistake. Instead of going home with a $5960 loss I proceeded to one of the Villiage Pub bars to continue gambling. The Villiage Pub bars are owned by Gary Elis, the owner of Elis Island casino. They offer the best pay schedules for any bars in town. I plopped down on a machine, ordered a Black Sambucca, and proceeded to lose $4000 more on the same Bonus deuces game I was playing at Rae's.
On a side note, I had a wonderful filet and some shrimp scampi that cost me $4000. I am definitely on the bad side of the volatility curve right now. I think I ended up with around $75,000 coin in for the day and my biggest hit was a bonus five of a kind (which I forgot to take a picture of. It paid $2000). Other than that I hit a few wild royals for $1250 and not much else.
No more big gambling this weekend for me. I will probably make a couple of football bets and play a few dollars in the $1 Progressive at Putter's while I watch some football. Hopefully things will turn around next week.
Daily Total: -$9,960
Year To Date: -$12,580
My morning started at Putter's where I decided to take a small shot at the $10,208 progressive on the $1 DBL DBL game. While having my coffee I proceeded to lose $60 very quickly.
In the afternoon I had to go to a doctors appointment. On the way home I passed Rae's and decided to stop in and get back some of the money I lostthere earler in the week. I played the $5 Bonus Deuces game again and it ate $900 in about 10 minutes. Walked accross the street to the bank and took out $5000. I proceeded to give all $5000 to Rae's while not moving from the same machine. For some reason Rae's was having a problem with their check verification system and they couldn't give me any more money.
This is where I probably made my biggest mistake. Instead of going home with a $5960 loss I proceeded to one of the Villiage Pub bars to continue gambling. The Villiage Pub bars are owned by Gary Elis, the owner of Elis Island casino. They offer the best pay schedules for any bars in town. I plopped down on a machine, ordered a Black Sambucca, and proceeded to lose $4000 more on the same Bonus deuces game I was playing at Rae's.
On a side note, I had a wonderful filet and some shrimp scampi that cost me $4000. I am definitely on the bad side of the volatility curve right now. I think I ended up with around $75,000 coin in for the day and my biggest hit was a bonus five of a kind (which I forgot to take a picture of. It paid $2000). Other than that I hit a few wild royals for $1250 and not much else.
No more big gambling this weekend for me. I will probably make a couple of football bets and play a few dollars in the $1 Progressive at Putter's while I watch some football. Hopefully things will turn around next week.
Daily Total: -$9,960
Year To Date: -$12,580
Thursday, January 3, 2008
January 3rd
No gambling yesterday, hence no blog update yesterday.
Today started out good. I went out for my morning coffee at Putter's Bar and Grill, pushed a $20 into the $1 Double Double game with a progressive jackpot at $10,018. On the second hand I hit four 7's for $250. Play for a few more minutes and cash out $240.
After work I stopped for a cold one and visited friends at another Putter's. Played a few hands of video Blackjack. This is a terrible blackjack game where the Blackjack pays even money (2.27% house advanage). I fed a few twenty's into the machine and lost playing $10 a hand. Put a $100 bill in and played $20 a hand. Had a little luck and cashed out $250 for a $50 profit. After a few more beers I put another $20 and played $10 a hand. I do this about every time I go into this bar. My goal is just to turn that $20 into $50 and cash out. Ended up putting $60 in and cashed out for $90.
Decided to go to Green Valley Ranch to cash my two winning sports bets from Jan. 1st. I collected $420 and headed straight over to the $1 10/6 Double Double video poker games. These games return just over 100% with proper play. I fed in $100 bill after $100 bill until my four $100 bills I just collected were gone. Not a single four of a kind and very few Full Houses or Flushes. I am a very stubborn and competetive person so I couldn't walk away from a 100% game without hitting anything. I went to the ATM to get some more money and proceeded to chase my losses until I was in $1300. Fortunately it dealt me Four 2's with an Ace four a $800 win. With this hit my credi meter read $905 so I played one more hand and lost. I cashed out a ticket for $900 and called it a night.
Day's results were +$300 at Putter's and -$400 at Green Valley Ranch for a net loss of $100.
Year to date: -$2620
Today started out good. I went out for my morning coffee at Putter's Bar and Grill, pushed a $20 into the $1 Double Double game with a progressive jackpot at $10,018. On the second hand I hit four 7's for $250. Play for a few more minutes and cash out $240.
After work I stopped for a cold one and visited friends at another Putter's. Played a few hands of video Blackjack. This is a terrible blackjack game where the Blackjack pays even money (2.27% house advanage). I fed a few twenty's into the machine and lost playing $10 a hand. Put a $100 bill in and played $20 a hand. Had a little luck and cashed out $250 for a $50 profit. After a few more beers I put another $20 and played $10 a hand. I do this about every time I go into this bar. My goal is just to turn that $20 into $50 and cash out. Ended up putting $60 in and cashed out for $90.
Decided to go to Green Valley Ranch to cash my two winning sports bets from Jan. 1st. I collected $420 and headed straight over to the $1 10/6 Double Double video poker games. These games return just over 100% with proper play. I fed in $100 bill after $100 bill until my four $100 bills I just collected were gone. Not a single four of a kind and very few Full Houses or Flushes. I am a very stubborn and competetive person so I couldn't walk away from a 100% game without hitting anything. I went to the ATM to get some more money and proceeded to chase my losses until I was in $1300. Fortunately it dealt me Four 2's with an Ace four a $800 win. With this hit my credi meter read $905 so I played one more hand and lost. I cashed out a ticket for $900 and called it a night.
Day's results were +$300 at Putter's and -$400 at Green Valley Ranch for a net loss of $100.
Year to date: -$2620
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The Adventure Begins
On January 1st, 2008 I will begin posting my Las Vegas gambling diary. I have lived in Las Vegas for the past seventeen years and it is not unusual for me to gamble everyday. Some days I will gamble as little as $20 while having my morning coffee, other days I will run as much as $50,000 through a slot machine.
Look for my adventures beginning January 1st.
My Disclaimer:
Gambling is just a hobby for me. I do not proclaim to be a professional gambler, just a knowledgeable gambler. With all of the gambling I have done in my lifetime, I do not believe that gambling has ever negatively impacted the financial well being of me or my family.
Gambling can be detrimental to some people and they should seek help if gambling is negatively affecting their lives. Call (213) 386-8789 or visit http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ if you think you need help.
Look for my adventures beginning January 1st.
My Disclaimer:
Gambling is just a hobby for me. I do not proclaim to be a professional gambler, just a knowledgeable gambler. With all of the gambling I have done in my lifetime, I do not believe that gambling has ever negatively impacted the financial well being of me or my family.
Gambling can be detrimental to some people and they should seek help if gambling is negatively affecting their lives. Call (213) 386-8789 or visit http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ if you think you need help.
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