aceofspades
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July 27th, 2018 at 11:37:24 AM permalink
Arrived about 90 minutes ago - checked into the room - relaxed for a few minutes, then ventured down to the casino floor to play
I had $50 in FSP so I sat down at a 3D WOF machine to play $5/pull

First pull made $6
Second pull made $3
Then nothing for 5 pulls
Eight pull hit for $75
Nada on the ninth
And, apropos, $10 on the tenth for a total of +94


I ventured over to the high limit blackjack pit and bought in for 3k
There is not much to say other than I was completely massacred
Lost 6 double downs, lost 5 splits and dealer had 9 natural blackjacks in 2 shoes
The 3k is gone

Debating whether to drive home
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July 27th, 2018 at 11:49:49 AM permalink
You usually lose early and win late. No time to quit on the first day.
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July 27th, 2018 at 12:20:47 PM permalink
Ouch. Do you have a loss limit per session that was ignored?
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July 27th, 2018 at 12:42:08 PM permalink
Quote: aceofspades


I ventured over to the high limit blackjack pit and bought in for 3k
There is not much to say other than I was completely massacred
Lost 6 double downs, lost 5 splits and dealer had 9 natural blackjacks in 2 shoes
The 3k is gone



Oh, god, don't let ZK see this....

What was the minimum bet in the high limit room there?
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July 27th, 2018 at 1:38:51 PM permalink
Quote: vegas

You usually lose early and win late. No time to quit on the first day.



Yeah just really threw me off that it happened in 15 minutes or so
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July 27th, 2018 at 1:39:32 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Ouch. Do you have a loss limit per session that was ignored?



Apparently not - I got caught up in the moment
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July 27th, 2018 at 1:39:47 PM permalink
Quote: TigerWu

Oh, god, don't let ZK see this....

What was the minimum bet in the high limit room there?



$100
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July 27th, 2018 at 2:52:14 PM permalink
Quote: aceofspades

Arrived about 90 minutes ago - checked into the room - relaxed for a few minutes, then ventured down to the casino floor to play
I had $50 in FSP so I sat down at a 3D WOF machine to play $5/pull

First pull made $6
Second pull made $3
Then nothing for 5 pulls
Eight pull hit for $75
Nada on the ninth
And, apropos, $10 on the tenth for a total of +94


I ventured over to the high limit blackjack pit and bought in for 3k
There is not much to say other than I was completely massacred
Lost 6 double downs, lost 5 splits and dealer had 9 natural blackjacks in 2 shoes
The 3k is gone

Debating whether to drive home



Were all hands about one off from the other? As in if you had a 17 the dealer either had 17 or 18? or you have 18 they have 19 and so on? Was there a shuffle machine? If not ignore this question
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July 27th, 2018 at 3:49:01 PM permalink
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Were all hands about one off from the other? As in if you had a 17 the dealer either had 17 or 18? or you have 18 they have 19 and so on? Was there a shuffle machine? If not ignore this question



It was a hand shuffle and yes, plenty of 'one off' hands - especially when I had 20 and dealer made 21
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July 27th, 2018 at 4:58:14 PM permalink
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It was a hand shuffle and yes, plenty of 'one off' hands - especially when I had 20 and dealer made 21



Ugh. Hate that
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July 27th, 2018 at 7:30:20 PM permalink
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Apparently not - I got caught up in the moment

You know it, everyone on the forum knows it, or should know to ask:

Did you lose more than you can afford to lose ?

Just a reality check.

My 2 cents:

- Stay, but take a break, the tables will be there in the morning.

- Stick to the minimum for a while.

- If you aren't having fun tomorrow, then pack it up and head home.

I think having a loss limit is a good idea.
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July 28th, 2018 at 10:53:25 AM permalink
So I took the night off from gambling last night and hung out with a group of about 15 people from Twitter - we had dinner at Buddakan (located in The Playground adjoining Caesars) - I had some BBQ ribs for an appetizer and pork tenderloin accompanied by the world’s largest onion rings







Then headed back to Ocean and hung out watching friends play VP and craps

Dancer at Royal Jelly





This morning headed over to Hard Rock and it was busy - signed up for a Wild Card and was gifted $150 in free slot play, which returned $144 back to me - I then sat down for a few hands of hit and run blackjack and picked up $500

Trip is now -2250
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July 28th, 2018 at 10:55:54 AM permalink
Nice dancer.... Maybe try some Tiles!
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July 28th, 2018 at 11:00:01 AM permalink
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Nice dancer.... Maybe try some Tiles!




Haha Chauncey and you are tile pushers lol
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July 28th, 2018 at 5:02:54 PM permalink
Great photos!

You don’t strike me as an onion ring kinda guy Ace. How do they expect you to eat that bad boy when all you get are chopsticks.
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July 28th, 2018 at 5:13:15 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Great photos!

You don’t strike me as an onion ring kinda guy Ace. How do they expect you to eat that bad boy when all you get are chopsticks.



Haha I’ve never learned how to navigate the world of chopsticks - although I might be able to play it on a piano
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