ЯEVEL Atlantic City- A 10 Day Gambling Vacation
March 25th, 2013 at 1:28:47 PM
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Turns out my business partners didn't need me to fly with them. Instead, I get a 10 day paid vacation and 100% room/board reimbursement!
So why not stay at Revel for 9 nights, 10 days? Checking in tonight, checking out NEXT Wednesday!
Trip updates in this thread... let's do this!
So why not stay at Revel for 9 nights, 10 days? Checking in tonight, checking out NEXT Wednesday!
Trip updates in this thread... let's do this!
March 25th, 2013 at 1:49:22 PM
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Jesus....congratulations.
Expensed hot dogs on you next time.
Expensed hot dogs on you next time.
March 25th, 2013 at 2:09:20 PM
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In for $1,100 at PGT, already down to $150.
March 25th, 2013 at 2:52:19 PM
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Trip is -$1,200. I run so bad when it's snowing outside. :)
March 25th, 2013 at 3:25:04 PM
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Quote: chaunceyb3Trip is -$1,200. I run so bad when it's snowing outside. :)
this storm is moving out to sea very quickly thanks to the jet stream... all precipitation will be over by about 10 pm - midnight.
March 25th, 2013 at 4:46:49 PM
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Quote: chaunceyb3Trip is -$1,200. I run so bad when it's snowing outside. :)
Good luck/variance Chauncey. I love the trip reports! Just curious on how old you are? Of course if you don't feel like answering personal questions I understand
March 26th, 2013 at 3:27:49 AM
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Quote: BeardgoatGood luck/variance Chauncey. I love the trip reports! Just curious on how old you are? Of course if you don't feel like answering personal questions I understand
Thanks Beardgoat!
I'm in my early 20's.
Revel/DirectTV decides to black out the Heat/Magic game on ESPN due to the storm. Revel Audio/Visual got over 100 complaints between 6PM and 9 PM EST. LOL, are you serious?
-$350 playing craps betting $10 pass line and 3/4/5 odds and 3 come bets.
Day 1 ends at -$1,550. Trip is now -$1,550.
March 26th, 2013 at 5:38:12 AM
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Started out the day -$700 in PGT. You know you're on the other side of variance when you get L2 9 H6 H6, betting $200 and lose.
Trip is now -$2,250.
Trip is now -$2,250.
March 26th, 2013 at 10:43:17 AM
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Continuing the run bad, -$425 playing Spanish 21. Trip is now -$2,675.
sodawater, the waitress told me during the session: "We ran out of soda water, we are ordering more." :)
sodawater, the waitress told me during the session: "We ran out of soda water, we are ordering more." :)
March 26th, 2013 at 10:49:57 AM
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I seriously think you and I have consumed (or banked) the majority of their bottled sparkling waters this month. Considering most people don't know they even have those.
I can't believe you lost a $200 hand with the Wong and chong bo. That is rough. Teen wong and mooy pair for the dealer?
I can't believe you lost a $200 hand with the Wong and chong bo. That is rough. Teen wong and mooy pair for the dealer?
March 26th, 2013 at 11:44:54 AM
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Quote: sodawaterI seriously think you and I have consumed (or banked) the majority of their bottled sparkling waters this month. Considering most people don't know they even have those.
I can't believe you lost a $200 hand with the Wong and chong bo. That is rough. Teen wong and mooy pair for the dealer?
That was exactly the dealer's hand, sodawater. I was pipped on both the high and the low. Dealer might as well have been Mike McDermott with a steel wheel in Stud 8.
And you're probably right about nobody knowing. When I ordered today, two guys were staring at their little sippy cup 4oz bottles and thinking WTF? :)
March 26th, 2013 at 12:00:19 PM
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aceofspades, if you are reading this thread, I won't be on full tilt until day 10. :)
Anyone who hasn't been to Revel, the view is breathtaking from a high floor. This is my view from the 39th floor.
Anyone who hasn't been to Revel, the view is breathtaking from a high floor. This is my view from the 39th floor.
March 26th, 2013 at 12:01:47 PM
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and just wait till that beach is full of bikini women instead of construction workers... gonna have to invest in some nice binoculars.
March 26th, 2013 at 2:40:28 PM
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OK, let's book the first winning session of the trip. +$200 playing a Konami progressive machine.
Revel trip is now -$2,475.
Revel trip is now -$2,475.
March 26th, 2013 at 4:13:08 PM
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Quote: chaunceyb3I'm in my early 20's.
I didn't start going to Vegas once a year or
more until I was in my lower 30's. But over
the past many years I have steadily worked
myself up to, the uh, er ah, 25 cent VP level.
Sigh.
Haven't gotten to AC yet.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
March 26th, 2013 at 5:39:29 PM
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Quote: JohnnyQI didn't start going to Vegas once a year or
more until I was in my lower 30's. But over
the past many years I have steadily worked
myself up to, the uh, er ah, 25 cent VP level.
Sigh.
Haven't gotten to AC yet.
But a 25 cent FPDW machine at, say Palms, is always one of the best games in Las Vegas. My parents haven't played past the 5 cent level, and they've been going to casinos for 15 years. $20.00 is considered a HUGE win for them.
March 26th, 2013 at 8:55:00 PM
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LOL DirecTV...days like that make me wonder how they stay in business. glglgl!
March 27th, 2013 at 1:29:59 PM
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Interesting situation today where I banked $100 and another player bet $50. He proceeded to expose his tiles to the dealer (new player). He had L8 11 H10 H7. Dealer advised him to play 7-9, which he did.
I had H6 Gee H10 L10.
I had H6 Gee H10 L10.
March 27th, 2013 at 1:49:50 PM
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-$550 playing PGT. Trip is now -$3,025.
March 27th, 2013 at 2:20:05 PM
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And all the elevators to floors 39-48 are out of service. Wowsers. Guess I'll take the stairs up.
March 27th, 2013 at 3:35:15 PM
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Similar to having a room with a pool view at the Hard Rock on a Sunday in summer. So...many...skanks...Quote: sodawaterand just wait till that beach is full of bikini women instead of construction workers... gonna have to invest in some nice binoculars.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
March 27th, 2013 at 3:45:46 PM
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Quote: chaunceyb3But a 25 cent FPDW machine at, say Palms, is always one of the best games in Las Vegas.
Yep, that's one of my favorites. Last summer, I was
surprised that the FPDW machines were not that
busy. I played and drank for hours and cashed out
ahead a nice little amount.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
March 27th, 2013 at 3:57:18 PM
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i would like to report that, disregarding pushes, these were my AC PGT results today:
1 win
17 losses.
On the plus side, I really saved on the commission.
1 win
17 losses.
On the plus side, I really saved on the commission.
March 27th, 2013 at 4:45:49 PM
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Quote: sodawateri would like to report that, disregarding pushes, these were my AC PGT results today:
1 win
17 losses.
On the plus side, I really saved on the commission.
If you ran any worse, you're gonna be linked to AoS's account!
Join the minus four figure week club.
March 28th, 2013 at 3:27:50 PM
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Let's play a game: what would you do?
These 2 situations happened today.
Casino A: I ordered room service, which came to about $40. This casino charges an auto-gratuity of 20% of the order (before tax), which is split between all the guys who bring the food up to the room and kitchen staff (I had ordered room service 4 days in a row, and the previous 3 servers all have verified this). When this Indian gentlemen brings the food up, everything is normal. Then, he passes me the bill to sign, and points out that the $8 auto-gratuity goes to the "cook and person handling the phone calls".
I play along and say "so you don't get anything?"
He responds no, and gives a story of how he has 4 kids and recently immigrated from India.
What would you do or say next?
Casino B: I go and eat lunch at this casino's VIP lounge. I get 2 plates of food and sit down at a table perfectly visible to the waitresses. Three of them pass by through my 20 minute meal, no one offers a drink. I finish and decide to go up to the bartender and get a glass of wine. A waitress rushes by (I later verify that she was taking care of the section including my table) and asks "can I get you anything to drink?" It's clear that she knows I've sat down and gotten food. I mean, what waitress takes your drink order when you haven't sat down yet/just swiped your card to come in the lounge?
I tell her no thanks, I've finished eating already, then proceed to ask the bartender. Bartender pours the drink, I tip him a $5, walk out the door. Waitress may or may not have seen me order from the bartender.
What would you have said?
Do you leave a tip on the table with your dirty dishes?
Is it OK in the future to just get your drink from the bartender, tip him, and leave nothing on the table with your finished plates (assuming you are not sitting at the bar)?
These 2 situations happened today.
Casino A: I ordered room service, which came to about $40. This casino charges an auto-gratuity of 20% of the order (before tax), which is split between all the guys who bring the food up to the room and kitchen staff (I had ordered room service 4 days in a row, and the previous 3 servers all have verified this). When this Indian gentlemen brings the food up, everything is normal. Then, he passes me the bill to sign, and points out that the $8 auto-gratuity goes to the "cook and person handling the phone calls".
I play along and say "so you don't get anything?"
He responds no, and gives a story of how he has 4 kids and recently immigrated from India.
What would you do or say next?
Casino B: I go and eat lunch at this casino's VIP lounge. I get 2 plates of food and sit down at a table perfectly visible to the waitresses. Three of them pass by through my 20 minute meal, no one offers a drink. I finish and decide to go up to the bartender and get a glass of wine. A waitress rushes by (I later verify that she was taking care of the section including my table) and asks "can I get you anything to drink?" It's clear that she knows I've sat down and gotten food. I mean, what waitress takes your drink order when you haven't sat down yet/just swiped your card to come in the lounge?
I tell her no thanks, I've finished eating already, then proceed to ask the bartender. Bartender pours the drink, I tip him a $5, walk out the door. Waitress may or may not have seen me order from the bartender.
What would you have said?
Do you leave a tip on the table with your dirty dishes?
Is it OK in the future to just get your drink from the bartender, tip him, and leave nothing on the table with your finished plates (assuming you are not sitting at the bar)?
March 28th, 2013 at 3:33:54 PM
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Situation A is such a scam. This happened to me at the Revel, as well, the first time I stayed there in 2012. I wound up giving the guy an extra $5 because I didn't know any better.
In your specific case, I would have called his bluff and offered to get in-room dining on the phone to verify his claim that the foodrunners don't receive any of the autograt. Pretty sure he would have abandoned that claim.
This is why, at the Borgata, they have a giant stamp in red ink that says GRATUITY INCLUDED whenever you sign for room service. I think it says that on Revel's receipts as well, but in the normal font and color in small print.
B -- I usually tip buffet waitresses a dollar a drink. Since she didn't bring you any drinks... well. $0.
In your specific case, I would have called his bluff and offered to get in-room dining on the phone to verify his claim that the foodrunners don't receive any of the autograt. Pretty sure he would have abandoned that claim.
This is why, at the Borgata, they have a giant stamp in red ink that says GRATUITY INCLUDED whenever you sign for room service. I think it says that on Revel's receipts as well, but in the normal font and color in small print.
B -- I usually tip buffet waitresses a dollar a drink. Since she didn't bring you any drinks... well. $0.
March 28th, 2013 at 5:06:10 PM
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Quote: chaunceyb3I get 2 plates of food and sit down at a table perfectly visible to the waitresses. Three of them pass by through my 20 minute meal, no one offers a drink. ?
Is this your first experience eating out? After 2min
goes by you get the attention of somebody by
waving, saying HEY in a loud voice, whatever you
have to do. They bring the drink.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 28th, 2013 at 5:49:25 PM
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Quote: EvenBobIs this your first experience eating out? After 2min
goes by you get the attention of somebody by
waving, saying HEY in a loud voice, whatever you
have to do. They bring the drink.
You're probably right, I should've been more proactive and hollered at somebody. I was testing my prototype cloaking device.
March 28th, 2013 at 10:46:02 PM
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Trip still not treating you well?
Have you at least banked a few waters for your trouble?
Have you at least banked a few waters for your trouble?
March 29th, 2013 at 5:45:17 AM
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Quote: sodawaterTrip still not treating you well?
Have you at least banked a few waters for your trouble?
I'm actually very happy with the trip so far. After every losing session, I'll go hit the weights or the treadmill, and I'm in a great mood afterward.
+$150 playing $1/2 NLHE last night. Trip is now -$2,875.
March 29th, 2013 at 7:19:28 AM
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Quote: chaunceyb3You're probably right, I should've been more proactive and hollered at somebody. I was testing my prototype cloaking device.
This actually made me snort coffee up my nose ROFL....I'd say your cloaking device was working since you were invisible to the waitress until tip time.
March 29th, 2013 at 9:47:22 AM
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Quote: chaunceyb3
I tell her no thanks, I've finished eating already, then proceed to ask the bartender. Bartender pours the drink, I tip him a $5, walk out the door. Waitress may or may not have seen me order from the bartender.
What would you have said?
Do you leave a tip on the table with your dirty dishes?
Is it OK in the future to just get your drink from the bartender, tip him, and leave nothing on the table with your finished plates (assuming you are not sitting at the bar)?
I went to the buffet the other day with my wife. They sat us in section 1. I noticed that there wasn't anyone taking a drink order. Then I saw the waiter from section 2 come over and he took a drink order from the table next to me and he also took my drink order. He just was waiting on those two tables. He went and brought our drinks to our table. A while later, the waitress for our section came out with a tray full of drinks for the tables in our section. I figured that she was back logged with drinks and that he came over to help her by taking care of my table and the table next to me.
When it came time to leave, I felt that the waiter that came over from section 2 should get the tip and not the waitress in section 1 because she had not served us.
I walked over to section 2 and handed the waiter the tip and told him that I felt he deserved the tip and not the waitress in section 1. He thanked me and said that it was okay to leave her the tip because -------------- "SHE'S MY WIFE"!!!!
We both laughed about it and when I went back to section 1 to get my wife, who was still at our table, I told her what happened and we laughed about the fact that our waitress was his wife. We got up to leave and we could see the waiter talking to his wife and laughing. She saw us leaving and laughingly said that she always gets the money!!!
March 29th, 2013 at 12:37:23 PM
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Great story FG.
Wonder what would've happened if she was his ex-wife.
Wonder what would've happened if she was his ex-wife.
March 29th, 2013 at 10:46:17 PM
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Another good night playing $1/2 NL at Revel, winning $611.
Trip is now -$2,264. Let's keep this rally going.
Trip is now -$2,264. Let's keep this rally going.
March 30th, 2013 at 12:31:13 AM
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go go go!!! Beat up those 1/2 fish on paycheck night! :)
March 30th, 2013 at 1:13:06 AM
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any tiles since last mention of them?
March 30th, 2013 at 8:19:22 AM
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Quote: sodawaterany tiles since last mention of them?
None. However, a lady came up to me a few days ago and asked me to play her $2,000 in baccarat because she thought I was a "professional who flew over from Macau". She offered 10% of any winnings.
Talk about a freeroll!
March 30th, 2013 at 11:43:54 AM
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Quote: chaunceyb3None. However, a lady came up to me a few days ago and asked me to play her $2,000 in baccarat because she thought I was a "professional who flew over from Macau". She offered 10% of any winnings.
Talk about a freeroll!
obviously accept and put all 2000 on banker first hand
March 30th, 2013 at 11:49:15 AM
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Quote: sodawaterobviously accept and put all 2000 on banker first hand
Incorrect! The banker bet would be actually the worst of the 3 bets!
March 30th, 2013 at 11:57:47 AM
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Quote: chaunceyb3Incorrect! The banker bet would be actually the worst of the 3 bets!
Yes, for you, but if some nice lady is going to offer you such a nice deal, you should make the best bet for her!
March 30th, 2013 at 12:03:54 PM
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And all the bums are coming in from the Boardwalk for the Revel Easter Hunt. When you combine high incentives such as prizes of $50+ with low opportunity cost, well, that's Microeconomics 101.
At least make everyone earn 1 comp dollar. That's more than enough to act as a deterrent.
At least make everyone earn 1 comp dollar. That's more than enough to act as a deterrent.
March 30th, 2013 at 12:06:02 PM
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Quote: sodawaterYes, for you, but if some nice lady is going to offer you such a nice deal, you should make the best bet for her!
Haha, I hate nice ladies. Last night, one took a $400 pot off me!
April 1st, 2013 at 6:45:29 AM
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How's things going for you now? Have you made up any of your lost ground?
April 1st, 2013 at 9:31:52 AM
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Quote: Mikey75How's things going for you now? Have you made up any of your lost ground?
Going pretty well. Today is day 8 at Revel. +$225 yesterday playing DirectBets. Then went shopping in Mays Landing.
Trip is now -$2,039.
April 2nd, 2013 at 8:01:45 PM
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11th hour comeback is on... +$1,875 playing Spanish 21 in 3 shoes. Tipped the dealers $20.
Trip is now -$164! BULLDOZER!
Trip is now -$164! BULLDOZER!
April 2nd, 2013 at 8:06:26 PM
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Nice! Do you have a Spanish 21 "system," cb3? Or do you just use the basic strategy. Feel free not to answer that.Quote: chaunceyb311th hour comeback is on... +$1,875 playing Spanish 21 in 3 shoes. Tipped the dealers $20.
Trip is now -$164! BULLDOZER!
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
April 2nd, 2013 at 8:11:21 PM
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Quote: teddysNice! Do you have a Spanish 21 "system," cb3? Or do you just use the basic strategy. Feel free not to answer that.
I'll just answer "yes"!
April 2nd, 2013 at 8:38:42 PM
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Awesome!! Glad your coming back up.
April 5th, 2013 at 2:29:14 PM
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Nothing for the last 3 days, what happened?
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
April 6th, 2013 at 11:29:57 AM
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I'm not understanding this. Chauncy is giving us trip
reports every day, then just stops suddenly 4 days ago.
Yet he's been here every day, I checked every day. He
logged in today already, yet has no comments on his
trip.
If this is your idea of a good way to do things, Chauncy,
keep your reports to yourself. At least with Ace we got
reliability, not nonsense like this.
reports every day, then just stops suddenly 4 days ago.
Yet he's been here every day, I checked every day. He
logged in today already, yet has no comments on his
trip.
If this is your idea of a good way to do things, Chauncy,
keep your reports to yourself. At least with Ace we got
reliability, not nonsense like this.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
