APAT - Vegas Vengeance: Wednesday, 16th November 2011
I just can’t figure out why I’m not sleeping right. I think I’m fighting off a cold or it could be the air-conditioning is drying me out and messing up my sinuses and simulating a cold. Anyway, it’s nice to have plenty of time in the mornings to get stuff done, catch up on work emails and some TV.
Nothing special to do until around noon when I’m ready for breakfast and some poker.
As I said, breakfast first so I chose the Courtyard Cafe in the Orleans...what the American would call a coffee-shop. That’s different from a Starbucks or Costa, you know, what we would think of a coffee shop.
Nope this is full service food and coffee restaurant. Steak, Eggs and Hash Browns. Lovely...and 10% off with a voucher they give you when you check in.
That set me up for a day of grinding. Grinding. It’s what I do.
I got seated after just a couple of minutes...It’s handy having my Kindle with me as it gives me something to read other than the usual poker magazines they have lying around.
I wish I had much of anything interesting to report but it was nothing I haven’t already detailed over the past few days...more of the same today.
After 6 hours I was precisely on my original $200 (but +EV on the beers of course). I suppose that’s good enough.
I haven’t done an exact count up but I think over the 5 days I’m basically breakeven on the poker...maybe a few bucks ahead in cash terms but definitely a winner in the ‘drinking for profit’ stakes.
A big thanks to Nellie, Jenna & Caroline for taking care of me in the beer department. As soon as I was even close to polishing off my drink another would materialise. I wish I could have taken pictures for you but it’s kind of frowned on.
Take it from me....you missed something.
As I was walking over to TGI’s for something to eat (with another 15% off voucher) I met Andy & Deb (who’d been dabbling in the 2/4 LHE muddy waters) and they offered a lift over the the Stratosphere again where they were going.
I wasn’t really in the mood so I gratefully declined and got my beer and steak on instead.
By 8pm I was ready to leave but in two minds as to whether to bother with poker or not. I decided not to but rather to play a few slot machines and a little blackjack.
Once again, nothing of interest....sorry, I wish I could spice this post entry up but I’d rather tell you the truth.
In the words of the Pub Crawl people on Vegas Video Network ”I may leave stuff out, but I don’t make shit up”.
Tomorrow is D-Day for the British Invasion. Some commandos have already reconnoitred the area but the main landing party hits the beaches at 2pm PST.
I have a feeling that my brother is bringing the bear with him.
So be it.
