Weekend Vegas Trip Part 2

Posted by poker kat

June 22, 2008

On Saturday we woke up around 12pm and went down for breakfast around 1pm. We decided we would check out the Rio and then try to get into a 7pm tournament at Planet Hollywood.

The Rio was really exciting. Poker is in the air there.. my boyfriend had never seen the madness there.. He didn’t go with me last year when I played in the Ladies’ Tournament. (Even though the ladies event was tomorrow- I decided w/ my new job and the $1000 buy-in to opt out this year). So we walked down the long long hallway and ended up in the craziness… we begin walking through the roped off walkway and pointing out all the pros to each other.. I railed Phil Laak for awhile… because.. well.. I do think he’s hot and I have a crush on him. We ended up seeing a lot and it was definitely fun. Of all the pros we saw, seeing Ferguson in person is always fun. he’s such a character.. the hair- that hat-glasses… all of it.

Since we parked in the garage at the Rio we had to walk all through the casino to get back… my man gets side tracked by the slots and video poker all the time.. to him the ones and fives in his pocket will end up in those machines at some point.. so we stop. I decide to feed a 10 into the video poker machine despite my better judgment.. but what is this… 4 2’s! haha.. I won $70. whoo hoo.. cash out.. ok, let’s go. haha..

So we’re off to Planet Hollywood and I freeroll into the 7pm tournament with my video poker winnings. We both decide to play. I start off great and the 1st hour I’m playing at a tight table and picking up small pots everywhere with nothing.. I’m the chip leader at my table at the break. My BF and I regroup and we’re close to each other in chips and doing well. There were 71 people in the tournament to start. It’s all down hill after the break for both of us. At my table the short stacks are pushing with anything and I’m stuck with terrible cards that aren’t going to cut it if I raise and they push. I end up with barely anything left and push with an AJ. Another AJ calls but so does pocket 3’s. The 3’s take it.. ugh. My boyfriend goes out shortly after too.. similar situation. Bummer. He went out about 6 before the money. I was about 15 before the money.

Next stop.. the Burger Bar at Mandalay Place (we love Mandalay Bay Hotel.. we had one of our best Vegas trips when we stayed there). We enjoy a great burger and some beers.. and then head back downtown to play at Binions again.

I decided to sit at a table with a few drunken southerners, my favorite dealer from the night before- who remembered me by name- i love that, and a mix of old people and locals. An old guy at the end of the table remembered me although I didn’t recognize him. I was quiet and was getting annoyed by the drunk southerners- especially the chick. However, it was easy to take pots off of them. I made friends with the old local guy next to me.. and we had some good conversation about where we play and different tournaments. Soon though I was getting into my groove and had the table clocked. My new friend next to me took a $200 pot off of the drunk southern chick when she flopped a full house and he rivered a higher full house. The very next hand I raise $12 preflop with JJ and she called. When the flop brought 9-6-3 all rainbow and I raise $20 she reraised me $20 leaving about $50 left behind in her stack. I looked at her face and felt she was trying to be strong.. but I knew she was tilting badly after her loss. I put her in and she calls. She shows J-9. I take the rest of her chips. My friend asks.. you weren’t afraid of a set? I said no.. she wanted to make her loses back quickly.. she was totally tilting. I was up $200 and feeling great at that point..

The old guys leave and so does my friend.. a nice local guy takes the seat next to me and drunken frat boys sit at the other end.. One guy was so out of control.. he was telling seriously bad racial jokes.. and calling the southern chick “thick” (which she wasn’t) and how she wouldn’t fit in in California.. and making fun of her w/ southern stereotypes like she wouldn’t get it.. it was not good.. so he drove the drunk girl away who was throwing 100’s down and giving them away and having fun. The local dude got pissed after awhile and called floor to have him removed.. The cops were hanging out around the side in case they were needed.. it was exciting so I stuck around.. but the money wasn’t flowing my way… so I packed it in at 5am and went to find my man. He ended up at a Video Poker machine again after losing $60 to an old lady w/ his pocket queens.. Seriously the old ladies are his nemesis at the table.. it’s so funny.

We woke up on Sunday around noon and packed and left by 1pm. It was a good weekend and a lot of fun. I ended up $300 and my boyfriend about $100. We hit a little traffic on the way back but not a big deal.. we were super tired and needed a good shower… Can’t wait to go back…

Thanks for reading through my weekend posts.. there’s actually a part 3 to come..

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