What happens in Vegas

This was a great Vegas trip. It was my third trip this year and fourth trip in 53 weeks to the greatest city on earth. The first question everyone asks when you return from Vegas is “How did you do”. They want to know if won money or lost money. I go to Vegas to have a good time and don’t worry about if I’m up or down. I set aside a certain amount of money for the trip and if I bring any of that back then I feel that I’m up. Of course in my seven trips to Vegas I have never left with less money than I went with, at least in terms of ‘gambling’ money. I usually even take out expense money for stuff like food and cabs out and still usually end out ahead. This trip I didn’t make a huge amount but I was still up. Here are some of the highlights, and of course any lowlights.

• The Poker Room at the MGM Grand is incredible.
• The 2/4 game at the MGM is the loosest game I’ve played in. Pots would consistently rival 3/6 or 4/8 games. My first two hands after sitting down, capped pre-flop with 6 callers and then 5 callers. You can win (or lose) a lot of money there.
• KK wasn’t good to me over the weekend. I got it four times, three against AA and once again 99 who hit a set. Not fun.
• Counting single deck is easy, nice way to make some decent money.
• Counting isn’t good when one of your brothers comes up and asks the other one “How is Trevor doing?” followed by the response “Pretty good, he is up about $150.” Then the response “Wow his counting must really work, he’s got to show me how to do that”. That was a great look from the dealer followed by a color up and quick escape by Trevor.
• 33 was very good to me. I got it twice, tripped up both times one of them got a boat. Both times were against a much stronger pair that didn’t trip up.
• Hard to win any money when a hand goes like this. AK, flop is KAA and I’m bad position. I check, one guy bets, another calls, I call. Turn is A, why can’t this be a jackpot casino, I check, guy bets, other guy folds, I call. Original guy looks at me and now is pretty sure at worst I have a K. River is a K, why can’t we save some of these for other hands, 3K and 4A all one the same hand! This time I’m sure he isn’t going to bet so I bet, he folds. I was hoping he thought the board would be the top hand.
• I don’t mind flush chasers but when the flop is KJT with one club and you have 8/4 of clubs, why are you still there? Why did you even see the flop in bad position? Flopping the nut straight with AQ was nice but his runner, runner clubs, not so much fun. With 8/4, it was like a $200+ pot. Oh well.
• Offending prostitutes can be fun. About 4am on Monday morning I’m walking through the Mandalay Bay. A not so good looking black woman who is definitely wearing the official cheap whore uniform comes up to me. “Hey sugah, looking for a good time”. I believe I gave the proper response “Sweetheart you don’t own enough condoms for me to put any part of my body near any part of yours”. I thought she was going to hit me. Well worth it though for the look on her face.

It was a great time and I get to go back in March. Gotta love it.