Day: Oct 5, 2006
Total Cash : 13,582
Eric's Play: +248
Shirley's Play: -294

Well it has been 2 days, and we are now in Vegas! Arrived at the Orleans after 4028kms at 7:00pm local time. I have lots of stuff to talk about so where should I start.

OK, where did I leave off? The 5-5 limit game in Denver. I did good on Tuesday night making $455. But Wednesday was a little different. I lost $333 over 10 hours of play broken up over the day. I though that the action created by the 5-5 limit was going to be a good thing but the longer I played it, I realized that it only makes the game more and more of a big game of bingo. I was in a hand where I had JhTs. It was capped 8 way at 6 bets (1 bet and 5 raises in the state of CO). That makes 48 bets in the pot. Flop comes 8h 9d Qh. I have flopped the nuts, and I have the Jh so I know no one can be free rolling on me with JhTh. Anyway, if you look at the size of the pot no one can fold even if they think they have 1 out. Well sure enough runner runner diamond comes and I lose. But with 48 to 1 on their money, they can call. And the odds are only better on the turn for them to call. It is a game where mathematics only helps bad play. I think this is why Shirley did not far so well. It was a game where Aces and kings loose a lot of value and suited connectors are prime hands. Anyway, I don't think I will ever go back to that casino.

I must say that they did have the best dealers I have ever come across. I have played poker in 22 casinos now, and the dealers there are second to none.

Anywho. We got up this morning around 8:00am or so and we're on the road by 9:00am. I found the drive from Denver to Vegas a tuff one. It started out pretty nice, going through the mountains, nice scenery and stuff. But after winding and twisting, going up and down, it made you start to feel sick! It was a good trip for Shirley who slept for 80% of the ride. After we got out of the State of Colorado, it was into Utah. OH MY GOD, we drove 2 hours and 200kms and we didn't see ANY sign of civilization anywhere, no houses, no stores, no gas stations, no people nothing!! Only other cars on the road. Just Barron waste land with the odd mountain. It was bad!

Well after 11 hours we arrived at the Orleans. Got our room, I was disappointed to find out that the internet is $10.99 for a 24 hr period. I wasn't happy. Then Shirley found out that the gym cost $10 per day to use! She was going to whip me into shape, forcing me to work out everyday (which I welcome). I guess we are going to have to reevaluate the gym thing.

Anyway, after getting set-up in the room with our stuff, we headed to the poker room to see what kind of deal we could get on the room. It turns out that if you play 4 hours of poker a day they will give you the room at a rate of 55 bucks a night on the weekdays and 105 a night on the weekend. That means we can get the hotel room for $450 a week if we play for 4 hours a day. So I think now the plan will be to play 4 hours in the morning here then hit the bigger games at the other casinos at night or go out and hit the town! The only problem is that the big game is 4-8. It is really not a game that we can make enough, to cover our day to day spending. Even though most of our cost will drop now that we are not traveling.

We decided to play some poker to get our 4 hours in for today. We played the big game, 4-8, I made 250, and Shirley made 20. The thing is that we spent 340 today on the hotel room in Denver, the gas to get to Vegas and food along the way! LOL It shouldn't be a problem, has we will hit the Bellagio tomorrow. Well I should go, it takes me forever to write this things. It is 2:00 am and Shirley is already sleeping. I'll try and drop a line tomorrow.

-Eric