Day: Wed Oct 18th
Total Cash: 8200
Eric Play: -1825
After being locked up in the room for 8 hours we decided to go bowling. The Orleans has a bowling alley. It is really a very nice one too. We played 3 games, I won the first 2 then Shirley Bowled a 142 to win the 3rd game. I could tell she was heating up, so I knew it was time to quit! LOL I was surprised to see how well she bowls. It was really fun, I drank some more Coronas and we met a nice lady who was with her daughter in the lane next to us! After that we just lounged around. I looked up some of the Vegas Shows, It looks like you HAVE to book in advance. Show we were unable to find a show for Wednesday but we are going to go see "LOVE" at the Mirage. It is a beattles show, and I have heard that it is the best show in town right now. Anyway, we fell a sleep pretty late.
Total Cash: 8200
Eric Play: -1825
Well, I said that we were going to take 3 days off. We actually took only 2 days off. So this BLOG will really not have much to do with poker. Here are my last 6 sessions:
Sunday Oct 15th - WPT Satellite : -600
Sunday Oct 15th - Bellagio 15/30: -800
Sunday Oct 15th - Orleans MTT: -100
Sunday Oct 15th - Orleans 4/8: -200
Wednesday Oct 18th - Orleans 4/8: +325
Wednesday Oct 18th - Bellagio 15/30: +616
After the Sunday night session I knew it was time for a break. Sunday night after I wrote my last blog we headed to the bar for some cold beverages. I must say, I did have one Corona too many but what can I say it's Vegas and we're on vacation!. After stumbing to bed I slept for more hours then is required! LOL. When I woke up I didn't want to do anything, so we didn't! I basically played Civilizations all day! (civilizations is a computer game) LOL I had a diplomatic win after 6 hours on the Warlord setting LOL. (Only Rob, Jules and Jane will have any clue what that means lol) I know I know... I'm a geek!
After being locked up in the room for 8 hours we decided to go bowling. The Orleans has a bowling alley. It is really a very nice one too. We played 3 games, I won the first 2 then Shirley Bowled a 142 to win the 3rd game. I could tell she was heating up, so I knew it was time to quit! LOL I was surprised to see how well she bowls. It was really fun, I drank some more Coronas and we met a nice lady who was with her daughter in the lane next to us! After that we just lounged around. I looked up some of the Vegas Shows, It looks like you HAVE to book in advance. Show we were unable to find a show for Wednesday but we are going to go see "LOVE" at the Mirage. It is a beattles show, and I have heard that it is the best show in town right now. Anyway, we fell a sleep pretty late.
The next morning we got up and Shirley wanted to shopping. If the BOSS says she wants to go shopping, I have learned that we are going shopping. After looking around the internet I found a place about 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. It was in a town called Primm. I have a buddie at Toyota that comes to Vegas every year to do some motorcrossing across the desert. I think that this is where he stays! (Johnny is this the town that you stay in?) Anyway, when we get there Shirley is ready to shop
Well Shirley had a GREAT time shopping. She found some designer jeans that she can't stop talking about, Michael Kors Jeans... I dunno, but she insists that they are the best! I didn't find anything as per the norm. Shirley tells me that I'm a poor substitute for her mother when it comes to shopping! Janet you should have gone with her! Anyway she picked up some more stuff, 2 pairs of pants, a jacket and 2 tops. She was in her element, but as you can see at the end of the shopping she was left looking for money
After shopping we headed back to the hotel. We decided to catch a movie, there is a theater at the Orleans. We saw the Gridiron Gang. It was a great movie. It was the newest movie with the ROCK. It is a true story based on a jail, where a group of inmates start a football team. The movie was over just after midnight, so we headed to bed.
I got up this morning, it was actually this afternoon and with nothing to do. I told the better half that I was going to play some cards. Shirley wasn't interested in playing poker so I told her that I would be back by 8:00pm to watch LOST. It is our favorite TV show BY FAR. So after a short time at the Orleans I headed to the Bellagio, I played a little 15/30 and the game was as soft as I have seen. I played for 4 hours and made $616. I would have made more by I missed A HUGE draw with a hand where all my outs were live! Anyway, there were no real hands of note. I thought it may have been my most solid session of the trip. I played very well.
I'm now back at the Hotel and we just watched LOST. I can't stand it in a good way, the show always leaves me wanting more! I think that I'm going to crash tonight and wake up early. I noticed that they Bellagio has daily $500 dollar tournaments. They also run $130 satellites into the $500. I think that I'm going to try and play a couple and get in to the $500. I might try and do this on a daily basis.
Well that is all for now, I will write again soon,
-Eric
posted by Eric Thibodeau at 10:29 PM
5 Comments:
Hi Eric & Shirley, it's 3;30 here and I'm falling asleep, but I have to give you guys a little fatherly advise I learned from experience. You must stay in your comfort level until you play thru this losing streak. I've gone thur this many times over many, many years. I would stay at the 10-20 & 15-30 level until I got back close to a 15K bankroll again and concentrate on ring games. If I was going play tournments, I would look for $200 or $300 events with 100 or so players, and if you win anything, then take a shot at a super sattelite where you win your way in if beat 9 other players. I think its a better percentage play than putting up 130 here and there and 325 or 500 if you add them all up your putting a strain on your BR.
Anyway I know you are capable of playing thur it, just stay focused and don't wander to far from your Double A Game Good Luck
Its Joe G. that last bit of advise was from me
Thanks Joe! I appreciate any advice you offer! I believe you are correct, I have given the satellites some though and I think you are right! it really is too low a precentage shot. I'm going to shoot 15/30 until I get a couple wins under the belt. Then take a run at something better
-Eric
6 hours to be Civ IV on warlord ??? Hahahaha you better practise up more buddy!!!! lol
Eric...it's Neilio again.
You guys havta check out "KA" @ the MGM, it's AMAZING. ..worth every cent. It was also featured in a recent epsiode of CSI. lol.
anne and I saw it when we were down there for my bday in May. We stayed on the 30th floor of the luxor :) loved it.
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