Time for another Vegas TR! Now with fast cars. 21st November to 30th November
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Time for another Vegas TR! Now with fast cars. 21st November to 30th November

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urbanwasteOP
2mo ago

Well what a year it has been since my last TR!

However just when I thought my annual November trip would not happen I get a call from a friend saying that his nephew works for McLaren F1 and can get us pit passes for the F1 in Vegas if we wanted to go. Well I am not sure I snap called as quickly in my life. Flights now booked, hotel all sorted and pass from my better half all done!

Going to be a longer stay this time as my friend and I are going for 9 nights.

I am flying for the first time with Virgin Atlantic on the 21st from London

Staying at the Horseshoe (Bally's) for 9 nights. 7 of these are comped which includes the F1 weekend which I have seen have been going for crazy prices. So only had to pay for the last 2 nights we are there. Think it was around $180 in total and that stupid resort fee (will see if I can get that comped when there).

Plan of action for me is to spend the weekend at the F1. I am hoping all this pit pass and stuff provides us with plenty of free food, drink and some fun experiences. I honestly am really looking forward to this part.

Will plan some shopping again as I can get some Christmas presents for the kids and the fact it is Black Friday while out there, hopefully pick up a few cheap deals.

Poker wise as my friend is a tournament player I will be joining him in a few but plan to play cash as much as I can.

Also have to keep my diamond status so I am sure there will be some degen action!

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11 November 2024 at 09:13 AM
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1mo ago

Starting to think this trip is not real with my run good.

Anyway yesterday evening we head down to freemont street to meet up with P's friends. They were doing the slotzilla which has zero appeal to me. The only time my feet leave the ground is to go on a plane. The rest of the time I detest heights. They had a good time though and freemont street was fun and depressing all at the same time. The amount of homeless crack addicts seems to rise every year which is never nice to see.

Had a bit of food at the heart attack grill. Probably the worst burgers in Vegas but again the friends of P had never been before and they enjoyed the experience which was nice for them. It did not bother me as I was too zen still from the spa treatment. We even got the peasant wagon (bus) back to the strip. Had some weird Asian lady sit next to me on this bus who just wanted to chat to me and touch her hands to show me how cold she was. Whatever though. You go on cheap transport expect a few weird people.

Back to the horseshoe and P wants to play the 11pm turbo $100. I flick it in for shits and giggles as I am on the 1/3 list and the wait is long. Let me play with these low limit pros lol. I had a plan of if there were more than 3 limpers in the pot before it was my time to act I was 5x',ING it and adding on the amount already in the pot.

This strat worked out perfectly as no one on the table knew how to play me. Something in me loves inflicting pain on limpers. Anyway fun hand for you.

Blinds 200/400/400

5 limpers and I am in the BB

I just pick up a hand ful of chips and raise to 3500

They all fold apart from the button who shoves.

I have AQdd so of course snap him off as I had him covered and this is a 15 min turbo level tournament.

Show my hand and he slams the table and shouts I FINALLY CAUGHT HIM BLUFFING!!! He tables TT and we miss everything despite flopping 2 diamonds.

I did have to ask him why the reaction. He replied that I was always bluffing and why do I go all in with just ace high. Inside I am laughing out loud with that comment.

Anyway we are called to the 1/3 table so I shove blind and am snapped by AT. We table our cards and have JJ and unfortunately the ace does not appear. We leave the stack in a mess and sit down at 1/3.

First hand is similar to the tournament table. 5 limpers before us to act in the BB. We look down at KTdd so raise to $25. All fold apart from the C/O older Asian guy. Flop AQ6. We cbet to $30 this time and he calls. Turn is a 8 and I lead out again for $75. He is tanking now but doing some weird shuffle with his cards and I can see one of them as he is raising them too high. I say to him please be careful with your cards as I can see your Ace of clubs right now. He thanks me and says if I can see that and still betting he must be behind so folds.

We play a couple more hands and move back over to the tournament and blind shove again. Finally lose that one as we had 63ss and we walk into KK and 55. Despite flopping 2 spades we miss and are out thankfully.

The 1/3 table was a weird mix of super tight players and 2 aggressive pre flop players but so passive post flop. It was becoming more and more apparent that this was not fun and I was regretting taking the advise on here to play PLO. However a couple of seats open at 3/5 and it looks juicy so we move tables.

First hand we are sat with the 350 we had from the previous table and no chance to top up to $1000 (table max) as we already have cards Infront of us in the BB. It folds to the button who raises to $35 (now we know this will be good). Look down at AQss and 3bet to $90 and he just shoves his remaining $290. We call and are up against 33. Flop QQ7 and he misses his 3. Well thanks for the free top up.

30 mins later we have lost a couple of smaller pots by 3 betting lighter than we should have done and getting 4 bet on. Our stack is about $550 when we look down at AA UTG + 1. Brilliant this table is so splashy we know we are getting a customer. UTG limps and we make it $25 to go and get 3 callers.

Flop A83

A terrible flop I think as what exactly is going to call a cbet here? However we have been trying to get action so we bet $20 and get 3 callers again.

Turn 8

Amazing let's hope we find the player with the 8. We need a pot size bet here to set up the river jam. We bet $150 and get 2 callers this time. There is no better feeling in poker than this. Knowing we are not scared of any river cards (well maybe another 8) and knowing full well 1 of these players is calling a river jam.

River Q

We jam our remaining stack and that beautiful sound of all in from the player that covers us and another call from the other player is shoved into our ears. Name me a better sound? You can't!! A lovely $1500+ pot is pushed our way when we show our hand. Both other players had an 8

We carry on playing for a hour and don't really get involved in many pots at all as our card distribution gets pretty bad and there is alot of gambling going on at the table. It's a shame when there is and you don't get anything remotely playable. Give me anything remotely connecting and I would have played. We bleed a little and cash out

After P busted the tournament I thought he went to bed but he was sat down playing blackjack. He is not doing well one bit and says he is down around $1500. I ask him that now the run good has come to the table does he want to do something crazy and put $500 in each and we try and get him even or even worse. He chuckles and agrees. So with $1k in 2 purple chips he asks what's the plan then? Trust me I reply and put $1k down in the box. His eyes nearly explode out of his head. Even the rest of the table at laughing at his expression.

Dealer gives us a 19 and he is showing a 6. Easy bust I say? P is proper sweating now knowing he is going to need to stump up another $500 to do an easy bust. He declined so I put $500 down myself. Now I can see the degen in him wants to but he does turn it down again. That's ok I say.

Dealer turns over a 5 for 11 and now I am sweating a bit thinking I am going to feel awful if he loses this. Dealer puts out a 3 for 14, 2 for 16 and then we see a super sexy jack!!

I pick up all the chips, and head to roulette. Now I pocket my $1k from the easy bust and put the $2k on red. P says I am mental but is in it for the laugh now. Listen it's Vegas I say and we are up overall from poker so **** it. The wheel spins and my nerves are high now as I have never in my life put $2000 on one spin of roulette. The fear hits when it drops into a black number and I think ****. However lady luck is tickling my balls this week and the balls pings out and lands on 27 red!!!!!!!

Just like that P is out of his blackjack hole and I am laughing at being $1500 up in like the space of 10 minutes.

We cash out at the desk and head up to the room giggling like a pair of clowns. I tell P when we get back to the room that with this money I am going to upgrade us on the plane. He says I don't have to do that but it's only fair and it's not really my money anyway. So thank you for the upgrade Caesars properties it's much appreciated!

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