Prairiebreeze’s Cannonball (Hit and) Run III – December 1-5, 2024
Welcome to Prairiebreeze’s Cannonball (Hit and) Run III.
Cannonball Run III never actually had that title. It was originally Cannonball Fever, but if you google either of those titles, you discover that it ended up with the title Speed Rush.
If you thought Cannonball Run II was bad. The third edition was worse. If you look at the five reviews on Rotten Tomatoes (0%). Among the reviews:
“This is a movie that lasts 95 minutes and contains one (1) laugh. To save you the admission price, here is the joke: Dickie Smothers: “We’ve got to go to the Dulles airport.” Tommy Smothers: “What are we going to Fresno for?” Dickie: “What makes you think we’re going to Fresno?” Tommy: “Well, you said the dullest airport, didn’t you?”
“The third Cannonball Run film is a mind-numbingly abysmal, cheapo Canadian production starring John Candy and a bunch of C and D listers. Might make a good answer to a trivia question, but this little-known sequel is truly pathetic.”
Hey, I’m Canadian damnit!
Perhaps the most ironic part of this series is that I hate car racing. I really do. I think what F1 has done do LV each year is complete crap. Last year’s TR didn’t talk about it much, but F1 prep last year made getting up and down the strip a giant pain in the ass. Hence, we hit Vegas after F1 and the clown show clears out. If the trees are back at Bellagio, great. But there’s trees everywhere else on this planet. Only one Strip.
Another Trip, Another Dream. And this will NOT be that pathetic. I hope.
Agenda:
December 1 – travel day including a direct flight! LFG! Land at about 17:00, get a decent meal. Figure out where to jam in a short session. Bellagio & Horseshoe would be at/near the top of the list right now.
December 2 – Have a buddy arriving a few hours before MNF – Broncos/Browns. Blech. MGM Grand to start the day, then work our way north on the strip.
December 3 – Wynn/Encore - Event #1 at the WPT - $600 Limit O8 at 11am.
December 4 – Resorts World. Apparently Rodeo World 2024 rolls into town and starts on the 5th? Yee Haw! Bring me some fish riding in on those horses!
December 5 – we will see, travel home (flight out is at 13:00)
Starting Bankroll: $5,200
Home base for this trip: Flamingo (we pick the least expensive place that isn’t an unreasonable trek – but holy crap are hotel rates higher this year – I booked months ago and they’re still double what I paid to stay at Horseshoe last year.) Stop pricing people out of going, LV. Bitcoin ain't going up forever.
Main goals:
WPT: Play an event. Looks like the $600 Limit O8.
Eat better. Specifically, dinners – those were a huge failure last year. Packing more stuff for in between meals AND will have spots scoped even better than last time.
Register for cash games online where possible – and it looks more possible this year - welcome to the 21st century, poker rooms. Play bigger. Less 1/3, more 2/5. Get out of crappy games faster. Actually do some hitting and running. We didn’t get many hits last year.
Will we ever get to Freemont and visit Circa or the Nugget?
Will the Hero finally get himself a Hendon Mob entry? (this is +1200 right now, according to my "friend")
Will Hero's friend abduct him towards Spearmint Rhino? (he says this is +150 right now)
Will there be another knock on my door at 3am? (Oh, god please no. Refer to Cannonball Run I for that story.)
Many questions. Let’s get after it and find out the answers together!
So yeah… PLO.
Bought in for 400, my first hand I made a correct flop fold with red aces Jack-Ten of clubs on a T63 2 spade board only to see the case ace hit the river which would have maybe 4x’ed my stack.
I eventually get it in with middle set of sixes against a super shorty and a 3rd player with 7766 on Q63 and river quads.
Meanwhile my buddy at the same table has spun 500 into I think about 2500 playing every hand. And getting every card he needs. Imagine that I had to talk him into coming to Aria. We’re both in a must move gave so he gets moved into a game with Mr. Javanewt and I immediately get moved to Mrs. Javanewt’s direct left. Awesome people, super nice and lovely to chat with. Went completely card dead at that table and after about an hour longer we both quit our games.
In 400, out for roughly this.
Buddy is real tired now but I convince him to play some craps at Horseshoe so he can just peace out whenever he’s good. We cruise through Bellagio and cash in our MNF bets along the way. Even for me, +800 for him. First couple of shooters are bad, I did ok and got him back close to even and I was up small when I seven out and he calls it a night.
He should have stayed one more shooter. “Scooter Shooter” had a hot roll and we turned 200 into
I putz around in a couple of slots at Flamingo and get completely iced, but an end of day count says we are up about a grand right now.
Today was GOOD. 3/3 in poker sessions, broke even on sports bets and won at craps.
Seeing how I’m a PLO expert now, let’s go to Wynn and play a WPT $600 LIMIT O8 event!
There aren’t many cowboys yet. But there are Amazon tech bros EVERYWHERE. I’m guessing the event is at Venetian for the number of bros wearing t shirts under blazers around the joint. Is that dress code for these dudes?
So Wynn today as planned, RW tomorrow maybe?
Let’s go get it today!
Great start, keep it up!!!
I bet that was a fun shooter! Nothing like a good craps run to lift spirits and bankrolls.
Omaha expert in the house!
And now the Wynn is freerolling me in after this hit while waiting.
LMAO.
I was #10 to register and we have 37 as they say shuffle up and deal. GL us.
GoGoGo!
End level 1 20.3k. I am the worst at this table by a mile.
New goal: win one pot.
18.9 at end of level 2, but we did win a low for half so there’s that.
Now just trying to NOT be first out. And make first break.
End of level 3. 18.1. Got another half.
The guy in the 9 seat is a pro from Arizona. And he’s a bit of an ass.
You got this.
Made it through first break. Chopped another pot.
Have 16.4. 3 people have busted.
The ass from Arizona had a stack smaller than me but he spun it up good last level. He has piles.
My buddy has 35k.
Someone busted at our table and it wasn’t me.
15.6.
Bricked a draw to both ends.
10.1 and in the danger zone.
112/131.
You can do it!
5.7. 114/139. Boom or busto from here.
2.7k. 114/141. Next hand is win or go home.
We are out. 108/147
Got the last of it in pre with AQJT vs 5432 and he rivered a 5.
Oh well.
Really ok with how I played, but never really hit any flops to speak of.
Waiting for cash games now.
Should’ve mentioned. Won another hundred playing pinball on the first break. So ahead for the day.
Ribs are extra sore/painful today
Watermelon juice is nutted.
Also rivered a flush with AA to double a very tilted dude.
Let’s roll!
Afternoon session done. In 400, out 992.
Now for dinner at Wazuzu.
