Vegas Trip in April

Why is this view so different than every other thread?

Regardless, I always enjoy a Javanewt TR. Looking forward to it!

Hmmm. Are you just now getting acquainted with the new site?

I hope this is a good one! I plan to play live Wednesday and Friday nights.

What fresh hell is this? (the new site I mean)

::vomit::

It's a bit strange, yes. Most threads still show in the old format for me, but then there is a couple (like this one) which is only viewable in the new format.

But wishing good luck to Javanewt when the time comes for Vegas! 😀

Thank you! I moved over to the new site a while ago, so I'm used to it now -- it gets better 😉

Looking forward to your trip report. Wife and I will be in LV Apr 27 - May 2 and we are travelling to Ireland in June for a birthday trip. In one of your trip reports from a year or two ago (or maybe it was a casual dining post?) you mentioned a restaurant in Miracle Mile shops. I seem to remember decent food and not crazy prices. I looked for your post again but no luck. Can you remember what it was?

I can't remember the name (Ocean's One or something), but it closed last year -- some people refused to eat there, and maybe they were right, but we enjoyed it!

If you have questions about Ireland, I'm happy to answer whatever I can during and after our trip. We'll be traveling south and west, most likely. My friend's sister still lives in Dublin, and she's going to travel to the coast with us. My friend has a few friends with castles, so I hope we get to stay in one 😉 Our first two nights are basic at The Mont in Dublin and then we are going to wing it. I'll definitely report on it.

Any Ireland info will be appreciated. Thx.

Oh, I forgot to mention that we are also going to Cherokee, N.C., to play the WSOP circuit. We'll play the seniors NLHE on February 16 and the PLO on February 17! I cashed in the PLO a few years ago, and I hope to do even better this year.

I love Cherokee. We camp at the KOA and take our dogs. It's a beautiful area. I also love Sylva and Dillsboro -- two quaint towns not far from the casino. Sylva is my favorite. It has a great, dog-friendly brewery/restaurant and other neat places to wonder, drink, and dine.

Plus, the PLO cash is fantastic. Rake is a little high, but the bad play makes it worth it 😉

If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it. I'll provide a mini-trip report here on that long weekend.

I liked Ocean's One (I think that's right), as the prices were insanely low considering location. HH prices, discounted beer, etc. My issue was the smell in the Miracle Mile in/around the restaurant. Smelled like sewer. Sad it closed, though.

In for Cherokee/Ireland TRs, too.

(Not loving the new interface - 1st time posting)

Javanewt,

Good luck during your trip. I have read some of your previous trip reports and never knew that you work in horse racing. I also work in horse racing in Louisiana & New Mexico and have done so most of my adult life. Like you, I also much prefer PLO.
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I’ll be at Cherokee the 14th - 17th!

Gonna play the mini-main, and some cash PLO while I’m there 😀

I think I’ll be able to pick you out from previously posted ladies’ shoes pics

I should be easy to find 😉 One of the few middle-aged (if we live over 100) woman playing PLO, shoulder-length light brown with gray highlights hair usually in a pony tail, blue/green eyes, drinking a glass of wine or champagne. Please say hello!

Forgot to do a write up about the PLO Friday night. My husband and I took the camper and parked out back as usual, but it's been months since we've played in this game. They actually had two tables going, so we split up.

Early on I raise w/ KK34ds and get two callers. I've played with these guys, but it's been a while. I start the hand short w/ about $300 because I haven't topped up from missing a draw. Flop comes Q85r. I c-bet $30, call, next guy makes it $130. I consider just shoving, but there are so few draws I figure he must have at least two pair, maybe a set, and I'm not drawing to anything, so I fold. Next guy calls. Turn is a 2x and they gii. River is an A. Ahhhhh. I river the nuts and the first raiser wins with a pair of 2s. OMG. They both had 679 -- one with a 2 and one with a T. Unbelievable.

The winner of that hand goes on to sun run. He can't be beat, and I certainly can't beat him. I raise w/ AAXX diamonds. Flop comes Kd8d6x. We gii and his A665 holds. Another hand I raise w/ AQJT ds. I bet the flop (two clubs on board) with a wrap (I have one club), he calls. Turn is a club. Check, check. River gives me the nut straight. I check, he bets $100, I sigh call and he has K-high clubs.

Another hand he raises, one caller, I 3bet to $65 w/ AAQX ds with spades. Flop comes Ks9sX. They check, I pot, sun runner folds, but next guy repots. I sigh call. He has K9XX. Turn is a J, but I still miss the river completely.

It was ugly. I was actually in for $2, 500 and ended up down only $700, but it was depressing. I didn't even scoop a double board bomb pot and chopped only one. We did end up playing DBBPs for an hour or so at the end of the night with five of us, which was fun.

In the middle of the game, some random guys knock on the door. We have cameras, double doors, etc., to try to keep it safe. Turns out they are from the biker gang next door and want us to move our camper. I guess they were expecting a lot of bikers. However, it starts to pour, and only a few of them show up. We end up freezing in our camper because we can't reach the outlet and we don't want the generator to get wet. LOL. The dogs helped keep us warm. The bikers who were there were still blaring music at 4:30 a.m. when the game broke.

I hope I run better Saturday night at Cherokee! At least we'll be warm in the camper 😉