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!
Let's hope to run bad is over! Hope to see you in Vegas. It actually snowed at our house yesterday too. I can't believe we missed the first snow of the year, but I'd rather be in Vegas anyway :-)
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Obligatory shoe photo. I love these shoes. Ken is an underrated brand IMO.
Roll shot plus bonus watching by team complete the self destruction of any playoff hopes they had left. Had 2 weeks to prep for this game and THAT is the effort on defense? GTFO Lou Anarumo.
The 2024 Bengals defense could be a bottom 5 all timer before it’s over. Hopefully they start firing coaches as soon as tomorrow because another 5 weeks of this crap is going to be completely unwatchable.
But maybe a top 10 pick to get a defensive stud or draft Tee Higgins replacement isn’t a horrible outcome either.
Keen's are great and good luck from a fellow Canuck - Ontario is starting with this snow business - wish I was heading down to Vegas and avoid this type of white powder! 🙂
We have lots here. How much you want?
This was from the first major snowfall of the year.
It was -40 with the windchill 3 days ago.
As someone who’s lived in the southeastern United States my whole life, I simply cannot contemplate that degree of cold.
Safe travels!
It’s nuts. I don’t understand how anyone who has the option could choose to live in those Winters.
Got in and cruised through customs and to the hotel.
Ordered in to get some rest on the ribs.
Fish was good. Fries were super mid.
Now at Horsehoe for session #1 of the trip.
Playing 1/3 6 handed.
I turn 50 next month and I’m the youngest at this table by a decade. LFG us.
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go go go
3am and Day 1 is in the books.
Horseshoe was in 400 out 160. Dwindled from 4 down to 2, ran it up to 500+ and got all in pre twice as an 80-20 favorite and lost both. KK<22 and QQ<55. Right in the door each time.
Lost another 175 at craps. We had looks at decent rolls (mostly by me), but couldn't get into profitville. In 400, out 225.
Tried a few older slots that the Jackpot Judo guy loves to try and slowly spin some of it back up. A Complete and Total Bust.
We moved to a Huff & Puff Machine and hit a 6 dollar bonus and I think the picture will do the talking.
We end Day 1 basically down our craps losses. We were stuck 800-900 at one point, but Wolfy saved our bacon on Day 1.
Time for sleep and then breakfast.
Small hit on $10 spins in high limit.
The day saver. A $635.50 bonus on a $6 bet.
I was just talking to my husband about playing slot machine and hitting millions so I can retire. I'd go for hundreds 😉 Glad the day was saved.
Breakfast. Hash House. Ok for $30 I guess.
Made the decision to walk north and get some time in at Venetian.
30 minutes in we play our first ever double board bomb pot. And get half when we runner runner flush on top!
We’ve gotten AA twice and KK once and got paid on 2 out of 3 so things are going well so far.
Are you playing PLO at Venetian? Might head that way today.
Bomb pots can be soooooo lucrative
One of my games is capping bomb pots at 500 in per player, because the fish are losing huge stacks too fast, and getting butthurt about it.
Venetian only had 1/3 NL running this morning.
Ran 300 up near 800 but bled off a bunch but out for 650 so happy with that.
At Bellagio now. Buddy just showed up and we’ve got our bets down for MNF. He’s trying to get into the 20/40 limit game here.
If Nick Chubb gets the first TD tonight, this could get VERY interesting.
Out of the Bellagio fame for 432. Game stunk. A lot.
Gettting dinner and watching MNF in the Bellagio sportsbook.
We’re debating heading to Aria.
Why am I playing PLO at Aria?
And making quad sixes to triple?
I LOVE TABLE 16.
i love me some QUADS
GO GO GL
Great meeting you. Not long after you left I won a huge bomb pot thanks to the guy who took your seat [emoji6] Hope to see you again!
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