Trip Report VEGAS (Low Roll) - [June 3rd - June 9th 2024] WSOP & SUMMER POKER ! (1 Viewer)

[BEANO52]

Summer Poker in Vegas . . . Does it get any better? Off I go with a scheduled tournament every day. This is delayed but thought I'd try to get the full TR out before DiD. Lots of fun was had o. This trip (like every trip to Vegas)! !

You can check out My previous trip reports posted HERE

Or alternatively, you can check out some updates and SEVERAL previous reports on 2+2 HERE

Regular approximate bankroll of around $3000. As usual, I include: Poker, Pits, Slots, Food & Fun! Let's GO !

Breakfast on the way to the airport before flying out. An earlier flight i barely made.
Construction on the interstate right as I got on and took me over 45 minutes to go 3 miles (next exit). Got off and back on around the delay, whew..

At the airport in plenty of time and taking off!

We've landed and this was the Uber line, seen worse and I've seen better. I have no baggage on the carousel so ordered up my rideshare plenty early.

Staying downtown for the first 1/2. No line to check in and straight to my room in the last tower (quiet side). Great room, even though I'll only be here to sleep, shower and shi . . poo

Got in a short poolside craps session before i headed to the Horseshoe. Lost a small amount bit the scenery was great!

Grabbed a sandwich (which is conveniently located right at my elevator bank).

branding skinned to the Horshoe entrance, sweet!

Playing upstairs in the smaller Horseshoe side.

First tourney is the $250 Deepstack H.O.R.S.E.

Chipping up

still chipping up.

Several hours in and chipping up!

Got to the final 6, 3 BIG stacks 3 short stacks. I'm in the short stack group but a couple blinds ahead of the other 2 shorties, but we're all battling for a pay jump.

It goes on for couple levels until I finally become the shorty and, again, get it in decent with a Razz hand A236 to run out QKK.

Out in 6th / 170 runners. I'll take it!

Another hour to get cashed out and then to bed. Until tomorrow!

 

[BEANO52]

Day 2

Starting the day with a pretty decent breakfast burrito, fruit cup and coffee

Just around the corner found a "firecracker" machine and doubled up!

Got in the craps game solo for about 30 minutes than a couple guys joined had 2 great rolls so managed to win a small bit.

Time for som poker. Harvesters must be hitting them hard because they now hand out 3 barrels of $1s and a barrel of $2s (100 bucks). Still about a 65:35 ratio, Paulsons to Icons

Lost some at poker before I headed out to the far end of town for the O8 tourney.

Little lobster mania until go time.

Seat open? Sure, 30 minutes until tournament, win about 30% of my tourney buy in back.

O8 Tournament time.

ugh, grinding . . .

Nowhere even close to top 50% . . .

Time to drown my bustout sorrows with the famous $1.50 hotdog Sandwich.

Let's try our luck @ black jack . . .

An hour later and I am up $5.

moving on to craps. Yuck SP has 2x odds. - $150

Uber'd back to Fremont for dinner. Nacho Daddys for wings and a $20 marKaritta. I've had worse but still not worth $20. Gimme another lol.

Hitting a couple craps tables on Fremont. First up The Fremont.

Palace Station next, pretty chips.

Over to Four Queens to pound Coronas @ 9cents a spin on my favorite machine.
(I actually won a bit lol)

I spent the rest of the "morning" playing poker to beyond daylight. Losing session.

Having a blast! Until tomorrow!

 

[BEANO52]

Day 3

I literally drank and gambled until about 10:00 a.m. I was so tired and hammered, it was easy to fall asleep.
Starting the "day" (4:00 p.m.)off with some warm up slots.

This cup runneth over . . it seemed.

Bink a bonus here

"Huge Win" gets me somewhere close to even. I told you it was a low roll . . .

p.s. Spoiler: I lost naturally . . .

So, I base my summer trip around a tourney that now only runs once a year at various venues.
3 game Mix TD Lowball (A-5, 2-7 & Badugi)
After I've reviewed the schedules and structures, GN it is.
Unfortunately, that tourney started at 11:00 a.m.
As I said, the night before I was playing cards and drinking so much (which was a blast btw) that I didn't even make it to bed until about 10:00.
I'm mad at myself and gutted but it is what it is.
Luckily, there is a regular 2-7 TD just about to start.

Let's go !

Amazing early levels puts me somewhere near the top (huge table lead and glancing around probably in the top 3 for the tourney)

Playing well, but my chart levels out and I hold steady for awhile as player dwindle down. I'm having a great time and these players are fun to play with.

Can't catch a break while others are chipping up, I can't make any hands or even pull bluffs.

We're down to the final 3 tables, each 5 handed
2 shorties at my table (myself included) and we get it in against a 3rd.
First draw I make and 8 perfect
pat it with fingers crossed
shorter stack takes 3 draws as does the one covering us.
Showdown comes and the covering stack announces he has the "worst 7", 76542

Sigh, #4 > #5

Out, soft bubbled 14th of 80+, paying 12.

I am sad . .

Walked down the street to the best pizza on "Fremont" (Pizza Rock fans can suck it)

I'm back to happy

2 slices and 2 beers, hAzY IPA, and I'm over it

Walk a block south to get some points at El Cortez.
This place always treats us well .
Craps and drinking Modelos & those blue fufu "Adios MF"s.
My favorite waitress is working and she always remembers me. This place is old but friendly.

Back to a few slots, nothing exciting

And with that, I walk back to the room, belly full and a little earlier to "reset" a bit.

Until tomorrow !

 

[Littleluck55]

A hot stamp 25, a blue 100 and a black 5000…..monsters

Enjoying the trip report. Did you take the trip by yourself?

 

[BEANO52]

A hot stamp 25, a blue 100 and a black 5000…..monsters

Enjoying the trip report. Did you take the trip by yourself?

Yep, solo this summer. Alot of trips are made with the wife, sister & brother in law. Solo works well for me cause I spend so much time pokering.

 

[TheOffalo]

So, I base my summer trip around a tourney that now only runs once a year at various venues.
3 game Mix TD Lowball (A-5, 2-7 & Badugi)
After I've reviewed the schedules and structures, GN it is.

This tournament looks crazy fun! What are the other casinos that have it?

 

[BEANO52]

This tournament looks crazy fun! What are the other casinos that have it?

This summer (2024) it was WSOP, Orleans & Nugget. Aria, MGM, Goliath @ PH ran it in the past, maybe others.

 

[BEANO52]

Day 4

Walk down to The D for breakfast but always have to get some oldschool horse racing in. Cheap entertainment that you always wonder if it will be there next visit.

This place (upstairs @ The D) is great and fairly priced.

Breakfast croissant, loaded with bacon

Back to the room to pack up and hotel change for 2nd 1/2.

First a nice 2 hour nap then a bunch of slot play which never turns out well . . .

I don't have a reservation so I hit the steakhouse early, right after opening. Bone in ribeye with a spring salad. I'm stuffed.

Short craps session until I had for the only NLHE tournament of the trip

And we're off to Resorts World.

Slow play but the chips around me are flying

First break and probably 20% of the field has busted. This is the best structure for a $200 you can get. Now I just need some run good

Well, out about midway. Survived to the end of rebuy period but could never get anything going.

Off to walk around & have some bourbon.

Bubble craps

Slots

Slots & more slots

More slots

Back to the hotel for a decent craps run, another round of slots and bed.

Until tomorrow

 

[Littleluck55]

Are all the slots in Vegas those new digital machines?

 

[BEANO52]

Are all the slots in Vegas those new digital machines?

Mostly yes. There's a "reel" 1/2 up this last post. And the "Top Dollar" earlier is a reel.

 

[SixSeven]

Enjoying your recaps. Good humor and good details. : )

 

[BEANO52]

Enjoying your recaps. Good humor and good details. : )

It's fun to post and relive some of the memories. I go a few times a year and have been since the 90s. Every trip is different and fun.

exception: that time we stayed 8 nights with our travel partners (sister & brother-in-law) where we got so tired and mad at each other. . . worked out in the end just fine.

The only thing worse than a to short trip is on that's to long, 5-6 nights is the sweet spot for me. Then I want to go back a week after I'm home.

Thanks for reading !

 

[Sway]

Very nice recap, good read!!

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

Awesome awesome post thank you for sharing!

 

[BEANO52]

Day 5

Let's start with breakfast. HUGE breakfast burrito. This thing is great. Coffee and off to start the day.

Some lots to get warmed up for the day

Bubble craps while I wait for another cup of coffee.

About time to move to the big boy table

Off to the next poker tournament, here we come Orleans

$240 O8 tournament, they have alot of tables set up. Eric, the poker room manager is from St Louis, so always a pleasure to see again.

The chips

1st break

Anybody recognize my dealer? IYKYK

Nomad doubled + my all in just before 2nd break.

Small stack but bigger than it just was

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Y'all probably think I'm a sicko for this next tidbit, but dinner time

I love all pizza and after I busted, called my wife and she said "get some Sabarro" like she already knew I was eating It lol.

Some slots

Some craps

Some poker

Back to the hotel, no way I'm stopping the degen yet

Okay, im stopping, that's it for the night, bedtime

Until tomorrow!

 

[BEANO52]

Back from DiD IV and guess I'll button this trip report up.

Warming up with some slots and coffee

Moving over to the craps table. I hedge my don't pass and hope for long rolls.

That went well.

Taking the tram and walking to NYNY for lunch, Pizza. The heat made me delirious so headed over to MGM. Here's the status of the Tropicana demolition. More memories gone . . .

Calzone after some water and slots. Making my way to Horseshoe.

Cash Machine @ Horseshoe while I wait for another seat.

Still waiting for a seat . . .
Roll to win craps

Still waiting . . .
Back to slots

Spent over 100 bucks to blow this pig up. Bonus was about $30 . .

Finally got a seat but don't have pictures. + $80. The place was a mad house!

Slots before dinner.

Wings and beer, does it get any better.

More craps before bed

This is my last night. Back to the room to pack & sleep.

Until tomorrow

 

[BEANO52]

Last day, checking out of hotel and one last poker session

Starting off with coffee and slots

Hit a decent buntch of retriggers for a decent win

Mummy time

Monkey time, waste of money, never hit a bonus

Made a little back at Ultimate Fire Link

Off to Resorts World for some lunch before Rauls mix

Buffalo chicken sandwich and some IPA. They were out of the good one since it was Sunday noon

Reserved seat, let's have 4-5 hours of fun! Good group!

This was a nice hand, playing 777 (TD A-7 lowball split with high trip 7s qualifiers). I made the steel wheel on 2nd draw and said out loud "don't know how I could improve" when I catch the 6 on 3rd draw. And they were betting into me!

3/4 with another wheel, ill take it!

Great fun way to end the trip! Time to cash out and head to the airport. 4 1/2 hours and I profitted lol.

One last run of Luck, exit row windows seat. Stretching out is nice!

And the chip haul once home . . . The GNs are getting harder and harder as they are replaced with icons.

That'll do it until November. Was a blast of a fun trip. Lots of poker at several venues, highlighted by a bink on the first day.

Until next time!