Las Vegas Trip Report
Various factoids and random events:
1. Repeatedly met people who knew the same people. I met a Melanie and a Cindy who both knew Tina Gonzalez from the Borg. I'm sure they'll have an interesting story or two. I also met Bre Goldman for the first time, daughter of Dan Goldman. I didn't have the heart to fully disclose who I am as she seemed nice.
2. I met one complete moron who called himself "7 card ryan". He alleged to be the top 7cardstud player on stars and in the world, but apparently can't play Omaha as I destroyed his ass only to have him repeatedly berate me about what a bad player I am after every time I drag a pot. He claimed he had groupies. LOL.
3. Venetian- There is no other poker room in vegas as far as I'm concerned. Low rake, great givebacks, roomy, great action and perfect ambience. If you play anywhere else in vegas, you are a complete moron. Despite how good this room is, I do have a few minor complaints- They call the board WAAAAY too slow. The dealers can't read Omaha boards worth a shit and a couple openly complain about dealing a 4card game. Also, they need to learn to control the behavior of their locals. I mean...when your local doesn't like me calling myself lucky and threatens to attack me for it, you kick him out...not threaten to walk us both...particularly when the entire table backs me up. Despite your failings, this room rOOls.
4. $150K Orleans Jackpot gets hit while I'm taking my kids to see the Twilight movie. Daughter just HAD to see that movie and cost me a jackpot. J/K. The orleans room is really turning low rent. It used to be gods waiting room. There are still a few old people left, but its quickly filling up with drunk lowlifes. Recommend you stay away.
5. Rio- WTF anyone wants to pay that huge rake for such nitty high-variance action I'll never understand. I beat the game here and dunno how I did it. Though I thought it was kinda funny that no one at my table wanted to stand for the British national anthem, but we all stood for the USA anthem. I did note a neighboring dealer of muslim ethnicity didn't stand for it despite his entire table standing.
6. Aria- Phil Ivey's room is there...is empty.
7. Someone needs to tell the Bellagio they can maybe fit an extra table in the room if they make everyone hold their breath and squish themselves together.
8. I like the new Freemont Street light shows. Queen and Kiss fit this white trash drunken audience perfectly.
9. Heely's are PERFECT for kids in Las Vegas.
10. First time I ever noticed a waiter immediately checking my payment as I get up from the table at a restaraunt...and it happened twice. Note to waiter: when I'm done eating and you ask if there's anything else and my daughter chimes in that she wants another $3 bottle of speciality rootbeer, perhaps you should ok it with me before you run off to get it. Ya, I bought her steak and lobster, but that doesn't mean I want to light the rest of my roll on fire with your overpriced rootbeer.
11. Craps: Played craps once and made four points, but a huge argument broke out after my 2nd point between a well sized asian player and the stickman because he turned my die. I didn't notice it, but the player took offense and was humorously nasty about it and got himself walked.
12. Stayed at the Orleans because it was cheap and had kids stuff, but the entire hotel stinks smelling like mold in the hotel hallways and the crowd has become quite a bit more swarthy and outright obnoxious making for a very unpleasant ghetto atmosphere. Just for kicks...go smell the Orleans and then go smell the Venetian to see the difference.
13. Nolan Dalla is sporting a pony tail.
1. Repeatedly met people who knew the same people. I met a Melanie and a Cindy who both knew Tina Gonzalez from the Borg. I'm sure they'll have an interesting story or two. I also met Bre Goldman for the first time, daughter of Dan Goldman. I didn't have the heart to fully disclose who I am as she seemed nice.
2. I met one complete moron who called himself "7 card ryan". He alleged to be the top 7cardstud player on stars and in the world, but apparently can't play Omaha as I destroyed his ass only to have him repeatedly berate me about what a bad player I am after every time I drag a pot. He claimed he had groupies. LOL.
3. Venetian- There is no other poker room in vegas as far as I'm concerned. Low rake, great givebacks, roomy, great action and perfect ambience. If you play anywhere else in vegas, you are a complete moron. Despite how good this room is, I do have a few minor complaints- They call the board WAAAAY too slow. The dealers can't read Omaha boards worth a shit and a couple openly complain about dealing a 4card game. Also, they need to learn to control the behavior of their locals. I mean...when your local doesn't like me calling myself lucky and threatens to attack me for it, you kick him out...not threaten to walk us both...particularly when the entire table backs me up. Despite your failings, this room rOOls.
4. $150K Orleans Jackpot gets hit while I'm taking my kids to see the Twilight movie. Daughter just HAD to see that movie and cost me a jackpot. J/K. The orleans room is really turning low rent. It used to be gods waiting room. There are still a few old people left, but its quickly filling up with drunk lowlifes. Recommend you stay away.
5. Rio- WTF anyone wants to pay that huge rake for such nitty high-variance action I'll never understand. I beat the game here and dunno how I did it. Though I thought it was kinda funny that no one at my table wanted to stand for the British national anthem, but we all stood for the USA anthem. I did note a neighboring dealer of muslim ethnicity didn't stand for it despite his entire table standing.
6. Aria- Phil Ivey's room is there...is empty.
7. Someone needs to tell the Bellagio they can maybe fit an extra table in the room if they make everyone hold their breath and squish themselves together.
8. I like the new Freemont Street light shows. Queen and Kiss fit this white trash drunken audience perfectly.
9. Heely's are PERFECT for kids in Las Vegas.
10. First time I ever noticed a waiter immediately checking my payment as I get up from the table at a restaraunt...and it happened twice. Note to waiter: when I'm done eating and you ask if there's anything else and my daughter chimes in that she wants another $3 bottle of speciality rootbeer, perhaps you should ok it with me before you run off to get it. Ya, I bought her steak and lobster, but that doesn't mean I want to light the rest of my roll on fire with your overpriced rootbeer.
11. Craps: Played craps once and made four points, but a huge argument broke out after my 2nd point between a well sized asian player and the stickman because he turned my die. I didn't notice it, but the player took offense and was humorously nasty about it and got himself walked.
12. Stayed at the Orleans because it was cheap and had kids stuff, but the entire hotel stinks smelling like mold in the hotel hallways and the crowd has become quite a bit more swarthy and outright obnoxious making for a very unpleasant ghetto atmosphere. Just for kicks...go smell the Orleans and then go smell the Venetian to see the difference.
13. Nolan Dalla is sporting a pony tail.