Introduction:
My wife and I are both nurses, and we started working in Vegas last August. We took off this summer and went home to Kentucky, and just moved back in. We have a new place that is much bigger and nicer than the crappy extended stay motel we used before, so we really think that will help us be more content and not on each others nerves as much. We have the same job and work the same shifts.
What I would like to do here is write about LV, gambling that I do, sights that I see, my job, feelings, and whatever else that comes up. I think it will help ground me, and maybe some will think it interesting. I'm going to do most of this from my phone which is not the best platform. I don't know how often I will update; if you enjoy cool, and if not stay away.
Arrival:
We arrived Friday, and our good friend Alex picked us up from the airport. We both really like this guy, and we hang out with him regularly. Our apartment checkin was uneventful, and we were very pleasantly surprised. Other friends stored our car for us and actually drove it to the apartment. We gave them a thank you card and a gift card as they so generously kept the car for us all summer.
B is my wife, and she has a strained back. She hurt it Thursday, and she is out of commission pretty much just trying to rest it, take medications, and let it heal so she can work next week. We went out to eat, bought a few essentials, I helped her get as comfortable as possible, and she excused me to go gambling. Our favorite place in Las Vegas to eat is Sakana which has AYCE sushi for $20 at lunch or $25 at supper. Unfortunately when we arrived there was a sign on the door about the AC being out. We walked in and was an oven, so we declined. How can you run a business in LV and not get your AC fixed immediately if it breaks down? Alex said he thought there was actually a law requiring businesses to have working AC, and he thought they might be breaking that code. Regardless, we went elsewhere and ate food that wasn't nearly as good.
Coming back, my plans are to keep track of wins/losses and only play poker where I feel I have the best chance to win. I want to stay away from all slots, all table games, and VP, but like most gamblers, I don't always stick to my plans. I drove to the Venetian which is only 2 miles from my place. The Venetian has the best poker room in LV in my opinion. It is mostly glassed in to protect the players from the casino smoke, it is spacious and not an afterthought like so many poker rooms, there is a dedicated cage, the dealers are all experienced and pleasant, and no other poker room has better drink service (every 15 minutes) which includes premium drinks. The problem is your game isn't always that good.
This night it was good though, and I played like a champ. My opponents were soft and let me get away with playing loose and aggressive all night. Continuation bets were usually good enough to scoop the pot, and I punished them when I had the goods. When I say loose referring to my play, I like to play in position and raise with less than premium hands. I'm not calling UTG with crap then folding to the button raise. I'm raising in the cutoff or button with suited connectors and other borderline hands that are well disguised when they hit. The only player who was any good and claimed to be a pro was directly to my left, but constantly contradicted himself and was mainly full of crap. I see and talk to a lot of guys like this who are trying to grind out a living playing $1/2, and that would never be for me. I didn't make any terrible plays, I knew what the other players had, and I capitalized on hands where I had the nuts or close to it. 6 hours and $410 to the good.
The problem was that I then promptly lost $300 playing craps when I bet dark against myself and rolled 2 come out 7s and two points, I lost $100 playing roulette (I like to bet $5 inside on 4-5 numbers per spin, so it goes fast), and I won $100 on 5 card VP DDB. $110 to the good for the night, and I didn't follow my strategy. Figures...
:facepalm:
My wife and I are both nurses, and we started working in Vegas last August. We took off this summer and went home to Kentucky, and just moved back in. We have a new place that is much bigger and nicer than the crappy extended stay motel we used before, so we really think that will help us be more content and not on each others nerves as much. We have the same job and work the same shifts.
What I would like to do here is write about LV, gambling that I do, sights that I see, my job, feelings, and whatever else that comes up. I think it will help ground me, and maybe some will think it interesting. I'm going to do most of this from my phone which is not the best platform. I don't know how often I will update; if you enjoy cool, and if not stay away.
Arrival:
We arrived Friday, and our good friend Alex picked us up from the airport. We both really like this guy, and we hang out with him regularly. Our apartment checkin was uneventful, and we were very pleasantly surprised. Other friends stored our car for us and actually drove it to the apartment. We gave them a thank you card and a gift card as they so generously kept the car for us all summer.
B is my wife, and she has a strained back. She hurt it Thursday, and she is out of commission pretty much just trying to rest it, take medications, and let it heal so she can work next week. We went out to eat, bought a few essentials, I helped her get as comfortable as possible, and she excused me to go gambling. Our favorite place in Las Vegas to eat is Sakana which has AYCE sushi for $20 at lunch or $25 at supper. Unfortunately when we arrived there was a sign on the door about the AC being out. We walked in and was an oven, so we declined. How can you run a business in LV and not get your AC fixed immediately if it breaks down? Alex said he thought there was actually a law requiring businesses to have working AC, and he thought they might be breaking that code. Regardless, we went elsewhere and ate food that wasn't nearly as good.
Coming back, my plans are to keep track of wins/losses and only play poker where I feel I have the best chance to win. I want to stay away from all slots, all table games, and VP, but like most gamblers, I don't always stick to my plans. I drove to the Venetian which is only 2 miles from my place. The Venetian has the best poker room in LV in my opinion. It is mostly glassed in to protect the players from the casino smoke, it is spacious and not an afterthought like so many poker rooms, there is a dedicated cage, the dealers are all experienced and pleasant, and no other poker room has better drink service (every 15 minutes) which includes premium drinks. The problem is your game isn't always that good.
This night it was good though, and I played like a champ. My opponents were soft and let me get away with playing loose and aggressive all night. Continuation bets were usually good enough to scoop the pot, and I punished them when I had the goods. When I say loose referring to my play, I like to play in position and raise with less than premium hands. I'm not calling UTG with crap then folding to the button raise. I'm raising in the cutoff or button with suited connectors and other borderline hands that are well disguised when they hit. The only player who was any good and claimed to be a pro was directly to my left, but constantly contradicted himself and was mainly full of crap. I see and talk to a lot of guys like this who are trying to grind out a living playing $1/2, and that would never be for me. I didn't make any terrible plays, I knew what the other players had, and I capitalized on hands where I had the nuts or close to it. 6 hours and $410 to the good.
The problem was that I then promptly lost $300 playing craps when I bet dark against myself and rolled 2 come out 7s and two points, I lost $100 playing roulette (I like to bet $5 inside on 4-5 numbers per spin, so it goes fast), and I won $100 on 5 card VP DDB. $110 to the good for the night, and I didn't follow my strategy. Figures...
:facepalm:
