Living in Las Vegas
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Airport/friends/fremont:
We had friends from home fly in yesterday, so we offered to pick them up at the airport. I don't mind doing this at all. The airport is very easy to negotiate and user friendly. I have done it so many times now because it seems I constantly have friends coming out to vacation here. It's cool to see the excitement of the newbies and of people that have been here many times (like Jack).
After this, I had to sleep a little more because I worked the previous night. I met our friend Alex at Sakana, and we had a delicious AYCE sushi-fest. I wrote about Sakana here http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/showthread.php?572730-Sakana-sushi&highlight=Sakana and I still think it's easily the top choice for sushi in Las Vegas.
After this, B and I went to pick up our friends at the Bellagio. The plan was to park and go see their room :facepalm: This was a huge mistake. I already knew there were a ton of people in Las Vegas this weekend, but I have never experienced anything like this. It took us 30 minutes to get from Flamingo to the Bellagio, and once we did, valet was full, and a 20 minute drive through the parking garage proved fruitless as well. There was no parking at that place, and traffic/pedestrians were oppressive. I rarely go to he Bellagio, so I don't know the "back" way. Properties I'm more familiar with I know the alternate routes, and I bypass the madness.
After finally leaving the Bellagio, we got back on the strip, turned on Harmon, and rolled into the Cosmo parking garage. This garage is excellent and underground. We parked on the fourth level, and we bypassed searching for a spot because it has the electric lights that indicate open spaces. This is so nice, and if I have to go to that area of the strip in the future, I will be using it (PS valet was full).
The Cosmo is very pimp of course, and this was a sample. I'm not a great photographer, but I have a "different" friend back home who always wants pictures, so I snap things to him all of the time.
B takes pics for me to send him as well, and someday, I'll write about him. At the Bellagio, our one friend is passed out and toast for the night, so it's on to Fremont with B and Megan.
B and I love the Fremont Experience.
Not so much the led big screen,
but the people you see,
the street performers, the free bands, and the multitude of casinos in close proximity to each other. I dropped the girls off and fought parking again. I ended up at Main Street Station on the roof of the garage. I tried the Cal club first which was full along with valet at both of these places. Main Street Station is a favorite of Jack and Smurphy, and I like it too.
The bar here has 9/6 and quad scratchers, so it can't be beaten anywhere for VP.
I picked up a fast $180 playing craps on the don't, but then I lost $100 right back on BJ. I finally found the girls, and we watched the band for a while. The lead singer was wearing the Devo hat, and the backup singer was dressed like the beehive-do girl from the B52's. They were very good and did 80s music from hip-hop to Quiet Riot. They were called '80s Station and were great.
Our friend Megan wants to gamble, so we went into the Fremont Casino. I found a spot at roulette for her and then for B. They both played inside for almost 2 hours. I gave B $70 to play on, and she finished a $10 loser, and Megan won $120.
In the meantime, I played craps and BJ winning $320 at BJ and losing $225 at craps.
The girls were pretty much done,
so we called it a night. I finished up a $175 winner, and I had a lot of fun. Back to work tonight for me, and I have a few stories from there I'll post soon.
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We had friends from home fly in yesterday, so we offered to pick them up at the airport. I don't mind doing this at all. The airport is very easy to negotiate and user friendly. I have done it so many times now because it seems I constantly have friends coming out to vacation here. It's cool to see the excitement of the newbies and of people that have been here many times (like Jack).
After this, I had to sleep a little more because I worked the previous night. I met our friend Alex at Sakana, and we had a delicious AYCE sushi-fest. I wrote about Sakana here http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/showthread.php?572730-Sakana-sushi&highlight=Sakana and I still think it's easily the top choice for sushi in Las Vegas.
After this, B and I went to pick up our friends at the Bellagio. The plan was to park and go see their room :facepalm: This was a huge mistake. I already knew there were a ton of people in Las Vegas this weekend, but I have never experienced anything like this. It took us 30 minutes to get from Flamingo to the Bellagio, and once we did, valet was full, and a 20 minute drive through the parking garage proved fruitless as well. There was no parking at that place, and traffic/pedestrians were oppressive. I rarely go to he Bellagio, so I don't know the "back" way. Properties I'm more familiar with I know the alternate routes, and I bypass the madness.
After finally leaving the Bellagio, we got back on the strip, turned on Harmon, and rolled into the Cosmo parking garage. This garage is excellent and underground. We parked on the fourth level, and we bypassed searching for a spot because it has the electric lights that indicate open spaces. This is so nice, and if I have to go to that area of the strip in the future, I will be using it (PS valet was full).
The Cosmo is very pimp of course, and this was a sample. I'm not a great photographer, but I have a "different" friend back home who always wants pictures, so I snap things to him all of the time.
B and I love the Fremont Experience.
I picked up a fast $180 playing craps on the don't, but then I lost $100 right back on BJ. I finally found the girls, and we watched the band for a while. The lead singer was wearing the Devo hat, and the backup singer was dressed like the beehive-do girl from the B52's. They were very good and did 80s music from hip-hop to Quiet Riot. They were called '80s Station and were great.
Our friend Megan wants to gamble, so we went into the Fremont Casino. I found a spot at roulette for her and then for B. They both played inside for almost 2 hours. I gave B $70 to play on, and she finished a $10 loser, and Megan won $120.
The girls were pretty much done,
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- Mar 19, 2006
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These are great. Thank you.
Boar's Head bar at Main Street Station is one of my favorite places to play in Vegas. I can't wait to get back.
I did hear that they replaced a few of the machines and the pay tables may be on the decline.
:toast:
Boar's Head bar at Main Street Station is one of my favorite places to play in Vegas. I can't wait to get back.
I did hear that they replaced a few of the machines and the pay tables may be on the decline.
:toast:
I don't understand why Bellagio bar tops are never mentioned. They have 9/6 DDB Progressives and when the jackpot is near $6000, that makes it better than a full pay machine. Not to mention the quality of drinks, bartenders, the glasses they use, and the entire atmosphere of Bellagio blows away any of the places that have decent pay lines. I don't get it. And, that's every bar at Bellagio.
I did not realize that. I like the bar next to the poker room and sports book. I'm putting Bellagio on my list for October.
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It might be 9/5, Sixfive might remember but they have bar top progressives all over that are over $5500 that are 9/5. And, The Bellagio is just nice. Period.
Didn't you hear 6/5 talk about the suckiness of getting into the Bellagio???
we can check it out next week boss!!:0008
we can check it out next week boss!!:0008
After work at the Westgate
I worked last night, and I wasn't tired, so that's an excellent excuse to head to the casino. I love the Westgate, and it's close. Instead of the usual deadness of a Monday morning, the casino was packed. The dealers were talking last week about a huge pool players convention coming in, and there were a ton of guys gambling that had not been to bed yet. There are pool tables temporarily set up all over the place too. It was a different vibe, especially for a Monday morning.
I sat down at a BJ table and bought in for $300. I like to play positive progression quarters, so if I'm winning, my bet sizing goes up. I couldn't really get in a good groove at the table though, so I cashed out $200 and went to play craps. An idiot doubled down with a 12 against a dealer 5, got a jack and busted, then the dealer turns over a 10 and hits a 6 :facepalm: Time to move on.
On to craps. I don't like to buyin in the middle of a roll, so I watched the shooter hit several good numbers before crapping out. During this time I met the "craps whisperer". He is a 30 yearish old black guy with a flat cap and leather jacket. He has no chips, but he is advising this short white guy who is wearing an Affliction MMA shirt. The white guy has no chips in the table, but he periodically plops down a stack of blacks on the field when the whisperer advises him to do so. He has an incredible run while I'm there, and I have seen him win around $1800 straight. The whisperer is extremely superstitious, and he tells me that they and the table have been killing it all night.
I bought in for $300, and instead of my usual don't betting, I started following the craps whisperer. I won a few, lost a few, got greedy a few times and went against the craps whisperer by stacking my winnings, and I eventually cashed out a nickel after an hour. It was a weird experience for sure and very interesting listening to the craps whisperer and all of his superstitious knowledge. The mma shirt white guy would pull from his pocket, bet a stack of blacks, then put the winnings back in his pocket. I asked how many he had in there, and he said, "you don't want to know". I told him he was an animal, and he liked that.
I worked last night, and I wasn't tired, so that's an excellent excuse to head to the casino. I love the Westgate, and it's close. Instead of the usual deadness of a Monday morning, the casino was packed. The dealers were talking last week about a huge pool players convention coming in, and there were a ton of guys gambling that had not been to bed yet. There are pool tables temporarily set up all over the place too. It was a different vibe, especially for a Monday morning.
I sat down at a BJ table and bought in for $300. I like to play positive progression quarters, so if I'm winning, my bet sizing goes up. I couldn't really get in a good groove at the table though, so I cashed out $200 and went to play craps. An idiot doubled down with a 12 against a dealer 5, got a jack and busted, then the dealer turns over a 10 and hits a 6 :facepalm: Time to move on.
On to craps. I don't like to buyin in the middle of a roll, so I watched the shooter hit several good numbers before crapping out. During this time I met the "craps whisperer". He is a 30 yearish old black guy with a flat cap and leather jacket. He has no chips, but he is advising this short white guy who is wearing an Affliction MMA shirt. The white guy has no chips in the table, but he periodically plops down a stack of blacks on the field when the whisperer advises him to do so. He has an incredible run while I'm there, and I have seen him win around $1800 straight. The whisperer is extremely superstitious, and he tells me that they and the table have been killing it all night.
I bought in for $300, and instead of my usual don't betting, I started following the craps whisperer. I won a few, lost a few, got greedy a few times and went against the craps whisperer by stacking my winnings, and I eventually cashed out a nickel after an hour. It was a weird experience for sure and very interesting listening to the craps whisperer and all of his superstitious knowledge. The mma shirt white guy would pull from his pocket, bet a stack of blacks, then put the winnings back in his pocket. I asked how many he had in there, and he said, "you don't want to know". I told him he was an animal, and he liked that.
The walk from planet Hollywood to bellagio is my favorite Vegas walk.
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You do. You're picking your spots and not letting your emotions run away. It just dawned on me that you said you were staying away and that's all you have been playing. :mj07:
At the Bellagio with friends. Jack, this is the ddb. 9/5 with a $6535 progressive. Nice drinking glasses!
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:facepalm: 5 day ban from this thread
9/5 means a full house pays 9:1 and a flush pays 5:1. Full pay is 9/6
ok got it....and you are banned 6 days from this thread for not getting back to me with my MMA question (you were at Westgate).
