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Posted: Jul. 30, 2014 - 11:45 AM ET #201

Found it on two plus two jay. I left a nice little comment.

wizardofroz

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Posted: Jul. 31, 2014 - 7:34 AM ET #202

Jay, glad you had a good time. And it also refreshing that you realize that winning at gambling is nearly impossible, and you made sure you have fun in the process.

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Aug. 4, 2014 - 6:24 AM ET #203

As long as I learn a little something each time, it's worth the $2,700!

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Mar. 11, 2015 - 11:05 AM ET #204

Coming soon....

A little four day trip with my buddy from Toronto.

Wireless carrier has changed its terms, as they always do & now when u combine my unlimited US roaming with unlimited data, they don't work. Instead what they do now, is transfer me to TMobile & I only get 1gig of data.

So not as many videos or updates but its only a 3 night stay so you won't be mussing much.

Hope you enjoy.

Jay

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Mar. 13, 2015 - 8:41 PM ET #205

So, coop & I arrived at McCarran Intl just after 11:00am local time after nearly missing our flight in Toronto because I left my phone charging at the Park n Fly. I didn't realize this until the lady at the airport check-in asked us for our itinerary & I started scrambling through all my pockets before realizing the itinerary on my phone was back at the Park n fly. Coop got on his phone trying to get someone from Park n Fly on the phone but everything was automated & he was transfered from message to message. I decided I had to do something or I'd be traveling to Vegas without my phone, which would have meant no trip report & an angry wife waiting for me at home so I ran back to where the Park n Fly dropped us off & waited until another bus came by. No bus came by but, 300-400 yards away I could see a Park n Fly bus & I started running towards it. I finally reaxh the bus & by this time I have about an hour & fifteen minutes before flight takes off. I board the buss after everyone gets off & tell the drive about the predicament om in & asked her if she could check for my phone back at the stand & run it back to me. Of course that wasn't an option but she said shed drive me back, wait to see if the phone was still there & drive me back to Pearson.

This lady drove like Jeff Gordon. In & out of traffic, honking at everyone.

Only in Toronto.

Well, wouldn't you know it, my good luck had already begun. Phone was right where I left it. I grabbed it ran out to the shuttle, and she races me back to the airport. I walk , make that run to the terminal & coop is at the front of the line & I tried to talk to the terminal lady while panting & out of breath. I just can't run like I used to when I was 40.

Finally got on the plane & arrived in paradise shortly after 11:00am & coop picked up the tab for the room on Thursday night. Good thing he did because I immediately list $50 playing BJ & $50 on the utes.

Also dumped $25 on northwestern.

Good news was we got 2 scalped tix for the Pac12 late session for $65.

Won $18 on cal to cover. But besides that it was an expensive 1st day, after betting $10 show tickets in the racebook to get drink tickets.

Coop & I consumed over 70 drinks & sufficiently damaged our iron livers.

Then came the late night session of black jack with April from the Excalibur.

Nice girl. Treated us nice for over two hours then at the stroke midnight she turned on us. In leas than 10 she took over $300 from me. $250 of that was profit.

Might have been the alchil hill or poor money management bbut, I'm gonna stick with, "It was April's fault!"

Woke up after 6 hours of sleep we woke up & had to start capping today's college games. Damn west coast.

Here's what I have today.

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At the pool now.

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Getting ready to check out & head to tropicana West to look for a place to live for the next two days.

I'll try to check in more often but had to leave the phone in the room to charge yesterday

This lady drove like Jeff Gordon. In & out of traffic, honking at everyone.

Only in Toronto.

Also dumped $25 on northwestern.

Good news was we got 2 scalped tix for the Pac12 late session for $65.

Won $18 on cal to cover. But besides that it was an expensive 1st day, after betting $10 show tickets in the racebook to get drink tickets.

Coop & I consumed over 70 drinks & sufficiently damaged our iron livers.

Then came the late night session of black jack with April from the Excalibur.

Nice girl. Treated us nice for over two hours then at the stroke midnight she turned on us. In leas than 10 she took over $300 from me. $250 of that was profit.

Might have been the alchil hill or poor money management bbut, I'm gonna stick with, "It was April's fault!"

Woke up after 6 hours of sleep we woke up & had to start capping today's college games. Damn west coast.

Here's what I have today.

At the pool now.

Getting ready to check out & head to tropicana West to look for a place to live for the next two days.

I'll try to check in more often but had to leave the phone in the room to charge yesterday

Bart_

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Posted: Mar. 14, 2015 - 9:05 AM ET #206

Good luck man. Enjoy Vegas.

Crashdavis565

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Posted: Mar. 16, 2015 - 12:53 AM ET #207

good stuff

you degenerate

BIGfnPOO

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Posted: Mar. 20, 2015 - 9:17 AM ET #208

nc/ark m/l parlay came thru

bigFnPOO

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Posted: Mar. 26, 2015 - 8:34 PM ET #209

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Mar. 29, 2015 - 5:51 PM ET #210

Anyone have a can of gasoline?

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Jayvegas420

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Posted: Apr. 3, 2015 - 12:21 PM ET #211

So, the 1st day wasnt so great.

After a 1st day of impressive and dedicated drinking, I found myself down under $200 after paying for the Pac10 Tournament tickets, food & taking a pounding on The Utah Utes & at the BJ table. I felt the need to remain sober for as long as possible today.

Then things started to change.

These were the 1st bets I made on the second day:

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After I left the sports book I went back to the same table April was dealing at. She of course had gone home for the night & thank God she did because I hit 6 of my 1st 8 bets & was quickly rolling with a green chip on two spots!

I couldn't believe that this was the same BJ table I lost at just hours before. The truth be told, it was the only 3-2 table available & that's why I sat.

I hit for $420.

After that I went to another table & hit for a quick $100. Then went to another BJ table & hit for $550. That was an Insane hit!

I was in for $50 & ran it up to(I am guessing) $260, then went on a terrible 7 hand run & I remember looking down, I chipped out my stack & I had $137 and I bet $118 on one hand & the rest on the other. I was dealt pocket 7's & a BJ. I reached in my pocket pulled out two more 100'$ & split them. on the 1st 7 i was dealt, Yup, another 7.

So, I reached back in my pocket & pulled out anther $100. As you can see in the picture I took, I can't remember what I had on the other two hands but I do remember she drew 25!

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Thats well over $400 in one deal of the cards. On the table in front of me was nearly $800 & all of it was mine & I earned it in less that 5 mins.

It didn't stop there.

Every limit game I bought into for the minimum & couldn't lose.

I would buy in for the minimum & 10 mins later I would double up;

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At the Bellagio $4-$8 game with a half kill. I'd buy in for the minimum & 45 mins later I was the chip lead:[URL=https://s218.photobucket.com/user/jayvegas420/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150314_213633925_zpsc6shldjc.jpg.html][IMG]https://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/jayvegas420/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150314_213633925_zpsc6shldjc.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Then 45 mins after that .....I was simply dominating everyone at the table:

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So, the 1st day wasnt so great.

Then things started to change.

These were the 1st bets I made on the second day:

I couldn't believe that this was the same BJ table I lost at just hours before. The truth be told, it was the only 3-2 table available & that's why I sat.

I hit for $420.

After that I went to another table & hit for a quick $100. Then went to another BJ table & hit for $550. That was an Insane hit!

So, I reached back in my pocket & pulled out anther $100. As you can see in the picture I took, I can't remember what I had on the other two hands but I do remember she drew 25!

Thats well over $400 in one deal of the cards. On the table in front of me was nearly $800 & all of it was mine & I earned it in less that 5 mins.

It didn't stop there.

Every limit game I bought into for the minimum & couldn't lose.

I would buy in for the minimum & 10 mins later I would double up;

Then 45 mins after that .....I was simply dominating everyone at the table:

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Apr. 3, 2015 - 12:22 PM ET #212

For that entire day I was virtually unstoppable.

Then next day was the same. Every poker room I'd walk into, I'd buy in for minimum:

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......and cash out for stacks upon stacks:

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And racks upon racks:

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This was walking around money:

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I could not miss a flop & I was never chased down. When my pocket pair was lower than my opponents, I would suck out a terrible & disgusting flush on the river. If I ran into over cards after a PF shove, I would turn trios & river a full house.

When I was in the sports book at MGM Grand I bet $4.40 on a .¢20 Superfecta & it paid over $1,ooo.oo

I walked over to the poker room to show mike the ticket & watched him play a hand of $20-40. He rivered trips 8's & win a $300+ pot.

We were drinking out by the pool.

Just enjoying life.

Then All of a sudden it was time to go home. "No way "I thought. I walked Coop to the front of the Excalibur where the taxi/valley is, saw him off to McCarran & I walked back to the registration desk & got a room at The Excalibur that night.

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The next day was full of sports bets that went 80%+ so, I decided to upgrade a little & booked a ro at the Luxor.

I won a lot that day too ! !

So, I decided to spend some cash again & stay at one my favorite Casinos, the Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo: https://youtu.be/FCQmRziuyTc

For that entire day I was virtually unstoppable.

Then next day was the same. Every poker room I'd walk into, I'd buy in for minimum:

......and cash out for stacks upon stacks:

And racks upon racks:

This was walking around money:

When I was in the sports book at MGM Grand I bet $4.40 on a .¢20 Superfecta & it paid over $1,ooo.oo

I walked over to the poker room to show mike the ticket & watched him play a hand of $20-40. He rivered trips 8's & win a $300+ pot.

We were drinking out by the pool.

Just enjoying life.

The next day was full of sports bets that went 80%+ so, I decided to upgrade a little & booked a ro at the Luxor.

I won a lot that day too ! !

So, I decided to spend some cash again & stay at one my favorite Casinos, the Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo: https://youtu.be/FCQmRziuyTc

Jayvegas420

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Posted: Apr. 3, 2015 - 12:23 PM ET #213

Since the winning never stopped, I started playing higher stakes, like $1-$2 NL & $25min BJ & I couldn't lose at those tables either. Whether it was beating down drunk tourists at Harrah's or watching a dealer bust on 4 aces in a row......i could not lose.

Then next thing I know, I have just left the sports book & I am sitting in a jacuzzi holding my $200 ticket watching my game in the Augustus Tower at Caesar's fukkin Palace.

How the fukk does that happen?

This trip report was unique because I was finally able to take this thread to a different level. I think its neat to see what its like to struggle in Vegas & have to stay in terrible hotels. (NOT a comment on TERRIBLES HOTELS® Specifically)

But, to be able to see the side of Vegas offered to those who have alot of money.

I don't have a lot of money & I never will have a lot of money so, I don't feel any shame when I pretend that I do have a lot of money. Even if it can only be for a few days a year.

Las Vegas can change your whole week, it can also be year changing.

Some people plan to go to Vegas for 4 days & those 4 days are life changing.

In less than 24 hours I took $170 & turned it into $2,300.00. Then the next day I more than doubled it.

Coop, a Corporate LLitigator, was impressed with how much I made per hour!

In less than 36 hours I had gambled & earned $4,40o.OK. at a rate of $235.00/h.

For a ROI in the thousands! (I might be making that number up)

Either way, no matter what happened, I was going home to $2,800.Oo Can, that I sent back home. Then my wife used some of that, to come see me & take a well deserved vacation in Vegas.

This trip was also unique because I was able to see a lot of casinos that

I have never seen before.

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Here's what the matches used to look like at the The Excalibur back then.

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I hadnt been to these hotels before

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And this place was really quiet & full of old people. ...even older than JayVegas.

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Don't know wow I ended up all the way out here!

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A few other casinos I may never return to, as they are way off-strip:

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