Degen Stories....
03-27-2014
, 12:24 PM
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I'm still trying to figure out if this really happened or if it was an awful awful dream - I'm going to focus less on specific hands for this one because whatever
So I had a business meeting the next day near a casino and decided to go out the night before and get a hotel for the night. I am going to Vegas in 2 weeks for a 6 day bachelor party / gamble-fest and figured some light gambling in advance would be good. Given the fact that my gambling has gotten near out of control, I decided I'd just withdraw $1,200 and play 2-2 PLO and make sure not to get outplayed. Needless to say, I essentially got outplayed to lose my first buy-in and then got outplayed again to lose my second....Cue blackjack.
I proceed to run poorly at blackjack to the tune of another $2,300 essentially depleting my bank account. I decide I better chill out and check into the hotel and consider my options - my plan is essentially now to sadly watch porn into the wee hours of the night. Unfortunately the crappy hotel that I checked into has no WIFI, so I try to go to sleep at 9:30 - which does not work at all. So new plan....I'll transfer 1,500 from my CC (at a different bank account) then transfer it for withdrawal tomorrow. It works...which inspires me for some reason to go back to the casino at about 10:00 pm....and by 10:45 pm i'm already driving home again this time having lost the entire $1,500 from a different CC advance (now maxed). To make matters worse, I even pulled out another $500 from the bank account which I had initiated the transfer (essentially ensuring I'd wake up with a -$500 balance), and lost that too.
All in all, I had lost $5,500 (include an absurd amount of ATM / transfer fees), which sadly not my largest loss at a casino ever. But it once again put rent payments in jeopardy (was latish last month) and all but ensured I would be completely broke for Vegas. I cried myself to sleep that night whilst masterbating furiously. I decided to call off Vegas, quit smoking, sober up, treat my girlfriend better, obviously quit gambling, and become an all in all better citizen. Finally, I decided to go to bed before doing anything rash.
I woke up at 6:00 am the next day (conference is at 1PM) like a bolt of lightning. The classic did that really just happen feeling welling up. So I do some bank account checks...-$500 and...$1400! It looks like my $1,500 transfer went through despite having no money in the account. At this point rent is due in 2 days and I don't have any money (after paying off the -$500 balance I'd be $300 short) and have gone from $3,000 cash positive to $2,500 in debt. But i've got $1400 in my account...
So I break all my vows. I masterbate for courage, I smoke a cig in my car for the rush (i never showered or brushed my teeth the whole time), and I bravely returned to the casino at 6 am. I look like a strung out hobo in yesterdays clothes and probably smell like a grave. I sit next to an Asian gentleman yelling monkey at Blackjack and my $1,400 quickly shrinks to $800. Not to panic, I steel my reserve and move to a different blackjack table. Get a few blackjacks and get up to $1300 again. I move to yet another blackjack table and raise the bet to $250....from this point on I catch fire. In the next two hours I'll play BJ at 4 different tables, 4-card poker for 10 minutes, and NLHE for about 45 minutes.
At 11 am, I have $6,700 in my pocket, marking my biggest win at a casino ever. I leave (but not before losing $65 at 2 cent video slots) and immediately go deposit the whole roll at a bank. It's always sad when you deposit $6,700 at a bank next to a casino and see your total bank account at $6,823...So I went back to the hotel, suited up and attended the conference and didn't tell anyone (but 2+2) about the horrors and subsequent recovery the last 24 hours provided.
So vegas remains on for a week from Tuesday. Bachelor party starts Thursday, but I go out Tuesday night. My casino host hooked me up with a contact in Vegas so I have the first 2 nights free at the Bellagio, which can only ensure more degen stories to come for me.
TLDR and EAD...i know
So I had a business meeting the next day near a casino and decided to go out the night before and get a hotel for the night. I am going to Vegas in 2 weeks for a 6 day bachelor party / gamble-fest and figured some light gambling in advance would be good. Given the fact that my gambling has gotten near out of control, I decided I'd just withdraw $1,200 and play 2-2 PLO and make sure not to get outplayed. Needless to say, I essentially got outplayed to lose my first buy-in and then got outplayed again to lose my second....Cue blackjack.
I proceed to run poorly at blackjack to the tune of another $2,300 essentially depleting my bank account. I decide I better chill out and check into the hotel and consider my options - my plan is essentially now to sadly watch porn into the wee hours of the night. Unfortunately the crappy hotel that I checked into has no WIFI, so I try to go to sleep at 9:30 - which does not work at all. So new plan....I'll transfer 1,500 from my CC (at a different bank account) then transfer it for withdrawal tomorrow. It works...which inspires me for some reason to go back to the casino at about 10:00 pm....and by 10:45 pm i'm already driving home again this time having lost the entire $1,500 from a different CC advance (now maxed). To make matters worse, I even pulled out another $500 from the bank account which I had initiated the transfer (essentially ensuring I'd wake up with a -$500 balance), and lost that too.
All in all, I had lost $5,500 (include an absurd amount of ATM / transfer fees), which sadly not my largest loss at a casino ever. But it once again put rent payments in jeopardy (was latish last month) and all but ensured I would be completely broke for Vegas. I cried myself to sleep that night whilst masterbating furiously. I decided to call off Vegas, quit smoking, sober up, treat my girlfriend better, obviously quit gambling, and become an all in all better citizen. Finally, I decided to go to bed before doing anything rash.
I woke up at 6:00 am the next day (conference is at 1PM) like a bolt of lightning. The classic did that really just happen feeling welling up. So I do some bank account checks...-$500 and...$1400! It looks like my $1,500 transfer went through despite having no money in the account. At this point rent is due in 2 days and I don't have any money (after paying off the -$500 balance I'd be $300 short) and have gone from $3,000 cash positive to $2,500 in debt. But i've got $1400 in my account...
So I break all my vows. I masterbate for courage, I smoke a cig in my car for the rush (i never showered or brushed my teeth the whole time), and I bravely returned to the casino at 6 am. I look like a strung out hobo in yesterdays clothes and probably smell like a grave. I sit next to an Asian gentleman yelling monkey at Blackjack and my $1,400 quickly shrinks to $800. Not to panic, I steel my reserve and move to a different blackjack table. Get a few blackjacks and get up to $1300 again. I move to yet another blackjack table and raise the bet to $250....from this point on I catch fire. In the next two hours I'll play BJ at 4 different tables, 4-card poker for 10 minutes, and NLHE for about 45 minutes.
At 11 am, I have $6,700 in my pocket, marking my biggest win at a casino ever. I leave (but not before losing $65 at 2 cent video slots) and immediately go deposit the whole roll at a bank. It's always sad when you deposit $6,700 at a bank next to a casino and see your total bank account at $6,823...So I went back to the hotel, suited up and attended the conference and didn't tell anyone (but 2+2) about the horrors and subsequent recovery the last 24 hours provided.
So vegas remains on for a week from Tuesday. Bachelor party starts Thursday, but I go out Tuesday night. My casino host hooked me up with a contact in Vegas so I have the first 2 nights free at the Bellagio, which can only ensure more degen stories to come for me.
TLDR and EAD...i know
03-27-2014
, 09:47 PM
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Sadly it's to the point that it's probably not a post-worthy story unless it's driven me to insane self-help / abstinence thoughts. Although i've found from personal experience the more intense the thoughts, the more quickly and furiously with which I typically break them (usually for worse not better).
Also, it's worth mentioning despite getting proper amounts of sleep and stuff, this experience took alot out of me. 72 hours later my thoughts are calming down and I'm overall less physically drained...but it was a very tiring experience overall physically and emotionally.
Also, it's worth mentioning despite getting proper amounts of sleep and stuff, this experience took alot out of me. 72 hours later my thoughts are calming down and I'm overall less physically drained...but it was a very tiring experience overall physically and emotionally.
Its just the nature of the beast. It's a slippery slope that draws you in deeper and deeper to the dark side until before you know it, your checking is $0, credit cards are maxed out, all your valuable shtt is pawned, you have loans out, and have borrowed money from friends and family, and are 2 months behind on all your bills....
the irony is, the sooner you hit rock bottom the better. The more you have gambling comebacks and manage to save yourself for the time being, the worse your future fall/fail will be
