My apologies for the radio silence over the last 36 hours. The run in the $10k 2-7 took it out of me both physically and emotionally. I was knackered, and certainly flat throughout yesterday. Whatever happens in the last couple of days of my trip post that event, was always likely to be an anticlimax.
That said, I have been playing some poker. Late Tuesday I had a profitable session at the uncapped $1/$2 at the MGM. Yesterday I returned that profit by bluffing a big chunk of change into top set.
Between pai gow sessions, we also made our annual pilgrimage to Craftsteak. The hunger outweighed the desire to take photos, and the food was delicious as always. My 16 oz bone-in strip was perfect, and the carrots, corn and fries were all very good. The icing on the cake was that the rungood returned for credit card roulette; thanks for picking up the tab Oscar!
Guitarist has figured out that his most profitable foray in Vegas this trip has been the Buffalo slots. Whilst we all donked around on the Sigma Derby horse racing machine after dinner, he wandered off and made $700 on Buffalo. Must be nice!
I meandered back to my room via the Mothership in the Horseshoe. Phil Ivey, Jason Mercier and Danny Wong were still trading chips as the last three standing from the $10k 2-7. The levels of exhaustion I would have been feeling had I been good enough to join them, would have been off the scale. Fair play to each of them for the levels of focus required to stay error free for so long - I am in awe. Those three still couldn’t find a winner last night so they resume later on today in an unscheduled day 4. The winner of this event will be so deserving.
Today is my last full day in Vegas and to be honest, I’m ready to head home. This trip has been a bit of a mixed bag - some highs, some lows and everything in between. I’ll update more when I’m in the airport tomorrow.
For now though, I’m hoping the players at Resorts World are going to provide the trip saving cash session my bankroll desperately needs.