Yes, that was something I found immensely irritating. If this is a dick-measuring contest, most of the pros are going to lose. I remember a couple of interactions I had in the last yr or so I played-

- I win a large pot (sucked out on someone but the odds were close and meh gamble). Probably a fractions of pennies mistake in the long run. "Pro" starts going on and on about how I should enjoy it, probably will never win a pot that big again, he wished this was no limit and he could have really punished me (of course, he'd have either lost more or bet so much that I'd have played correctly), talking about how he made over 80k last year playing etc. At which point I said, "wow, you really missed out on 2003 and 4 online, I made 80k playing no bigger than 15-30 limit, a few hrs a day tops, no variance to speak of. Imagine what you missed". That shut him up for a bit.

- some guy was literally bragging about how all he does is play poker and maximize "value". Plays, studies the game, eats cheap food as fast as he can to get back to the tables, gets plenty of sleep to be sure he's rested for the next game, does laundry at the last possible second bc "detergent can get more clothes clean than the label says", rinse, repeat. Some life. Actually I felt a lot better about my life after listening to this clown lol.

Poker players don't need that degree, nor to spend all the time and money to get one. No submission to The Man, no long hours that they don't want to work, no getting up early every day, etc, etc. There's another side to every coin.

Poker players have to put in serious work, time and likely money to get good enough to support themselves.

A tax-paying poker player is bending over for the Man just as much as anyone else; a non-paying player may not be, but he'll GET bent over if it ever comes to that.

As far as I remember, poker players OFTEN had to put in long hrs they didn't want to (if the games were good) and otherwise had to be playing at otherwise inopportune times.

We're all in chains, it's just which particular color suits you.

Leon,


You usually always win (even when you lose) in these trip reports. Alas, that time, you lost.

Given your play, you can get full hookup wherever. Why not try some different properties? You could still play sessions with dad at Wynn and have plenty of play to get hooked up wherever. Just seems like it might be fun for you in terms of changing up restaurants etc.

Ok let’s be real for a second. I haven’t spoken to my boss in a month and I come and go as I please. I work out when I want, and take off early for kids sports, never miss a game. The concept of working for the man is so foreign it’s laughable.

I really don’t think the normal poker pro has any concept of what else is out there. I have one client who will produce more incentive income in the next year than if I win a bracelet this week in the PLO event. That’s not a brag, and yes it’s hard work sometimes, and losing a multi million deal is a kick in the teeth at times, but there aren’t but a few at the highest end of poker who out-earn the average guy in a role like mine. And there is one of me in every couple of states, and I’m at the bottom end right now.


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Now look who's in a dick measuring contest.

No, not at all. I am currently in the bottom third in my company in my role. That’s not bragging. Based on where I live, I will never make the top third. But, it’s not bragging to State what else is out there in finance, or medicine or engineering. These are all fields poker pros most likely have the aptitude to succeed




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Don’t worry about Pig, old man grinder is gonna old man grinder.

Leon,

I think you and the wife would really enjoy the Cosmopolitan as an alternative to the Wynn. Those wraparound terrace suites in the Boulevard tower overlooking the Bellagio Fountains are pretty enjoyable. The Casino and Spa are both excellent as well

So you company has a lot of guys with small dicks?

It'd be nice to be hooked up at another place, but from what I can see most of the high end properties are pretty terrible with their VP paytables. I was pleasantly surprised at what I found at the Wynn. Given the current hookup, coupled with my parents basically being locked in to the Wynn, I don't see myself moving anytime soon.

Perhaps I'll try and get a comped meal at Joel Robuchon or something like that from the Wynn, see how that goes. Can't wait to get royally shot down LOL. Actually now that I think about it I don't see a difference between the Wynn comping shows at other locations and comping meals at other locations.

I'm also part of the "poker has gotten old" crowd. I used to play 1-2x a week at 1/2 ... then I binked a tourney and started taking shots at 2/5 ... I got really unlucky there ... didn't like gearing down to 1/2 and playing for $50 pots vs $500++ pots at 2/5. That left me with tournaments, where I've bombed like 30 tourneys in a row. Actually played one last week and after clinging to life from being card-dead, I ran KK into AA and was out.

Three weeks prior, I won $1k playing Pai Gow and VP. Two weeks prior I won $2.5k playing Top friggin' Dollar. None of what I do at a casino is about making a living -- it's all done with disposable income and for fun. But when it's not fun, which poker has not been, it's not worth doing. So ... I'm not.

I love these TRs because they're high-stakes, they're fun, and I am a total goober for Wynn. Really don't post much else on 2p2 otherwise. Thanks for sharing with us LAON.

Yeah and to be clear I have full respect for people who still love the game and/or have the discipline and have put in the time to play well. Hell that used to be me. My priorities have just changed.

+1 Be careful what you get good at

lol

~nice~

Here's a real nice one recently hit at Caesar's...UltimateX, 12X..holding only ONE card..lol..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAwR3-TS4Y

Well, that person doesn't get to say "I never get anything on the draw" ever again...

My July comps came in mail today. Guess what Storm's going to play?





Thanks Leon! Keep the Dream alive

On certain days you can get a free buffet at the Orleans if you earn 400 point on your card. 400 points can be earned by someone like Leon in a few minutes. It took me 15 minutes on quarters. Before you lolOrleans, their buffet was a lot better than at Paris. They had carving stations for turkey, rotisserie chicken, prime rib, some kind of pork loin, roast beef, and one or two others. The VP there is as good as any in the vicinity of the Strip, even for low rollers.

Gtfo!


Orleans buffet is stone trash. Only buffet ive ever left HUNGRY. And me leaving a buffet hungry is saying more than most anybody. WOAT.


Frequently passed up free buffet offers there.

I was saddened nearly to tears by how upbeat the old rundown lady was working there, bussing tables of garbage. I left her $9 on a free buffet.

Whatever. I liked everything I tried there.

I still find poker enjoyable, but only because I'm easily able to sit through long stretches of snail-like pace of play due to my day to day life being pretty boring and slow paced in general, thus making poker still seem like a treat/escape. I used to never be able to go to the casino without degening it up, albeit with money I could afford to lose, but the urge for that has waned of late - not sure why. I guess maybe because of feeding $$ into my kids' Magic the Gathering hobby - better ROI.

My enjoyment from these TRs comes from being able to draw from similar experiences, albeit not in VP, plus being roughly age/life matched to Leon. But my dad won't set foot in a casino. In fact, I'm not sure where I got my urge to gamble, probably it was due to playing for the first time ever on my honeymoon and binking in roulette and on slots.

whens the last time you were there? I was there 6 months ago and thought it was pretty decent for a low rolling off strip casino

2014. Maybe they made some changes, I dont know. It was decisively worse than any Stations buffet, except perhaps Palace Station.