Second Wynn trip in as many weeks TR, 5/30-6/2
So I explained the backstory for this earlier. This is a very impromptu trip and I only booked the tickets and had my room arranged a few days before which might as well be last minute for me. I thought I was flying solo- tried to get my mom, D, T, anyone who might join me to come out and help make sure I don't book too big of a loss. Luckily the day before D realizes he can come out. I'll be there Thurs AM- slightly earlier departure Sun AM, he's getting in Thurs night and leaves very early Sun AM.
I know I shouldn't be going. I hate the Wynn right now and my effective bankroll is getting short. I already have this family trip in June that I need a bankroll for, and I am very aware objectively this is a dumb move. However, the degen in me feels like I have unfinished business with the Wynn. I definitely want to have a sit down with my host- face to face is the only way to have what may be our last convo, ever. Plus, I'm tentatively going to meet with a host at FB.
Bankroll- I've got a problem. I need enough to survive if it's bad. I won't have enough to play in June if it's bad. FFFF I decide 50k. D then asks me to bring extra which he can pay back if need be bc HE'S short. OK, I bring 60k. I "won't need it". He's only got 5k!!!
Agenda-
Thurs- talk to host, dinner at Red8
Fri- dinner at FB (Chyna Club)
Sat- dinner at Safta 1964, a Mediterranean chef in residence at Jardin that I've been wanting to try for a while
Sun- come home after breakfast, that's a new one for me. Dovetails nicely with decreasing exposure and I can make the home poker game I started up a few months ago
Other stuff- this trip is make or break. I CANNOT go off on a big number. I will not play ANY 10 line UX unless I hit something. Spin gets no more than 1k bullets at a time. Play slow, play small, and hope to get lucky.
It really does never get old. I can't wait for the flight to be over. I'm happy just to be at the airport. God I'm a degen. And yes, I still hate the Wynn but I'm happy to be back?!
My driver and I wait a true 30 min before the bags start coming out. Never seen that before at McCarran (it'll always be McCarran to me). I'm getting antsy- hopefully this travel run bad will translate to trip rungood? Finally, my bag shows up and we get to the Wynn.
1k bullets. No more.
I decide to open with my free credit. How many times have I tried to save it until the end and never succeed? Maybe I start with it, and never have to put more money in the machine. Host hasn't put the 2500$ FC on. I play ultra slow until it gets there. I also tell him I really need to speak with him, he says he'll find me "soon".
Start.
End, 66% payback. Not good.
I'm coasting at 5 play, not hitting anything big but getting to play. At some point I just get so BORED playing 5 play (remember, I did a ton of it 2 weeks ago too) that I decide to play 10 lines. I can still stop whenever- I literally have set an alarm on my phone reminding me to stop every hr. But why be bored and nickel and dime myself to death?
Finally on the board. SO STANDARD. Can't convert to a premium quad, but I can convert a pair of 10s, twice.
Still no host. I last for a while at UX but eventually move to spin.
Whoa this is a little bigger than normal. Turns out I've made quads in that perfect spot to get 5 lines, not 3.
Again, I'm getting to play, but I just cannot hit a big one. I'm getting hungry and D doesn't get in until 8pm. I break for a snack.
Have to eat at the machine bc the lounge was full!
Back to UX, 5 lines again.
ARGH so close to being actually meaningful.
I tried another old school machine.
These couple of hrs were basically put 1k into a machine, slowly lose, hit something, lose more, etc. I'm down about 10k going into the early evening. STILL NO HOST. I'm getting angry now and this is contributing to mini-tilt at the machines. I've already lost more than I wanted to on day 1, day 1 is still going, and part of me feels like I can't leave the floor until I see my host. Finally I decide screw it, I'll see him at some point and decide to play craps. There will be much more craps this trip than normal, mostly bc it's D's game and for me, likely is less of a loss than VP.
I walk right into a warm table. I'm doing a new thing now, 320 across right from the get go, press each number once then take, rinse and repeat. I've had some decent results this way before, it's fun, and an insta-out is going to kill me no matter what. My overall bet size is smaller than my normal, though. Anyways, they hit some good numbers and I wind up with a 500$ five and a 600$ six, collected a lot. I won several k when that roll ended. Played a couple more rolls, gave a little back then decided to lock in my first win of the trip.
In for 3k, out for 5.
OK, still have hrs to go before D gets in. I take the 5k chip and get a voucher, thinking "this'll last me a while". I give back 3k really fast at high limit and head back to the floor. Text host again- he swears he'll be by "soon". So I keep playing, and losing. I think I'm down 15k by the time I see him. Everything I got from craps and more.
I'll give you the short version- he literally didn't care about my position. I told him he ruined my friends' June trip, they already bought plane tix, show tix etc. He doesn't care. I tell him I've always asked for things upfront, he always agreed, my play hasn't changed, etc. He doesn't care. They're cutting back. Can't guarantee anything upfront any more. All based on play. So then I mention I'll likely have to go to FB and I've already been in contact with a host. He doesn't care, in fact he's saying he's sure I could more there. He seems supremely confident and assured of himself.
That was the thing that surprised me the most. I actually thought I had a stronger hand going in and that he probably doesn't have the nuts. The way he negotiated, actually there was zero negotiation. It's like he had the stone nuts and literally doesn't care what hand I think I have. F. There's no win here. So finally I ask about moving forward, if I stay how can I even get a room? Now he's confused- he'll always provide that upfront. What about my free credit? Yes. Food comp? Yes. Wait, so you won't make any guarantees upfront, except when you will?
That, L+G, is the take away. I'm still getting what I got upfront. But no guarantees. Might change trip to trip. I'll find out when I check in with him. Oh and a cabana might be comped. But never upfront.
?!?!!!
OK, so the one win I'm taking from this is he's pledged to be more clear in his communications. My basic comp hasn't changed but could change in the future. I'm ok with that, I guess. What else can I do? I'm assuming the likelihood of "extra" perks in the future will go down, and will be based more off of post-facto results.
Host moves on, and finally D gets in. We head to Red8 and I catch him up. I forget to take pics, but we get the exact same thing we got last TR. D has actually been in for a bit, he thought he made eye contact with me, went to play craps, and is now stuck 2k right out of the gate, 2/5 of his whole bankroll! WTF dude, no I didn't see you! That's why I said text me when you get in! Turns out he texted his wife but not me. ARGH
So we're both stuck big, right away. F. Let's play some craps and slow this down. We walk to Encore and partner 50/50. We're both in for 2k, and once again we walk right into a good roll. Lock in a win, play for quite some time and in the end-
Out for 1k profit each.
I decide to play some VP to end the night. It's already a little later than I wanted and I'm stuck about 14k, but I figure a 20k day 1 loss max I can live with. It can't stay bad, can it?
Finally get dealt quads.
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ust meh. Cannot complete ONE premium draw, but of course I get dealt regular quads, zero multipliers. I think this hand pissed me off more than almost any other this trip.
Not enough.
It's close to 1am when I hit my stopping point. Not a good start. I get this sense that my time at the Wynn is drawing to a close...
Day 1- -20k
dealt quads- 1
Day 2 coming soon...