Rest of Day 2
After lunch, I head over to hi limit. Let's keep this craziness going!
Despite these hits, I end up losing quite a bit at hi limit, and even more at ice cold UX. I gave back about 10k in this stretch.
I'm getting kind of tired of VP, but don't feel like physically standing and throwing dice. I decide to chill and hit the bubble craps machine- I can bet big enough that it'll be fun, but I can also take my sweet time, not have to deal with other humans etc. Should be fun! I feed in 500$ to start. Based off my experience before (when I got 6 up to 600 and had to take several hand pays), I know the max I can bet per number is whatever the win will be + bet size = less than 1200$. If I get to that point it'll be big enough and I'll be having fun for sure.
I start with 50$ on all the even numbers (so 220$). I start off hot, then move to 3 units on all the evens (330$). It stays hot, and soon I move to 4, then 5 and at my height 6 units (660$). This is legit big. I snapped some pics along the way.
Ended up turning 500$ into almost a 16x win LOL. Unbelievable how well I'm running this trip. I briefly consider how big this would have been if I were doing my usual at a real craps table, then decide to just enjoy it. I text my buddies T and D and let them know, they are incredulous at how ridiculous my trip has been so far. That basically erased the 10k I gave back at VP. I head back to hi limit.
This ends up being a break even session. Still up 15k for the day. We head to NYNY for Mad Apple, then dinner at L'atelier Joel Robuchon.
The show was great just like last time. Both mom and N really enjoyed it. I can't be certain, but I feel like they added stuff from the last time I saw it (less than a yr ago), so that was fun for me too.
Walking from NYNY to MGM.
L'atelier Joel Robuchon
I love this place, almost as good as the full restaurant, twice as fast and about twice as affordable.
We elect to skip the tasting- mom and I aren't that hungry and it would tie us down for about 2.5 hrs. This is going to be hard to stay in ketosis but I'm committed- I just need to minimize the bread and carbs.
Really milking this mini-baguette here.
This onion "pancake" was legit one of the best things I've eaten in years. 10/10, texture, flavor, presentation, everything.
The strawberry concoction here also 10/10. SO GOOD
A superb meal as always. I had one mini-baguette, a couple bites of potatoes and some of every dessert. I assumed I would be out of ketosis after this meal, but shockingly was not (and didn't put myself out over the entire weekend). This was great data to gather, for the future trips I can totally enjoy myself and as long as I stay in control I won't completely undo all the work I put in in between.
After we get back to the Wynn, it's more VP for me. I give money back at hi limit, then move to UX.
This was the only hit of note at UX.
I'm well off my hi point of +17k for the day. I move to cruise at an old school machine, but it's icy as well. Not done, I see the 2$ spin poker machine calling my name again... it did bring me all the way back pre-breakfast. Let's try it again.
Not enough, slide that 2 up one spot will ya?!
HOLY F!!!!! AGAIN! AND AGAIN WITH THE THREES FOR THE SAVE! Basically the same hand as before, also my first draw of note!
And with that... I'm above my high point for the day again. I decide to play a bit more, give back enough to get back down to the old hi point, and call it a day. Seriously- I feel like a pawn in some grand scheme that has been pre-determined already, and I'm just lucky that this chapter they decided I get to win. How else can I explain moving to this spin poker machine twice in a day, and each time it gets me back to my hi point, with the same draw both times?! Just crazy.
Day 2 result- +17k
Overall- +77k
Dealt quads- 6
Day 3 coming soon...