Day 3
Wake up at 5:30am. Today is an important day, I've got to try and lock in a win, and if the drawing goes well... I bink 150k! I am also acutely aware that I'm only up 5k, and 15-20k daily swings are not only possible but common for me. Let's hope we end on an upswing! At least I've programmed more non-gambling things for today.
I start off with UX, then old school, and both are bad. Move to hi limit and it's much better.
The spin poker hits are why that game is so fun. If something comes in, it's almost a guarantee to be on multiple lines. Alas, as anyone who's followed my TRs know, it's very easy to give money back quickly, and if I'm changing machines it's usually bc things have gone cold/I've given too much money back. This was definitely the case this AM, I ended up only 5k for that session. Breakfast is at Tableau again, I meet up with T and get biscuits and gravy, extra eggs, hold the biscuits just to change it up.
After breakfast, T and I walk over to give craps a try. We catch one good (actually amazing) roll- unfortunately only good for me bc I was doing my usual place/buy all the even numbers. The shooter hit at least 8-9 points, but by my guess at least 6 of those were 5s and 9s. Sigh. Still a good roll, caught some numbers along the way, was in for 3k and out for-
OK, so now I'm up 7k for the day. I head immediately back to the Wynn for VP, and walk right into a buzz saw of a session. Give back 8k in near record time- overall, the multiline machine has just been SO cold. I head up for a nap, as much to kill time as anything.
After the nap, I'm laying in bed wondering what to do. I really want to win. BUT, I'm here to play, aren't I? Seems kind of ridiculous to be in Vegas, up, but trying to find ways NOT to play. I decide I'll get a snack, meet up with T and we'll go play bubble craps- should be a cheap way to have some fun and maybe go on a run!
VIP lounge.
Bubble craps is choppy. We go in 1000 me/500 T and get all the evens 75/90/90/75. We initially get raped, then catch some decent rolls. We were up for a hot second but end up down 1k jointly. Certainly not my biggest loss and we kill some time. Happy I've managed to play and not lose too badly, I head back to VP... and walk right into another buzz saw. To put this in perspective, the last jackpot pic was pre-breakfast. This next one is from the giveaway drawing- 6pm!!!! Looking back on it, what a horrible, long-ass time to run cold. I can't believe I managed to "only" lose another 7k during that time period. I'm now down 9k for the day and stuck for the trip. Ugh.
One of these is worth 150k. One is worth 100k.
I wanted to be here in person, mostly bc if I bink I want to know right away. It will let me know how much freedom I have to play for the rest of the trip immediately, rather than waiting for them to compile results/get a text from my host. I didn't have to be there in person, and I remember now how much I HATE being at these things and not binking (obv didn't bink). I'm sure if I'm ever physically present and bink I'd change my tune, but at this point... it's pretty infuriating to hear name after name called and not have it be yours. Multiple duplicate names (everyone only entitled to one prize). The rapidly diminishing prize pool, coupled with the INCREASED chance that your name will be called... they call a duplicate, you briefly get your hopes up again, then they call another name... Ugh. It's slow torture. At the end, the only thing I could win was 2,500 free credit and yet I was enraged out of proportion to the odds of me winning and the quality of the prize.
Ugh. OK, we didn't bink. I'm booking a loser right now. No free credit to fall back on. At least all the cards are only the table. With that, I head back to old school, knowing I need to slow this down.
One jackpot, such a long time coming. This session was break even.
Min's Test Kitchen
I make sure to order mostly different things than 3 weeks ago. It's T's first time so of course he gets whatever strikes his fancy,
This meal solidified my impressions from before. It's... ok. Every dish just seems like it should be better than it actually is. It's a decent place, but solidly avg for the Wynn. I suppose price-wise it's actually really cheap for the Wynn so there is that, but I don't see myself coming back any time soon. Hopefully they get Mizumi up and running again soon.
After dinner, we get changed and ready for our strip walk! I've allotted 2+ hrs to get from Wynn to Mandalay.
We walked on the East side of the Strip until we got past the Cosmo. In retrospect, I wish we'd walked on the West side. There would have been more interesting things that we would have been closer to (eg, volcano, fountain, etc). We also didn't amble as much as I thought we would, which makes sense in retrospect bc both T and I are no-nonsense when we walk. Got somewhere to be? We power walk, and I hope everyone gets out of the way. I should have ambled. Also, from a crowd perspective we often had to walk fast/shoot the gaps anyways- it was the Strip on Sat night afterall. Saw plenty of those porn-passers from back in the day, lots of F'ing ghetto people, lots of cops, lots of homeless guys just passed out right on the sidewalk... I have mixed feelings about this walk, honestly. I'm glad we did it. And, I've been spoiled by the Wynn. JESUSF there are some really F'd up sides to Vegas. I'd forgotten about that, or at least hadn't had it so prominently in my face in a long time.
Anyways, T and I made the walk in less than an hr LOL. I call the car to come pick us up, and we're back at the Wynn by about 10pm or so.
It's old school again for me.
This last one was REALLY annoying. JFC hold one jack get back 4 4s.
I think I clawed back a whole 1k that session. God I love/hate this game.
Day 3 result- -8k
Overall- -3k
Day 4
Obv sleep well since I'm stuck and it's the last day. I think I woke up at 7am.
I decide I'm good with an overall trip loss of 10k. In the grand scheme of things that's not that big of a deal, and definitely less than even my first day loss. So I hit UX and spin again and IMMEDIATELY hit that loss. WTF. Obv snap revise stop loss, head to hi limit and get a little back.
Breakfast is room service.
OK, post-breakfast... T has a couple of hrs then he has to leave, I've got a couple more after that... I watch him play slots for a bit, and leave after he hits a nice bonus. I head to old school and it's icy. I'm down 10k for the trip, new stop loss 15k. That gives me 5k to play with.
I decide to throw a VERY small (500$) mini bullet at spin poker and am immediately rewarded.
So easy right? Now comes maybe the 2nd most heartbreaking part of the trip, behind only the 2x shots at a dealt 240k, definitely in front of not binking the giveaway (which I knew was a long shot). I was dealt, in the space of about 5 min, trip aces twice, 4 to a royal once, trip 234s twice. Blanked all of them. Any of those with kicker would have put me in the black. The royal and aces draws would have put me up 5 figures. Sigh. It's like the machine knows and is messing with you. So tantalizingly "close"... miss. Wait here's another chance! And another! Another! Denied.
So of course I fed a few more K in that machine somehow hoping all of that was a sign I was "due". Head to hi limit with a whole 1k left to play with.
OK, I've got a little more now...
I give back 2k of that 4k hit and then stop. 13k trip loss is bad enough/good enough. I get some takeout at Red8, settle up all my chips and vouchers and actually just barely make my ride on time. I should add I also tapped out my F/B and got 800$ worth of bourbon to bring home so there is that. Sigh. Another Vegas trip in the books.
Day 4 result- -10k
Overall- -13k
Thoughts- this trip was more disappointing than many others where I lost more money. I know it was a combo of being dealt 4AWAK on UX again, BUT not having it be that big (Sht I've hit multiple 40ks on UX before, including holding 1 to a royal and having it come in on a 10x). Even the "hold one ace, 4awak comes in on an 8x" was worth more than my dealt monster this trip. To hit such a rare event, AND have it not be that big...
Combine that with all of those massive "what if" moments... there were just too many let-down points this trip. I know I imploded day 1, but in light of the opportunities for tilt that came up this trip, I'm actually pretty proud I didn't get completely derailed. Old me probably would have rage-donked my entire trip bankroll at some point. As it is, I'm still healthy and there'll be another trip. Thanks for reading!