Day 3
I sleep in a bit more than normal. Wake up around 6am and head downstairs.
I play slowly but hit nothing. I think I'm down about 5k which is pretty much the limit I set for myself this AM. Although I was up 11k total, I'm quite aware I can donk that off in a few hrs. We've got the cabana and a show today, and I can totally limit the gambling if that's what it takes to lock in a small win or small loss.
I've built up about 1k in points, and I was planning on leaving them until the end of the trip. However, I still want to play and I don't want to use any more "real money", so I redeem the points. One totally subjective but completely reproducible thing I've noticed is that when I run bad, using up whatever free play or points I have remaining for some reason seems to turn the doom switch off. Obv I know this is BS and I'm not remembering all the times I've used up free play/points and continued to get my ass kicked, but it sure seems like things turn often enough. Case in point, I start making hands and get to play for quite a while. I get dealt two aces and don't even really think much of it until I hear the sweet, sweet sound of a made hand, and then realize it's on a 12x...
OMFG YES. Exactly what I needed!
It is just incredible how much a trip can change in a microsecond. I've gone from playing scared and trying to lock in a win to KNOWING I'm going home with a lot of cash. There's simply no way, at this stage in the trip, with the control I've acquired from many a previous tilt session, that I give back too much at this stage. I bask in the glory until they unlock the machine, then I get back at it, totally rejuvenated and with the freedom to play as I choose.
Result-
I move to hi limit and play big.
30+ lines was too big and I give back 5k super fast. I step it down to 27 lines- big enough that if I get dealt 4AWAK or a royal I'll still break my record, but not quite as big as before.
Soon enough, 4th dealt quads of the trip! Now's the time!
F YES PREMIUM!!!
After getting skunked on those quad aces before, and all the action I've given this multiline machine, it's about time I get dealt premiums with a ton of draws at the kicker! There's not a doubt in my mind I'm going to hit kickers, only question is how many...
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Slightly below avg, but obv I'll take it.
I start playing legit huge.
I end up giving back more than I wanted, but not as much as I would have in the past. I'm up 60k for the day and 71k for the trip!
I give the family the good news and check us into the cabana. Everyone else is slow to wake up; I'm starving so I order myself some food poolside.
At some point, the rest of the family comes down. We hang out, swim etc, and I give the machines another try. They're ice cold and I give back 5k. Back to cabana. More hanging out, more gambling.
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I lose another 7k, and have given back 12k for the afternoon.
Wife and I close out the cabana in the late afternoon and do some joint gambling. We try craps and get pummeled for 3k in about 5 min. Spoiler alert- we're done with craps this trip. I've only played a couple of sessions but both have been unfun and unprofitable. We head back to VP.
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Wife heads up to change for the show, I switch over to spin poker and get a little back...
It's just been an amazing day, but I've hit my first extended cold patch as well- everything after the AM. I've given back at least 15k from the AM.
Day 3 so far- +45k
Overall- +56k