Scandis in Vegas - a March Madness TR (03/25 - 04/05)
03-25-2019
, 02:16 AM
Not sure where BigWhale shops here in Malta, but I would say everything is at least 50% cheaper in the US for us. One of the reasons I’m only bringing a small cabin bag and will shop like crazy while there.
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03-25-2019
, 05:27 AM
Near the airport, there is an Outlet mall, where a lot of major brands have their own little stores. The prices aren't great, but they have to be better than Macy's at Fashion Show.
03-25-2019
, 05:31 AM
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For Caesars Entertainment casinos, log into your Total Rewards account. The Rewards Credits/100 equals your comp dollars. At many of their restaurants/gift shops, etc you just hand them your TR card and you can spend your comps directly.
Near the airport, there is an Outlet mall, where a lot of major brands have their own little stores. The prices aren't great, but they have to be better than Macy's at Fashion Show.
Near the airport, there is an Outlet mall, where a lot of major brands have their own little stores. The prices aren't great, but they have to be better than Macy's at Fashion Show.
I am a low roller and a Swede when it comes to clothes, so H&M will be more than enough for me. It’s Swedish after all!
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03-25-2019
, 11:05 AM
Currently cruising along somewhere above Italy, with 50 minutes until landing.
Apparently there is a strike in Belgium that affects planes all over Europe, so our United plane is likely delayed as well. Damn Belgium (yeah I’m looking at you R!)
Chances should be pretty decent that we reach our connection and then only a “short” 16 hours until Vegas
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Apparently there is a strike in Belgium that affects planes all over Europe, so our United plane is likely delayed as well. Damn Belgium (yeah I’m looking at you R!)
Chances should be pretty decent that we reach our connection and then only a “short” 16 hours until Vegas
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03-25-2019
, 02:48 PM
Someone mentioned Las Vegas National golf course - yes it has history but if you are looking for a nice course I do not recommend it. I played there back in January and it is, in my opinion, in terrible shape. I would never pay $100 bucks to play there and definitely not in Vegas where I'm looking for a nice course and there are loads of similarly priced alternatives.
The surrounding area is not in good shape and neither is the course. I found a picture
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The surrounding area is not in good shape and neither is the course. I found a picture
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03-25-2019
, 05:54 PM
Today I woke up at 6:15 AM after 9 good hours of sleep. Not too bad!
Lazied around for a bit before heading to the gym for an early morning workout. Hardly the longest one I have taken, but felt really good to generate a bit of sweat. Also passed by Starbucks for a juice (healthy AF) and a croissant.
Then together with Enhanced I made my way over here:
(sorry for blurry pictures in this update).
The above is the poker room at Ceasars Palace, where we entered their 10am daily $100 tourney. 12k starting chips, 20 minutes blinds, and in total it got 38 entries with top 4 paid.
Unfortunately no cash for either of us, despite the good start that Enhanced had (as documented above). He actually busted slightly before me, while I battled the short stack and being card dead for a long time. Did however manage to win two flips when I was super short to keep myself alive, before finding a really great spot to become a contender with about 17 players left.
There was a raise to 3600 pre (6-1200-1200) from mid-pos, a very weak player called in the cutoff, and I look down at red TT on the button. I move all-in for around 15k, and the raiser tank-folds while the fish makes the snap-call. I am up against 99 for a almost 35k pot, but another 9 hits the river for an unfortunate bad beat.
Went to catch up with brother who had busted just a few minutes before, and found him playing some Ultimate X VP. Seems like a good idea! I deposit $100 and am careful to this time bet max credits to activate the feature (bet $25 cent though, not $50).
That worked out well:
Sorry again for a very blurry picture, but basically I hit quad 4's (without kicker) on an 8x multiplier line. That was good for around $800 in winnings, and I obviously cashed out. Pretty sick how good I run at VP for being such a n00b, and although the winnings would have been a handpay with $50 cent wager, I'm still not complaining!
Now back at the hotel, and gonna hit up the pool a bit in this nice weather. After that I will definitely find a cash game and get in some hours.
/O
Lazied around for a bit before heading to the gym for an early morning workout. Hardly the longest one I have taken, but felt really good to generate a bit of sweat. Also passed by Starbucks for a juice (healthy AF) and a croissant.
Then together with Enhanced I made my way over here:
(sorry for blurry pictures in this update).
The above is the poker room at Ceasars Palace, where we entered their 10am daily $100 tourney. 12k starting chips, 20 minutes blinds, and in total it got 38 entries with top 4 paid.
Unfortunately no cash for either of us, despite the good start that Enhanced had (as documented above). He actually busted slightly before me, while I battled the short stack and being card dead for a long time. Did however manage to win two flips when I was super short to keep myself alive, before finding a really great spot to become a contender with about 17 players left.
There was a raise to 3600 pre (6-1200-1200) from mid-pos, a very weak player called in the cutoff, and I look down at red TT on the button. I move all-in for around 15k, and the raiser tank-folds while the fish makes the snap-call. I am up against 99 for a almost 35k pot, but another 9 hits the river for an unfortunate bad beat.
Went to catch up with brother who had busted just a few minutes before, and found him playing some Ultimate X VP. Seems like a good idea! I deposit $100 and am careful to this time bet max credits to activate the feature (bet $25 cent though, not $50).
That worked out well:
Sorry again for a very blurry picture, but basically I hit quad 4's (without kicker) on an 8x multiplier line. That was good for around $800 in winnings, and I obviously cashed out. Pretty sick how good I run at VP for being such a n00b, and although the winnings would have been a handpay with $50 cent wager, I'm still not complaining!
Now back at the hotel, and gonna hit up the pool a bit in this nice weather. After that I will definitely find a cash game and get in some hours.
/O
03-26-2019
, 02:42 AM
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Sorry again for a very blurry picture, but basically I hit quad 4's (without kicker) on an 8x multiplier line. That was good for around $800 in winnings, and I obviously cashed out. Pretty sick how good I run at VP for being such a n00b, and although the winnings would have been a handpay with $50 cent wager, I'm still not complaining!
Sorry again for a very blurry picture, but basically I hit quad 4's (without kicker) on an 8x multiplier line. That was good for around $800 in winnings, and I obviously cashed out. Pretty sick how good I run at VP for being such a n00b, and although the winnings would have been a handpay with $50 cent wager, I'm still not complaining!
Can't tell from the pic, but hope you had your player's card in the machine. Casinos like vp players.
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Bali Hai was real nice and close to the strip but it was literally across the street from the airport so you had to deal with airplane noise the entire round. It wasn't that big of a deal to me but it really messed up my friend's concentration.
Courses I would definitely play again are TPC Las Vegas and Arroyo Golf Club out in Red Rock. Arroyo is a bit of a drive but we had a good deal from Golf Now and the course was great with nice views.
Bear's Best Golf Course is also ringing a bell but I'm not sure if we were just considering that one or if we actually played it.
Courses I would definitely play again are TPC Las Vegas and Arroyo Golf Club out in Red Rock. Arroyo is a bit of a drive but we had a good deal from Golf Now and the course was great with nice views.
Bear's Best Golf Course is also ringing a bell but I'm not sure if we were just considering that one or if we actually played it.
03-26-2019
, 09:09 AM
So here we are on our first morning jet lagged as crazy and ready to take in Vegas.
A few words about the trip that was absolutely horrible. We departed Malta with a 45 minutes delay and arrived late in Frankfurt which in turn meant getting off the plane and do a major sprint to the gate and board as last passengers.
The flight over to SFO was extremely smooth and chill, we flew night all the way, and despite the plane being full and two babys in front of us we could watch a few movies etc. The only negative side was that the seats are absolutely horrible and I was crying with pain halfway through.
Either way we made it with yet another 40 minutes delay and landed at the time the Vegas plane was boarding. The queue to immigration was 60+ deep with two counters working and a nice lady already informed us not to sweat it, we are missing the Vegas flight.
5 minutes later out of nowhere they open up 8 new gates, we go through and run as crazy to our departure gate only to find out there is ANOTHER security check. Geez...
And who do they take out of the queue for “random screening”? Obviously me. So after getting my prostate checked (not really but almost) J was running as fast as he could and somehow held the plane and we reached it, again the second we boarded it left.
Bonus story, and what are the chances! A guy in pilot suit sits next to us and we are chatting about flying and we start talking about United and he points to another pilot and two flight crew. Turns out he was the one flying us from Frankfurt to SFO, he lives in Vegas and was going home. Sick...
Anywho, exhausted as hell we made it to the Mirage, tried the $20 trick but it must have backfired because we are placed in a room on the 2nd floor with roof view. Oh well, didn’t come here to sleep so whatever.
Speaking of sleep, currently 6am and jet lag has kicked in well. Time to wake up, get some caffeine and search for a game - possibly Bellagio.
The plan for the rest of the day is to visit a dispensary, get some spa time, check in to Bellagio (2 nights there yay!) and then Venetian $200 bounty at 8pm.
Until then. Decisions were made:
We are not used to the sizes:
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A few words about the trip that was absolutely horrible. We departed Malta with a 45 minutes delay and arrived late in Frankfurt which in turn meant getting off the plane and do a major sprint to the gate and board as last passengers.
The flight over to SFO was extremely smooth and chill, we flew night all the way, and despite the plane being full and two babys in front of us we could watch a few movies etc. The only negative side was that the seats are absolutely horrible and I was crying with pain halfway through.
Either way we made it with yet another 40 minutes delay and landed at the time the Vegas plane was boarding. The queue to immigration was 60+ deep with two counters working and a nice lady already informed us not to sweat it, we are missing the Vegas flight.
5 minutes later out of nowhere they open up 8 new gates, we go through and run as crazy to our departure gate only to find out there is ANOTHER security check. Geez...
And who do they take out of the queue for “random screening”? Obviously me. So after getting my prostate checked (not really but almost) J was running as fast as he could and somehow held the plane and we reached it, again the second we boarded it left.
Bonus story, and what are the chances! A guy in pilot suit sits next to us and we are chatting about flying and we start talking about United and he points to another pilot and two flight crew. Turns out he was the one flying us from Frankfurt to SFO, he lives in Vegas and was going home. Sick...
Anywho, exhausted as hell we made it to the Mirage, tried the $20 trick but it must have backfired because we are placed in a room on the 2nd floor with roof view. Oh well, didn’t come here to sleep so whatever.
Speaking of sleep, currently 6am and jet lag has kicked in well. Time to wake up, get some caffeine and search for a game - possibly Bellagio.
The plan for the rest of the day is to visit a dispensary, get some spa time, check in to Bellagio (2 nights there yay!) and then Venetian $200 bounty at 8pm.
Until then. Decisions were made:
We are not used to the sizes:
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