I intended to play for 6 hours at the Orleans last night: a 3 hour session, dinner at the buffet, then 3 more hours.
The buffet line was huge, so I strolled over to TGI Friday's. That line was also very long, so I snuck past it and sidled up to their bar--advantage singleton play.
I watched the rest of the World Series while eating, and chatted and joshed with the other bar patrons. When the game ended, I found myself to be 3 large beers in, so I made a gametime decision to pull myself off the field and head home.
So, after a few slightly better than breakeven months spent learning and adjusting, I've averaged around $25/hour playing in October. That number does not include several hundred dollars worth of free and discounted meals, which would push the hourly North of $30--not bad for $1/$2.
What I'll need to address when returning in two weeks will be the lack of hours, as I've not achieved playing a full-time schedule. There's also the looming transition to $2/$5 to consider. At this point, I'm hoping that playing the challenge will bring me there first. If that goes South, then I'll have to retool and consider taking a shot once a week on a non-challenge day.
Orleans: 3 hours:
+$83
Three Stacks $600-$60,000 Challenge:$1/$3 Level:
Link to Challenge Rules
Starting bankroll: $600
Last bankroll: $1380
Challenge day progress:+$83
Current bankroll: $1463
Bankroll needed for $2/$5: $1875