73 is my current total, here is how and when I got there...
1) Sahara Las Vegas (2005)
I had just played some home games and was getting into poker online. I was in Vegas with my parents and while they went for dinner I played some 1/2. Dad staked me $100 and gave him back $70 after my small loss because some guy called my $15 AK raise with K7 and flopped 2 pair.
2) MGM, Las Vegas (2006)
Dad wanted to play and I was old enough and game to play too. Dad staked me $100 and I remember hitting a gutshot straight with KJ and then getting paid off by 2 players and cashing out $780. $100 back to Dad and the most profitable day of my young life at the time. I was ready to go pro
3) Paris, Las Vegas (2006)
The next night. Lost my first $100, and then ran up my 2nd to about $350 for another profitable night.
4) RiverRock Casino, BC, Canada (2007)
Fresh off one more Vegas with the parents trip that included winning session at the MGM, I started going to my local casino. And within my first 4 visits, I was up $3000 playing 1/2. I was hooked. Then in my next 3 visits, it was all gone, and I remember walking out into the 10am blinding sun with almost all my money gone. Looking back I know how terrible I played and what a fluke my early wins were.
*Online* I started playing play money on stars. Then I researched where the softed games were online, and a site named Pacific Poker came up. I deposited $100, and never went back to school or work. I dropped them both immediately. I played at least 15 hours a day, every single day, for 7 months. Cashed out, paid off my debts and bought a new computer with the money and moved back in with my parents. Now in the states, I deposited $500 on Bodog and continued the grind. 8 months later I moved out again with a nice big roll and never looked back. I'm sure I've played over 8 million hands, possibly nearing 10 million.
But back to the story of which live rooms I've played over the years.
5) The Rio, WSOP (2009)
I won a seat via a freeroll, cashed, and spent the rest of the week laying by the pool. Back then I had no interest in live poker whatsoever.
6) Edgewater Casino, Vancouver, Canada (2010)
Then in 2013 I decided to take a trip to play live in Las Vegas. Only new rooms will be added as I go along.
7) Excalibur Las Vegas (2013)
I started with sessions at MGM and Excalibur, and was down a bit after 5 days.
and then
8) Aria Las Vegas (2013)
I won 4600 here in one night playing 1/3 and have never been in a game like that one before or since.
9) Wynn Las Vegas (2013)
And almost exactly as much playing 2/5 here the next night. These were by far the best 2 live poker nights I've ever had and they came back to back. I've never even won 2k+ on any other night.
Other Vegas rooms hit for the first time in this trip
10) Venetian (2013)
11) Bellagio (2013)
12) Caesars (2013)
13) Palms (2013)
14) Red Rock (2013)
15) Bally's (2013)
16) Flamingo (2013)
17) Stratosphere (2013)
18) Golden Nugget (2013)
19) Mirage (2013)
20) Planet Hollywood (2013)
21) Mandalay Bay (2013)
22) The Orleans (2013)
23) Monte Carlo (2013)
24) Circus Circus (2013)
And took a side trip
25) Commerce Casino, Los Angeles (2013)
A few months later I was snowboarding in Colorado and took a trip down into New Mexico and hit up 2 rooms there.
26) Buffalo Thunder, Sante Fe NM (2013)
27) Inn of the mountain Gods, NM (2013)
And a brief trip to Florida
28) Seminole Hard Rock, FL (2013)
And late that year I took a summer trip through the north, hiking, camping, and all that kind of stuff, and played some poker along the way.
29) Treasure Cove, Prince George, BC (2013)
30) Diamond Tooth Gerties, Yukon (2013)
31) Lake City Kelowna, BC (2013)
Then in the fall I hit up one new stop
32) Grand Villa, Burnaby, BC (2013)
Before embarking on a 17 month travel. During that trip I would hit up the following rooms roughly this order...
33) Tulalip Casino, WA (2013)
34) Aces Full, Portland OR (2013)
35) Lucky Devils Lounge, Portland OR (2013)
36) Peppermill, Reno, NV (2013)
37) Green Valley Ranch, Henderson NV (2014)
38) South Point, Las Vegas, NV (2014)
39) Treasure Island, Las Vegas NV (2014)
40) Hard Rock, Las Vegas NV (2014)
41) Boulder Station, Las Vegas NV (2014)
42) The Quad, Las Vegas NV (2014)
43) Route 66, Albuquerque, NM (2014)
44) Sandia, Albuquerque, NM (2014)
45) Sante Ana Star, Albuquerque NM (2014)
46) Ameristar, Blackhawk, CO (2014)
47) Isle, Blackhawk, CO, (2014)
48) Golden Gates, Blackhawk, CO (2014)
49) The Lodge, Blackhawk, CO (2014)
50) Lady Luck, Blackhawk, CO (2014
51) Hollywood Speedway, Kansas City, KS (2014)
52) Maryland Live, MD, (2014)
53) Enjoy Casino Del Mar, Vina Del Mar, Chile (2014)
54) Atlantic City Casino, Lima, Peru
55) Fiesta Hotel And Casino, Lima, Peru
56) Majestic Casino, Lima Peru
57) Horseshoe Baltimore, MD (2014)
58) Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Charles Town WV (2014)
59) Hollywood Perryville, MD (2014)
60) Harrah's Atlantic City, NJ (2014)
61) Ballys Atlantic City, NJ (2014)
62) Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ (2014)
63) Harrah's Cherokee, SC (2014)
64) Westgate, Las Vegas, NV (2015)
65) Hooters, Las Vegas, NV (2015)
66) Binions, Las Vegas NV (2015)
67) Harrah's, Las Vegas NV (2015)
68) Luxor, Las Vegas NV (2015)
69) Final Table, Portland, OR (2015)
70) Hard Rock, Vancouver, BC (2015)
Then a trip to Calgary for Stampede 2015
71) Cowboys Casino, Calgary, AB (2015)
72) Grey Eagle, Calgary, AB (2015)
73) Deerfoot Inn and Casino, Calgary, AB (2015)
3 trips this winter are going to happen.
1) Another Pacific Northwest trip (should hit 3-5 new rooms)
2) A trip to Edmonton (not a poker trip but should hit at least 2 of their rooms) might also be able to hit Red Deer and Calgary
3) Another trip to Las Vegas, with side trips probable into CA and AZ.
4) And there are 2 more rooms within an hour of where I live that I've just never gotten around to hitting.
So I should be at 90 by Spring. But I don't expect to hit 100 until at least 2017 if not 2018. A trip to Europe and a trip to the deep south would probably be what gets me there. I'm not in race, but I hope at least every few months I can find time to hit a couple of new rooms.
Last edited by Carnivore; 11-13-2015 at 04:02 AM.