Vegas TR!

Ah, Las Vegas. As I sit in the airport and reflect on my trip I wonder whether this will be my one and only trip to Vegas. I wonder if perhaps I didn’t lose quite so much I would have had more fun. Maybe…but there a plenty of things I don’t like about Vegas, least of all losing much. (I mean, shoot, I lose a lot more online on a day to day basis. Wow. As I write this, it feels good to type at a computer again. I haven’t done so in about 8 days and just being able to type fast feels good. Scary?)
I arrived on Saturday and took a shuttle to the Stratosphere. The tower itself is quite impressive but the Stratosphere is one of the older casinos, a fact that is quite obvious the minute you enter the casino. The carpets remind me of the 70’s and the décor is drab. I’m pleased with my room, nothing too flashy, but I have a good view of the strip and the tub is deep (which comes in handy after those long 12 hour losing sessions. Nothing like a long hot bath.)
Before even opening my suitcase I head down, grab a cab and head to the Venetian. The driver is a Thai guy and we chat about Thailand and how much he wants to go back but he is stuck in Vegas because of debt. I can’t even compare the Venetian to the Stratosphere—it is unlike anything I’ve seen before. They really have recrated an Itailian feel right here in the middle of the desert. With Phantom of the Opera music playing and the Gondolas in full swing, I enter the large doors into the Venetian and the head straight to the hell that awaits me- the poker room. For the next 8 days I will toil away playing poker.
My only winning day was my first. I entered a $540 deepstack tournament and finished 24th for a $900 payday. Not bad, I thought- maybe tomorrow I’ll final table. HAHAHA. The next day I entered another $540 at Ceasers and busted quickly. I played well, chipping up early and getting an above average stack. Then I lost. I forget how- I think it was 1010 v A10 on a 23J bored. I head back to the Venetian and play some 2/5 cash. I think I lose. I forget a lot of the next 8 days but I’ll give you my typical schedule.
Wake up at noon-2 PM, slightly hung over from drunken ½ and craps at Stratosphere. Regret that. Walk the solid 2 miles as punishment for sucking so bad at life. Feel a bit more refreshed and optimistic. Either play a tourney and bust quickly and then play cash or just jump straight into cash. Play for about 10 hours and get dominated. The first 2 days I really didn’t play great. I wasn’t able to fold big hands. But then I learned most of the people were just HUGE FUCKING NITS. I FUCKING HATES NITS BTW. And I learned to adjust and would own them Ricky style. But wait, KsKh v As4h on a 247sss bored for like 2.4k isn’t for me. AK v AQ v QK AIPF for 3.6k isn’t for me. At 2/5! Those two pots alone cost me my whole trip pretty much. I ended up down 3k total (probably more like 2.2k from poker, craps is not good). And when I think about it…I lost in a $540, 2 $340s and 2 $120s. So really only down like 1.1k from cash games which is ONE BUY IN. That makes me feel better, a little.