Vegas Day 2 (Monday)

Heres the plan, maybe get some more sleep in a mo if im lucky then some of the following:

Pool/Gym/Online basically chill out all day till late afternoon.

7pm Caesars game $330, although backup options are 5pm Venetian $500 or i spose midday or 2pms at 1 of above if i really cant wait to gamble. Already im liking the fact im nowhere near the cardrooms so im either gambling by going out or chilling in the hotel, the split seems good and i think i will last the 14 nights enjoying that.

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Heres what happened !

Got back to sleep until 11am or so then hit the gym for an hour. Had a snacky lunch then hit the pool area for 90 mins or so. Got to about 3:30pm and i couldnt decide whether to stay there or go for the $500 Venetian game, in the end i decided hell i was ready for a gamble.

Got to the Venetian at 4:55pm but as i didnt have a players club card already i missed out on getting in as it filled up while i was in the queue. I didnt wanna be an alternate so i got a cab to caesars instead for the 7pm $330. Played cash for an hour before the multi and made about $290 including $163 for a straight flush high hand jackpot !!!

The tournament was uneventful to say the least, after increasing my stack by a few hundred i missed a flush draw nicely priced in and sure to be paid off then this pot occurred:

limper utg 50 i make it 225 utg+1 with KK and get button and limper callers. flop is Ah8d6h and i bet 600 which is called by the limper only, at this point i put him on a flush draw but i know it will be hard to bet the turn anyway. Turn is a 7d and reluctantly i check behind, river is bingo Ks. Now the guy bets 1200, he is tight so his range could include a straight and it is unlikely he would call an allin of 2200 more so eventually i elect to just call. He turns over 9h10h for the nuts and im left annoyed but happy with my reads and very happy to still be in all be it with 50% starting stack.

I tighten up then at 50,100 sb i have AK and there is a limper late mid position. I make it 700 so i cant fold post flop and he calls. I bet 1200 before cards are dealt and on the 9 high flop im called by ...QQ loooool. Not what i had him but no matter and i miss and crash out after only 50 minutes. Funniest hand i saw at that table was level 1 when that QQ guy min raised to 100 after a limper utg+1 with aces, got reraised to 300 by utg+2, made it 1200, reraiser allin 4500 with AQoff LOOOOL.

I go for a meal and manage calamari, 14oz fillet steak and creamed corn with the usual bread and some wine and beer to wash it down. Ok heres the strange bit, i didnt manage it, in fact i left a bit of all of the above cos it was just too much. Those who know me know i never leave food on a plate if i like it, must be first time this has happened for months !!!

Return to caesars stuffed and go for the 1,3$NL again sitting with the max $500. Gradually most of the gang come in and all are in the 11pm $120 tourney so i decide to enter that despite it being a crapshoot just for fun more than anything. However by 11pm my stack had increased to almost $800. Key hand just before i left:

limp Q10dd on button after limpers and flop is Ad9x3d, scandie that respects my bets makes it 10 and i make it 30. Turn is a 5x and he check calls my $60 bet. River is a 7x and he checks, i know i only win by betting and make it $120. He looks at me and asks me A9 ? Eventually folds and tells me he had a busted (lower) flush draw also but had paired the river 7 !!!

The 11pm started well with my 2500 rising to almost 8000 early (and punterz on my table) it was fun but i prob got involved with junk too much and soon was back to the 5000 mark before the crapshoot bit came in. Ended up losing half my stack to a backwards dummy with QJoff for a 5500 pot, 77 me. Crippled then on just over 2k i pushed a couple of times before busting A2 vs AJ.

Played no more games, just chatted to the guys and hung around until 3am. So on the day finished about $130 up from poker despite losing $450 in tourney fees so not bad. Also played 1 slot and made $65 from $20 stake but i know that wont last the trip :)) .